{"podcast":{"title":"The GIST of It","slug":"the-gist-of-it-744020","podcast_index_feed_id":744020,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5678978/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-gist-of-it","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0f2d2c51d1569bed50d809503e859b1a.jpg","author":"The GIST of It","episode_count":590,"summary":"The GIST of It is a twice-weekly podcast on what’s going on in the sports world. Hosts Ellen Hyslop and Stephanie Rotz discuss current sports topics and how they intersect with pop culture and social issues, covering everything from major league season previews to calling out the sexist BS we see in sports daily. Expect a hilarious yet informative conversation with a refreshing female perspective on the world of sports.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T20:17:37.415701+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gist-of-it-744020"},"episode":{"title":"#541: Did NIL ruin March Madness?","slug":"541-did-nil-ruin-march-madness","published_at":"2026-03-24T09:00:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gist-of-it-744020/541-did-nil-ruin-march-madness","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gist-of-it-744020","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/541-did-nil-ruin-march-madness--70843695","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70843695/ep_541_podcast_track.mp3","summary":"No glass slippers here. For the second straight year, there aren’t any true Cinderella squads in the men’s March Madness Sweet 16, as every team remaining hails from an NCAA power conference. What gives? On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Steph Rotz and Lauren Tuiskula explore the 2024 rule change that changed March Madness forever — and maybe not for the better. Show notes: More on The GIST: 🎧 Subscribe: thegistsports.com/subscribepod ✉️ Email: pod@thegistsports.com 📷 Instagram: @thegistca @thegistusa 🐦 X: @thegistpod","meta_description":"No glass slippers here. For the second straight year, there aren’t any true Cinderella squads in the men’s March Madness Sweet 16, as every team remaining…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1346,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-gist-of-it-744020/episodes/541-did-nil-ruin-march-madness/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gist-of-it-744020/541-did-nil-ruin-march-madness.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}