# #297: What it's really like working with family

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-beautiful-mess-podcast-555420/297-what-it-s-really-like-working-with-family
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-beautiful-mess-podcast-555420/297-what-it-s-really-like-working-with-family.md
Podcast: [A Beautiful Mess Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-beautiful-mess-podcast-555420)
Published: 2026-04-27T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://abmpodcast.libsyn.com/297-what-its-really-like-working-with-family
Audio file: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/abmpodcast/ABM_EP297_Final.mp3?dest-id=1624655
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-beautiful-mess-podcast-555420/episodes/297-what-it-s-really-like-working-with-family
Duration seconds: 2989

## Resource

This week we're getting honest about what it's really like working with family. We've been working together since our early 20s and people always ask how we do it so today we're spilling the tea. We're also discussing what we're reading and a hot take about long vs short books. Thank you to this week's sponsor: Use code [MESS] to get up to 57% Off at Firstday.com Biggest Pro: Time spent together Biggest con: More risk to the relationship Book Report: Elsie: Lincoln in The Bardo by George Saunders Emma: Lights Out By Navessa Allen You can support us by leaving us a couple of 5 star recipe reviews this week at abeautifulmess.com Have a topic idea for the podcast? Write in to us at podcast@abeautifulmess.com or leave us a voicemail at 417-893-0011.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-beautiful-mess-podcast-555420/episodes/297-what-it-s-really-like-working-with-family/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-beautiful-mess-podcast-555420/297-what-it-s-really-like-working-with-family.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.