# Born Free

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/animal-rights-the-debate-6705712/born-free
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/animal-rights-the-debate-6705712/born-free.md
Podcast: [Animal Rights: the Debate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/animal-rights-the-debate-6705712)
Published: 2025-08-21T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://8455740d-a913-453b-a5ed-20f522efd647.libsyn.com/born-free
Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/8455740d-a913-453b-a5ed-20f522efd647/riverside_mark_david_martyn___aug_18_2025_001_martyn_fords_studio_1.mp3?dest-id=4223538
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/animal-rights-the-debate-6705712/episodes/born-free
Duration seconds: 2573

## Resource

Freedom is denied to large numbers of animals who are held in captivity or exploited, and Born Free is at the forefront of the campaign to protect such animals. But is there a conflict between the interests of animals as individuals, and protecting a species? For whose benefit is the principle of conservation? Join us for a wide-ranging discussion with Mark Jones, Head of Policy at Born Free. Donate here: https://ko-fi.com/animalrightsdebate Join the WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LTGteTLZkwI9XUtB1Xxfen Find out more: https://linktr.ee/animalrightsdebate

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/animal-rights-the-debate-6705712/episodes/born-free/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/animal-rights-the-debate-6705712/born-free.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.