# Episode 5 - Bookish Controversies and the Love of Art Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookish-buzz-7104897/episode-5-bookish-controversies-and-the-love-of-art Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookish-buzz-7104897/episode-5-bookish-controversies-and-the-love-of-art.md Podcast: [Bookish Buzz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookish-buzz-7104897) Published: 2025-02-14T14:59:32+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/bookish-buzz/1898055 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/301862/1898055/bookish-buzz/2025_02_14_14_57_57_75da7069-79e1-43c9-9c8a-2ec4dc3218da.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bookish-buzz-7104897/episodes/episode-5-bookish-controversies-and-the-love-of-art Duration seconds: 2044 ## Resource Oh boy! Things are getting serious around the Bookish Buzz offices, but we're still going to have a few laughs and great conversation. On today's episode we discuss some of the more recent controversies surrounding author's and platforms in the bookish industry. How can we continue to appreciate the books and series we love, whilst separating ourselves from author's and platforms that have become problematic and toxic. We also discuss the rising price of books, some great audiobook platform choices and show some love for the libraries that are the backbone of our communities. Put in those earbuds and turn up the volume. Episode 5 is here! ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bookish-buzz-7104897/episodes/episode-5-bookish-controversies-and-the-love-of-art/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookish-buzz-7104897/episode-5-bookish-controversies-and-the-love-of-art.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.