# The Feast: Tuesday Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-reads-podcast-5585685/the-feast-tuesday Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-reads-podcast-5585685/the-feast-tuesday.md Podcast: [Close Reads Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-reads-podcast-5585685) Published: 2026-05-27T02:59:08+00:00 Episode link: https://closereads.substack.com/p/the-feast-tuesday Audio file: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/199412536/892e4726b5a6aaad33853df33443e7ba.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/close-reads-podcast-5585685/episodes/the-feast-tuesday Duration seconds: 4169 ## Resource Welcome back to another conversation about Margaret Kennedy’s The Feast. This week we begin by discussing some audience comments, then we discuss a number of topics, including poor Bruce and his bad decisions, Mrs Gifford vs Mrs Cove, and the difference between subtly and cleverness in literature (and whether either are artistic virtues), and more. Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/close-reads-podcast-5585685/episodes/the-feast-tuesday/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-reads-podcast-5585685/the-feast-tuesday.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.