# DOD274: You Better Ask Nicely Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dear-old-dads-5483331/dod274-you-better-ask-nicely Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dear-old-dads-5483331/dod274-you-better-ask-nicely.md Podcast: [Dear Old Dads](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dear-old-dads-5483331) Published: 2026-05-07T04:25:00+00:00 Episode link: https://47b2965d-764b-48e4-b219-44189baf0e3e.libsyn.com/dod274-you-better-ask-nicely Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/47b2965d-764b-48e4-b219-44189baf0e3e/274_Episode_274.mp3?dest-id=3473495 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dear-old-dads-5483331/episodes/dod274-you-better-ask-nicely Duration seconds: 3111 ## Resource Eli provides some important news from his corner of the globe (and it hopefully continues to be funny and hasn't resulted in anything terrible for anybody) before the Dads discuss gut reactions to something their kid does that they would have never done themselves as a kid. How do we process that response, and can we eventually calm this response? Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearolddads.com ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dear-old-dads-5483331/episodes/dod274-you-better-ask-nicely/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/dear-old-dads-5483331/dod274-you-better-ask-nicely.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.