# Should You Be Eating Poison Oak?

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/should-you-be-eating-poison-oak
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/should-you-be-eating-poison-oak.md
Podcast: [Gastropod](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737)
Published: 2025-07-08T14:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP3164888260.mp3?updated=1751927369
Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP3164888260.mp3?updated=1751927369
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gastropod-946737/episodes/should-you-be-eating-poison-oak
Duration seconds: 1882

## Resource

Probably not. But Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz decided to try it anyway, putting his body — and specifically his butt — on the line to answer a seemingly straightforward question: Is it possible to build up a tolerance to poison oak by eating it? (Guest episode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gastropod-946737/episodes/should-you-be-eating-poison-oak/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/gastropod-946737/should-you-be-eating-poison-oak.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.