# The Conversation: Hurricane forecasts; The ‘Maui Method’ Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-hurricane-forecasts-the-maui-method Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-hurricane-forecasts-the-maui-method.md Podcast: [The Conversation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867) Published: 2026-05-21T21:39:20+00:00 Episode link: https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/podcast/the-conversation/2026-05-21/the-conversation-hurricane-forecasts-the-maui-method Audio file: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s87/audio/2026/05/tc052126web.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-conversation-1633867/episodes/the-conversation-hurricane-forecasts-the-maui-method Duration seconds: 3236 ## Resource NOAA Meteorologist John Bravender forecasts a stronger El Niño hurricane season; MEMA discusses the "Maui Method" of safely disposing of lithium ion batteries. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-conversation-1633867/episodes/the-conversation-hurricane-forecasts-the-maui-method/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conversation-1633867/the-conversation-hurricane-forecasts-the-maui-method.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.