# Olly Mann: Designed Wit

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-pilgrim-6591005/olly-mann-designed-wit
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-pilgrim-6591005/olly-mann-designed-wit.md
Podcast: [the story pilgrim](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-pilgrim-6591005)
Published: 2025-07-29T00:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2398493/episodes/17553127-olly-mann-designed-wit.mp3
Audio file: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2398493/episodes/17553127-olly-mann-designed-wit.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-story-pilgrim-6591005/episodes/olly-mann-designed-wit
Duration seconds: 3975

## Resource

Send us Fan Mail Broadcaster, columnist and podcast pioneer Olly Mann joins me for a heartfelt walk through Letchworth Garden City — the town that shaped his voice, his worldview, and, eventually, his marriage. As we stroll through tree-lined streets and past Edwardian ideals, Olly reflects on growing up in Letchworth, attending St Christopher School, and his early rise as “the voice of the voice” on the school newspaper. We talk about the strange fate of childhood friendships, how meeting He...

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-story-pilgrim-6591005/episodes/olly-mann-designed-wit/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-pilgrim-6591005/olly-mann-designed-wit.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.