{"podcast":{"title":"ADHD Aha!","slug":"adhd-aha-4325260","podcast_index_feed_id":4325260,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/yjHKUkkH","website_url":"https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/adhd-aha","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c6b4f1f9-b454-4880-9647-4faf19e16689/6cd403af-e229-4292-b650-b14da3ba2159/3000x3000/adhd-aha-cover.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Understood.org","episode_count":135,"summary":"Listen to people share candid stories about the moment it clicked that they have ADHD. Host Laura Key, who’s had her own ADHD “aha” moment, chats with guests about common topics like ADHD and shame, mental health challenges, and more. Through heartfelt interviews, listeners learn about the unexpected, emotional, and even funny ways ADHD symptoms surface for kids and adults.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T14:20:12.542979+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-aha-4325260"},"episode":{"title":"ADHD, big dreams, and the struggle to finish projects (Brandon Hogstad’s story)","slug":"adhd-big-dreams-and-the-struggle-to-finish-projects-brandon-hogstad-s-story","published_at":"2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-aha-4325260/adhd-big-dreams-and-the-struggle-to-finish-projects-brandon-hogstad-s-story","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-aha-4325260","url":"https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/adhd-aha/adhd-dreams-finish-projects","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/1245/afp-935247-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/608ae5c9-7135-4564-9708-367bb0e6dc78/episodes/66455dc0-52c9-4ff3-b260-c0b5b80eb348/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=608ae5c9-7135-4564-9708-367bb0e6dc78&awEpisodeId=66455dc0-52c9-4ff3-b260-c0b5b80eb348&feed=yjHKUkkH","summary":"Brandon Hogstad — a scientist, musician, big thinker, and co-host of a dream interpretation podcast — talks about how ADHD showed up in his adult academic life. As challenges emerged, finishing projects became a persistent struggle. A high school valedictorian, Brandon entered college with confidence and a strong academic track record. College didn’t derail him. But it brought him down to earth. For the first time, he realized he’d never really learned how to study — and that raw intelligence only goes so far. The experience reshaped his ego and deepened his understanding of his ADHD brain. Brandon reflects on working with, not against, his ADHD. And the conversation turns when, right on the spot, he interprets a dream that host Laura Key shares.","meta_description":"Brandon Hogstad — a scientist, musician, big thinker, and co-host of a dream interpretation podcast — talks about how ADHD showed up in his adult academic…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1079,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/adhd-aha-4325260/episodes/adhd-big-dreams-and-the-struggle-to-finish-projects-brandon-hogstad-s-story/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/adhd-aha-4325260/adhd-big-dreams-and-the-struggle-to-finish-projects-brandon-hogstad-s-story.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}