{"podcast":{"title":"After the Fact","slug":"after-the-fact-779587","podcast_index_feed_id":779587,"rss_url":"https://afterthefact.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.pewtrusts.org/afterthefact","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/3/6/e/136ea49f8248cfb0d959afa2a1bf1c87/LibSyn_3000x3000.png","author":"The Pew Charitable Trusts","episode_count":224,"summary":"After the Fact is a podcast from The Pew Charitable Trusts that brings you data and analysis on the issues that matter to you—from our environment and the sciences, to larger economic trends and public health. Experts from Pew and other special guests discuss the numbers and trends shaping some of society's biggest challenges with host Dan LeDuc, then go behind the facts with nonpartisan analysis and stories.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-06T00:18:19.366116+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587"},"episode":{"title":"Message Received: A Solution for Missed Court Hearings","slug":"message-received-a-solution-for-missed-court-hearings","published_at":"2026-03-27T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587/message-received-a-solution-for-missed-court-hearings","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587","url":"https://afterthefact.libsyn.com/message-received-a-solution-for-missed-court-hearings","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/afterthefact/Message_Received_A_Solution_for_Missed_Court_Hearings.mp3?dest-id=462766","summary":"Text message reminders help many of us manage our busy, day-to-day lives—especially for important appointments. But what happens when that appointment is a court date? These systems are often not digital and not set up to help people who forget or are missing information about their hearing. And the consequences for people missing their court date, even by accident, can escalate quickly. Pew's Michelle Russell tells us about the research behind why there can be a lot of no-shows in court. She shares how text reminders could address the main reason half of people missed their court hearings as well as could help people to better engage with courts and help courts to operate more effectively.","meta_description":"Text message reminders help many of us manage our busy, day-to-day lives—especially for important appointments. But what happens when that appointment is…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":691,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/after-the-fact-779587/episodes/message-received-a-solution-for-missed-court-hearings/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587/message-received-a-solution-for-missed-court-hearings.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}