{"podcast":{"title":"AV SuperFriends","slug":"av-superfriends-2789935","podcast_index_feed_id":2789935,"rss_url":"https://avsuperfriends.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.avsuperfriends.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/6/4/2/0642cb813541747016c3140a3186d450/otr-137-show-art-1x1.png","author":"AV SuperFriends","episode_count":266,"summary":"The AV SuperFriends are AV and eLearning nerds who embrace the challenges that come with managing audiovisual systems and resources within a higher education environment. Most of us have had similar experiences and seek to find answers in an ever-changing audiovisual world. We engage the higher education audiovisual community through podcasts, videos, panel discussions, interviews, and social media to share ideas and solve problems. Our shared experiences and your own will lead to new and creative solutions. In summary, we are going to steal all your ideas and share them with everyone.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-superfriends-2789935"},"episode":{"title":"AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails Episode 137 - Markdown APIs","slug":"av-superfriends-off-the-rails-episode-137-markdown-apis","published_at":"2026-05-13T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-superfriends-2789935/av-superfriends-off-the-rails-episode-137-markdown-apis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-superfriends-2789935","url":"https://www.avsuperfriends.com/episodes/off-the-rails-episode-137-markdown-apis","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/avsuperfriends/AVSF-Off-the-Rails-137-05082026.mp3?dest-id=2412569","summary":"Recorded May 8, 2026 This week on Off the Rails, the gang celebrates finals week the only way higher ed AV/IT knows how: by watching a major cloud platform wobble and quietly whispering sweet nothings to the on-prem rack. The Instructure Canvas mess kicks off a discussion about cloud dependency, LMS integrations, sketchy APIs, cyber insurance, and the comforting lie that \"hosted\" means \"not our problem.\" Then it's on to upcoming NWMET and InfoComm sessions about building local AI tools for AV design, documentation, math, and workflows… because sometimes the best cloud strategy is \"don't.\" The main topic tackles higher ed media production studios, virtual production spaces, visualization labs, esports rooms, and all the other shiny innovation boxes campuses love to build before remembering someone has to staff, fund, maintain, and explain them. The crew digs into automation, realistic expectations, revenue potential, student involvement, and why your $3,000 LED volume is adorable. Finally, a listener's question about HyFlex classroom audio leads to ceiling mics, Catchbox, lectern mics, Dante, and the timeless truth that microphones are happiest when they're disappointing someone. News story: https://www.kcur.org/education/2026-05-07/hackers-hit-university-of-missouri-system-and-9-000-other-canvas-schools AVSF Presentations: NWMET Conference: https://www.nwmet.org \"Weaponizing AI for AV and IT Design\" Weds May 20, 100p InfoComm: https://www.infocommshow.org \"From Prompt to Project: Applying AI to Higher Ed AV Design\" Thurs June 17, 1000a RDL Dante Headphone Amplifier: https://rdlnet.com/product/av-nh1/ Alternate show titles: It's just text / and 9,000 other schools! Find me every vulnerability This is real; it could happen It's a really cool concept There's so much leaka…","meta_description":"Recorded May 8, 2026 This week on Off the Rails, the gang celebrates finals week the only way higher ed AV/IT knows how: by watching a major cloud platfor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4066,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/av-superfriends-2789935/episodes/av-superfriends-off-the-rails-episode-137-markdown-apis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-superfriends-2789935/av-superfriends-off-the-rails-episode-137-markdown-apis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}