{"podcast":{"title":"Badger Connect Podcast","slug":"badger-connect-podcast-7720652","podcast_index_feed_id":7720652,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/9H1v55J1","website_url":"https://badger-connect-weekly.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/cff38417-c7e8-450b-8306-432ed2c5276f/d51e63a7-6fcb-44db-8b8f-2ec23d6a252f/3000x3000/podcast.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Badger Connect","episode_count":14,"summary":"The Badger Connect Podcast brings you exclusive, in-depth conversations with the people who shape Wisconsin Athletics. Hosted by Mike Heller, this premium podcast and video series goes beyond the headlines with coaches, athletes, media members, and insiders from across the Wisconsin Badgers landscape. Each episode features a relaxed, long-form conversation designed to give fans access, insight, and stories you won’t find anywhere else. New episodes drop every Thursday. Video episodes and full access are available at BadgerConnect.com.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/badger-connect-podcast-7720652"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 9: Joe Thomas (Pro Football & Badger Hall of Famer)","slug":"episode-9-joe-thomas-pro-football-badger-hall-of-famer","published_at":"2026-04-30T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/badger-connect-podcast-7720652/episode-9-joe-thomas-pro-football-badger-hall-of-famer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/badger-connect-podcast-7720652","url":"https://badger-connect-weekly.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-9-joe-thomas-pro-football-badger-hall-of-famer-y85ju4Lt","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/7dcf555a-08f0-4275-839c-df2aedd80537/b0c96ec5-e4df-4ede-990a-594acfa7ac0f/episodes/audio/group/fb545784-d47e-406d-926e-9d37f87ae84e/group-item/a50fc8c2-35fa-4c04-bd13-de268f11f4f7/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=9H1v55J1","summary":"Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Thomas joins the show. Mike Heller sits down with Joe on location at Six Springs Farm, the home of his “Hall of Fame Beef,” for a wide-ranging conversation that goes beyond football. Joe reflects on his journey from Wisconsin to the NFL, what it took to sustain a Hall of Fame career, and the mindset behind his success.","meta_description":"Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Thomas joins the show. Mike Heller sits down with Joe on location at Six Springs Farm, the home of his “Hall of Fame Beef,”…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2876,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/badger-connect-podcast-7720652/episodes/episode-9-joe-thomas-pro-football-badger-hall-of-famer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/badger-connect-podcast-7720652/episode-9-joe-thomas-pro-football-badger-hall-of-famer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}