{"podcast":{"title":"Barney's Tavern","slug":"barney-s-tavern-7770794","podcast_index_feed_id":7770794,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/barneys-tavern","website_url":"https://barneystavern.ca","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/U8WEllaueubP92qFxTSLRQxO1HUwjTY5q0fDHIelbUA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jYTY0/NDdjMDczMzQ1MGY3/Y2JkOTU1MGMzZjA0/NWE4Yi5KUEc.jpg","author":"Chris LaBossiere","episode_count":7,"summary":"Barney's Tavern is a corner booth for people who care about this country. Chris LaBossiere sits down with thoughtful, interesting Canadians — and take the time real ideas deserve. Generals. Entrepreneurs. Policymakers. Artists. Creatives. Builders. People shaping Canada in visible and invisible ways. The goal isn't debate. It isn't performance. It's curiosity.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T12:20:44.550963+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/barney-s-tavern-7770794"},"episode":{"title":"Let's Get Started / Todd Babiak","slug":"let-s-get-started-todd-babiak","published_at":"2026-03-23T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/barney-s-tavern-7770794/let-s-get-started-todd-babiak","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/barney-s-tavern-7770794","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/c90d7711","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/c90d7711/67e8ab5f.mp3","summary":"Welcome to our first Barney's Tavern podcast with host Chris LaBossiere. In this engaging conversation, his very good friend Todd Babiak shares insights on city branding, leadership, and Canada's global reputation, blending personal stories with professional expertise. Discover how Edmonton's spirit and strategic thinking can shape its future and Canada's place in the world. Todd also shares the experience of writing his latest book and the fun of helping to create the cover of the book too. Key Topics City branding and identity Leadership and political cycles Canada's global reputation and potential Resources Todd Babiak's Books Make Something Edmonton Mark Carney's Leadership Juno Beach Centre Guest Links Twitter Website","meta_description":"Welcome to our first Barney's Tavern podcast with host Chris LaBossiere. In this engaging conversation, his very good friend Todd Babiak shares insights o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4054,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/barney-s-tavern-7770794/episodes/let-s-get-started-todd-babiak/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/barney-s-tavern-7770794/let-s-get-started-todd-babiak.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}