{"podcast":{"title":"Behind the Bower","slug":"behind-the-bower-6772044","podcast_index_feed_id":6772044,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6003144/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/behind-the-bower--6003144","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ce88b510490d0b4de6dae9e487004b5c.jpg","author":"Media Squatch","episode_count":103,"summary":"The official podcast from the Bower Center of the Arts.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T00:19:52.715676+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-bower-6772044"},"episode":{"title":"Akeylah Simone","slug":"akeylah-simone","published_at":"2026-06-02T20:54:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-bower-6772044/akeylah-simone","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-bower-6772044","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/akeylah-simone--72306926","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72306926/behind_the_bower_june_2.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Behind the Bower, host Ryan interviews Virginia-based singer-songwriter Akeylah Simone ahead of her free concert at the Bower Center for the Arts on June 13th. Akeylah shares her lifelong connection to music, rooted in a family of musicians, and describes her genre-fluid style blending rock, R&B, pop, and jazz. She discusses her intuitive songwriting process, drawing inspiration from authentic lived experiences. Akeylah also highlights her community-focused values, including her nonprofit work addressing food insecurity. The conversation underscores the vital role arts play in bringing people together, especially in small towns and rural communities.","meta_description":"In this episode of Behind the Bower, host Ryan interviews Virginia-based singer-songwriter Akeylah Simone ahead of her free concert at the Bower Center fo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2051,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/behind-the-bower-6772044/episodes/akeylah-simone/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-bower-6772044/akeylah-simone.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}