{"podcast":{"title":"Bonsai Builders Podcast","slug":"bonsai-builders-podcast-7450806","podcast_index_feed_id":7450806,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/107fcbdec/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bonsaibuilders","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44189715/44189715-1785348765887-aec0ae626c60f.jpg","author":"Addison Galambos","episode_count":50,"summary":"This podcast is for when a hobby becomes an obsession. It chronicles the path of a dedicated hobbyist, focusing not just on shaping trees, but on shaping the mindset and discipline of a master artist. Episodes focus on gleaning insights from experts on topics related to optimizing the bonsai learning journey and discussing interesting questions that arise along the way.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T02:20:36.506622+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bonsai-builders-podcast-7450806"},"episode":{"title":"The New Zealand & Bay Area Connection w/ Scott Jania - Ep 42","slug":"the-new-zealand-bay-area-connection-w-scott-jania-ep-42","published_at":"2026-06-10T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bonsai-builders-podcast-7450806/the-new-zealand-bay-area-connection-w-scott-jania-ep-42","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bonsai-builders-podcast-7450806","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bonsaibuilders/episodes/The-New-Zealand--Bay-Area-Connection-w-Scott-Jania---Ep-42-e3k6tdh","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/107fcbdec/podcast/play/120861553/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-1%2F425315586-44100-2-10364badaba35.m4a","summary":"In this episode, Addison catches up with friend and fellow bonsai practitioner Scott Jania, who joins the show all the way from New Zealand! They discuss Scott's unique career as a body piercer and the surprising ways it relates to working with trees. Scott also shares the fascinating history of the New Zealand bonsai scene, and the two explore the uncanny crossover between the tree species thriving in both New Zealand and the San Francisco Bay Area.","meta_description":"In this episode, Addison catches up with friend and fellow bonsai practitioner Scott Jania, who joins the show all the way from New Zealand! They discuss…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3312,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bonsai-builders-podcast-7450806/episodes/the-new-zealand-bay-area-connection-w-scott-jania-ep-42/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bonsai-builders-podcast-7450806/the-new-zealand-bay-area-connection-w-scott-jania-ep-42.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}