{"podcast":{"title":"Book Club with Michael Smerconish","slug":"book-club-with-michael-smerconish-4372437","podcast_index_feed_id":4372437,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/Xjj1yH0V","website_url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8436e3c1-2479-4466-ac48-fa58259960bb/9ed196e7-928b-4e34-8cad-cd044ed64d43/3000x3000/podcast-20on-20dark-6.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"SiriusXM","episode_count":543,"summary":"Reading for Independent Minds. Unlike many author interviews, if Michael didn't actually read the book, you won't hear about it. If he read it, you'll hear it and you'll love it. Insights into a wide range of topics, including many titles you've probably never heard of. The perfect book is just one listen away.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-club-with-michael-smerconish-4372437"},"episode":{"title":"Bob Crawford: \"America's Founding Son\"","slug":"bob-crawford-america-s-founding-son","published_at":"2026-03-10T15:26:50+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-club-with-michael-smerconish-4372437/bob-crawford-america-s-founding-son","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-club-with-michael-smerconish-4372437","url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/sxm.simplecastaudio.com/e3dd7ada-28ed-4fb2-9a98-2aa2a4696c24/episodes/d29cc5fe-ac4d-4587-b684-94c5ee5171fa/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=e3dd7ada-28ed-4fb2-9a98-2aa2a4696c24&awEpisodeId=d29cc5fe-ac4d-4587-b684-94c5ee5171fa&feed=Xjj1yH0V","summary":"Michael sits down with Bob Crawford—bassist for The Avett Brothers and avid historian—to discuss his new book, \"America’s Founding Son: John Quincy Adams from President to Political Maverick. Crawford explores the remarkable life of John Quincy Adams, from his upbringing as the son of Founding Father John Adams to his presidency and, most notably, his extraordinary post-presidential career in Congress. Original air date 10 March 2026. The book was published on 10 March 2026.","meta_description":"Michael sits down with Bob Crawford—bassist for The Avett Brothers and avid historian—to discuss his new book, \"America’s Founding Son: John Quincy Adams…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":952,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/book-club-with-michael-smerconish-4372437/episodes/bob-crawford-america-s-founding-son/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-club-with-michael-smerconish-4372437/bob-crawford-america-s-founding-son.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}