{"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":"Chris Miller: \"The Real Animal House\"","slug":"chris-miller-the-real-animal-house","published_at":"2026-02-02T20:22:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-club-with-michael-smerconish-4372437/chris-miller-the-real-animal-house","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/c8a9508c-f345-4725-837e-f0a75ced4e5e/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=e3dd7ada-28ed-4fb2-9a98-2aa2a4696c24&awEpisodeId=c8a9508c-f345-4725-837e-f0a75ced4e5e&feed=Xjj1yH0V","summary":"Michael sits down with Animal House co-creator Chris Miller to discuss his memoir \"The Real Animal House: The Awesomely Depraved Saga of the Fraternity That Inspired the Movie.\" Miller reveals the outrageous real-life fraternity stories at Dartmouth that inspired the iconic film, from legendary pranks to unforgettable characters. Funny, candid, and occasionally jaw-dropping, this episode pulls back the curtain on how campus chaos became comedy history. This archive conversation originally aired in 2006. The book was published on 1 November 2006. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.","meta_description":"Michael sits down with Animal House co-creator Chris Miller to discuss his memoir \"The Real Animal House: The Awesomely Depraved Saga of the Fraternity Th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":680,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/book-club-with-michael-smerconish-4372437/episodes/chris-miller-the-real-animal-house/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/chris-miller-the-real-animal-house.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}