{"podcast":{"title":"Brain Health Podcast","slug":"brain-health-podcast-5132604","podcast_index_feed_id":5132604,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/404186/rss","website_url":"https://www.brainandlife.org","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/e/f/3/9ef3cdc965e91a57d959afa2a1bf1c87/BH-Podcast-Standard_Show_Art.png","author":"American Academy of Neurology","episode_count":237,"summary":"Ready to take control of your brain health? Neurologists Dr. Daniel Correa and Dr. Katy Peters have deep conversations with other neurology experts, celebrity advocates, and people with unforgettable stories. You'll leave each week's episode knowing something new about the brain. The Brain Health Podcast is brought to you by the American Academy of Neurology. Want more? Visit BrainHealth.com to start your journey today.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-03T18:17:13.889227+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brain-health-podcast-5132604"},"episode":{"title":"Bill Nye the Science Guy Takes on Ataxia Advocacy: Part Two","slug":"bill-nye-the-science-guy-takes-on-ataxia-advocacy-part-two","published_at":"2026-08-06T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brain-health-podcast-5132604/bill-nye-the-science-guy-takes-on-ataxia-advocacy-part-two","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brain-health-podcast-5132604","url":"https://1d7f6fc0-5408-4eb0-9f9b-a5fd60b11020.libsyn.com/bill-nye-the-science-guy-takes-on-ataxia-advocacy-part-two","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/1d7f6fc0-5408-4eb0-9f9b-a5fd60b11020/20260730_BL_228_BillNye_Pt2_V2.mp3?dest-id=3339905","summary":"In this episode of the Brain & Life Podcast, co-host Dr. Katy Peters is joined by the one and only Bill Nye, an American science educator, mechanical engineer, television presenter, and author best known for hosting the Emmy Award–winning series Bill Nye the Science Guy. Bill discusses his family's experience with a rare inherited ataxia and dives into his work with the National Ataxia Foundation to advocate for research on another form of the disease, Friedreich ataxia. Dr. Peters is then joined by Dr. Stephan Züchner, a neurologist and geneticist who identified the genetic mutation responsible for the ataxia in Bill Nye's family. Additional Resources Bill Nye: The Ataxia Advocate Guy What is Friedreich ataxia? Theater Is Therapy for Patients with Ataxia Brain & Life Podcast Episodes on Similar Topics Paralympic Athlete Helen Kearney on Living Her Dreams with Friedreich's Ataxia We want to hear from you! Have a question or want to hear a topic featured on the Brain & Life Podcast? · Record a voicemail at 612-928-6206 · Email us at BLpodcast@brainandlife.org Social Media Guests : Bill Nye @billnye","meta_description":"In this episode of the Brain & Life Podcast, co-host Dr. Katy Peters is joined by the one and only Bill Nye, an American science educator, mechanical engi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1813,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/brain-health-podcast-5132604/episodes/bill-nye-the-science-guy-takes-on-ataxia-advocacy-part-two/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brain-health-podcast-5132604/bill-nye-the-science-guy-takes-on-ataxia-advocacy-part-two.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}