{"podcast":{"title":"Bugs Need Heroes","slug":"bugs-need-heroes-5562045","podcast_index_feed_id":5562045,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/bugsneedheroes/feed.xml","website_url":"https://bugsneedheroes.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/14549462/2000_fm78av.jpg","author":"BugsNeedHeroes","episode_count":106,"summary":"Each episode an artist and an ecologist team-up to discuss small creatures and create a bug-themed character. Check out the character artwork at BugsNeedHeroes.com or https://instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is ”Ladybug Castle” by Rolemusic.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T08:18:14.764557+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bugs-need-heroes-5562045"},"episode":{"title":"The Devil's Uber (DEVILS COACH HORSE BEETLE)","slug":"the-devil-s-uber-devils-coach-horse-beetle","published_at":"2025-10-13T01:01:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bugs-need-heroes-5562045/the-devil-s-uber-devils-coach-horse-beetle","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bugs-need-heroes-5562045","url":"https://bugsneedheroes.podbean.com/e/the-devils-uber/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5a8hfim6rkbq3njh/devils.mp3","summary":"This episode was originally recorded in Spring 2025, but an issue during recording caused it to be delayed until now. Kelly and Amanda discuss the rove beetle Ocypus olens (and a similar species in New Zealand). Tangents include cats, Bobby's World, and DC Comic's Gentleman Ghost and other Victorian spookyisms. Bug discussion begins around 10:40 Kelly's Field Notes and pictures from Derek Conrad: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/the-devils-uber Send us questions and suggestions! BugsNeedHeroes@gmail.com Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugsneedheroes Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHeroes Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad. Desdemona did not help much. Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.","meta_description":"This episode was originally recorded in Spring 2025, but an issue during recording caused it to be delayed until now. Kelly and Amanda discuss the rove be…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4408,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bugs-need-heroes-5562045/episodes/the-devil-s-uber-devils-coach-horse-beetle/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bugs-need-heroes-5562045/the-devil-s-uber-devils-coach-horse-beetle.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}