{"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 Vampire Hunters? (LOVEBUGS) with Ellen Weatherford","slug":"the-vampire-hunters-lovebugs-with-ellen-weatherford","published_at":"2026-06-29T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bugs-need-heroes-5562045/the-vampire-hunters-lovebugs-with-ellen-weatherford","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bugs-need-heroes-5562045","url":"https://bugsneedheroes.podbean.com/e/the-vampire-hunters-lovebugs-with-ellen-weatherford/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5se8stxtmwycuzaq/love_bugs89ghm.mp3","summary":"Dr Kelly Z is out today and filling in for her is Ellen Weatherford of Just The Zoo of Us podcast to discuss lovebugs (Plecia nearctica). Many tangents in this episode including Florida mullets, Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos, \"shadow daddies,\" and a history of Batman's sidekicks. 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 and the darling Clementine. Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic.","meta_description":"Dr Kelly Z is out today and filling in for her is Ellen Weatherford of Just The Zoo of Us podcast to discuss lovebugs (Plecia nearctica). Many tangents in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5837,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bugs-need-heroes-5562045/episodes/the-vampire-hunters-lovebugs-with-ellen-weatherford/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-vampire-hunters-lovebugs-with-ellen-weatherford.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}