{"podcast":{"title":"Catch Up with Louise McSharry","slug":"catch-up-with-louise-mcsharry-5207220","podcast_index_feed_id":5207220,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/621e43f7c73d830013220725","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/catch-up-with-louise-mcsharry","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/621e43f7c73d830013220725/1646831840402-76cba7cd7b109036c05d01e331b09db3.jpeg","author":"Louise McSharry","episode_count":504,"summary":"Catch Up with Louise McSharry keeps you up to date on the week’s news and culture, from the lowest of brows to the relatively high. Armed with recommendations for music, books, telly and the rest, Louise takes you through the week’s events with the help of experts and relevant guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-11T10:18:38.785200+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catch-up-with-louise-mcsharry-5207220"},"episode":{"title":"Catch Up with Alok Vaid-Menon","slug":"catch-up-with-alok-vaid-menon","published_at":"2026-07-16T07:40:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catch-up-with-louise-mcsharry-5207220/catch-up-with-alok-vaid-menon","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catch-up-with-louise-mcsharry-5207220","url":"https://shows.acast.com/catch-up-with-louise-mcsharry/episodes/catch-up-with-alok-vaid-menon","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/621e43f7c73d830013220725/e/6a588ae60829753043906202/media.mp3","summary":"This is one of my favourite conversations I've ever had on the podcast. I have been a long admirer of Alok Vaid-Menon's work as a comedian, writer and performance artist. Their work around gender and identity is clarifying and vital, and they are also funny and stylish and full of love and compassion. I was so thrilled to speak with them ahead of their Irish tour later this month, and learn about their relationship with Ireland among other things. Find Alok on Instagram here and get tickets to their tour here . To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This is one of my favourite conversations I've ever had on the podcast. I have been a long admirer of Alok Vaid-Menon's work as a comedian, writer and per…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2935,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/catch-up-with-louise-mcsharry-5207220/episodes/catch-up-with-alok-vaid-menon/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catch-up-with-louise-mcsharry-5207220/catch-up-with-alok-vaid-menon.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}