{"podcast":{"title":"Cincinnati Zoo Tales","slug":"cincinnati-zoo-tales-1373035","podcast_index_feed_id":1373035,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/cincinnatizoo/feed.xml","website_url":"https://cincinnatizoo.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7462021/zoo_tales_logobmwyx.jpg","author":"cincinnatizoo","episode_count":100,"summary":"Get a glimpse of life behind the scenes at the Cincinnati Zoo. Hosts Jenna Wingate and Sam Kornau will interview Zoo staff and other animal and wildlife professionals about how they’re making a difference in this world. We’ll chat about Fiona and friends and offer “What can I do?” action items to help listeners make a world of difference too.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T00:19:50.286124+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cincinnati-zoo-tales-1373035"},"episode":{"title":"Celebrating Disability Pride Month","slug":"celebrating-disability-pride-month","published_at":"2025-07-23T19:00:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cincinnati-zoo-tales-1373035/celebrating-disability-pride-month","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cincinnati-zoo-tales-1373035","url":"https://cincinnatizoo.podbean.com/e/celebrating-disability-pride-month/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/np5893n7wjmcyem6/Annie_and_Druh88ebc.mp3","summary":"In this inspiring episode of Cincinnati Zoo Tales, we’re celebrating Disability Pride Month with two incredible guests. Annie, the Zoo’s Accessibility Manager, shares how the Zoo is working to create a more inclusive experience for all guests and team members. We’re also joined by Druh, a certified master scuba diver who helps keep pools clean for animals like hippos, elephants, penguins, and otters, and who has Rubinstein Taybi Syndrome - a rare genetic disorder. Druh started as a Zoo volunteer educator. Today, Druh is not only an essential part of the dive team but also a world-ranked para-karate athlete — a second-degree black belt, a member of Team USA, and ranked 8th in the world in women’s para kata! As Dru says: “Don’t assume someone can’t do something because they have a disability. Look for the ability hidden within the disability—give people a chance, and they just might surprise you.”","meta_description":"In this inspiring episode of Cincinnati Zoo Tales, we’re celebrating Disability Pride Month with two incredible guests. Annie, the Zoo’s Accessibility Man…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2008,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cincinnati-zoo-tales-1373035/episodes/celebrating-disability-pride-month/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cincinnati-zoo-tales-1373035/celebrating-disability-pride-month.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}