{"podcast":{"title":"Clay Cane Extended!","slug":"clay-cane-extended-6903160","podcast_index_feed_id":6903160,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/SJOaGvUi","website_url":"https://clay-cane-extended.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/99988532-7d95-4325-a960-c5aa18d75e0e/32bd2e4f-7d08-4490-ae0f-fc888092d16a/3000x3000/ccextended092924.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"WYD Media Management","episode_count":402,"summary":"This is the Best Of the Clay Cane Show featuring Exonerated interviews, Black Trivia Quiz, History with Clay, Am I Trippin' with Reecie Colbert, Throwback Interviews, and more! Listen to the Clay Cane Show on SiriusXM Urban View (channel 126) Monday-Friday 12p ET - 3p ET.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-04T12:20:10.756566+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clay-cane-extended-6903160"},"episode":{"title":"Dr. Ibram X. 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