{"podcast":{"title":"Close Enough for Jazz","slug":"close-enough-for-jazz-7734034","podcast_index_feed_id":7734034,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69a7b8282fb50a2e17913fc0","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/close-enough-for-jazz","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1772598836323-a8561f62-a4cf-49a5-9010-4c491fee5bb9.jpeg","author":"Birch Grove","episode_count":17,"summary":"Tired of the old jazz paradigm? We call this Close Enough for Jazz because \"Modern-Avant-Garde-Polyrhythmic-Sound-Art\" was too long for the RSS feed. Join Lindsay and Alan Bjorklund (Birch Grove Media) for unfiltered dialogues with the composers and improvisers pushing the boundaries of the modern and avant-garde jazz scene. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T02:21:23.377079+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-enough-for-jazz-7734034"},"episode":{"title":"Introducing Birch Grove Media - Sovereignty, Vinyl, and 180 Grams of Jazz","slug":"introducing-birch-grove-media-sovereignty-vinyl-and-180-grams-of-jazz","published_at":"2026-03-06T03:16:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-enough-for-jazz-7734034/introducing-birch-grove-media-sovereignty-vinyl-and-180-grams-of-jazz","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-enough-for-jazz-7734034","url":"https://birchgrove.io/home/podcast/cefj-01/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69a7b8282fb50a2e17913fc0/e/69a7bfd4db942e85ccb4da09/media.mp3","summary":"In the debut episode, founders Alan and Lindsay discuss why they decided to \"choose themselves\" and launch Birch Grove Media. They break down the importance of physical media, the roles of a creative director versus a label manager, and why their podcast won't sound like your typical \"soothing\" NPR jazz show. Timestamps: 01:15 - Looking back at the first release: Smirk 02:37 - What makes a Birch Grove Media project? 09:00 - The philosophy of independent publishing 10:47 - Why we insist on 180g vinyl and gatefold packaging 14:45 - Building a label from scratch (literally, including the fonts) 20:54 - Introducing the quartet: Bear Skinner BIRCH GROVE MEDIA Web: birchgrove.io Follow us: @birch.grove.media on Instagram. Watch the episodes: youtube.com/@BirchGroveMedia Support the music: Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Visit our site to shop our latest physical media and vinyl releases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In the debut episode, founders Alan and Lindsay discuss why they decided to \"choose themselves\" and launch Birch Grove Media. They break down the importan…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1701,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/close-enough-for-jazz-7734034/episodes/introducing-birch-grove-media-sovereignty-vinyl-and-180-grams-of-jazz/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-enough-for-jazz-7734034/introducing-birch-grove-media-sovereignty-vinyl-and-180-grams-of-jazz.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}