{"podcast":{"title":"Close Reads Podcast","slug":"close-reads-podcast-5585685","podcast_index_feed_id":5585685,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/12421/s/13880.rss","website_url":"https://closereads.substack.com/s/close-reads","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/12421/s/13880/82548f5f4be922564651c4527fde16fd.jpg","author":"Goldberry Studios","episode_count":503,"summary":"A Podcast for the Incurable Reader","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T16:17:29.697394+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-reads-podcast-5585685"},"episode":{"title":"The Feast: Prologue-Sunday","slug":"the-feast-prologue-sunday","published_at":"2026-05-11T20:54:53+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-reads-podcast-5585685/the-feast-prologue-sunday","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-reads-podcast-5585685","url":"https://closereads.substack.com/p/the-feast-prologue-sunday","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197267255/ae852a408a28b80d3f9c04fab3636dd7.mp3","summary":"Welcome to the first episode of a new series on Margaret Kennedy’s novel, The Feast . We discuss the book’s allegorical bent (and how it’s different than most allegorical novels), the role of each of the main characters, the unique structure of the book (and it’s early reveals), and much more. Happy listening! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"Welcome to the first episode of a new series on Margaret Kennedy’s novel, The Feast . We discuss the book’s allegorical bent (and how it’s different than…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3783,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/close-reads-podcast-5585685/episodes/the-feast-prologue-sunday/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-reads-podcast-5585685/the-feast-prologue-sunday.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}