{"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 Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 22-25","slug":"the-grapes-of-wrath-chapters-22-25","published_at":"2026-04-14T16:35:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-reads-podcast-5585685/the-grapes-of-wrath-chapters-22-25","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/close-reads-podcast-5585685","url":"https://closereads.substack.com/p/the-grapes-of-wrath-chapters-22-25","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194204807/b68d0db1fbbd23d515f87d667c615153.mp3","summary":"Is ma emerging as Steinbeck’s new protagonist? Does the “grapes of wrath” chapter work? And what of the book’s evolving view of religion? We discuss these and several topics on this week’s episode. 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":"Is ma emerging as Steinbeck’s new protagonist? Does the “grapes of wrath” chapter work? And what of the book’s evolving view of religion? We discuss these…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3735,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/close-reads-podcast-5585685/episodes/the-grapes-of-wrath-chapters-22-25/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-grapes-of-wrath-chapters-22-25.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}