{"podcast":{"title":"Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park Podcast","slug":"coaster-radio-the-original-theme-park-podcast-910729","podcast_index_feed_id":910729,"rss_url":"https://coasterradio.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.coasterradio.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/0/9/3/f0933fc6b08f7a70d959afa2a1bf1c87/CR_3000x3000.png","author":"Mike Collins","episode_count":870,"summary":"A weekly podcast dedicated to theme parks, roller coasters and thrill rides. During each show, we talk about the total theme park experience. We'll have interviews with the people making decisions at your favorite park, reviews and ratings of the newest rides and attractions, discussion about everyday park experiences and chances to win tickets and merchandise from parks around the country!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-13T14:21:01.888858+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coaster-radio-the-original-theme-park-podcast-910729"},"episode":{"title":"This Episode Made EB Question Everything","slug":"this-episode-made-eb-question-everything","published_at":"2026-06-05T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coaster-radio-the-original-theme-park-podcast-910729/this-episode-made-eb-question-everything","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coaster-radio-the-original-theme-park-podcast-910729","url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/coasterradio/coasterradio_2119.mp3","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/coasterradio/coasterradio_2119.mp3?dest-id=25785","summary":"The first ever Coaster Radio panel discussion is here — and it did not disappoint. Joining Mike and EB are three guests who come at the theme park world from completely different angles. Jessica Gardner — the Theme Parkette — is a Los Angeles-based travel content creator, actress with over 50 on-screen credits, USA Today 10Best theme park expert, and host of the ACE official podcast Ride With Us. Josh Reichlin of Made to Thrill spent years frustrated by theme park gift shops and instead of just complaining about it built an entire brand whose retro-style artwork now hangs in Six Flags parks, Holiday World, and an unreasonable number of other places. And Tom from Louisville — Coaster Radio listener since Season 1, game show contestant, Reel Design Contest semifinalist, cartoon lobster, and the man whose voice you hear every week saying \"quick hits.\" Topics covered this week: Is Werewolf Gorge at Six Flags Fiesta Texas the last dive coaster we'll ever get genuinely excited about? Are we happy about Enchanted Parks and what should they call their skip the line program? Knoebels turns 100 this year and the panel has feelings. Michigan's Adventure turns 70 and nobody's sure what happens next. Jessica rode the new Phantom Theater at Kings Island three times in one day — with Meta glasses. Josh got a Voyage trimless night ride at Holiday World and called it life changing. Jessica's Voyage trimless night ride at the all-women's ride made her cry. The case for and against Epic Universe being the best theme park ever built — and why Tom from Louisville says Disneyland and he's not budging. Then the big question — do people like the ones on this panel actually make the theme park experience better? Influencers, podcasters, merchandise creators — do they add wonder or spoil it? Th…","meta_description":"The first ever Coaster Radio panel discussion is here — and it did not disappoint. Joining Mike and EB are three guests who come at the theme park world f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4725,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/coaster-radio-the-original-theme-park-podcast-910729/episodes/this-episode-made-eb-question-everything/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coaster-radio-the-original-theme-park-podcast-910729/this-episode-made-eb-question-everything.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}