{"podcast":{"title":"Comfort Creatures","slug":"comfort-creatures-5612150","podcast_index_feed_id":5612150,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/Vw9UNww4","website_url":"https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/comfort-creatures/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7546151f-dfd6-416d-acdc-ae347dc73bff/cf2a9597-7281-4843-8e26-2f8ecd40aab3/3000x3000/comfort-creatures.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Alexis Preston and Ella McLeod","episode_count":204,"summary":"Comfort Creatures is a show for people who prefer their friends to have paws instead of hands! Every week, Alexis and Ella talk to guests about their pets or creatures that give them comfort, discuss their favorite fictional critters, learn about pets in history, and discover differences between pet ownership across the pond. Whether you have a giant sloth, two siamese skinks, or just know way too much about unicorns, every animal friend is welcome on Comfort Creatures!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T16:18:00.606595+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/comfort-creatures-5612150"},"episode":{"title":"Casters on Casters: Sequoia Holmes, Ella McLeod, and Dimitry Pompée","slug":"casters-on-casters-sequoia-holmes-ella-mcleod-and-dimitry-pomp-e","published_at":"2026-04-20T07:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/comfort-creatures-5612150/casters-on-casters-sequoia-holmes-ella-mcleod-and-dimitry-pomp-e","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/comfort-creatures-5612150","url":"https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/comfort-creatures/","audio_url":"https://afp-9384.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/035f8c53-8abe-47e6-b743-5697b82cc266/episodes/48ade8db-bab5-48ab-9fd4-ac1f737dabd7/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=035f8c53-8abe-47e6-b743-5697b82cc266&awEpisodeId=48ade8db-bab5-48ab-9fd4-ac1f737dabd7&feed=Vw9UNww4","summary":"It's MaxFunDrive. And here, for the first time, we give you an exclusive look (well, listen) at the craft of podcasting: presenting Casters on Casters. Three different coasts are represented in this episode. Recording from Los Angeles is Sequoia Holmes (Black People Love Paramore) on the West Coast of the U.S. Dimitry Pompée (Eurovangelists) joins the conversation from the D.C. area on the East Coast. And nearly 4000 miles east of him, is Ella McLeod (Comfort Creatures) from London. The trio share what it's like behind the scenes, how they got into podcasting, and what they all have in common. Plus, the various challenges they've encountered making their shows. If this glamorous, in-depth journey into what makes your favorite hosts tick inspires you, support them by joining as a member at maximumfun.org/join. Edited and Produced by Laura Swisher for Maximum Fun.","meta_description":"It's MaxFunDrive. And here, for the first time, we give you an exclusive look (well, listen) at the craft of podcasting: presenting Casters on Casters. Th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1303,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/comfort-creatures-5612150/episodes/casters-on-casters-sequoia-holmes-ella-mcleod-and-dimitry-pomp-e/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/comfort-creatures-5612150/casters-on-casters-sequoia-holmes-ella-mcleod-and-dimitry-pomp-e.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}