{"podcast":{"title":"Crossing the Line: Detained in Mexico","slug":"crossing-the-line-detained-in-mexico-7848322","podcast_index_feed_id":7848322,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/crossing-the-line-detained-in-mexico","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/h3YGrPrnA7CDDqp4i8Q_AzOPlAmtCiLeLabuhc11IV0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jMzJl/YThlNzMyYjcxNjQ4/YThmNjZhNzQ2OTRj/ZTAxNS5wbmc.jpg","author":"The Runyans","episode_count":8,"summary":"Our brother Todd, a 60 year old surgeon, was arrested while crossing the Mexican border, accused of \"weapons trafficking\" for one magazine and a few shotgun shells which may have been in his truck. In jail he's been beaten, defended, neglected, befriended, and abused, but he's never been abandoned—we visit him every week. For six months, his lawyers have been saying he'll be out any day now. We're making this podcast to tell his story and ours.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crossing-the-line-detained-in-mexico-7848322"},"episode":{"title":"Update: Disappointment, Bed Bugs, Yoga","slug":"3-uncertainty-again","published_at":"2026-05-13T04:59:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crossing-the-line-detained-in-mexico-7848322/3-uncertainty-again","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crossing-the-line-detained-in-mexico-7848322","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/5a997ed1","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/5a997ed1/acb75b81.mp3","summary":"Randi and Becky—together in person!—give the disappointing news from their most recent visit with Todd. They also tell the story of how Todd made his closest friend in prison, one of the most interesting stories from the early days. This episode of Crossing the Line was recorded on the road near the southern border on May 9th, 2026. The show is edited by Becky's daughter, Robin Applegate.","meta_description":"Randi and Becky—together in person!—give the disappointing news from their most recent visit with Todd. They also tell the story of how Todd made his clos…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1012,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crossing-the-line-detained-in-mexico-7848322/episodes/3-uncertainty-again/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crossing-the-line-detained-in-mexico-7848322/3-uncertainty-again.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}