{"podcast":{"title":"Cycling Hokkaido","slug":"cycling-hokkaido-6690801","podcast_index_feed_id":6690801,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e7fbc4c0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/martin3496","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38820368/38820368-1747650498217-69edcfce1c84b.jpg","author":"Martin Langford","episode_count":151,"summary":"There are so many amazing things to see out there. What better way to see them than on a bicycle? Come along with me and let's see what we can find.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T08:19:34.918013+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cycling-hokkaido-6690801"},"episode":{"title":"Ep.132 Riding Into the Hokkaido Thaw","slug":"ep-132-riding-into-the-hokkaido-thaw","published_at":"2026-03-05T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cycling-hokkaido-6690801/ep-132-riding-into-the-hokkaido-thaw","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cycling-hokkaido-6690801","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/martin3496/episodes/Ep-132-Riding-Into-the-Hokkaido-Thaw-e3fu116","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e7fbc4c0/podcast/play/116376038/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-4%2F2f898a0b-9adb-d9ef-d757-8d9ec49f7b27.mp3","summary":"The thaw has come to Hokkaido earlier than expected, and the 2026 cycling season is officially underway. March 2nd marked the first ride of the year, with most roads dry and ready to roll...most, not all. In this episode, Marty talks early-season riding, winter BBQs, the annual return of Tundra Swans, and the legacy of Dr. William S. Clark - the man behind Hokkaido's famous "Boys, be ambitious." Follow Cycling Hokkaido on Instagram: www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Have fun out there, folks! Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffe.com/cyclinghokkaido","meta_description":"The thaw has come to Hokkaido earlier than expected, and the 2026 cycling season is officially underway. March 2nd marked the first ride of the year, with…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1235,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cycling-hokkaido-6690801/episodes/ep-132-riding-into-the-hokkaido-thaw/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cycling-hokkaido-6690801/ep-132-riding-into-the-hokkaido-thaw.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}