{"podcast":{"title":"Dads on Books","slug":"dads-on-books-7306805","podcast_index_feed_id":7306805,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/dads-on-books","website_url":"https://dadsonbooks.transistor.fm/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0kGKlAgoa4fUYZlpdT6un7tJdHm8q52YMa12OPiK3RU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kM2U0/ZjAwZDBkZWJkM2Ux/MjQ4MTJmNjE1ODhl/NDliNi5wbmc.jpg","author":"MW Studio Services","episode_count":63,"summary":"Dads on Books is a podcast hosted by David Patrick and Mike Walker. The 2 dads discuss books, focusing on those read by their children and sometimes revisiting titles from their own childhoods. The podcast showcases their personal connections to the books and how their perspectives have changed as parents.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T20:17:58.162728+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dads-on-books-7306805"},"episode":{"title":"Mysteries and Dogs: Pink Piggy and Stories and Squeeze Toys","slug":"mysteries-and-dogs-pink-piggy-and-stories-and-squeeze-toys","published_at":"2026-05-04T09:23:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dads-on-books-7306805/mysteries-and-dogs-pink-piggy-and-stories-and-squeeze-toys","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dads-on-books-7306805","url":"https://DadsOnBooks.transistor.fm/s1/51","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/ca6a787f/3e04b80d.mp3","summary":"Mike and David have a wonderful conversation with author Linda Harkey award winning writer of many wonderful books from Story Monsters . The Dads talk about her latest book, The Case of the Missing Pink Piggy , a wonderful mystery that might get you a little misty-eyed. Just a little. Like pack rat size. No, smaller. It’s a fun tale of VFDs—What’s a VFD you may ask? You’ll have to listen to find. A hint: it’s a good thing. A V good thing—and their Squeeze Toy. Linda told us, “To me, everything’s a story.” We couldn’t agree more. The only thing Linda loves more than animals is writing about animals. OK, maybe it’s a tie, a toss up if you will, a draw? The point is, we had a fun conversation with Linda, AND, you should listen to it. If you liked this episode, you’ll love these: Check out all of our author episodes: Dan Gutman . Part One and Part Two Dan Yaccarino : Part Uno , Part Due Chris Grabenstein : Stinky Stories #6: Stinking Beauty Part One , Part Two . Alan Katz : Part One , Part Two And now a word from our sponsors. (Well, not really sponsors, just places we love get books from and hope that you'll go to if you need one). Books in Stock in Wooster, OH A House with Books in Keller, TX Talking Animals Books in Grapevine, TX River Forest Public Library in River Forest, IL Grapevine Public Library Keller Public Library Questions? Comments? Concerns? Have a great library or independent book store you love? Let us know! Email us at dadsonbooks@gmail.com","meta_description":"Mike and David have a wonderful conversation with author Linda Harkey award winning writer of many wonderful books from Story Monsters . The Dads talk abo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2430,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dads-on-books-7306805/episodes/mysteries-and-dogs-pink-piggy-and-stories-and-squeeze-toys/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dads-on-books-7306805/mysteries-and-dogs-pink-piggy-and-stories-and-squeeze-toys.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}