{"podcast":{"title":"Engineering Influence from ACEC","slug":"engineering-influence-from-acec-841819","podcast_index_feed_id":841819,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/acecnational/feed.xml","website_url":"https://acecnational.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/5064817/ACEC_POD_SQ.jpg","author":"acecnational","episode_count":100,"summary":"The official channel of the American Council of Engineering Companies - the voice of America's Engineering Industry.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T16:21:14.182597+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/engineering-influence-from-acec-841819"},"episode":{"title":"Congressman Derek Schmidt Talks Infrastructure, QBS, and the Road to D.C.","slug":"congressman-derek-schmidt-talks-infrastructure-qbs-and-the-road-to-d-c","published_at":"2026-08-24T18:00:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/engineering-influence-from-acec-841819/congressman-derek-schmidt-talks-infrastructure-qbs-and-the-road-to-d-c","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/engineering-influence-from-acec-841819","url":"https://acecnational.podbean.com/e/derek-schmidt-on-infrastructure-qbs-and-navigating-washington/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/d6dwte79935ug5qp/ACEC_Kansas_Audio_File_2_73hlf-7sijuz-Optimized.mp3","summary":"In this special episode of the QBS Express — recorded in Washington, D.C. — host Scott Heidner (Executive Director, ACEC Kansas) and co-host Rob Krewson (President, ACEC Kansas) sit down with U.S. Representative Derek Schmidt of Kansas for a wide-ranging conversation on infrastructure, policy, and public service. About the Guest: Congressman Derek Schmidt has spent his career in Kansas public service — as a legislative staffer, ten years in the Kansas State Senate, three terms as Kansas Attorney General, and now representing Kansas in the U.S. House of Representatives. A licensed attorney, he brings a practicing professional's perspective to the policy conversation.","meta_description":"In this special episode of the QBS Express — recorded in Washington, D.C. — host Scott Heidner (Executive Director, ACEC Kansas) and co-host Rob Krewson (…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1262,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/engineering-influence-from-acec-841819/episodes/congressman-derek-schmidt-talks-infrastructure-qbs-and-the-road-to-d-c/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/engineering-influence-from-acec-841819/congressman-derek-schmidt-talks-infrastructure-qbs-and-the-road-to-d-c.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}