{"podcast":{"title":"Fish of the Week!","slug":"fish-of-the-week-3468392","podcast_index_feed_id":3468392,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/fish-of-the-week/","website_url":"https://www.fws.gov/fish-of-the-week-podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/272c3156-5cbc-4e47-9b23-9d511895ae8b/W9uomBxg-iLLyyKBkHOQuYkQ.jpg","author":"U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service","episode_count":270,"summary":"Fish enthusiasts Katrina Liebich and Guy Eroh journey across America on a quest to live with, live from, discover and enjoy ALL THE FISH: big and small, common and rare, beautiful and downright strange. Guests from all walks of life help dig into the latest science and bring their perspectives about fishing and how fish are woven into the fabric of communities and cultures. Listeners walk away from each episode with practical information about how to connect with and conserve our amazing, finned friends.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-23T12:17:10.860876+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fish-of-the-week-3468392"},"episode":{"title":"Frowny & Fabulous Fat Sleeper!","slug":"frowny-fabulous-fat-sleeper","published_at":"2026-05-04T11:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fish-of-the-week-3468392/frowny-fabulous-fat-sleeper","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fish-of-the-week-3468392","url":"https://www.fws.gov/fish-of-the-week-podcast","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/bc1678cf-b2dd-4487-be66-f54cb28304cf.mp3","summary":"Prized for their blue spot and legendary as bait for big snook and other sportfish, the frowny-faced Fat Sleeper is valued wherever it is: judging you from your aquarium, breathing air from the top of its head while trying to avoid becoming candy for herons, predicting storms, or unlocking nutrients from mangroves to benefit the entire food chain. You'll learn how this fish is the ultimate survivor, where it lives, and all about its weird \"storm minnow parade\" and sticky eggs. Guest Eddie Perry joins from our Peninsular Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office to build appreciation for this wonderful fish. If you liked this episode, you might also like \"Florida's Remarkable Opossum Pipefish\" (S5:E14)","meta_description":"Prized for their blue spot and legendary as bait for big snook and other sportfish, the frowny-faced Fat Sleeper is valued wherever it is: judging you fro…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2598,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fish-of-the-week-3468392/episodes/frowny-fabulous-fat-sleeper/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fish-of-the-week-3468392/frowny-fabulous-fat-sleeper.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}