{"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":"Gizzard Shad!","slug":"gizzard-shad","published_at":"2026-06-15T18:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fish-of-the-week-3468392/gizzard-shad","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/00996256-64ff-44d1-9117-ee4eb24b1c68.mp3","summary":"Get to know the Gizzard Shad, a native fish that eats mud, feeds sportfish, and has something in common with birds! On this episode we delve into the ecology of this fish (including competition with invasive carp and positive interactions with native mussels), its nuanced role in nutrient cycling, and how the public perceives and interacts with Gizzard Shad. We've even got some math for folks who like working with numbers and want to optimize decision-making in fisheries. Our guests are Mike Vanni from Miami University and Richie Erickson from the USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center.","meta_description":"Get to know the Gizzard Shad, a native fish that eats mud, feeds sportfish, and has something in common with birds! On this episode we delve into the ecol…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2147,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fish-of-the-week-3468392/episodes/gizzard-shad/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/gizzard-shad.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}