{"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":"Weed Shiner: A Comeback Story!","slug":"weed-shiner-a-comeback-story","published_at":"2026-06-23T01:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fish-of-the-week-3468392/weed-shiner-a-comeback-story","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/ae45e548-abf6-4cae-99ad-020c5df88cfb.mp3","summary":"Get to know the minnow that \"has the most normal looking head of any minnow\" - the Weed Shiner! There's a lot of mystery surrounding this overlooked native fish, which, in addition to being a tasty treat for sportfish like Largemouth Bass and Bluegill, can tell us a lot about the success of habitat restoration efforts. Guest Ben Patschull from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) tells an inspiring comeback story about this fish in \"Pool 8\" of the Upper Mississippi River.","meta_description":"Get to know the minnow that \"has the most normal looking head of any minnow\" - the Weed Shiner! There's a lot of mystery surrounding this overlooked nativ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2626,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fish-of-the-week-3468392/episodes/weed-shiner-a-comeback-story/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/weed-shiner-a-comeback-story.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}