{"podcast":{"title":"Happy To Be Here","slug":"happy-to-be-here-445507","podcast_index_feed_id":445507,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/nerdette","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/nerdette","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/9d/13/00/ca/9d1300ca-ab16-43e3-82bd-5d2be7a6c624/a2ef2557fbf173e8a13d41cc4196fbbd8c3ba06c9180ad1cf297b94f015559eba9d2d1a4e3afc79ced05ac7abbbba92beeb2215fd78d1bb633fde8a3a5506030.jpeg","author":"Greta Johnsen","episode_count":671,"summary":"Happy To Be Here is a new interview podcast for the recovering perfectionist and the perpetually curious, full of conversations that make you feel right at home and allow you to learn a little bit about almost anything. Host Greta Johnsen (formerly of Nerdette ) invites you to meet journalists, chefs, authors, and all kinds of excellent humans who will delight and inspire you. Packed with recommendations for stuff to eat, read, watch, and enjoy, this show is great for helping you make sure you actually take it easy this weekend, wherever you might happen to be.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-03T14:18:33.429783+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happy-to-be-here-445507"},"episode":{"title":"GRETAGRAM book club: 'Kin,' discussed!","slug":"gretagram-book-club-kin-discussed","published_at":"2026-03-31T20:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happy-to-be-here-445507/gretagram-book-club-kin-discussed","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happy-to-be-here-445507","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/f667349e-2835-4a02-b159-33fb2ce4a036.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/f667349e-2835-4a02-b159-33fb2ce4a036.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"For this deep-dive discussion of Tayari Jones’ novel Kin , host Greta Johnsen talks with Traci Thomas, who hosts The Stacks podcast .  They talk about the exquisite pleasure of reading a book that does exactly what it sets out to do, the beauty of female friendship, and the different ways the main characters are mothered despite the absence of their actual mothers.  Warning: this is a spoilery conversation! If you haven’t read the book yet, go listen to Greta’s spoiler-free conversation with Tayari .  SHOW CREDITS Creator and host: Greta Johnsen Senior Producer: Ben Goldberg Composers: Ross Bellenoit and Jeremy Thal Tile art: Mac Maclean See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"For this deep-dive discussion of Tayari Jones’ novel Kin , host Greta Johnsen talks with Traci Thomas, who hosts The Stacks podcast . They talk abou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2365,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/happy-to-be-here-445507/episodes/gretagram-book-club-kin-discussed/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happy-to-be-here-445507/gretagram-book-club-kin-discussed.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}