{"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: T Kira Madden on 'Whidbey'","slug":"gretagram-book-club-t-kira-madden-on-whidbey","published_at":"2026-05-01T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happy-to-be-here-445507/gretagram-book-club-t-kira-madden-on-whidbey","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happy-to-be-here-445507","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/bb10c2b6-5186-4621-8a48-fbbb5f5ba6f3.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/bb10c2b6-5186-4621-8a48-fbbb5f5ba6f3.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Host Greta Johnsen talks with T Kira Madden, whose novel Whidbey is the GRETAGRAM Book Club selection for May. (TW: Child sexual abuse.) Whidbey is told from the points of view of three women who are all connected to Calvin, a sexual precator: Mary Beth, his mother, and Birdie and Linzie, who victims who approach their trauma in very different ways.  T Kira talks about the book’s enticing opening scene, the ways that victimhood can be exploited, and whether she considers writing fiction to be cathartic.  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":"Host Greta Johnsen talks with T Kira Madden, whose novel Whidbey is the GRETAGRAM Book Club selection for May. (TW: Child sexual abuse.) Whidbey is t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1848,"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-t-kira-madden-on-whidbey/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-t-kira-madden-on-whidbey.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}