{"podcast":{"title":"Help and Hope Happen Here","slug":"help-and-hope-happen-here-1054717","podcast_index_feed_id":1054717,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1218635.rss","website_url":"https://help-and-hope-happen-here-buzzsprout.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/ey1a40hcsg6pqy15wskbs9p132g9?.jpg","author":"Mark Levine","episode_count":552,"summary":"This Podcast is going to be about Pediatric Cancer and the need to keep the awareness of this terrible disease in the public eye. My plan is to be able to interview a wide spectrum of people who all have a passion and a stake in finding a way to make the lives of these Pediatric Cancer Patients easier. I will interview oncologists, nurses, recovered patients, parents who have had to oversee their children's cancer fight, heads of Pediatric Cancer Foundations and Organizations , and others who would like to use this forum to advocate for these children.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T02:19:14.227691+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/help-and-hope-happen-here-1054717"},"episode":{"title":"Shay McAlister  is an Independent Journalist who has been investigating the Cluster of DIPG diagnoses that have surrounded 3 counties in Southeastern Kentucky. Shay will talk about this problem and what the powers that be in Kentucky are doing about it","slug":"shay-mcalister-is-an-independent-journalist-who-has-been-investigating-the-cluster-of-dipg-diagnoses-that-have-surrounded-3-counties-in-southeastern-kentucky-shay-will-talk-about-this-problem-and-what-the-powers-that-be","published_at":"2026-06-25T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/help-and-hope-happen-here-1054717/shay-mcalister-is-an-independent-journalist-who-has-been-investigating-the-cluster-of-dipg-diagnoses-that-have-surrounded-3-counties-in-southeastern-kentucky-shay-will-talk-about-this-problem-and-what-the-powers-that-be","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/help-and-hope-happen-here-1054717","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1218635/episodes/19401163-shay-mcalister-is-an-independent-journalist-who-has-been-investigating-the-cluster-of-dipg-diagnoses-that-have-surrounded-3-counties-in-southeastern-kentucky-shay-will-talk-about-this-problem-and-what-the-power.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1218635/episodes/19401163-shay-mcalister-is-an-independent-journalist-who-has-been-investigating-the-cluster-of-dipg-diagnoses-that-have-surrounded-3-counties-in-southeastern-kentucky-shay-will-talk-about-this-problem-and-what-the-power.mp3","summary":"The counties of Knox, Laurel, and Whitley, in Southeastern Kentucky have seen 10 DIPG diagnoses since 2024, an extraordinarily high number of cases in such a condensed area. Shay McAlister is an Independent Journalist who has been investigating this issue and will discuss the problems that are related to this most deadly form of Pediatric Brain Cancer, which normally sees 1 or 2 cases in the entire state each year. Shay has written 2 major articles on this issue and will be continuing her goa...","meta_description":"The counties of Knox, Laurel, and Whitley, in Southeastern Kentucky have seen 10 DIPG diagnoses since 2024, an extraordinarily high number of cases in suc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2787,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/help-and-hope-happen-here-1054717/episodes/shay-mcalister-is-an-independent-journalist-who-has-been-investigating-the-cluster-of-dipg-diagnoses-that-have-surrounded-3-counties-in-southeastern-kentucky-shay-will-talk-about-this-problem-and-what-the-powers-that-be/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/help-and-hope-happen-here-1054717/shay-mcalister-is-an-independent-journalist-who-has-been-investigating-the-cluster-of-dipg-diagnoses-that-have-surrounded-3-counties-in-southeastern-kentucky-shay-will-talk-about-this-problem-and-what-the-powers-that-be.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}