{"podcast":{"title":"Hometown Bluegrass Show","slug":"hometown-bluegrass-show-6744830","podcast_index_feed_id":6744830,"rss_url":"https://www.timbatts.com/podcast?format=rss","website_url":"https://www.timbatts.com/podcast/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654289804469cd6e6318cc6e/1704573509552-J20U6X9CKHA608SRM0JS/Hometown+Bluegrass+Podcast+Cover+%282%29.jpg?format=1500w","author":"Tim Batts","episode_count":110,"summary":"Tune in weekly for the latest bluegrass music news, guitar lessons and road stories from 20 time bluegrass guitar player of the year Josh Williams and interviews with folks in the bluegrass music industry.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T18:19:01.720937+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hometown-bluegrass-show-6744830"},"episode":{"title":"Episode #80 - Rick Faris","slug":"episode-80-rick-faris","published_at":"2025-12-05T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hometown-bluegrass-show-6744830/episode-80-rick-faris","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hometown-bluegrass-show-6744830","url":"https://www.timbatts.com/podcast/episode-80-rick-faris","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/654289804469cd6e6318cc6e/t/69323f254d557a051a2cc769/1764900826997/080+Hometown+Bluegrass+Show+Podcast+Episode+80.mp3","summary":"In Episode #80 of The Hometown Bluegrass Show , Tim sits down with one of today’s most exciting voices and instrumentalists in modern bluegrass— Rick Faris . Known for his lightning-fast picking, unmistakable vocal style, and award-winning songwriting, Rick joins us for a lively and heartfelt conversation about music, family, faith, and life on the road. Rick shares stories from his early days playing with his family band, his years touring with Special Consensus, and the creative journey behind his custom guitar building. We dig into his songwriting process, influences, and what continues to inspire him as he pushes the boundaries of traditional and contemporary bluegrass.","meta_description":"In Episode #80 of The Hometown Bluegrass Show , Tim sits down with one of today’s most exciting voices and instrumentalists in modern bluegrass— Rick Fari…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3382,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hometown-bluegrass-show-6744830/episodes/episode-80-rick-faris/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hometown-bluegrass-show-6744830/episode-80-rick-faris.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}