{"podcast":{"title":"Hot Cakes: Unpopular Craft Opinions","slug":"hot-cakes-unpopular-craft-opinions-7243520","podcast_index_feed_id":7243520,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/hot-cakes-unpopular-craft-opinions/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/hot-cakes-unpopular-craft-opinions","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/hot-cakes-unpopular-craft-opinions/20250221_050247_28299bd0d59c50909f0a3259eb16877c.png","author":"Sara Ingle","episode_count":22,"summary":"Hot Cakes: Unpopular Craft Opinions is all about fiber craft hot takes. Each episode hosts, Sara and Jules, discuss a hot take in the fiber industry and invite you to share yours.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T22:17:04.074252+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hot-cakes-unpopular-craft-opinions-7243520"},"episode":{"title":"Pity Marketing is Weird & Bad!","slug":"pity-marketing-is-weird-bad","published_at":"2026-07-10T17:07:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hot-cakes-unpopular-craft-opinions-7243520/pity-marketing-is-weird-bad","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hot-cakes-unpopular-craft-opinions-7243520","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/hot-cakes-unpopular-craft-opinions/2977664","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/317782/2977664/hot-cakes-unpopular-craft-opinions/2026_07_10_17_06_28_1ecc7b5c-0d9f-41d7-93be-887dc5745e3f.mp3","summary":"This week, Sara and Jules are discussing pity marketing — why consumers are sick of it, why it’s a bad business strategy, and what you could do instead! Follow Hot Cakes on Instagram ! Do you have a hot take? Email us at hotcakescraftpod@gmail.com ! Support the show on Ko-Fi Where to find Jules (she/her): @juliettepecautdesigns www.juliettepecautdesigns.com instagram.com/juliettepecautdesigns Mailing list: https://juliettepecautdesigns.com/pages/subscribe Where to find Sara (they/she): www.bostonfibercompany.com instagram.com/bostonfibercompany Jules’ WIP: Pattern: Farasta by Juliette Pécaut (from Laine 52 Weeks of Sweaters) Yarn: JPD Suri Silk Lace held with JPD Merino Fingering https://juliettepecautdesigns.com/products/suri-silk-lace-naturally-dyed-wool-yarn https://juliettepecautdesigns.com/products/merino-fingering-naturally-dyed-wool-yarn Sara’s WIP: Pattern: Simply the Vest by Juliette Pécaut Yarn: Noro Tensan Things we mention: Hello Lavender oyster earrings HapBee Creative Studios stitch markers Forager Fabrics Kickstarter Big Up Box Yarn Truck Go Fund Me Wool Works — July 18 https://www.wool.works/ Boston Fiber Festival — Sept 12-13 https://bostonfiberfestival.com/ Music by Steve Ingle","meta_description":"This week, Sara and Jules are discussing pity marketing — why consumers are sick of it, why it’s a bad business strategy, and what you could do instead! F…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3955,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hot-cakes-unpopular-craft-opinions-7243520/episodes/pity-marketing-is-weird-bad/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hot-cakes-unpopular-craft-opinions-7243520/pity-marketing-is-weird-bad.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}