{"podcast":{"title":"How Humans Work Podcast","slug":"how-humans-work-podcast-1330381","podcast_index_feed_id":1330381,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/how-humans-work/","website_url":"HTTPS://howhumanswork.us/episodes","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/c6530537-c260-4096-9976-73a268831e74/uHKbO7IMPU2Co6tEhGGf4S0J.png","author":"Jef Szi","episode_count":69,"summary":"Join Jef Szi—renaissance acupuncturist and insatiably curious show host—as he guides us into the labyrinths of human nature. Each season and each episode explores a central theme through conversations with guests from diverse traditions: thinkers like Robert Sapolsky, Deb Dana, and Michael Meade, alongside artists, activists, and explorers such as Luis J. Rodriguez, Orin Carpenter, and Dossie Easton. Together, we uncover personal stories and timeless wisdom—insights that stir, resonate, and inspire. Tune in and journey into the forces that shape who we are and how we live as we navigate the personal and the profound. Consider yourself invited to walk the winding path with the How Humans Work Podcast.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T14:18:08.678235+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-humans-work-podcast-1330381"},"episode":{"title":"#53: Nina Chase - It's Not For You","slug":"53-nina-chase-it-s-not-for-you","published_at":"2025-11-15T21:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-humans-work-podcast-1330381/53-nina-chase-it-s-not-for-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-humans-work-podcast-1330381","url":"HTTPS://howhumanswork.us/episodes","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/02f91c40-62fc-4e6d-9f1d-8fd8070bd2b5.mp3","summary":"Episode Summary Landscape Architect Nina Chase , sits down with Jef Szi for a terrific exploration of her work imagining and designing public spaces. Nina’s easy and honest expertise deepens our view on what fosters Social Cohesion . She helps surface the amazing, often understated, network of relationships connected to an everyday discipline shaping our lives. With an abundance of talent and inspiration, Nina teaches us the important role architects of public spaces play in our history and our future. With her unique understanding of cities and communities across Middle-America, she exemplifies the powerful capacity landscape architecture has to subtly re-imagine and redefine the common spaces that anchor us. What we ultimately find in Nina’s work are the seeds for better-connected communities, healthier and more well-adjusted humans, and a closer connection with the natural world—especially the crucial role of trees . In It’s Not For You , we find a refreshing power in good-hearted folks like Nina, and her colleagues, who are endeavoring to shape what comes next, designing with clear-eyed care for the web of life and a sensible commitment to the needs of future generations. We find a sober reminder, our role is to plan and plant for a future that will carry on beyond our us. ***** About Nina Chase: Nina Chase is a landscape architect and Founding Principal of Merritt Chase . Her work focuses on creating meaningful, public spaces across Middle America. Born and raised in West Virginia, Nina graduated from West Virginia University and Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. She spent her early career in Boston designing and planning notable public parks and open spaces. Today, Nina leads Merritt Chase’s urban work, planning and designing public parks, plazas, waterfronts,…","meta_description":"Episode Summary Landscape Architect Nina Chase , sits down with Jef Szi for a terrific exploration of her work imagining and designing public spaces. Nina…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3367,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-humans-work-podcast-1330381/episodes/53-nina-chase-it-s-not-for-you/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-humans-work-podcast-1330381/53-nina-chase-it-s-not-for-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}