{"podcast":{"title":"How To! with Charles Duhigg","slug":"how-to-with-mike-pesca-514226","podcast_index_feed_id":514226,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/mYgYE8V9","website_url":"https://www.mikepesca.com/how-to-with-mike-pesca","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/37cdcf82-1949-4e0e-ae7b-30fa546a7a2b/03ac4034-56e5-47b0-ba02-eab36410ab20/3000x3000/how_to_logo_jpg.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Charles Duhigg","episode_count":406,"summary":"You've got questions. We find answers. We all need advice, but it's not always clear who to ask. Each week, we invite a listener on the show to tackle a real problem, like protecting our elderly loved ones from scammers, emigrating as a throuple, and speaking without saying \"um\" - all with help from world-class experts: attorneys, doctors, entrepreneurs, authors, researchers - who actually know what they're talking about. Think of it as eavesdropping on someone else's therapy session, without the co-pay or awkward silence.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T14:21:19.456274+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-with-mike-pesca-514226"},"episode":{"title":"How To Keep Cool in a Crisis","slug":"how-to-keep-cool-in-a-crisis","published_at":"2026-07-07T19:48:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-with-mike-pesca-514226/how-to-keep-cool-in-a-crisis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-with-mike-pesca-514226","url":"https://www.mikepesca.com/how-to-with-mike-pesca","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/t7yC0rGPUqahTF4et8YD/amplitudemedia.simplecastaudio.com/719a76ef-2935-44a9-ad84-07fd13748be9/episodes/f5b21d9b-de61-4e80-b64a-734a44c8ed2e/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=719a76ef-2935-44a9-ad84-07fd13748be9&awEpisodeId=f5b21d9b-de61-4e80-b64a-734a44c8ed2e&feed=mYgYE8V9","summary":"Originally Aired on Oct 12, 2021 On this episode of How To!, the second in a two part-series, Dan Christensen, a bus driver in Portland, Oregon, and Matt Smith, a crisis intervention trainer and the co-founder of Aegis Training Solutions, are back to teach you what to do when a fight is already underway. Dan talks about his experience with the 2017 Portland train attack that left two people dead. How do you stay safe? What is your responsibility to those around you? In short, how can you be a better bystander? If you liked this episode, check out: \"How To Have a Fight That Actually Helps Your Relationship.\" Do you have a question with no easy answers? Send us a note at howto@slate.com or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001 and we might have you on the show. Subscribe for free on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen. Podcast production by Derek John and Rosemary Belson.","meta_description":"Originally Aired on Oct 12, 2021 On this episode of How To!, the second in a two part-series, Dan Christensen, a bus driver in Portland, Oregon, and Matt…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1809,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-to-with-mike-pesca-514226/episodes/how-to-keep-cool-in-a-crisis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-with-mike-pesca-514226/how-to-keep-cool-in-a-crisis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}