{"podcast":{"title":"Humans","slug":"humans-7862207","podcast_index_feed_id":7862207,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/humans","website_url":"http://humanswithhank.com","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/e0/1f/16/58/e01f1658-c561-4770-a2e6-a5e6175a26a4/5cc4e0a25db1332d7ea0b898feea227ffbaf047b2264cfc9eefbcb2d12f74b1cebe1e83606b3a687bba8d0acef22fe1090a0871dbb0bf3736ebc19009f31d649.jpeg","author":"Hank Green","episode_count":7,"summary":"Hank Green is a creator and science communicator who desperately wants us to realize how bizarre and special we are. Every week he has a conversation with one of the eight billion weirdos living on planet Earth.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T22:19:55.631771+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/humans-7862207"},"episode":{"title":"Puzzle-Maker Wyna Liu's Just a Little Mean","slug":"puzzle-maker-wyna-liu-s-just-a-little-mean","published_at":"2026-06-11T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/humans-7862207/puzzle-maker-wyna-liu-s-just-a-little-mean","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/humans-7862207","url":"https://art19.com/shows/humans/episodes/27c78c0e-92b1-40c4-86e2-e79f4b5ed7e5","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/27c78c0e-92b1-40c4-86e2-e79f4b5ed7e5.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Wyna Liu is the maker of one of Hank's favorite games: Connections. In the New York Times game, players sort 16 words into four categories. Wyna and Hank geek out on what makes a great puzzle, why low-stakes activities matter, and how a category game ended up funding some of the best journalism in the world. Plus: Wyna hits Hank hard with the idea that no effort is wasted when you're a maker. Got a question or a comment? You can reach us at humans@hankgreen.com Find us on social media @humanswithhank","meta_description":"Wyna Liu is the maker of one of Hank's favorite games: Connections. In the New York Times game, players sort 16 words into four categories. Wyna and Hank…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3560,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/humans-7862207/episodes/puzzle-maker-wyna-liu-s-just-a-little-mean/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/humans-7862207/puzzle-maker-wyna-liu-s-just-a-little-mean.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}