{"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":18,"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":"2026-09-25T00:20:58.932977+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/humans-7862207"},"episode":{"title":"Sam Forstag Might Be My Congressman","slug":"sam-forstag-might-be-my-congressman","published_at":"2026-08-20T11:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/humans-7862207/sam-forstag-might-be-my-congressman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/humans-7862207","url":"https://art19.com/shows/humans/episodes/1214a34b-b3bd-439d-afbc-941dbbbfd200","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/1214a34b-b3bd-439d-afbc-941dbbbfd200.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Sam Forstag is a former smokejumper who’s running for Congress in Montana’s U.S. House District 1. He’s the Democratic candidate, but is he actually a Democrat? Hank and Sam break down what’s wrong with the two-party system, how the U.S. manages its public lands, and whether there’s hope for the housing crisis. Sam believes government work isn't too different from fighting fires — you have to swing a tool and work like hell. Got a question or a comment? You can reach us at humans@hankgreen.com Find us on social media @humanswithhank Find Sam Forstag on social media @samforstag","meta_description":"Sam Forstag is a former smokejumper who’s running for Congress in Montana’s U.S. House District 1. He’s the Democratic candidate, but is he actually a Dem…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3733,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/humans-7862207/episodes/sam-forstag-might-be-my-congressman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/humans-7862207/sam-forstag-might-be-my-congressman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}