{"podcast":{"title":"Inside Trader Joe's","slug":"inside-trader-joe-s-178375","podcast_index_feed_id":178375,"rss_url":"https://insidetjs.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.traderjoes.com/home/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/5/7/f/f57f58c9a585ec01/TJ-PodcastLogo-Final.jpg","author":"Trader Joe's","episode_count":136,"summary":"Welcome to Inside Trader Joe's, the only podcast about Trader Joe's, by Trader Joe's. This one's the real deal, the \"official\" Trader Joe's podcast, if you will. Looking for stories about your favorite products? Curious about what makes your neighborhood TJ's tick? Or just excited about what's coming soon to your Trader Joe's? This, friends, is the podcast for you! From our humble beginnings as a small chain of eclectic Southern California convenience stores, Trader Joe's has grown to become a national chain of 633 (and counting) neighborhood grocery stores, employing more than 70,000 Crew Members. How? By being comfortable with being different. Every episode takes you Inside Trader Joe's in a podcast series only Trader Joe's could deliver. Let's go Inside Trader Joe's. And thanks for listening.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T22:18:56.248274+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-trader-joe-s-178375"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 102: This Blonde Chocolate Walks Into Trader Joe's","slug":"episode-102-this-blonde-chocolate-walks-into-trader-joe-s","published_at":"2026-02-16T17:38:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-trader-joe-s-178375/episode-102-this-blonde-chocolate-walks-into-trader-joe-s","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-trader-joe-s-178375","url":"https://insidetjs.libsyn.com/episode-102-this-blonde-chocolate-walks-into-trader-joes","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/insidetjs/This_Blonde_Chocolate_Walks_Into_Trader_Joes.mp3?dest-id=704103","summary":"Sometimes a chocolate bar is just a chocolate bar. And sometimes it's something else entirely. Sometimes it's an experience, and sometimes that experience comes with a remarkable history. Trader Joe's Blonde Bar, our first foray into the world of blonde chocolate, is this kind of chocolate bar. Join us as we pay a visit to our Italian bean-to-bar chocolate supplier, where the third generation of the founding family is both honoring their history and embracing modern technologies to push the boundaries of what's possible. Transcript (PDF)","meta_description":"Sometimes a chocolate bar is just a chocolate bar. And sometimes it's something else entirely. Sometimes it's an experience, and sometimes that experience…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1629,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/inside-trader-joe-s-178375/episodes/episode-102-this-blonde-chocolate-walks-into-trader-joe-s/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-trader-joe-s-178375/episode-102-this-blonde-chocolate-walks-into-trader-joe-s.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}