{"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 90: Trader Joe's Goes to Italy and Gets Sauced","slug":"episode-90-trader-joe-s-goes-to-italy-and-gets-sauced","published_at":"2025-05-19T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-trader-joe-s-178375/episode-90-trader-joe-s-goes-to-italy-and-gets-sauced","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-trader-joe-s-178375","url":"https://insidetjs.libsyn.com/episode-90-trader-joes-goes-to-italy-and-gets-sauced","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/insidetjs/Trader_Joes_Goes_to_Italy_and_Gets_Sauced.mp3?dest-id=704103","summary":"Imagine a small town in western Italy, home to a family-owned company that got its start canning fresh fruits and veggies more than 80 years ago. Now imagine that company in 2025, still owned by the same family, and still preserving the flavors of the local produce – not just in canned fruits and veggies, but in supremely satisfying sauces, too. And now imagine you're listening to a podcast… oh, wait, here's where reality and imagination intersect. In this episode of Inside Trader Joe's, we're up close and personal with the supplier of a number of Trader Joe's sauces – including Lemon Pesto, recently returned to our grocery shelves for a limited time. It's a captivating conversation that covers topics as wide-ranging as tradition and innovation, and definitely left us hungry for more. Pass the pesto, please! Transcript (PDF)","meta_description":"Imagine a small town in western Italy, home to a family-owned company that got its start canning fresh fruits and veggies more than 80 years ago. Now imag…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1520,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/inside-trader-joe-s-178375/episodes/episode-90-trader-joe-s-goes-to-italy-and-gets-sauced/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-90-trader-joe-s-goes-to-italy-and-gets-sauced.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}