{"podcast":{"title":"LIZ’S COFFEE CONNECTION","slug":"liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786","podcast_index_feed_id":6602786,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/TheCapitolCoffeeConnection/feed.xml","website_url":"https://TheCapitolCoffeeConnection.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17852355/Primary_Logo_Artajx5x.png","author":"Liz Hirsh Naftali","episode_count":98,"summary":"Tired of all the bad news? Liz’s Coffee Connection is a weekly podcast hosted by Liz Hirsh Naftali, featuring real conversations over coffee with thoughtful voices from all walks of life. Each episode explores stories of heart, humanity, and hope—reminding us what’s still good in the world. Part healing balm, part caffeine pick-me-up for the soul, this podcast invites you to stop doom scrolling, start joy scrolling, and remember that we have far more that connects us than divides us.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786"},"episode":{"title":"Holocaust Survivor Herta Amir: Memory, Survival, and the Courage to Speak I S3E13","slug":"holocaust-survivor-herta-amir-memory-survival-and-the-courage-to-speak-i-s3e13","published_at":"2026-04-14T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/holocaust-survivor-herta-amir-memory-survival-and-the-courage-to-speak-i-s3e13","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786","url":"https://TheCapitolCoffeeConnection.podbean.com/e/holocaust-survivor-herta-amir-memory-survival-and-the-courage-to-speak-i-s3e13/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/at5bfsw7yyrwdmq9/Herta_041326_Podcast8h7ml.mp3","summary":"Holocaust survivor Herta Amir joins Liz for a rare and deeply personal on-camera conversation—her first time publicly sharing her story. Though Liz has known Herta most of her life as a family friend and community leader, Herta remained silent for decades, like so many survivors. In this episode, she recounts her childhood in Czechoslovakia, the rise of anti-Jewish restrictions, years spent in hiding, her imprisonment in Bergen-Belsen, and her liberation by the British. She also reflects on that long silence—and why she’s breaking it now. In the wake of October 7, Herta felt an urgent need to speak, choosing this moment, and this conversation with Liz, to bear witness. A powerful story of survival, memory, and the responsibility to speak.","meta_description":"Holocaust survivor Herta Amir joins Liz for a rare and deeply personal on-camera conversation—her first time publicly sharing her story. Though Liz has kn…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2436,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/episodes/holocaust-survivor-herta-amir-memory-survival-and-the-courage-to-speak-i-s3e13/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/liz-s-coffee-connection-6602786/holocaust-survivor-herta-amir-memory-survival-and-the-courage-to-speak-i-s3e13.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}