{"podcast":{"title":"Mark of the Maker","slug":"mark-of-the-maker-405117","podcast_index_feed_id":405117,"rss_url":"https://markofthemaker.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.markofthemaker.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/9/c/7/69c7553092c15278/Logo-01_Final-1400.png","author":"Mark Stheiner","episode_count":180,"summary":"Mark of the Maker is a panel discussion with renowned custom knife makers Tom Krein, Sean Kendrick and Michael Burch, and hosted by Mark Stheiner. The format is much like a group of friends sitting around in The Pit at Blade Show, talking knives - a look at life from the perspective of the maker as well as the collector. Covering broader topics such as tactical knife history, trends, industry commentary and influences of social media, as well as conversations with other knifemakers, collectors and notable figures in and around the custom knife world. Music: \"noir guitar\" by Stevie's Amp Shack, from the Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T06:20:19.135174+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-of-the-maker-405117"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 139: Three Card Monte","slug":"episode-139-three-card-monte","published_at":"2025-09-29T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-of-the-maker-405117/episode-139-three-card-monte","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-of-the-maker-405117","url":"http://www.markofthemaker.com","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/markofthemaker/Episode_139__Three_Card_Monte.mp3?dest-id=624014","summary":"We managed to get the whole crew back together for a picks episode, each finding three knives with \"wildcard\" as the only rule. Some of us made predictable picks, but some took the wildcard assignment seriously and colored far outside their usual lines. Super fun one and some gems we found, so watch our FB group or have your search engine warmed up! Find us at our Patreon and follow us on Instagram @markofthemaker or join our discussion group on Facebook for more conversation.","meta_description":"We managed to get the whole crew back together for a picks episode, each finding three knives with \"wildcard\" as the only rule. Some of us made predictabl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6297,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mark-of-the-maker-405117/episodes/episode-139-three-card-monte/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mark-of-the-maker-405117/episode-139-three-card-monte.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}