{"podcast":{"title":"Merlin’s Barn Podcast","slug":"merlin-s-barn-podcast-7101492","podcast_index_feed_id":7101492,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/2587621.rss","website_url":"https://merlinsbarn.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/2587621/d3f44831f4fe6c2e1f64a1245deabd1d.jpg","author":"Merlin's Barn","episode_count":47,"summary":"Join Merlin and friends on their fortnightly podcast as they explore the backroads, the quirky, the obsessed, the creative and discuss the detours that make life interesting. There are many stories in Merlin's Barn.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T14:21:44.537335+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/merlin-s-barn-podcast-7101492"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 29: Prepping for the Alaska Highway","slug":"ep-29-prepping-for-the-alaska-highway","published_at":"2025-11-18T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/merlin-s-barn-podcast-7101492/ep-29-prepping-for-the-alaska-highway","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/merlin-s-barn-podcast-7101492","url":"https://merlinsbarn.substack.com/p/ep-29-prepping-for-the-alaska-highway","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/179176860/b95b5b132eaa3f1a6913f1511fc0c4ea.mp3","summary":"The gang discuss roadtrip stories as a lead in to Merlin’s Alaska or Rust vintage Jeep Journey. Merlin describes how the Alaska or Rust plan eveolved, how he was invited to join, and how a series of breakdowns almost kept him from going. Saved in the end by hours of work, good friends and a donation by an amazing auto repair shop, this is the beginning of the Alaska or Rust Story. This is the first of a series of episodes covering a 28 day 13,000 mile journey that will upload once a month. The book is available here: https://hansonmechanical.wordpress.com/alaska-or-rust-book/ Enjoy our episodes? Please consider subscribing in order to support further development of this podcast. We have much more planned for you!! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit merlinsbarn.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"The gang discuss roadtrip stories as a lead in to Merlin’s Alaska or Rust vintage Jeep Journey. Merlin describes how the Alaska or Rust plan eveolved, how…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2781,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/merlin-s-barn-podcast-7101492/episodes/ep-29-prepping-for-the-alaska-highway/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/merlin-s-barn-podcast-7101492/ep-29-prepping-for-the-alaska-highway.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}