{"podcast":{"title":"Mic Check","slug":"mic-check-7094205","podcast_index_feed_id":7094205,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/mic-check","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/rZDjbJVFXB6KSrMQvoxtJcGAYSAhCrpbCIRXTiXQVLg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82ZDJk/ODBmMzA4MmMwM2Uy/YWQ2MDIyODRjYjkz/MGE4My5wbmc.jpg","author":"WPKN","episode_count":33,"summary":"WPKN’s ½-hour weekly public affairs and community discussion program. Our diverse roster of hosts presents a wide range of topics for discussion: focusing on global, national, and regional issues and their effect on the local Connecticut community. Just as the phrase “Mic Check” was used to mobilize people to create a human microphone during the Occupy Movement, this weekly program will amplify our local community’s many concerns and voices and bring them to the air-waves.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-27T04:21:16.268291+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mic-check-7094205"},"episode":{"title":"Countering Authoritarianism and Protecting the Midterm Elections: A Conversation with Jill Garvey","slug":"countering-authoritarianism-and-protecting-the-midterm-elections-a-conversation-with-jill-garvey","published_at":"2026-08-14T04:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mic-check-7094205/countering-authoritarianism-and-protecting-the-midterm-elections-a-conversation-with-jill-garvey","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mic-check-7094205","url":"https://www.isabellebarbour.com/stories/countering-authoritarianism-protecting-elections-jill-garvey/","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/4d624487/65a93e16.mp3","summary":"Isabelle speaks with Jill Garvey, the Director of States at the Core (STAC), about how we protect Democracy in the United States of America. Jill has considerable expertise in authoritarianism and community organizing. STAC has provided support to many communities in the US as they organize against threats to human rights and democracy. STAC is currently providing election protection trainings. Learn more at statesatthecore.substack.com .","meta_description":"Isabelle speaks with Jill Garvey, the Director of States at the Core (STAC), about how we protect Democracy in the United States of America. Jill has cons…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1730,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mic-check-7094205/episodes/countering-authoritarianism-and-protecting-the-midterm-elections-a-conversation-with-jill-garvey/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mic-check-7094205/countering-authoritarianism-and-protecting-the-midterm-elections-a-conversation-with-jill-garvey.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}