{"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":27,"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":"2026-06-10T12:20:07.982515+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mic-check-7094205"},"episode":{"title":"Ferocious Love in Chicago","slug":"ferocious-love-in-chicago","published_at":"2025-11-12T18:36:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mic-check-7094205/ferocious-love-in-chicago","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mic-check-7094205","url":"https://www.isabellebarbour.com/stories/ferocious-love-in-chicago/","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/b811e0d8/5325d5a6.mp3","summary":"Isabelle interviews Shannon Downey, aka Badass Cross Stitch , a nationally recognized activist, artist, author and educator. Shannon lives in Chicago and has been organizing community members and resisting the violence of federal agents deployed as part of the Trump administration's Operation Midway Blitz. Since its start in September of 2025 -- this federal invasion of an American city -- has grown in both size and brutality. But something that should not get lost in this narrative is the love, bravery and ferocity that Chicagoans are exhibiting as they defend their communities and their city. Their organizing and tactics provide a model for communities around the country. Photo by: Shannon Downey","meta_description":"Isabelle interviews Shannon Downey, aka Badass Cross Stitch , a nationally recognized activist, artist, author and educator. Shannon lives in Chicago and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1624,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mic-check-7094205/episodes/ferocious-love-in-chicago/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/ferocious-love-in-chicago.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}