{"podcast":{"title":"Minnesota Now","slug":"minnesota-now-4397657","podcast_index_feed_id":4397657,"rss_url":"https://feeds.publicradio.org/public_feeds/minnesota-now","website_url":"https://www.mprnews.org/shows/minnesotanow","image_url":"https://img.apmcdn.org/e601b59f214a8e0f826ffa7d220b2508992ad11a/uncropped/9cdeb5-20241108-minnesota-now-with-nina-moini-2000.jpg","author":"Minnesota Public Radio","episode_count":70,"summary":"Live, down to earth, unscripted interviews that aim to connect, inform and entertain. Real people share real stories with MPR News host Nina Moini. It’s journalism that doesn’t take itself too seriously and puts people first.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-04T08:17:55.538195+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/minnesota-now-4397657"},"episode":{"title":"Minnesota Now: Live from the State Fair on Aug. 27, 2026","slug":"minnesota-now-live-from-the-state-fair-on-aug-27-2026","published_at":"2026-08-27T18:59:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/minnesota-now-4397657/minnesota-now-live-from-the-state-fair-on-aug-27-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/minnesota-now-4397657","url":"https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/08/27/minnesota-now-state-fair-aug-27-2026","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/minnesota/podcasts/minnesota_now/2026/08/27/mn_now_260827_MN_Now_Full_at_the_fair_20260827_128.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-MNNow&awEpisodeId=01M127A67JGMWQG3SW2VTM4HSP","summary":"Minnesota Now live from opening day of the Minnesota State Fair! The State Fair has historically become a stumping ground for politicians. As we gear up for the midterms, we heard from outgoing U.S. Sen. Tina Smith. Plus, the fair is built on agriculture. Farmers from across the state bring their livestock. We met two baby animals being shown at this year’s fair. And crop art has become a main attraction. We learned about the craft and how it’s grown. We also talked to local musician Sophie Hiroko and heard some of her music.","meta_description":"Minnesota Now live from opening day of the Minnesota State Fair! The State Fair has historically become a stumping ground for politicians. As we gear up f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3538,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/minnesota-now-4397657/episodes/minnesota-now-live-from-the-state-fair-on-aug-27-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/minnesota-now-4397657/minnesota-now-live-from-the-state-fair-on-aug-27-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}