{"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":"Sen. Tina Smith on midterms, Farm Bill and her final Minnesota state fair as a senator","slug":"sen-tina-smith-on-midterms-farm-bill-and-her-final-minnesota-state-fair-as-a-senator","published_at":"2026-08-27T15:08:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/minnesota-now-4397657/sen-tina-smith-on-midterms-farm-bill-and-her-final-minnesota-state-fair-as-a-senator","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/minnesota-now-4397657","url":"https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/08/27/sen-tina-smith-on-midterms-farm-bill-and-her-final-minnesota-state-fair-as-a-senator","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_08272026_smith_20260827_128.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-MNNow&awEpisodeId=01M11W7FNK1Y1RJY7MDM0W75V5","summary":"Over the next 12 days, Minnesotans will walk through the state fair gates to encounter animals, art and decadent food. Politicians will have a chance to meet voters face-to-face, which could be especially important in a competitive midterm election year like 2026. Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith kicked off one of the year’s the most significant statewide races when she announced in 2025 she would not seek reelection. DFL Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan and Republican sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya are running for the seat. Smith now has a few months left in her term, with major budget and farming legislation before Congress. She joined MPR News host Nina Moini on the MPR stage.","meta_description":"Over the next 12 days, Minnesotans will walk through the state fair gates to encounter animals, art and decadent food. Politicians will have a chance to m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":676,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/minnesota-now-4397657/episodes/sen-tina-smith-on-midterms-farm-bill-and-her-final-minnesota-state-fair-as-a-senator/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/sen-tina-smith-on-midterms-farm-bill-and-her-final-minnesota-state-fair-as-a-senator.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}