{"podcast":{"title":"NYC NOW","slug":"nyc-now-6286818","podcast_index_feed_id":6286818,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/ysE9ORt_","website_url":"https://wnyc.org/browse/shows/nyc-now","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/da5ebfe4-b493-43ab-991b-8b85ea806757/a15384ab-50a8-4c7b-afe6-5e2d7c9e33ff/3000x3000/nynow-wnyc-logo-hex-3000px.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"WNYC","episode_count":2000,"summary":"NYC Now helps New Yorkers understand the city through original reporting and sharp analysis from WNYC and Gothamist. The show digs into the news, culture, and conversations shaping life in New York, three times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, hosted by Janae Pierre.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T08:19:47.278824+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nyc-now-6286818"},"episode":{"title":"How a Comic and an Actress Started a Rikers Women's Book Club","slug":"how-a-comic-and-an-actress-started-a-rikers-women-s-book-club","published_at":"2026-07-15T20:13:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nyc-now-6286818/how-a-comic-and-an-actress-started-a-rikers-women-s-book-club","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nyc-now-6286818","url":"https://wnyc.org/browse/shows/nyc-now","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/14/prfx.byspotify.com/e/dts.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/waaa.wnyc.org/33c7ae6b-7c23-4545-9ad0-2f257faad273/episodes/ebde2c0f-be00-48f9-82e8-19e1403f98d2/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=33c7ae6b-7c23-4545-9ad0-2f257faad273&awEpisodeId=ebde2c0f-be00-48f9-82e8-19e1403f98d2&feed=ysE9ORt_","summary":"In 2024, comedian Nora Fried started a monthly book club for women incarcerated at Rikers Island. What began with nine women and a copy of Tara Westover's \"Educated\" has grown into a nonprofit called Rosebuds Reading Collective, with actress and author Julia Fox now leading a monthly creative writing workshop inside the jail. Nora joins Janae to talk about how it all came together. Photo: Rosebuds Reading Collective Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.","meta_description":"In 2024, comedian Nora Fried started a monthly book club for women incarcerated at Rikers Island. What began with nine women and a copy of Tara Westover's…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1618,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nyc-now-6286818/episodes/how-a-comic-and-an-actress-started-a-rikers-women-s-book-club/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nyc-now-6286818/how-a-comic-and-an-actress-started-a-rikers-women-s-book-club.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}