{"podcast":{"title":"Perennial AF","slug":"perennial-af-4037011","podcast_index_feed_id":4037011,"rss_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/2147701882/feed","website_url":"https://www.learnagroforestry.com/podcasts/perennial-af","image_url":"https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/file-uploads/site/2147639566/podcasts/860f20-c43e-36b-d5fc-7242b4d8027_Perennial_Af_2023_graphics_-_v1-03.png","author":"Savanna Institute","episode_count":83,"summary":"The Savanna Institute's podcast and blog about perennial agroforestry (AF) features interviews, questions from listeners, inside jokes, and more. Subscribe to Perennial AF to hear real AF conversations with some of the Midwest's top agroforesters and perennial farmers! More at https://www.savannainstitute.org/perennialAF","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T04:20:13.204996+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/perennial-af-4037011"},"episode":{"title":"Stockbroker to Black Currant Breeder: The Dick McGinnis Story with Lily Hislop","slug":"stockbroker-to-black-currant-breeder-the-dick-mcginnis-story-with-lily-hislop","published_at":"2025-10-15T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/perennial-af-4037011/stockbroker-to-black-currant-breeder-the-dick-mcginnis-story-with-lily-hislop","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/perennial-af-4037011","url":"https://www.learnagroforestry.com/podcasts/perennial-af/episodes/2149097914","audio_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149097914.mp3","summary":"Dick McGinnis, a black currant breeder based in British Columbia, began his career as a stockbroker before devoting many years to developing cold-hardy, blight-resistant black currant varieties. The Savanna Institute acquired Dick McGinnis’s breeding program in 2022. In this episode, Savanna Institute researcher Lily Hislop explains what’s next for the “McGinnis cultivars,” and we’ll hear from Dick McGinnis himself, who recorded a webinar with our staff last year. Show notes at www.SavannaInstitute.org/PerennialAF","meta_description":"Dick McGinnis, a black currant breeder based in British Columbia, began his career as a stockbroker before devoting many years to developing cold-hardy, b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4317,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/perennial-af-4037011/episodes/stockbroker-to-black-currant-breeder-the-dick-mcginnis-story-with-lily-hislop/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/perennial-af-4037011/stockbroker-to-black-currant-breeder-the-dick-mcginnis-story-with-lily-hislop.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}