{"podcast":{"title":"Pod of Fame","slug":"pod-of-fame-626940","podcast_index_feed_id":626940,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1f26ac68/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.instagram.com/podoffame/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/5126282/5126282-1777866153573-f7477a8f94e89.jpg","author":"Jim Miloch","episode_count":354,"summary":"The podcast where we break down the resumes of athletes to determine whether or not they should get a call to their sports Hall of Fame.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T20:18:17.705346+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-of-fame-626940"},"episode":{"title":"Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird with Keith O'Brien","slug":"heartland-a-forgotten-place-an-impossible-dream-and-the-miracle-of-larry-bird-with-keith-o-brien","published_at":"2026-03-02T09:20:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-of-fame-626940/heartland-a-forgotten-place-an-impossible-dream-and-the-miracle-of-larry-bird-with-keith-o-brien","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-of-fame-626940","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podoffame/episodes/Heartland-A-Forgotten-Place--an-Impossible-Dream--and-the-Miracle-of-Larry-Bird-with-Keith-OBrien-e3ef2it","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1f26ac68/podcast/play/114837533/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-27%2F5f5c1024-3746-f731-58af-76d1394a3119.mp3","summary":"Jim welcomes award-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author Keith O'Brien to discuss his new book, “Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird." First, Keith and Jim discuss Larry Bird's unsung supporting cast on the 1979 Indiana State team (14:42). Next, they cover the "what if" scenario of Larry Bird playing all four seasons of his college career for Bobby Knight at Indiana University, before deciding who the GOAT of Indiana basketball is between John Wooden, Larry Bird, and Oscar Robertson (19:06). Finally, they debate whether we will ever see another Larry Bird again in college basketball (40:06).","meta_description":"Jim welcomes award-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author Keith O'Brien to discuss his new book, “Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2722,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pod-of-fame-626940/episodes/heartland-a-forgotten-place-an-impossible-dream-and-the-miracle-of-larry-bird-with-keith-o-brien/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-of-fame-626940/heartland-a-forgotten-place-an-impossible-dream-and-the-miracle-of-larry-bird-with-keith-o-brien.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}