{"podcast":{"title":"Reflections on Interpretation: Talking Story with Guides and Interpreters","slug":"reflections-on-interpretation-talking-story-with-guides-and-interpreters-6293403","podcast_index_feed_id":6293403,"rss_url":"https://timfmerriman.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://timfmerriman.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/16244294/Talking-Story_pmr532.jpeg","author":"timfmerriman","episode_count":98,"summary":"Tim Merriman talks story with guides and interpreters worldwide who help people in parks, zoos, museums, nature centers, science centers and tour companies learn more about unique places, people and stories around the world.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T00:17:06.000033+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reflections-on-interpretation-talking-story-with-guides-and-interpreters-6293403"},"episode":{"title":"Michael Stuckey, CIT, Talks Story with Bill Gwaltney and Tim Merirman on Reflections on Interpretation","slug":"michael-stuckey-cit-talks-story-with-bill-gwaltney-and-tim-merirman-on-reflections-on-interpretation","published_at":"2025-07-26T21:11:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reflections-on-interpretation-talking-story-with-guides-and-interpreters-6293403/michael-stuckey-cit-talks-story-with-bill-gwaltney-and-tim-merirman-on-reflections-on-interpretation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reflections-on-interpretation-talking-story-with-guides-and-interpreters-6293403","url":"https://timfmerriman.podbean.com/e/michael-stuckey-cit-talks-story-with-bill-gwaltney-and-tim-merirman-on-reflections-on-interpretation/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ptefyjhrirje8a34/MichaelStuckey.mp3","summary":"Michael Stuckey had a career of many decades with National Park Service working in both natural and cultural history parks in a variety of roles, but especially in interpretation. He tells his own story well, \"Born in Los Angeles and somehow history grabbed me early on. I began to explore how to work with it professionally. Richmond Battlefield in Virginia was my first park and from there I was able to work in a dozen other parks and sites – natural and historical – and feel that the 33 years where the most wonderful one could imagine. My favorite park? Historically there is a tie between Antietam and Pearl Harbor, and the natural park is hands down, Yosemite. Interpretation has always been my focus, but I have worn many hats including law enforcement, resources management, wildland fire, management, acting Superintendent, and a special niche in living history. I worked with the Interpretive Development Program for several years as an instructor and that taught me tons about how interpretation can and should work. #timmerriman #heritageinterpretation #NationalParks #PublicLands #ConservationConversation #ParksLeadership #NatureTalks #Park","meta_description":"Michael Stuckey had a career of many decades with National Park Service working in both natural and cultural history parks in a variety of roles, but espe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2578,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reflections-on-interpretation-talking-story-with-guides-and-interpreters-6293403/episodes/michael-stuckey-cit-talks-story-with-bill-gwaltney-and-tim-merirman-on-reflections-on-interpretation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reflections-on-interpretation-talking-story-with-guides-and-interpreters-6293403/michael-stuckey-cit-talks-story-with-bill-gwaltney-and-tim-merirman-on-reflections-on-interpretation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}