{"podcast":{"title":"The Block Club Chicago Podcast","slug":"the-block-club-chicago-podcast-3685203","podcast_index_feed_id":3685203,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/qM5NtVST","website_url":"https://its-all-good-the-block-club-chicago-podcast.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/aa4ffcac-b42d-405a-88cc-74bdb802736c/d147c78c-4d2f-4164-aa85-405ca9b96b7c/3000x3000/screenshot-2024-07-02-at-12-26-36-pm.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Block Club Chicago","episode_count":418,"summary":"The important, emotional, inspiring stories affecting Chicagoans. New episodes Tuesdays, Thursdays, or whenever a BIG story breaks.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T10:17:04.550113+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-block-club-chicago-podcast-3685203"},"episode":{"title":"Colonoscopies Aren't THAT Bad -- But They're More Important Than Ever","slug":"colonoscopies-aren-t-that-bad-but-they-re-more-important-than-ever","published_at":"2026-03-31T10:20:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-block-club-chicago-podcast-3685203/colonoscopies-aren-t-that-bad-but-they-re-more-important-than-ever","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-block-club-chicago-podcast-3685203","url":"https://its-all-good-the-block-club-chicago-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/colonoscopies-arent-that-bad-but-theyre-more-important-than-ever-By8eGGqX","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/4b67569c-9b51-4285-820f-a5244ab668ca/7295b7d5-e3da-4a44-8389-7abb62c35c0c/episodes/audio/group/f211c92f-4ca0-4151-8f54-5f7f2b854315/group-item/bdef69ef-c85a-4424-afe0-491bdcb8d7bc/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=qM5NtVST","summary":"Dr. Salina Lee explains why colorectal cancer is highly preventable through early detection and demystifies the modern colonoscopy process. 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