{"podcast":{"title":"The Dogs Were Good (again)","slug":"the-dogs-were-good-again-7240786","podcast_index_feed_id":7240786,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/dogsweregoodagain","website_url":"https://www.youtube.com/@dog_rates","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/9a24eeaa-f97b-11ef-a590-ffafbba22fe4/image/a9cd58ed3fcd397564e9ceedd7be793e.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"WeRateDogs","episode_count":69,"summary":"The Dogs Were Good (again) is the only show brave enough to answer the question: were the dogs good this week? Join Matt Nelson of WeRateDogs as he identifies and discusses the best dogs from the week’s news, viral moments, and highlights from our increasingly massive database of good boys and girls. He is uniquely qualified to say things like \"wow that's a good dog\" or \"[unintelligible squealing due to cute dog].\" Follow the show! https://www.instagram.com/thedogsweregoodagain/ WeRateDogs: https://www.instagram.com/weratedogs/ https://www.tiktok.com/@weratedogs Matt: https://www.instagram.com/officialdogfather/ A 7EQUIS Production www.7equis.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T18:17:42.123171+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dogs-were-good-again-7240786"},"episode":{"title":"She Spent 20 Years With Sled Dogs. Then She Had to Say Goodbye. | The Dogs Were Good )again) | Ep. 68","slug":"she-spent-20-years-with-sled-dogs-then-she-had-to-say-goodbye-the-dogs-were-good-again-ep-68","published_at":"2026-06-25T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dogs-were-good-again-7240786/she-spent-20-years-with-sled-dogs-then-she-had-to-say-goodbye-the-dogs-were-good-again-ep-68","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dogs-were-good-again-7240786","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EQUIS6157812066.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EQUIS6157812066.mp3","summary":"This week Blair Braverman joins Matt to talk about her life as a professional dog musher, racing, and living her life with a pack of dogs. More Blair Braverman https://www.blairbraverman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/Blair_Braverman/ New episodes every Thursday! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7lPbxJLWGtCYrgLE2EZw5b?si=b468d66fac414f46 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dogs-were-good-again/id1800125192 Intro song by @HoveyBenjamin Chapters 00:00 | Intro 00:18 | Special Adoptable Guest Jessica! 03:12 | Blaire Braverman 07:50 | Younger Sled Dogs vs. Older Sled Dogs 16:22 | What Makes the Iditarod Such a Challenge? 19:32 | Blaire’s Essay in The New York Times 27:50 | The Dog Corner of the Internet 32:53 | Dogs as Teachers and Saviors 39:25 | Threats to Dogsledding 47:19 | Supporting Mushing and Blaire Braverman 57:08 | Last Looks with Jessica Adopt Jessica From Episode 68 https://www.realgood.dog/adopt#sl_embed&page=shelterluv_wrap_1735772816%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FRGR-A-308 Adopt Harold From Episode 67 https://www.realgood.dog/adopt#sl_embed&page=shelterluv_wrap_1735772816%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FRGR-A-293 Adopt Jimmy from Episode 66 https://www.realgood.dog/adopt#sl_embed&page=shelterluv_wrap_1735772816%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FRGR-A-307 Adopt Sharon from Episode 65 https://www.wagsandwalks.org/available-dogs-la/p/sharon Adopt Phyllis From Episode 63 https://www.realgood.dog/adopt#sl_embed&page=shelterluv_wrap_1735772816%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FRGR-A-301 Adopt Martha From Episode 62! https://www.realgood.dog/adopt#sl_embed&page=shelterluv_wrap_1735772816%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FRGR-A-299 Adopt Cider From Episode 61! https://www.wagsandwalks.org/available-dogs-la/p/cider Adopt Prince Lionel From Episode 60! https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/47071669-van-nuys-californi…","meta_description":"This week Blair Braverman joins Matt to talk about her life as a professional dog musher, racing, and living her life with a pack of dogs. More Blair Brav…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3650,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dogs-were-good-again-7240786/episodes/she-spent-20-years-with-sled-dogs-then-she-had-to-say-goodbye-the-dogs-were-good-again-ep-68/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dogs-were-good-again-7240786/she-spent-20-years-with-sled-dogs-then-she-had-to-say-goodbye-the-dogs-were-good-again-ep-68.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}