{"podcast":{"title":"The Hilliard Beacon Podcast","slug":"the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112","podcast_index_feed_id":6738112,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1393118.rss","website_url":"https://hilliardbeacon.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1393118/1f58ab1b814678e37dee10e1c6b1c18b.jpg","author":"Franklin Street Creative","episode_count":147,"summary":"As The Hilliard Beacon our only goal is to help keep you informed and develop a reliable source of steady information and reporting for you - our community.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T16:20:08.730096+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112"},"episode":{"title":"HBAC 157: Head, Heart, Hands and Health","slug":"hbac-157-head-heart-hands-and-health","published_at":"2026-06-18T17:00:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112/hbac-157-head-heart-hands-and-health","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112","url":"https://hilliardbeacon.substack.com/p/hbac-157-head-heart-hands-and-health","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200687516/99a9f00f622b873011f62ec14409e9a0.mp3","summary":"We open the latest episode of the Audio Companion by welcoming Sam Swank , a longtime member of 4-H , who discussed his experiences with the organization and his current project studying yeast breads. Sam, who joined 4-H at age six, described the program as a place where you learn about nature, practical skills and career interests while pursuing projects that match your passions. His own interests have ranged from birding and fishing to baking. Currently working on a yeast bread project for the county fair, Sam turned the tables on Jordan and asked thoughtful questions about donut making, including how yeast is activated, how commercial baking differs from home baking, and what kind of training is needed to become a professional baker. The conversation highlighted one of 4-H’s enduring strengths: its ability to introduce young people to skilled trades, science, agriculture and entrepreneurship through hands-on learning. Founded more than a century ago, with deep roots in Ohio, 4-H remains one of the nation’s largest youth development organizations, reaching millions of participants through local clubs and county fairs. The second half of the program shifted to a much more contentious and now familiar subject: the rapid expansion of data centers across Ohio. Joining the second half of our show was Amy Swank , Sam’s mother and a prominent grassroots advocate who has become one of the state’s most active voices examining the impacts of large-scale data center development. Swank said her interest began when a proposed facility was slated for construction near her home. Since then, she has traveled the state speaking with communities facing similar projects and helping residents understand zoning processes, public records requests and the economics behind fast-moving data…","meta_description":"We open the latest episode of the Audio Companion by welcoming Sam Swank , a longtime member of 4-H , who discussed his experiences with the organization…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2645,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112/episodes/hbac-157-head-heart-hands-and-health/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112/hbac-157-head-heart-hands-and-health.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}