{"podcast":{"title":"The Old School","slug":"the-old-school-3916563","podcast_index_feed_id":3916563,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-old-school","website_url":"https://aharteducation.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/yuj9GYTiKVf10YiaZWweox1fBk3eEee6xPAIvoCBw20/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE4MTMyLzE2MTY3/Njc3NjQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Steven J. Bourgeois, PhD","episode_count":161,"summary":"Dr. Steven Bourgeois and Mr. Ross Miller lead an informal discussion between a current and a former teacher on topics that challenge \"best practices\" in contemporary education. In keeping with Neil Postman (1979), we support the conserving function of education: “Its aim at all times is to make visible the prevailing biases of a culture and then, by employing whatever philosophies of education are available, to oppose them.”","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T06:18:53.003072+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-old-school-3916563"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 149: On Doctors and Health Care","slug":"episode-149-on-doctors-and-health-care","published_at":"2026-03-03T01:37:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-old-school-3916563/episode-149-on-doctors-and-health-care","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-old-school-3916563","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/313da4ae","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/313da4ae/642fe383.mp3","summary":"Your two favorite curmudgeons set their sights on doctors in particular and the health care system in general. While there is much to love and admire about our health system, there are idiosyncrasies that annoy the hosts - from quick primary doctor visits to the tone that some physicians have when speaking to us to a host of other little things that lead to one big episode. What are you biggest pet peeves about going to the doctor? Leave a comment. The pod would love to hear from you.","meta_description":"Your two favorite curmudgeons set their sights on doctors in particular and the health care system in general. While there is much to love and admire abou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3112,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-old-school-3916563/episodes/episode-149-on-doctors-and-health-care/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-old-school-3916563/episode-149-on-doctors-and-health-care.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}