{"podcast":{"title":"The Spark Bird Podcast","slug":"the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275","podcast_index_feed_id":7244275,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/558320/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/558320","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/7/f/0/a7f0d5c9400e486816c3140a3186d450/Untitled.png","author":"The Spark Bird Podcast","episode_count":43,"summary":"The Spark Bird Project is an ongoing community science initiative designed to gather, share, and study the stories of people's passion for birds. Research findings go directly back to community partners to inform their efforts towards inclusively sparking and sustaining birders. Learn more and share your story at www.spark-bird.org!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T16:17:54.849053+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275"},"episode":{"title":"Mike Sacopulos and the Passion Behind BWD","slug":"mike-sacopulos-and-the-passion-behind-bwd","published_at":"2025-08-29T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275/mike-sacopulos-and-the-passion-behind-bwd","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275","url":"https://338315cd-f04c-4c41-9dc9-36df2d149905.libsyn.com/mike-sacopulos-and-the-passion-behind-bwd","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/338315cd-f04c-4c41-9dc9-36df2d149905/Mike_Sacopulos_Episode_20.mp3?dest-id=4822875","summary":"In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally are joined by Mike Sacopulos, an attorney and publisher of Bird Watcher's Digest (BWD) Magazine. Mike shares how birding brought him comfort during a challenging period of his childhood, carrying him through big life transitions and eventually leading him to BWD. They also discuss the magazine's global artwork, the letters that remind Mike of its lasting impact, and how birding with BWD creates connections across generations of readers and birders alike. Resources & Links from This Episode 🌿 Learn more about Bird Watcher's Digest and subscribe at the BWD website . 📘 Connect with the BWD birding community on the BWD Facebook page . 🎁 Give the gift of birding! Surprise someone with a BWD subscription here . 🦆 Explore conservation efforts with Ducks Unlimited . ℹ️ Read more about their mission on the Ducks Unlimited About page . Show Notes by Kayla Gajewski","meta_description":"In this episode of The Spark Bird Podcast, our hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally are joined by Mike Sacopulos, an attorney and publisher of Bird Wat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2294,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275/episodes/mike-sacopulos-and-the-passion-behind-bwd/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275/mike-sacopulos-and-the-passion-behind-bwd.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}