{"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":"Pedro Hoffmeister and the Osprey's Catch","slug":"pedro-hoffmeister-and-the-osprey-s-catch","published_at":"2025-09-26T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275/pedro-hoffmeister-and-the-osprey-s-catch","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275","url":"https://338315cd-f04c-4c41-9dc9-36df2d149905.libsyn.com/pedro-hoffmeister-and-the-ospreys-catch","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/338315cd-f04c-4c41-9dc9-36df2d149905/Pedro_Episode_22.mp3?dest-id=4822875","summary":"In this week's episode, hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome writer, educator, and professional rock climber Pedro Hoffmeister. What began as a remembrance trip for a friend's grandfather turned into an unexpected spark bird story. Despite setbacks, Pedro embraced the adventure! He shares how spending time in nature, along with meditation and cognitive therapy, helped him slow down, observe more birds, and heal after a traumatic brain injury. Resources & Links from This Episode 📸 You can follow Pedro to catch snapshots of him rock climbing, his daily life, and writing updates on Instagram at @pedro_hoffmeister . 🎬 He also shares videos and creative work on TikTok at @pedro_hoffmeister . 📖 To connect with him on Facebook, visit Pedro Casapardo Hoffmeister . 🌐 Learn more about Pedro and explore his books and projects on his website, pedrohoffmeister.com . 🎙️ Pedro's newest project, the American Afterlife Podcast, launches this October! Find it and follow for new episodes this Fall on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and iHeart . Show Notes by Kayla Gajewski","meta_description":"In this week's episode, hosts Jenn Lodi-Smith and Janet McNally welcome writer, educator, and professional rock climber Pedro Hoffmeister. What began as a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2917,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-spark-bird-podcast-7244275/episodes/pedro-hoffmeister-and-the-osprey-s-catch/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/pedro-hoffmeister-and-the-osprey-s-catch.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}