{"podcast":{"title":"Trollin' the Mitten","slug":"trollin-the-mitten-6994211","podcast_index_feed_id":6994211,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/trollin-the-mitten/","website_url":"https://trollin-the-mitten.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4bf95bd6-a0b5-444e-9c3d-e246ce2b5df4/TTM-Avatar.jpg","author":"LCC Connect","episode_count":16,"summary":"Whether you consider yourself a Michiganian or a Michigander, you'll love Trollin' the Mitten! Join Aral Gribble, a lifelong Michigan \"troll\" and LCC student, as he combines improv, spoof, skit comedy, and radio theater to both poke fun at and celebrate the Great Lakes State. From the Isle Royale National Park to the Gordie Howe International Bridge, Trollin’ the Mitten is bound to rock the docks and shake the shores in at least four out of five Great Lakes!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T08:17:04.022043+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trollin-the-mitten-6994211"},"episode":{"title":"Big Lug…?","slug":"big-lug","published_at":"2024-10-22T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trollin-the-mitten-6994211/big-lug","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trollin-the-mitten-6994211","url":"https://trollin-the-mitten.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/b2434f7a-40b3-450f-870a-b878acb3c452/Trollin-the-Mitten-Ep-006-Who-s-a-Big-Lug-Catherine-Diebold.mp3","summary":"In this episode, the incomparable Catherine Diebold joins the podcast as Lansing’s favorite fuzzy dino, “Big Lug,” the mascot for Lansing’s minor league baseball team, the Lugnuts…sort of. Both for legal and comedic reasons, Catherine has adeptly created a character that is nothing short of an enigma, living in a space of ambiguity when it comes to identity. Catherine Diebold is another LCC Alumni, and a professional dancer and teaching artist. She and her mother, Vicki (who teaches Dance at LCC), run “The Dance Studio” in Charlotte, MI. Website: The Dance Studio Charlotte ________________ Website: Aral Gribble Instagram: Gribbles 'n' Bits YouTube: Trollin' the Mitten","meta_description":"In this episode, the incomparable Catherine Diebold joins the podcast as Lansing’s favorite fuzzy dino, “Big Lug,” the mascot for Lansing’s minor league b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1246,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/trollin-the-mitten-6994211/episodes/big-lug/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trollin-the-mitten-6994211/big-lug.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}