{"podcast":{"title":"Two Chicks with Hiking Sticks","slug":"two-chicks-with-hiking-sticks-7330857","podcast_index_feed_id":7330857,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68117c6753ed555148b0c2af","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/two-chicks-with-hiking-sticks","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1745975842577-cb79c7a1-6d1a-40f3-967d-87f30a5302c2.jpeg","author":"Monica Gonzalez and Susan Resendez","episode_count":64,"summary":"Two Chicks with Hiking Sticks is a podcast that aims to entertain and educate about the outdoors through experiences that will empower us to explore the rich intersections of culture, history, and the natural world. We really appreciate your support over these last few months. We've had comments from several of you asking about merchandise and we heard you! The Two Chicks with Hiking Sticks storefront is now open and we'd love it if you would consider supporting our endeavor to inform and educate about our cultural, historical, and natural world by buying a t-shirt or sticker or pin to help spread the word by buying a t-shirt or sticker or pin. If you see something you like on the storefront but would like it more personalized, send a direct message and we'll do our best to accommodate your request! Thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T04:20:29.815720+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/two-chicks-with-hiking-sticks-7330857"},"episode":{"title":"Fort Scott: From Indian Frontier to Civil War Stronghold","slug":"fort-scott-from-indian-frontier-to-civil-war-stronghold","published_at":"2026-04-23T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/two-chicks-with-hiking-sticks-7330857/fort-scott-from-indian-frontier-to-civil-war-stronghold","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/two-chicks-with-hiking-sticks-7330857","url":"https://twochickswithhikingsticks.com","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68117c6753ed555148b0c2af/e/69dff655de282b9272a69879/media.mp3","summary":"Step back in time at Fort Scott National Historic Site in Kansas. It is a place where America’s frontier dreams, broken promises, and Civil War struggles all collided. Built in 1842 to enforce the Permanent Indian Frontier , Fort Scott quickly became a symbol of westward expansion, Native displacement, and the tension that fueled Bleeding Kansas . During the Civil War, it transformed into a Union supply depot and the birthplace of the First Kansas Colored Infantry. In fact, it was the first African American regiment from a Northern state to see combat. In this episode, we explore Fort Scott’s cultural, natural, and historic impact —from its role in Native American history and frontier military strategy, to its preserved tallgrass prairie and Civil War legacy. Fort Scott isn’t just a fort. It's a story of America’s struggle with land, identity, and freedom. #FortScott #NationalHistoricSite #CivilWarHistory #BleedingKansas #PermanentIndianFrontier #AfricanAmericanHistory #USHistoryPodcast #NativeAmericanHistory #KansasHistory #FrontierLife #AmericanHistory Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Step back in time at Fort Scott National Historic Site in Kansas. It is a place where America’s frontier dreams, broken promises, and Civil War struggles…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1220,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/two-chicks-with-hiking-sticks-7330857/episodes/fort-scott-from-indian-frontier-to-civil-war-stronghold/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/two-chicks-with-hiking-sticks-7330857/fort-scott-from-indian-frontier-to-civil-war-stronghold.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}