{"podcast":{"title":"Tying It Together with Tim Boyum","slug":"tying-it-together-with-tim-boyum-18822","podcast_index_feed_id":18822,"rss_url":"https://tyingittogether.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.spectrumlocalnews.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/2/d/1/d2d194139964bf58bafc7308ab683e82/1920x1920_TyingItTogether_Podcast_SN_Logo.jpg","author":"Spectrum News","episode_count":100,"summary":"With the speed of the local news cycle, it's easy to forget that the politicians who represent us and the influencers in our communities are more than just a soundbite. North Carolina's veteran reporter and anchor, Tim Boyum, loosens his signature bow tie to give listeners a glimpse behind the curtain, showing us who these power players really are and why they do what they do. Through Tim's candid conversations on \"Tying It Together,\" his guests reveal their most fascinating life stories, passions, and help all of us get a better grasp on the issues affecting our communities.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T14:18:18.137848+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tying-it-together-with-tim-boyum-18822"},"episode":{"title":"Tim Boyum talks with State Senator Michael Garrett on ICE, Bad Bunny","slug":"tim-boyum-talks-with-state-senator-michael-garrett-on-ice-bad-bunny","published_at":"2026-02-18T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tying-it-together-with-tim-boyum-18822/tim-boyum-talks-with-state-senator-michael-garrett-on-ice-bad-bunny","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tying-it-together-with-tim-boyum-18822","url":"https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/politics/tying-it-together-with-tim-boyum","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/tyingittogether/MICHAEL_GARRETT_AUDIO_POD.mp3?dest-id=1462670","summary":"On this week's episode of Tying it Together, State Senator Michael Garrett (D-Guilford) joins host Tim Boyum to talk about a whirlwind of a couple weeks where he visited Minnesota and sat in on legislative hearings about ICE operations in Minnesota. Then, the night of the Super Bowl, a post he made about Bad Bunny went very viral!","meta_description":"On this week's episode of Tying it Together, State Senator Michael Garrett (D-Guilford) joins host Tim Boyum to talk about a whirlwind of a couple weeks w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2133,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tying-it-together-with-tim-boyum-18822/episodes/tim-boyum-talks-with-state-senator-michael-garrett-on-ice-bad-bunny/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tying-it-together-with-tim-boyum-18822/tim-boyum-talks-with-state-senator-michael-garrett-on-ice-bad-bunny.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}