{"podcast":{"title":"Vortex Nation Podcast","slug":"vortex-nation-podcast-857884","podcast_index_feed_id":857884,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/ePnT_9Pr","website_url":"http://www.vortexoptics.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/34260c96-a67f-4890-ba68-d559d9599daa/9f48a523-b47c-4e5d-b15f-4ab66b6d4b38/3000x3000/simplecast-logo.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Vortex Nation Podcast","episode_count":940,"summary":"Welcome to the Vortex Nation Podcast. Brought to you by lovers of hunting, shooting, public lands, the Second Amendment and dang good food.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T22:18:26.829942+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vortex-nation-podcast-857884"},"episode":{"title":"#10MinuteTalk | The Smith & Wesson 1854 — Born from Lever Action Legacy","slug":"10minutetalk-the-smith-wesson-1854-born-from-lever-action-legacy","published_at":"2026-05-26T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vortex-nation-podcast-857884/10minutetalk-the-smith-wesson-1854-born-from-lever-action-legacy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vortex-nation-podcast-857884","url":"http://www.vortexoptics.com","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/2d93478b-e479-467b-a03e-245523bb376c/3a64a4e5-28b2-4822-9650-2869c0124a20/episodes/audio/group/0c528a98-3b5e-44db-a296-9248b709f1d5/group-item/9d5ee6b3-4aa7-450d-a99d-13fe02fb34ff/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=ePnT_9Pr","summary":"Lever-action rifles may be a new category for Smith & Wesson, but the company’s connection to lever guns goes back to the very origins of the platform itself. In this episode, Mark Boardman and Ryan Muckenhirn explore the history behind the legendary action and take a closer look at the classic styling and modern performance of the Smith & Wesson 1854.","meta_description":"Lever-action rifles may be a new category for Smith & Wesson, but the company’s connection to lever guns goes back to the very origins of the platform its…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1380,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vortex-nation-podcast-857884/episodes/10minutetalk-the-smith-wesson-1854-born-from-lever-action-legacy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vortex-nation-podcast-857884/10minutetalk-the-smith-wesson-1854-born-from-lever-action-legacy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}