{"podcast":{"title":"WORT 89.9FM Madison","slug":"wort-89-9fm-madison-6475612","podcast_index_feed_id":6475612,"rss_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:20835094/sounds.rss","website_url":"http://www.wortfm.org","image_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-zHxZTp6DzH3n2gzW-7rEskg-original.jpg","author":"WORT 89.9FM Madison","episode_count":500,"summary":"Listener-sponsored, volunteer-powered, noncommerc…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T10:20:25.821251+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wort-89-9fm-madison-6475612"},"episode":{"title":"Advocates push for community control of Madison’s Police Civilian Oversight Board","slug":"advocates-push-for-community-control-of-madison-s-police-civilian-oversight-board","published_at":"2026-05-18T23:02:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wort-89-9fm-madison-6475612/advocates-push-for-community-control-of-madison-s-police-civilian-oversight-board","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wort-89-9fm-madison-6475612","url":"https://soundcloud.com/wort-fm/advocates-push-for-community","audio_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2323310342-wort-fm-advocates-push-for-community.mp3","summary":"Madison’s Police Civilian Oversight Board, or PCOB, and the city office it oversees, the Office of the Independent Monitor, have been a repeated topic of discussion in the Madison city council since their founding in 2020. Now, the council is weighing a proposal that would restrict the PCOB and OIM’s independence to increase their accountability to the city. The local social justice non-profit Freedom, Inc discussed these proposals with members of the community Wednesday – what they are, how they disempower the community, and the changes the PCOB and OIM really need. Image courtesy: Brian Standing / WORT News.","meta_description":"Madison’s Police Civilian Oversight Board, or PCOB, and the city office it oversees, the Office of the Independent Monitor, have been a repeated topic of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":271,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wort-89-9fm-madison-6475612/episodes/advocates-push-for-community-control-of-madison-s-police-civilian-oversight-board/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wort-89-9fm-madison-6475612/advocates-push-for-community-control-of-madison-s-police-civilian-oversight-board.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}