{"podcast":{"title":"WTF Bach","slug":"wtf-bach-1217892","podcast_index_feed_id":1217892,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1868576.rss","website_url":"https://wtfbach.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1868576/031b34c51b841908e64f47a17901101b.jpg","author":"Evan Shinners","episode_count":151,"summary":"The podcast about all things J.S. Bach. Brought to you by his prodigal son, WTF Bach (Evan Shinners)","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T04:20:46.841294+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wtf-bach-1217892"},"episode":{"title":"140a: Passacaglia Supplement","slug":"140a-passacaglia-supplement","published_at":"2026-07-10T13:14:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wtf-bach-1217892/140a-passacaglia-supplement","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wtf-bach-1217892","url":"https://wtfbach.substack.com/p/140a-passacaglia-supplement","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206419453/a8a96adb98ecbb2e828a22932f9bb1c7.mp3","summary":"I hope you get something out of this experiment! Enjoy Paul Jacobs’ beautiful live performance, followed by, at 16:20 , an extremely slow MIDI version of BWV 582. The idea is that you, the listener, can adjust the playback speed to alter your perception of the counterpoint. Perhaps you listen to the slow version at .5x as a three-hour sound bath? Write That Fugue! We Rely Exclusively on Paid Subscriptions! Help WTF Bach endure: Join at WTFBach.com This is the only place Evan checks comments regularly.You can also make a one-time donation here: https://www.paypal.me/wtfbach https://venmo.com/wtfbach Thank you for your help! Concepts Covered: BWV 582, Extremely Slow MIDI Computerized Performance Get full access to W.T.F. Bach? at wtfbach.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"I hope you get something out of this experiment! Enjoy Paul Jacobs’ beautiful live performance, followed by, at 16:20 , an extremely slow MIDI version of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6282,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wtf-bach-1217892/episodes/140a-passacaglia-supplement/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wtf-bach-1217892/140a-passacaglia-supplement.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}