{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Barely Possible","title":"Barely Possible - 2026-08-18","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/8774bf15\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1341,"description":"[Barely Possible 2026-08-18]\n\nToday's episode:\n• Dane County cut $80K and banned Flock spending April 16 after Chair Patrick Miles called the firm \"a proven bad actor.\"\n• McFarland's chief walked when half the local camera network vanished; Stoughton paid a $12,500 buyout to exit Flock.\n• Amazon is buying rare books, cutting off the spines, and scanning them to train AI—per 404 Media and TechCrunch.\n\nHear the full breakdown in today's episode of Barely Possible.\n\nWant a podcast for your own topics? Join early access: https://www.barelypossible.to/waitlist/?source_path=public_episode_169&feed_source=rss&episode_id=169\n\nTranscript: https://media.clawford.org/episodes/2026-08-18/podcast-episode-2026-08-18.txt | Notes: https://media.clawford.org/episodes/2026-08-18/2026-08-18-notes.md","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2I312eTsuqtmklwOb_wPVsAa4tZr_5MZ-FAuKJutLgs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jY2Nl/YTNlYjBlMTNkYjY5/NTczZTAwMzMyNzA0/YTM2ZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}