# 1682: "Sea Otters Hold Hands when they Sleep"

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-things-with-jc-5049896/1682-sea-otters-hold-hands-when-they-sleep
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-things-with-jc-5049896/1682-sea-otters-hold-hands-when-they-sleep.md
Podcast: [Interesting Things with JC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-things-with-jc-5049896)
Published: 2026-06-13T07:00:48+00:00
Episode link: https://jimconnors.net/interesting-things-with-jc/2026/6/13/1682-sea-otters-hold-hands-when-they-sleep
Audio file: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bba2d6fca525b3efa21591f/t/6a2c9a3cc227fb053b01a1a3/1781307967557/1682+-+Interesting+Things+-+Sea+Otters+Hold+Hands+when+they+Sleep.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/interesting-things-with-jc-5049896/episodes/1682-sea-otters-hold-hands-when-they-sleep
Duration seconds: 102

## Resource

Interesting Things with JC #1682: "Sea Otters Hold Hands when they Sleep" – A sea otter falls asleep while floating on the Pacific Ocean, but the water beneath it never stops moving; by morning, staying in the same place is a problem it somehow solves.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/interesting-things-with-jc-5049896/episodes/1682-sea-otters-hold-hands-when-they-sleep/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-things-with-jc-5049896/1682-sea-otters-hold-hands-when-they-sleep.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.