# Newsicle: August 25, 2026 (Episode #180)

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/newsicle-smart-news-for-curious-kids-7588811/newsicle-august-25-2026-episode-180
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/newsicle-smart-news-for-curious-kids-7588811/newsicle-august-25-2026-episode-180.md
Podcast: [Newsicle: Smart News for Curious Kids](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newsicle-smart-news-for-curious-kids-7588811)
Published: 2026-08-25T02:09:59+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsiclepodcast/episodes/Newsicle-August-25--2026-Episode-180-e3nrnld
Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/10b7759a0/podcast/play/124689517/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-25%2F430477574-44100-2-e46350c1d8dbf.m4a
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/newsicle-smart-news-for-curious-kids-7588811/episodes/newsicle-august-25-2026-episode-180
Duration seconds: 300

## Resource

Singapore pays families to have babies, Pluto’s planet status still sparks debate, and famous Maradona soccer ball sells for millions!

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/newsicle-smart-news-for-curious-kids-7588811/episodes/newsicle-august-25-2026-episode-180/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/newsicle-smart-news-for-curious-kids-7588811/newsicle-august-25-2026-episode-180.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.