# The Core Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/popcorn-science-podcast-7320349/the-core Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/popcorn-science-podcast-7320349/the-core.md Podcast: [Popcorn Science Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/popcorn-science-podcast-7320349) Published: 2025-06-28T13:38:15+00:00 Episode link: https://www.popcornscience.ca/the-core/ Audio file: https://www.popcornscience.ca/the-core/66906293cee4b9c623c61c96d42b831d.m4a Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/popcorn-science-podcast-7320349/episodes/the-core Duration seconds: 3571 ## Resource References The Core Stevenson (2003) Misc In this episode of "Popcorn Science," John and Catherine discuss the science behind the movie everyone loves to hate: "The Core"! First released in 2003, this movie explores what would happen if the Earth's outer core stopped spinning, and sends a courageous group of "terranauts" down to start it up again. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/popcorn-science-podcast-7320349/episodes/the-core/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/popcorn-science-podcast-7320349/the-core.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.