# Reading the Glass Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/tales-of-the-sea-6317921/reading-the-glass Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/tales-of-the-sea-6317921/reading-the-glass.md Podcast: [Tales of the Sea](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tales-of-the-sea-6317921) Published: 2025-05-25T13:09:47+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/talesofthesea/2043744 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/204210/2043744/talesofthesea/2025_05_25_13_09_40_71eaea1c-cbd8-49c1-a3f7-9a3e6bdffa66.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tales-of-the-sea-6317921/episodes/reading-the-glass Duration seconds: 1964 ## Resource After 30 years on board a wide range of ships, my guest today, Capt. Elliot Rappaport has shared his knowledge of the weather in a fascinating and engaging narrative published in 2023, it’s titled, Reading the Glass, a book that in my humble opinion (one shared by many reviewers as well) should be essential reading for every sailor – no matter their experience or background. Enjoy. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tales-of-the-sea-6317921/episodes/reading-the-glass/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/tales-of-the-sea-6317921/reading-the-glass.md` β€” 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.