# A Dirk Hypothetical

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ben-and-skin-show-2233205/a-dirk-hypothetical
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ben-and-skin-show-2233205/a-dirk-hypothetical.md
Podcast: [The Ben and Skin Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ben-and-skin-show-2233205)
Published: 2026-05-13T01:01:53+00:00
Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-dirk-hypothetical--71983913
Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71983913/seg_1_5_12.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ben-and-skin-show-2233205/episodes/a-dirk-hypothetical
Duration seconds: 530

## Resource

Ben opens the show with a hypothetical that was featured on the Cirque Du Sirois podcasst, about whether he'd rather be 6'4", or be a foot taller at 8 feet tall but have one of his kids win Wimbledon.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ben-and-skin-show-2233205/episodes/a-dirk-hypothetical/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ben-and-skin-show-2233205/a-dirk-hypothetical.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.