{"podcast":{"title":"500 Open Tabs","slug":"500-open-tabs-6718631","podcast_index_feed_id":6718631,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/500-open-tabs","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/500-open-tabs","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/24/2e/1c/e4/242e1ce4-64f3-4027-8b1b-ebd1d4e06172/230b48c261854b6341923ec0a10e5c7e2c61dea1ccc6ce8aa2385558a7c9802c2e7513c42e39707df5813f9a7af7d35bc45575a5d307779296921d09ad518aca.jpeg","author":"Kaveh Taherian & Hannah Hillam","episode_count":128,"summary":"Each episode, hosts Kaveh Taherian and Hannah Hillam choose one of their countless open browser tabs and finally take the time to read and discuss its contents until they gain enough strength to close that tab once and for all.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T22:17:55.996034+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/500-open-tabs-6718631"},"episode":{"title":"103: Renfrew Christie","slug":"103-renfrew-christie","published_at":"2026-02-04T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/500-open-tabs-6718631/103-renfrew-christie","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/500-open-tabs-6718631","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/68635704-861d-4149-aee4-7369f23ee260.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/68635704-861d-4149-aee4-7369f23ee260.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"We are back for season 3 with new tabs and a new format! This week we learn about the South African legend Renfrew Christie, who used his dissertation at Oxford as a front to spy on the Apartheid government's secret nuclear program. A listener email fills in the gaps of our Emperor Norton knowledge. Episode Tabs: Farewell to a South African hero, Professor Renfrew Christie https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-22-farewell-to-a-south-african-hero-professor-renfrew-christie/ Listener Tabs: Joshua Norton Posthumously Reinstated as a Mason After 166 Years https://emperornortontrust.org/blog/2025/9/3/joshua-norton-posthumously-reinstated-as-a-mason-after-166-years Email your closed tab submissions to:  500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Tabs Wiki:  https://500-open-tabs.fandom.com/wiki/500_Open_Tabs_Wiki 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide):  https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord!  https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to  nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"We are back for season 3 with new tabs and a new format! This week we learn about the South African legend Renfrew Christie, who used his dissertation at…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3543,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/500-open-tabs-6718631/episodes/103-renfrew-christie/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/500-open-tabs-6718631/103-renfrew-christie.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}