{"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":"105: John Swartzwelder","slug":"105-john-swartzwelder","published_at":"2026-02-18T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/500-open-tabs-6718631/105-john-swartzwelder","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/500-open-tabs-6718631","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/7d432d66-cea7-4437-a31f-957509ad9703.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/7d432d66-cea7-4437-a31f-957509ad9703.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"This week we're joined by special guest Kaveh Mohebbi of the Cinema Rex podcast as he tells us about the myth surrounding John Swartzwelder, the most prolific writer in the history of The Simpsons whose voice helped shape the show and who may or may not actually exist. A listener mail tells us the insane story of the first gas balloon flight. Episode Tabs: John Swartzwelder, Sage of “The Simpsons” https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/john-swartzwelder-sage-of-the-simpsons Listener Tabs: The First Gas Balloon Flight https://www.bbml.org.uk/the-first-gas-balloon-flight/ 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":"This week we're joined by special guest Kaveh Mohebbi of the Cinema Rex podcast as he tells us about the myth surrounding John Swartzwelder, the most prol…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4606,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/500-open-tabs-6718631/episodes/105-john-swartzwelder/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-6718631/105-john-swartzwelder.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}