{"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":"113: History of the Saxophone","slug":"113-history-of-the-saxophone","published_at":"2026-04-15T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/500-open-tabs-6718631/113-history-of-the-saxophone","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/500-open-tabs-6718631","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/de21d086-e25e-4960-9692-1211883716c6.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/de21d086-e25e-4960-9692-1211883716c6.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"This week we learn how a rejected Belgian inventor's obsession with creating new instruments eventually led to the creation of one of the great American art forms. A listener email explains how bikes were used to smuggle drugs in the Netherlands. Episode Tabs: It was banned by the Nazis, Stalin and the Vatican. This is the surprising history of the saxophone https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-25/saxophone-history-of-musical-instrument-brutal-and-beautiful/11960922 Listener Tabs: CONTRABAND AND SMUGGLERS’ OBJECTS https://www.bdmuseum.nl/en/collectie/smokkelobjecten/ 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 learn how a rejected Belgian inventor's obsession with creating new instruments eventually led to the creation of one of the great American a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3058,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/500-open-tabs-6718631/episodes/113-history-of-the-saxophone/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-6718631/113-history-of-the-saxophone.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}