{"podcast":{"title":"After the Fact","slug":"after-the-fact-779587","podcast_index_feed_id":779587,"rss_url":"https://afterthefact.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.pewtrusts.org/afterthefact","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/3/6/e/136ea49f8248cfb0d959afa2a1bf1c87/LibSyn_3000x3000.png","author":"The Pew Charitable Trusts","episode_count":231,"summary":"After the Fact is a podcast from The Pew Charitable Trusts that brings you data and analysis on the issues that matter to you—from our environment and the sciences, to larger economic trends and public health. Experts from Pew and other special guests discuss the numbers and trends shaping some of society's biggest challenges with host Dan LeDuc, then go behind the facts with nonpartisan analysis and stories.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-12T00:17:02.886512+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587"},"episode":{"title":"Scientists at Work: Studying Volcanic Eruptions—When, How Big, and How Fast?","slug":"scientists-at-work-studying-volcanic-eruptions-when-how-big-and-how-fast","published_at":"2026-07-31T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587/scientists-at-work-studying-volcanic-eruptions-when-how-big-and-how-fast","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587","url":"https://afterthefact.libsyn.com/scientists-at-work-studying-volcanic-eruptionswhen-how-big-and-how-fast-0","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/afterthefact/Re-Release_Scientists_at_Work_-_Studying_Volcanic_Eruptions_When_How_Big_and_How_Fast.mp3?dest-id=462766","summary":"Nearly 800 million people around the world live within 62 miles of a volcano. But what if scientists could better predict a volcanic eruption before it begins? In this re-release from our \"Scientists at Work\" series, originally published in 2020, we go behind the scenes at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History to talk with geologist and volcanologist Ben Andrews. His job is to answer three key questions about volcanoes around the world: When will an eruption happen, how big could the eruption be, and how fast?","meta_description":"Nearly 800 million people around the world live within 62 miles of a volcano. But what if scientists could better predict a volcanic eruption before it be…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":988,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/after-the-fact-779587/episodes/scientists-at-work-studying-volcanic-eruptions-when-how-big-and-how-fast/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/after-the-fact-779587/scientists-at-work-studying-volcanic-eruptions-when-how-big-and-how-fast.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}