{"podcast":{"title":"Astonishing Legends","slug":"astonishing-legends-750015","podcast_index_feed_id":750015,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4322549.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4322549","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/37374824.jpg","author":"Scott Philbrook","episode_count":446,"summary":"The world is more mysterious than most people are comfortable imagining. We cross paths with the mystical from time to time and may not even notice it. If we do, we quickly return to our usually mundane daily existence. But what if we not only acknowledged the unknown, we investigated it and spoke with those in the know? That's what co-hosts Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess, and co-executive producer Tess Pfeifle do at Astonishing Legends. Over 100 million downloads and hundreds of thousands of listeners have discovered the thrill of exploring the mysteries of our world, showing that the unknown can be both captivating and intriguing. Welcome to Astonishing Legends!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/astonishing-legends-750015"},"episode":{"title":"S2 Ep11: The Nightshift Protocol","slug":"s2-ep11-the-nightshift-protocol","published_at":"2026-03-24T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/astonishing-legends-750015/s2-ep11-the-nightshift-protocol","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/astonishing-legends-750015","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8877824","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/arttrk.com/p/ABMA5/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8877824.mp3?modified=1774293952&sid=4322549&source=rss&rssua=transcribr","summary":"In tonight’s dead letter, a routine room cleaning following a patient's passing turns into a puzzling technological glitch. A sensor alarm designed to protect patients from hurting themselves keeps going off. The solution to silencing the machine isn't found in a manual, but in a centuries-old tradition regarding the departure of the human soul. REFERENCE LINKS Appalachian Superstitions About Death The Custom of the Soul Window (Seelenfenster) (Requires translation) Why Do Nurses Hear Phantom Call Bells? We're looking for more stories! Send your Dead Letter to deadletteroffice@astonishinglegends.com","meta_description":"In tonight’s dead letter, a routine room cleaning following a patient's passing turns into a puzzling technological glitch. A sensor alarm designed to pro…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2401,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/astonishing-legends-750015/episodes/s2-ep11-the-nightshift-protocol/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/astonishing-legends-750015/s2-ep11-the-nightshift-protocol.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}