{"podcast":{"title":"Beastly History","slug":"beastly-history-7715636","podcast_index_feed_id":7715636,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6990df73d6c27a06bbc07e61","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/beastly-history","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1771101114163-03901931-2fb9-4a14-9bcd-88c3d32cc438.jpeg","author":"Wild Beast","episode_count":4,"summary":"Thrilling tales of people and the wild. Join journalist and natural history super-fan Michelle Douglass, as we uncover the juiciest, strangest and most gripping true stories from our planet’s past. From perilous polar expeditions and extreme survival stories to animal myths, legends, and natural history’s heroes, villains and oddballs - each month we dive into one unforgettable true tale, and explore the social history behind it with an expert guest. The world is brilliantly beastly. Let’s explore. 🐾 Discover more: Follow Beastly History on Insta @beastlyhistory Beastly History on Acast website https://shows.acast.com/beastly-history Artwork by Bex Glover Beastly History is created by Wild Beast Audio Visual Studios, Bristol, UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beastly-history-7715636"},"episode":{"title":"Introducing Beastly History","slug":"introducing-beastly-history","published_at":"2026-02-22T09:29:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beastly-history-7715636/introducing-beastly-history","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beastly-history-7715636","url":"https://shows.acast.com/beastly-history","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6990df73d6c27a06bbc07e61/e/699a0e89240b4a2d753e3849/media.mp3","summary":"Welcome to Beastly History – the podcast where you’ll hear the most thrilling tales of people and the wild. Perilous polar expeditions. Unbelievable survival stories. The true origins of animal myths and legends. And natural history’s heroes, villains and oddballs. Join me, wildlife producer Michelle Douglass as we investigate the juicy, mysterious and gripping history of our planet and our place on it.  The world is full of brilliantly beastly stories.  Come and explore with Beastly History, landing 27 February 2026. Follow Beastly History wherever you get your podcasts And find me on Instagram @beastlyhistory Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Welcome to Beastly History – the podcast where you’ll hear the most thrilling tales of people and the wild. Perilous polar expeditions. Unbelievable survi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":46,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beastly-history-7715636/episodes/introducing-beastly-history/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beastly-history-7715636/introducing-beastly-history.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}