{"podcast":{"title":"Cautionary Tales of History","slug":"cautionary-tales-of-history-7615031","podcast_index_feed_id":7615031,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/697414156c5100c2bbfc0643","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jaeden18","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/697414156c5100c2bbfc0643/show-cover.jpg","author":"Cautionary Tales of History","episode_count":139,"summary":"Cautionary Tales of History explores the moments when ambition, fear, pride, and miscalculation changed the course of the world. Each episode dives into real historical events where decisions made by leaders, movements, or entire societies led to unintended and often devastating consequences. Rather than glorifying the past, this podcast examines what went wrong, why it happened, and what those moments still warn us about today. From political disasters and failed ideologies to wars, collapses, and moral blind spots, Cautionary Tales of History connects the lessons of yesterday to the ch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T10:21:34.105712+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cautionary-tales-of-history-7615031"},"episode":{"title":"Inside Stalin’s System of Fear","slug":"inside-stalin-s-system-of-fear","published_at":"2026-07-03T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cautionary-tales-of-history-7615031/inside-stalin-s-system-of-fear","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cautionary-tales-of-history-7615031","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jaeden18/episodes/Inside-Stalins-System-of-Fear-e3d8grs","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/697414156c5100c2bbfc0643/e/e2a63352-286c-49ba-a41f-1346b1a663ff/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we explore how mass arrests, executions, and gulags functioned as an organized state system. In this episode, we show how terror was normalized as part of daily governance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this episode, we explore how mass arrests, executions, and gulags functioned as an organized state system. In this episode, we show how terror was norm…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":288,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cautionary-tales-of-history-7615031/episodes/inside-stalin-s-system-of-fear/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cautionary-tales-of-history-7615031/inside-stalin-s-system-of-fear.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}