{"podcast":{"title":"ChinesePod - Beginner","slug":"chinesepod-beginner-702454","podcast_index_feed_id":702454,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/109bf914/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.chinesepod.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/2686573/2686573-1773222824276-5fe3968f6ec9c.jpg","author":"ChinesePod LLC","episode_count":955,"summary":"ChinesePod makes learning Mandarin fun and easy. It isn't your typical language learning resource - we think you'll be entertained as well! If you’re just trying to learn some survival Chinese or looking to start a lifelong relationship with the language, this ChinesePod - Beginner Level Podcast Channel is where to start. Expand your Mandarin Chinese learning experience by also SUBSCRIBING to ChinesePod - Intermediate and ChinesePod - Advanced Podcast channels. For more lessons, go to www.chinesepod.com and take us for a spin.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T18:17:54.865397+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chinesepod-beginner-702454"},"episode":{"title":"Elementary | Asking Height and Weight","slug":"elementary-asking-height-and-weight","published_at":"2026-04-10T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chinesepod-beginner-702454/elementary-asking-height-and-weight","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chinesepod-beginner-702454","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chinesepod/episodes/Elementary--Asking-Height-and-Weight-e3hhp8k","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/109bf914/podcast/play/118072020/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-7%2Fa8c40167-297a-3961-cb1e-09892c2baefb.mp3","summary":"Just by being a foreigner in China, you're a fair target for all sorts of personal questions. So don't be surprised when you're asked how tall you are, or how much you weigh. In this lesson, learn to answer these questions. Remember: for personal questions like these, truth is optional. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1670","meta_description":"Just by being a foreigner in China, you're a fair target for all sorts of personal questions. So don't be surprised when you're asked how tall you are, or…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1051,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/chinesepod-beginner-702454/episodes/elementary-asking-height-and-weight/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chinesepod-beginner-702454/elementary-asking-height-and-weight.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}