{"podcast":{"title":"ChinesePod - Intermediate","slug":"chinesepod-intermediate-2136527","podcast_index_feed_id":2136527,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/317bc3a8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.chinesepod.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/8201946/8201946-1773224405764-14d0a5edf3bbf.jpg","author":"ChinesePod LLC","episode_count":900,"summary":"ChinesePod makes learning Mandarin fun and easy! In this Intermediate Level Podcast Feed, explore broader contexts and applications of frequently used expressions needed to navigate comfortably in a Mandarin speaking environment. Deepen your knowledge on current affairs while learning and increase your confidence level in speaking Chinese. Expand your Mandarin Chinese learning experience by also SUBSCRIBING to ChinesePod - Beginner and ChinesePod - Advanced Podcast channels. For a more in depth Mandarin Language learning, go to www.chinesepod.com and take us for a spin.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chinesepod-intermediate-2136527"},"episode":{"title":"Upper-intermediate | Calculating Salaries","slug":"upper-intermediate-calculating-salaries","published_at":"2026-04-14T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chinesepod-intermediate-2136527/upper-intermediate-calculating-salaries","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chinesepod-intermediate-2136527","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chinesepod-intermediate/episodes/Upper-intermediate--Calculating-Salaries-e3hsi38","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/317bc3a8/podcast/play/118425128/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-14%2Fc0a0f8be-43f1-af8b-b832-b7218bb8e461.mp3","summary":"Salaries at home are confusing enough to calculate after taxes, but they're even more confusing when you're abroad and have no knowledge of local rates and labor laws! Today we'll meet one such confused employee wondering why a substantial portion of their pay has been docked. Learn all about calculating salaries after taxes and vacation days in this upper-intermediate lesson. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1941","meta_description":"Salaries at home are confusing enough to calculate after taxes, but they're even more confusing when you're abroad and have no knowledge of local rates an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":876,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/chinesepod-intermediate-2136527/episodes/upper-intermediate-calculating-salaries/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chinesepod-intermediate-2136527/upper-intermediate-calculating-salaries.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}