{"podcast":{"title":"Cold War Cast","slug":"cold-war-cast-4464492","podcast_index_feed_id":4464492,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/6b43b26c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coldwarcast","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/17895987/17895987-1631531697962-a535306eaaeba.jpg","author":"Cold War Cast","episode_count":56,"summary":"The history and the pop culture of the Cold War with Ryan Lewellin","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T18:19:01.909415+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cold-war-cast-4464492"},"episode":{"title":"Buzludzha - Cold War Halloween Special","slug":"buzludzha-cold-war-halloween-special","published_at":"2025-10-31T18:11:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cold-war-cast-4464492/buzludzha-cold-war-halloween-special","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cold-war-cast-4464492","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coldwarcast/episodes/Buzludzha---Cold-War-Halloween-Special-e3aaqfq","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/6b43b26c/podcast/play/110503866/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-9-31%2F11180753-9745-a221-e754-fa76f4af9c89.mp3","summary":"Today we’re talking about one of the creepiest relics of the Cold War, Buzludzha Monument in Bulgaria - an abandoned testament to communism’s unfulfilled ambitions. It resembles a giant concrete UFO on top of a mountain. Not only is it an artifact of a horrific period of history, many claim it’s haunted. We’ll discuss some of the strange things afoot in Buzludzha. In order to turn this into a true Halloween extravaganza, I’ll read Percy Shelley’s “ozymandias” , which this abandoned monument reminded me of. I’ll also bring my Soviet Union-obsessed eight year old on to tell a good Cold War joke he told me the other day . Like, subscribe, share and leave good reviews. Hit me up on instagram or X. Go to reddragonherbs.com to support the show financially","meta_description":"Today we’re talking about one of the creepiest relics of the Cold War, Buzludzha Monument in Bulgaria - an abandoned testament to communism’s unfulfilled…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1314,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cold-war-cast-4464492/episodes/buzludzha-cold-war-halloween-special/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cold-war-cast-4464492/buzludzha-cold-war-halloween-special.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}