{"podcast":{"title":"Doomed to Fail","slug":"doomed-to-fail-5986687","podcast_index_feed_id":5986687,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/ZZCWQQO7","website_url":"https://doomed-to-fail.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/2ba0da50-1a9f-4593-b08d-a31895d99c75/51f86954-b897-4944-bc8d-214ea01765ac/3000x3000/1-8412.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Farz Sokhansanj","episode_count":344,"summary":"We bring you stories of history's most notorious disasters and epic failures. Join us as we analyze the red flags and ask the important questions. How did things go so wrong? Could these disasters have been avoided? Join us as we laugh, learn, and explore the most epic failures of all time.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T08:19:32.909638+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doomed-to-fail-5986687"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 236: A Stolen Ship to Freedom  - Robert Smalls","slug":"ep-236-a-stolen-ship-to-freedom-robert-smalls","published_at":"2026-02-09T19:30:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doomed-to-fail-5986687/ep-236-a-stolen-ship-to-freedom-robert-smalls","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doomed-to-fail-5986687","url":"https://doomed-to-fail.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-236-a-stolen-ship-to-freedom-robert-smalls-1ye3ZIpB","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/37aaf174-eb80-4dea-a732-285857d6abd8/episodes/9ed7d29f-d3d5-4ab8-b11f-65f9f4a18168/audio/3df521e2-3d47-4c33-9956-7b52f0760293/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=ZZCWQQO7","summary":"It's Black History Month! Today, we're talking about Robert Smalls. Smalls was born enslaved, worked on ships for the confederacy whilst enslaved, and then took it upon himself to steal a steam ship, save his family & others, sail past Ft Sumter in the middle of the night, and provide the Union with guns & info. Later, he went back south, invested in his community, and represented them in Congress. Join us for this heroic tale!","meta_description":"It's Black History Month! Today, we're talking about Robert Smalls. Smalls was born enslaved, worked on ships for the confederacy whilst enslaved, and the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2305,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/doomed-to-fail-5986687/episodes/ep-236-a-stolen-ship-to-freedom-robert-smalls/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doomed-to-fail-5986687/ep-236-a-stolen-ship-to-freedom-robert-smalls.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}