{"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":359,"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":"2026-09-22T18:21:12.749449+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doomed-to-fail-5986687"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 252: Things Could Be Worse! - 536 CE","slug":"ep-252-things-could-be-worse-536-ce","published_at":"2026-06-29T17:14:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doomed-to-fail-5986687/ep-252-things-could-be-worse-536-ce","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doomed-to-fail-5986687","url":"https://doomed-to-fail.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-252-things-could-be-worse-536-ce-XCRRxAZT","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/6400cf1b-6e76-439e-88c0-571cd883ed6b/37aaf174-eb80-4dea-a732-285857d6abd8/episodes/audio/group/95542a8c-6f51-4b1a-964d-a4718933da0b/group-item/1e43d34e-73dc-45c9-b263-fd1694fbc38c/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=ZZCWQQO7","summary":"Let's talk about the 'worst year to be alive,' it's not this one - it's 536 CE! Of course, that's just a guess, but it's an educated guess because we know that there was a volcano that blotted out the sun - and THAT was the beginning of a mini-ice age that ushered in famine, mass migration, wars, and the plague!","meta_description":"Let's talk about the 'worst year to be alive,' it's not this one - it's 536 CE! Of course, that's just a guess, but it's an educated guess because we know…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2356,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/doomed-to-fail-5986687/episodes/ep-252-things-could-be-worse-536-ce/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-252-things-could-be-worse-536-ce.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}