{"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 257: A Tragedy on the Ground - The Collapse of Terminal 2E at Charles de Gaulle Airport","slug":"ep-257-a-tragedy-on-the-ground-the-collapse-of-terminal-2e-at-charles-de-gaulle-airport","published_at":"2026-08-03T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doomed-to-fail-5986687/ep-257-a-tragedy-on-the-ground-the-collapse-of-terminal-2e-at-charles-de-gaulle-airport","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doomed-to-fail-5986687","url":"https://doomed-to-fail.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-257-a-tragedy-on-the-ground-the-collapse-of-terminal-2e-at-charles-de-gaulle-airport-uyG_8GCq","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/6400cf1b-6e76-439e-88c0-571cd883ed6b/37aaf174-eb80-4dea-a732-285857d6abd8/episodes/audio/group/46a28eaf-67ee-4b8e-b889-4f9810b21951/group-item/bea193b4-c534-4953-bec7-1a03fa0c25b8/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=ZZCWQQO7","summary":"We checked, and the bars at Charles de Gaulle open around 7am - which means the people who were killed in the collapse of Terminal 2E on May 23, 2004, were probably just annoyed to be there. Today, we'll dig into what brought on the collapse, from the French government to a history of concrete; it's a ride! Please let us know if you have ever once felt safe on a jet bridge.","meta_description":"We checked, and the bars at Charles de Gaulle open around 7am - which means the people who were killed in the collapse of Terminal 2E on May 23, 2004, wer…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1841,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/doomed-to-fail-5986687/episodes/ep-257-a-tragedy-on-the-ground-the-collapse-of-terminal-2e-at-charles-de-gaulle-airport/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-257-a-tragedy-on-the-ground-the-collapse-of-terminal-2e-at-charles-de-gaulle-airport.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}