{"podcast":{"title":"The Missing Persons Report","slug":"driven-nation-7533666","podcast_index_feed_id":7533666,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6763610/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-missing-persons-report--6763610","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/83547d9c2871a7e80bbf2c79c20bae14.jpg","author":"AC Wilson","episode_count":136,"summary":"The Missing Persons Report is a true crime and investigative podcast dedicated to exploring the stories of people who have disappeared without a trace. Each episode examines missing persons cases through detailed timelines, witness accounts, investigative findings, and publicly available information. From recent disappearances to decades-old cold cases, we shine a light on mysteries that remain unsolved and the families still searching for answers. Join us as we uncover forgotten clues, revisit overlooked evidence, and examine the theories surrounding some of the most puzzling disappearances. Through careful research and respectful storytelling, The Missing Persons Report seeks to raise awareness, encourage discussion, and keep these cases in the public eye. Because every missing person has a story—and every story deserves to be heard. Disclaimer: The Missing Persons Report is intended for informational and educational purposes only. The podcast discusses criminal investigations, missing persons cases, and related topics using publicly available information, news reports, court records, and other sources believed to be reliable at the time of publication. The views and theories di…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T14:19:49.886399+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/driven-nation-7533666"},"episode":{"title":"What Actually Happened To Amelia Earhart?","slug":"what-actually-happened-to-amelia-earhart","published_at":"2026-06-12T20:22:20+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/driven-nation-7533666/what-actually-happened-to-amelia-earhart","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/driven-nation-7533666","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-actually-happened-to-amelia-earhart--72504221","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72504221/how_radio_physics_failed_amelia_earhart.mp3","summary":"The episode from the YouTube channel Veritasium examines the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, focusing on how a lack of technical knowledge and poor communication led to her 1937 tragedy. While attempting to become the first woman to fly around the world via the longest route, Earhart relied on a mix of dead reckoning, celestial navigation, and radio signals to find the tiny Howland Island. The source explains how physical limitations of radio waves, such as skipping off the ionosphere, prevented her from getting an accurate bearing on the Coast Guard cutter Itasca. Human errors also played a significant role, including Earhart’s confusion over frequencies and the ship commander's failure to correct her mistakes despite knowing her equipment's limits. Ultimately, the narrative highlights how the malfunction of her plane's belly antenna and a sequence of avoidable bad decisions resulted in her running out of fuel over the Pacific. The episode concludes that a better grasp of radio physics or a more proactive exchange of responsibility between Earhart and her ground support could have altered history. This episode includes AI-generated content.","meta_description":"The episode from the YouTube channel Veritasium examines the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, focusing on how a lack of technical knowledge and poor commu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3826,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/driven-nation-7533666/episodes/what-actually-happened-to-amelia-earhart/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/driven-nation-7533666/what-actually-happened-to-amelia-earhart.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}