{"podcast":{"title":"Facts Matter","slug":"facts-matter-4835545","podcast_index_feed_id":4835545,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/facts-matter/","website_url":"https://www.theepochtimes.com/podcasts","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/64e50301-fb6f-4e79-9f9f-f0692dde09d0/zwXsjF3CyrApvBmRkam2Jkmj.jpg","author":"The Epoch Times","episode_count":249,"summary":"\"Facts Matter\" investigates complex issues based on the principles of traditional journalism: no spin, no favorites. We give you the facts—you decide the rest.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T10:22:01.469462+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-matter-4835545"},"episode":{"title":"Chinese Researcher Who Smuggled E. Coli Into US Gets 4 Months in Prison","slug":"chinese-researcher-who-smuggled-e-coli-into-us-gets-4-months-in-prison","published_at":"2026-06-10T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-matter-4835545/chinese-researcher-who-smuggled-e-coli-into-us-gets-4-months-in-prison","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-matter-4835545","url":"https://www.theepochtimes.com/podcasts","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/630234ed-97b8-4c95-8317-3a9f77c37f95.mp3","summary":"Youhuang Xiang, a biology researcher at Indiana University, was arrested for smuggling plasmid DNA derived from E. coli bacteria from China. He concealed the biological material by labeling the shipment as “women’s underwear” on the manifest, admitted during questioning that he did it to evade customs detection. He also admitted to previously lying about his Chinese Communist Party membership and government lab affiliations. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four months in prison, a $500 fine, supervised release, and immediate deportation. Let’s go through the details together.","meta_description":"Youhuang Xiang, a biology researcher at Indiana University, was arrested for smuggling plasmid DNA derived from E. coli bacteria from China. He concealed…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":744,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/facts-matter-4835545/episodes/chinese-researcher-who-smuggled-e-coli-into-us-gets-4-months-in-prison/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-matter-4835545/chinese-researcher-who-smuggled-e-coli-into-us-gets-4-months-in-prison.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}