{"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":266,"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":"2026-09-17T10:22:29.244553+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-matter-4835545"},"episode":{"title":"Former CIA Director Dies, Wife Says They Spent His Last Years Looking for Cure to Havana Syndrome","slug":"former-cia-director-dies-wife-says-they-spent-his-last-years-looking-for-cure-to-havana-syndrome","published_at":"2026-08-06T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-matter-4835545/former-cia-director-dies-wife-says-they-spent-his-last-years-looking-for-cure-to-havana-syndrome","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facts-matter-4835545","url":"https://www.theepochtimes.com/podcasts","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2c508e79-26da-41a7-b4be-32e7377532f2.mp3","summary":"Havana Syndrome refers to a mysterious set of symptoms—headaches, dizziness, tinnitus, and cognitive issues—that has affected more than 1,500 U.S. intelligence and diplomatic personnel since 2016. The latest case, which was the most high-profile to date, is that of the former CIA Director James Woolsey, whose wife said that he was suffering from Havana Syndrome in the years leading up to his recent death. Let’s go through the details of what we know about this mysterious malady.","meta_description":"Havana Syndrome refers to a mysterious set of symptoms—headaches, dizziness, tinnitus, and cognitive issues—that has affected more than 1,500 U.S. intelli…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1795,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/facts-matter-4835545/episodes/former-cia-director-dies-wife-says-they-spent-his-last-years-looking-for-cure-to-havana-syndrome/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/former-cia-director-dies-wife-says-they-spent-his-last-years-looking-for-cure-to-havana-syndrome.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}