{"podcast":{"title":"Fascinating Horror","slug":"fascinating-horror-7121478","podcast_index_feed_id":7121478,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6431511/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fascinating-horror--6431511","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/284c8064273ac0b514f7ec9c377e5962.jpg","author":"Kristian Crow","episode_count":149,"summary":"Fascinating Horror tells the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters... but without sensationalism or disturbing imagery. Fascinating Horror is all about in-depth research, respectful storytelling, and learning what we can from the mistakes of the past. You might be surprised to discover just how much of today's world is shaped by long-forgotten disasters from decades gone by.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T20:17:36.231299+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fascinating-horror-7121478"},"episode":{"title":"The 2003 Northeast Blackout (2003)","slug":"the-2003-northeast-blackout-2003","published_at":"2025-10-13T11:51:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fascinating-horror-7121478/the-2003-northeast-blackout-2003","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fascinating-horror-7121478","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iReCAG7a0LY","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68117072/the_2003_east_coast_blackout_podcast.mp3","summary":"In 2003, an unprecedented blackout plunged New York City and the east coast of America and Canada into darkness. Scenes of thousands of stranded commuters filled TV screens around the world. This episode covers the blackout, and explores what caused it... Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel! LINKS: 🔗 ► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror ► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror ► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk","meta_description":"In 2003, an unprecedented blackout plunged New York City and the east coast of America and Canada into darkness. Scenes of thousands of stranded commuters…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":733,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fascinating-horror-7121478/episodes/the-2003-northeast-blackout-2003/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fascinating-horror-7121478/the-2003-northeast-blackout-2003.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}