{"podcast":{"title":"Heroes Behind Headlines","slug":"heroes-behind-headlines-4769541","podcast_index_feed_id":4769541,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1944105.rss","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/heroesbehindheadlines","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/amnyfcqp9ht9pwxpp049iav0r7uq?.jpg","author":"Heroes Behind Headlines","episode_count":216,"summary":"Heroes Behind the Headlines: a new podcast featuring an explosive new story every episode. First-hand accounts of adventures and events which have shaped our world . The real stories behind the headlines you know, told by the heroes you don’t. Hosted by NYT and international bestselling author Ralph Pezzullo.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T08:17:32.804422+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541"},"episode":{"title":"America CEO Imprisoned in Venezuela","slug":"america-ceo-imprisoned-in-venezuela","published_at":"2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541/america-ceo-imprisoned-in-venezuela","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1944105/episodes/18353369-america-ceo-imprisoned-in-venezuela.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1944105/episodes/18353369-america-ceo-imprisoned-in-venezuela.mp3","summary":"With the country of Venezuela and the criminal behavior of the Maduro regime currently headline news, today’s guest is particularly timely – petroleum executive, kidnapping victim and author Jose Angel Pereira. At first glance, Jose Angel Pereira’s career looks like that of someone who reached the pinnacle of corporate success – that of a seasoned executive with over three decades in the oil and gas industry. Jose Angel once led CITGO Petroleum as CEO, navigating billion-dollar deals an...","meta_description":"With the country of Venezuela and the criminal behavior of the Maduro regime currently headline news, today’s guest is particularly timely – petroleum exe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3331,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541/episodes/america-ceo-imprisoned-in-venezuela/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541/america-ceo-imprisoned-in-venezuela.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}