{"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":"REPRISE: Breaking Down the Meth and Fentanyl Epidemic","slug":"reprise-breaking-down-the-meth-and-fentanyl-epidemic","published_at":"2025-12-29T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541/reprise-breaking-down-the-meth-and-fentanyl-epidemic","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1944105/episodes/18394627-reprise-breaking-down-the-meth-and-fentanyl-epidemic.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1944105/episodes/18394627-reprise-breaking-down-the-meth-and-fentanyl-epidemic.mp3","summary":"HBH is so proud of this episode--we think this breakdown of an important and ongoing issue bears repeating: Award-winning journalist Sam Quinones lays out the facts behind the meth and fentanyl drug crisis in the U.S.: He expertly describes how mass manufacturing has made these drug ubiquitous, cheap, and infinitely more potent, and thus unlike any other drugs--legal or illegal--ever consumed by human beings. Sam explains how today’s meth has triggered an abrupt rise in homelessness, and why...","meta_description":"HBH is so proud of this episode--we think this breakdown of an important and ongoing issue bears repeating: Award-winning journalist Sam Quinones lays out…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4701,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541/episodes/reprise-breaking-down-the-meth-and-fentanyl-epidemic/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/reprise-breaking-down-the-meth-and-fentanyl-epidemic.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}