{"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: U.S. Army Scout Donald D. Fida's Incredible WWII Pacific Survival Story","slug":"reprise-u-s-army-scout-donald-d-fida-s-incredible-wwii-pacific-survival-story","published_at":"2025-12-22T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541/reprise-u-s-army-scout-donald-d-fida-s-incredible-wwii-pacific-survival-story","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1944105/episodes/18394608-reprise-u-s-army-scout-donald-d-fida-s-incredible-wwii-pacific-survival-story.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1944105/episodes/18394608-reprise-u-s-army-scout-donald-d-fida-s-incredible-wwii-pacific-survival-story.mp3","summary":"In 1944, Sgt. Donald D. Fida was tortured and gutted by Japanese solders and left to die in the Philippine jungle, when his childhood friend miraculously came upon him and saved his life. Because of this experience, Donald survived and continued to fight til the war's end, living to finally tell his tale at age 99. Twice a Purple Heart recipient, Donald shares his first-person account of his numerous adventures as an Army Scout in the wartime Pacific Theater, describing his combat in t...","meta_description":"In 1944, Sgt. Donald D. Fida was tortured and gutted by Japanese solders and left to die in the Philippine jungle, when his childhood friend miraculously…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4295,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541/episodes/reprise-u-s-army-scout-donald-d-fida-s-incredible-wwii-pacific-survival-story/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-u-s-army-scout-donald-d-fida-s-incredible-wwii-pacific-survival-story.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}