{"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":"Unexpected Heroism During LA Wildfire","slug":"unexpected-heroism-during-la-wildfire","published_at":"2026-01-05T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541/unexpected-heroism-during-la-wildfire","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1944105/episodes/18445529-unexpected-heroism-during-la-wildfire.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1944105/episodes/18445529-unexpected-heroism-during-la-wildfire.mp3","summary":"On the evening of January 7, 2025 several destructive wildfires swept through the Los Angeles area, including the fast-moving Eaton Fire near the neighborhoods of Altadena and Pasadena. Firefighters and three night-flying helicopters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department were ordered to respond. They intended to drop water on the Eaton fire but, buffeted by ferocious updrafts and downdrafts, aborted the operation at 6:45 p.m. By midnight, the fire expanded to over 1,000 acres fuel...","meta_description":"On the evening of January 7, 2025 several destructive wildfires swept through the Los Angeles area, including the fast-moving Eaton Fire near the neighbor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2437,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/heroes-behind-headlines-4769541/episodes/unexpected-heroism-during-la-wildfire/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/unexpected-heroism-during-la-wildfire.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}