{"podcast":{"title":"History of Everything","slug":"history-of-everything-4542252","podcast_index_feed_id":4542252,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ARML4849414777","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5066764","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/42877324-f18c-11ec-a2a8-4b90c69b389b/image/White_Brown_Simple_Illustrative_History_Podcast_Cover.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"History of Everything","episode_count":257,"summary":"This podcast takes deep dives into history every week from the history of potatoes to the bloodiest battles.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-everything-4542252"},"episode":{"title":"Hey Kids, Do You Want To Crash A Train?","slug":"hey-kids-do-you-want-to-crash-a-train","published_at":"2025-11-03T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-everything-4542252/hey-kids-do-you-want-to-crash-a-train","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-everything-4542252","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/35/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9960033250.mp3?updated=1762925519","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/35/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9960033250.mp3?updated=1762925519","summary":"Today, people use the phrase \"train wreck\" to describe a disaster from which you cannot tear your eyes. More than a century ago, clever hucksters spotted the potential for profit in getting two steam locomotives to smash into each other and charging people to watch the spectacle. Travel to Greece with me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Travel to Thailand with me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our sister podcast the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mystery of Everything⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Submit your relatives on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Today, people use the phrase \"train wreck\" to describe a disaster from which you cannot tear your eyes. More than a century ago, clever hucksters spotted…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1930,"processing_state":"failed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/history-of-everything-4542252/episodes/hey-kids-do-you-want-to-crash-a-train/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-of-everything-4542252/hey-kids-do-you-want-to-crash-a-train.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}