{"podcast":{"title":"Interesting Things with JC","slug":"interesting-things-with-jc-4639155","podcast_index_feed_id":4639155,"rss_url":"https://jimconnors.net/interesting-things-with-jc?format=rss","website_url":"https://jimconnors.net/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bba2d6fca525b3efa21591f/1641345203068-7ISWC2M7C29QNG3DNOMY/Ray_Effect_for_Backgrounds_Transparent_PNG_Clip_Art_Image-01.jpg?format=1500w","author":"JC","episode_count":300,"summary":"Interesting Things with JC is a new podcast mini series, with highlight on some of the more interesting historical stories, current events as well as under-told stories.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-26T14:20:44.601620+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-things-with-jc-4639155"},"episode":{"title":"1725: \"The King Who Invented an Invasion\"","slug":"1725-the-king-who-invented-an-invasion","published_at":"2026-07-26T07:00:43+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-things-with-jc-4639155/1725-the-king-who-invented-an-invasion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-things-with-jc-4639155","url":"https://jimconnors.net/interesting-things-with-jc/2026/7/26/1725-the-king-who-invented-an-invasion","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bba2d6fca525b3efa21591f/t/6a6538db1428d67437569a35/1785018589844/1725+-+Interesting+Things+-+The+King+Who+Invented+an+Invasion.mp3","summary":"Interesting Things with JC #1725: \"The King Who Invented an Invasion\" – Sweden's King Gustav III needed Russia to attack first before he could legally wage war, so his government staged a border incident to create the appearance of an invasion. The deception started a real war, but instead of uniting Sweden, it triggered opposition from officers who believed the king had violated his own constitution.","meta_description":"Interesting Things with JC #1725: \"The King Who Invented an Invasion\" – Sweden's King Gustav III needed Russia to attack first before he could legally wag…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":180,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/interesting-things-with-jc-4639155/episodes/1725-the-king-who-invented-an-invasion/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-things-with-jc-4639155/1725-the-king-who-invented-an-invasion.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}