{"podcast":{"title":"Interesting Things with JC","slug":"interesting-things-with-jc-5049896","podcast_index_feed_id":5049896,"rss_url":"https://jimconnors.net/?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":"2026-09-26T14:20:48.613691+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-things-with-jc-5049896"},"episode":{"title":"1718: \"Why Is There a Gap in the Toilet Seat?\"","slug":"1718-why-is-there-a-gap-in-the-toilet-seat","published_at":"2026-07-18T07:00:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-things-with-jc-5049896/1718-why-is-there-a-gap-in-the-toilet-seat","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-things-with-jc-5049896","url":"https://jimconnors.net/interesting-things-with-jc/2026/7/17/1718-why-is-there-a-gap-in-the-toilet-seat","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bba2d6fca525b3efa21591f/t/6a5a9f34d6720042f80f25d9/1784323894876/1717+-+Interesting+Things+-+Why+Is+There+a+Gap+in+the+Toilet+Seat.mp3","summary":"Interesting Things with JC #1718: \"Why Is There a Gap in the Toilet Seat?\" – Airports, restaurants, offices, and highway rest stops all use toilet seats with the same piece missing from the front. It looks unfinished, appears almost everywhere, and the empty space is doing something most people never notice.","meta_description":"Interesting Things with JC #1718: \"Why Is There a Gap in the Toilet Seat?\" – Airports, restaurants, offices, and highway rest stops all use toilet seats w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":127,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/interesting-things-with-jc-5049896/episodes/1718-why-is-there-a-gap-in-the-toilet-seat/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-5049896/1718-why-is-there-a-gap-in-the-toilet-seat.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}