{"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":"1762: \"The Man Who Guarded the Skies During the Cold War\"","slug":"1762-the-man-who-guarded-the-skies-during-the-cold-war","published_at":"2026-09-01T07:00:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-things-with-jc-5049896/1762-the-man-who-guarded-the-skies-during-the-cold-war","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-things-with-jc-5049896","url":"https://jimconnors.net/interesting-things-with-jc/2026/9/1/1762-the-man-who-guarded-the-skies-during-the-cold-war","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bba2d6fca525b3efa21591f/t/6a94a006e7d452229f96feb6/1788125192240/1762+-+Interesting+Things+-+The+Man+Who+Guarded+the+Skies+During+the+Cold+War.mp3","summary":"Interesting Things with JC #1762: \"The Man Who Guarded the Skies During the Cold War\" – In 1975, Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. took command of NORAD as its radar and warning systems searched North America’s approaches for Soviet bombers and missiles. Thirty-two years after earning his wings at Tuskegee in a segregated military, he was now responsible for forces guarding the skies over the United States and Canada.","meta_description":"Interesting Things with JC #1762: \"The Man Who Guarded the Skies During the Cold War\" – In 1975, Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. took command of NORAD as its r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":266,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/interesting-things-with-jc-5049896/episodes/1762-the-man-who-guarded-the-skies-during-the-cold-war/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-5049896/1762-the-man-who-guarded-the-skies-during-the-cold-war.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}