{"podcast":{"title":"Nature Podcast","slug":"nature-podcast-836788","podcast_index_feed_id":836788,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/0185cea5-9e3b-4b82-a887-26f91f92765f","website_url":"http://www.nature.com/nature/podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61b9f3b71a8cbe675f3cedcb/1768403592746-2c5f9e78-ae15-499a-9d0a-ae6ca82bb9ca.jpeg","author":"podcast@nature.com","episode_count":904,"summary":"The Nature Podcast brings you the best stories from the world of science each week. We cover everything from astronomy to zoology, highlighting the most exciting research from each issue of the Nature journal. We meet the scientists behind the results and provide in-depth analysis from Nature 's journalists and editors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T04:18:06.312931+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nature-podcast-836788"},"episode":{"title":"Major Ebola outbreak is escalating: what happens next","slug":"major-ebola-outbreak-is-escalating-what-happens-next","published_at":"2026-05-22T11:53:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nature-podcast-836788/major-ebola-outbreak-is-escalating-what-happens-next","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nature-podcast-836788","url":"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01660-z","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/nature/e/6a1043c980978431daeea014/media.mp3","summary":"On 17 May the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an ongoing Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Centred on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, the outbreak has seen mounting numbers of suspected cases and deaths linked to the rare Bundibugyo species of Ebola virus. In this podcast we hear what's currently known about the outbreak and the efforts of clinicians, researchers and public health officials to halt its progress. Nature: Ebola outbreak is a global health emergency: what happens next Nature: Race begins to trial Ebola drugs amid current outbreak Nature: Ebola outbreak spirals out of control: how might it have started? Nature: Will this Ebola outbreak be the biggest yet? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"On 17 May the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an ongoing Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Centred on the Democr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":721,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nature-podcast-836788/episodes/major-ebola-outbreak-is-escalating-what-happens-next/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nature-podcast-836788/major-ebola-outbreak-is-escalating-what-happens-next.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}