{"podcast":{"title":"Paperback Friends","slug":"paperback-friends-7055476","podcast_index_feed_id":7055476,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f9fdb034/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/181662752-sam-gren","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41841525/41841525-1724264502633-25ff57792807a.jpg","author":"Sam Ögren","episode_count":96,"summary":"This podcast is my dream, and a space to celebrate the wonder of books. I find inspiration, comfort, and awe in the pages of a great story. Books have a unique power, and I’m here to share it with you. Through book reviews and lively discussions; we’ll dive into stories that inspire, challenge, and teach us about life and how to become better writers. My \"why\", is for this podcast to be what books have always been for me: your escapism, your hope, and a friend you can always count on.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paperback-friends-7055476"},"episode":{"title":"Episode: 75 – [Review] The Old Man and the Sea","slug":"episode-75-review-the-old-man-and-the-sea","published_at":"2026-02-06T05:02:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paperback-friends-7055476/episode-75-review-the-old-man-and-the-sea","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paperback-friends-7055476","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paperback-friends/episodes/Episode-75--Review-The-Old-Man-and-the-Sea-e3ehrbf","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f9fdb034/podcast/play/114928431/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-2%2F417332483-44100-2-8335a85ec0c5c.m4a","summary":"Not the most interesting novella, and it's not a secret that I hate this one. One of the worst things I've read outside of school. However, why do I feel like that, and does it really have nothing to offer? Find out in another episode of Paperback Friends. Type: Review | Book: The Old Man and the Sea | Writer: Ernest Hemingway","meta_description":"Not the most interesting novella, and it's not a secret that I hate this one. One of the worst things I've read outside of school. However, why do I feel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2163,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/paperback-friends-7055476/episodes/episode-75-review-the-old-man-and-the-sea/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/paperback-friends-7055476/episode-75-review-the-old-man-and-the-sea.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}