{"podcast":{"title":"Pop Mystery Pod","slug":"pop-mystery-pod-6911267","podcast_index_feed_id":6911267,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/CEQBba3S","website_url":"https://www.instagram.com/popmysterypod/?hl=en","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/209b9ebc-d182-4968-a9cd-dea9750afd08/3f494a42-e823-4be3-9711-87d600a28689/3000x3000/a16579b451851d95c3b61009b7bc4573076a74a389ee2990149876d0a2652adfeb43e57df258dd00649ce57b2af517bee187997b21a8181b50957ffa8ebd216d.jpeg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Tess Barker","episode_count":99,"summary":"Investigative journalist and pop culture junkie Tess Barker, dives into the pop culture moments that have puzzled her for years. This addictive, informative and revelatory show dives features the deep research and first person reporting that helped her launch the #FreeBritney movement while co-hosting Britney's Gram. Each episode unpacks a moment in celebrity news that was misunderstood or intentionally covered up at the time. Part true crime, part comedy, part deconstructing pop culture trivia, the show shines light on the dark corners in the entertainment capital of the world.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T16:18:51.204952+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267"},"episode":{"title":"Jerry Springer Fakes It (Throwback)","slug":"jerry-springer-fakes-it-throwback","published_at":"2026-07-16T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/jerry-springer-fakes-it-throwback","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267","url":"https://www.instagram.com/popmysterypod/?hl=en","audio_url":"https://afp-935193-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/209b9ebc-d182-4968-a9cd-dea9750afd08/episodes/6c944cd8-d173-4a2e-909b-17b386b2a3d9/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=209b9ebc-d182-4968-a9cd-dea9750afd08&awEpisodeId=6c944cd8-d173-4a2e-909b-17b386b2a3d9&feed=CEQBba3S","summary":"This week, we revisit a classic American story. For better or worse, “The Jerry Springer Show” changed television as we know it. Were the guests on this trainwreck real? Or fakers?","meta_description":"This week, we revisit a classic American story. For better or worse, “The Jerry Springer Show” changed television as we know it. Were the guests on this t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2652,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/episodes/jerry-springer-fakes-it-throwback/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-mystery-pod-6911267/jerry-springer-fakes-it-throwback.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}