{"podcast":{"title":"Proof Positive","slug":"proof-positive-7769387","podcast_index_feed_id":7769387,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN1376325340","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/888b1f84-0357-11f1-befc-ab71d1d198c5/image/70b2158e31ae217cacd060fb38c52caa.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Daniel Torres","episode_count":108,"summary":"What happens when the official story doesn't add up? Join Daniel Torres as he picks apart the cases, scandals, and mysteries that everyone else stopped asking questions about. This isn't your typical true crime podcast — it's investigative documentary work that digs into current events, historical cover-ups, and social issues that deserve a second look. Daniel spent eight years as a freelance journalist chasing down everything from small-town corruption to corporate whistleblowers. He started this podcast because the best stories always had too many layers for a newspaper article. Now he's using that same dogged reporting to unpack the investigations that matter, the ones that got buried, and the ones that are still happening right now. Each episode is a deep dive into real documentation — court filings, leaked memos, forgotten archives. You'll hear the actual evidence, not just opinions about it. Daniel breaks down complex cases so you can understand what really went down and why it matters today. Sometimes he even convinces his neighbors to share their weird hobbies, which honestly makes for surprisingly good radio. Ready to question everything you thought you knew? Follow Proof…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T18:19:49.347648+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/proof-positive-7769387"},"episode":{"title":"How East German Scientists Created Glass 15x Stronger Than Normal","slug":"how-east-german-scientists-created-glass-15x-stronger-than-normal","published_at":"2026-07-26T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/proof-positive-7769387/how-east-german-scientists-created-glass-15x-stronger-than-normal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/proof-positive-7769387","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN1834752493.mp3?updated=1776260350","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN1834752493.mp3?updated=1776260350","summary":"Ever wonder how communist scientists accidentally created the world's most unbreakable drinking glasses? In 1977, East German researchers developed Superfest glass that was 15 times stronger than regular glass - but this revolutionary technology completely disappeared when the Berlin Wall fell. Daniel Torres investigates one of the Cold War's strangest scientific mysteries. On Proof Positive, we uncover how East Germany's ion exchange process created glass so tough it could survive 15,000 wash cycles compared to normal glass's measly 1,000. You'll learn why this \"super glass\" took 20 hours per batch to make, how it got exported to over 30 countries (including Western nations), and why a single dinner set cost three months' salary for average East Germans. But here's the kicker - when communism collapsed, so did the technology. Was it really too expensive, or did Western glass companies have other reasons for burying it? 📍 Chapters: [00:00] Introduction with Daniel Torres [01:30] The Superfest discovery in 1977 East Germany [04:00] How ion exchange made glass 15x stronger [07:00] Why dinner sets cost 3 months' salary [10:00] The mysterious disappearance after 1989 [12:00] What happened to the technology 🔍 Topics: Superfest glass, East Germany technology, Cold War science, unbreakable glass, ion exchange process, Berlin Wall ⭐ Think your friends need to hear about communist super-glass? Follow Proof Positive and leave us a 5-star rating - it really helps other curious minds find us. New episodes drop daily, so we'll catch you tomorrow with another story that'll make you question everything! Get new episodes at Proof Positive ----- Keywords: whistleblower stories, media manipulation, geopolitics, undercover operations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a…","meta_description":"Ever wonder how communist scientists accidentally created the world's most unbreakable drinking glasses? In 1977, East German researchers developed Superf…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":767,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/proof-positive-7769387/episodes/how-east-german-scientists-created-glass-15x-stronger-than-normal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/proof-positive-7769387/how-east-german-scientists-created-glass-15x-stronger-than-normal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}