{"podcast":{"title":"Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today","slug":"rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908","podcast_index_feed_id":1530908,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/2890034/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/rearvision/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/a7d6a9542b23c4393b4a3b839f12fd78.jpg?src","author":"ABC Australia","episode_count":243,"summary":"Move beyond the headlines to see how the past defines our world. Whether it's a local or international story, Rear Vision's expert analysis gives you the background you need to understand today's news.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908"},"episode":{"title":"From bicycles to “build your dreams” — how China conquered the global car market","slug":"from-bicycles-to-build-your-dreams-how-china-conquered-the-global-car-market","published_at":"2026-02-06T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/from-bicycles-to-build-your-dreams-how-china-conquered-the-global-car-market","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/rearvision/how-china-conquered-the-global-car-market/106262670","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/h9/Z/1p.mp3","summary":"Only a few decades ago China was known as the land of the bicycle – today it’s an automotive goliath. The PRC is now the world’s biggest car manufacturer and exporter. It also has the largest domestic car market. We explore how it achieved such a dramatic turnaround in only a few short decades. And what role European and American car makers inadvertently played in creating a super rival. Guests: Ilaria Mazzocco – Chinese business and economic expert, Center for Strategic and International Studies Dr Tessa Thorniley – freelance business journalist Zeyi Yang – technology journalist and senior writer, WIRED Mike Colias – Us Autos Editor, Reuters","meta_description":"Only a few decades ago China was known as the land of the bicycle – today it’s an automotive goliath. The PRC is now the world’s biggest car manufacturer…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1763,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/episodes/from-bicycles-to-build-your-dreams-how-china-conquered-the-global-car-market/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rear-vision-how-history-shaped-today-1530908/from-bicycles-to-build-your-dreams-how-china-conquered-the-global-car-market.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}