{"podcast":{"title":"Round Table China","slug":"round-table-china-7041106","podcast_index_feed_id":7041106,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6252207/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/round-table-china--6252207","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e82f978a5db19b9428c8f5e56bb4c36e.jpg","author":"China Plus","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Round Table is a premier English radio/podcast show, straight from Beijing. Hear what's buzzing on the Internet and the main streets, see the latest lifestyle trends, and feel the pulse of life in China, Round Table is your golden ticket. With dynamic cultural exchanges between hosts from diverse backgrounds, we take you on a journey deep into modern China.We invite you to join our conversation! Shoot us an email or a voice memo at ezfmroundtable@foxmail.com. Let the fun begin!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T20:18:11.536107+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/round-table-china-7041106"},"episode":{"title":"Can ancient hacks beat modern heat?","slug":"can-ancient-hacks-beat-modern-heat","published_at":"2026-07-07T08:19:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/round-table-china-7041106/can-ancient-hacks-beat-modern-heat","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/round-table-china-7041106","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-ancient-hacks-beat-modern-heat--72851246","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72851246/1083412366026.mp3","summary":"We are in the thick of summer, cranking the AC and reaching for anything cold. But for thousands of years, people survived blazing heat without a single modern convenience. China's traditional playbook was full of clever, low-tech fixes that kept things bearable. As temperatures keep rising, can these ancient hacks actually be smarter than our energy-guzzling gadgets? / Can you wear last year's sunscreen (12:29)? On the show: Steve, Fei Fei & Yushan","meta_description":"We are in the thick of summer, cranking the AC and reaching for anything cold. But for thousands of years, people survived blazing heat without a single m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1105,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/round-table-china-7041106/episodes/can-ancient-hacks-beat-modern-heat/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/round-table-china-7041106/can-ancient-hacks-beat-modern-heat.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}