{"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":"Tick tock goes the checkout clock","slug":"tick-tock-goes-the-checkout-clock","published_at":"2026-07-13T09:52:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/round-table-china-7041106/tick-tock-goes-the-checkout-clock","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/round-table-china-7041106","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tick-tock-goes-the-checkout-clock--72948204","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72948204/1083936366524.mp3","summary":"For decades, hotels worldwide have followed the same rule. Check in after two in the afternoon, check out before noon the next day. Most travelers never question it. But some Chinese hotel chains are now tearing up that script, letting guests keep their room for a full twenty-four hours from check-in. Travelers love the idea. Yet for hotels, the reality is more complicated. On the show: Steve, Yushan & Yushun","meta_description":"For decades, hotels worldwide have followed the same rule. Check in after two in the afternoon, check out before noon the next day. Most travelers never q…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1283,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/round-table-china-7041106/episodes/tick-tock-goes-the-checkout-clock/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/tick-tock-goes-the-checkout-clock.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}