{"podcast":{"title":"Science Fiction","slug":"science-fiction-2710085","podcast_index_feed_id":2710085,"rss_url":"https://damiengwalter.com/category/podcast/feed/","website_url":"https://damiengwalter.com","image_url":"https://i0.wp.com/damiengwalter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sf-podcast-thumb-2.1-1.png?resize=3000%2C3000&ssl=1","author":"Damien Walter","episode_count":95,"summary":"Join writer and storyteller Damien Walter on an exploration of the world as seen through a science fiction lens.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T20:19:32.423070+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-fiction-2710085"},"episode":{"title":"You don’t understand science fiction","slug":"you-don-t-understand-science-fiction","published_at":"2026-04-26T07:09:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-fiction-2710085/you-don-t-understand-science-fiction","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-fiction-2710085","url":"https://damiengwalter.com/2026/04/26/you-dont-understand-science-fiction/","audio_url":"https://public-api.wordpress.com/wpcom/v2/sites/250101/podcast-play/16469.mp3","summary":"There is a single narrative technique that connects almost every multi-billion dollar science fiction franchise ever made. It is the invisible engine powering the most successful stories of the last century. And yet, if you ask ten working Hollywood screenwriters what it is, nine of them will give you a blank stare—and the tenth willContinue reading \"You don’t understand science fiction\"","meta_description":"There is a single narrative technique that connects almost every multi-billion dollar science fiction franchise ever made. It is the invisible engine powe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2117,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/science-fiction-2710085/episodes/you-don-t-understand-science-fiction/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-fiction-2710085/you-don-t-understand-science-fiction.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}