{"podcast":{"title":"Science Savvy","slug":"science-savvy-7038923","podcast_index_feed_id":7038923,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/sciencesavvy/feed.xml","website_url":"https://sciencesavvy.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19151073/2.jpg","author":"fairleycarmen9","episode_count":24,"summary":"Welcome to Science Savvy, a podcast hosted by Carmen Fairley, drawing on a background in Pharmacology and Biomedical Engineering to explore the science behind everyday life. Each episode turns complex research into clear, engaging stories, covering the human body, the brain, medicine, sleep, memory, pain, and scientific discovery. Science Savvy is educational only and does not provide medical advice. Please speak with a qualified healthcare professional for personal medical questions. Follow now and never miss an episode.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-savvy-7038923"},"episode":{"title":"It HURTS! Pain and the Brain part 1","slug":"it-hurts-pain-and-the-brain-part-1","published_at":"2026-01-26T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-savvy-7038923/it-hurts-pain-and-the-brain-part-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-savvy-7038923","url":"https://sciencesavvy.podbean.com/e/pain-why-your-brain-not-your-body-decides-what-hurts/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4der9isujt3yf2mr/Pain_part_1bt756-pg5h7s-Optimized.mp3","summary":"Pain is strange: we feel it in the body, but the brain plays a central role in creating the experience. In part one of this series, we explore how pain signals travel, why reflexes can happen before conscious awareness, why chronic pain can persist, and why two people with similar injuries may feel pain differently. This episode is educational only and does not provide medical advice. Reading list: Available on request.","meta_description":"Pain is strange: we feel it in the body, but the brain plays a central role in creating the experience. In part one of this series, we explore how pain si…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1292,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/science-savvy-7038923/episodes/it-hurts-pain-and-the-brain-part-1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-savvy-7038923/it-hurts-pain-and-the-brain-part-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}