{"podcast":{"title":"Smologies with Alie Ward","slug":"smologies-with-alie-ward-6911815","podcast_index_feed_id":6911815,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/s1I4c1jt","website_url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/00c81e60-45f9-4643-9fed-2184b2b6a3d3/4a4a0aa8-2e13-4810-aeb5-fe283b2c53b2/3000x3000/quick-and-grated-sage-lighter.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Alie Ward","episode_count":114,"summary":"Ologies → Smologies. It’s all of the science, with none of the swearing! Smologies are shortened, kid-friendly episodes of the award-winning science podcast, Ologies, which covers topics from Toads (Bufology) to the Moon (Selenology) and everything in between. Enjoy clean and witty bite-sized science delights as host Alie Ward asks Ologists of all kinds smart – and sometimes silly – questions. Get to know the charming and diverse array of experts who share not only their wisdom, but also their lived experiences.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T16:18:55.322605+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smologies-with-alie-ward-6911815"},"episode":{"title":"PENGUINS with Tom Hart","slug":"penguins-with-tom-hart","published_at":"2025-12-25T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smologies-with-alie-ward-6911815/penguins-with-tom-hart","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smologies-with-alie-ward-6911815","url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/18a740bb-e5d2-4dee-81e4-442b03c80a10/episodes/849dea99-3959-4df2-a9a4-b6d1421d3def/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=18a740bb-e5d2-4dee-81e4-442b03c80a10&awEpisodeId=849dea99-3959-4df2-a9a4-b6d1421d3def&feed=s1I4c1jt","summary":"Do penguins have flippers or wings? What’s up with pebble gifts? Are they squishy or dense? And why why why are they so cute? We sit down with renowned penguinologist Dr. Tom Hart, a research fellow with Oxford University, to chat all about life on Antarctica, penguin cities, icy cuddle parties, ocean camouflage and how to become a flightless bird. Dr. Hart is your new favorite penguinologist.","meta_description":"Do penguins have flippers or wings? What’s up with pebble gifts? Are they squishy or dense? And why why why are they so cute? We sit down with renowned pe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1500,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/smologies-with-alie-ward-6911815/episodes/penguins-with-tom-hart/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smologies-with-alie-ward-6911815/penguins-with-tom-hart.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}