{"podcast":{"title":"StoryCorps","slug":"storycorps-521351","podcast_index_feed_id":521351,"rss_url":"https://feeds.npr.org/510200/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510200/storycorps","image_url":"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/09/23/story-corps_tile_npr-network-01_sq-09b087fe7768502cacbbb5b77b3f472a778ad9ee.jpg?s=1400&c=66&f=jpg","author":"NPR (podcasts@npr.org)","episode_count":50,"summary":"Stories of the human heart. A candid, unscripted conversation between two people about what's really important in life: love, loss, family, friendship. When the world seems out of hand, tune in to StoryCorps and be reminded of the things that matter most.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T16:21:45.834996+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/storycorps-521351"},"episode":{"title":"Easier to Go to Mars","slug":"easier-to-go-to-mars","published_at":"2025-08-12T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/storycorps-521351/easier-to-go-to-mars","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/storycorps-521351","url":"https://www.npr.org/2025/08/11/1263953503/storycorps-draft-08-12-2025","audio_url":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510200/npr.simplecastaudio.com/45f02aa8-b834-4eb0-b44a-b3c9571849d3/episodes/f8285324-93b4-4288-b3c2-3e451c9372b9/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=45f02aa8-b834-4eb0-b44a-b3c9571849d3&awEpisodeId=f8285324-93b4-4288-b3c2-3e451c9372b9&t=podcast&e=1263953503&p=510200&d=1017&size=16273746","summary":"This week: stories from people who dare to do things and go places few others would – from people who helped pave the way to outer space, to divers exploring ocean depths. Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy","meta_description":"This week: stories from people who dare to do things and go places few others would – from people who helped pave the way to outer space, to divers explor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1017,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/storycorps-521351/episodes/easier-to-go-to-mars/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/storycorps-521351/easier-to-go-to-mars.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}