{"podcast":{"title":"Strange Bites","slug":"strange-bites-7718928","podcast_index_feed_id":7718928,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10f50156c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://strangebites.podview.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45418739/45418739-1772311267638-ba712da06d989.jpg","author":"Lance Martin","episode_count":45,"summary":"Strange Bites is a biweekly podcast that delivers real, cutting-edge discoveries served up in bite-sized episodes (15 minutes or less) wrapped in atmospheric, creative fiction. Hosted by Lance Martin, each episode plunges listeners into shadowy labs, forgotten dig sites, and eerie breakthroughs where fact meets chilling narrative. Imagine stumbling upon a material lighter than air that could reshape aerospace… but in the dead of night, it feels like touching something that shouldn’t exist. Or watching scientists accidentally birth tiny organisms that grow their own primitive brains and perhaps begin to dream. These aren’t dry lectures—they’re immersive tales that make your skin crawl while your mind races with the real implications. Real science, fictional delivery: Every story is grounded in verifiable research (with sources linked in show notes), but most of the storytelling is creative fiction. This blends thriller-like narration, vivid imagery, and thoughtful exploration of ramifications—ethical dilemmas, existential questions, and “what if” scenarios. Perfect for commutes, late nights, or quick hits of wonder. Two episodes drop weekly, keeping the strange flowing steadily. Da…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T02:20:58.833958+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928"},"episode":{"title":"Soramatex","slug":"soramatex","published_at":"2026-04-29T02:49:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/soramatex","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lancemartin/episodes/Soramatex-e3ikcfr","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10f50156c/podcast/play/119205819/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-29%2F9f666f4f-2df9-914d-f034-c5f6cdd347e5.mp3","summary":"It started in the labs of Nagoya University, part of something called the Aichi Priority Research Project V, a fancy industry-academia-government collaboration where smart folks from Aichi Prefecture and the Aichi( Science and Technology Foundation team up to crack impossible problems. Their mission? Build the future of aerospace and next-gen mobility by making things ridiculously light. But what they stumbled onto in those late-night experiments wasn’t just light. It was impossibly light. Lighter than the air you’re breathing right now. Sources Official SoraMaterials Website (Home & News): https://sora-materials.com/ Company Profile Page: https://sora-materials.com/en/company/ CES 2026 Exhibit Announcement (density, properties, flame retardancy, Aichi Project origins): https://sora-materials.com/en/2025/12/22/%E3%80%90ces-2026%E5%87%BA%E5%B1%95%E3%80%91%E3%80%8C%E7%A9%BA%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E6%B5%AE%E3%81%8F%E3%81%BB%E3%81%A9%E8%BB%BD%E3%81%84%E3%80%8D%E9%9B%A3%E7%87%83%E6%80%A7%E3%81%AE%E8%B6%85%E8%BB%BD/ Nikkei XTECH Feature (lighter-than-air material & global ambitions): https://sora-materials.com/en/2026/01/22/nikkei-xtech-highlights-soramatex-the-material-lighter-than-air-and-our-global-ambitions/ The Verge CES 2026 Coverage (hands-on description & context): https://www.theverge.com/tech/858953/ever-touched-a-material-so-light-you-cant-even-feel-it JAXA Partner Startup Registration Announcement: https://sora-materials.com/en/2025/10/31/%E3%80%8Cjaxa%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%82%A2%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%80%8D%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E7%99%BB%E9%8C%B2%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C/ TV Tokyo BIZ Feature at CES (multifunctional properties): https://sora-materials.com/en/2026/01/15/%E3%83%86%E3%83%AC%E6%9D%B1bi…","meta_description":"It started in the labs of Nagoya University, part of something called the Aichi Priority Research Project V, a fancy industry-academia-government collabor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":612,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/strange-bites-7718928/episodes/soramatex/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/soramatex.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}