{"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":"The Outsiders’ Feast: Horror in the Goyet Cave","slug":"the-outsiders-feast-horror-in-the-goyet-cave","published_at":"2026-05-06T16:43:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928/the-outsiders-feast-horror-in-the-goyet-cave","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strange-bites-7718928","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lancemartin/episodes/The-Outsiders-Feast-Horror-in-the-Goyet-Cave-e3ivvlg","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10f50156c/podcast/play/119585904/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-6%2F585cd400-05eb-aec6-6a3e-bd3ba56d79b7.mp3","summary":"It’s 45,000 years ago. The world is locked in the grip of the last Ice Age. Europe is a wild, unforgiving place—vast forests, freezing winds, and scattered bands of Neanderthals scraping out a living as skilled hunters. They’re tough, smart, and tightly knit… but times are getting desperate. Populations are shrinking. Newcomers—early modern humans—are starting to push into the north. Resources are tight. And in the limestone cliffs of Belgium’s Meuse Valley, something dark is about to happen inside a cave known today as the Third Cave of Goyet. Disclaimer: These are creative stories. The discoveries are real, and I weave in all the facts, but most of the story is made up fiction. Links to sources included for a deeper dive into all the facts and research. Sources 1. The full peer-reviewed scientific paper (November 19, 2025): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-24460-3 (“Highly selective cannibalism in the Late Pleistocene of Northern Europe reveals Neandertals were targeted prey” by Quentin Cosnefroy et al., Scientific Reports) 2. ScienceDaily summary of the study (April 12, 2026): https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260411022044.htm 3. Live Science popular article with additional context and quotes: https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/neanderthals-cannibalized-outsider-women-and-children-45-000-years-ago-at-cave-in-belgium 4. Foundational 2016 study confirming cannibalism at the same site (for background): https://www.nature.com/articles/srep29005 (Rougier et al. on the Goyet Neanderthal remains) Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/goods-cargo/curiosity License code: GDL1QEVPIW8QU6TR","meta_description":"It’s 45,000 years ago. The world is locked in the grip of the last Ice Age. Europe is a wild, unforgiving place—vast forests, freezing winds, and scattere…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":576,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/strange-bites-7718928/episodes/the-outsiders-feast-horror-in-the-goyet-cave/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/the-outsiders-feast-horror-in-the-goyet-cave.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}