{"podcast":{"title":"Strangely","slug":"strangely-7725048","podcast_index_feed_id":7725048,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/699ec0f5e84fcb90f2145300","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/strangely","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1772011731526-a6048de1-cea8-4d97-8daa-a8a8efd71083.jpeg","author":"Ben Cartwright","episode_count":14,"summary":"Explore the overlooked oddities that deserve a deep dive and the downright bizarre gems buried in the notebooks of journalists and friends Poppy Damon and Luke Jones. From each side of the Atlantic, Poppy in New York and Luke in London, they uncover the world’s strangest stories, from true crime to conspiracy theories and all the wonderfully weird in between. Every Tuesday, they take strange seriously. For more true crime podcasts, from weekly releases to series to binge, go to AlwaysTrueCrime.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strangely-7725048"},"episode":{"title":"The King of Scotland","slug":"the-king-of-scotland","published_at":"2026-05-19T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strangely-7725048/the-king-of-scotland","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strangely-7725048","url":"https://shows.acast.com/strangely/episodes/the-king-of-scotland","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/699ec0f5e84fcb90f2145300/e/6a05acf8efd1f558b0150449/media.mp3","summary":"Luke tells the story of a self-declared kingdom established in the Scottish Borders by a man claiming to be African royalty. But as media attention grows and authorities move in, darker questions begin to emerge. Plus Poppy brings the gruesome tale of a South African crocodile suspected of swallowing a missing businessman… only for investigators to find it's carrying a dark secret. Get in touch at strangely@alwaystruecrime.com New episodes every Tuesday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Luke tells the story of a self-declared kingdom established in the Scottish Borders by a man claiming to be African royalty. But as media attention grows…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1730,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/strangely-7725048/episodes/the-king-of-scotland/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strangely-7725048/the-king-of-scotland.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}