{"podcast":{"title":"Surely You Can't Be Serious Podcast","slug":"surely-you-can-t-be-serious-podcast-494776","podcast_index_feed_id":494776,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6765289/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/surely-you-can-t-be-serious-podcast--6765289","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4f88689e8dcb196e23f67b5efb248479.jpg","author":"Surely You Can't Be Serious PC","episode_count":416,"summary":"The pinnacle of infotainment! Crazy stuff you didn’t know about the greatest movies and music of the 80’s, 90’s, and beyond. Hilarity ensues as a research professor and a pop culture savant are pitted against each other in a debate to determine what entertainment icons of film, music, and games are the best of the best of Generation X. https://www.thesurelypodcast.com/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T14:19:30.941069+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/surely-you-can-t-be-serious-podcast-494776"},"episode":{"title":"Bon Jovi: The Road to Slippery When Wet","slug":"bon-jovi-the-road-to-slippery-when-wet","published_at":"2026-07-13T05:05:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/surely-you-can-t-be-serious-podcast-494776/bon-jovi-the-road-to-slippery-when-wet","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/surely-you-can-t-be-serious-podcast-494776","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bon-jovi-the-road-to-slippery-when-wet--72806810","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72806810/the_beginnings_of_bon_jovi.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Jason and Dee dive into the unlikely origins of Bon Jovi, tracing the band's journey from the clubs of New Jersey to the brink of rock superstardom. Discover how Jon Bon Jovi scored a hit before assembling the lineup that would conquer the world, the surprising connection between Bon Jovi and R2-D2, and the twists, setbacks, and lucky breaks that paved the way to one of the biggest albums of the 1980s. From \"Runaway\" to the arrival of Richie Sambora, from relentless touring to finding the signature sound that would define a generation, this is the story of how Bon Jovi became poised to take over MTV, radio, and arenas around the globe. So grab your talk box, sling on a double-neck guitar, and join us as we count down the incredible road to Slippery When Wet. Let it rock!","meta_description":"In this episode, Jason and Dee dive into the unlikely origins of Bon Jovi, tracing the band's journey from the clubs of New Jersey to the brink of rock su…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1915,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/surely-you-can-t-be-serious-podcast-494776/episodes/bon-jovi-the-road-to-slippery-when-wet/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/surely-you-can-t-be-serious-podcast-494776/bon-jovi-the-road-to-slippery-when-wet.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}