{"podcast":{"title":"Tales of the Sea","slug":"tales-of-the-sea-6317921","podcast_index_feed_id":6317921,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/talesofthesea/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.talesofthesea.com/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/talesofthesea/20230420_010448_344524c6f2d0c00e109fd7c9b622aba8.jpg","author":"Mark Winkworth","episode_count":26,"summary":"This podcast is my chance to talk with some of most passionate and knowledgable ocean advocates at work today including; authors, scientists, marine biologists, ocean farmers, and a host of other extraordinary individuals who care deeply about the health and future of the seas around us. In addition, the podcast is also my chance to share some of my favorite stories, poetry, plays, music, and true-life adventures inspired by the sea. This is a podcast for all those who care about the sea... its past, its present and its promise.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T00:17:10.856274+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tales-of-the-sea-6317921"},"episode":{"title":"Caviar Dreams","slug":"caviar-dreams","published_at":"2025-03-02T13:45:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tales-of-the-sea-6317921/caviar-dreams","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tales-of-the-sea-6317921","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/talesofthesea/1922140","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/204210/1922140/talesofthesea/2025_03_02_13_45_16_045299a5-14aa-4301-bcdf-a925c64eec94.mp3","summary":"Today we're going to be talking about caviar, salted, processed fish eggs, or roe, the only kind that can truly be called caviar. Because it comes from various species of the anadromous fish, more commonly known as sturgeon. As early as the ninth century, the joys of eating caviar were on record over the centuries, this nutrient rich food was famously served by Russian czars, middle Eastern Shaws, and many other royalty, but also eaten by the common folk. That is until scarcity and price took it out of their reach. Joining me on this journey is George Faison, a market associate and caviar specialist at Brown Trading Company, the premier supplier of fine caviar and all things fish related to fine restaurants and home kitchens across the US Brown Trading Company is located right here in Portland, Maine. George has over 12 years of experience in aquaculture and has become an expert in sustainable seafood. Let's take a look at the source of these tasty fish eggs, how they're harvested, why they're so appreciated, and why they're real good stuff is so expensive. And why Caviar dream signify images of decadence and great luxury.","meta_description":"Today we're going to be talking about caviar, salted, processed fish eggs, or roe, the only kind that can truly be called caviar. Because it comes from va…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3239,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tales-of-the-sea-6317921/episodes/caviar-dreams/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tales-of-the-sea-6317921/caviar-dreams.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}