{"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":"Jellyfish Mysteries","slug":"jellyfish-mysteries","published_at":"2025-08-26T11:31:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tales-of-the-sea-6317921/jellyfish-mysteries","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tales-of-the-sea-6317921","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/talesofthesea/2184265","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/204210/2184265/talesofthesea/2025_09_18_16_42_31_1161196d-2c1d-403a-904d-3ac5dc58af0b.mp3","summary":"Today I want to take a look at those strange-looking, gelatinous, floating blobs in the sea that often look like deflated balloons with long strings attached. In fact, this summer, beachgoers along the coast of Maine where I live, have observed some of these creatures as large as five feet in diameter, trailing tentacles as long as 100 feet. These sea creatures are collectively known as JELLYFISH (which seems like a cute enough name) but those who are in-the-know AVOID them like the plague - because some varieties can use their tentacles to STING you with needle-sharp, mini-harpoons called nematocysts - capable of injecting a toxic venom – causing pain, often a lot of pain – that can affect your respiratory system which can be extremely dangerous – and in severe cases even cause paralysis and death in as little as 20 minutes.","meta_description":"Today I want to take a look at those strange-looking, gelatinous, floating blobs in the sea that often look like deflated balloons with long strings attac…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2866,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tales-of-the-sea-6317921/episodes/jellyfish-mysteries/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/jellyfish-mysteries.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}