{"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":"Survival at Sea \"Rope\" with Tim Queeney","slug":"survival-at-sea-rope-with-tim-queeney","published_at":"2026-05-25T21:16:06+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tales-of-the-sea-6317921/survival-at-sea-rope-with-tim-queeney","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tales-of-the-sea-6317921","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/talesofthesea/2856955","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/204210/2856955/talesofthesea/2026_05_25_21_15_56_ca65b3f5-ab85-4d5f-9d47-ee1c35e78446.mp3","summary":"Today I want to talk about a discovery humans have taken for granted for thousands of years — something woven into every great voyage in history. Every age of discovery, every battle at sea, every whaling hunt, every shipwreck — held together, quite literally, by miles and miles of it. And yet, almost no one ever thinks about it. My guest today however does. Tim Queeney is the author of Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization , and he’s joining me to talk about the maritime thread of that story — the ropewalks, the rigging, the disasters, the whalers, and the salty language we still use today without realizing where it came from.","meta_description":"Today I want to talk about a discovery humans have taken for granted for thousands of years — something woven into every great voyage in history. Every ag…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2411,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tales-of-the-sea-6317921/episodes/survival-at-sea-rope-with-tim-queeney/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/survival-at-sea-rope-with-tim-queeney.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}