{"podcast":{"title":"Tarzan and the Lost Empire","slug":"tarzan-and-the-lost-empire-6713007","podcast_index_feed_id":6713007,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6024093/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/tarzan-and-the-lost-empire-by-edgar-rice","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/65af4981572587bcd1fa9c8d36577f1c.jpg","author":"Audiobooks","episode_count":36,"summary":"http://www.adfreebooks.com - 1000+ audiobooks, all ad free! The disappearance of a noted archaeologist hunting the secret of the Lost Tribe of the Wiramwazi Mountains was a signal to the one man who could penetrate Africa's deepest interior—Tarzan of the Apes. For only Tarzan, the white man who had been raised by the anthropoid apes, could understand the ways of the jungle and its beasts perfectly enough to speed to the scientist's rescue. But this time, in addition to savage tribes and vicious beasts, Tarzan uncovered a strange lost land—twin cities of Roman soldiery, outposts of a ruthless empire that had fallen fifteen hundred years before. Tarzan's desperate struggle between ancient intrigues and modern schemers, against deadly gladiators and enraged lions, is Edgar Rice Burroughs at his very best.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T18:21:29.257557+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tarzan-and-the-lost-empire-6713007"},"episode":{"title":"Adrift in the Unknown or Queer Adventures in a Queer Realm - William Wallace Cook","slug":"adrift-in-the-unknown-or-queer-adventures-in-a-queer-realm-william-wallace-cook","published_at":"2026-07-22T09:00:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tarzan-and-the-lost-empire-6713007/adrift-in-the-unknown-or-queer-adventures-in-a-queer-realm-william-wallace-cook","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tarzan-and-the-lost-empire-6713007","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/adrift-in-the-unknown-or-queer-adventures-in-a-queer-realm-william-wallace-cook--73053727","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73053727/adrift_in_the_unknown_or_queer_adventures_in_a_queer_realm_william_wallace_cook.mp3","summary":"\"Adrift in the Unknown or Queer Adventures in a Queer Realm\" by William Wallace Cook invites listeners on a whimsical journey through early science fiction. When a noble scientist and his questionable companions embark on a seemingly magical spaceship to Mercury, they find themselves embroiled in a conflict between advanced city-states armed with futuristic weaponry. As they fight for survival, the characters grapple with their own moral shortcomings, making this lighthearted tale both entertaining and thought-provoking. The themes of adventure, human fallibility, and the absurdities of conflict resonate today, reminding us that even in the most fantastical settings, our struggles with ethics and camaraderie remain timeless.","meta_description":"\"Adrift in the Unknown or Queer Adventures in a Queer Realm\" by William Wallace Cook invites listeners on a whimsical journey through early science fictio…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":18192,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tarzan-and-the-lost-empire-6713007/episodes/adrift-in-the-unknown-or-queer-adventures-in-a-queer-realm-william-wallace-cook/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tarzan-and-the-lost-empire-6713007/adrift-in-the-unknown-or-queer-adventures-in-a-queer-realm-william-wallace-cook.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}