{"podcast":{"title":"TED Radio Hour","slug":"ted-radio-hour-803570","podcast_index_feed_id":803570,"rss_url":"https://feeds.npr.org/510298/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510298/ted-radio-hour","image_url":"https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/09/23/ted-radio-hour_tile_npr-network-01_sq-3ca507bd2dfa5c26d7db5b41c2b981b24a8789fa.jpg?s=1400&c=66&f=jpg","author":"NPR (podcasts@npr.org)","episode_count":300,"summary":"Exploring the biggest questions of our time with the help of the world's greatest thinkers. Host Manoush Zomorodi inspires us to learn more about the world, our communities, and most importantly, ourselves. Get more brainy miscellany with TED Radio Hour+. Your subscription supports the show and unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/ted","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T16:21:10.856761+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-radio-hour-803570"},"episode":{"title":"Can we preserve knowledge … forever?","slug":"can-we-preserve-knowledge-forever","published_at":"2026-04-24T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-radio-hour-803570/can-we-preserve-knowledge-forever","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-radio-hour-803570","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/nx-s1-5797776/can-we-preserve-knowledge-forever","audio_url":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510298/npr.simplecastaudio.com/e19460b8-b905-4bd2-9062-cea3c0ab9405/episodes/e42a09e0-d4af-4e8c-97e6-8a9a960dd208/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=e19460b8-b905-4bd2-9062-cea3c0ab9405&awEpisodeId=e42a09e0-d4af-4e8c-97e6-8a9a960dd208&feed=gGUt_fS1&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5797776&p=510298&d=2976&size=47631091","summary":"Information feels more accessible than ever, but the ways we store data are surprisingly fragile. Can we save anything forever? This hour, TED speakers explore preserving our past, present and future. Guests include game designer CM Ralph, digital librarian Brewster Kayle, molecular biologist Dina Zielinksi and archeologist Chris Fisher. Original air date: January 27, 2023 TED Radio Hour+ listeners now get access to bonus episodes, with more ideas from TED speakers and deeper conversations with Manoush. By signing up for Plus, you directly support our work and public media, so all your episodes (like this one!) come to you without sponsor breaks. Learn more at plus.npr.org/ted . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy","meta_description":"Information feels more accessible than ever, but the ways we store data are surprisingly fragile. Can we save anything forever? This hour, TED speakers ex…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2976,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ted-radio-hour-803570/episodes/can-we-preserve-knowledge-forever/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-radio-hour-803570/can-we-preserve-knowledge-forever.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}