{"podcast":{"title":"The CultCast","slug":"the-cultcast-745209","podcast_index_feed_id":745209,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2453212.rss","website_url":"http://thecultcast.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/heefdh6ny0fws24fpecj8i4qecas?.jpg","author":"America's favorite Apple Podcast","episode_count":781,"summary":"The CultCast covers each week’s best Apple stories, tech news, and accessories—but more importantly—we do it with pizzaz. Why listen to another dreary tech program? Tune in to the CultCast each week for a healthy dose of Apple and tech news, jokes gone wrong, and unending tangents.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cultcast-745209"},"episode":{"title":"Living in Japan Without Speaking Japanese — How Apple Makes It Possible (CCOT)","slug":"living-in-japan-without-speaking-japanese-how-apple-makes-it-possible-ccot","published_at":"2026-02-10T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cultcast-745209/living-in-japan-without-speaking-japanese-how-apple-makes-it-possible-ccot","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cultcast-745209","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2453212/episodes/18646440-living-in-japan-without-speaking-japanese-how-apple-makes-it-possible-ccot.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2453212/episodes/18646440-living-in-japan-without-speaking-japanese-how-apple-makes-it-possible-ccot.mp3","summary":"Send us a text! I’m joined by listener-turned-guest Major Dr. Zach Hicks, an Air Force physician living in Japan, to talk how Apple’s translation tech is making daily life in Tokyo not just possible, but actually kind of magical. We dive into using AirPods for real-time translation, navigating Japan without speaking the language, and why this stuff feels like a genuine sci-fi breakthrough. Along the way, we wander into raising kids overseas, Japanese culture shock, aviation anxiety, fly...","meta_description":"Send us a text! I’m joined by listener-turned-guest Major Dr. Zach Hicks, an Air Force physician living in Japan, to talk how Apple’s translation tech is…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2594,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-cultcast-745209/episodes/living-in-japan-without-speaking-japanese-how-apple-makes-it-possible-ccot/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cultcast-745209/living-in-japan-without-speaking-japanese-how-apple-makes-it-possible-ccot.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}