{"podcast":{"title":"The Hidden Third","slug":"the-hidden-third-7538391","podcast_index_feed_id":7538391,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER9417367138","website_url":"https://marianavanzeller.me/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/dcfbbf74-9fac-11f0-8877-4fa940d82a6e/image/f5b2b20cb475ccf4247036ec84dfa83d.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Mariana van Zeller","episode_count":40,"summary":"From Emmy and Peabody Award–winning journalist Mariana van Zeller comes THE HIDDEN THIRD, a weekly dive into the underground markets that quietly power a third of the global economy. Every episode Mariana sits down with people who know these worlds firsthand - the hustlers, smugglers, scammers, kingpins, and those trying to shut them down. The series reveals how they function, why they endure, and the profound ways they impact us all. New episodes drop every Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts. The Hidden Third is a co-production of Muck Media and The Roost Podcast Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T16:20:00.731987+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hidden-third-7538391"},"episode":{"title":"Chosen by Aliens: The Kidnapping of Jan Broberg","slug":"chosen-by-aliens-the-kidnapping-of-jan-broberg","published_at":"2026-04-08T11:47:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hidden-third-7538391/chosen-by-aliens-the-kidnapping-of-jan-broberg","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hidden-third-7538391","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER2531222494.mp3?updated=1775591169","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/94/claritaspod.com/measure/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/j0JIg/traffic.megaphone.fm/ROOSTER2531222494.mp3?updated=1775591169","summary":"Jan Broberg was kidnapped at 12 by a family friend who convinced her it was an alien mission. Then kidnapped again at 14. Her story — the basis for Netflix's Abducted in Plain Sight — is one of the most shocking grooming cases ever documented. Today she tells it in her own words, and breaks down the predator tactics that are still happening — from family friends to online platforms like Roblox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Jan Broberg was kidnapped at 12 by a family friend who convinced her it was an alien mission. Then kidnapped again at 14. Her story — the basis for Netfli…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7719,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hidden-third-7538391/episodes/chosen-by-aliens-the-kidnapping-of-jan-broberg/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hidden-third-7538391/chosen-by-aliens-the-kidnapping-of-jan-broberg.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}