{"podcast":{"title":"The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families","slug":"the-past-and-the-curious-a-history-podcast-for-kids-and-families-743179","podcast_index_feed_id":743179,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ARML5717012507","website_url":"http://thepastandthecurious.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d24d44da-0684-11ee-b249-13e17f60109e/image/avatars-000270934730-efgg91-original.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Past and The Curious History Podcast for Kids","episode_count":147,"summary":"A History Podcast for Kids! Parents love us, Teachers love us, and most importantly, kids do too! History can be amazing, inspiring and relevant to anyone. We love to share the stories of Spies, funny foods, George Washington's foibles, early advancements in cartooning and ballooning and much more! A professional music score and important songs accompany nearly every themed episode. Proud Kids Listen Member @pastandcurious","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T18:18:22.520568+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-past-and-the-curious-a-history-podcast-for-kids-and-families-743179"},"episode":{"title":"Past Scent (and Other Senses)","slug":"past-scent-and-other-senses","published_at":"2026-04-30T08:06:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-past-and-the-curious-a-history-podcast-for-kids-and-families-743179/past-scent-and-other-senses","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-past-and-the-curious-a-history-podcast-for-kids-and-families-743179","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/211/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1757436954.mp3?updated=1777515627","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/211/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1757436954.mp3?updated=1777515627","summary":"How did an extinct flower not seen since 1881 wind up being the subject of a modern day project to recreate a scent from the past? It was a long path from Dr. Charles Short in the 1860s to Dr. Christina Agapakis in the 2010s. And it's a cool story!","meta_description":"How did an extinct flower not seen since 1881 wind up being the subject of a modern day project to recreate a scent from the past? It was a long path from…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2054,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-past-and-the-curious-a-history-podcast-for-kids-and-families-743179/episodes/past-scent-and-other-senses/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-past-and-the-curious-a-history-podcast-for-kids-and-families-743179/past-scent-and-other-senses.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}