{"podcast":{"title":"The Swiss Connection","slug":"the-swiss-connection-1071732","podcast_index_feed_id":1071732,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/910414.rss","website_url":"https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swissconnection","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/9ow36ippqhyi8swb0k1uuj66lwjy?.jpg","author":"SWI swissinfo.ch","episode_count":93,"summary":"Discover science and innovation in Switzerland with the Swiss Connection Podcast! From the tiniest particles to the vastness of space, satisfy your scientific curiosity and join our journalists while they talk to researchers working on projects ranging from rocket building and AI to medicine and climate solutions. This podcast is produced by SWI swissinfo.ch, a multilingual public service media company in Switzerland.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T00:20:04.791619+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-swiss-connection-1071732"},"episode":{"title":"Unveiling Ancient Life: Microorganisms in Melting Glaciers in Swiss Alps","slug":"unveiling-ancient-life-microorganisms-in-melting-glaciers-in-swiss-alps","published_at":"2024-12-10T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-swiss-connection-1071732/unveiling-ancient-life-microorganisms-in-melting-glaciers-in-swiss-alps","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-swiss-connection-1071732","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/910414/episodes/16245615-unveiling-ancient-life-microorganisms-in-melting-glaciers-in-swiss-alps.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/910414/episodes/16245615-unveiling-ancient-life-microorganisms-in-melting-glaciers-in-swiss-alps.mp3","summary":"Send us Fan Mail This episode takes listeners to the Rhone glacier in the Alps, which is rapidly melting and releasing ancient microorganisms. These microorganisms, which have been trapped in the ice for thousands of years, are now being studied by scientists from the Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape (WSL). Journalists Céline Stegmüller and Luigi Jorio join the researchers on the glacier to observe their methods of collecting and analyzing these microorganisms....","meta_description":"Send us Fan Mail This episode takes listeners to the Rhone glacier in the Alps, which is rapidly melting and releasing ancient microorganisms. These micro…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":982,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-swiss-connection-1071732/episodes/unveiling-ancient-life-microorganisms-in-melting-glaciers-in-swiss-alps/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-swiss-connection-1071732/unveiling-ancient-life-microorganisms-in-melting-glaciers-in-swiss-alps.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}