{"podcast":{"title":"The Why Files: Operation Podcast","slug":"the-why-files-operation-podcast-7324937","podcast_index_feed_id":7324937,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6617226/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-why-files-operation-podcast--6617226","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2002912b8f0d644ba17d446423fb58d6.jpg","author":"The Why Files","episode_count":283,"summary":"The Why Files covers mysteries, myths and legends. We tell stories and seek the truth in a fun and lighthearted way. Our content is heavily researched; we don't release an episode unless we're sure we can bring something new to a topic.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T18:17:18.562551+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-why-files-operation-podcast-7324937"},"episode":{"title":"630: On The Air: The Silenced Caller, The Mojave Phone Booth and The Alien In The Freezer","slug":"630-on-the-air-the-silenced-caller-the-mojave-phone-booth-and-the-alien-in-the-freezer","published_at":"2026-02-25T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-why-files-operation-podcast-7324937/630-on-the-air-the-silenced-caller-the-mojave-phone-booth-and-the-alien-in-the-freezer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-why-files-operation-podcast-7324937","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/630-on-the-air-the-silenced-caller-the-mojave-phone-booth-and-the-alien-in-the-freezer--70264212","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70264212/8865374.mp3","summary":"Gather round for three campfire stories from the golden era of late-night radio, when Art Bell kept the lights on for millions of people who couldn't sleep and couldn't stop listening.A psychologist in the Cascade Mountains encounters something in the woods—and brings it home. A frantic caller reaches Art Bell with a warning, and the satellite goes dark before he can finish.A phone booth stands alone in the Mojave Desert for decades, and the calls that come through aren't always from strangers. These aren't ghost stories passed around a fire. They're documented, recorded, and still unresolved.Pull up a chair. The night is long, and some questions don't have clean answers.","meta_description":"Gather round for three campfire stories from the golden era of late-night radio, when Art Bell kept the lights on for millions of people who couldn't slee…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2078,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-why-files-operation-podcast-7324937/episodes/630-on-the-air-the-silenced-caller-the-mojave-phone-booth-and-the-alien-in-the-freezer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-why-files-operation-podcast-7324937/630-on-the-air-the-silenced-caller-the-mojave-phone-booth-and-the-alien-in-the-freezer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}