{"podcast":{"title":"TheThinkingAtheist","slug":"thethinkingatheist-783241","podcast_index_feed_id":783241,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/3270347/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/thethinkingatheist_1","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1891bcd660fa80f4abded2d82fc7dd1a.jpg","author":"The Thinking Atheist","episode_count":791,"summary":"Seth Andrews, a former Christian broadcaster and believer for 30 years, ultimately escaped the bonds of superstitious thinking to embrace the more satisfying explanations that science provides. A professional video producer and host of one of the most popular atheist communities on the internet, Seth Andrews brings a polished format, a relaxed environment and a rage-free challenge to the religious beliefs that defined his youth. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T20:20:45.293669+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist-783241"},"episode":{"title":"That \"Wet Dog Smell\" (and other fascinating facts)","slug":"that-wet-dog-smell-and-other-fascinating-facts","published_at":"2026-01-20T11:00:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist-783241/that-wet-dog-smell-and-other-fascinating-facts","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist-783241","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/that-wet-dog-smell-and-other-fascinating-facts--68880438","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/711/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68880438/podcast854_wetdogsmell.mp3","summary":"Here's a fun one for the holiday. In this show, we answer questions like, \"Why do we get the hiccups?\" \"How do flu shots work?\" And of course, \"Why do dogs stink when they get wet?\" Science can indeed be fun! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support .","meta_description":"Here's a fun one for the holiday. In this show, we answer questions like, \"Why do we get the hiccups?\" \"How do flu shots work?\" And of course, \"Why do dog…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3608,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/thethinkingatheist-783241/episodes/that-wet-dog-smell-and-other-fascinating-facts/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist-783241/that-wet-dog-smell-and-other-fascinating-facts.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}