{"podcast":{"title":"UBC News World","slug":"ubc-news-world-468831","podcast_index_feed_id":468831,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/ubcnewsworld/","website_url":"http://ubcnews.world/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0e67dd44-0ac0-4faf-9d07-a57463a2a23e/ubccover.png","author":"David Steward","episode_count":3500,"summary":"We cover NEWS YOU CARE ABOUT and stories to which you cannot remain indifferent. From culture and arts to business, politics, entrepreneurship, science, cryptocurrency, and entertainment, UBC News offers video news reports on the most interesting national and global developments and of the most recent events that impact your world. UBC News covers real news real fast even before it is news. Join us as we explore the most current issues of the day and offer the best storytelling on YouTube. Find out today’s latest information about major events and more real stories at http://ubcnews.world.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T14:20:06.976424+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ubc-news-world-468831"},"episode":{"title":"Metric vs Imperial: Why Both Systems Still Exist and How to Convert Between Them","slug":"metric-vs-imperial-why-both-systems-still-exist-and-how-to-convert-between-them","published_at":"2026-07-06T09:25:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ubc-news-world-468831/metric-vs-imperial-why-both-systems-still-exist-and-how-to-convert-between-them","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ubc-news-world-468831","url":"http://ubcnews.world/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/08da55b1-a25a-475f-bbad-ece9622bc0a6.mp3","summary":"Metric and imperial units differ across length, weight, and temperature, with roots in 18th-century France and Britain. Here is why both systems are still in use and how to convert between them. To learn more, visit https://convertly.site/ (https://convertly.site/) Convertly City: Copenhagen Address: Gothersgade 11 Website: https://convertly.site/ Phone: +45 51 54 11 92 Email: info@convertly.site","meta_description":"Metric and imperial units differ across length, weight, and temperature, with roots in 18th-century France and Britain. Here is why both systems are still…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":274,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ubc-news-world-468831/episodes/metric-vs-imperial-why-both-systems-still-exist-and-how-to-convert-between-them/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ubc-news-world-468831/metric-vs-imperial-why-both-systems-still-exist-and-how-to-convert-between-them.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}