{"podcast":{"title":"Unexplainable","slug":"unexplainable-1382958","podcast_index_feed_id":1382958,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VMP9331026707","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/bf04a680-6afe-11eb-a86a-3f07259749a3/image/d510ec950f9a501094c11003381fcedc.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Vox","episode_count":293,"summary":"Unexplainable takes listeners right up to the edge of what we know…and then keeps on going. The Unexplainable team — Noam Hassenfeld, Julia Longoria, Byrd Pinkerton, and Meradith Hoddinott — tackles scientific mysteries, unanswered questions, and everything we learn diving into the unknown. New episodes Mondays and Wednesdays. From Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T02:20:38.923746+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unexplainable-1382958"},"episode":{"title":"Is male birth control finally here?","slug":"is-male-birth-control-finally-here","published_at":"2026-04-01T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unexplainable-1382958/is-male-birth-control-finally-here","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unexplainable-1382958","url":"https://www.vox.com/unexplainable","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP5004374102.mp3?updated=1774991903","summary":"Typically, the burden of birth control falls on whoever has a uterus, but it seems like that might change — and soon! Guest: Annalisa Merelli, contributing writer at STAT. For more, go to ⁠⁠http://vox.com/unexplainable⁠⁠ It’s a great place to sign up for our newsletter, view show transcripts, and read more about the topics on our show. Also, email us! unexplainable@vox.com We read every email. Support Unexplainable by making a financial contribution to Vox! ⁠⁠bit.ly/givepodcasts⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠⁠podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Typically, the burden of birth control falls on whoever has a uterus, but it seems like that might change — and soon! Guest: Annalisa Merelli, contributin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1679,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unexplainable-1382958/episodes/is-male-birth-control-finally-here/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unexplainable-1382958/is-male-birth-control-finally-here.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}