{"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":"Stress ages us on a cellular level","slug":"stress-ages-us-on-a-cellular-level","published_at":"2026-02-23T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unexplainable-1382958/stress-ages-us-on-a-cellular-level","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/VMP6830698160.mp3?updated=1771621553","summary":"It's no secret that stress isn't good for you… But just how bad is it? NPR's Short Wave podcast gets some answers. Host: Regina G. Barber, host of NPR’s Short Wave podcast Guest: Diana Kwon, science journalist Follow NPR's Short Wave podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify for more episodes like this, featuring new discoveries, everyday mysteries and the science behind the headlines. Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave. For show transcripts, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unxtranscripts⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unexplainable⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And please email us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠unexplainable@vox.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ We read every email. Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/members⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"It's no secret that stress isn't good for you… But just how bad is it? NPR's Short Wave podcast gets some answers. Host: Regina G. Barber, host of NPR’s S…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":898,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unexplainable-1382958/episodes/stress-ages-us-on-a-cellular-level/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unexplainable-1382958/stress-ages-us-on-a-cellular-level.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}