{"podcast":{"title":"Useless Information Podcast","slug":"useless-information-podcast-627049","podcast_index_feed_id":627049,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/useless-information","website_url":"http://www.uselessinformation.org","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d853bcae-df4a-11e7-8053-ef52be625e36/image/z_useless_logo_3000_1.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Airwave Media Podcast Network","episode_count":271,"summary":"Podcasting since 2008! - It really is all true! Quirky, bizarre, and unusual stories from the Flip Side of History.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T14:20:26.910392+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/useless-information-podcast-627049"},"episode":{"title":"Retrocast #38 - UI Podcast #250","slug":"retrocast-38-ui-podcast-250","published_at":"2025-12-03T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/useless-information-podcast-627049/retrocast-38-ui-podcast-250","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/useless-information-podcast-627049","url":"https://uselessinformation.org/retrocast-38-podcast-250/","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2555684084.mp3?updated=1764707569","summary":"In this episode: Can a wife legally swipe cash from her husband’s wallet? One Chicago man puts a bizarre social experiment in motion—mailing $1 to 500 people and asking them to mail it back. Plus, a high school student discovers a brilliant workaround for his school’s long-hair ban… and much more! Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/retrocast-38-podcast-250/ You can follow the Useless Information Podcast on these platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast X (Twitter): https://t.co/7pV2H8iXJV Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FlipSideofHistory/ The Useless Information Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media podcast network. Visit https://www.airwavemedia.com/ to listen to more great podcasts just like this one. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"In this episode: Can a wife legally swipe cash from her husband’s wallet? One Chicago man puts a bizarre social experiment in motion—mailing $1 to 500 peo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2103,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/useless-information-podcast-627049/episodes/retrocast-38-ui-podcast-250/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/useless-information-podcast-627049/retrocast-38-ui-podcast-250.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}