{"podcast":{"title":"What It Was Like","slug":"what-it-was-like-5287591","podcast_index_feed_id":5287591,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/what-it-was-like","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/what-it-was-like","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6200ee776bcd50001215d4e7/1754542339085-1943b983-ef04-49f2-8849-aba9b6ea7621.jpeg","author":"Rachel Tuffery","episode_count":76,"summary":"Conversations with people who have lived through extreme events. Some stories are dark and twisted, others are light and funny. In all cases, we get an intimate portrait of 'what it was like' to be there. Find us on TikTok: @whatitwaslikepodcast Find us on Youtube: @whatitwaslikepodcast Follow us on Instagram: whatitwaslikepodcast Hosted by Julian Morgans This is a Superreal production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-it-was-like-5287591"},"episode":{"title":"Dig a Secret Hole on a Volcano and Don't Ask Questions. That Was the Job","slug":"dig-a-secret-hole-on-a-volcano-and-don-t-ask-questions-that-was-the-job","published_at":"2026-03-28T06:54:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-it-was-like-5287591/dig-a-secret-hole-on-a-volcano-and-don-t-ask-questions-that-was-the-job","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-it-was-like-5287591","url":"https://shows.acast.com/what-it-was-like/episodes/69c7695226c1fb9c070d85d7","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6200ee776bcd50001215d4e7/e/69c7695226c1fb9c070d85d7/media.mp3","summary":"It's one of the weirdest mysteries we've encountered. On this week's episode, we speak to Brett Grimes, who was 19 when he a got a job digging a huge hole in the forested side of a volcano, with no explanation of what they were digging for. In this episode, Brett recounts the most dangerous job of his life and what they found at the bottom. We found this story via the independent documentary The Hole Story. Stay across screenings via their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheHoleStoryMovie/ Find us on TikTok: @whatitwaslikepodcast Find us on Youtube: @whatitwaslikepodcast Follow us on Instagram: whatitwaslikepodcast This is a Superreal production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"It's one of the weirdest mysteries we've encountered. On this week's episode, we speak to Brett Grimes, who was 19 when he a got a job digging a huge hole…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3478,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-it-was-like-5287591/episodes/dig-a-secret-hole-on-a-volcano-and-don-t-ask-questions-that-was-the-job/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-it-was-like-5287591/dig-a-secret-hole-on-a-volcano-and-don-t-ask-questions-that-was-the-job.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}