{"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":"I Got Caught Fabricating Stories for the New York Times","slug":"i-got-caught-fabricating-stories-for-the-new-york-times","published_at":"2026-05-02T22:54:50+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-it-was-like-5287591/i-got-caught-fabricating-stories-for-the-new-york-times","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-it-was-like-5287591","url":"https://shows.acast.com/what-it-was-like/episodes/69f5a5368dd960ac61469a05","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6200ee776bcd50001215d4e7/e/69f5a5368dd960ac61469a05/media.mp3","summary":"In 2003, Jayson Blair was a rising star in journalism, until he got caught plagiarising stories and inventing details. What followed was one of the most high-profile downfalls in modern media. In this ep, Jayson reflects on why he lied, how he got away with it for so long, and how it felt when everything collapsed. 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":"In 2003, Jayson Blair was a rising star in journalism, until he got caught plagiarising stories and inventing details. What followed was one of the most h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2448,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-it-was-like-5287591/episodes/i-got-caught-fabricating-stories-for-the-new-york-times/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/i-got-caught-fabricating-stories-for-the-new-york-times.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}