{"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":"The Millionaires Who Went Mad in Their Jungle Fortress","slug":"the-millionaires-who-went-mad-in-their-jungle-fortress","published_at":"2026-03-07T03:34:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-it-was-like-5287591/the-millionaires-who-went-mad-in-their-jungle-fortress","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-it-was-like-5287591","url":"https://shows.acast.com/what-it-was-like/episodes/69ab8588e2ffe1fef6642e7c","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6200ee776bcd50001215d4e7/e/69ab8588e2ffe1fef6642e7c/media.mp3","summary":"When American millionaire John Bender moved to Costa Rica with his wife Ann, they set out to build a dream life in the jungle. Instead, their relationship spiralled into madness. When Bender died from a gunshot wound in 2010, the question remained: was it suicide or murder? Journalist Carol Vaughn takes us inside one of Costa Rica’s strangest cases. Check out Carol's book on the case:  Crazy Jungle Love: Murder, Madness, Money & Monkeys 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":"When American millionaire John Bender moved to Costa Rica with his wife Ann, they set out to build a dream life in the jungle. Instead, their relationship…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3074,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-it-was-like-5287591/episodes/the-millionaires-who-went-mad-in-their-jungle-fortress/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/the-millionaires-who-went-mad-in-their-jungle-fortress.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}