{"podcast":{"title":"What The If?","slug":"what-the-if-2494024","podcast_index_feed_id":2494024,"rss_url":"https://feeds.feedburner.com/WhatTheIf","website_url":"https://whattheif.com","image_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-6bpoeT7LIDOyW3jp-f2Domg-original.jpg","author":"Philip Shane (info@whattheif.com)","episode_count":450,"summary":"Welcome to the show where we learn science by exploring the universe by pushing it... to the limit. A dangerous mix of Science & Fiction, hosted by Philip Shane & Matt Stanley","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T12:18:21.742498+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-if-2494024"},"episode":{"title":"HAGFISH - Champion Of The SLIMER BOWL!","slug":"hagfish-champion-of-the-slimer-bowl","published_at":"2026-01-30T15:38:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-if-2494024/hagfish-champion-of-the-slimer-bowl","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-if-2494024","url":"https://soundcloud.com/whattheif/hagfish","audio_url":"http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2257120691-whattheif-hagfish.mp3","summary":"We first shared this one on Super Bowl Sunday 2019 — what better weekend to bring back nature's ultimate underdog? Enjoy this encore presentation! ---- The HAGFISH, little known, little respected... greatly feared... by sharks! Is the hagfish the Spiderman of the Sea? This little slimy fish can spit out a slimy blob that BLOWS UP REAL BIG. What the if... WE could defend ourselves like that? Imagine the sport! In celebration of the SUPER BOWL, we present a special episode: The SLIME BOWL. Let the games begin! Don't miss an IF! Subscribe: linktr.ee/whattheifshow Share your love of the IF! Drop us a review: itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1250517051?mt=2&ls=1 THANKS and Keep On IFFin'! -- Philip, Matt & Gaby","meta_description":"We first shared this one on Super Bowl Sunday 2019 — what better weekend to bring back nature's ultimate underdog? Enjoy this encore presentation! ---- Th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3091,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-the-if-2494024/episodes/hagfish-champion-of-the-slimer-bowl/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-if-2494024/hagfish-champion-of-the-slimer-bowl.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}