{"podcast":{"title":"When They Were Making It","slug":"when-they-were-making-it-7858683","podcast_index_feed_id":7858683,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/when-they-were-making-it","website_url":"https://www.whentheyweremakingit.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/beQYiJbei9ar801ZE7oO2ZDZcbB0dGRwI6AUhL7dV3k/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83MmQw/NmZiOTY0NzliOWMz/MWZjM2ZjZDNmMjc0/OWY3My5wbmc.jpg","author":"Patrick Rankin","episode_count":4,"summary":"Marilyn Monroe. Casablanca. Audrey Hepburn. The Wizard of Oz. Charlie Chaplin. Breakfast at Tiffany's. Alfred Hitchcock. Sunset Boulevard. What do they all have in common? They had to make it first. Each week we bring you the untold human stories behind classic Hollywood's biggest icons and most beloved films. Not the myths. Not the takedowns. The whole human story. From the silent era to the early 1960s — the people, the films, and the impossible work of becoming a legend. WTWMI is written, produced, and hosted by Patrick Rankin. Original artwork by Simone Beech and original music by Lionel Ziblat. A new chapter every Tuesday. Follow along wherever you get your podcasts.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T16:17:12.676587+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/when-they-were-making-it-7858683"},"episode":{"title":"Trailer — This Season on WTWMI","slug":"trailer-this-season-on-wtwmi","published_at":"2026-06-08T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/when-they-were-making-it-7858683/trailer-this-season-on-wtwmi","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/when-they-were-making-it-7858683","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/685d807f","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/685d807f/c06dca1a.mp3","summary":"This season on When They Were Making It — Marilyn is just the beginning. The stars. The classics. The faces history almost forgot. Elizabeth Taylor. Rudolph Valentino. Marlon Brando. Anna May Wong. Alfred Hitchcock. Audrey Hepburn. The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy Dandridge. Charlie Chaplin. Casablanca. Grace Kelly. Bette Davis. Lana Turner. Gone with the Wind. Clara Bow. Citizen Kane. Mary Pickford. James Dean. Greta Garbo. Judy Garland. And so many more. The lives underneath the legends. Each one a story all its own. When They Were Making It is written, hosted, and produced by Patrick Rankin. Original cover art by Simone Beech. Original music by Lionel Ziblat. New episodes every Tuesday. Follow now wherever you get your podcasts.","meta_description":"This season on When They Were Making It — Marilyn is just the beginning. The stars. The classics. The faces history almost forgot. Elizabeth Taylor. Rudol…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":104,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/when-they-were-making-it-7858683/episodes/trailer-this-season-on-wtwmi/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/when-they-were-making-it-7858683/trailer-this-season-on-wtwmi.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}