{"podcast":{"title":"Why Not Say What Happened?","slug":"why-not-say-what-happened-7069512","podcast_index_feed_id":7069512,"rss_url":"https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/549812/destinations/4744167.xml","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/549812","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/4/2/8/d428ddfc43504e35e55e3c100dce7605/WhyNotSayWhatHappened-20241001-l4feem7fdt.jpg","author":"Scott Edelman","episode_count":34,"summary":"I've lived my life in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comic books, attending my first convention in 1970, hired by Marvel Comics in 1974, publishing my first short story in 1981, editing my first magazine in 1983, launching my first podcast in 2016, and more. Along the way, I've been witness to the history of multiple genres, which has caused many of my friends, followers, and fans to suggest I write my autobiography. But since I don't plan to take time away from everything else going on in my life to do so, I've decided to periodically share nostalgic stories from my many creative journeys here. Join me!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T08:19:13.852342+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-not-say-what-happened-7069512"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 23: Why Howard the Duck Was the Silver Surfer of the '70s","slug":"episode-23-why-howard-the-duck-was-the-silver-surfer-of-the-70s","published_at":"2025-05-31T16:29:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-not-say-what-happened-7069512/episode-23-why-howard-the-duck-was-the-silver-surfer-of-the-70s","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-not-say-what-happened-7069512","url":"https://www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/tag/why-not-say-what-happened/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/fd3ff005-24d3-48d3-af35-970c915f8593/Episode_23__Why_Not_Say_What_Happened.mp3?dest-id=4744167","summary":"Join me for a rambling panel about Howard the Duck in which I share the Marvel Comics chaos which caused me to be hired there in 1974, my regrets over having written an issue of Omega the Unknown , my ethical queasiness about owning original art, what it means when I say I knew Stan Lee before he had hair, my terrifying Bullpen encounters with \"Jumbo\" John Verpoorten, what Howard the Duck has in common with the Silver Surfer, my Times Square street theater with Steve Gerber, the time Howard the Duck had to be hatched instead of laid, how immaturity cost me Captain Marvel , the only time I ever saw Stan Lee get flustered, and more.","meta_description":"Join me for a rambling panel about Howard the Duck in which I share the Marvel Comics chaos which caused me to be hired there in 1974, my regrets over hav…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4234,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/why-not-say-what-happened-7069512/episodes/episode-23-why-howard-the-duck-was-the-silver-surfer-of-the-70s/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-not-say-what-happened-7069512/episode-23-why-howard-the-duck-was-the-silver-surfer-of-the-70s.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}