{"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 25: The Time I Almost Ate Superman Co-creator Jerry Siegel's Hair","slug":"episode-25-the-time-i-almost-ate-superman-co-creator-jerry-siegel-s-hair","published_at":"2025-07-02T21:12:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/why-not-say-what-happened-7069512/episode-25-the-time-i-almost-ate-superman-co-creator-jerry-siegel-s-hair","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_25__Why_Not_Say_What_Happened_.mp3?dest-id=4744167","summary":"Tragic events and happy anniversaries cause me to reminisce about the convention where I last saw Jim Shooter, how my immaturity cost me my Captain Marvel gig, my sudden realization DC Editor Mort Weisinger could have had a connection to my quitting comics, the time I considered eating Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel's hair, how the Dreaded Deadline Doom discolored original artwork, my continuing regrets over accepting an assignment to write an issue of Omega the Unknown , and more.","meta_description":"Tragic events and happy anniversaries cause me to reminisce about the convention where I last saw Jim Shooter, how my immaturity cost me my Captain Marvel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2634,"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-25-the-time-i-almost-ate-superman-co-creator-jerry-siegel-s-hair/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-25-the-time-i-almost-ate-superman-co-creator-jerry-siegel-s-hair.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}