{"podcast":{"title":"Wild Ideas Worth Living","slug":"wild-ideas-worth-living-481079","podcast_index_feed_id":481079,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/pyeGnjub","website_url":"https://www.rei.com/wildideasworthliving","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/55852e43-a0a4-463c-b9dd-a679b5897ab8/e880e160-ab03-4b27-8180-e15aacfd5b1b/3000x3000/wiwl-refresh-2024-key-art.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"REI Co-op","episode_count":427,"summary":"High-impact interviews for those who love adventure and the outdoors. Host and journalist Shelby Stanger interviews world-class explorers, athletes, authors, scientists, health experts and entrepreneurs about how they’ve taken their own wild ideas and made them a reality, so you can too. Some of the wildest ideas can lead to the most rewarding adventures.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T20:19:51.167992+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-ideas-worth-living-481079"},"episode":{"title":"Record-Breaking Expedition to the North Pole with Eric Larsen","slug":"record-breaking-expedition-to-the-north-pole-with-eric-larsen","published_at":"2025-12-16T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-ideas-worth-living-481079/record-breaking-expedition-to-the-north-pole-with-eric-larsen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-ideas-worth-living-481079","url":"https://www.rei.com/wildideasworthliving","audio_url":"https://afp-941004-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/32ddc983-385c-47d5-ac70-165c3c8c5922/episodes/a9d4c15b-956f-44d7-8509-64d36326b03c/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=32ddc983-385c-47d5-ac70-165c3c8c5922&awEpisodeId=a9d4c15b-956f-44d7-8509-64d36326b03c&feed=pyeGnjub","summary":"Eric Larsen is a pioneering polar explorer who completed the first-ever summer expedition to the North Pole, navigating thin, unstable sea ice and miles of open water. In 2010, he became the first person to reach both poles and summit Mount Everest within a single year. With decades of experience crossing the Arctic Ocean and Antarctic ice sheet, Eric has become a trusted resource and guide for aspiring polar adventurers.","meta_description":"Eric Larsen is a pioneering polar explorer who completed the first-ever summer expedition to the North Pole, navigating thin, unstable sea ice and miles o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1719,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wild-ideas-worth-living-481079/episodes/record-breaking-expedition-to-the-north-pole-with-eric-larsen/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-ideas-worth-living-481079/record-breaking-expedition-to-the-north-pole-with-eric-larsen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}