{"podcast":{"title":"Window to the Future","slug":"window-to-the-future-7820551","podcast_index_feed_id":7820551,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/userfacebookantor/feed.xml","website_url":"https://userfacebookantor.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22252823/podcast_logo7898b.jpg","author":"Thomas Rackers","episode_count":73,"summary":"Explore the frontiers of tomorrow with Window to the Future. We dive deep into the fascinating worlds of Future Technology, Science, and History to understand how upcoming innovations like AI, Robotics, and Space Exploration will reshape our lives. Join us as we bridge the gap between today’s reality and the possibilities of the next century. New episodes for curious minds every week.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T06:19:09.303212+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/window-to-the-future-7820551"},"episode":{"title":"The Whisper Networks: The Subterranean Internet of Plants","slug":"the-whisper-networks-the-subterranean-internet-of-plants","published_at":"2026-06-17T06:33:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/window-to-the-future-7820551/the-whisper-networks-the-subterranean-internet-of-plants","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/window-to-the-future-7820551","url":"https://userfacebookantor.podbean.com/e/the-whisper-networks-the-subterranean-internet-of-plants/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3a9s3e3wmxhzvt7n/The_Subterranean_Internet_of_Plantsa3lfz.mp3","summary":"To the naked eye, a forest is a collection of silent, stationary trees fighting individually for survival. But beneath the soil lies a breathtaking secret. In Episode 64, Thomas Rackers decodes the ancient, organic internet hidden right under our feet: the Wood Wide Web. As we explore 2026, advanced botany reveals how a hyper-intricate underground network of fungal fibers connects entire forests. Discover how trees use this subterranean grid to send emergency cyber-defense warnings against pests, how \"Mother Trees\" pump life-saving nutrients to their struggling saplings, and even how parasitic plants \"hack\" the network to steal resources. But what happens to city trees when we rip them away from this essential community? Step through the window to listen to the silent, interconnected language of the living earth.","meta_description":"To the naked eye, a forest is a collection of silent, stationary trees fighting individually for survival. But beneath the soil lies a breathtaking secret…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":416,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/window-to-the-future-7820551/episodes/the-whisper-networks-the-subterranean-internet-of-plants/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/window-to-the-future-7820551/the-whisper-networks-the-subterranean-internet-of-plants.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}