{"podcast":{"title":"With Good Reason","slug":"with-good-reason-1041442","podcast_index_feed_id":1041442,"rss_url":"http://feeds.feedburner.com/WithGoodReasonRadio","website_url":"http://www.withgoodreasonradio.org","image_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-OCyBe3Abdo1Lw56V-jGz7Dg-original.jpg","author":"Virginia Humanities (withgoodreason@virginia.edu)","episode_count":454,"summary":"Each week scholars explore the worlds of literature, science, the arts, politics, history, religion, and business through lively discussion with host Sarah McConnell. From the controversies over slave reparations and global warming, to the unique worlds of comic books and wine-making, With Good Reason is always surprising, challenging and fun!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T08:20:36.330210+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/with-good-reason-1041442"},"episode":{"title":"The Monsters Among Us","slug":"the-monsters-among-us","published_at":"2026-06-12T18:28:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/with-good-reason-1041442/the-monsters-among-us","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/with-good-reason-1041442","url":"https://soundcloud.com/withgoodreason/the-monsters-among-us","audio_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2338245212-withgoodreason-the-monsters-among-us.mp3","summary":"A cold, dark summer in 1816 brought an extraordinary group of young writers together on the shores of Lake Geneva—including an eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley. Andrew Stauffer tells the story of that summer and the conversations, dreams, and climate catastrophe that created Frankenstein’s magic. Later in the show: Goliath might be the most famous giant from the Bible, but he’s not the only one. Paul Thomas takes us on a deep dive into the monsters of biblical stories. And: Greek and Roman mythology is filled with sea monsters. Georgia Irby explains how ancient relationships with the ocean brought these monsters to life.","meta_description":"A cold, dark summer in 1816 brought an extraordinary group of young writers together on the shores of Lake Geneva—including an eighteen-year-old Mary Shel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3117,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/with-good-reason-1041442/episodes/the-monsters-among-us/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/with-good-reason-1041442/the-monsters-among-us.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}