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| jq -r '.episodes[] | "\(.id) \(.title)"' \
| while IFS=' ' read -r id title; do
slug=$(echo "$title" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -cs 'a-z0-9' '-' | sed 's/-*$//')
[ -f "${id}-${slug}.md" ] && continue
curl -sf -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY" \
-o "${id}-${slug}.md" \
https://spoken.md/transcripts/$id || rm -f "${id}-${slug}.md"
sleep 0.34
done
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Example Transcripts
Love in the time of Palantir September 2, 2026
Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5,” the true story behind the anthem (bonus) August 30, 2026
Branded fruit: How produce got “Honeycrisp-ified" August 28, 2026
The continent nobody owns & everyone benefits from (Summer School) August 26, 2026
Who decides what big box sells? Our GAME got us answers August 21, 2026
Getting entrepreneurial in Korea (Summer School) August 19, 2026
You bet your life insurance August 14, 2026
Currency Chaos in Argentina (Summer School) August 12, 2026
Older workers aren’t retiring. Should they be forced to? August 7, 2026
Sand heists and property rights in the Caribbean (Summer School) August 5, 2026
What makes a toy go viral July 31, 2026
How to beat the resource curse in Norway (Summer School) July 29, 2026
Piles of cash and a town of solutions in Kenya, Nigeria (Summer School) July 24, 2026
Big Lettuce meets Small Intestine July 22, 2026
New NPR Series: "We Keep Us Safe" from the Embedded podcast July 21, 2026
Can World Cup mania grow MLS in the U.S.? July 17, 2026
Building things and breaking things in China (Summer School World Tour) July 15, 2026
Seven allegedly fake Chanel bags vs The RealReal July 10, 2026
Our mission: Find the world’s best economic ideas (Summer School World Tour) July 8, 2026
How to win a penalty shootout (with game theory) July 3, 2026
Can the Trump administration make college cheaper? July 1, 2026
We almost had a smartphone in the 90s. Why did it fail? June 26, 2026
Before Kalshi and Polymarket there was the Iowa Electronic Markets June 24, 2026
The real horror of ‘Alien’ and how it explains why we’re not paid enough June 19, 2026
Can computer hackers get inside your mind? June 17, 2026
It’s my tree. Why can’t I cut it down? June 12, 2026
Two indicators for lowering the rent June 10, 2026
Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work? June 5, 2026
There's no business like dough business June 3, 2026
Jerome Powell and the Future of Fed Independence May 15, 2026
Battlefield rare earths: How the U.S. lost to China April 24, 2026
Reese’s heir vs. chocolate skimpflation April 4, 2026
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