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  "id": "boxcars711",
  "name": "Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod",
  "shortName": "Boxcars711 Pod",
  "url": "https://boxcars711.podbean.com",
  "category": "Curated Podcast Network",
  "operator": "Boxcars711 (Independent Podcast Host)",
  "foundedYear": 2009,
  "auditedAt": "2026-11-01",
  "pricing": {
    "model": "free",
    "monthlyUsd": 0,
    "annualUsd": 0,
    "displayPrice": "$0 / Free",
    "billingNote": "Free podcast RSS feed and Podbean web player.",
    "freeTierNote": "~2,400 crime, mystery, and western episodes available via RSS."
  },
  "catalog": {
    "broadcastCount": 2450,
    "seriesCount": 160,
    "distinctRecordings": 2350,
    "dateSpan": "1937–1962",
    "onlineStreamablePct": 100
  },
  "metrics": {
    "playableBroadcasts": 2450,
    "catalogBroadcasts": 2450,
    "seriesCount": 160,
    "vttSubtitleCount": 0,
    "specCount": 5,
    "totalSpecs": 14,
    "medianBitrateKbps": 96,
    "maxBitrateKbps": 128,
    "ttfaMs": 315,
    "highCutoffHz": 7800
  },
  "audio": {
    "formats": [
      "MP3 (64–128 kbps)"
    ],
    "primaryContainer": "MP3",
    "streamingAvailable": true,
    "batchDownloadAvailable": false,
    "rssFeedsAvailable": true
  },
  "provenance": {
    "primaryMasterSource": "Collector MP3 transfers with host spoken intros",
    "airdateMethodology": "Collector log dates cited in episode titles and host intro",
    "castAttributionMethod": "Occasional lead actor mention in show notes; no structured character schema",
    "captionEngine": "None"
  },
  "specs": {
    "free_no_paywall": true,
    "no_login_required": true,
    "ad_free": true,
    "uuid_index": false,
    "sha256_dedup": false,
    "schema_jsonld": false,
    "podcast_rss": true,
    "open_json_api": false,
    "vtt_subtitles": false,
    "newspaper_scans": false,
    "studio_scripts": false,
    "character_roles": false,
    "lossless_et": false,
    "serial_arcs": true
  },
  "specNotes": {
    "podcast_rss": "Single chronological podcast feed (~3,400 episodes) with host commentary."
  },
  "capabilities": {
    "primary_source_verification": {
      "level": "partial",
      "score": 55,
      "summary": "Uses OTRR and collector log dates; generally reliable on 1950s CBS crime shows but lacks primary newspaper citations.",
      "evidenceQuote": "\"Post titles include air date and episode number drawn from collector logs.\""
    },
    "cast_credit_accuracy": {
      "level": "none",
      "score": 28,
      "summary": "Host mentions starring actors verbally, without structured per-episode cast/character metadata.",
      "evidenceQuote": "\"Show notes list series title, episode title, and air date without structured cast tables.\""
    },
    "vtt_transcripts": {
      "level": "none",
      "score": 0,
      "summary": "No WebVTT transcripts.",
      "evidenceQuote": "\"MP3 podcast enclosures only; no `.vtt` caption files.\""
    },
    "master_provenance": {
      "level": "partial",
      "score": 58,
      "summary": "Selects clean collector transfers (64–128 kbps MP3), though original disc lineage is not recorded.",
      "evidenceQuote": "\"Standardized 64–128 kbps MP3 podcast encodes hosted on Podbean CDN.\""
    },
    "serial_continuity": {
      "level": "verified",
      "score": 78,
      "summary": "Frequently posts complete 5-part *Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar* and *Seven-Eleven* serial arcs in contiguous order.",
      "evidenceQuote": "\"Dedicated to posting complete 5-part Bob Bailey and Mandel Kramer Johnny Dollar serial arcs in sequence.\""
    },
    "open_api_export": {
      "level": "partial",
      "score": 65,
      "summary": "Open RSS 2.0 podcast feed with direct MP3 URLs, but no relational JSON API or `/llms.txt`.",
      "evidenceQuote": "\"Standard Podbean RSS 2.0 XML feed accessible to any podcast client or script.\""
    },
    "ad_free_playback": {
      "level": "verified",
      "score": 88,
      "summary": "Free podcast feed without paywalls.",
      "evidenceQuote": "\"Free public podcast feed.\""
    },
    "dedup_integrity": {
      "level": "partial",
      "score": 65,
      "summary": "Curated single-host feed avoids mass duplicate dumps.",
      "evidenceQuote": "\"Manually scheduled episode releases.\""
    }
  },
  "gotchas": [
    {
      "severity": "warning",
      "title": "Narrow Genre Scope (~2,450 Crime/Western Episodes)",
      "detail": "Covers roughly 2% of surviving OTR broadcasts, omitting comedy, variety, daytime soaps, news, and prestige drama anthologies."
    }
  ],
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    "jsonCard": "https://www.radiologs.org/data/providers/boxcars711.json",
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}