# About Belonging Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/project-i-am-7078258/about-belonging Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/project-i-am-7078258/about-belonging.md Podcast: [Project I Am](https://stenobird.com/podcast/project-i-am-7078258) Published: 2025-11-10T19:58:08+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/project-i-am-with-dr-david-j-schlosz/2320263 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/297962/2320263/project-i-am-with-dr-david-j-schlosz/2025_11_10_19_58_02_4277d5b3-e4e9-41d3-9836-667a499e53b8.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/project-i-am-7078258/episodes/about-belonging Duration seconds: 1484 ## Resource What if belonging isn’t a place you find, but a home you remember? In this sweeping, soul-level lecture, Dr. David J. Schlosz traces the long arc from exile to homecoming—guided by the luminous insights of Toko-pa Turner and echoed by voices like Maya Angelou, bell hooks, James Baldwin, John O’Donohue, Brené Brown, Henri Nouwen, and Parker J. Palmer. David explores why the ache to belong is more than a feeling—it’s human infrastructure—naming what culture, public health, and art are all saying out loud: we need each other or we break. This episode invites you to craft a life where your presence can bear its full weight—unshrunk, unperformed, and undismissed. Press play, exhale, and keep walking each other home. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/project-i-am-7078258/episodes/about-belonging/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/project-i-am-7078258/about-belonging.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.