# How to Live a Long and Useful Life

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-big-idea-743842/how-to-live-a-long-and-useful-life
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-big-idea-743842/how-to-live-a-long-and-useful-life.md
Podcast: [The Next Big Idea](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-big-idea-743842)
Published: 2026-07-06T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/YAP2946476717.mp3
Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/YAP2946476717.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-next-big-idea-743842/episodes/how-to-live-a-long-and-useful-life
Duration seconds: 3462

## Resource

Publisher, scientist, humorist, diplomat — Benjamin Franklin was America's first polymath. Today, with help from Eric Weiner, we revisit Franklin's life, searching for tips about how to be healthy, wealthy, and wise. This episode first aired in July 2024. 🎥 The Next Big Idea is now on YouTube! You can find our episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. 📱Follow Rufus on ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠, subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠, or send us an email at ⁠⁠podcast@nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠. 🎁 The best way to support the show is by becoming a Next Big Idea Club member. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠⁠, and use code PODCAST for a super secret discount (spoiler: it’s 20% off). 🔗 SPONSORED BY: IM8 ➡️Athletes, doctors, David Beckham — they all drink IM8. Get a free welcome kit, five free travel sachets, and 10% off your order when you use code NBI at ⁠im8health.com/nbi⁠ Northwest Registered Agent ➡️ They’ve been helping small business owners and entrepreneurs launch and grow businesses for nearly 30 years. Learn more at ⁠northwestregisteredagent.com/nbifree⁠ Shopify ➡️ Stop waiting for permission to build something. Your next revenue stream starts free at ⁠shopify.com/nbi⁠

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-next-big-idea-743842/episodes/how-to-live-a-long-and-useful-life/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-big-idea-743842/how-to-live-a-long-and-useful-life.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.