# An Invitation to Being Human: Ep. 5 - The External and The Internal Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wes-cecil-podcast-7118191/an-invitation-to-being-human-ep-5-the-external-and-the-internal Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wes-cecil-podcast-7118191/an-invitation-to-being-human-ep-5-the-external-and-the-internal.md Podcast: [The Wes Cecil Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wes-cecil-podcast-7118191) Published: 2026-07-06T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/wes-cecil/episodes/an-invitation-to-being-human-ep-5-the-external-and-the-inter Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66fb968b13b87f41275ee4bd/e/6a4b0fca0069388b7a19d4b4/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-wes-cecil-podcast-7118191/episodes/an-invitation-to-being-human-ep-5-the-external-and-the-internal Duration seconds: 3512 ## Resource The dynamic interplay between the external and internal world is the very core of being human. The degree to which we cultivate ourselves within an experience of the world is the degree to which we can evolve and deepen our sense of ourselves and our world. It is this growingness that gives meaning and impulse to lives that thrive. Lacking this, we feel shallow, detached and depressed. Join Wes on Patreon for a deeper dive into the ideas we explore on the podcast. It’s a space for lifelong learners β€” with bonus lectures, course materials, peer discussion, and audio diaries from France. Wes is active in the community and often engages directly with listener questions. Starting at $2/month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-wes-cecil-podcast-7118191/episodes/an-invitation-to-being-human-ep-5-the-external-and-the-internal/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wes-cecil-podcast-7118191/an-invitation-to-being-human-ep-5-the-external-and-the-internal.md` β€” 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.