{"podcast":{"title":"Ancient Futures","slug":"ancient-futures-6182152","podcast_index_feed_id":6182152,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1068782.rss","website_url":"https://ancientfutures.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1068782/edbcba5c4f94b345246932e5d783e898.jpg","author":"Daniel Simpson","episode_count":87,"summary":"Timeless wisdom for modern dilemmas, combining yoga philosophy, practical insight and critical thinking.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T16:20:03.067668+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ancient-futures-6182152"},"episode":{"title":"Ask Me Anything – Daniel Simpson","slug":"ask-me-anything-daniel-simpson","published_at":"2025-12-31T07:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ancient-futures-6182152/ask-me-anything-daniel-simpson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ancient-futures-6182152","url":"https://ancientfutures.substack.com/p/daniel-simpson-ama","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/181222364/3613be42992e0b4bb3e2018353eb0ab3.mp3","summary":"What would you like me to talk about in 2026? 🗣️ As another year draws to a close, I’m reflecting on new types of podcasts. Today marks my 75th episode and while I plan to continue with the interview format, I’m also working on other ideas – including answering questions about any topic. So if there’s anything you want me to clarify, or to investigate, or if you have a dilemma you’d like to resolve from a yogic perspective, please get in touch – all suggestions and questions are welcome. Here are some from when I ran a “yoga problem page ” a couple of years back: * How (Not) to Fight Injustice * Psychedelics, Yoga and Consciousness * The Yoga of Discord * Is the Truth of Yoga Communicable? * Solitude, Solace and Community There’s no need to replicate those, or to focus on yoga – I’m genuinely open to anything, though I won’t blag an answer if I’m clueless. But I will do my best to ground whatever I say in yogic teachings – as well as exploring what might need rethinking to make them apply to contemporary challenges. I’ve shared some other examples in today’s podcast – responding to questions from Gabriel Maldonado, who hosts Living Yoga , and Peter Sterios and Crystal Ariel on My Inner Teacher (click the links for full versions of both conversations). For now, I’d like to wish you a happy and healthy new year! 🥳 -- 🧘‍♂️ To explore the evolution of yogic traditions, join me online at truthofyoga.com 🙏 Donations make this podcast sustainable – please consider subscribing or buy me a coffee ... Your support is greatly appreciated! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ancientfutures.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"What would you like me to talk about in 2026? 🗣️ As another year draws to a close, I’m reflecting on new types of podcasts. Today marks my 75th episode an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2951,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ancient-futures-6182152/episodes/ask-me-anything-daniel-simpson/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ancient-futures-6182152/ask-me-anything-daniel-simpson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}