{"podcast":{"title":"Be Encouraged","slug":"be-encouraged-6593975","podcast_index_feed_id":6593975,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/be-encouraged/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/be-encouraged","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/be-encouraged/podcast_cover_20260825_162326_f8bc21ddad8c861a6f88c03594527d5f.png","author":"Dean Chicquette","episode_count":204,"summary":"\" Be Encouraged ,\" the podcast where we dive into the New Testament topic of TRUST with heartwarming stories and uplifting anecdotes to inspire your faith journey.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-13T22:21:10.217982+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/be-encouraged-6593975"},"episode":{"title":"A Case For Addiction","slug":"a-case-for-addiction","published_at":"2026-08-29T15:29:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/be-encouraged-6593975/a-case-for-addiction","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/be-encouraged-6593975","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/be-encouraged/3105363","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/226585/3105363/be-encouraged/2026_08_29_15_28_16_527171d8-0ef0-49e4-b8f3-71befe5a6506.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Dean Chicquette presents a spiritual perspective that reclaims addiction as a fundamental human drive intended for relationship with God. The author reflects on his personal struggles with dependency, ultimately concluding that the human capacity for intense craving is a divine design meant to be satisfied by Christ rather than worldly substances. By reframing religious devotion as a \"drug of choice,\" the source suggests that humans possess an inherent inner void that only the creator can truly fill. This spiritual attachment is described as a pathway to abundant life, characterized by virtues such as joy, peace, and self-control. Ultimately, the work encourages readers to redirect their compulsions toward the divine in search of wholeness and purpose.","meta_description":"In this episode, Dean Chicquette presents a spiritual perspective that reclaims addiction as a fundamental human drive intended for relationship with God.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":367,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/be-encouraged-6593975/episodes/a-case-for-addiction/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/be-encouraged-6593975/a-case-for-addiction.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}