{"podcast":{"title":"Big Brains","slug":"big-brains-1022699","podcast_index_feed_id":1022699,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/4FF7CAnQ","website_url":"https://big-brains.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/2e7c76ad-7ecc-479b-8749-f0cb2f4f2dc5/a6bb7391-0c19-412c-9235-27ca5edc6296/3000x3000/bigbrains-ucpn-logo-largebrain-multicolor-rgb-black-3000.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"University of Chicago Podcast Network","episode_count":222,"summary":"Big Brains explores the groundbreaking research and discoveries that are changing our world. In each episode, we talk to leading experts and unpack their work in straightforward terms. Interesting conversations that cover a gamut of topics from how music affects our brains to what happens after we die.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T00:19:41.185737+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699"},"episode":{"title":"Why Knowing Your True Self Is So Difficult, with Eric Oliver","slug":"why-knowing-your-true-self-is-so-difficult-with-eric-oliver","published_at":"2026-01-22T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/why-knowing-your-true-self-is-so-difficult-with-eric-oliver","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699","url":"https://big-brains.simplecast.com/episodes/why-knowing-yourself-is-so-difficult-with-eric-oliver-XCu0zmiL","audio_url":"https://afp-920658-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/b15505d2-a359-4f02-b0c3-b7602dbe79f1/episodes/8f412902-8dca-4c1c-8653-e2c887364b89/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=b15505d2-a359-4f02-b0c3-b7602dbe79f1&awEpisodeId=8f412902-8dca-4c1c-8653-e2c887364b89&feed=4FF7CAnQ","summary":"The process of understanding who we are is a lifelong journey for many of us. For two decades, that question has been one that University of Chicago scholar Eric Oliver has asked his students in class—and inspired him to write a new book called \"How to Know Your Self: The Art & Science of Discovering Who You Really Are.\" A renowned political scientist, Oliver draws upon science, philosophy, psychology and his personal experiences to better examine the mysteries of the human experience—and explore what it truly means to be “you.”","meta_description":"The process of understanding who we are is a lifelong journey for many of us. For two decades, that question has been one that University of Chicago schol…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1911,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/big-brains-1022699/episodes/why-knowing-your-true-self-is-so-difficult-with-eric-oliver/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/why-knowing-your-true-self-is-so-difficult-with-eric-oliver.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}