{"podcast":{"title":"Big Questions with Cal Fussman","slug":"big-questions-with-cal-fussman-9404","podcast_index_feed_id":9404,"rss_url":"https://bigquestions-calfussman.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.calfussman.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/6/a/2/26a240670f26b2b2/bigquestions.jpg","author":"Midroll Media","episode_count":446,"summary":"As a bestselling author, speaker and one of the greatest interviewers of this generation, Cal Fussman has sat down with some of the world's most influential individuals: Muhammad Ali, Mikhail Gorbachev, Serena Williams, Jeff Bezos, Jack Welch, John Wooden, Al Pacino and hundreds of others, digging deep into their hearts and delivering their wisdom to the rest of the world. Now, in Big Questions, Cal continues his journey. Uncovering the heart, head, and soul of his guests in thoughtful, deep and entertaining conversations.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T16:19:42.182101+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-questions-with-cal-fussman-9404"},"episode":{"title":"Cal Finds His Destiny","slug":"cal-finds-his-destiny","published_at":"2025-12-09T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-questions-with-cal-fussman-9404/cal-finds-his-destiny","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-questions-with-cal-fussman-9404","url":"https://bigquestions-calfussman.libsyn.com/cal-finds-his-destiny","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bigquestions-calfussman/Big_Questions-S04-154-Ferdie-V01.mp3?dest-id=767084","summary":"When Cal returns to Tampa's Ybor City to speak, he keeps a ritual that's become almost sacred: a meal at the legendary 120-year-old Columbia Restaurant, followed by a quiet moment of thanks to the man who first sent him there — Muhammad Ali's doctor, the renowned Ferdie Pacheco. Ferdie wasn't just the \"Fight Doctor.\" He was an artist, a storyteller, and a man with a taste for a good practical joke. After his meal, Cal goes to pay tribute to Ferdie through his painting that hangs near The Columbia's kitchen. Only this time, the painting is gone, and it feels to Cal like an old friend has vanished. What happened next left Cal with a twist he couldn't see coming — and a hint that destiny sometimes whispers through the strangest openings. Listen in to hear the story unfold.","meta_description":"When Cal returns to Tampa's Ybor City to speak, he keeps a ritual that's become almost sacred: a meal at the legendary 120-year-old Columbia Restaurant, f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":678,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/big-questions-with-cal-fussman-9404/episodes/cal-finds-his-destiny/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-questions-with-cal-fussman-9404/cal-finds-his-destiny.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}