{"podcast":{"title":"Book Club with Michael Smerconish","slug":"book-club-with-michael-smerconish-4372437","podcast_index_feed_id":4372437,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/Xjj1yH0V","website_url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8436e3c1-2479-4466-ac48-fa58259960bb/9ed196e7-928b-4e34-8cad-cd044ed64d43/3000x3000/podcast-20on-20dark-6.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"SiriusXM","episode_count":543,"summary":"Reading for Independent Minds. Unlike many author interviews, if Michael didn't actually read the book, you won't hear about it. If he read it, you'll hear it and you'll love it. Insights into a wide range of topics, including many titles you've probably never heard of. The perfect book is just one listen away.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-club-with-michael-smerconish-4372437"},"episode":{"title":"Christopher Kennedy Lawford: \"What Addicts Know\"","slug":"christopher-kennedy-lawford-what-addicts-know","published_at":"2026-03-16T18:05:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-club-with-michael-smerconish-4372437/christopher-kennedy-lawford-what-addicts-know","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-club-with-michael-smerconish-4372437","url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/sxm.simplecastaudio.com/e3dd7ada-28ed-4fb2-9a98-2aa2a4696c24/episodes/4139785c-2bf3-4dbb-be68-5725e0231be1/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=e3dd7ada-28ed-4fb2-9a98-2aa2a4696c24&awEpisodeId=4139785c-2bf3-4dbb-be68-5725e0231be1&feed=Xjj1yH0V","summary":"Michael sits down with Christopher Kennedy Lawford to discuss \"What Addicts Know: 10 Lessons from Recovery to Benefit Everyone.\" In this candid 2014 conversation, Lawford reflects on addiction, recovery, family tragedy, and the lessons recovery can offer far beyond substance abuse. The episode also features listener calls on alcoholism, marijuana, moderation, and the path to healing. The book was published in 2014. Original air date 23 January 2014.","meta_description":"Michael sits down with Christopher Kennedy Lawford to discuss \"What Addicts Know: 10 Lessons from Recovery to Benefit Everyone.\" In this candid 2014 conve…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2541,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/book-club-with-michael-smerconish-4372437/episodes/christopher-kennedy-lawford-what-addicts-know/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-club-with-michael-smerconish-4372437/christopher-kennedy-lawford-what-addicts-know.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}