{"podcast":{"title":"Built Not Born","slug":"built-not-born-2943029","podcast_index_feed_id":2943029,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/builtnotborn/","website_url":"https://builtnotbornpodcast.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e7dd0530-f983-4f24-b191-a76beebded08/Oerv3rlILBLVxyiK2exPK9Ds.png","author":"Joe Ciccarone","episode_count":194,"summary":"Welcome to Built Not Born! The story of EVERYDAY PEOPLE creating REMARKABLE LIVES. Each week we bring a REMARKABLE story of an ordinary person that overcame the odds, fought through adversity and impacted the lives of countless people in their community. Subscribe and see why life is BUILT NOT BORN.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T12:18:53.350552+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/built-not-born-2943029"},"episode":{"title":"#194 - Ed Kressy - Addiction, Recovery, and Why Significance Is What We're All Chasing ⛓️ 💡 🙏","slug":"194-ed-kressy-addiction-recovery-and-why-significance-is-what-we-re-all-chasing","published_at":"2026-06-13T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/built-not-born-2943029/194-ed-kressy-addiction-recovery-and-why-significance-is-what-we-re-all-chasing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/built-not-born-2943029","url":"https://builtnotbornpodcast.com/episode/194-ed-kressy-addiction-recovery-and-why-significance-is-what-were-all-chasing-","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/0e5aacef-5caf-45df-b160-821f8cb25ef0.mp3","summary":"#194 - Ed Kressy - Addiction, Recovery, and Why Significance Is What We're All Chasing ⛓️ 💡 🙏 Ed Kressy had a career at Stanford University, a home in San Francisco, a BMW motorcycle, and a life savings. He put all of it in a glass pipe and smoked it away. 20 years addicted to cocaine and meth. Homeless. Arrested. Carrying a loaded .357 pistol through the streets of San Francisco because he believed the FBI was hunting him. Then one night in a hotel ballroom — wearing a filthy tuxedo — he made the decision that changed everything. Ed shares the raw truth about addiction, mental health, rock bottom, and the three S's that pulled him back — spirituality, self-improvement, and service. He's now the CEO of Uncarcerated, a nonprofit helping incarcerated people transform their lives. His book is distributed inside prison walls. The comeback is real. And it started with one decision. Connect with Ed Kressy: Linked In: Ed Kressy Ed's Book: My Addiction & Recovery © Copyright - Joe Ciccarone 2026 - Built Not Born Podcast. All Rights Reserved. Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host.","meta_description":"#194 - Ed Kressy - Addiction, Recovery, and Why Significance Is What We're All Chasing ⛓️ 💡 🙏 Ed Kressy had a career at Stanford University, a home in San…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3647,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/built-not-born-2943029/episodes/194-ed-kressy-addiction-recovery-and-why-significance-is-what-we-re-all-chasing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/built-not-born-2943029/194-ed-kressy-addiction-recovery-and-why-significance-is-what-we-re-all-chasing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}