{"podcast":{"title":"Cannabis School","slug":"cannabis-school-4137013","podcast_index_feed_id":4137013,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/670cd1d8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://cannabisschool.org","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/17188934/17188934-1746631365191-fab3634b1c67a.jpg","author":"Flow Media","episode_count":375,"summary":"Cannabis School is a weekly podcast focused on clear, honest cannabis education for real adults. We break down how the plant works, how people actually use it, and how to think about cannabis with intention, not hype or fear. Through science, lived experience, and real conversations, we cut through stigma and misinformation so listeners can make informed choices that fit their lives. Hosted by Brandon Elder and Jesse Angeles. Questions or feedback: contact@cannabisschool.org","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T22:18:23.940423+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cannabis-school-4137013"},"episode":{"title":"The Lonely Connected","slug":"the-lonely-connected","published_at":"2026-05-07T10:20:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cannabis-school-4137013/the-lonely-connected","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cannabis-school-4137013","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cannabisschool/episodes/The-Lonely-Connected-e3j0c6p","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/670cd1d8/podcast/play/119598745/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-6%2F423628384-44100-2-e50124b18c823.mp3","summary":"This episode starts with passing joints and gifted flower, then somehow spirals into loneliness, porn brain, social media validation, generational disconnect, masculinity, money, Lyme disease, Fight Club, and why cannabis still feels like one of the last real community experiences left. Basically… a normal episode of The Sesh. You’ll hear Brandon and Jesse unpack the weird reality of modern connection. Why people are more “plugged in” than ever but somehow feel more isolated. Why sharing a joint with someone hits different than smoking alone. And how a lot of us have slowly traded physical community for digital performance without even realizing it. There’s also a deep dive into how social media, porn culture, online validation, and constant comparison may be changing the way people connect, date, work, and even see themselves. Some of the conversation gets philosophical, some gets wildly off the rails, and some of it gets surprisingly personal. Somewhere in the middle: • Ice Cream Cake becomes a “time machine” • Fight Club gets brought into the conversation • The Island Boys catch a stray • Jesse accidentally forgets what he was talking about mid-thought • Brandon questions whether modern society is quietly starving for real human connection And honestly? That’s kind of the whole episode. This one is less about cannabis itself and more about the thing cannabis often creates when it’s shared correctly: conversation, connection, honesty, and people actually slowing down long enough to talk. If you’ve ever felt disconnected, overwhelmed by social media, stuck in your own head, or just tired of fake interactions, this episode will probably hit somewhere familiar. As always, roll something up, sit with us for a bit, and welcome to The Sesh. Keep the Mic on. Fuel the moveme…","meta_description":"This episode starts with passing joints and gifted flower, then somehow spirals into loneliness, porn brain, social media validation, generational disconn…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2704,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cannabis-school-4137013/episodes/the-lonely-connected/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cannabis-school-4137013/the-lonely-connected.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}