{"podcast":{"title":"Catholic Answers Live","slug":"catholic-answers-live-681348","podcast_index_feed_id":681348,"rss_url":"https://feeds.feedburner.com/catholic/cal","website_url":"https://www.catholic.com/audio/cal","image_url":"http://www.catholic.com/sites/default/files/images/pages/cal_podcast_0.jpg","author":"Catholic Answers","episode_count":264,"summary":"Catholic Answers LIVE is a daily, call-in radio program that airs live from 6-8 pm ET.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-05T10:18:11.012533+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348"},"episode":{"title":"#12853 Farewell Tim Staples: His Impact, Faith Growth, and Retirement - Tim Staples","slug":"12853-farewell-tim-staples-his-impact-faith-growth-and-retirement-tim-staples","published_at":"2026-08-18T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348/12853-farewell-tim-staples-his-impact-faith-growth-and-retirement-tim-staples","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348","url":"https://www.catholic.com/audio/cal/farewell-tim-staples-his-impact-faith-growth-and-travel","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.catholic.com/wp-content/uploads/20260818a_165643.mp3","summary":"“Farewell Tim Staples” reflects on his significant impact and faith journey. The discussion touches on his time in radio, his contributions to the post-conciliar Church, and the growth of faith in Australia, alongside personal anecdotes about traveling with Steve Ray. This episode honors a remarkable apologist and his legacy. Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 01:00 – Farewell Tim 09:00 – Tim’s time on the radio 17:30 – Tim’s contribution to the post-conciliar Church 30:00 – The growth of the faith in Australia 45:00 – The necessity of relationship 50:00 – Traveling with Steve Ray","meta_description":"“Farewell Tim Staples” reflects on his significant impact and faith journey. The discussion touches on his time in radio, his contributions to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":null,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/catholic-answers-live-681348/episodes/12853-farewell-tim-staples-his-impact-faith-growth-and-retirement-tim-staples/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348/12853-farewell-tim-staples-his-impact-faith-growth-and-retirement-tim-staples.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}