{"podcast":{"title":"Conversations","slug":"conversations-320217","podcast_index_feed_id":320217,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/7711104/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/9419a7d446ad3f4620983df5d8d048f1.jpg?src","author":"ABC Australia","episode_count":2000,"summary":"Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may have heard about, but never met. Journey into their world, joining them on epic adventures to unfamiliar places, back in time to wild moments of history, and into their deepest memories, to be moved by personal stories of resilience and redemption. Hosted by Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski, Conversations is the ABC's most popular long-form interview program. Every day we explore the vast tapestry of human experience, weaving together narratives from history, science, art, and personal storytelling. Conversations Live is coming to the stage! Join Sarah Kanowski and Richard Fidler for an unmissable night of unforgettable stories, behind-the-scenes secrets, and surprise guests. Australia’s most-loved podcast — live, up close, and in the moment. Find out more at the Conversations website.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T00:20:44.125501+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-320217"},"episode":{"title":"How limitations in life, love and creativity can actually set you free","slug":"how-limitations-in-life-love-and-creativity-can-actually-set-you-free","published_at":"2026-06-26T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-320217/how-limitations-in-life-love-and-creativity-can-actually-set-you-free","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-320217","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/conversations/david-epstein-on-his-book-inside-the-box/106825378","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/lt/Z/g9.mp3","summary":"Science writer David Epstein on why freedom can be the enemy of success and how we can all benefit from less choice, not more. We live today with vastly more freedom of choice than our ancestors.But there’s also plenty of research telling us all this choice is making us more anxious, overwhelmed and less creative.In his book, Inside the Box, David makes the case for how constraints can unlock creativity and satisfaction. And why after writing this book he now believes that narrowing your options can truly set you free. Further Information Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better is published by Macmillan You can learn more about David Epstein here This episode was produced by Jen Leake and the Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison. It explores creativity, innovation, creative burnout, relationships, technology, art, music, rules, deadlines, science, General Magic, Apple, Iphone, sport, choice, anxiety, creative thinking, rules.","meta_description":"Science writer David Epstein on why freedom can be the enemy of success and how we can all benefit from less choice, not more. We live today with vastly m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3060,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/conversations-320217/episodes/how-limitations-in-life-love-and-creativity-can-actually-set-you-free/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-320217/how-limitations-in-life-love-and-creativity-can-actually-set-you-free.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}