{"podcast":{"title":"Different, Not Broken","slug":"different-not-broken-7281363","podcast_index_feed_id":7281363,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/different-not-broken/","website_url":"https://differentnotbrokenpodcast.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0387d1ce-6b9b-4cca-b6e8-776de97c3f11/6XCIStyYqXIWc3Zw6GTqXkf1.jpg","author":"Lauren \"L2\" Howard","episode_count":69,"summary":"You’ve spent your whole life feeling like something’s wrong with you. Here’s a radical thought: what if you’re not broken - just different? Welcome to Different, Not Broken, the no-filter, emotionally intelligent, occasionally sweary podcast that challenges the idea that we all have to fit inside neat little boxes to be acceptable. Hosted by L2 (aka Lauren Howard), this show dives into the real, raw and ridiculous sides of being neurodivergent, introverted, chronically underestimated - and still completely worthy. Expect deeply honest conversations about identity, neurodivergence, gender, work, grief, anxiety and everything in between. There’ll be tears, dead dad jokes, side quests, and a whole lot of swearing. If you are tired of pretending to be someone you’re not, this space is for you. Come for the chaos. Stay for the catharsis. Linger for the dead Dad jokes.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/different-not-broken-7281363"},"episode":{"title":"March Madness Sportsball: For When The Murder Shows Stop Working","slug":"march-madness-sportsball-for-when-the-murder-shows-stop-working","published_at":"2026-04-22T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/different-not-broken-7281363/march-madness-sportsball-for-when-the-murder-shows-stop-working","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/different-not-broken-7281363","url":"https://differentnotbrokenpodcast.com/episode/march-madness-sportsball-for-when-the-murder-shows-stop-working","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2eb3d6e8-908b-4a1c-a6b7-2b9f81dd9ff9.mp3","summary":"The news broke me. The murder shows stopped working. So I watched a month of college basketball I do not care about, and it was the only thing keeping my nervous system upright. In this episode I'm unpacking three things: → Why \"distraction\" is an actual mental health strategy, and why sportsball was the weirdly perfect antidote to doomscrolling. → A very clear message for anyone whose job is chewing them up: You are an asset, not a liability. Burnout culture is not only cruel, it's bad business. The math on replacing good employees is brutal, and your workplace being too short-sighted to see that has nothing to do with your value. → Small Talk Frank from Scranton wants to know why he can't relax into stability. If you needed to hear \"this isn't you, it's them\" today — hi, it's them. Chapters 00:00 Cold open: You are an asset, not a liability 00:38 Hi, I'm L2 — welcome back to Different, Not Broken 01:05 Why I always have something on in the background (blame childhood chaos) 02:04 When the murder shows stopped working 03:00 The news broke me 03:43 Basketball as my zero-stakes sanity reset 04:48 Accidentally Pavlov'd by March Madness 05:54 The women's games are better, argue with the wall 06:35 Gratitude for dumb distractions 08:12 Workplaces are getting worse (and it's bad business) 08:54 The actual math on turnover and institutional knowledge 09:37 Short-term thinking is stealing your future 10:13 \"It's not personal, it's just business\" is an excuse 11:16 You are an asset, not a liability 12:26 You are not the problem for having boundaries 13:32 AI outsourcing and the coming pay cut 14:10 You deserve safety, accommodations, and a workplace built for humans 14:59 Small Talk with Alison: a question from Frank in Scranton 15:13 Hypervigilance, trauma, or just being real…","meta_description":"The news broke me. The murder shows stopped working. So I watched a month of college basketball I do not care about, and it was the only thing keeping my…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1388,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/different-not-broken-7281363/episodes/march-madness-sportsball-for-when-the-murder-shows-stop-working/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/different-not-broken-7281363/march-madness-sportsball-for-when-the-murder-shows-stop-working.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}