{"podcast":{"title":"Digging Up the Duggars","slug":"digging-up-the-duggars-5444531","podcast_index_feed_id":5444531,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/8dd2f3b0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/digginguptheduggars","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/23694124/23694124-1736993189525-3baee2e80f91e.jpg","author":"Digging Up the Duggars","episode_count":182,"summary":"We're taking it allll the way back to the very first Discovery special. A rewatch for me (Whitney) and a side-eyed first watch for me (Tim). In light of some...uh...legal happenings, we look back from the beginnings of this saga to catch the cringe, the red flags, and the tater tot casserole.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digging-up-the-duggars-5444531"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 172 - Who Has Two Thumbs and is Totally Encouraged?","slug":"episode-172-who-has-two-thumbs-and-is-totally-encouraged","published_at":"2026-04-09T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digging-up-the-duggars-5444531/episode-172-who-has-two-thumbs-and-is-totally-encouraged","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digging-up-the-duggars-5444531","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/digginguptheduggars/episodes/Episode-172---Who-Has-Two-Thumbs-and-is-Totally-Encouraged-e3hkr3t","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO4514849010.mp3","summary":"It's safe to say that we are thrilled with the number of felines in this episode. Not to mention the lack of Josh compared to last week. The brood is silly with cats! They found two kittens, named them, and then found three more. Even the electrician working on one of their houses found a kitten. In our Dig, Whit explores the IBLP teachings on Discouragement. This came up due to Joe's released phone calls from jail. He goes on and on about reading the book of Psalms and how it makes him feel encouraged. Discouragement is something to be avoided at all costs, thus why "encouragement" carries such meaning in their cult, much like "character". If you would like to support the work that we do, head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug where you can buy us a coffee, if you would just like to support us in a one-off fashion. Or you can support us monthly by becoming a member and then you will get access to our ad-free episodes and bonus content like Pickle episodes, Mildred Mondays, recipes, and two new types of posts; Tell Us Tuesdays and Foodie Fridays . We have a lot of fun over there with our community of Pickle People. We have Merp, I mean Merch! over at https://digging-up-the-duggars.dashery.com Take a peek at our episode visuals and Mildred related contact at instagram.com/digginguptheduggarspod","meta_description":"It's safe to say that we are thrilled with the number of felines in this episode. Not to mention the lack of Josh compared to last week. The brood is sill…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7444,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/digging-up-the-duggars-5444531/episodes/episode-172-who-has-two-thumbs-and-is-totally-encouraged/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digging-up-the-duggars-5444531/episode-172-who-has-two-thumbs-and-is-totally-encouraged.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}