{"podcast":{"title":"Everything Jewish - 10 Minutes at a Time","slug":"everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216","podcast_index_feed_id":7523216,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/592205/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/592205","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/f/8/7/ff873758313fc23fd959afa2a1bf1c87/everythingJewishSquare14001400.jpg","author":"Adam Diament","episode_count":300,"summary":"Welcome to \"Everything Jewish - 10 Minutes at a Time!\" The podcast that makes exploring Jewish ideas easy, fun, and inviting. Whether you're Jewish, a little Jew-curious, or simply love learning new things, these bite-sized episodes will give you history, literature, theology, traditions, and cultural gems in just about ten minutes. Think of it as your friendly guide to all things Jewish, without the long sermons or heavy textbooks.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T16:17:06.262858+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216"},"episode":{"title":"Tahini in 10 Minutes","slug":"tahini-in-10-minutes","published_at":"2026-06-12T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216/tahini-in-10-minutes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216","url":"https://bb99e661-a60f-4303-be1a-5fc7b99e64c4.libsyn.com/tahini-in-10-minutes","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bb99e661-a60f-4303-be1a-5fc7b99e64c4/tahini.mp3?dest-id=5146315","summary":"Nutty, silky, and somehow both humble and essential, tahini is the quiet hero of the Middle Eastern kitchen. On today's episode of our daily Jewish podcast, we're pouring into the sesame paste that binds together hummus, crowns falafel, enriches shakshuka, and occasionally confuses first-timers who weren't expecting that savory depth. Is it a sauce, a spread, or a secret ingredient? How did crushed sesame seeds become a staple from biblical lands to modern Israeli cafés? We'll trace its ancient roots, explore its role across Jewish communities, and unpack why one spoonful can taste earthy, bitter, creamy, and transformative all at once. Don't skip this one—it's the glue holding the plate together.","meta_description":"Nutty, silky, and somehow both humble and essential, tahini is the quiet hero of the Middle Eastern kitchen. On today's episode of our daily Jewish podcas…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":515,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216/episodes/tahini-in-10-minutes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216/tahini-in-10-minutes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}