{"podcast":{"title":"Free Inquiry Audio Edition","slug":"free-inquiry-audio-edition-7055830","podcast_index_feed_id":7055830,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/535512/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/535512","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/a/f/f/8affef21b8e5938616c3140a3186d450/FI_LIBSYN_ARTWORK_-_BLUE.png","author":"Center for Inquiry","episode_count":129,"summary":"The audio edition of Free Inquiry magazine, the Journal for Secular Humanist Ideas.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T06:19:34.319111+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/free-inquiry-audio-edition-7055830"},"episode":{"title":"Why Listen to the Pope, Speaking as the Pope, on AI?","slug":"why-listen-to-the-pope-speaking-as-the-pope-on-ai","published_at":"2026-06-17T19:28:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/free-inquiry-audio-edition-7055830/why-listen-to-the-pope-speaking-as-the-pope-on-ai","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/free-inquiry-audio-edition-7055830","url":"https://646ef2be-1f48-43ae-b5f1-b4ac9bd4e95a.libsyn.com/why-listen-to-the-pope-speaking-as-the-pope-on-ai","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/646ef2be-1f48-43ae-b5f1-b4ac9bd4e95a/Ronald_A._Lindsay_-_Why_Listen_to_the_Pope_Speaking_as_the_Pope_on_AI_-_Read_by_AI_Oscar_en_v2.mp3?dest-id=4608757","summary":"Ronald A. Lindsay critiques the widespread attention given to Pope Leo XIV's recent AI encyclical, arguing that the Catholic Church's theological claims and supernatural beliefs undermine its credibility as an authority on emerging technologies. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://secularhumanism.org/exclusive/why-listen-to-the-pope-speaking-as-the-pope-on-ai/ About the Author: Ronald A. Lindsay is the former president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry, recent interim general counsel for CFI, and editor of Free Inquiry magazine. Subscribe to Free Inquiry: https://secularhumanism.org/subscribe/","meta_description":"Ronald A. Lindsay critiques the widespread attention given to Pope Leo XIV's recent AI encyclical, arguing that the Catholic Church's theological claims a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":246,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/free-inquiry-audio-edition-7055830/episodes/why-listen-to-the-pope-speaking-as-the-pope-on-ai/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/free-inquiry-audio-edition-7055830/why-listen-to-the-pope-speaking-as-the-pope-on-ai.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}