{"podcast":{"title":"How Humans Work Podcast","slug":"how-humans-work-podcast-1330381","podcast_index_feed_id":1330381,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/how-humans-work/","website_url":"HTTPS://howhumanswork.us/episodes","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/c6530537-c260-4096-9976-73a268831e74/uHKbO7IMPU2Co6tEhGGf4S0J.png","author":"Jef Szi","episode_count":69,"summary":"Join Jef Szi—renaissance acupuncturist and insatiably curious show host—as he guides us into the labyrinths of human nature. Each season and each episode explores a central theme through conversations with guests from diverse traditions: thinkers like Robert Sapolsky, Deb Dana, and Michael Meade, alongside artists, activists, and explorers such as Luis J. Rodriguez, Orin Carpenter, and Dossie Easton. Together, we uncover personal stories and timeless wisdom—insights that stir, resonate, and inspire. Tune in and journey into the forces that shape who we are and how we live as we navigate the personal and the profound. Consider yourself invited to walk the winding path with the How Humans Work Podcast.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T14:18:08.678235+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-humans-work-podcast-1330381"},"episode":{"title":"#42: Chris Skidmore - Eros, Psyche and The Golden Ass","slug":"42-chris-skidmore-eros-psyche-and-the-golden-ass","published_at":"2024-10-12T20:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-humans-work-podcast-1330381/42-chris-skidmore-eros-psyche-and-the-golden-ass","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-humans-work-podcast-1330381","url":"https://howhumanswork.us/episode-42-chris-skidmore","audio_url":"https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/9c888a72-9514-4a22-a768-1d2b9927e25d/E42-Complete3-converted.mp3","summary":"Episode Summary In episode 42, we take a deep dive into the realm of myth with insightful and heartfelt Chris Skidmore . As an astrologer, psychotherapist and host of the On the Souls Terms Podcast , Chris helps illuminate the meaning and embedded knowledge hidden inside the 1800 year old Roman novel: The Golden Ass . This text is where the first telling of The Marriage of Eros and Psyche is found. Together, Chris and your show host Jef Szi take an extended journey into these rich and poignant tales that are saturated with symbolism, archetypes, relatable folly, and knowledge that help us make sense of our own human condition. The show begins with Chris sharing about his recent trip to Greece and Italy—the actual landscape where these stories took place. From there we build a Jungian context in the spirit of Marie Louis Von Franz before a recounting of The Golden Ass, where the main character, Lucius, accidently ends up being turned into an ass. Caught is ass-form, Lucius experiences a great deal of folly and suffering. Moved by the elements in the story, Chris and Jef explore the meaning and medicine this overlooked tale offers as we seek to reconcile our own lives with the greater forces and events we experience. Next, they then turn their attention the Psyche and Eros story. Recounting the events of this monumental myth around love and soul, they drink deeply from the profound images and details found there. In particular, we come to see how this myth offers insights and teaching into the journey of love, of maturation, and our complex dynamics that come with individuation. With a superb attention to the heart along with beautiful renderings and teachings found in The Golden Ass and The Marriage of Eros and Psyche, Chris offers us perspective on our humanity while s…","meta_description":"Episode Summary In episode 42, we take a deep dive into the realm of myth with insightful and heartfelt Chris Skidmore . As an astrologer, psychotherapist…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3510,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-humans-work-podcast-1330381/episodes/42-chris-skidmore-eros-psyche-and-the-golden-ass/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-humans-work-podcast-1330381/42-chris-skidmore-eros-psyche-and-the-golden-ass.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}