{"podcast":{"title":"Human School","slug":"human-school-7543113","podcast_index_feed_id":7543113,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10b384b70/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://humanschoolofficial.podbean.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44732060/24de5aea86526211.jpg","author":"Miles Adcox","episode_count":37,"summary":"We’ve been taught everything except how to be human. In a world obsessed with output, Human School is where we study what happens within. This podcast was born from a journal entry during a breakdown. A reminder that struggle isn’t weakness - it’s instruction. Human School reframes pain as purpose, productivity as presence, and leadership as inner clarity. We’re building the education we never got. Through stories, tools, and raw conversations, we help people stop performing their lives–and start participating in them. Welcome to Human School.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T04:21:03.154911+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-school-7543113"},"episode":{"title":"Joshua Bassett: Vulnerability Isn't Weakness, It's the Pathway to Freedom","slug":"joshua-bassett-vulnerability-isn-t-weakness-it-s-the-pathway-to-freedom","published_at":"2026-01-07T15:50:30+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-school-7543113/joshua-bassett-vulnerability-isn-t-weakness-it-s-the-pathway-to-freedom","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-school-7543113","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/human-school/episodes/Joshua-Bassett-Vulnerability-Isnt-Weakness--Its-the-Pathway-to-Freedom-e3dabb3","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10b384b70/podcast/play/113634083/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-7%2F415656533-44100-2-7c21d23904fbf.mp3","summary":"What happens when you stop hiding from the hardest parts of your story? What if the moments that nearly broke you are actually the ones that wake you up? Joshua Bassett—Emmy-winning actor, musician, and creator of the deeply honest album The Golden Years —opens up about navigating heart failure at a young age, surviving public heartbreak, wrestling with suicidal ideation, and discovering that vulnerability isn't weakness, it's the pathway to freedom. From growing up homeschooled with emotional distance in his family to living in his car in Los Angeles at 16, Joshua shares how he's learned to turn pain into purpose, shame into connection, and fear into art. In this raw and revealing conversation, Joshua talks about the family meeting that changed everything, the lies he believed about his intelligence, the spiritual awakening that followed a psychedelic experience, and why he believes chronic fight-or-flight is the biggest problem of our time. He introduces practical tools like his "thought-feeling-impulse-truth" exercise, breathing techniques to calm your nervous system, and why artists have to "pave the road" through their own pain so others can walk it more easily. Joshua also shares about Sammy Sundays, the homeless outreach he co-founded, why safety matters more than talent in the creative process, and how learning to say the unsaid became his greatest act of courage. This isn't a conversation about fame or celebrity. It's about what it takes to become fully human in a world that rewards performance over presence. And if you want to hear more of Joshua's story, his book ROOKIE comes out May 5, 2026. Pre-orders are available on joshuatbassett.com. In this conversation, you'll learn: How to Use the "Thought-Feeling-Impulse-Truth" Framewo…","meta_description":"What happens when you stop hiding from the hardest parts of your story? What if the moments that nearly broke you are actually the ones that wake you up?…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5637,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/human-school-7543113/episodes/joshua-bassett-vulnerability-isn-t-weakness-it-s-the-pathway-to-freedom/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-school-7543113/joshua-bassett-vulnerability-isn-t-weakness-it-s-the-pathway-to-freedom.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}