{"podcast":{"title":"Human Systems — How the World Actually Works","slug":"human-systems-how-the-world-actually-works-6666426","podcast_index_feed_id":6666426,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/oddlyrobbie/feed.xml","website_url":"https://oddlyrobbie.eu/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/oddlyrobbie/20260311_090313_19cf6b250e415d1091484b732c63a185.png","author":"Oddly Robbie","episode_count":100,"summary":"What does it actually feel like to live alongside AI—and navigate a world that’s getting more complex? Human Systems is a podcast by Robbie Ellestad (Oddly Robbie), exploring how people think, adapt, and function inside real-world systems. Each episode starts with a real moment—then breaks it down into a clear, usable system you can apply immediately. From AI and digital environments to culture, identity, and bureaucracy, this isn’t about how things are supposed to work— it’s about how they actually work. Recorded from Spain and shaped by lived experience, these are practical patterns you can recognize, use, and return to. If you're tired of hype, noise, and overcomplication—this is a calmer way to understand what’s really happening. Follow the podcast to stay grounded as systems keep changing.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-systems-how-the-world-actually-works-6666426"},"episode":{"title":"The Shoes With No Sole (Are Good for the Soul)","slug":"the-shoes-with-no-sole-are-good-for-the-soul","published_at":"2025-11-05T17:51:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-systems-how-the-world-actually-works-6666426/the-shoes-with-no-sole-are-good-for-the-soul","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-systems-how-the-world-actually-works-6666426","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/oddlyrobbie/2310874","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/235118/2310874/oddlyrobbie/2025_11_05_17_50_33_95270b75-fe8b-478d-b360-08c2b36e4108.mp3","summary":"Most shoes don’t just protect us — they disconnect us. Oddly Robbie explores how modern footwear has numbed our natural connection to the world beneath our feet. From cowboy boots in Montana to barefoot walks in Spain, he discovers that our soles are sensory portals — each nerve ending designed to keep us balanced, aware, and alive. Thick soles dull those signals. Tight shoes train us to ignore them. But walking barefoot — or in minimal shoes — reawakens something ancient: alignment, awareness, and joy in feeling the ground again. Through stories of personal change and a barefoot yoga group by the Mediterranean, Robbie reminds us that freedom often starts where the ground meets skin. We don’t need better shoes — we need less shoe. Let your feet talk to the earth. Start at the sole. Return to the soul.","meta_description":"Most shoes don’t just protect us — they disconnect us. Oddly Robbie explores how modern footwear has numbed our natural connection to the world beneath ou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":356,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/human-systems-how-the-world-actually-works-6666426/episodes/the-shoes-with-no-sole-are-good-for-the-soul/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-systems-how-the-world-actually-works-6666426/the-shoes-with-no-sole-are-good-for-the-soul.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}