{"podcast":{"title":"I Wanna Be Like You with Elbi Cespedes","slug":"i-wanna-be-like-you-with-elbi-cespedes-7248548","podcast_index_feed_id":7248548,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fe3fcfb0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elbito322","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42555948/42555948-1739238518717-62bdbe3a55fc9.jpg","author":"elbito322","episode_count":86,"summary":"I Wanna Be Like You with Elbi Cespedes is a podcast that explores the journeys of successful individuals and how they’ve built and sustained their careers. Host Elbi Cespedes sits down with accomplished guests to discuss their beginnings, the challenges they’ve faced, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. Through engaging and insightful conversations, this podcast offers inspiration, practical advice, and a deeper look into what it really takes to achieve long-term success.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T22:20:09.135766+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-wanna-be-like-you-with-elbi-cespedes-7248548"},"episode":{"title":"Joel Blum's I Wanna Be Like You!","slug":"joel-blum-s-i-wanna-be-like-you","published_at":"2026-07-16T13:07:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-wanna-be-like-you-with-elbi-cespedes-7248548/joel-blum-s-i-wanna-be-like-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-wanna-be-like-you-with-elbi-cespedes-7248548","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elbito322/episodes/Joel-Blums-I-Wanna-Be-Like-You-e3m5jie","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fe3fcfb0/podcast/play/122915854/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-16%2F428068484-44100-2-0c44c85ee9404.mp3","summary":"Joel Blum is a 2 time Tony Award nominated actor with multiple Broadway, Off Broadway and National Tour credits! He received his Tony Award nominations for his performances as Frank in the 1994 Revival of Show Boat (directed by Hal Prince and choreographed by Susan Stroman) and Buddy in Kander & Ebb’s Steel Pier respectively! Some of his earlier credits include being a part of the original ensemble of 42nd Street on Broadway and Debbie Reynolds’ Vegas act! In 2000, he starred as Marcellus in a Broadway revival of The Music Man alongside Craig Bierko, Eric McCormack, and Robert Sean Leonard! We get to talking about his parents’ history in vaudeville, working with Robert Morse & Elaine Stritch on Show Boat and the numerous lessons he’s learned over the course of his multi-decade long career!","meta_description":"Joel Blum is a 2 time Tony Award nominated actor with multiple Broadway, Off Broadway and National Tour credits! He received his Tony Award nominations fo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":9574,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-wanna-be-like-you-with-elbi-cespedes-7248548/episodes/joel-blum-s-i-wanna-be-like-you/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-wanna-be-like-you-with-elbi-cespedes-7248548/joel-blum-s-i-wanna-be-like-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}