{"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":"Simon Leary's I Wanna Be Like You!","slug":"simon-leary-s-i-wanna-be-like-you","published_at":"2026-04-07T14:18:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-wanna-be-like-you-with-elbi-cespedes-7248548/simon-leary-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/Simon-Learys-I-Wanna-Be-Like-You-e3hhp62","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fe3fcfb0/podcast/play/118071938/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-7%2F421565853-44100-2-312bd568a83ca.mp3","summary":"Simon Leary is a New Zealand based actor who's making in his NYC debut off Broadway in a new play titled Heartbreak Hotel at the DR2 Theatre running now until April 19th! Originally from Timaru, NZ, Simon has since moved to Wellington where he's performed in numerous productions at the Circa Theatre including The Glass Menagerie, A Servant to Two Masters and more! On top of all this, he's written and starred in many pantos which are family friendly productions based on fairytales that are especially prominent in the UK as well as New Zealand. We get to talking about all that, the time Sir Ian McKellen saw him perform, his time working as an Orc on The Hobbit: The Demolition of Smaug, and the biggest differences between New Zealand and New York theater! GO SEE HEARTBREAK HOTEL AT THE DR2 THEATRE NOW THRU APRIL 19!","meta_description":"Simon Leary is a New Zealand based actor who's making in his NYC debut off Broadway in a new play titled Heartbreak Hotel at the DR2 Theatre running now u…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5797,"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/simon-leary-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/simon-leary-s-i-wanna-be-like-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}