{"podcast":{"title":"MESSmerized - Funny and faith based encouragement in marriage , family , Christian parenting , and finding purpose","slug":"messmerized-funny-and-faith-based-encouragement-in-marriage-family-christian-parenting-and-finding-purpose-6384408","podcast_index_feed_id":6384408,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/146dacfe-4f35-4630-bfaf-d1024a246611","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/messmerized-funny-and-faith-based-encouragement-in-marriage","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2025/3/6/15/5003e83d-e056-4d19-8183-12003417d2e5_PODCAST-COVER_1.jpg","author":"Cynthia Yanof","episode_count":165,"summary":"Welcome to Cynthia Yanof’s newest podcast, MESSmerized. Each week you’ll hear funny, authentic, and vulnerable conversations around everyday life, parenting, and following Jesus. A variety of guests will challenge us to pursue a life filled with the things that really do matter. Cynthia Yanof is the host as well as an author, speaker, wife, and mother. She’s relatable, funny, and dead-set on never taking herself too seriously. Whatever mess you’re walking through, odds are she’s right there with you. Don’t miss a week as we dive headfirst into faith, family, and everyday ways to be MESSmerized by Jesus. Copyright @2023 MESSmerizing Media","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T22:19:15.325961+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/messmerized-funny-and-faith-based-encouragement-in-marriage-family-christian-parenting-and-finding-purpose-6384408"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 133: How’d I Miss That? Marriage, Meningitis, and Mike Yanof","slug":"episode-133-how-d-i-miss-that-marriage-meningitis-and-mike-yanof","published_at":"2026-02-03T11:00:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/messmerized-funny-and-faith-based-encouragement-in-marriage-family-christian-parenting-and-finding-purpose-6384408/episode-133-how-d-i-miss-that-marriage-meningitis-and-mike-yanof","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/messmerized-funny-and-faith-based-encouragement-in-marriage-family-christian-parenting-and-finding-purpose-6384408","url":"http://www.cynthiayanof.com","audio_url":"https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/199ecf8e-6f60-4bce-847c-b56f22e32ca8/stream.mp3","summary":"Woohoo! It’s officially the release of How’d I Miss That? TODAY, and we’re dropping this episode on Tuesday instead of our usual Wednesday to celebrate. It felt only right to bring on the man who edited every.single.chapter, fixed approximately 9,000 commas, and has final veto power over any story that’s too much—which is really saying something, considering he grew up in locker rooms: Mike Yanof. We talk marriage—“slow and low” brisket theology, why “spark” is overrated (Mike explains so I don’t get canceled), and why telling your husband all barbecue tastes the same is pretty much a felony. We also swap lists of what spouses should never say if they want to stay married. Mike also shares about the season he nearly died from meningitis + encephalitis, how that experience reshaped his priorities, and what it taught us about marriage, faith, and trusting God when life is completely out of your control. We talk foster care and adoption too—and how saying yes to something hard changed our family and our understanding of what really matters. It’s honest, funny, and full of perspective—for marriage, faith, and the ways God shows up in both the moments we pray for and the ones we never saw coming. Order How’d I Miss That? All things Cynthia Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy","meta_description":"Woohoo! It’s officially the release of How’d I Miss That? TODAY, and we’re dropping this episode on Tuesday instead of our usual Wednesday to celebrate. I…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2942,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/messmerized-funny-and-faith-based-encouragement-in-marriage-family-christian-parenting-and-finding-purpose-6384408/episodes/episode-133-how-d-i-miss-that-marriage-meningitis-and-mike-yanof/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/messmerized-funny-and-faith-based-encouragement-in-marriage-family-christian-parenting-and-finding-purpose-6384408/episode-133-how-d-i-miss-that-marriage-meningitis-and-mike-yanof.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}