{"podcast":{"title":"Once Upon A Design","slug":"once-upon-a-design-7791840","podcast_index_feed_id":7791840,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/613450/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/613450","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/3/a/4/93a47d17d75004a916c3140a3186d450/OnceUponADesign_PodcastCover-20260329-2hiza6m431.png","author":"Sarah-Hamlin Hastings","episode_count":9,"summary":"Once Upon a Design is a podcast dedicated to the stories behind the artisans, craftspeople and creative visionaries in the interior design world. We go deeper than just telling you about beautiful design: we dive into the lives, processes, and inspiration behind not only the designers and architects, but the talented people who help make their vision a reality- the artisans and craftspeople, the workrooms, the printers, the builders and the makers. These are the hands that actually take a space from concept to reality, and we feel they deserve to be known.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T14:17:39.161076+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/once-upon-a-design-7791840"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 8: Learning to be Good by Being Bad with Ben Little of Benjamin Paul Studio","slug":"episode-8-learning-to-be-good-by-being-bad-with-ben-little-of-benjamin-paul-studio","published_at":"2026-07-08T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/once-upon-a-design-7791840/episode-8-learning-to-be-good-by-being-bad-with-ben-little-of-benjamin-paul-studio","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/once-upon-a-design-7791840","url":"https://92c244f8-85b3-4d53-8ce7-f2aa62728e6b.libsyn.com/episode-8-honing-your-craft-through-trial-and-error-with-ben-little-of-benjamin-paul-studio","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/92c244f8-85b3-4d53-8ce7-f2aa62728e6b/BEN_LITTLE_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=5348565","summary":"In this episode we sit down with Ben Little, the founder and owner of Benjamin Paul Studio, high end furniture, millwork and metalworking studio here in Charleston. BPS is known for their problem solving skills, willingness to try just about anything, and their ability to find the perfect balance between practicality and beauty. Today we will get into how Ben honed his craft by old fashioned trial and error, how managing people is the hardest part of his business, and why learning to be good at being bad has been his key to his success. This is his story….","meta_description":"In this episode we sit down with Ben Little, the founder and owner of Benjamin Paul Studio, high end furniture, millwork and metalworking studio here in C…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2666,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/once-upon-a-design-7791840/episodes/episode-8-learning-to-be-good-by-being-bad-with-ben-little-of-benjamin-paul-studio/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/once-upon-a-design-7791840/episode-8-learning-to-be-good-by-being-bad-with-ben-little-of-benjamin-paul-studio.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}