{"podcast":{"title":"Podcast Benomtad","slug":"podcast-benomtad-7087193","podcast_index_feed_id":7087193,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/benomtad/feed.xml","website_url":"https://benomtad.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18753353/PodcastBenomtadLogo8.jpeg","author":"Ben Lundy","episode_count":100,"summary":"Open, philosophically-oriented conversations about almost any topic with almost anyone, but focusing on culture, spirituality and personal growth.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T06:20:40.123528+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcast-benomtad-7087193"},"episode":{"title":"Banishing the Lion from Modern Thought (Clip)","slug":"banishing-the-lion-from-modern-thought-clip","published_at":"2026-06-30T21:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcast-benomtad-7087193/banishing-the-lion-from-modern-thought-clip","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcast-benomtad-7087193","url":"https://benomtad.podbean.com/e/banishing-the-lion-from-modern-life/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gcjyfmnxand689v7/Banishing_the_Lion_from_Modern_Life61a5c.mp3","summary":"Why do we like folktales and myths? I think one reason is that they help us learn to pay attention to instinct. It’s not that I don’t think rationality is important–it is a key to a wise life. But following John Vervaeke, who sees rationality as much larger than propositional logic, and more how, when, and how much to be logical, I see rationality and being wise as a larger and more embodied process. Killing one’s lion is “self-castrating,” as Ian says, and the rationalistic knee-jerk rejection of many ways of thinking is not even real science. (From a discussion on the Brothers’ Grimm’s “The Twelve Huntsmen”) Thank you for watching! I love and have faith in dialogue. Please leave a suggestion for new guests, topics, or this conversation. How I can expand this Open Minded Thought and Discussion? And if you’re interested, please check out the following: The full video episode: https://youtu.be/-yZySp8Qshs?si=pDyETKJjS7546OZC Audio episode: https://benomtad.podbean.com/e/on-the-brothers-grimms-the-twelve-huntsmen-the-guys-of-truth/ The Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMIlJwXEK2vqfEOVgfclRgZNXO4boyP3T The Episode Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMIlJwXEK2vr3DwaH1OZBg239-GJ7AE6x For more in this podcast, please go to: Podbean: https://benomtad.podbean.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-benomtad/id1748320863 YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@scissorsandpaper/videos Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4kJPGlaJjGVyLa9AKhci6t?si=8XXrX9FUT3CU71reCfA5kQ X: https://x.com/Benomtad Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benomtad I plan to conduct more interviews with various guests, so please check back later for those.","meta_description":"Why do we like folktales and myths? I think one reason is that they help us learn to pay attention to instinct. It’s not that I don’t think rationality is…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":432,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/podcast-benomtad-7087193/episodes/banishing-the-lion-from-modern-thought-clip/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcast-benomtad-7087193/banishing-the-lion-from-modern-thought-clip.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}