{"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":"Emptiness Eating Itself (Clip)","slug":"emptiness-eating-itself-clip","published_at":"2026-06-06T15:10:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcast-benomtad-7087193/emptiness-eating-itself-clip","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcast-benomtad-7087193","url":"https://benomtad.podbean.com/e/emptiness-eating-itself/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2ms7fzpppxmw3bi7/Emptiness_Eating_Itselfax51h.mp3","summary":"In “Fight Club,” the protagonist tries to find meaning in life through filling his life with purchases. But that doesn’t give him fullness–he feels dead. So he goes to cancer support groups, and then group violence in fight clubs. The zombie culture is a feverish emptiness eating itself. It has no depth and builds nothing. Everything is seen as a commodity. (From a discussion on “Zombies in Western Culture: A Twenty-First Century Crisis,” Ch. 1) Thank you for watching! Please see below for the full conversation: The full video episode: https://youtu.be/9Cab_C9YhNk?si=x5SDEOQlL0vAU1Iq Audio episode: https://benomtad.podbean.com/e/why-are-zombies-everywhere/ The Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMIlJwXEK2vqfEOVgfclRgZNXO4boyP3T The Episode Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMIlJwXEK2vqibKcegyTVC5o4oxLsO4Z7 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 About our guest: Ian Reclusado is currently off exploring the poetic wilds of psychology, neuroscience, and spirituality. He also offers guidance services for those interested in delving into their own inner wilderness. You can find his weekly dispatches at www.thekindknife.com or follow him on Instagram: @ian_reclusado Photo by Jose Rueda on Unsplash I plan to conduct more interviews with various guests, so please check back later for those.","meta_description":"In “Fight Club,” the protagonist tries to find meaning in life through filling his life with purchases. But that doesn’t give him fullness–he feels dead.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":476,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/podcast-benomtad-7087193/episodes/emptiness-eating-itself-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/emptiness-eating-itself-clip.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}