{"podcast":{"title":"Practical Spiritual Tidbits","slug":"practical-spiritual-tidbits-7330005","podcast_index_feed_id":7330005,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/104aec720/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michaelmacks","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43635304/43635304-1749724203344-81242c3d25b72.jpg","author":"Michael Macks","episode_count":77,"summary":"A deeper exploration of the spiritual nature of the universe, based on Torah sources","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T18:17:55.991028+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-spiritual-tidbits-7330005"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 60 - Conversation with Rav Benji Elson","slug":"ep-60-conversation-with-rav-benji-elson","published_at":"2026-03-17T18:39:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-spiritual-tidbits-7330005/ep-60-conversation-with-rav-benji-elson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-spiritual-tidbits-7330005","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michaelmacks/episodes/Ep--60---Conversation-with-Rav-Benji-Elson-e3gj1ma","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/104aec720/podcast/play/117064842/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-17%2F420216730-44100-2-77e48a23de394.mp3","summary":"In this profound and exciting conversation with Rav Benji Elson, we discuss his experiences with Buddhism and Judaism, what it actually means to be a on a "spiritual journey," as well as specific Kabbalistic and Hassidic teachings and how they provide a map for personal-development and well-being. Rav Benji is a clinical psychotherapist, teacher of Torah, Jewish environmental-educator, transformational experience-facilitator, musician, and author.","meta_description":"In this profound and exciting conversation with Rav Benji Elson, we discuss his experiences with Buddhism and Judaism, what it actually means to be a on a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5701,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/practical-spiritual-tidbits-7330005/episodes/ep-60-conversation-with-rav-benji-elson/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/practical-spiritual-tidbits-7330005/ep-60-conversation-with-rav-benji-elson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}