{"podcast":{"title":"Sea of Fire Ministries","slug":"sea-of-fire-ministries-6478056","podcast_index_feed_id":6478056,"rss_url":"https://seaoffire.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://seaoffire.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/16791807/2nd_Logo_YouTube_1_704wl.png","author":"James Meyers, III","episode_count":181,"summary":"Sea of Fire Ministries seeks to engage the listener’s mind and heart with the faithful exposition of the Bible and complimentary edifying resources for the purpose of giving glory to God and strengthening the faith of His church.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T00:17:39.946735+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sea-of-fire-ministries-6478056"},"episode":{"title":"9 Beware of Philosophies: Pursuing Pleasure","slug":"9-beware-of-philosophies-pursuing-pleasure","published_at":"2026-02-09T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sea-of-fire-ministries-6478056/9-beware-of-philosophies-pursuing-pleasure","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sea-of-fire-ministries-6478056","url":"https://seaoffire.podbean.com/e/9-beware-of-vain-philosophies-pursuing-pleasure/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/syrt3xerwqixgsag/9_Pursuing_Pleasure_16rth4.m4a","summary":"James Meyers III considers the philosophy known in academic circles as Hedonism. While Hedonism might be fairly unknown or misunderstood, many contemporary philosophers opine that the West is a hedonistic culture. In its nascent form, it seeks optimal pleasure and the avoidance of pain as the ultimate pursuit of life. James considers this and compares the philosophy of Stoicism which unexpectedly has more in common with Hedonism than one might think. He then contrasts these systems with the Christian pursuit of pleasure. Sea of Fire Ministries on YouTube","meta_description":"James Meyers III considers the philosophy known in academic circles as Hedonism. While Hedonism might be fairly unknown or misunderstood, many contemporar…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2145,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sea-of-fire-ministries-6478056/episodes/9-beware-of-philosophies-pursuing-pleasure/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sea-of-fire-ministries-6478056/9-beware-of-philosophies-pursuing-pleasure.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}