{"podcast":{"title":"Something Rather Than Nothing","slug":"something-rather-than-nothing-250011","podcast_index_feed_id":250011,"rss_url":"https://feeds.zencastr.com/f/4v4HyCc6.rss","website_url":"https://somethingratherthannothi.podview.com/","image_url":"https://media.zencastr.com/image-files/5fa83d79fd3045009269cc67/ea6fea22-9b99-40eb-a651-c493573c13d8.jpg","author":"kenvolante@icloud.com","episode_count":323,"summary":"Why is there something rather than nothing? This podcast is a philosophical and psychological exploration into the act of creation. Follow the paths to personal liberation, creativity, music, painting, deep thinking and the art of the intelligent conversation. ONE LOVE!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T02:17:27.809522+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/something-rather-than-nothing-250011"},"episode":{"title":"'Connoly' with Stefan Diethelm and Bradly Valenzuela","slug":"connoly-with-stefan-diethelm-and-bradly-valenzuela","published_at":"2025-11-17T21:46:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/something-rather-than-nothing-250011/connoly-with-stefan-diethelm-and-bradly-valenzuela","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/something-rather-than-nothing-250011","url":"https://zencastr.com/z/__uOoTIH","audio_url":"https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/691b97ab2306d4250e3d262a/size/56883341/audio-files/5fa83d79fd3045009269cc67/c2868843-9c12-43c0-99ba-dd51ab6b54f3.mp3","summary":"Stefan Diethelm [https://stefandiethelm.com/about] is a Swiss and German artist, originally from Uzwil, Switzerland. He fell in love with performing at a young age, was trained in classical voice throughout his teens, and studied musical theatre in Hamburg, Germany. He moved to New York City to further his craft, and studied at the HB Studio under instructors like Lonny Price, Peter Francis James and Theresa McElwee. HB Studio is also where he met Eduardo Machado and started writing plays while in his class. Since graduating from the studio, he has been a working playwright, actor, producer, and director here in the city. He has acted on various stages, from Off- and Off-Off-Broadway to Switzerland and Germany, and his plays have been performed in a variety of theaters and festivals in New York and beyond, garnering positive national and international reviews. His biggest influences as a playwright include Sarah Kane, Samuel Beckett, Adrienne Kennedy and the European classics. He aims to create original, human art for our commercialized times. Bradly Valenzuela [https://www.bradlyvalenzuela.com/bio] is a New York City based director, playwright and producer. He is originally from Rocklin, California and attended university in Southern California at California State University, Fullerton. He graduated with a BA in Theatre with an Emphasis in Directing. Bradly is a recipient of the Honorable Mention Directing Award for Region 8 of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. For the past 5 years, he has worked within many theater companies such as Bated Breath Theatre Company, Mabou Mines and Theatre for the New City. He also has worked in multiple festivals, including the Rogue Theater Festival and the New York Theater Festival. Along with collaborating in thes…","meta_description":"Stefan Diethelm [https://stefandiethelm.com/about] is a Swiss and German artist, originally from Uzwil, Switzerland. He fell in love with performing at a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2370,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/something-rather-than-nothing-250011/episodes/connoly-with-stefan-diethelm-and-bradly-valenzuela/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/something-rather-than-nothing-250011/connoly-with-stefan-diethelm-and-bradly-valenzuela.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}