{"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":"LIVE at Browsers' Bookstore with Abe Richmond and Pete Dryden","slug":"live-at-browsers-bookstore-with-abe-richmond-and-pete-dryden","published_at":"2025-05-23T03:26:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/something-rather-than-nothing-250011/live-at-browsers-bookstore-with-abe-richmond-and-pete-dryden","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/something-rather-than-nothing-250011","url":"https://zencastr.com/z/ZyDSFfTU","audio_url":"https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/682fead11c0b03479304e8b6/size/51483332/audio-files/5fa83d79fd3045009269cc67/d83ff91e-7fcb-4f69-b5f0-a3b6e1261641.mp3","summary":"This episode was recorded and captured LIVE on Independent Bookstore Day (April 26, 2025) from Browsers' Bookstore in Albany, Oregon. Pete Dryden: Photographer, [https://www.petedrydenphotography.com/] cabinet maker, professional overthinker. Hiding out in Albany, Oregon—dodging small talk, chasing meaning in the grain and the frame. Restless mind, calloused hands, too many questions and never enough quiet. Abe Richmond: Owner of Browsers' Bookstore [https://browsersbookstore.com/]. If spotted in the wild, he is reading totally tubular titles. We talk about bookstores, Edward Abbey, Kathy Acker, Morrissey, Hunter S. Thompson and so much more. Celebrate Independent Books & Bookstores!!!","meta_description":"This episode was recorded and captured LIVE on Independent Bookstore Day (April 26, 2025) from Browsers' Bookstore in Albany, Oregon. Pete Dryden: Photogr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2145,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/something-rather-than-nothing-250011/episodes/live-at-browsers-bookstore-with-abe-richmond-and-pete-dryden/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/live-at-browsers-bookstore-with-abe-richmond-and-pete-dryden.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}