{"podcast":{"title":"Spiritually Hungry","slug":"spiritually-hungry-295273","podcast_index_feed_id":295273,"rss_url":"https://feeds.cohostpodcasting.com/NH2ItZ6R","website_url":"https://www.spirituallyhungrypodcast.com","image_url":"https://files.cohostpodcasting.com/quill-file-prod/23f8ae30-88ce-49b5-b374-823084fc62b6/shows/850936bf-2a6e-4aa1-ad8e-5812aeca14e9/cover-art/original_ecb12b317f7997b1e914f7f16ba772ff.jpg","author":"Monica Berg and Michael Berg","episode_count":243,"summary":"Don’t miss this thought-provoking podcast series with authors Monica and Michael Berg. Together, they’ll answer your most pressing questions, offering sage advice for the modern world. Self-proclaimed Change Junkie, Monica Berg is an author and teacher who lectures internationally. Michael Berg is a rabbi and Aramaic scholar who has published almost 20 books on the teachings of Kabbalah. This husband and wife team has been sharing kabbalistic wisdom and relationship expertise with students for decades. Join them for a down-to-earth conversation about the big life questions that spark your curiosity the most.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T12:17:47.440209+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spiritually-hungry-295273"},"episode":{"title":"235. The Secret to Lasting Joy: Why Happiness Isn’t Enough","slug":"235-the-secret-to-lasting-joy-why-happiness-isn-t-enough","published_at":"2026-02-24T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spiritually-hungry-295273/235-the-secret-to-lasting-joy-why-happiness-isn-t-enough","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spiritually-hungry-295273","url":"https://spiritually-hungry.cohostpodcasting.com/episodes/235-the-secret-to-lasting-joy-why-happiness-isn-t-enough","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audio-delivery.cohostpodcasting.com/audio/23f8ae30-88ce-49b5-b374-823084fc62b6/episodes/c2739690-b643-47dc-a664-e0f09669bdab/episode.mp3","summary":"Happiness is fleeting, but joy is the stable, natural state of the soul. In this episode of Spiritually Hungry Podcast, we explore joy as something we don’t need to chase or create, but simply access. Beneath our emotions exists a constant source of joy, rooted in consciousness and connection to the Light. We’ll discuss how joy serves as a powerful spiritual tool, helping remove negativity, judgment, and darkness from our lives. Through certainty, inner growth, and acts of service, we can experience true fulfillment and learn to live each day with lasting joy.","meta_description":"Happiness is fleeting, but joy is the stable, natural state of the soul. In this episode of Spiritually Hungry Podcast, we explore joy as something we don…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1488,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spiritually-hungry-295273/episodes/235-the-secret-to-lasting-joy-why-happiness-isn-t-enough/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spiritually-hungry-295273/235-the-secret-to-lasting-joy-why-happiness-isn-t-enough.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}