{"podcast":{"title":"Talking Talmud","slug":"talking-talmud-105988","podcast_index_feed_id":105988,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/12210978/podcast/rss","website_url":"www.talkingtalmud.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/2941550/2941550-1580386277573-ce7a9c96bf768.jpg","author":"Yardaena Osband & Anne Gordon","episode_count":2382,"summary":"Learning the daf? We have something for you to think about. Not learning the daf? We have something for you to think about! (Along with a taste of the daf...) Join the conversation with us!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T20:17:23.021865+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-talmud-105988"},"episode":{"title":"Hullin 11: Majority Rules","slug":"hullin-11-majority-rules","published_at":"2026-05-11T05:35:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-talmud-105988/hullin-11-majority-rules","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-talmud-105988","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkingtalmud/episodes/Hullin-11-Majority-Rules-e3j6edb","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/12210978/podcast/play/119797611/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-11%2Fd17fe7d1-ccc2-20a9-3728-606e765c74d8.mp3","summary":"A quantifiable majority determines the outcome of an unknown, as per the biblical verse: "Follow the majority." But with an unquantifiable majority - what is the source for the principle to apply in those cases as well? Note that the Gemara supports this principle with 9 examples -- that is, 9 sources as possibilities from which it is understood or derived. Note also that checking the reality of the situation isn't the issue; the sages are intent on establishing the sources and using the majority to establish "truth," rather than looking for the truth in other ways.","meta_description":"A quantifiable majority determines the outcome of an unknown, as per the biblical verse: \"Follow the majority.\" But with an unquantifiable major…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":839,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talking-talmud-105988/episodes/hullin-11-majority-rules/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-talmud-105988/hullin-11-majority-rules.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}