{"podcast":{"title":"The BetterPears Podcast","slug":"the-betterpears-podcast-6088752","podcast_index_feed_id":6088752,"rss_url":"https://betterpears.com/category/podcast/feed/","website_url":"https://betterpears.com","image_url":"https://i0.wp.com/betterpears.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/betterpears-logo-3000x3000-color-with-white-background.png?resize=3000%2C3000&ssl=1","author":"Dr. Jason Fugikawa","episode_count":51,"summary":"Join Dr. Jason Fugikawa for his insights on theology, philosophy, culture, and the verbal expressions we use to relate meaning and reality to one another. This is a podcast for nerds..., but particular nerds who are searching for old wisdom made ever new. This would be a great podcast while \"touching grass,\" folding laundry, or sipping on a cup of hot tea after a long day. Please visit BetterPears.com to learn more about the BetterPears cultural empire.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T04:20:26.215956+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-betterpears-podcast-6088752"},"episode":{"title":"Agent Instrument (Season 4, Episode 2)","slug":"agent-instrument-season-4-episode-2","published_at":"2025-07-01T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-betterpears-podcast-6088752/agent-instrument-season-4-episode-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-betterpears-podcast-6088752","url":"https://betterpears.com/2025/07/01/agent/","audio_url":"https://public-api.wordpress.com/wpcom/v2/sites/211727223/podcast-play/2782.mp3","summary":"Season 4, Episode 2: Agent Instrument Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with our second installment on the four causes. The full Season 4 schedule of episodes is now posted, so head over to BetterPears.com/schedule and be sure to sign up to our email list so that you are the first to know of future episode drops. Please stick around after the episode proper to learn more about BetterPears and how you can support its Fruit for the Human Soul. And now, on with the episode. ********** The BetterPears Podcast is offered free through the wonder of the internet but made possible through the continued contributions of our listener audience. Our crowdfunding program BetterPears Leaves. is simple and some might say elegant in design. For your monthly contribution of $15 or more to BetterPears, receive a thank you Goldback in the mail. To celebrate our first Lord of the Rings Participatory Reading Fellowships starting this summer in Oklahoma City, every qualifying monthly contribution to BetterPears Leaves from June 2025 until September 2025 will earn an entry to win a hobbit-size replica Sting , the sword wielded by Bilbo, Frodo, and Samwise Gamgee in a pinch. Official Rules are forthcoming on the BetterPears website. Winners must have a postal address in the contiguous 48 United States. Please visit BetterPears.com/Leaves for more information and to contribute. BetterPears Leaves is like a Patreon but with fractional, physical gold instead of BTS and blooper reels. If you have been listening to The BetterPears Podcast or The Confederal Reserve for some time and recognize that the ideas shared stand out from other offerings of the internet, are worth sharing, and are worthy of your support, this community driven contribution program is for you. If you are an adult i…","meta_description":"Season 4, Episode 2: Agent Instrument Season 4 of The BetterPears Podcast continues with our second installment on the four causes. The full Season 4 sche…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":772,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-betterpears-podcast-6088752/episodes/agent-instrument-season-4-episode-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-betterpears-podcast-6088752/agent-instrument-season-4-episode-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}