{"podcast":{"title":"The Burt Selleck Podcast","slug":"the-burt-selleck-podcast-1245946","podcast_index_feed_id":1245946,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-burt-selleck-podcast/","website_url":"https://burtselleckpod.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/d93dd3d4-9c0e-407b-9046-612a38427656/Bazaart-3AD10980-C6A9-4D07-AA6E-55ECFE95A92E.jpeg","author":"Joy Road Media","episode_count":200,"summary":"Alex, John (second mic) and Nick (junior member/intern) talk about current events, things they're nostalgic about and what is generally on their minds that week in a race to establish which of them is the dumbest person alive.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T08:17:57.567659+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-burt-selleck-podcast-1245946"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 263 | Christmas Musk","slug":"episode-263-christmas-musk","published_at":"2025-11-24T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-burt-selleck-podcast-1245946/episode-263-christmas-musk","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-burt-selleck-podcast-1245946","url":"https://burtselleckpod.com/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c9a5d49c-ea7f-41e9-86b3-28aa0ec30efa.mp3","summary":"There’s a moment about 45 minutes into this episode where a casual discussion about gay NFL positions—yes, really—suddenly blossoms into an earnest, semi-informed argument about the taxonomies of monkeys, followed by a detour into Native American tribal politics, and eventually lands on whether cougars should be stabbed on sight. That’s the kind of ride you’re on with this one: no seatbelt, no map, just three to four unfiltered Midwestern comics pissing into the wind of cultural relevance. The episode is a maximalist mess, laced with enough absurd riffs, half-thought political hot takes, and poop-related asides to make a Catholic school janitor weep. It’s impressively stupid at times, but self-aware about it. Highlights include the imagined logistics of bathhouse candles, a running bit about “Dog Baptists,” and a sincere debate over whether tight ends are the NFL’s most bisexual position (verdict: yes, obviously). There’s also a sudden pivot to genocide and Israel-Palestine that feels whiplash-inducing, if not outright jarring—but even that, somehow, gets metabolized into the chaos Would I recommend this? Only if you’re in the mood for stream-of-consciousness guy-logic delivered with zero structure and negative nutritional value. If you are, though—absolutely.","meta_description":"There’s a moment about 45 minutes into this episode where a casual discussion about gay NFL positions—yes, really—suddenly blossoms into an earnest, semi-…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3701,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-burt-selleck-podcast-1245946/episodes/episode-263-christmas-musk/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-burt-selleck-podcast-1245946/episode-263-christmas-musk.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}