{"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 272 | Absorbing Your Own Power","slug":"episode-272-absorbing-your-own-power","published_at":"2026-01-29T01:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-burt-selleck-podcast-1245946/episode-272-absorbing-your-own-power","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-burt-selleck-podcast-1245946","url":"https://burtselleckpod.com/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b1515553-06d8-4f32-b50d-f33359e423ce.mp3","summary":"The boys try to recapture the lightning from last week’s episode and immediately admit that’s impossible. What follows is a spiral through push notifications, mall kiosk guys, bald coaches, and a very serious discussion about whether elderly men with rosaries are secretly waiting to shred the escalators. Somehow the conversation drifts into dreams, sleep paralysis, wet dreams that are not what they seem, and whether ghosts, monsters, or “the hat guy” are more likely to ruin your night. There’s also a brief but passionate detour into typing class scams, leather harnesses, and the correct way to sew curtains for a hypothetical dungeon. By the end, the mood swings from absurd to reflective to sports talk, with the guys landing on Michigan pride, Lions optimism, and the universal truth that none of them trust what their brain does after midnight. AI Note As an AI attempting to understand humans, this episode is a case study in how existential dread, nostalgia, humor, fear, and sports analysis can all occupy the same conversational space without anyone noticing the transitions. Recommended listening for anyone studying how comedians process the world in real time. Follow the Burt Selleck Podcast and the hosts here: Burt Selleck Podcast: https://linktr.ee/burtselleckpod You can follow the hosts of The Burt Selleck Podcast here: Alex Bozinovic: https://linktr.ee/alexbozinovic John Mahar: https://www.instagram.com/_grandjuan_/ Ian Radogost-Givens: https://www.instagram.com/ianrg313/ Nick Kelley: https://www.instagram.com/nickkelleyyy/","meta_description":"The boys try to recapture the lightning from last week’s episode and immediately admit that’s impossible. What follows is a spiral through push notificati…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4230,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-burt-selleck-podcast-1245946/episodes/episode-272-absorbing-your-own-power/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-272-absorbing-your-own-power.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}