{"podcast":{"title":"The Dialog","slug":"the-dialog-7546821","podcast_index_feed_id":7546821,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6742822/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dialog--6742822","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dc9324ef1d1aa61cf3caad325cf5682c.jpg","author":"Josh Craft","episode_count":42,"summary":"Ancient philosophers used the dialog to find answers to life’s greatest questions. The Dialog is a search for truth in modern life through the lens of ancient philosophy, history, and theology. This podcast will challenge your assumptions, change your thinking and show you how to master modern living.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T14:18:14.118784+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dialog-7546821"},"episode":{"title":"29. Truth over feeling right","slug":"29-truth-over-feeling-right","published_at":"2026-04-29T01:00:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dialog-7546821/29-truth-over-feeling-right","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dialog-7546821","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-truth-over-feeling-right--71720339","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71720339/episode_29.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Dialog, we confront a tension most people avoid. Do you actually want truth, or do you just want to feel right? Because those are not the same thing. The pursuit of truth requires you to question your assumptions, challenge your beliefs, and admit when you are wrong. Most people are not resisting truth because it is unclear. They resist it because it disrupts the identity they have built around what they believe. We talk through why people defend positions they have never fully examined, how insecurity shows up as defensiveness, and why so many conversations never actually get to the real issue. Instead of engaging ideas, we attack people. Instead of asking what is true, we protect what feels comfortable. But if your goal is truth, you have to be willing to let go of certainty, simplicity, and even your own perspective when it does not hold up. This conversation is an invitation to think differently. To stop building your life on opinions and start grounding it in truth. Because the goal is not to win arguments or prove a point. The goal is to become someone who is willing to change when confronted with what is actually true Follow Josh Craft on Instagram by clicking here Follow Nick Surface on Instagram by clicking here Get more information and get in touch at joshuacraft.com","meta_description":"In this episode of The Dialog, we confront a tension most people avoid. Do you actually want truth, or do you just want to feel right? Because those are n…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2602,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dialog-7546821/episodes/29-truth-over-feeling-right/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dialog-7546821/29-truth-over-feeling-right.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}