{"podcast":{"title":"The Intermittent Fasting Podcast","slug":"the-intermittent-fasting-podcast-414095","podcast_index_feed_id":414095,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/90b8af9d-4bb6-432b-b686-2133ad335f7e","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/the-intermittent-fasting-podcast3570","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/4/27/19/c2217955-5ae9-4809-b66d-1b56369b07cd_09848bd124fee419a8fc6d7d0e636813.jpg","author":"Melanie Avalon, Barry Conrad","episode_count":480,"summary":"Burn fat, gain energy, and enhance health by changing WHEN you eat, not WHAT you eat! 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