{"podcast":{"title":"The Minimalists","slug":"the-minimalists-432520","podcast_index_feed_id":432520,"rss_url":"https://theminimalists.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://theminimalists.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/9/3/6/59366321825e67f888c4a68c3ddbc4f2/2023-MIns-Podcast.jpg","author":"Joshua Fields Millburn","episode_count":151,"summary":"The Minimalists are Emmy-nominated Netflix stars and New York Times–bestselling authors Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus. Alongside cohost T.K. Coleman, they help millions of people live meaningful lives with less.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T22:20:50.958847+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-minimalists-432520"},"episode":{"title":"517 | Bad Thoughts","slug":"517-bad-thoughts","published_at":"2025-12-08T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-minimalists-432520/517-bad-thoughts","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-minimalists-432520","url":"https://www.theminimalists.com/p517/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/theminimalists/517_Minimal.mp3?dest-id=334557","summary":"The Minimalists speak with Judah Smith about how other people's perception of us can be upsetting, the biggest things that send people into a mental spiral, advice for minimizing when you're stressed out, and much more. Discussed in this episode: Should I read my mother's diary after she dies? (2:25) What sends you into a mental spiral? (20:17) Right Here, Right Now: The Minimalist's new TEDx Talk, \"Scrolling Is the New Smoking,\" is live! (41:18) Listener Tip: Clearing the external clutter often helps with the mental clutter. (48:02) Have a question for the show? Call 406-219-7839 or email a voice memo to podcast@themins.com. Listen to the full Maximal episode on Patreon: patreon.com/theminimalists Detailed show notes: minimalists.com/podcast Recorded at Earthing Studios .","meta_description":"The Minimalists speak with Judah Smith about how other people's perception of us can be upsetting, the biggest things that send people into a mental spira…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3415,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-minimalists-432520/episodes/517-bad-thoughts/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-minimalists-432520/517-bad-thoughts.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}