{"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":"520 | Uncommon Cold","slug":"520-uncommon-cold","published_at":"2025-12-29T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-minimalists-432520/520-uncommon-cold","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-minimalists-432520","url":"https://www.theminimalists.com/p520/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/theminimalists/520_Minimal.mp3?dest-id=334557","summary":"The Minimalists speak with Professor Thomas Seager about using ice baths to help minimize pain and chronic illness, uncomfortable activities that get easier over time, a slew of questions JFM has about cold plunge therapy, and much more. Discussed in this episode: How does a struggling person live a relatively productive life with chronic illness? (3:34) What's a previously uncomfortable activity that you now regularly do with ease? (32:56) Right Here, Right Now: Joshua's Top 10 Albums of 2025, Friday Afternoon Minimalist Zooms, and How to Write Better (51:35) Listener Tip: Does Kapil Gupta need a hug? (53:54) 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 Professor Thomas Seager about using ice baths to help minimize pain and chronic illness, uncomfortable activities that get easi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3732,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-minimalists-432520/episodes/520-uncommon-cold/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-minimalists-432520/520-uncommon-cold.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}