{"podcast":{"title":"The Oral Talmud","slug":"the-oral-talmud-7378823","podcast_index_feed_id":7378823,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/AEwxcID3","website_url":"https://jewishlive.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/42f2593b-8482-43a3-82e8-ad5146ff29e4/3d718fd0-dbb4-405e-9ffd-094c47782ff1/3000x3000/oral-20talmud-20rss-20square.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Lex Rofeberg","episode_count":61,"summary":"An exploration of the Talmud through the “traditionally radical” lens pioneered by Benay Lappe. Whether you are a beginner to Talmud study or a long-time learner, by listening in on Benay Lappe’s study partnership with Dan Libenson as they explore foundational stories and material from the Talmud, you will discover the how-to manual that the ancient Rabbis left behind for future generations to help us re-imagine a new version of Judaism after the previous version “crashes.”","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T10:20:20.807831+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 28: The Tile Contour Gauge Theory of Tradition","slug":"episode-28-the-tile-contour-gauge-theory-of-tradition","published_at":"2025-12-22T06:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823/episode-28-the-tile-contour-gauge-theory-of-tradition","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823","url":"https://jewishlive.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-28-the-tile-contour-gauge-theory-of-tradition-lqdx09_C","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/458fc3fc-e3e9-4634-88b4-b71a2f39e03e/episodes/304cf9e9-0bd5-431c-bca8-f1b8fc6d392a/audio/61d587b2-7344-460c-a6fb-56be1fdee9f0/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=AEwxcID3","summary":"“In these moments of new foundings, I wonder the extent to which you have to make some kind of a plausible argument that your changes are actually an expansion of ancient principles. Otherwise, I wonder if they’ll be cast out by the immune system.” - Dan Libenson","meta_description":"“In these moments of new foundings, I wonder the extent to which you have to make some kind of a plausible argument that your changes are actually an expa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3941,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-oral-talmud-7378823/episodes/episode-28-the-tile-contour-gauge-theory-of-tradition/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823/episode-28-the-tile-contour-gauge-theory-of-tradition.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}