{"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 43: Black Mold","slug":"episode-43-black-mold","published_at":"2026-04-06T05:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823/episode-43-black-mold","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823","url":"https://jewishlive.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-43-black-mold-4EtwE6YG","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/4772bdea-a72e-4ec8-8413-c999181d4002/458fc3fc-e3e9-4634-88b4-b71a2f39e03e/episodes/audio/group/60282aa2-234f-4f36-9749-2768fb37f3d1/group-item/a088fbb9-1fcf-4de3-9e5d-782921dde855/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=AEwxcID3","summary":"“ The rabbis would acknowledge that's not the reading that is closest probably to the original intent. It's nevertheless a justifiable reading because the ends is justifiable. And we're using our reading as a way of not completely breaking the chain. We still wanna have some connection to the past, even though we know this is the most strained connection possible to the past. And that actually feels like a more laudable reason to do misreadings than one in which you're trying to fool people.” - Dan Libenson","meta_description":"“ The rabbis would acknowledge that's not the reading that is closest probably to the original intent. It's nevertheless a justifiable reading because the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3936,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-oral-talmud-7378823/episodes/episode-43-black-mold/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-43-black-mold.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}