{"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 48: The Myth of Interpretation with Richard Primus","slug":"episode-48-the-myth-of-interpretation-with-richard-primus","published_at":"2026-05-11T05:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823/episode-48-the-myth-of-interpretation-with-richard-primus","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-oral-talmud-7378823","url":"https://jewishlive.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-48-the-myth-of-interpretation-with-richard-primus-Vt86YtLz","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/4772bdea-a72e-4ec8-8413-c999181d4002/458fc3fc-e3e9-4634-88b4-b71a2f39e03e/episodes/audio/group/eeee248c-aa9e-42d4-9bb8-039c80f38bf0/group-item/9189065d-e10a-4ec9-b508-40828d3176a3/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=AEwxcID3","summary":"“ We have a Constitution that's almost impossible to amend but it must change to preserve the constant. And the mechanism for change is that we reinterpret it to keep it true, that it reflects our deepest values and highest aspirations. If we did not reinterpret it, there would arise a dissonance between what we think the Constitution says and who we think we are and who we are as Americans is a people who do not tolerate that dissonance.” - Richard Primus","meta_description":"“ We have a Constitution that's almost impossible to amend but it must change to preserve the constant. And the mechanism for change is that we reinterpre…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4061,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-oral-talmud-7378823/episodes/episode-48-the-myth-of-interpretation-with-richard-primus/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-48-the-myth-of-interpretation-with-richard-primus.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}