{"podcast":{"title":"The Partially Examined Life","slug":"the-partially-examined-life-1605957","podcast_index_feed_id":1605957,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/1416170.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/1416170","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/33102787.jpg","author":"Mark Linsenmayer","episode_count":500,"summary":"The Partially Examined Life is a philosophy podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. Each episode we pick a text and chat about it with insight and flippancy. You don't have to know any philosophy or even have read the text we're talking about to follow and enjoy the discussion.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T04:19:21.522787+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partially-examined-life-1605957"},"episode":{"title":"NEM#253: Synth-Scaper Richard Barbieri (Japan, Porcupine Tree)","slug":"nem-253-synth-scaper-richard-barbieri-japan-porcupine-tree","published_at":"2026-05-31T17:11:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partially-examined-life-1605957/nem-253-synth-scaper-richard-barbieri-japan-porcupine-tree","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partially-examined-life-1605957","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8909972","audio_url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8909972.mp3?modified=1780247960&sid=1416170&source=rss","summary":"Richard played with art-rock band Japan from 1975 through their five albums, then continued to collaborate with members of that group, releasing several increasingly atmospheric albums as Jansen-Barbieri, Jansen-Barbieri-Karn, Rain Tree Crow, et al. He joined Porcupine Tree in 1995 and has played on their 20+ albums, and began putting out ambient solo releases in 2004 (perhaps seven albums' worth to this point) while continuing to collaborate. We discuss \"A New Simulation\" from Hauntings (2026), \"All Fall Down\" from Stranger Inside (2008), and \"Sleepers Awake\" by Jansen-Barbieri from Stone to Flesh (1995). End song: \"Waiting to Be Born\" by Steve Hogarth and Richard Barbieri, recorded 2015 and released in 2023. Intro: \"The Experience of Swimming\" by Japan, from Gentlemen Take Polaroids (1980). More at richardbarbieri.bandcamp.com . Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com . Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic .","meta_description":"Richard played with art-rock band Japan from 1975 through their five albums, then continued to collaborate with members of that group, releasing several i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4449,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-partially-examined-life-1605957/episodes/nem-253-synth-scaper-richard-barbieri-japan-porcupine-tree/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partially-examined-life-1605957/nem-253-synth-scaper-richard-barbieri-japan-porcupine-tree.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}