{"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":"PEL Presents NEM#249: Kavus Torabi Now Leads Gong","slug":"pel-presents-nem-249-kavus-torabi-now-leads-gong","published_at":"2026-03-27T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partially-examined-life-1605957/pel-presents-nem-249-kavus-torabi-now-leads-gong","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partially-examined-life-1605957","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8879769","audio_url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8879769.mp3?modified=1774628495&sid=1416170&source=rss","summary":"Kavus began in dual-guitar London math-rock bands in the '90s, joined The Cardiacs for their final lineup. His band Knifeworld released the first of its four albums in 2009, he released solo albums in 2020 and 2024, and since 2014 he has released six albums with legacy prog-rock band Gong. He has also released four studio albums with electronica band The Utopia Strong since 2019. We discuss \"Stars in Heaven\" by Gong from Bright Spirit Haulix (2026), \"Send Him Seaworthy\" by Knifeworld from The Unraveling (2014), \"You Broke My Fall\" by Kavus Torabi from Hip to the Jag (2020), and \"Wise Guy\" by The Monsoon Bassoon, a 1998 single. Intro: \"Ditzy Scene\" by The Cardiacs, a 2007 single eventually released on LSD (2025). Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com . Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic .","meta_description":"Kavus began in dual-guitar London math-rock bands in the '90s, joined The Cardiacs for their final lineup. His band Knifeworld released the first of its f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5525,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-partially-examined-life-1605957/episodes/pel-presents-nem-249-kavus-torabi-now-leads-gong/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/pel-presents-nem-249-kavus-torabi-now-leads-gong.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}