{"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#252: Folk Legend Tom Paxton","slug":"pel-presents-nem-252-folk-legend-tom-paxton","published_at":"2026-05-09T06:02:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partially-examined-life-1605957/pel-presents-nem-252-folk-legend-tom-paxton","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partially-examined-life-1605957","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8902330","audio_url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8902330.mp3?modified=1778566299&sid=1416170&source=rss","summary":"Tom was an integral member of the Greenwich Village early '60s folk scene (playing originals regularly before Bob Dylan did). His tunes have been covered by Dylan, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Harry Belafonte, and many others. He received a lifetime achievement Grammy in 2009. We talk about \"Rebel Gal\" from Together Again (2026) (a collaborative album with John McCutcheon), \"If the Poor Don't Matter\" from Redemption Road (2015), \"Mr. Blue\" from Morning Again (1968), and \"The Death of Stephen Biko\" (with Anne Hills and Bob Gibson) from Best of Friends (live in 1984, released in 2004; the song was originally recorded for Heroes , 1978). Intro: \"I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound\" from Rambin' Boy (1964). More at tompaxton.com . Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com . Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic .","meta_description":"Tom was an integral member of the Greenwich Village early '60s folk scene (playing originals regularly before Bob Dylan did). His tunes have been covered…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3255,"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-252-folk-legend-tom-paxton/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-252-folk-legend-tom-paxton.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}