{"podcast":{"title":"The Speakeasy","slug":"the-speakeasy-336525","podcast_index_feed_id":336525,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/590615/rss","website_url":"https://www.thegirlnamedblake.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/d/a/f/0daffab5a580a5b116c3140a3186d450/SpeakeasyCover2-20250825-epe39ypjt0.jpg","author":"The Girl Named Blake","episode_count":300,"summary":"The Speakeasy Podcast is a place to have underground conversations out loud. Whether we're diving into theology, politics, culture, real life, or the way they often all intersect, we're going to do it together, with kindness and curiosity. Hosted by Blake Guichet (known as @thegirlnamedblake online) - the best-selling author, Instagrammer, wife, & homeschool mom - the Speakeasy has a place for you, if you want it. The Speakeasy Podcast was formerly the Confessions of Crappy Christian Podcast.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T14:18:51.896639+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-speakeasy-336525"},"episode":{"title":"Ending Well: a Pruning Deep Dive | Episode 391","slug":"ending-well-a-pruning-deep-dive-episode-391","published_at":"2025-12-12T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-speakeasy-336525/ending-well-a-pruning-deep-dive-episode-391","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-speakeasy-336525","url":"https://0c21ecbc-d6b7-4fd2-ad96-05448916641b.libsyn.com/ending-well-a-pruning-deep-dive-episode-391","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/0c21ecbc-d6b7-4fd2-ad96-05448916641b/EW_6__December_2025.mp3?dest-id=5129350","summary":"Ending Well: A Pruning Deep Dive This is week six of the Ending Well series, and we're talking about something a lot of us are living through in real time: pruning —the cutting away, the stripping back, and the strange mercy of God doing holy surgery on our lives at the end of a hard year. \"Every branch that does bear fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.\" – John 15:2 ⏱ Episode Timestamps 00:00 – Intro + Why open enrollment and health insurance feel like a bad rite of passage 03:00 – CrowdHealth: what it is, how it works, and why it's different from insurance 06:00 – Week six of Ending Well: why pruning is the theme of this year 09:30 – Defining \"pruning,\" \"fruit,\" \"wilderness,\" and \"discipline\" (without the Christianese) 15:30 – John 15 and how Blake accidentally prayed for pruning this year 20:00 – Wilderness seasons: dry, slow, hidden growth, and deep dependence on God 25:30 – Seven \"flavors\" of pruning Blake walked through this year 30:00 – Loss and closed doors: when God rips things out of your hands 36:00 – Being forced to slow down or stop: \"You can't heal on the battlefield that broke you\" 41:00 – Loneliness, isolation, and when God clears the table so you can hear His voice 46:00 – Idols exposed: productivity, performance, and the golden statue God started tearing down 52:00 – When God prunes even good things (like the gym, routines, and rhythms you love) 57:00 – \"Show me the purpose, Lord\": praying for clarity in the middle of the mess 1:02:00 – How pruning makes you more like Jesus and prepares you for the \"next level\" 1:08:00 – Toy bins, clutter, and why fewer branches can mean more joy 1:12:00 – How to walk through pruning differently next time: slow down, surrender, obey faster 1:17:00 – Being honest with God instead of stuffing frustration and di…","meta_description":"Ending Well: A Pruning Deep Dive This is week six of the Ending Well series, and we're talking about something a lot of us are living through in real time…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2354,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-speakeasy-336525/episodes/ending-well-a-pruning-deep-dive-episode-391/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-speakeasy-336525/ending-well-a-pruning-deep-dive-episode-391.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}