{"podcast":{"title":"The Wes Cecil Podcast","slug":"the-wes-cecil-podcast-7118191","podcast_index_feed_id":7118191,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66fb968b13b87f41275ee4bd","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/wes-cecil","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66fb968b13b87f41275ee4bd/1732904692261-a1850073-9f1c-48a4-b2d5-8cb824de87f5.jpeg","author":"Wes Cecil","episode_count":235,"summary":"My lectures are dedicated to making Philosophy in particular and the world of ideas in general available to everyone. My exploration of topics and thinkers is designed to provide a foundation for listeners to engage in further reading and thought and develop their own conceptions of the topics I introduce. I have PhD in Literature and Philosophy and was a college professor for over 20 years. I am working to remove the barriers that prevent many from experiencing and understanding the lives and thoughts of some of the world's greatest thinkers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T20:19:35.855779+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wes-cecil-podcast-7118191"},"episode":{"title":"Artificial (Intelligence) Mythology - Live Lecture From Maastricht, The Netherlands, 4.29.26","slug":"artificial-intelligence-mythology-live-lecture-from-maastricht-the-netherlands-4-29-26","published_at":"2026-05-13T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wes-cecil-podcast-7118191/artificial-intelligence-mythology-live-lecture-from-maastricht-the-netherlands-4-29-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wes-cecil-podcast-7118191","url":"https://shows.acast.com/wes-cecil/episodes/artificial-intelligence-mythology-live-lecture-from-maastric","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66fb968b13b87f41275ee4bd/e/6a04371206eee5b01c65c759/media.mp3","summary":"Hello everyone! I want to share the audio of my live lecture from Maastricht, the Netherlands a couple Wednesdays ago, April 29. The lecture is on the phenomenology of AI in the mytho-poetic mind. Hope you enjoy. Here's the write-up: AI, in itself, may not actually be that interesting. However, the way we perceive and respond to the idea of AI marks a central tendency of human civilization, spanning the rise of the mytho-poetic outlook, to centralized religions through digital technology and, now, AI. By reflecting on how the narrative of AI is presented and distributed we learn much about our deeply ingrained cultural outlooks. Sign-up for Wes’s PATREON community to get your questions answered by Wes! (Yes, Wes is very active on Patreon) Plus, gain access to bonus lectures, peer discussions, additional course materials, and audio diaries from France. Only $2 / month.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Hello everyone! I want to share the audio of my live lecture from Maastricht, the Netherlands a couple Wednesdays ago, April 29. The lecture is on the phe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2718,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-wes-cecil-podcast-7118191/episodes/artificial-intelligence-mythology-live-lecture-from-maastricht-the-netherlands-4-29-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wes-cecil-podcast-7118191/artificial-intelligence-mythology-live-lecture-from-maastricht-the-netherlands-4-29-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}