{"podcast":{"title":"The Xero for Hire Podcast","slug":"the-xero-for-hire-podcast-6399156","podcast_index_feed_id":6399156,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1647324.rss","website_url":"https://xeroforhire.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1647324/4b1b276733ba6ea774a23d92d4c41344.jpg","author":"J. K. Slaughter","episode_count":262,"summary":"**Welcome to the Xero Hour, where I explore news and culture from an irreverent Christian perspective with a focus on divergent thinking.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T04:20:08.156981+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-xero-for-hire-podcast-6399156"},"episode":{"title":"Slipstream","slug":"slipstream","published_at":"2026-05-06T14:26:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-xero-for-hire-podcast-6399156/slipstream","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-xero-for-hire-podcast-6399156","url":"https://xeroforhire.substack.com/p/slipstream","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196663119/f1339551f3e167bec59a2d50a52b812d.mp3","summary":"[audio log / update] A week after recording the previous episode, life has already shifted dramatically. In this episode of The Xeroforhire Podcast, I talk about rebuilding after walking away from my old job, juggling three new part-time jobs, restructuring my schedule around church and worship ministry, and trying to create stability without burning myself out in the process. On the creative side, I dive deeper into the infrastructure I’m building behind Apocalyptiverse and The Last Day. Instead of rushing another crowdfunding push, I’m focusing on systems first — Gumroad integration, website functionality, collectible digital card mechanics, wallet systems, and building something that feels more retro-futuristic and user-owned instead of trapped inside modern platform culture. I also talk about AI-assisted creative tools, the new group banner for the Facebook page, the philosophy behind decentralized ownership online, and why I’m trying to avoid building another exhausting “make-an-account-for-everything” ecosystem. Along the way, the episode drifts into reflections on optimism, conspiracy culture, fear-based thinking online, and why society seems to have lost its excitement about the future. Toward the end, I open up about the future direction of the podcast itself — including the possibility of more structured episodes focused on biblical self-improvement, practical teaching, and rejecting the shallow self-help culture that often disguises itself as Christianity online. This episode feels like a snapshot of rebuilding: rebuilding work, rebuilding systems, rebuilding creative momentum, and rebuilding purpose without losing the signal. Timestamps: 00:00 – Releasing two podcasts at once and emotional hesitation 00:33 – Getting hired for three jobs after leaving the ol…","meta_description":"[audio log / update] A week after recording the previous episode, life has already shifted dramatically. In this episode of The Xeroforhire Podcast, I tal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1140,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-xero-for-hire-podcast-6399156/episodes/slipstream/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-xero-for-hire-podcast-6399156/slipstream.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}