{"podcast":{"title":"Unsilent","slug":"unsilent-6491867","podcast_index_feed_id":6491867,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/unsilent","website_url":"http://www.unsilentpodcast.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/z4j5YKnvQ5egb1mxdUUgXMg8iM5sE0G2BHgSkdfIJpg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzNTIxLzE2OTAy/NDA2MzktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Dave Parkhurst and Brian Harding","episode_count":157,"summary":"Chronicling what went wrong for Middle America to future generations We are digging deeper into the social / political conversation: Diagnosing and discussing the underlying issues we are facing as a society, the irrational philosophies and ideas we are being subjected to, and their disastrous consequences.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T08:21:57.814178+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unsilent-6491867"},"episode":{"title":"142. Unscrupulous: Ego Continues To Drive All Problems","slug":"142-unscrupulous-ego-continues-to-drive-all-problems","published_at":"2026-05-09T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unsilent-6491867/142-unscrupulous-ego-continues-to-drive-all-problems","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unsilent-6491867","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/45436465","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/45436465/bbff52e2.mp3","summary":"It seems that, despite our belief in how far we have evolved, many or all of the significant problems we currently face seem to have a common denominator – ego. Examples include, but are not limited to: The war in Iran, insider trading, and Congress’ inability to carry out voters’ wishes. Tune in to hear Dave and Brian explain to a person living 70 years from now what living in this moment is like. Do you want to be unsilent? Make your voice heard on our social media channels and share where you think we got it right, and where we missed the mark. Go to https://unsilentpodcast.com/ for social links so you can join the discussion. Find us on Rumble here: https://rumble.com/c/c-3319829","meta_description":"It seems that, despite our belief in how far we have evolved, many or all of the significant problems we currently face seem to have a common denominator…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3843,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unsilent-6491867/episodes/142-unscrupulous-ego-continues-to-drive-all-problems/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unsilent-6491867/142-unscrupulous-ego-continues-to-drive-all-problems.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}