{"podcast":{"title":"Virtuous Roots","slug":"virtuous-roots-7115965","podcast_index_feed_id":7115965,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fce87860/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/familiesofvirtue","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42330936/42330936-1736262533391-f8756d3dfccdf.jpg","author":"Families of Virtue","episode_count":78,"summary":"Virtuous Roots, by Families of Virtue, is a podcast for strengthening families, nurturing virtue, and guiding children in faith. Hosted by experts in Christian apologetics and philosophy, we share practical wisdom for living with integrity and raising children rooted in truth. Join us for insightful discussions on faith, family, and discipleship in today’s world. Ready to start your in-depth journey into virtue? Visit familiesofvirtue.com/cva for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/virtuous-roots-7115965"},"episode":{"title":"The Utility of Boredom","slug":"the-utility-of-boredom","published_at":"2025-12-20T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/virtuous-roots-7115965/the-utility-of-boredom","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/virtuous-roots-7115965","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/familiesofvirtue/episodes/The-Utility-of-Boredom-e3cju02","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fce87860/podcast/play/112899522/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-20%2F414726237-44100-2-a0ffdfb4d7b7d.mp3","summary":"Today’s topic is about the utility of boredom. Have you ever heard a child utter the phrase,“I’m bored…” or maybe you have said it yourself. Is boredom a result of our modern-daydistractions or has this been an ongoing problem for many years? We’ll talk about how we can take everythought captive and use the times of ‘boredom’ to honor God.","meta_description":"Today’s topic is about the utility of boredom. Have you ever heard a child utter the phrase,“I’m bored…” or maybe you have said it yourself. Is boredom a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1530,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/virtuous-roots-7115965/episodes/the-utility-of-boredom/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/virtuous-roots-7115965/the-utility-of-boredom.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}