{"podcast":{"title":"Vlad Savchuk Podcast","slug":"vlad-savchuk-podcast-1026189","podcast_index_feed_id":1026189,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4500569/episodes/feed","website_url":"http://www.pastorvlad.org","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ba6bf61f86e29acd292c20c71bef9529.jpg","author":"Vladimir Savchuk","episode_count":570,"summary":"Welcome to the Vlad Savchuk Podcast. The Holy Spirit will use this podcast to bring freedom and healing into your life and equip you to bring His kingdom to those around you. This podcast will feature Pastor Vlad's short teaching, stream teaching, and guest interviews. For more information, visit www.pastorvlad.org","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T08:19:55.868902+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vlad-savchuk-podcast-1026189"},"episode":{"title":"So You Want to Start a Fast…","slug":"so-you-want-to-start-a-fast","published_at":"2026-01-07T09:11:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vlad-savchuk-podcast-1026189/so-you-want-to-start-a-fast","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vlad-savchuk-podcast-1026189","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/so-you-want-to-start-a-fast--69597419","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69597419/vsm_r2d_so_you_want_to_start_a_fast_128kbit_aac_english.mp3","summary":"So You Want to Start a Fast… Everything You Need to Know Before Your First Fast Get my fasting devotional books here https://pastorvlad.org/books/ Chapters 0:00 - Intro 0:31 - 1. What fasting is and is not 1:13 - 2. Biblical examples of fast lengths 3:04 - 3. Types of fasts FAQs About Fasting: 4:16 - Is sunrise to sundown fasting Biblical? 6:06 - How long should I fast? 7:41 - Can I drink coffee on a fast? 10:01 - Do you have to abstain from sex during fasting? 14:34 - Final thoughts For more information visit Pastorvlad.org","meta_description":"So You Want to Start a Fast… Everything You Need to Know Before Your First Fast Get my fasting devotional books here https://pastorvlad.org/books/ Chapter…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1019,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/vlad-savchuk-podcast-1026189/episodes/so-you-want-to-start-a-fast/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/vlad-savchuk-podcast-1026189/so-you-want-to-start-a-fast.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}