{"podcast":{"title":"Work and Play with Nancy Ray","slug":"work-and-play-with-nancy-ray-245655","podcast_index_feed_id":245655,"rss_url":"https://workandplay.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.nancyray.com/workandplay","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/7/6/8/076849a44f6f0e88d959afa2a1bf1c87/Libsyn_Podcast_Artwork.png","author":"Nancy Ray","episode_count":200,"summary":"Work and Play with Nancy Ray is a weekly podcast all about learning to balance the two most competing areas of our lives: work and play. She dives into topics like productivity, work life balance, leading a team, time management, contentment, play, sabbath, marriage, parenting, and rest, always pointing back to scripture, the ultimate guide for a life of faith. This is a podcast all about learning to work and play well, which ultimately leads to a healthy soul and a fulfilling life.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T18:19:11.049042+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/work-and-play-with-nancy-ray-245655"},"episode":{"title":"324 - 5 Fun Books for Summer","slug":"324-5-fun-books-for-summer","published_at":"2026-06-09T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/work-and-play-with-nancy-ray-245655/324-5-fun-books-for-summer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/work-and-play-with-nancy-ray-245655","url":"https://nancyray.com/podcast/324","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/workandplay/324.mp3?dest-id=1166843","summary":"If you are a reader or you have been wanting to read more this summer, today's episode is for you. I'm sharing five books either that I'm currently loving or that I have already read and would highly recommend. Perfect for your summer reading list. Resources from this episde: The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley by Courtney Walsh Unselected Journal of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower On Moonberry Lake by Holly Varni The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson 20 Minute Meditation Candle Send Nancy an audio message! Dwell Bible App Discount Visit my Amazon Cornerstore! Join my email list! Nancy Ray Website Nancy Ray on Instagram Affiliate links have been used in this post! I do receive a commission when you choose to purchase through these links, and that helps me keep this podcast up and running—I truly appreciate when you choose to use them!","meta_description":"If you are a reader or you have been wanting to read more this summer, today's episode is for you. I'm sharing five books either that I'm currently loving…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1015,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/work-and-play-with-nancy-ray-245655/episodes/324-5-fun-books-for-summer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/work-and-play-with-nancy-ray-245655/324-5-fun-books-for-summer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}