{"podcast":{"title":"Behind The Village Podcast","slug":"behind-the-village-podcast-7047785","podcast_index_feed_id":7047785,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/behind-the-village-podcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://villagermagazine.ca/podcast/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/behind-the-village-podcast/20250909_020931_e66c8191857d86b5998ccea92573c66c.png","author":"The Villager Magazine","episode_count":61,"summary":"Life doesn’t come with a map and we’re on a journey to figure out what makes a life worth living. Behind The Village invites you to join a collective journey to understand how to live with intention and joy. Together, we learn, unlearn, and reimagine: from mental health to work-life balance, relationships to creativity. Welcoming, real, and full of discovery - join us as we chase honest answers and build a happier life, one conversation at a time.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-village-podcast-7047785"},"episode":{"title":"From Homeless Shelters to Playing for Team Canada at The Homeless World Cup | Michael Fredson","slug":"from-homeless-shelters-to-playing-for-team-canada-at-the-homeless-world-cup-michael-fredson","published_at":"2026-04-16T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-village-podcast-7047785/from-homeless-shelters-to-playing-for-team-canada-at-the-homeless-world-cup-michael-fredson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-village-podcast-7047785","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/behind-the-village-podcast/2735286","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/341621/2735286/behind-the-village-podcast/2026_04_14_14_21_07_1757712b-5c67-4580-b63e-2fb5ac32ab2d.mp3","summary":"Sport has a way of giving people something to hold onto. Michael Fredson is helping build an entire organization around that idea. Michael is the owner of Manticore Books in Orillia and Chair of the Board of the Canadian Street Soccer Association, Canada's partner organization for the Homeless World Cup. In this conversation, he breaks down what it actually looks like to use soccer as a social tool, what the Homeless World Cup is and why it's unlike any other sporting event in the world, and what happened when Team Canada went to Oslo. The stories from that trip alone are worth the listen. Michael Fredson Website: https://manticorebooks.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ManticoreBooks/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manticorebooks/ Canadian Street Soccer Association Website: https://canadianstreetsoccer.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Canadian-Street-Soccer-Association-61563800721692/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canadianstreetsoccer/ Who are we Behind the Village is a podcast about how to live a life worth living. Real conversations about mental health, personal growth, and finding fulfillment. Follow Us Website: https://villagermagazine.ca/podcast/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/behind-the-village-podcast/id1763310022 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/11fe4qRCPB22ybBg2wDznK Newsletter: https://villagermagazine.ca/subscribe/ Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:29 The Canadian Street Soccer Association 6:28 The Power of Sport to Change Lives 9:46 Inside the Homeless World Cup 13:48 Team Canada at the Oslo Tournament 17:12 The Street Soccer Format 22:27 How to Get Involved","meta_description":"Sport has a way of giving people something to hold onto. Michael Fredson is helping build an entire organization around that idea. Michael is the owner of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1464,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/behind-the-village-podcast-7047785/episodes/from-homeless-shelters-to-playing-for-team-canada-at-the-homeless-world-cup-michael-fredson/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-village-podcast-7047785/from-homeless-shelters-to-playing-for-team-canada-at-the-homeless-world-cup-michael-fredson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}