{"podcast":{"title":"Faith Matters","slug":"faith-matters-329292","podcast_index_feed_id":329292,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/719454.rss","website_url":"https://faithmatters.org","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/lwd42a1zmrnfjefpv214abb0jouj?.jpg","author":"Faith Matters Foundation","episode_count":333,"summary":"Faith Matters offers an expansive view of the Restored Gospel, thoughtful exploration of big and sometimes thorny questions, and a platform that encourages deeper engagement with our faith and our world. We focus on the Latter-day Saint (Mormon) tradition, but believe we have much to learn from other traditions and fully embrace those of other beliefs.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-matters-329292"},"episode":{"title":"In the Bleak Midwinter, by Peter Conti-Brown","slug":"in-the-bleak-midwinter-by-peter-conti-brown","published_at":"2025-12-21T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-matters-329292/in-the-bleak-midwinter-by-peter-conti-brown","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-matters-329292","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/719454/episodes/18381147-in-the-bleak-midwinter-by-peter-conti-brown.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/719454/episodes/18381147-in-the-bleak-midwinter-by-peter-conti-brown.mp3","summary":"As we move into Christmas week, we wanted to offer something a little different. Today’s episode is a reading of “In the Bleak Midwinter,” written and read by Peter Conti‑Brown, and originally published in the Faith Matters magazine, Wayfare. It tells the true story of a Christmas that unfolded in unexpected ways—marked by absence, uncertainty, and pain. And yet, it’s also a story about how grace finds its way to us—through presence, through each other, and through the quiet mystery of ...","meta_description":"As we move into Christmas week, we wanted to offer something a little different. Today’s episode is a reading of “In the Bleak Midwinter,” written and rea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":831,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/faith-matters-329292/episodes/in-the-bleak-midwinter-by-peter-conti-brown/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-matters-329292/in-the-bleak-midwinter-by-peter-conti-brown.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}