{"podcast":{"title":"GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government","slug":"govlove-a-podcast-about-local-government-392816","podcast_index_feed_id":392816,"rss_url":"https://govlove.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://elgl.org/govlove/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/9/a/b/69ab3182f5f4492b/gov-love-logo-1400px.png","author":"GovLove","episode_count":739,"summary":"GovLove is a podcast about the people, policies and profession of local government. From Mayors and City Managers to interns and everyone in between, we interview the people making a difference in their communities to learn about the great work being done at the local level. GovLove is brought to you by Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL).","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T02:20:31.454804+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/govlove-a-podcast-about-local-government-392816"},"episode":{"title":"#733 Building an Empowering Culture with James Childers, Flower Mound, TX","slug":"733-building-an-empowering-culture-with-james-childers-flower-mound-tx","published_at":"2026-06-12T13:18:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/govlove-a-podcast-about-local-government-392816/733-building-an-empowering-culture-with-james-childers-flower-mound-tx","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/govlove-a-podcast-about-local-government-392816","url":"https://elgl.org/podcast-building-an-empowering-culture-with-james-childers-flower-mound-tx/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/govlove/733_Building_an_Empowering_Culture_with_James_Childers_Flower_Mound_TX.mp3?dest-id=565967","summary":"James Childers, Town Manager for the Town of Flower Mound, Texas joined the podcast to discuss building an empowering organizational culture. He talked about his career path in local government and shared his family history in the city management profession. He discussed getting to know and then setting the culture as a new Town Manager. He also talked about the Town's strategic plan and how the Town approaches community engagement. Host: Ben Kittelson","meta_description":"James Childers, Town Manager for the Town of Flower Mound, Texas joined the podcast to discuss building an empowering organizational culture. He talked ab…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3837,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/govlove-a-podcast-about-local-government-392816/episodes/733-building-an-empowering-culture-with-james-childers-flower-mound-tx/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/govlove-a-podcast-about-local-government-392816/733-building-an-empowering-culture-with-james-childers-flower-mound-tx.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}