{"podcast":{"title":"The Backstory Podcast","slug":"the-backstory-podcast-7733603","podcast_index_feed_id":7733603,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/thebackstory/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thebackstory.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22018169/The_Understory_Podcast91ebe.png","author":"Future of Faith","episode_count":10,"summary":"The Backstory Podcast Join hosts Josh Packard (Future of Faith), Shannon Hopkins (Rooted Good), and Elizabeth Coffee (Lake Institute) for a candid look at the messy, beautiful work of narrative change. Created specifically for the community of Lilly Endowment Storytelling grantees, The Backstory pulls back the curtain on our own projects—wins, struggles, and all. Each episode, we sit down as friends to swap insights, interview fellow grantees from the field, and explore how we can ethically and effectively tell stories that shape the future of faith. It’s less about polished presentations and more about \"how the sausage is made.\" Come listen, learn, and let’s figure this out together.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T00:20:21.852162+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-backstory-podcast-7733603"},"episode":{"title":"The Backstory S01E01 with Chris Leach from NFCYM","slug":"the-backstory-s01e01-with-chris-leach-from-nfcym","published_at":"2026-03-09T17:16:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-backstory-podcast-7733603/the-backstory-s01e01-with-chris-leach-from-nfcym","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-backstory-podcast-7733603","url":"https://thebackstory.podbean.com/e/the-backstory-behind-the-scenes-of-faith-storytelling/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5ysakkt44h6fni5e/The_Backstory_S01E01-Chris_Leach-Audio6f8pj.mp3","summary":"In this premiere episode of The Backstory from Future of Faith, project leaders and guests pull back the curtain on the National Storytelling Initiative. They discuss early learnings from planning grants, working with master storytellers and marketers, audience and distribution strategy, and the surprising role of AI StoryBots in shaping personal narratives. Chris Leach from the National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry joins us as our special guest and conversations cover youth protagonism, diocesan capacity, the emerging Library of Hope, and practical questions about ethics, consent, and scaling local stories into national campaigns as the projects move from planning into execution.","meta_description":"In this premiere episode of The Backstory from Future of Faith, project leaders and guests pull back the curtain on the National Storytelling Initiative.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3691,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-backstory-podcast-7733603/episodes/the-backstory-s01e01-with-chris-leach-from-nfcym/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-backstory-podcast-7733603/the-backstory-s01e01-with-chris-leach-from-nfcym.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}