{"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 S01E03 with Ross Allen from Christian Century","slug":"the-backstory-s01e03-with-ross-allen-from-christian-century","published_at":"2026-04-06T13:48:40+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-backstory-podcast-7733603/the-backstory-s01e03-with-ross-allen-from-christian-century","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-backstory-podcast-7733603","url":"https://thebackstory.podbean.com/e/reclaiming-the-story-inside-christian-century-s-narrative-project/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gjkjnhvmi59pzer7/The_Backstory_S01E03-Ross_Allen-Audio71ffk.mp3","summary":"Welcome to The Backstory from Future of Faith — a behind-the-scenes look at storytelling work funded by the National Storytelling Initiative. This episode explores how organizations translate grant support into action, featuring Ross Allen of Christian Century on cohort training, community reading circles, and efforts to \"reclaim the story\" of American Christianity.Hosts and guests discuss the challenges of narrative change, the tension between deconstruction and reconstruction, and the hope found in building public voices, belonging, and practical steps congregations can take to amplify stories that matter.","meta_description":"Welcome to The Backstory from Future of Faith — a behind-the-scenes look at storytelling work funded by the National Storytelling Initiative. This episode…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3326,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-backstory-podcast-7733603/episodes/the-backstory-s01e03-with-ross-allen-from-christian-century/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-s01e03-with-ross-allen-from-christian-century.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}