{"podcast":{"title":"The Story of Us: From Cosmic Dawn to the Depths of Being","slug":"the-story-of-us-from-cosmic-dawn-to-the-depths-of-being-7374324","podcast_index_feed_id":7374324,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-story-of-us/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thestoryofusproject.com/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/the-story-of-us/20250613_070615_55ea5e0531b80d159995304592d3c4fc.png","author":"Jeff Ellison","episode_count":38,"summary":"Tell Us Your Story - A captivating and thought provoking podcast that intricately weaves together personal stories with timeless ancient wisdom and groundbreaking modern discoveries to unlock the profound mysteries of life. Personal stories, special edition episodes, guest hosts and our Next Gen series, celebrating the young voices that are helping make the world a kinder and less divided place. Our conversations, preserved for future generations will send the same message as the oldest known hand stenciled cave paintings made by our Neanderthal cousins over 64,000 years ago \"I was here. My life was meaningful.\" www.thestoryofusproject.com Make sure to check out our blog and social media feeds to get the most out of your enjoyment of our show,","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T00:18:17.352306+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-of-us-from-cosmic-dawn-to-the-depths-of-being-7374324"},"episode":{"title":"Eyes, See Me Too: The Proverbs and Parables That Unite Us with Chris Morehouse","slug":"eyes-see-me-too-the-proverbs-and-parables-that-unite-us-with-chris-morehouse","published_at":"2026-03-22T13:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-of-us-from-cosmic-dawn-to-the-depths-of-being-7374324/eyes-see-me-too-the-proverbs-and-parables-that-unite-us-with-chris-morehouse","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-of-us-from-cosmic-dawn-to-the-depths-of-being-7374324","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/the-story-of-us/2648158","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/334131/2648158/the-story-of-us/2026_03_21_23_27_10_9e841d2a-70d3-4210-92aa-63fbaa617869.mp3","summary":"What if the world's great wisdom traditions aren't competing with one another — but have been quietly agreeing for thousands of years? In this episode of The Story of Us, Jeff sits down with Chris Morehouse, author of the remarkable book Legacy: Wisdom of African Traditions and the Bible — a seven-year labor of love that places nearly 300 African proverbs alongside biblical scripture, not to blur their differences, but to illuminate their profound and often stunning similarities. Chris grew up in suburban Philadelphia, the son of theater people, raised with an open mind and a restless curiosity that led him — at just thirteen years old — to mail away for a \"Teach Yourself Swahili\" record set. That early fascination with African culture never left him. It quietly gathered force across decades of study, graduate research, personal moves, and life detours until it finally erupted into a book that may be unlike anything else in its category. In this conversation, Jeff and Chris explore: How a childhood obsession with African kingdoms and a graduate degree aimed at USAID gave birth to a decades-long passion project Why nearly 300 African proverbs were rejected from the global Golden Rule conversation — and what that omission might tell us about how we value different kinds of wisdom The concept of Sankofa — the Akan word meaning go back and get it — and why it may be the most urgent idea of our time The proverbs that stopped Chris cold: \"Compassion is a well.\" \"The wealth that enslaves is not wealth.\" \"Losing the way is one way of finding it.\" Why African oral traditions have been systematically excluded from interfaith wisdom conversations — and the role racism may have quietly played The Ethiopian proverb that mirrors Jesus' call to pray privately: \"Singing hallelujah eve…","meta_description":"What if the world's great wisdom traditions aren't competing with one another — but have been quietly agreeing for thousands of years? In this episode of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3880,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-story-of-us-from-cosmic-dawn-to-the-depths-of-being-7374324/episodes/eyes-see-me-too-the-proverbs-and-parables-that-unite-us-with-chris-morehouse/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-of-us-from-cosmic-dawn-to-the-depths-of-being-7374324/eyes-see-me-too-the-proverbs-and-parables-that-unite-us-with-chris-morehouse.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}