{"podcast":{"title":"Youth Group Chronicles","slug":"youth-group-chronicles-5303324","podcast_index_feed_id":5303324,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/youth-group-chronicles","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/youth-group-chronicles","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/0a/55/36/58/0a553658-1cb9-4c81-ba1f-9ca9be74206d/f76010dfe679b105d08041ac6f6d61ff097e79aa2e3be824116a03bea8fbf863179d65097fa4de38c6d5795f3f83a57669687546ce8e81e2ac691d6bc3d45425.jpeg","author":"Youth Group Chronicles","episode_count":234,"summary":"Unbelievable, hilarious, and sometimes horrifying stories from youth group — shared by listeners from around the world every week. Have a story for us? Email it to stories@ygcpodcast.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-07T06:21:25.326815+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/youth-group-chronicles-5303324"},"episode":{"title":"220: Too Close for Comfort (Sha Racks & Buddy Jenkins)","slug":"220-too-close-for-comfort-sha-racks-buddy-jenkins","published_at":"2026-04-01T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/youth-group-chronicles-5303324/220-too-close-for-comfort-sha-racks-buddy-jenkins","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/youth-group-chronicles-5303324","url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/90442d08-4111-4fc7-ae9c-d419673ec340.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/90442d08-4111-4fc7-ae9c-d419673ec340.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"In this episode, Sam is joined by Sha Racks and Buddy Jenkins as they dive into a lineup of stories that somehow keep getting more chaotic the closer they hit home—starting with a moment that gets way too close for comfort and only escalates from there. From a youth group garage sale quietly getting hijacked, to a church bus sending the wrong kind of message down the highway, to an altar call that turns unexpectedly awkward in front of a crowd, every story feels one step away from total disaster. Add in a freak accident that leads to serious consequences, a game night that takes a wild turn, and a camp tradition that spirals out of control, and you’ve got an episode packed with moments that leave everyone wondering how things went that far… and how they didn’t get worse. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"In this episode, Sam is joined by Sha Racks and Buddy Jenkins as they dive into a lineup of stories that somehow keep getting more chaotic the closer they…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2168,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/youth-group-chronicles-5303324/episodes/220-too-close-for-comfort-sha-racks-buddy-jenkins/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/youth-group-chronicles-5303324/220-too-close-for-comfort-sha-racks-buddy-jenkins.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}