{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Way of Escape","title":"Ep. 9 - Beyond the Golden Streets: Michael Shamblin Black | The Way of Escape","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":6690,"description":"Host: Rhonna Rickman\nGuest:  Michael Shamblin Black\nPodcast: The Way of Escape - Ep. 9 - Beyond the Golden Streets\nFor more than two decades, Michael Shamblin Black lived at the very center of Remnant Fellowship, not only as Gwen Shamblin’s son, but as a musician, worship leader, and eyewitness to what was happening behind the scenes.\nIn this episode of The Way of Escape, Michael joins Rhonna Rickman for a candid conversation about growing up with Gwen, the beginnings of Remnant Fellowship, the control that reached into music, relationships, dating, marriage, work, and everyday life and what ultimately led him to walk away.\nMichael and Rhonna compare experiences from inside Remnant, sharing stories about the pressure to please Gwen, the elevation of leadership, life behind the carefully presented image, and the fear of getting something wrong. Michael also opens up about his music and the messages he was quietly trying to communicate through his art.\nIt’s an honest, sometimes funny, sometimes painful conversation between two people who experienced Remnant from different places, but now have the freedom to look back, ask questions, and tell the stories they once couldn’t tell.\nThe Way of Escape is an ongoing series featuring former members and others connected to Remnant Fellowship and Weigh Down. The experiences and opinions shared are those of the individuals speaking.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/fON9sDQD98iAf-eeIFJcrgCb1uHpUFO926N_edtf2Co/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80Y2Fh/NDcxZDQ1NTQ1Yjcw/YzlmYjZjNmI4MDUx/MmY4Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}