In Episode 1, we are introduced to Oliver Howard, the reluctant caseworker for the Federal Resettlement Administration, and Ruth Freeman, a rookie caseworker en route to their upcoming assignment. The setting is a rural town named St. Stephens, Louisiana, where, by the year 2066, a significant number of Black American residents appear to have vanished. St. Stephens has become a place where only a handful of Black Americans remain.

In Episode 1, we are introduced to Oliver Howard, the reluctant caseworker for the Federal Resettlement Administration, and Ruth Freeman, a rookie caseworker en route to their upcoming assignment. The setting is a rural town named St. Stephens, Louisiana, where, by the year 2066, a significant number of Black American residents appear to have vanished. St. Stephens has become a place where only a handful of Black Americans remain.

Chapter One  "Pending Assignment"

In the near future, America is grappling with a dual internal conflict: recovering from a devastating Civil War and confronting the severe impacts of climate change. The main character, Oliver Howard, a war veteran, along with his young partner Ruth Freeman, is part of a new bureaucracy tasked with rescuing endangered citizens from what they have been told are hostile communities affected by climate change and historical racial tensions. However, while conducting their official duties, unbeknownst to them, a greater spiritual purpose underlies their assignments, with invisible forces both guiding and obstructing their efforts. Will they succeed in their roles while failing in their spiritual mission, or will it be the opposite? Follow along through each episode to uncover the answers."The Second American Reconstruction Podcast," created by Alton Spooner, a native of Louisiana and graduate of the College of Biblical Studies in Houston, Texas, explores these themes in depth.

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In the near future, America is grappling with a dual internal conflict: recovering from a devastating Civil War and confronting the severe impacts of climate change. The main character, Oliver Howard, a war veteran, along with his young partner Ruth Freeman, is part of a new bureaucracy tasked with rescuing endangered citizens from what they have been told are hostile communities affected by climate change and historical racial tensions. However, while conducting their official duties, unbeknownst to them, a greater spiritual purpose underlies their assignments, with invisible forces both guiding and obstructing their efforts. Will they succeed in their roles while failing in their spiritual mission, or will it be the opposite? Follow along through each episode to uncover the answers. "The Second American Reconstruction Podcast," created by Alton Spooner, a native of Louisiana and graduate of the College of Biblical Studies in Houston, Texas, explores these themes in depth.

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