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The Lost Cause, Pt1
Are we still living with the racial divide left over from the Civil War? Has it resurfaced today in the rise of white nationalism, election denial and the surge of anti-immigrant sentiment? To see add
Bob Massie’s Survival Story
The remarkable survival story of Bob Massie, an Episcopal minister who somehow walked through one life-threatening illness after another, and whose many challenges deepened his appreciation for lifea
Karen Armstrong
British religious historian and best-selling author Karen Armstrong explains why she thinks the West gets it wrong about Islam, and she discusses the Charter of Compassion campaign that she launched w
Reversal of Fortune
Having lost almost everything in the Madoff scam, best-selling author John Robbins tells how, in an age of less, he had to step back, reassess whats important and build a new, more fulfilling life.
Julie Goschalk
How the daughter of two holocaust survivors ventured into formal dialogues with children of Nazi-era Germans and what they learned from each other in a new era. To see additional resources and our oth
Hospitality
The stress of having a seriously ill loved one being treated in a hospital in a strange city is lessened by a compassionate army of volunteers in Boston who open their homes to provide lodging and a s
Self-fulfilling Prophecies(David Allen)
The surprising power of imagining positive outcomes in life is explored by NY Times best-selling author David Allen who finds that when people vividly picture the solutions to problems, it can reset t
Protecting the Public, Pt 2
We ride along in a van of Crisis Responders, who are sometimes deployed instead of police by Seattles new CARE Dept. Also heard are the deputy police chief and the chief of the CARE Dept, a married
Protecting the Public, Pt 1
This is the intriguing story of how, in some venues, public safety is being expanded to include not just police and fire services but also social workers and other professionals. To see additional res
Oral Lee Brown
What happened to a group of 1st graders in Oakland, CA when a local realtor said shed pay for their college education if they graduated from high school? To see additional resources and our other pro