Podcast Episodes

Homeless Students

The story of a bright inner city high school student from Boston, who has launched a series of citywide clothing drives inspired by the needs of fellow students who are homeless or displaced.

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Life of Homeless Students

The story of a bright inner city high school student from Boston, who has launched a series of citywide clothing drives inspired by the needs of fellow students who are homeless or displaced.

To see …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Living Fully with Illness

The power of a patient’s self-reflection as a tool for coping with illness is explored by a nurse scientist who has studied meditation as a health technique, and by a cancer survivor who teaches othe…

Published on 2 months ago

Unintended Consequences(Children of Alcoholics)

We consider the plight of tens of millions of Americans in families and relationships with alcoholics. How does the destabilizing influence of active addiction affect family systems? What emotional a…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Parenting as a Path

Author Eileen Flanagan discusses her powerful essay on the lessons about life that can be derived from parenting—patience, unconditional love, and how to handle “a child who decorated the white carpe…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pastoral Services for Members of the Military

We explore the duties and challenges of military chaplains from two nations: Britain and Canada. Ian Wheatley, recorded at the Defence Ministry in Westminster, London, serves as Chaplain of the Fleet…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Seeds of Peace

How exactly can we build a future based on understanding and connection among people of diverse backgrounds — rather than prejudice, misinformation and suspicion that are the fuel for violence?

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Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Aging Gracefully

The human survival instinct prods us to outlast afflictions and, if circumstances permit, to reach old age. Nothing, of course, could be more quintessentially natural than aging. Physician Andrew Wei…

Published on 3 months ago

The Science of Gratitude

New research suggests that people who actively cultivate gratitude in their lives become both more content and physically healthier, but Oakland, California writer Catherine Price wanted to find out …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Public Radio in Democracy

Bill Siemering, NPR’s first program director and the author of its inspiring mission statement, recounts the network’s early goal of honoring diversity by including a variety of American voices.

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Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago