First Aired 9/30/2006
Kaaren Anderson takes us on a journey of finding and giving Grace. Gifts that we receive or give that are un-earned, un-expected and un-deserved.

First aired 10/7/2006
Santosha Kuykendahl examines the spiritual dearth of envy, and brings up some interesting questions. Is envy ever a catalyst for transformation and health, rather than a sin? Is there such a thing as a positive collective envy?

First aired on 10/14/2006
Dawn Wendt examines her own search for a faith she could buy in to, considers what caused her path to diverge so dramatically from that of her born-again brother, and explores the myriad of faith paths now available - and taken - by Americans in the past few decades.

First aired on 10/21/2006
Jean Sandholzer accounts her seven years of servitude in the nunnery. The story of one nuns view looking back 40 years ago to the reality of her religious experience. Jean's story reminds us that the relevant question today is not whether or not religion is inherently good or evil, but how it is incumbent upon all of us to use our religion for good.

First aired on 10/28/2006
Rev. George Tyger takes us on a true tale of meeting some astonishing characters in the hills of the bible belt, and how they surprised, regaled and awaked his understanding of love and commitment.

First aired on 11/4/2006
Santosha Kuykendahl interviews a woman whose ability to open her home to the stranger seems limitless. A show on the limits or options of giving yourself away to needs greater than own, and how seeing the simplicity of adding one more positive action to the universe can ultimately sustain a person’s ability to give.

First aired 11/11/2006
Bill Lambert and Marilyn Lambert-Fisher oppose the war in Iraq. Having a son who served in Iraq and might still be called up for active duty once again, makes their opposition even more heartfelt. Thus, they took the streets of the Bayou this past summer, on a walk with other military families in protest of the war. A story of courage, hope and faith in action.

First aired on 12/2/2006
Two gay and lesbian couples and the parents of a gay son discuss the bumpy road to marriage equality.

First aired on 12/9/2006
Claudia Cashman wrestles with the topic of depression, and those who struggling to make sense of the dark shadows that can envelop a life. Her interview with Herb Katz proves enlightening as one man searches to come out on the brighter side through shock therapy, a one man show and embracing a love that wouldn't let him go.

First aired in 2006
Kaaren Anderson tells a holiday story that gets at the meaning of the birth of Jesus that brings to light how both non-theist and theist, believer or not, can capture the essence of the Christmas season.

First aired on 12/23/2006
Bob Thomson interviews a congregation as they contribute their holiday spending to the Greater Good. First Unitarian members and friends, committed a percent of what they spent last year of their holiday spending, to a project at the church for the benefit of the Greater Good. His tale is one of humor, meaning and the insights that come when hope, joy and love consume the season, not material goods.

First aired 1/27/2007
Claudia Cashman exposes us to moments of being bit by unexpected beauty. Join us for this journey into those brief moments when a person, circumstance or object reveal surprising glimpses of wonder and awe.

First aired 2/3/2007
Santosha Kuykendall talks with Lisa Gwinner about the joys and challenges of raising an autistic child.

First aired 2/24/2007

First aired 3/24/2007
Steve Farrington, a self proclaimed language geek, and speaker of Esperanto, interviews fellow speakers and the movement and origins of a language that was designed to traverse barriers to exclusion, imperialism, and democracy. A fascinating exploration into the world of Esperanto speakers, culture and music.

First aired 3/31/2007
Music and the Arts, have the ability to inspire us in ways that rational, reasoned intellectualism can’t. We can transcend our everyday engagement with life and come alive, be more awake, more attune. Join us for this foray into personal transformation, joy, and peace as four people share their stories of being saved by art.

First aired 4/7/2007
There's nothing like crossing the border of Mexico to Reynosa and Montemoras, being invited into the homes of the poor and hearing their stories first hand of the effects of NAFTA on their livelihood, and health. A moving, terrifying set of stories that elicit in all of us compassion, injustice and hope.

First aired 2/17/2007
Reporter Sara Berger explores the work of being a innkeeper in a very special program. RAIHN, the Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network, is a web of congregations who host homeless families for a week at a time. Director Erica Vera and Volunteer Coordinators Dean Brown and Sue Stenger, speak to the work that is done to bring a sense of home to the guests, and about the lives of the innkeepers changed by this work.

First aired 9/23/2006

Rob Ruehl seeks to find the answers to tragedy at its sharpest. How do you heal and make friends with grief? What does it take to come back to life again and again?

First aired 5/5/2007
Rev. Kaaren Anderson shares stories about two remarkable women and the lessons she learned from them.

First aired 5/12/2007
What about mothers who decide that the business of motherhood shouldn't separate them from the divine -- and who leave the kids at home (hopefully supervised) while they themselves go off in search of salvation? Doesn't God frown on that, we ask ourselves. Or we would, if we weren't Unitarian Universalists?

Reporter Santosha Kuykendall (of First Universalist) talks to a devoutly Buddhist friend who, this year, took part in a month-long silent meditation retreat at a Dharma center in another time zone -- a project that required her to leave her children at home with her husband for the entire month. How do you balance motherhood and religion when you take both very, very seriously?

First aired 5/26/2007
Host Kaaren Anderson shares lessons from three separate memorial services she performed. A touching, poignant and sometimes funny reflection apropos for Memorial Day…….

First aired 6/2/2007
The world of Harry Potter captures millions. The JK Rowlings series strangely transforms, informs and motivates the reader to live well, but the question is- how? Join Jeanne Sandholzer and others as they wrestle with the themes and gifts that Harry Potter can give us all.

As the end of the school year runs out, many of us find ourselves
wondering how teachers do it. Where do they find the strength, humor
and boldness to keep their students engaged and inspired. Steve Farrington and Marge Manico share stories from the trenches and share insight on...How To Survive As a Teacher.

First aired 7/7/07
Ginny Tucker takes us on her travels. She skillfully reveals the kindness, inspiration and surprises often found when we give ourselves over to the moment and new circumstances.

First aired 7/14/07
Sue Morgan explores a week of only eating local food and discovers some suprising insights and challenges for us all.

First aired 8/18/07
Reporter Santosha Kuykendall interviews three other mothers on how to talk with your kids about sex with integrity, love, and the children’s health and safety as a goal.

First aired 8/25/2007
Host Kaaren Anderson takes a look at bible characters with a new twist.
Join her as she revisits the Garden of Eden and meets Jesus on a subway.

First aired 9/8/2007
Claudia Cashman volunteered for Habit for Humanity last March in New Orleans. This story, which aired on the 2nd Anniversary of Katrina, uplifts the ongoing devastation, stories and hope that have floated to the top of New Orleans residents two years later.

First aired 10/13/2007
Reporter Santosha Kuykendahl takes us on a provocative journey into the contemporary school landscape. She takes a hard look at what it means to match ones values with overarching issues such as class and race.

First aired 11/09/2007
Is it really possible to express your values through bumper stickers? Indeed it is. Join Kaaren Anderson as she investigates the intent, humor and worth behind those bit sayings and poignant phrases.

Kaaren Anderson explores the topic of shopping

First aired 3/23/2008
Host Kaaren Anderson interviews two artist friends about the insights, revelations and learnings children, their own and others, have given them over the years. A show filled with humor, honesty and humility.