audio by year '2006'

Bus Stop

29:53 minutes (27.37 MB)

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.

If I Were a Rich Girl

29:23 minutes (26.91 MB)

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?

Shopping for Faith

29:29 minutes (27 MB)

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.

The Run Away Nun

30:28 minutes (27.9 MB)

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.

The Red Sequined Wedding

28:53 minutes (26.45 MB)

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.

The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe

29:41 minutes (27.18 MB)

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.

The Courageous Walk

29:50 minutes (27.32 MB)

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.

On the Bumpy Road to Marriage Equality

29:07 minutes (26.65 MB)

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.

Nobody Knows the Troubles I Have Seen

28:09 minutes (25.78 MB)

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.

Wisdom 101

27:50 minutes (25.49 MB)

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.

Greater Good

27:12 minutes (24.91 MB)

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.

Heart Buzz

27:20 minutes (31.28 MB)

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?