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

Santosha Kuykendall explores being a housewife, a foray into exaltation to exhaustion and back again. She interviews fellow sojourners who weigh in on the benefits and quagmires of "June Cleaverdome" in the 21st century.

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 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 8/4/07
Reporter Santosha Kuykendall interviews Wendy Swiatek about coming to terms with aging and fantasies about plastic surgery.

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.

Kaaren Anderson explores the topic of shopping