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Radio
Title
Shake the Dust
Year
2013
When Theresa Chabot became ordained Roman Catholic priest, she was excommunicated by the Vatican because women are not allowed to take the holy orders. Megan Detrie investigates the varying opinions regarding women's ordination, and speaks to Catholics who are following Chabot's message of equality.
Type
Radio
Title
Door to Door
Year
2007
Ariel Kitch recounts how Jermaine Pinnock gave up dancing to study and follow the bible as a Seventh Day Adventist. Kitch discusses how Pinnock goes door to door with his friend Hanif Muragh to speak about their mission and how they face rejection at times.
Type
Radio
Title
I Will Follow Him
Year
2007
Darrell Goodwin highlights his experiences growing up as a gay man and being a part of the Maine Gay Men's Chorus. Goodwin speaks about being in the navy, experiencing hate for being gay, and his spirituality.
Type
Radio
Title
Two Weeks
Year
2007
Andrea Silenzi highlights the final weeks of Laurie Williams, a women who suffers from Lou Gerhrig's Disease, and considers herself to be a witch. Silenzi speaks to Williams' caretaker, Laurie Theriault, about the bond they developed despite their spiritual differences.
Type
Radio
Title
Portrait of a Psychic as a Young Man
Year
2007
Katie Mingle focuses on the life of Nathan Dyer, a teenage psychic. Mingle discusses the Dyer's practices regarding the supernatural and his desire to help people with spiritual guidance.
Type
Radio
Title
Womyn Am I
Year
2007
Women from the Feminist Spiritual Community discuss their experiences with spirituality and meeting together for women led ritual. They speak about feminism and their beliefs regarding the empowerment of women.
Type
Radio
Title
What's Left Behind
Year
2015
Drawing from her own adolescent experiences, Kalila Holt speaks to a group of paranormal investigators in Southern Maine, Spirits Left Behind. Holt recounts her experiences at her childhood home in Arkansas, and speaks to members of the Spirits Left Behind team about their investigations.
Type
Radio
Title
Daryl's Menagerie
Year
2017
Daryl Whiting sits with animals through their last moments, including pets that are not her own. She even stays with people as they die. Why has one woman decided to commit so much of her life to making sure others have a good death?
Type
Radio
Title
Purity Club Dropout
Year
2014
Growing up in an insular Christian community, Rachel Lehman was told that sex was dirty and shameful. Christie Flemming documents how Lehman left the mindset of following a "pure" lifestyle, and Lehman speaks on the effects that the Christian culture of purity had on her.
Type
Radio
Title
Lay My Body Right Here
Year
2019
In September of 2019, a story broke on Maine local news about a body that was found buried in Vernelle Jackson’s yard in the town of Norway. Jackson explained that the body was that of her dear friend Mae Shelton. The state police began an investigation to determine Shelton’s cause of death and the culpability of Jackson in the situation. Meanwhile the community began to discuss what it means to bury the body of a loved one in your yard. What follows is a story about friendship and one woman’s dedication to keeping a promise. This story is dedicated to my mother.
Type
Radio
Title
Untie It and See
Year
2019
Stories teach kids about the world. But sometimes, the world can be a scary place. Producer Nicki Stein revisits a story in a kids’ book of folklore that lingered with her long past childhood. Music by the Ar-Kaics, courtesy of Daptone Records NOTE: This piece deals with the concept of death and contains swearing, so it may not be suitable for young listeners
Type
Radio
Title
Recipe for radical rest (serves 3)
Year
2021
Heather Flor is a Peruvian-American farmer and artist who uses rest as a radical tool. Heather’s mother, María Rosita, and her four-year old nephew, Ediercito, do too.
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