Shelter in Place
154 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 170 ratingsA podcast about coming together in a world that pulls us apart. With a musician's ear, a writer's pen, and a voice that invites you in, Shelter in Place weaves together stories both intimate and inspiring, showing us why art, not just doctors, will save us.
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S2 BONUS: Future Hindsight
April 15, 2021 12:49 - 36 minutes - 43.6 MBWhat does civic engagement look like when you can't get together? This week we're sharing a recent conversation Laura had with activist and fellow podcast host Mila Atmos. They discuss how creating podcasts in a pandemic has shaped them, why they feel compelled to grapple with today's tough issues, and why they still hold on to hope. Hear more at futurehindsight.com. A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. F...
S2:E28 The Rabbit Hole
April 08, 2021 20:17 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBHow do we get the right information without falling down the rabbit hole of misinformation? In our final installment of series on vaccine hesitancy, we look at misinformation—why it happens, who we can trust, and how we can avoid being duped ourselves. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: https://refer.fm/shelter A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts o...
S2 BONUS: Shelter in Place presents . . .
April 01, 2021 17:20 - 5 minutes - 7.46 MBWe have some big news today. It's time for a change. Here's why. Get updates on this HUGE news today only at shelterinplacepodcast.info and on Instagram and Facebook @shelterinplacepodcast and @laurajoycedavison Twitter. As always, you can become an ambassador for our show by sharing at refer.fm/shelter! A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network an...
S2:E27 Hyphenated Identity
April 01, 2021 12:00 - 49 minutes - 57.8 MBWhat's in a name? We reflect on some timely questions: where do I belong? And what does it mean to be American? Melissa shares snapshots from her multi-cultural upbringing, and how recently learning her Chinese name helped her begin to reclaim a piece of her hyphenated identity." Trigger warning: anti-Asian hate crimes and gender violence. Full show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info Report a hate crime at Stop AAPI Hate Learn about Compassion Oakland’s volunteer chaperone servic...
S2:E26 Shut Up And Listen
March 25, 2021 12:01 - 32 minutes - 39 MBHow can we make space for concerns about the vaccine and grapple with a difficult history? Dr. Joyce Sanchez says that the most important thing she can do when addressing vaccine hesitancy is to shut up and listen. Trigger warning: mentions of non-consensual clinical trials and experimentation. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: https://refer.fm/shelter A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production c...
Peaceful Village
March 18, 2021 12:06 - 28 minutes - 33.7 MBWhat story will we tell when we look back on this pandemic year? On the one-year anniversary of Shelter in Place, we reflect on what we’ve learned, what’s ahead, and what two magical infants can teach us about going back to “normal.” Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
An Affront to Zeus
March 11, 2021 17:08 - 34 minutes - 40.9 MBHave we lost ability to be hospitable to those who need it most? Sarai Waters talks about being among the invisible homeless, and calls us back to time when it was unthinkable to turn away a stranger in need. Show notes: Bay Area Council Economic Institute’s report “Bay Area Homelessness: A Regional View of a Regional Crisis” Vox's in-depth look that humanizes the Bay Area housing Crisis Forbes The American Cities with the Highest Homeless Population in 2019 [Infographic] Understa...
Trials and Tribulations
March 04, 2021 12:57 - 38 minutes - 46.1 MBCOVID-19 cases are dropping as more and more people get vaccinated. But not everyone is comfortable with the path to safety that we’re on. This week, in the first installment of our three-part series on vaccine hesitancy, we are joined by Dr. Joyce Sanchez, an infectious disease specialist at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Garnet Henderson, a journalist and professional dancer in New York who participated in the Pfizer vaccine trial. Read more about Joyce's take on the vaccines he...
What You Make of It
February 25, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes - 44.1 MBHow can we continue to love each other - even in the midst of irreconcilable differences? In this episode, Justin McRoberts shares his experience with the Evangelical church and the LGBTQ+ community, and how art and faith together have helped him navigate difficult seasons of life. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, there is always help. In 2019, 12 million American adults seriously thought about suicide. Call the free, confidential National Suicide Prevention Hotl...
Kindness Revisited
February 18, 2021 13:28 - 25 minutes - 19.1 MBWhat if you could develop authentic social connections? Sometimes it's the little things that go a long way. You can learn more about Nicholas Eply's work here and watch his excellent videos on the surprising power of social connections here. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
Not “the (only) One”
February 11, 2021 12:44 - 33 minutes - 24.4 MBWhat if when it comes to love, we got it wrong? Read Rhaina Cohen's essay "What if Friendship, Not Marriage, Was at the Center of Life?" here. Find Timothy and Kathy Keller's book The Meaning of Marriage here. Read Alain de Botton's essay "How Romanticism Ruined Love" here. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
Between Family and a Hard Place
February 04, 2021 16:10 - 28 minutes - 34.4 MBWhat if the thing you love is the thing that hurts you? You can learn more about Kristen Neff's research and work on self-compassion here, and listen to her interview with Dr. Laurie Santos on The Happiness Lab here. I highly recommend also checking out the subsequent episode, where Tara Brach tells you how you can use self-compassion in your daily life. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
Jemar Tisby on Prophetic Imagination
January 28, 2021 13:24 - 39 minutes - 28.4 MBHow can we reevaluate our narratives with a racially-consicous lens? In my eye-opening conversation with bestselling author and historian Jemar Tisby, we discuss how to reevaluate our personal and historical narratives through a racially-conscious lens, the decoupling of Christianity from Americanism, and how people of faith can uplift marginalized groups and fight systemic racism. Jemar Tisby is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Color of Compromise, president and co-founder o...
S2E17: Remembering Tulsa
January 21, 2021 12:54 - 28 minutes - 21.1 MBWhat if what we learned in history classes was just one side of the story? Writing about the Tulsa Race Massacre changed Elaine Appleton Grant's understanding of what it means to be Black in America--and transformed her relationship with her son. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
S2E17: Remembering Tulsa
January 21, 2021 12:54 - 28 minutes - 21.1 MBWriting about the Tulsa Race Massacre changed Elaine Appleton Grant’s understanding of what it means to be Black in America--and transformed her relationship with her son. Trigger Warning: While there are no graphic details, this episode contains mention of lynching and rape. You can watch Elaine's TedxTalk here and listen to the Tulsa Race Massacre series on American History Tellers here. Join the waiting list for the Podcast Allies community at Podcastallies.com. Thank you for sharin...
S2:E16 Welcome To The Party
January 15, 2021 13:21 - 1 hour - 29.4 MBWhat makes a good party? A virtual party hosted by Shelter in Place to celebrate the long-awaited new year! It's an immersive audio experience, as Laura takes you around the Shelter in Place "house," exploring different themed rooms, and meeting interviewees and listeners along the way. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
You're Invited to the Party!
January 07, 2021 14:24 - 1 minute - 2.33 MBAre you ready to party? Next week, on our official launch date with Hurrdat Media, we're throwing you a virtual party! We want to remind you of just how much we appreciate you, and to celebrate the good thigns that have come out of this year. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
S2:E15 Dear 2020
December 31, 2020 08:00 - 26 minutes - 13.5 MBWhen is the best time to say goodbye? We need to break up. We both saw this coming. We've done what we could. It's time to say goodbye. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
S2:E14 The Noise Inside
December 24, 2020 12:49 - 37 minutes - 18.5 MBWhat do you hear before it goes quiet? Lifelong love, memory and the things that stay with us. To usher you into the holidays, we're mixing it up this week with a little audio drama, a reading of a short story based on the Nebraska grandparents we heard about in episode 13, Unpacking Boxes. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
Unpacking Boxes
December 17, 2020 12:39 - 32 minutes - 16.1 MBWhat is the most important stuff we have to go through isn't stuff at all? As we enter this holiday season and gear up for time with (or without) family, Laura takes us to an empty house in Nebraska, where the most important things she found weren't in the boxes she unpacked, but the legacy left behind. To receive our Wheel of Life and 12 Days of Delight this holiday season, sign up at shelterinplacepodcast.info. You can also reach us at [email protected]. We’d lo...
S2E13: Unpacking Boxes
December 17, 2020 12:39 - 31 minutes - 16.1 MBWhat is the most important stuff we have to go through isn't stuff at all? As we enter this holiday season and gear up for time with (or without) family, Laura takes us to an empty house in Nebraska, where the most important things she found weren't in the boxes she unpacked, but the legacy left behind. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
Borderline Fortune
December 10, 2020 11:29 - 38 minutes - 27.9 MBSuccess is great. Except when it isn't. Teresa K. Miller has known success and rejection, highs and lows, both in writing and in life. In an articulate and honest conversation, she talks about what poetry can teach us, and why success and awards aren't the main thing. Interviewee bio: Teresa K. Miller won the 2020 National Poetry Series with Borderline Fortune (Penguin, October 2021), having previously placed as a finalist with two other manuscripts. A graduate of Barnard College and ...
S2:E12 Borderline Fortune
December 10, 2020 11:29 - 38 minutes - 18.9 MBHow do we keep finding joy in doing what we're doing each day? Success is great. Except when it isn't. Teresa K. Miller has known success and rejection, highs and lows, both in writing and in life. In an articulate and honest conversation, she talks about what poetry can teach us, and why success and awards aren't the main thing. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Don't forget to use the promo code SHELTER to get free shipping on top of a 15% discount when you order any...
S2:E11 The Lotus Eaters
December 03, 2020 12:55 - 37 minutes - 53.4 MBHow can we rethink public education? For parents who aren't natural home-schoolers, the challenges of distance learning have proven to be some of the pandemic's most difficult. When her son's struggles become bigger than academics, Laura and her family seek help in the only place they can find it: on the opposite side of the country, far from home. Laura talks with best-selling author, educator, and historian Susan Wise Bauer, who offers a vision for education in America that can bring ...
S2 Bonus: Faith and the Pandemic from the Transmission Times
November 27, 2020 08:00 - 17 minutes - 25.4 MBHow can faith help us cope with what we're really afraid of during this pandemic? A special bonus episode on faith, life, and the pandemic. Trigger warningL This episode talks about attempted suicide. Laura recently contributed to this intimate episode about faith and the pandemic. Thank you to Katie Semro and the Transmission Times for sharing it with Shelter in Place. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
S2E10: The Breakdown
November 25, 2020 18:58 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MBIn a year of breakdowns, how can we find our way to a breakthrough? As Laura reflects on the struggle of holding gratitude in a year of grief, she considers what Thanksgiving means for us in 2020. You can get the 1-page pdf on Choosing Gratitude, sign up for our newsletter, and support the show at shelterinplacepodcast.info. You can find Yale Professor Martin Hagglund's thoughts on breakdowns and breakthroughs in the November 2020 issue of the Wall Street Journal Magazine, and find more of...
S2:E10 The Breakdown
November 25, 2020 15:00 - 24 minutes - 35 MBIn a year of breakdowns, how can we find our way to a breakthrough? Gratitude is good. But sometimes it's not enough. As Laura reflects on the struggle of holding gratitude in a year of grief, she considers what Thanksgiving means for us in 2020. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter
S2:E9 In Search of Home
November 19, 2020 11:01 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBWhat makes a good home, especially during this pandemic? Muoki Musau, a realtor in Virginia but also a theologian from Kenya, helps us answer this question. Muoki has also become a friend of Shelter in Place, and Laura spoke with Muoki the first time back in season 1, episode 67. If you'd like to learn more about our country's complicated history with holidays like Thanksgiving, you can listen to season 1, episodes 89. -Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this epi...
S2:E8 Trust the Messenger
November 12, 2020 11:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBHow do we fight a disease that keeps growing and changing--without fighting each other in the process? -Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
S2:E7 What We Can Become
November 05, 2020 11:35 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBIn a house divided, can we still stand? -Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
S2:E6 Inherited
October 30, 2020 21:09 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBAre we too late to create a better future for our planet? -Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
S2:E5 Standing in the Gap
October 29, 2020 19:18 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBHow do we create community in the face of fear? Laura talks with a former CIA bodyguard and Navy Seals officer Jimmy Graham and his "sage," Able Shepherd COO Neal Pinkham, about creating community we can count on in our greatest times of need. Trigger Warning: This episode mentions guns and includes gun sound effects. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
S2:E4 Facing the Mob
October 28, 2020 12:37 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBWhen you're driving across the country and your AirBNB guests are partying and shooting adult films in your yard, is there anyone who can help? We thought it couldn't get worse. We were wrong. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
S2:E3 In the Boat
October 22, 2020 16:49 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBCan our friendships withstand the increasing demands of the pandemic? When a heatwave, wildfires, and a positive COVID test come all at once, Laura and her family finally consider leaving their home in search of safer harbors. In a continuation form the previous episode, scarcity experts Caroline Roux and Kelly Goldsmith help us understand why friendships in times of scarcity can be so hard. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter ...
S2:E2 The Hidden Ship
October 16, 2020 02:12 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBWhat do we do when enough isn't enough? As Laura and her family grapple with the continual unraveling of their pre-pandemic stability, scarcity experts Caroline Roux and Kelly Goldsmith tell us why scarcity is so tough to handle - and how it can help us. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
S2:E1 Cyclops in Vegas
October 08, 2020 19:30 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBWhat do we do when our character is tested... and we fail the test? One day into our Pandemic Odyssey, Laura encounters a Cyclops in Vegas, an angry stranger whose gaze is fixed only on Laura's mistakes. Former minister Quinn Vaughn provides perspective as she faces a pandemic Odyssey of her own. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Season 2 Prologue: Pandemic Odyssey
September 30, 2020 23:14 - 9 minutes - 8.64 MBWhen life in the pandemic becomes unsustainable, do we stay put or set sail? In this first episode of season 2, Laura sets the stage for the Pandemic Odyssey that has taken her and her family from one coast to another, questioning everything they thought was certain along the way. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Shelter in Place Season 2 Trailer
August 21, 2020 19:45 - 1 minute - 1.11 MBWhat does it mean to be a human - right now? At Shelter in Place, we believe that transforming communities begin by transforming ourselves. Join us for season 2 beginning in September 2020 as we find our metaphorical shelter and our existential place in a world of constant change. Find us at shelterinplacepodcast.info or share with a friend at refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
BONUS: Just Stop
August 17, 2020 07:01 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBShelter in Place is taking a break from making new episodes right now so that we can make this work sustainable and bring you season 2. Today’s bonus episode is a combination of two past episodes that I’ve needed to be reminded of this week. They're stories about learning to stop even when everything in life pushes us to keep working ourselves into the ground. I hope they give you some much-needed rest today. ------ Follow Shelter in Place on Instagram and Facebook at @shelterinplacepo...
BONUS: Everyday Failures
August 10, 2020 21:12 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBWhile Shelter in Place is on break between seasons, we're rereleasing some of our favorite episodes. Today's bonus episode is a combination of two episodes (16 & 71) that bring us back to some of my more humiliating and humorous parenting failures during this pandemic. Listen to the end for special new outtakes! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
BONUS: Back to (Home) School
August 03, 2020 07:01 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBWhile Shelter in Place is on break between seasons, we're rereleasing some of our favorite episodes. Today's bonus episode is a combination of two episodes (55 & 97) that take a closer look at our distance learning challenges. Listen to the end for special new outtakes! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
BONUS: #CovidCut
July 27, 2020 12:02 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBWhile Shelter in Place is on break between seasons, we're rereleasing some of our favorite episodes. Today's bonus episode is a combination of two episodes (39 & 54) that give glimpses of what life is like here at the Shelter in Place headquarters, where there are sometimes creative differences. Listen to the end for special new outtakes! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
BONUS: In the Family
July 22, 2020 17:45 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBWhile Shelter in Place is on break between seasons, we're rereleasing some of our favorite episodes. Today's bonus episode is a combination of two episodes (48 & 76), when we interviewed Dr. Joyce Sanchez and Dr. Jose Luis Sanchez. Listen to the end for special new outtakes! Disclaimer: It should also be clear that Jose is not representing the Department of Defense or the US military establishment and that his opinions are only those from his personal/professional standpoint. In this way, h...
Addendum to episode 96: FIERCE
July 20, 2020 19:51 - 6 minutes - 6.34 MBThis is a little audio addendum to episode 96: FIERCE. This podcast has been, from the beginning, a journey of learning how to reach out to others instead of hunkering down, how to change and grow even as this world changes faster than we can keep up with it. The conversations I’ve had over the past four months have inspired and challenged me, and this was never truer than in my conversations with the thirteen incredible authors of FIERCE: Essays by and About Dauntless Women. FIERCE is a m...
Episode 100: Performance Review
July 17, 2020 21:45 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBJob knowledge. Project scope. Implementation and execution. What happens when HR comes to review Shelter in Place? Listen to the end for special new outtakes! Support the show and sign up for our newsletter at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 99: My Fabulous Foolproof Formula for Fame and Fortune
July 16, 2020 01:01 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBLong before this pandemic, entrepreneur John Hall was rethinking what it meant to be successful in one's career. In this COVID-19 economy, American cultural historian Lawrence R. Samuel, Ph.D is continuing that conversation with an even broader lens. In this penultimate episode of Shelter in Place season one, I share insights by John and Lawrence, as well as the things that have mattered most on the journey of letting go of the success I thought I had to have. John Hall is the co-found...
Episode 98: What the Devil is Capable Of
July 14, 2020 18:18 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBBay Area poet Vernon Keeve III lost his father during this pandemic. That loss--and that relationship--was a complicated one. His father was a Southern Baptist preacher and lawyer who for most of his life did not extend to his son the grace he was preaching. He suffered from dementia for two years before his death, and was only just beginning to make amends in their relationship before he lost the ability to do so. In this final conversation of season one, Vernon shares how he's come t...
Episode 97: The Scream
July 13, 2020 21:22 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBAs schools across the nation announce plans for distance learning or part-time attendance in the fall, working parents seem to not be factored into the equation. Smitten Kitchen's food writer Deb Perleman voices the scream we've all been holding inside in her New York Times story, "In the Covid-19 Economy, You Can Have a Kid or a Job. You Can’t Have Both." Thanks to Deb Perelman for permission to quote this excellent story, which I highly recommend you read here--whether or not you hav...
Episode 96: Fierce
July 11, 2020 07:01 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBThis week I’ve been sharing my conversations with the writers of FIERCE: Essays by and About Dauntless Women*. On today’s Story Saturday, you’ll finally get to hear from all thirteen of them. FIERCE won the Book Life Prize and the Nautilus Book Award. Publisher’s Weekly will be featuring the book in a story this month. What makes FIERCE unique is that the women who wrote these essays all have a personal connection to the historical women they wrote about. When Karyn Kloumann of Nauset ...
Episode 95: Transcendent
July 10, 2020 07:01 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBAs we continue our series featuring the women of FIERCE: Essays by and About Dauntless Women, we talk today with Chicava Honeychild, who is an actress, a burlesque dancer, a scholar, and a teacher of what she calls "Sacred Burlesque." She tells us what she has in common with a nun from the 1700s who had healing powers, and how she's using burlesque to combat society's narrow and unrealistic views on female beauty. You can find Chicava's work with Sacred Chrysalis here. You can purcha...