The Spiritual Edge Podcast Seasons 1 & 2: Sacred Steps
18 stories of struggle and never giving up hope
Shining a spotlight on people who stand up to intolerance.
Risking their lives for their communities.
And always believing in the possibility of change.
He started a movement to #StopAAPIHate
Former President Trump labeled COVID-19 the "China Virus" and "Kung Flu." Since then, violence targeting Asian Americans has surged. Russell Jeung, the co-founder of the Stop AAPI Hate coalition, is determined to make this reality known.
A mental health counselor in the DRC creates new rituals for grief
When people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo confronted a deadly and highly contagious disease. mental health counselor Noe Kasali recognized a problem. In the face of so many losses, survivors had no way to grieve.
An Anti-Poverty Policymaker Finds Inspiration in Hindu Texts
A new generation of anti-poverty activists are looking to end poverty in the United States. They want to build on the movement started by Martin Luther King. Shailly Gupta Barnes grounds her commitment to economic justice in her family’s Hindu traditions.
They wanted to save lives. The government accused them of crimes.
Most religions teach people to help those in need. But what happens when that mandate clashes with how the government views the law? After federal prosecutors cracked down on volunteers providing aid on the border, Scott Warren faced decades in prison for following his conscience.
Two fearless nuns are determined to help detained immigrants
After decades of work with immigrant detainees, Sisters JoAnn Persch and Pat Murphy still aren’t slowing down. They say their age is irrelevant when there is so much need.
Mennonite musicians who turn street ministry into song
Al and Andi Tauber are taking their ministry and music to the streets, where they’ve found heartbreak…and a family.
A Palestinian man changes how he resists
A Palestinian fighter hears a melody that becomes his touchstone for peace as he tries to walk the path of reconciliation amid one of the thorniest conflicts imaginable.
A former Israeli soldier questions his country and faith
A former Israeli soldier starts to question violence towards Palestinians and finds himself under fire by his own government. He then suffers an identity crisis. What does it mean to be Jewish if he’s no longer a Zionist?
Fighting for what’s sacred in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
For most of her life, Neets’aii Gwich’in leader Sarah James has worked to protect her homelands, including the coastal plain of the nearby Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
She sat with COVID patients as they approached death
Sarah Byrne-Martelli, a hospital chaplain in Boston believes no one should die alone.