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Out of the Fire
Lauren Pratt, musician
After fire destroyed almost everything in her Nashville home, Americana musician Lauren Pratt put away her guitar, hopped in her car, and headed for graduate school. Now back with a new album, she shares her story of rising from the ashes. (Created for Lesley University.)
Listen to Lauren Pratt's story.
Cell Block Eddie
Eddie Pace, bail bondsman
Mississippi bail bondsman Eddie Pace, better known as Uncle Eddie, doesn't make it a habit to judge the people who call him from jail. He's happy to help...that is, until they decide not to show up in court. That's when it starts to get interesting.
Listen to Uncle Eddie's story, created during the 2020 Transom Story Mentorship.
A Quaker Pacifist Goes Joins the Military
Zachary Moon, Thee Quaker Podcast
Zachary Moon was raised in a Quaker Meeting full of anti-war protesters. Then he felt God calling him to join the military as a chaplain. In the following months and years he had to wrestle with that leading and the response of his family and community.
On this week’s episode, we ask, what happens when your calling seems to be in opposition to the thing that unites your faith community? And can you be a Quaker pacifist while wearing a military uniform?
'As for the Heart'
Erin Belieu, poet
Poet and professor Erin Belieu reads "As for the Heart," her bittersweet pandemic-era poem inspired by love, isolation, and growing older.
The Mississippi Sandhill Crane Makes a Comeback
BirdNote Daily
While most Sandhill Cranes migrate, the Mississippi population lives year-round in wet pine savanna near the Gulf Coast. Their dependence on this unique habitat caused their population to plummet to just 35 when the savanna began to disappear. Through the Endangered Species Act, an almost 20,000- acre wildlife refuge was established for the cranes and the population has begun to recover.
Hear more.
Georgia has produced two award-winning podcasts:
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Thee Quaker Podcast: Georgia produced the first two seasons of this narrative-style podcast exploring the past, present, and future of Quakerism, which won the 2023 Associated Church Press award for “Best Audio Series.”
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Why We Write: an interview-style podcast featuring authors from a variety of genres. It was awarded the 2022 CASE Best of District I Award, and the CASE 2021 Circle of Excellence Bronze Award.