Sandbox Cooperative Podcast
In an often contentious, fractured society, Sandbox Cooperative seeks to build an extended community of listeners; knocking down walls of division with curiosity and conversation. Twice a month we explore topics that people are actually talking about, considering them through a lens of spirituality, humor and discovery. You’ll discover a permission giving platform to explore new ideas with an ever-growing perspective of our world, and as the hosts regularly say, “there is always more room in the Sandbox.”
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 121
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2020
Hope (Houston, Part 3)
We're live on location in Houston for the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) Youth Gathering. Each day of this gathering there are themes, and today's theme is Hope. Here are a few of our …
Grace (Houston, Part 2)
We're live on location in Houston for the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) Youth Gathering. Each day of this gathering there are themes, and today's theme is Grace. Here are a few of our…
Love (Houston, Part 1)
We're live on location in Houston for the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) Youth Gathering. Each day of this gathering there are themes, and today's theme is Love. Here are a few of our …
Episode 66 | The Communication Struggle Is Real, Pt 1
In our contentious society, it seems like we really have no idea how to share our thoughts, ideas, fears, hopes and dreams. How can we do this better? We’ve had several fascinating conversations with…
Episode 65 | Another Round with Samir Selmanović
We featured a conversation with Samir Selmanović a few weeks ago in Episode 62. We had so much fun with him, that we figured it was time for another round!
Samir is a “secular pastor for business lead…
Episode 64 | Where Are You From?
Have you ever been asked the question, “Where are you from?” One way of thinking about that question could also be “When you come back to yourself, to your core, Where are your roots?” Things like ou…
Episode 63 | Abundant Life Now
A lot of religious traditions teach that you are lacking, that you are not enough. But others teach that you already have “it.” You have what you need. Perhaps the job of a leader in a community is t…
Episode 62 | The Hum of the City with Samir Selmanović
In Episode 62, we talk with Samir Selmanović about how meals and other rituals sit at the center of relationships that help us continue to learn and grow. (Note: this episode does contain explicit la…
Episode 61 | Where Else Would You Live?
“Wait until you get to the real world.” Many of us hear that phrase as a young person, but what do we miss if we discredit youth and don’t hear their voices? Youth aren’t waiting for the real world (…
Science Mike McHargue at Sandbox Cooperative (Live Event Revisit)
For today’s episode, we’re revisiting our live event with Science Mike McHargue. To dig deeper, visit SandboxCooperative.com and click on the discussion tab.
Mike McHargue (better known as Science Mik…
Episode 60 | Faith and the White House with Melissa Rogers
We’re excited to share our conversation with Melissa Rogers. Melissa recently served as special assistant to the president and executive director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighbor…
Episode 59 | An Afternoon at the Bowery with Jason Storbakken
Our guest for today’s episode is Jason Storbakken. Jason spent nearly ten years as the Director of Compassionate Care at The Bowery Mission where he oversaw programs and provided pastoral care to the…
Episode 58 | It’s Only Weird If It Doesn’t Work
From preparing for a test to cheering on your favorite sports team, superstitions are all around us. Why do we believe them? Can they be helpful? And at the end of the day, what do we do with them?
Episode 57 | Peace, Restoration, and All the Things with Steve Wiens
Steve Wiens is a pastor, host of the podcast This Good Word, and an author. Steve talked with us about his latest book, Whole: Restoring What is Broken in Me, You and the Rest of the World, how stori…
Episode 56 | Dirty Gospel with Vince Anderson
Every Monday Night for decades the Reverend Vince Anderson and his Love Choir have had a standing gig, currently at the Union Pool in Brooklyn, New York. He shares a brand of music he calls “Dirty Go…
Episode 55 | Thankfulness in a Box of Rocks
In today’s episode, we talk about thankfulness. What does it mean to be thankful? Should we be thankful for everything? And is thankfulness something we can learn and practice?
Episode 54 | Dialogue as an Extreme Sport with Regina Mustafa
In today’s episode, we talk with Regina Mustafa, founder of Center for Interfaith Dialogue on Islam, and previous Sandbox Live Event guest. Regina talks with us about having difficult conversations, …
Episode 53 | We Are Marcus
In today’s episode, we talk with Christopher King, founder of We Are Marcus, a virtual character development program designed to nurture students of all backgrounds. Based on his own experience and p…
Episode 52 | Permaculture Farming with John Creasy
On today’s episode, we talk with John Creasy who is the Associate Pastor at The Open Door Church in Pittsburgh, PA. John also serves as the director of Garfield Community Farm, and has worked to crea…
Episode 51 | Unstuck
When tragedies hit or hot-button issues come front and center, we seem to have the same “conversations” over and over again with the same rehearsed talking points – rehearsed, because we’ve done this…