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
Episode 35 | Failure, Rejection, and Being Human with Rob Bell
A few months ago we had the chance to talk with New York Times best-selling author Rob Bell. We talked about failure, rejection, and what it means to be human.
Rob is the author of books like Love Win…
Episode 34 | Don’t Waste the Ham
Our traditions help us make meaning, but they can also become stagnant. How do we keep ourselves from cutting a perfectly good chunk off the end of a perfectly good Christmas ham? In other words, can…
Episode 33 | Belief in The Age of Fake News
Fake News has been making headlines as of late as stories and news sources that are based on false information have been gaining our trust. In the Age of Fake News, it’s hard to know what to believe …
Regina Mustafa Q&A (Live Event)
On October 30, 2016 Sandbox Cooperative welcomed Regina Mustafa to the Sandbox stage. This podcast contains the Q&A portion of the evening event.
Regina lives in Rochester, Minnesota and is the founde…
Regina Mustafa at Sandbox Cooperative (Live Event)
On October 30, 2016 Sandbox Cooperative welcomed Regina Mustafa to the Sandbox stage.
Regina lives in Rochester, Minnesota and is the founder of Community Interfaith Dialogue on Islam, a local organiz…
Episode 32 | Hope, Disappointment, and the Day After
We intentionally recorded this episode of the podcast before any election results came in as a time capsule to ourselves. What do we really hope for? How do we respond when our hopes are dashed and w…
Episode 31 | Politics, Echo Chambers, and the Humanity of Jesus (with Daniel Kirk)
Daniel Kirk is a New Testament scholar and host of LectioCast, a Homebrewed Christianity podcast created as a commentary on weekly lectionary texts. Daniel spoke with us about politics, echo chambers…
Episode 30 | Belonging and Becoming (with Mark Scandrette)
In this episode we interview Mark Scandrette about his newest book, “Belonging and Becoming: Creating a Thriving Family Culture.” Belonging and Becoming centers on the core relationship of family, wh…
Episode 29 | Mapping the Genome of the Human Spirit (Seity Health)
We are already whole people, though we sometimes struggle to see ourselves as whole. But if we know who we are and what we are capable of… look out! We can live amazing lives. In this episode, Sam Ro…
Episode 28 | O.G. Rev with Harry Williams
In this episode we talked with Harry Williams, whose work has centered on marginalized members of the inner city community in Oakland, CA. Early on, Harry learned the power of the pen for social chan…
Episode 27 | Ignited with Hailey Scandrette
In this episode we talked with Hailey Scandrette, co-founder and editor in chief of an online magazine for young adults, Ignited. She also runs Ignited’s online community group, Ignited Collective, w…
Episode 26 | Naked in North Omaha
Good days and bad days are all part of the whole picture. Sometimes we take five steps forward and two steps back. The steps forward are real, and so are the steps back. But the movement is forward.
T…
Episode 25 | Keeping Pulse with Dale Fredrickson
In this episode we interview Dale Fredrickson, a pastor and spoken word poet, author of Keeping Pulse: Poems for the Heart. Dale shared some of his poetry with us and we talked about creativity, lame…
Episode 24 | Road Trip – What We Learned
Last month we took a crazy road trip out west to gather as many interviews as we could for this podcast. We wanted to hear stories, learn new things, and connect various voices together in a communit…
Episode 23 | Serious Play
You play not because you have to, or because it benefits you in any way, or serves a bigger purpose. You play… just because that’s why! So when was the last time you played? Seriously played? It’s ti…
Episode 22 | Life in Real Time, Part 2
This is Part 2 of ‘Life in Real Time.’ We recently spent time at Seasons Hospice, a community based freestanding nonprofit hospice here in Rochester, Minnesota. Care is provided regardless of the rel…
Episode 21 | Life in Real Time, Part 1
Ever since we started this podcast, we have wanted to talk about the end of life. We finally made that a reality as we recently spent time at Seasons Hospice, a community based freestanding nonprofit…
Shane Claiborne Q&A (Live Event)
On May 1, 2016 Sandbox Cooperative welcomed Shane Claiborne to the Sandbox stage. This podcast contains the Q&A portion of the evening event.
Shane is a founder and board member of The Simple Way, a f…
Shane Claiborne at Sandbox Cooperative (Live Event)
On May 1, 2016 Sandbox Cooperative welcomed Shane Claiborne to the Sandbox stage.
Shane is a founder and board member of The Simple Way, a faith community in inner city Philadelphia that has helped bi…
Episode 20 | Soul Song
In this episode, we share a conversation with our friend Heatherlyn about music, the importance of sharing your own story, and what it means for a community to sing their soul song. Find out what Hea…