Shelter in Place: escape into life.

What 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 teac…

Have 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…

COVID-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 serie…

What 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 s…

What 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 Marr…

What 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 Ha…

How 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 hi…

What 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-…

What 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,"…

Are 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 g…

What 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 s…

What 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,…

How 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. I…

How 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 strugg…

How 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…

In 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 co…

What 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 …

How do we fight a disease that keeps growing and changing--without fighting each other in the process?

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