Podcasts by Holy Holy Podcast - The Holy Holy Podcast

Chicago Economic Issues: Childcare from 2018-09-05T11:34:48

Childcare is a cost not just to individuals and families but also to our society as a whole. Sessy Nyman of Everthrive Illinois outlines the most pressing contemporary issues. Rabbi Lauren Henderso...

Chicago Economic Issues: Undocumented Minors from 2018-09-04T11:28:55

Viator House of Hospitality in Chicago’s northwest suburbs provides a bridge for undocumented minors who turn 18 while awaiting their asylum hearing. Rabbi Lauren Henderson and Changiz Geula of the...

Chicago Economic Issues: Incarceration from 2018-09-03T11:50:29

St. Leonard’s Ministries supports Chicago citizens returning from incarceration. Program Director Christopher Roach shares his own story of life after incarceration. Panelists Rabbi Ike Serotta, Pa...

Chicago Economic Issues: Workforce from 2018-09-02T18:33:01

Carrie Thomas executive director of the Chicago Jobs Council outlines some of Chicago's greatest workforce challenges glossed over by record low unemployment. Rabbi Ike Serotta, Pastor David Watkin...

The Myth of Balance from 2016-12-27T13:02:54

Is there such a thing as a balanced life? Should we even try for one?  Join us for a conversation with Cali Yost, Listen

Philanthropy from 2016-12-09T13:29:56

As we approach the end of the calendar year, most of us will be flooded with requests for year end donations, but what difference does donating make to the world around us or for ourselves?Our conv...

Holier Bit: Civil Discourse from 2016-12-02T12:30:23

In this year of uncivil discourse, Rev. Jennifer Butler of Faith in Public Life discusses what religious education taught her about conversing with the other.

Holier Bit: An Interview with Karen Danielson on Converting to Islam from 2016-11-22T21:38:55

In this week of remembering religious minorities, namely the pilgrims in England, here is a treat of panelist Karen Danielson speaking with NPR's Rachel Martin on her conversion to Islam:

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Holier Bit: The pull of religious education from 2016-11-17T12:34:47

parents,children,christian,sunday school, religious education

Political Engagement from 2016-11-04T11:39:21

This all-star episode features Rev. Jennifer Butler of Faith inPublic Life and chair of the President's advisory council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships; Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar; ...

Holier Bit: The hyphenated identity of religious children from 2016-10-29T21:02:25

Children growing up in religiously observant homes often have multiple or hyphenated identities

Holier Bit: Why living vicariously through your children is so bleck from 2016-10-19T22:36:27

Celebrating and living alongside your kids?  Great.  Living through them? Not so much.

Holier Bit: How to Support Your Kids' Choice of Partners from 2016-10-13T12:14:35

How do you graciously accept someone you haven't chosen or might not choose for your child's partner?

Raising Good Kids from 2016-10-05T10:53:38

How do you raise a kind child?  Veteran parents Steve and Betsy Peterson, Mary McLaughlin, Kiran Ansari Rasul, Max Weiss, and Matt Fitzgerald weigh in.

Holier Bit: Honoring Your Parents When They Are Far Away from 2016-09-29T10:47

As many of us live far from our parents, how then do we honor them at a distance?  Kiran Ansari Rasul on honoring her mother back in Pakistan offers insight.

Holier Bit: The Smooth Zone Between Generations from 2016-09-21T21:36:52

Psychologist Cheryl Rampage on the relative golden period between when kids are 30-50-ish and parents are 55-75-ish when the younger generation is settled and older aren't yet old old.

Holier Bit: Honoring Your Parents After Death from 2016-09-14T11:31:57

Honoring your parents is one thing while they are alive, but how do we honor their memory and do our best to live up to that?  Kiran Ansari Rasul offers one way.

Adult Children and Their Parents from 2016-09-08T10:47:57

Mary McLaughlin went home to run her family business once her children were grown. Then she moved down the street from her adult children. Listen in on her story and the wisdom of psychologist Ch...

Holier Bit: Labor Day For the Unemployed from 2016-09-01T12:12:45

Hey, friends.  As we approach Labor Day, I thought it might be helpful for re-post a piece I wrote 6 years ago this time of year for an organization and newsletter now run by Auburn Seminar...

Holier Bit: Supporting kids' interests, which may or may not be professions from 2016-08-26T12:11:43

Journalist Jacoba Urist's parents supported her interests in writing from an early age, even when those interests were unconventional.  Here's how she ...

Holier Bit: How might aging impact professional education? from 2016-08-18T12:09:01

Marci Alboher of Encore.org on what longer lifespans mean for how we approach higher education and professional training.

Holy Holy Podcast: Careers from 2016-08-12T12:41:01

Guest contributors include Jacoba Urist, Marci Alboher, Rabbi Max Weiss, and Leena Suleiman. Artists Laurie Frick, Greg Dunn, and Nathan Sawaya are profiled.

Holier Bit: A lifetime of careers from 2016-08-02T19:24

The next episode of the Holy Holy Podcast is on the meandering path of careers.  To whet your appetite, here is one of our guests, Marci Alboh...

Holier Bit: The (ahem) benefits of marriage from 2016-07-29T19:38:07

In our conversation on being single in America, Dr. Linda Waite talked about singlehood as well as marriage.  Our conversation veered into how married people invest differently in one anoth...

Holier Bit: High quality marriage and aging from 2016-07-21T23:47:32

Dr. Linda Waite of the University of Chicago and the National Social Life, Health, and Aging project on how couples in high-quality marriages help one another and provide care as time goes by.

Holier Bit: Caregiving when it's an unpleasant parent/child relationship from 2016-07-14T11:24:05

Malik Mujahid on learning about unhappy mother/daughter relationships and its impact on caregiving at the end of life.

Holy Holy Podcast: Caregiving from 2016-07-07T00:09:09

University of Chicago sociologist Dr. Linda Waite, end of life medical Dr. Jennifer Brokaw, Rabbi Andrea London, Emmy award winner Rev. Julian DeShazier, and Imam Malik Mujahid contribute to a conv...

Holier Bit: Making sure your pets are cared for from 2016-06-29T12:03:45

Next week's episode is on caregiving at the end of life -- both receiving and giving care.  To help get us in that space of care-giving and receiving, probate attorney Stefan Mozer discusse...

Holier Bit: A relationship with God when you’re single from 2016-06-24T11:53:46

Peg Birk on the powerful role that a relationship with God can take in the absence of a partner

Holier Bit: Dads and daughters from 2016-06-15T21:37:39

Just in time for father's day, here's a brief conversation on the unique role that fathers play in the lives of their (single) daughters.  Thanks, dads.

Holier Bit: Matchmaker matchmaker, make me a (Muslim) match from 2016-06-09T12:33:49

In honor of this weekend's Tony Award, a Holier Bit on the role of self-appointed matchmakers in mosque communities.

Holy Holy Podcast: Being Single from 2016-06-01T12:13:47

This conversation on being a single adult in America features Peg Birk, University of Chicago sociologist Linda Waite, Rabbi Andrea London, Emmy award winner Rev. Julian DeShazier, and Imam Malik ...

Holier Bit: Linking Judaism to Surgery from 2016-05-25T12:09:10

What difference does faith make in Dr. Eggener's life and work?

Holier bit: In cancer recurrence, denial can be a good thing from 2016-05-20T13:49:15

Normally denial is a bad thing, but in a cancer recurrence, it can be a help

Holier Bit: Cutting people open from 2016-05-12T13:26:58

Dr. Scott Eggener on what it's like to be a surgeon and cut people open

Holy Holy Podcast: Cancer from 2016-05-05T11:24:04

In this intimate conversation, Suzanne Wagner, who has long lived with cancer, and Dr. Scott Eggener, a surgeon specializing in cancer at the University of Chicago, discuss their experiences with ...

Holier Bit: Breast-free from 2016-04-28T10:47:53

In a preview to the cancer episode, Suzanne Wagner describes her breast-free life

Holier Bit: Legal documents to have in place before you go from 2016-04-21T10:20:02

What are the key legal documents to have in place for end of life planning?  Probate lawyer Stefan Mozer knows only too well.

Holier Bit: Eavesdropping on celebrity advanced directive conversation from 2016-04-14T11:24:44

Jennifer Brokaw asks her father Tom Brokaw what he wants at the end of his life

Holier Bit: How to Write a Sympathy Card from 2016-04-07T10:49:30

Imam Malik Mujahid in sympathy card writing

Announcing Holier Bits from 2016-04-05T11:34:06

Rev. Kat Banakis announces additional content for Holy Holy Podcast

New Episodes Coming Soon! from 2016-03-17T11:42:17

Hey, Holy Holy Podcast listeners!  I know we’ve been on hiatus, but we’re about to be back and in full force.  You Listen

Pilot Episode! Good Death from 2015-09-16T10:04:17

Norwestern palliative care doctor Linda Emanuel, Rabbi Andrea London, Emmy award winner Rev. Julian DeShazier, and Imam Malik Mujahid are guests in this discussion on what it means to have a good d...

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