Podcasts by Love Anyway
Our world runs on fear. The loudest voices tell you to be afraid of anyone who’s different. But there’s another way. And it starts with each of us. Love Anyway is a podcast pushing beyond the simple narrative of “us vs them.” Join us as we explore how ordinary people from the Middle East to Mexico, from Venezuela to the US are making the extraordinary choice to love in the face of fear. Love Anyway is produced by Preemptive Love.
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Coming Soon: Love Anyway from 2023-12-13T20:20:44.237883
This season, Love Anyway will push beyond a simple story. It’d be easy to paint a one-dimensional picture of people and places in the Middle East. But that’s not why we’re here.
We’re he...
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The Mosque Visit from 2023-12-13T20:20:44.222133
How do we move past fear? Travel with producer Kayla Craig and her pastor husband Jonny as they visit a mosque in the middle of Iowa. Saadia Qureshi, Frontline Coordinator with ...
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The Border Wall from 2023-12-13T20:20:44.216144
When we’re afraid, we build walls around ourselves. We yearn for protection. To feel safe. We hem ourselves in. And keep others away.
But what happens when our felt safet...
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Unrest in Iraq (And What We Can Do About It) from 2023-12-13T20:20:44.167908
Iraq is facing its biggest emergency since the rise of ISIS. Protests have erupted in Baghdad and other parts of the country, as young people, fed up with political corruption a...
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US Withdraws from Syria (And it Could Lead to War) from 2023-12-13T20:20:44.162342
It’s been a difficult week across the Middle East, from protests in Iraq to the recent news that the US administration is withdrawing its presence from northeastern Syria. On th...
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JUST IN: On the Ground in Syria (A Firsthand Look) from 2023-12-13T20:20:44.153513
This breaking episode features firsthand accounts of what's happening on the ground in Syria. After our team heard updates from Erin Wilson and Jen Meyerson about what they saw ...
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BREAKING: Assassinations in Iraq from 2023-12-13T20:20:44.143941
On Friday, a US drone strike killed two top Iranian and Iraqi military commanders in Baghdad, dramatically escalating tensions across the region. Preemptive Love's Iraq-based staff members Erin ...
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Iraq Crisis: When All You've Known is War from 2023-12-13T20:20:44.137928
This breaking episode of Love Anyway is a bit different than other time-sensitive episodes we’ve shared. While we want to give you the latest, clearest information on what’s hap...
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Looking for the Helpers During COVID-19 from 2023-12-13T20:20:44.126524
Who are the helpers in times of the COVID-19 pandemic? They might be closer than we think.
In today’s special episode, we talk with people across the U.S. to explore what ...
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On the Road With Preemptive Love (And You're Invited to Our New Tour!) from 2023-12-13T20:20:44.121100
This first episode of season four takes you behind the scenes of the Love Anyway tour that took place last fall. Peek behind the curtain into the making of the Love Anyway film,...
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When We Gather Again, Who Will We Be? from 2023-12-13T20:20:44.101526
In this episode, Vjolca Capri gives her first-hand experience of attending a Love Anyway Gathering in central Florida. As a hijab-wearing Muslim woman, she wasn't sure what to e...
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From 9/11 to January 6 from 2021-01-29T13:18:42
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Jeremy Courtney is the founder and CEO of Preemptive Love. He has lived and worked on the frontlines of conflict for over a decade, serving families...
After the Capitol Attack: A Way Forward from 2021-01-15T12:00
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Jeremy Courtney is the founder and CEO of Preemptive Love. He has lived and worked on the frontlines of conflict for over a decade, serving familie...
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US Election: Voices From the Other Side of War from 2020-10-28T10:00
Many worry about the risk of violence after the US election. But most Americans have no idea what it’s like to live through political unrest or what to about it. We asked members of our team who've...
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SPECIAL: Put Your Bodies On The Line from 2020-06-12T09:00:06
In the US, our Black brothers and sisters, whose forced physical, mental, and emotional labor built so many of our communities, are asking for presence from those of us who aren’t Black....
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Unexpected Empathy: Finding Ourselves in Our Global Neighbors from 2020-05-20T09:00:05
What does empathy have to do with emergency aid? In this final episode of Season 4, Erin Wilson, podcast host and senior field editor, sits down with Jessica Courtney, Preemptive Love's vice pre...
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After Ahmaud Arbery's Killing, Will We Change? from 2020-05-13T09:00:08
We’ll be back next week with our last regularly scheduled episode of season four. But this conversation is too important to wait. Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, was jogging in a so...
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It Starts With a Meal: Healing All That's Tearing Us Apart from 2020-04-29T09:00:15
Remember when we used to eat together? In this episode, we travel everywhere from Atlanta to Iraq for a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to gather around the table with strangers.
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BONUS: Stay Home For Us from 2020-04-27T09:00:06
COVID-19 anywhere is a threat to everyone, everywhere. In this special bonus episode, Preemptive Love team members call in from around the world to share why they are staying home—and exa...
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Off Book: Writing About War, Forgiveness, and The More Beautiful World (And Book Giveaways!) from 2020-04-22T09:00:20
In this episode, Jeremy and senior field editor Erin Wilson share a candid conversation about the themes Jeremy explores in his latest book, Love Anyway...
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Why Violence Is a Virus (We Can Stop the Spread) from 2020-04-15T09:00:05
Hear how late last year, before the coronavirus started it’s deadly spread across the world, Preemptive Love founder Jeremy Courtney was noticing striking parallels between the process for st...
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BREAKING: Coronavirus is Affecting Refugees—Here’s What We’re Doing from 2020-03-12T08:00:04
As coronavirus cases grow worldwide—including in many of the places we serve—this breaking episode shares how the virus, also known as COVID-19, is impacting our displaced and refugee friends in...
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NEW: Listener Survey and Giveaway (And a Season 4 Spoiler!) from 2020-02-17T20:26:51
As we prepare new episodes (and spoiler alert: maybe even a second podcast!) we want to know what you think. What do you want to hear more of? Less of? Here’s your chance to chime in: We created...
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INSIDE LOOK: Refugees Face Violence at US-Mexico Border from 2019-11-21T22:38:40
We're in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, responding to the refugee crisis on the US-Mexico border. Earlier this year, we began showing up just across the border in El Paso, Texas, listen...
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Crisis in NE Syria (And the Ceasefire That Wasn't) from 2019-10-24T12:51:45
Preemptive Love is on the ground in Northeastern Syria. This is the biggest crisis we’ve seen at one time...and it’s getting worse. In this breaking episode, hear from our colleagues in the Midd...
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Bonus: How 9/11 Changed Us from 2019-09-11T03:04:12
September 11, 2001 changed everything.
And each year as this day arrives, we pause to remember. We remember when we heard the news, where we were, how we felt. We remembe...
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Mirrors and Windows from 2019-08-21T05:00:38
What are mirrors and windows? And why are they important in our lives and the lives of our families? In our season two finale, we talk with Saira Siddiqui of Confessions of a Muslim Mom, along w...
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Talking to Kids About Race from 2019-08-14T05:00:07
Babies begin to notice race at six months old. Children are paying attention. And as we’ve learned this season, what they hear the adults in their lives say and do—or not say and do—deeply inf...
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Family Values from 2019-07-31T14:47:15
How much should kids be involved in shaping our communities? Should we shield children from news about violence and war? In this episode, we attend a vigil with the Oestreich family, who believe...
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Love Beyond Borders from 2019-07-24T04:00:09
Immigration is a complicated topic, even for adults. Some of us are afraid to say the wrong thing. Others of us fear those who are different. How do we talk about immigration with family members...
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Raising Peacemakers from 2019-07-17T04:13:24
Can kids be peacemakers? Preemptive Love founders Jeremy and Jessica Courtney share how living in Iraq has influenced how they raise their children. With host Erin Wilson, they explore how cultu...
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Sneak Peek: Season Two from 2019-07-11T13:46:28
In the trailer for season two of the Love Anyway podcast, host Erin Wilson and Preemptive Love founder Jeremy Courtney share why it’s important to enter into hard conversations with all kinds of...
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Bonus: Season 1 Recap from 2019-06-19T11:54:46
We're inviting you to a behind-the-scenes look at the people and stories behind the Love Anyway podcast. Host Erin Wilson joins Ben Irwin, director of communications, for a casual conversation r...
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Bonus: Border Response from 2019-06-11T12:01:12
They fled some of the world’s worst violence. Their future is uncertain. How can you stand in the gap for asylum seekers at the border?
This special bonus episode of Love Anyway features ...
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The Way Home from 2019-05-22T13:20:37
What makes home feel like home? As our work has shown us, restoring homes ruined by war is a first step to bringing whole communities back to life.
Preemptive Love co-founder Jessica Cour...
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The Millennials of Iraq from 2019-05-15T08:39:47
Most of us have a very Western idea of what it means to be a millennial. But we’re all more than stereotypes.
We categorize each other into neat and tidy labels because, well, it’s easy. ...
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The Longest Night from 2019-04-17T05:00:22
What happens when ISIS attacks your team’s aid delivery truck in the middle of the Iraq desert? And what do you do when, that same night, another aid vehicle bringing basic necessities to desper...
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Sneak Peek: Season One from 2019-04-10T16:04:54
Jeremy Courtney, co-founder of Preemptive Love, and host Erin Wilson look ahead to episode one and share the vision behind the first season of Love A...
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