Unaffiliated: The Search for Meaning
Deep, unmediated interviews with religiously unaffiliated and affiliated Americans who have insightful views on spirituality, connection, and the search for meaning. Weekly conversations with host Kathryn Elliott, a journalist and spiritual integration coach who enjoys interfaith, intercultural dialogue and authentic conversation that brings people together. || New episodes uploaded weekly on Tuesdays.
Episodes
8 episodes
Dinner with Friends | Ben von Bredow
In Episode 7 of Unaffiliated, host Kathryn Elliott talks with a man named Ben von Bredow about “Friday night dinner,” a complex, tradition-laden gathering that he participated in for two years while studying in the United States. In the midst o...
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Episode 7
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39:21
Clean and Community Minded | Rabbi Sara Luria
In Episode 6 of Unaffiliated, host Kathryn Elliott talks with Rabbi Sara Luria, co-founder of the Beloved Community and mother of three. Sara leads and builds wide-open community by bringing the depth and...
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Episode 6
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45:05
How to Forgive Your 6th Grade Bullies | Simone Ellin
In Episode 5 of Unaffiliated, host Kathryn Elliott interviews Simone Ellin, a freelance writer who decided to track down the women who bullied her in middle school (read her HuffPost article<...
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Episode 5
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43:24
The Brain and Spiritual Experiences | Sharon Hogan
On Episode 4 of Unaffiliated, host Kathryn Elliott talks with Sharon Hogan, a school psychologist and former adjunct professor who has a personal interest in the neuroscience of spiritual experiences. Sharon shares her perspective as a humanist...
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Episode 4
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39:18
Comfort for Lonely Travelers | Sy Castells
On Episode 3 of Unaffiliated, host Kathryn Elliott talks with Sy Castells, a transgender writer, poet, and activist from the Cleveland area. Their wide-ranging discussion touches on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and suffering; exploring ultimate q...
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Episode 3
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37:57
The Basis of Human Connection | Vijay Parthasarathay
On Episode 2 of Unaffiliated, host Kathryn Elliott talks with Vijay Parthasarathay, an anthropologist and cultural strategist who cares deeply about human dignity and the art of vulnerable connection. Together they discuss empathy, valida...
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Episode 2
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28:26
Looking for Unconditional Love | Geneva Toddy
In the first episode of Unaffiliated: the Search for Meaning, host Kathryn Elliott speaks to a woman named Geneva Toddy about her Baptist upbringing, the deaths and breakups that sparked her search for meaning, and expressions of love that reso...
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Episode 1
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