Everyday Thin Places

Rachael Gallagher and Elizabeth Varaso are joined by poet Kaitlin Shetler to discuss her poem 'Sometimes I Wonder', the concept of incarnation, going deeper into the beauty of the Christmas story, and so much more.

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This week, Rachael and Elizabeth take a deep dive into the world of couture jewelry design with Michelle Pajak-Reynolds. We learn how Michelle started making jewelry early in life, how her travels and research inform the designs she creates, and she walks us through the process of how collections come to be from mining her own gemstones to making their way to their forever homes. Michelle designs everything, produces it all, and works with a beautiful team to photograph it all, and she does it in a sustainable way. This is a great listen!

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For this bonus episode, Rachael and Elizabeth are joined by the very talented artist and designer Mark Ruffin, who started the movement, Black Dolls Matter, which has grown from a social media campaign to a retailer of dolls, doll clothing, and accessories. He talks to Rachael and Elizabeth about how Black Dolls Matter came to be, the magic of having a doll that looks like you, how we can all support Black Dolls Matter, and the other creative endeavors that Mark has been a part of.

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Kay Bruner is here and we're talking about her family motto: "whatever happens, we'll get through it together", how to make this holiday season meaningful regardless of how "unprecedented" this season will be, and the importance of boundaries.

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Rachael Gallagher and Elizabeth Varaso discuss the enneagram with enneagram coach, Erin Sur. We discuss everything from how Erin uses the enneagram to coach her clients to which Friends characters fit into which enneagram type, and Elizabeth shares her image of each of the enneagram types as spots on a dance floor. Let's dance!

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Rachael Gallagher and Elizabeth Varaso discuss a profound weekend that they both experienced a few weeks ago.  Within a few hours, Elizabeth helped a family to welcome their rainbow baby into the world and Rachael said her final goodbye to her grandmother, a holocaust survivor. Rachael reminisces about her Gran, Rene Koenigsberg Hammond and Elizabeth opens up about the precious experience of helping to bring new life into the world.

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Rachael Gallagher and Elizabeth Varaso are joined by Conrad Benner, who is a blogger, a podcaster, an organizer, a curator, and a photographer. They discuss  "Mailbox Voters", a project created to educate voters on all the ways to vote, "To The Polls 2020", a display of temporary murals in Love Park using public art to encourage people to vote, and how Conrad balances non-partisan views with his own personal passion for politics, before diving in more deeply about using art as a form of resistance.

To check out the Common Threads mural discussed in this episode, go to: https://www.muralarts.org/artworks/common-threads/

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Rachael Gallagher and Elizabeth Varaso are joined by Isaac Saul, a journalist and the founder of Tangle, an independent, ad-free, non-partisan, politics newsletter that offers both sides of the biggest news stories every day. He'll walk us through how Tangle came to be, what Isaac thinks of our shared state of Pennsylvania, and what his daily work looks like. This is a must listen (especially in this week leading up to the 2020 general election)!

To find out more about Tangle and to subscribe visit https://tangle.substack.com/about

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Horror film scholar and expert, Jennifer Moorman is here for the episode we thought would be perfect for this week leading up to Halloween. Jen shares about how she developed a love for horror films, how monsters in horror films can help "outsiders" to feel empowered, and the power of the unknown that horror filmmakers tap into in order to scare us.  We also discuss how death and birth are often explored in horror films and how these films can actually be comforting and even a thin place when we are feeling anxious.

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Author, speaker, and podcaster Rob Bell joins us to talk about his new book, "Everything is Spiritual", the power of well-asked questions, and what is giving him hope right now. We begin by talking about the power of a good ending. Then we talk about everything from asking good questions, to the unexpected twists and turns of life, to human reproduction, and so much more.

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Watch the unedited video version of this interview on YouTube