Based on the Thomas Moore account of Celtic Christmas, what are the universal spiritual principles that anchor this celebrated holiday? How do other religions, spiritual disciplines and perspectives contribute to the richness of this venerated date? And how did a pagan celebration morph into the most revered holiday in Western culture?

2012 marks the end of the Mayan calendar. Should we be worried? Or is it all just hype?

Unity calls itself, "a positive, practical, progressive approach to Christianity based on the teachings of Jesus." But does Unity represent a dangerous schism from mainstream, traditional Christianity? Or with its roots deep in American Transcendentalism, is Unity the Great Unknown American religion … possibly on the cutting edge of what Christianity … might become?

There's a new Conservative Bible Project that wants to change what it calls 'liberal bias' in the Bible. Reinterpreting the Bible is as old as the documents themselves. And liberal theology has its own brand of interpretation too. With such a strong conservative interpretation "push," could the result be that the Metaphysical Bible Dictionary is ready to catch?

What does the dramatic increase in psychotropic drug prescriptions in the United States say about the soul of the nation? Why have bipolar diagnoses risen 4,000 percent in one decade? What do recent fines against pharmaceutical companies—the largest in our nation's history—say about our own awareness regarding these medicines and the industry that produces and sells them? Christopher and Laura welcome an in-studio guest who has gone through her own medical experiences. Together they cull information from various sources, including clips from Deepak Chopra, Elizabeth Gilbert, Helen Fisher and others to create an informative, if not controversial discussion. And the biggest wild card? It could be … The Placebo Response.

From town hall blow-ups to shouting at the president in the halls of Congress; from incivility, whether on the tennis courts, the baseball diamond or at award shows, there’s a seeming river of anger, if not rage, coursing through our national veins. How does one remain politically and socially active—and yet remain untainted by the seeming lowest emotional common denominator we see in current American society?

With a Newsweek cover looking ominously like the 1967 Time magazine cover asking, "Is God Dead?," Newsweek editor Jon Meacham suggests the decline and fall of Christian America. He cites a recent survey that found that the percentage of Americans identifying themselves as Christians has dropped from 86 percent in 1990 to 76 percent today. Are we seeing the denouement of a Christian America? Is the cultural and political influence of conservative Christianity in the United States waning? And if so, what will fill the void? Laura and Christopher address the issues raised in this recent, seminal Newsweek cover story and roll in audio clips from Clay Jenkinson, Jon Meacham and others.

On election night 2008, after Obama’s victory, Oprah Winfrey told CNN, "It feels like a shift in consciousness." That’s not the sentiment in some religious circles that see a spiritual foreboding in Obama’s presidency. Beyond the notion of hope and change, does Obama’s election to the highest office in the United States demonstrate an inner shift in global awareness?

Strict vegetarianism has been the tool of ascetics and adepts inferring the holy life. But even in New Thought circles, that stance softened considerably in the latter 20th century. Now, with global warming and factory farming issues raising our awareness, is vegetarianism, or at least dramatically cutting back on our meat consumption, the path of the conscious spiritual journey?

Laura and Christopher examine two films (Zeitgeist, The God Who Wasn’t There) in national consciousness that claim that the Jesus story is nothing more than rehashed myth based on Horus, Dionysus, Krishna, Mithra and other deity-figures. How does metaphysically-oriented Christianity look at these films and their claims? What impact will these films and their message have on the evolution of Christianity and spirituality in general?