Intersections
Intersections takes you to the crossroads of ideas, mapping the contours of belief and knowledge through the stories and lives of influential voices. On each episode, we visit with notable individuals in various fields who are asking important questions, and whose experiences and perspectives challenge us to pursue lives of meaning and purpose.
Spring Stories: The Great Spiritual Narratives
Each spring for hundreds (or thousands) of years, the three great Abrahamic monotheistic faiths observe significant holidays in their traditions. In Judaism, it is the festival of...
Engaging the Social Imagination: A Conversation with Author & Writer Anne Snyder
Skillful communicators can have a way of identifying underlying contemporary challenges while articulating a compelling vision for a world that could be. Anne Snyder uses language to speak...
Soul-Care in a Stressful Age: A Conversation with Therapist Janice McWilliams
A variety of indicators point out that many people are experiencing unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety from work, political polarization, and worries about the future. This...
Climate Change in the Developing World: A Conversation with Abel Mkulama
Abel Mkulama has been addressing climate change since he was growing up in Malawi. He is a graduate of the Coastal Science and Policy program at the University of California at Santa Cruz,...
Each spring for hundreds (or thousands) of years, the three great Abrahamic monotheistic faiths observe significant holidays in their traditions ...
Skillful communicators can have a way of identifying underlying contemporary challenges while articulating a compelling vision for a world that ...
A variety of indicators point out that many people are experiencing unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety from work, political ...
Abel Mkulama has been addressing climate change since he was growing up in Malawi. He is a graduate of the ...
In all different cultures around the world, humans are passionate about their spiritual beliefs. It seems that we have a ...
Dr. Falk has been an accomplished biologist for over 40 years and has been a researcher, university instructor and author ...
Local journalism is facing an existential crisis: A variety of forces are pressing in on small-town newspapers that may soon ...
Much of the recent public discussions about religion often focuses exclusively on political power and right-wing social movements. However, these ...
Children are among the most vulnerable of society. They are completely dependent on caring adults. How can adults help young ...
The medium of film can transport us to imagined places, as well as deepen our awareness and understanding of the ...
What is the relationship between the human senses and the creative process? This inaugural episode of Intersections features a conversation ...
Alliee DeArmond has been a columnist for the Santa Cruz Sentinel focusing on the faith community for many years. In ...
Across the country, one of the distinct demographic groups that has been hesitant to get vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus ...
Every day, children and families cross our southern border and request asylum as they flee countries with violence, political instability ...
Spring 2021 marks one year into the Covid pandemic. As we mark a full year into this global crisis, how ...
Dan and Lyn Wagner faced a challenge that few parents ever imagine--the sudden loss of both of their children in ...
On January 6, 2021, there was an unprecedented assault on our nation's capitol. Some of the people involved in the ...
In this edition of Faith Matters, we broadcast a unique dialogue hosted by the Santa Cruz and Watsonville Public Library ...
2020 has been a year unlike any in recent memory, or perhaps in American history. As a nation, and in ...
The bitterly divided 2020 election is finally over--and our panel of religious leaders weigh in on how they and their ...
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Seth Schapiro
Seth Schapiro has been an educator for over 30 years, where he has helped children make sense of themselves and the world around them. Recognizing the role that beliefs and values play in people’s lives, he created a K-12 character development program that draws out virtues and principles from the lives of multicultural leaders throughout history. Seth trained educators around the country in cultivating virtue, and the program has been used in thousands of schools. He also taught English at a university in Cambodia where he worked with future leaders and observed how Buddhist perspectives impact people’s daily lives. More recently, he has been the host of the Faith Matters radio program, where he explored spiritual beliefs and practices by facilitating meaningful conversations with diverse faith leaders.