Episodes

  • Assessing Your Life

    Assessing Your Life
    Nov 1 2020
    Rob, Robert, and Amy discuss what celebrities people think they look like, loneliness, individualism vs. collectivism, and how helpful (or not) checklists are in evaluating your life on a regular basis. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/socialthread/support
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    23 mins
  • Winging It

    Winging It
    Oct 25 2020
    This week Rob, Robert, and Amy talk about making it up as we go, karma, and how to embrace waiting. This was originally streamed as an episode of Social Thread Live, which can be viewed on Wednesday nights at 6 p.m. (Arizona) on our Facebook page. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/socialthread/support
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    30 mins
  • Joe Webb Talks About Building Communities For Spiritual Exiles

    Joe Webb Talks About Building Communities For Spiritual Exiles
    Oct 18 2020
    Joe joins Rob and Robert to talk about building new types of faith communities for those who feel like they don't fit in or are missing something from their current spiritual journey.  Joe Webb is the creator and curator of Accidental Tomatoes, an online community for people who are looking for a new way of being the church beyond institutional boundaries. He is the founder and lead facilitator of New Wineskins, an ecumenical discussion group that meets bi-weekly in a local brewpub.  This is a crossover episode that will also appear later on the Accidental Tomatoes podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/socialthread/support
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    44 mins
  • Alter Egos

    Alter Egos
    Oct 11 2020
    In a crossover episode from Explore Your Faith Live, Rob, Robert, and Amy talk about the parts of ourselves we hide from the world, why good people stand by and let bad things happen, and what is really important in life. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/socialthread/support
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    28 mins
  • Jason Isaak Talks About Faith, Politics, and Public Service

    Jason Isaak Talks About Faith, Politics, and Public Service
    Oct 4 2020
    Jason Isaak is the Advisor to the Attorney General of the Sate of Arizona. A Tucson native, Jason worked for the public affairs firm Policy Development Group from 1998 until 2018 where he represented clients at all levels of government – local, state, and federal.  Prior to joining PDG, he served as legislative director for Congressman Jim Kolbe and spent nearly eight years in his Washington, DC office.  In 2018, Jason returned to the public sector where he serves in his current role. Jason is also the host of the Arizona Originals Podcast where he interviews "Arizona’s leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs from every walk of life." Learn more about Jason and his podcast at www.azoriginals.net --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/socialthread/support
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    24 mins
  • Awkward Silence as a Spiritual Practice

    Awkward Silence as a Spiritual Practice
    Sep 27 2020
    This episode we're trying something a little different. This is the audio from our Explore Your Faith Live that takes place on Facebook every Wednesday night at 6 p.m. Arizona time. We model a shortened version of what we do at our Explore Your Faith Meetups on Zoom every week. Check out the episode as Rob Rynders, Robert Payne, and Amy Notbohm talk about tact, stoicism, and awkward silences as a spiritual practice. If you'd like to be a part of these kinds of conversations check out www.socialthread.org/meetups. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/socialthread/support
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    32 mins
  • Cathy and Gil Stafford Talk About Interfaith Wisdom, Spirituality, Community, and Pilgrimage

    Cathy and Gil Stafford Talk About Interfaith Wisdom, Spirituality, Community, and Pilgrimage
    Sep 20 2020
    "The Wisdom School is this wonderful integration of going deeper into spirituality, it's not about religion. It's also exploring that idea we can sit in community, in a trusted community, and be called to have our own opinions, thoughts, and there's no judging, there's no saving, there's no fixing anybody." Cathy and Gil stafford are the founders of Wisdom's Way Interfaith School. You can learn more about their work at www.2wisdomsway.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/socialthread/support
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    33 mins
  • Micah Bournes Talks About Poetry, Race, Justice, and Faith

    Micah Bournes Talks About Poetry, Race, Justice, and Faith
    Sep 13 2020
    "Fight evil with poetry." Poet, musician, and speaker, Micah Bournes, joins to podcast to talk about racism, injustice, creativity, and faith. Micah's latest book is called Here Comes This Dreamer and is available on Amazon.    Learn more and support Micah's work at www.micahbournes.com and on Patreon. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/socialthread/support
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    44 mins