pod.link/1503278492
pod.link copied!
Shelter in Place: escape into life.
Shelter in Place: escape into life.
Narrative Podcasts

An award-winning narrative nonfiction podcast reimagining life through creativity and community. With a musician's ear, a writer's pen, and a voice that... more

Listen now on

Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Overcast
Podcast Addict
Pocket Casts
Castbox
Podbean
iHeartRadio
Player FM
Podcast Republic
Castro
RSS

Episodes

Feels Like Home

It’s time to step out of the pandemic shadow. After 200 episodes and more than 2 years, we celebrate the... more

12 May 2022 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
A Mother for All Seasons

What if motherhood could mean finding joy that has nothing to do with the kids? We’re kicking off Mental Health... more

05 May 2022 · 37 minutes
All the Roads That Lead from Home

In this conversation with the astonishingly prolific, award-winning author Anne Leigh Parrish, we talk about writing, motherhood, and what we... more

28 Apr 2022 · 43 minutes
Mother Mine

Mothers can be wonderful or controversial. They can shape us profoundly. Laura speaks with fellow podcaster Katie Semro, whose podcast... more

21 Apr 2022 · 30 minutes
Material Feels

Laura and fellow Oakland podcaster Catherine Monahon of Material Feels talk about what brings them joy, why they keep creating,... more

14 Apr 2022 · 25 minutes
Eight Secrets for Guaranteed Happiness

Relationships, parties, music, learned optimism, and more: life lessons from an eight-year-old, backed up by psychological research—and a shocking yard... more

07 Apr 2022 · 29 minutes
A Time to Change

As we close our month-long celebration of 2 years of Shelter in Place, we share some big news. And as... more

31 Mar 2022 · 43 minutes
It Takes a Village

This month, Shelter in Place is celebrating two years. As we approach 200 episodes and move into the final weeks... more

24 Mar 2022 · 31 minutes
Happy Anniversary

On our two-year anniversary as a show, we look back to where it all began. Want to support this work? ... more

17 Mar 2022 · 38 minutes
Cloud Cuckoo Land

What if we could escape to a place where we had everything we needed, where all of our longings were... more

10 Mar 2022 · 50 minutes
Fixing the World in 10 Easy Steps

The world has always needed fixing. Some weeks it just feels more broken than others. This week, we turn to... more

03 Mar 2022 · 31 minutes
Why'd Bambi Have to Die?

Shelter in Place presents Deer Humans, a new podcast series by Eve Bishop about our relationship with the natural world.... more

24 Feb 2022 · 46 minutes
How are you doing—really?

Laura and Eve Bishop met a little over a year ago—but so much has changed in that time that it... more

17 Feb 2022 · 28 minutes
How Can This Be?

This week, we’re doing something a little different. Something a little more playful. Something that can be summed up in... more

10 Feb 2022 · 24 minutes
Finding the Fuego (with ALL the yumminess)

Adriana Oyarzun was a child of two cultures, growing up both in Venezuela and Miami. In this conversation, she shares... more

03 Feb 2022 · 49 minutes
Why We Need Two Lives to Live One

"We all have 2 lives. The second begins the moment we realize we have only one.” Laura talks with Laurel... more

27 Jan 2022 · 23 minutes
Why We Need the Friends We've Never Met: A Conversation with Alexandra Cohl

Laura talks with The Pod Broads host Alexandra Cohl about burnout, the answer the one question that they ask every... more

20 Jan 2022 · 34 minutes
What the adventure can teach us

Laura’s first two resolutions for 2022 — playfulness and creative solutions to work — are the frame for this reflection... more

13 Jan 2022 · 18 minutes
Choose Your Own (Audio) Adventure

What if life could be an exciting quest — but with sound?  Laura takes us behind the scenes and into... more

07 Jan 2022 · 30 minutes
Productivity Unhacked

In a productivity-obsessed culture, the emphasis is always on doing more . . . but what are we really hoping... more

30 Dec 2021 · 31 minutes
Tres corazones: an audio holiday card

As we look back on an eventful year for all of us, a three-part mindfulness practice from our second-grader gives... more

25 Dec 2021 · 24 minutes
Lost and Found Revisited

Shelter in Place is cooking up our final episodes of the season in between egg nog, Christmas carols, and traveling... more

24 Dec 2021 · 1 hour,
Dancing Saved My Life

Andreina Febres came to the United States at age 21, with one simple mission: to learn English. She made a... more

16 Dec 2021 · 31 minutes
The Theology of Listening

What can the fractures in our identity and ancestry teach us about how to heal? 20-something podcaster Zahra C. and... more

09 Dec 2021 · 32 minutes
Everyday Magic

In each life stage, we’re asked what we do, or what we’re going to be—but what if the question became... more

02 Dec 2021 · 31 minutes
A Better Age (part 2)

Research tells us that as we age, we get happier—but how can this be true when getting older often means... more

25 Nov 2021 · 31 minutes
A Better Age (Part 1)

Research shows that happiness bottoms out in our 40’s—but as we get older, we actually get happier through the decades.... more

18 Nov 2021 · 28 minutes
A Good Age Revisited

Last spring, we explored why people actually get happier as they get older despite everything our culture tells us to... more

11 Nov 2021 · 31 minutes
As You Wish

Why is it that the people we love the most can sometimes make us feel loved the least? Through awkward... more

04 Nov 2021 · 28 minutes
Stuck on the Staircase

How do we move from languishing to flourishing even when things are not okay? Languishing has become a buzzword... more

28 Oct 2021 · 28 minutes
Letting the Light In

What would life look like if we oriented our week not around work—but rest?  In a world where the pace... more

21 Oct 2021 · 31 minutes
Coronasomnia to Kasamas

Is this really the way life is supposed to be? We’ve known from the beginning that the old way wasn’t... more

14 Oct 2021 · 29 minutes
Lost and Found (part 2)

What have you lost in the pandemic? What have you found?  We asked these questions to people from New York... more

07 Oct 2021 · 33 minutes
Lost and Found (part 1)

What have you lost in the pandemic? What have you found?  We asked these questions to people from New York... more

30 Sep 2021 · 31 minutes
S3 Preview: Embrace the Process

Why create? This is the question we ask every time we make an episode, and the first one we post... more

23 Sep 2021 · 39 minutes
Escape into life: Season 3 Trailer

How can we feel at home even when our world feels out of control? Whether we’re talking about our planet... more

16 Sep 2021 · 1 minute
And the award goes to . . .

As we count down the days to season 3, we’re sharing some good news for what’s ahead. This one is... more

09 Sep 2021 · 11 minutes
Weird but Effective Tricks for Chilling Out

Sometimes the path to Zen isn’t what you think it is.  Find show notes, transcripts, and our episode starter pack... more

27 Aug 2021 · 6 minutes
Homecoming

After 11 months of our pandemic Odyssey, we’re finally home.  Complete show notes and transcript at www.shelterinplacepodcast.org. A Hurrdat Media Production.... more

19 Aug 2021 · 4 minutes
The Home Stretch

In the final week of this year-long pandemic Odyssey before Laura and her family return home, we're sharing some of the... more

05 Aug 2021 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Open Streets

For the month of July, Shelter in Place is spotlighting graduates from our Springboard training program. Today Clara Smith talks about cyclist road... more

29 Jul 2021 · 30 minutes
A Great Big Party

For the month of July, Shelter in Place is spotlighting graduates from our Springboard training program. Today Eve Bishop and Sarah Chavez help... more

22 Jul 2021 · 53 minutes
American

For the month of July, Shelter in Place is spotlighting graduates from our Springboard training program. Today Melissa Lent shares her story of... more

15 Jul 2021 · 54 minutes
Only You

This month, we're sharing testimonials from our Springboard Training Program graduates, along with some of the episodes they worked on.... more

08 Jul 2021 · 37 minutes
Homeless

This month, as we count down to the July 31st application deadline for our Podcast Springboard Program, we're sharing testimonials... more

01 Jul 2021 · 38 minutes
Lane Change

While Shelter in Place is on the road, we’re releasing some of our favorite conversations, including some you’ve never heard... more

24 Jun 2021 · 28 minutes
Juneteenth

While Laura and her family are slowly traveling back to Oakland, we're releasing episodes from our archives (with some new additions).... more

17 Jun 2021 · 22 minutes
Our Country

After facing endless roadblocks as a Black singer in Nashville in the early 2000s, Miko Marks gave up on country... more

10 Jun 2021 · 19 minutes
At Sea

This week, after 8 months of the Pandemic Odyssey that has taken Laura and her family from one coast to... more

03 Jun 2021 · 28 minutes
Rage Road

Who keeps us safe when the world shuts down? On cyclist road rage, community, and how mutual aid makes... more

27 May 2021 · 27 minutes
Symbolic Starter

How can breaking bread--or injera--together make a place home? Last year was the year of the sourdough starter. Today we... more

20 May 2021 · 37 minutes
A Good Age

In the face of physical decline, how is “acceptance” not just “resignation” dressed up in zen clothing? After an injury... more

13 May 2021 · 30 minutes
A Good Life

What if life’s biggest tragedy could also be life’s greatest blessing?   When lifelong ski patrol and EMT instructor Posie... more

06 May 2021 · 30 minutes
A Good Death

Is there such a thing as a good death? In this episode we reflect on some of our own experiences... more

29 Apr 2021 · 52 minutes
In the Tunnel

When we face mental health struggles, who will help us find our way out? Laura and Shelter in Place apprentice... more

22 Apr 2021 · 49 minutes
BONUS: Future Hindsight

What does civic engagement look like when you can't get together? This week we're sharing a recent conversation Laura had... more

15 Apr 2021 · 36 minutes
The Rabbit Hole

How do we get the right information without falling down the rabbit hole of misinformation? In our final installment of... more

08 Apr 2021 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Shelter in Place presents . . .

We have some big news today. It's time for a change. Here's why.   Get updates on this HUGE news... more

01 Apr 2021 · 5 minutes
Hyphenated Identity

What's in a name?  We reflect on some timely questions: where do I belong? And what does it mean to... more

01 Apr 2021 · 49 minutes
Shut Up And Listen

How can we make space for concerns about the vaccine and grapple with a difficult history? Dr. Joyce Sanchez says... more

25 Mar 2021 · 32 minutes
Peaceful Village

What story will we tell when we look back on this pandemic year? On the one-year anniversary of Shelter in... more

18 Mar 2021 · 28 minutes
An Affront to Zeus

Have we lost ability to be hospitable to those who need it most? Sarai Waters talks about being among the... more

11 Mar 2021 · 34 minutes
Trials and Tribulations

COVID-19 cases are dropping as more and more people get vaccinated. But not everyone is comfortable with the path to... more

04 Mar 2021 · 38 minutes
What You Make of It

How can we continue to love each other - even in the midst of irreconcilable differences? In this episode, Justin... more

25 Feb 2021 · 37 minutes
Kindness Revisited

What if you could develop authentic social connections? Sometimes it's the little things that go a long way. You can... more

18 Feb 2021 · 25 minutes
Not "the (Only) One

What if when it comes to love, we got it wrong? Read Rhaina Cohen's essay "What if Friendship, Not Marriage,... more

11 Feb 2021 · 33 minutes
Between Family and a Hard Place

What if the thing you love is the thing that hurts you? You can learn more about Kristen Neff's research... more

04 Feb 2021 · 28 minutes
Prophetic Imagination

How can we reevaluate our narratives with a racially-consicous lens? In my eye-opening conversation with bestselling author and historian Jemar... more

28 Jan 2021 · 39 minutes
Remembering Tulsa

What if what we learned in history classes was just one side of the story? Writing about the Tulsa Race... more

21 Jan 2021 · 28 minutes
Welcome to the Party

What makes a good party? A virtual party hosted by Shelter in Place to celebrate the long-awaited new year! It's... more

15 Jan 2021 · 1 hour,
You're Invited to the Party!

Are you ready to party? Next week, on our official launch date with Hurrdat Media, we're throwing you a virtual... more

07 Jan 2021 · 1 minute
Dear 2020

When is the best time to say goodbye?   We need to break up.   We both saw this... more

31 Dec 2020 · 26 minutes
The Noise Inside

What do you hear before it goes quiet? Lifelong love, memory and the things that stay with us. To usher... more

24 Dec 2020 · 37 minutes
Unpacking Boxes

What is the most important stuff we have to go through isn't stuff at all? As we enter this holiday... more

17 Dec 2020 · 31 minutes
Borderline Fortune

How do we keep finding joy in doing what we're doing each day? Success is great. Except when it isn't.... more

10 Dec 2020 · 38 minutes
The Lotus Eaters

How can we rethink public education? For parents who aren't natural home-schoolers, the challenges of distance learning have proven to... more

03 Dec 2020 · 37 minutes
S2 Bonus: Faith and the Pandemic from the Transmission Times

How can faith help us cope with what we're really afraid of during this pandemic? A special bonus episode on... more

27 Nov 2020 · 17 minutes
The Breakdown

In a year of breakdowns, how can we find our way to a breakthrough? Gratitude is good. But sometimes it's... more

25 Nov 2020 · 24 minutes
In Search of Home

What makes a good home, especially during this pandemic? Muoki Musau, a realtor in Virginia but also a theologian from... more

19 Nov 2020 · 31 minutes
Trust the Messenger

How do we fight a disease that keeps growing and changing--without fighting each other in the process? -Complete show notes... more

12 Nov 2020 · 40 minutes
What We Can Become

In a house divided, can we still stand? -Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode: refer.fm/shelter See acast.com/privacy... more

05 Nov 2020 · 31 minutes
Inherited

Are we too late to create a better future for our planet? -Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info. Share this episode:... more

30 Oct 2020 · 20 minutes
Standing in the Gap

How do we create community in the face of fear? Laura talks with a former CIA bodyguard and Navy Seals... more

29 Oct 2020 · 21 minutes
Facing the Mob

When you're driving across the country and your AirBNB guests are partying and shooting adult films in your yard, is... more

28 Oct 2020 · 34 minutes
In the Boat

Can our friendships withstand the increasing demands of the pandemic? When a heatwave, wildfires, and a positive COVID test come... more

22 Oct 2020 · 31 minutes
The Hidden Ship

What do we do when enough isn't enough? As Laura and her family grapple with the continual unraveling of their... more

16 Oct 2020 · 38 minutes
Cyclops in Vegas

What do we do when our character is tested... and we fail the test? One day into our Pandemic Odyssey,... more

08 Oct 2020 · 46 minutes
Season 2 Prologue: Pandemic Odyssey

When life in the pandemic becomes unsustainable, do we stay put or set sail? In this first episode of season... more

30 Sep 2020 · 9 minutes
Shelter in Place Season 2 Trailer

What does it mean to be a human - right now? At Shelter in Place, we believe that transforming communities begin... more

21 Aug 2020 · 1 minute
Just Stop

Shelter in Place is taking a break from making new episodes right now so that we can make this work... more

17 Aug 2020 · 34 minutes
Everyday Failures

While Shelter in Place is on break between seasons, we're rereleasing some of our favorite episodes. Today's bonus episode is... more

10 Aug 2020 · 29 minutes
Back to (Home) School

While Shelter in Place is on break between seasons, we're rereleasing some of our favorite episodes. Today's bonus episode is... more

03 Aug 2020 · 37 minutes
#CovidCut

While Shelter in Place is on break between seasons, we're rereleasing some of our favorite episodes. Today's bonus episode is... more

27 Jul 2020 · 25 minutes
In the Family

While Shelter in Place is on break between seasons, we're rereleasing some of our favorite episodes. Today's bonus episode is... more

22 Jul 2020 · 36 minutes
Addendum to FIERCE

This is a little audio addendum to episode 96: FIERCE. This podcast has been, from the beginning, a journey of... more

20 Jul 2020 · 6 minutes
Performance Review

Job knowledge. Project scope. Implementation and execution. What happens when HR comes to review Shelter in Place? Listen to the... more

17 Jul 2020 · 23 minutes
My Fabulous Foolproof Formula for Fame and Fortune

Long before this pandemic, entrepreneur John Hall was rethinking what it meant to be successful in one's career. In this... more

16 Jul 2020 · 19 minutes
What the Devil is Capable Of

Bay Area poet Vernon Keeve III lost his father during this pandemic. That loss--and that relationship--was a complicated one. His... more

14 Jul 2020 · 26 minutes
The Scream

As schools across the nation announce plans for distance learning or part-time attendance in the fall, working parents seem to... more

13 Jul 2020 · 15 minutes
Fierce

This week I’ve been sharing my conversations with the writers of FIERCE: Essays by and About Dauntless Women*. On today’s... more

11 Jul 2020 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Transcendent

As we continue our series featuring the women of FIERCE: Essays by and About Dauntless Women, we talk today with... more

10 Jul 2020 · 16 minutes
Revelry

Kara Lee Corthron is a playwright, a novelist, and a TV writer. Her forthcoming Young Adult novel DAUGHTERS OF JUBILATION... more

09 Jul 2020 · 16 minutes
Audacious

Edissa Nicolás-Huntsman calls herself an agitator, and activist, and an educator. In this riveting installment of our essays featuring the... more

08 Jul 2020 · 18 minutes
Defiant

In the first of five episodes featuring FIERCE: ESSAYS BY AND ABOUT DAUNTLESS WOMEN, award-winning author Meera Nair shares how... more

07 Jul 2020 · 22 minutes
An Open Letter to My Mom

In this open letter to her mom, Laura reflects on what she learned about being a strong woman even in... more

06 Jul 2020 · 11 minutes
Real Patriotism

On this Independence Day, Air Force veteran Tino Dinh talks about patriotism, and why he thinks it should be an... more

04 Jul 2020 · 21 minutes
Family History

As we approach this holiday weekend, Laura looks to Independent presidential candidate Mark Charles to help us celebrate without ignoring... more

03 Jul 2020 · 12 minutes
Temper Tantrum

We all have those times when life is a perfect storm of disasters and we just can't take it anymore.... more

02 Jul 2020 · 15 minutes
Untouched

Fifteen years ago, the first thing Laura ever published was a short piece of creative non-fiction called "Touched." Today, she... more

01 Jul 2020 · 17 minutes
Special

For the past two weeks, we've been looking at this time through the lens of the Enneagram--but the idea for... more

30 Jun 2020 · 15 minutes
The Individualist

Keith Watts can hush a room with the beauty and power of his singing voice--but he's spent a lifetime silencing... more

29 Jun 2020 · 20 minutes
The Capacity for Courage

Micheline Aharonian Marcom has been writing beautiful, courageous, award-winning novels for over twenty years. Her latest book, The New American,... more

27 Jun 2020 · 32 minutes
The Enthusiast

Sevens are often referred to as "the fun number" on the Enneagram. But their continual search for contentment through the... more

26 Jun 2020 · 18 minutes
The Achiever

In the age of Malala and Greta Thunberg, young people are leading the charge on changing our world. Sanjna Selvarajan,... more

25 Jun 2020 · 13 minutes
The Reformer

The Enneagram type 1 is often referred to as “the reformer” because with their strong sense of ethics and their... more

24 Jun 2020 · 14 minutes
The Loyal Skeptic

Enneagram sixes are more aware of how uncertain life is than most of us. In any given situation, they’ve probably... more

23 Jun 2020 · 16 minutes
The Investigator

The Enneagram 5 is often described as "the investigator." Musician and audio editor Erica Huang was born and raised in... more

22 Jun 2020 · 14 minutes
Story Saturday: A Beautiful Place

Elmer Yazzie grew up on the Navaho reservation in New Mexico, and was the son of a translator for the... more

20 Jun 2020 · 32 minutes
The Peacemaker

The Enneagram 9 is often called "the Peacemaker." 9s are so skilled at creating harmony that we often don't even... more

19 Jun 2020 · 14 minutes
Pandemic Summer

For over 40 years, Dr. Jose Luis Sanchez has been working in infectious disease epidemiology, outbreak investigation, and applied biomedical... more

18 Jun 2020 · 23 minutes
The Helper

Hilary Davis is a hospital chaplain who enjoys helping people have what she calls "a good death," and who brings... more

17 Jun 2020 · 15 minutes
The Challenger

The Enneagram 8 is often described as "the challenger." Addiction therapist Jen Sheedy has been speaking truth to power all... more

16 Jun 2020 · 20 minutes
The Life-Changing Magic of Spacing Out

As social bubbles form and expand, each day continues to have challenges we didn't anticipate. Sometimes, the answer is to... more

15 Jun 2020 · 11 minutes
Story Saturday: A Common Memory

Presidential candidate Mark Charles shares why he thinks our country's struggles with racism have everything to do with our need... more

13 Jun 2020 · 59 minutes
More Caught Than Taught

In parenting and in life, real change comes from a little less talk and a lot more action. Complete show... more

12 Jun 2020 · 13 minutes
How We're Doing Now with the Transmission Times

The Transmission Times is an audio diary of voices from all across the globe. Today one of those voices is... more

11 Jun 2020 · 16 minutes
Redefining Sanity

Tatiana Mac, an engineer, writer, and speaker who is thinking a lot about the weight words carry, prompts Laura to... more

10 Jun 2020 · 19 minutes
The Possibility of Change

In her forward to The Best American Science and Nature writing, Jaime Green pushes back on the idea that anything... more

09 Jun 2020 · 11 minutes
Difference

In the wake of cancelling a long-anticipated trip to see her extended family, Laura explores how the differences that have... more

08 Jun 2020 · 17 minutes
Circling Back

Laura circles back with Muoki Musau, whose perspective began this week of amplifying and celebrating Black voices. In the first... more

06 Jun 2020 · 46 minutes
What's Going On

James Jones has been carving his own path for a long time--as a musician, a voiceover artist, a podcaster, and... more

05 Jun 2020 · 34 minutes
Goodnight America

Singer songwriter Miko Marks shares music and words to guide us in these troubling times. Complete show notes at shelterinplacepodcast.info.... more

04 Jun 2020 · 20 minutes
Blues for Almost Forgotten Music

Award-winning poet Roxane Beth Johnson shares poems to help us remember the music of life, and talks about how this... more

03 Jun 2020 · 17 minutes
The Show Must Be Paused

Shelter in Place is joining with other arts organizations in observing “Black Out Tuesday” on June 2. This is a... more

02 Jun 2020 · 5 minutes
Balance

What a failed gymnastics career and a Virginia realtor’s perspective can show us navigating this time with humility and presence.... more

01 Jun 2020 · 15 minutes
Story Saturday: Do Not Be Afraid

Laura talks with Nashville Singer-Songwriter Christopher Williams about how making music for twenty-five years has taught him how to not... more

30 May 2020 · 42 minutes
The Rollercoaster Ride with the Transmission Times

Life in quarantine can feel like an emotional rollercoaster ride, one with twists and turns that are not always welcome.... more

29 May 2020 · 17 minutes
Trixi

How uniting around a common cause can help former adversaries become allies--even when those allies are your siblings, and the... more

28 May 2020 · 18 minutes
Standardized

As the UC university system ditches the ACT and SAT as requirements for college admissions, Laura shares her own story... more

27 May 2020 · 20 minutes
Type 2 Fun

As we enter this pandemic summer, Laura recalls how sometimes our best memories aren't of the easy kind of fun,... more

26 May 2020 · 16 minutes
Shelter in Place: escape into life.
Blues for Almost Forgotten Music
Shelter in Place: escape into life.
0:00
-0:00

Listen now on

Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Overcast
Podcast Addict
Pocket Casts
Castbox
Podbean
iHeartRadio
Player FM
Podcast Republic
Castro
RSS

Description

Award-winning poet Roxane Beth Johnson shares poems to help us remember the music of life, and talks about how this time has... more