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WF Podcast Eleven – Humphrey & Wingate Interview

Authored by: Lucretia Humphrey, Molly Wingate, Jonathan Stoll, colin cole

Episode 11 of the Western Friend Podcast features a conversation with two recent presiding clerks of Western yearly meetings, who discuss experiences and insights they have gained through decades of living as Quakers in "military towns" -- Colorado Springs, CO, and Great Falls, MT. Click here to read the article in Western Friend by these two authors about this topic.

Click here to listen to the complete podcast.

Or first try listening to the "sound bite" below:

The “chapters” in this podcast are:

0:00          Introduction

1:26          Expanding on their WF May/June 22 article

4:50          On Belonging

12:20        Challenges of living/working in military communities

19:35        The military’s impact on all aspects of a city

25:30        Ignoring the warheads around us

30:25        Doing good work in tough situations

34:02        Tools for healing

35:33        Leading with love vs anger

38:42        Beginning of Q and A

40:22        Experiencing aggression as a pacifist

44:05        What was it like for kids, and raising kids?

52:02        On processing the war in Ukraine

Audience:
HS and older
Genre:
Documentary
Medium:
Audio production
Time period:
2000s
Topic
Health & Family , Integrity , Anti-War, War, & Weapons