Read more about the article Quilts vs Paintings | Constant Wonder S11 E9
Constant Wonder

Quilts vs Paintings | Constant Wonder S11 E9

In a small Alabama town, Black women turn scraps into masterpieces. Isolated by geography and history, generations of quilters of Gee’s Bend developed a bold, abstract style unlike anything else in American art. Their quilts now hang in major museums. Hear the stories of two Gee’s Bend quilters in their own words. And meet a modern Black craftsman whose wildly imaginative chairs are like a living history of Black craft.

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June 20, 2025
Read more about the article The “Cutting Edge” of Tradition: Black Folk Art Reimagined
Constant Wonder

The “Cutting Edge” of Tradition: Black Folk Art Reimagined

Everyday people overcome seemingly insurmountable hurdles to produce fine art. Due to decades of historical isolation, the quilters of Gee's Bend, Alabama developed a radical, abstract approach to quilting. We meet two quilters from the small town who have quilts on display in some of the finest museums in the country. We also meet a contemporary furniture maker whose work is a living history of Black craft.

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June 18, 2025
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The Lisa Show

How to be More Intentional with Others

When life feels like too much and everyone seems to need something from you, how do you stay joyful and present? This week on The Lisa Show, Bob Goff joins Lisa to talk about how to keep your heart open when your schedule feels closed. He shares how to set priorities and actually stick to them, how to acknowledge your limits without feeling guilty, and how simple reminders can keep you grounded in what really matters. Bob also opens up about the space between what we want to do and what we think we can do, and how to live with purpose right there in the middle.

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June 17, 2025
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In Good Faith

Brian Grim

Brian Grim joins Steve and shares the remarkable story of his calling to be a missionary when he was only 4-years-old and how that eventually led him to Catholicism. He also discusses how this path led him to a life as an educator in the former Soviet Union, China, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe from 1982-2002. Eventually his research in economics reveals that religious freedom is good for business. Brian J. Grim, Ph. D. (Penn State), is the founding president of the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation and works with Fortune 500 companies to include religion and belief as part of their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

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June 16, 2025