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Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1773
Central Character: Phillis Wheatley
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: How Phillis Wheatley's poetry created undeniable proof of human dignity, giving future generations the language to imagine justice.
Central Character: Phillis Wheatley
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: How Phillis Wheatley's poetry created undeniable proof of human dignity, giving future generations the language to imagine justice.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1774
Central Character: Ann Lee
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Harmonia recalls Ann Lee, the visionary leader who shaped one of the most radical spiritual communities in American history.
Central Character: Ann Lee
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Harmonia recalls Ann Lee, the visionary leader who shaped one of the most radical spiritual communities in American history.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1775
Central Character: Louis Claude de Saint-Martin
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: French mystic Louis Claude de Saint-Martin spent his life shedding every exterior spiritual system to arrive at one conviction: the faculty above reason belongs to every soul.
Central Character: Louis Claude de Saint-Martin
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: French mystic Louis Claude de Saint-Martin spent his life shedding every exterior spiritual system to arrive at one conviction: the faculty above reason belongs to every soul.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1776
Central Character: Tikhon of Zadonsk
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Tikhon of Zadonsk answered 18th-century Russian nihilism not with argument but with love --- and inspired Dostoevsky's greatest characters.
Central Character: Tikhon of Zadonsk
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Tikhon of Zadonsk answered 18th-century Russian nihilism not with argument but with love --- and inspired Dostoevsky's greatest characters.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1780
Central Character: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Faith: Philosopher
About this episode: A reflection on Lessing and the moment when humanity began learning to discover spiritual truth as responsibly as scientific truth.
Central Character: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Faith: Philosopher
About this episode: A reflection on Lessing and the moment when humanity began learning to discover spiritual truth as responsibly as scientific truth.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1790
Central Character: Judith Sargent Murray
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Harmonia explores Judith Sargent Murray, whose radical belief in the equality of every soul helped build the world we live in today.
Central Character: Judith Sargent Murray
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Harmonia explores Judith Sargent Murray, whose radical belief in the equality of every soul helped build the world we live in today.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1800
Central Character: Ryōkan Taigu
Faith: Buddhism
About this episode: Ryōkan Taigu was an Edo-period Zen monk whose life of radical simplicity and chosen joy continues to illuminate what it means to be fully, deliberately alive.
Central Character: Ryōkan Taigu
Faith: Buddhism
About this episode: Ryōkan Taigu was an Edo-period Zen monk whose life of radical simplicity and chosen joy continues to illuminate what it means to be fully, deliberately alive.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1807
Central Character: William Wilberforce
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: How William Wilberforce's interior transformation on a carriage ride gave him the moral grounding to abolish the British slave trade.
Central Character: William Wilberforce
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: How William Wilberforce's interior transformation on a carriage ride gave him the moral grounding to abolish the British slave trade.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1809
Central Character: Elizabeth Ann Seton
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: The story of Elizabeth Ann Seton, founder of the Sisters of Charity, and the enduring power of service as a spiritual calling.
Central Character: Elizabeth Ann Seton
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: The story of Elizabeth Ann Seton, founder of the Sisters of Charity, and the enduring power of service as a spiritual calling.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1810
Central Character: Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsá'í
Faith: Islam
About this episode: Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsá'í spent his life preparing the ground for a new age he could sense but never see --- his story is the pre-dawn of the morning we inhabit.
Central Character: Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsá'í
Faith: Islam
About this episode: Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsá'í spent his life preparing the ground for a new age he could sense but never see --- his story is the pre-dawn of the morning we inhabit.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1817
Central Character: Elizabeth Fry
Faith: 19th century awakening
About this episode: How Elizabeth Fry transformed the brutal women’s ward of Newgate Prison through structure, dignity, and disciplined compassion—and reshaped society’s conscience.
Central Character: Elizabeth Fry
Faith: 19th century awakening
About this episode: How Elizabeth Fry transformed the brutal women’s ward of Newgate Prison through structure, dignity, and disciplined compassion—and reshaped society’s conscience.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1818
Central Character: Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol
Faith: Buddhism
About this episode: Tibetan yogi Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol saw through the walls between sacred traditions two centuries before the world was ready to listen.
Central Character: Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol
Faith: Buddhism
About this episode: Tibetan yogi Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol saw through the walls between sacred traditions two centuries before the world was ready to listen.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1823
Central Character: Betsey Stockton
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Betsey Stockton taught herself into freedom, then spent forty years teaching others --- on three continents, in three languages, under one conviction.
Central Character: Betsey Stockton
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Betsey Stockton taught herself into freedom, then spent forty years teaching others --- on three continents, in three languages, under one conviction.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1829
Central Character: Mary Elizabeth Lange
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Mary Elizabeth Lange fled revolution as a child and built the first Black women's religious congregation in American history from a school in her own home.
Central Character: Mary Elizabeth Lange
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Mary Elizabeth Lange fled revolution as a child and built the first Black women's religious congregation in American history from a school in her own home.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1836
Central Character: Jarena Lee
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Jarena Lee was born free in a land built on slavery. Denied a pulpit, denied authority, and denied permission, she preached anyway
Central Character: Jarena Lee
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Jarena Lee was born free in a land built on slavery. Denied a pulpit, denied authority, and denied permission, she preached anyway
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1838
Central Character: Abby Kelley Foster
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: A Quaker abolitionist's fight for others' freedom becomes a fight for her own voice, opening a series on the women of the suffrage era.
Central Character: Abby Kelley Foster
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: A Quaker abolitionist's fight for others' freedom becomes a fight for her own voice, opening a series on the women of the suffrage era.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1840
Central Character: Siyyid Kázim Rashtí
Faith: Islam
About this episode: In a quiet classroom in 19th-century Karbala, Siyyid Kzim Rasht whispered of a sacred change drawing near.
Central Character: Siyyid Kázim Rashtí
Faith: Islam
About this episode: In a quiet classroom in 19th-century Karbala, Siyyid Kzim Rasht whispered of a sacred change drawing near.
Podcast: History's ArrowCirca: 1841
Central Character: Edmond Albius
About this episode: A twelve-year-old enslaved boy's hand-pollination technique freed vanilla from its native Mexico and made it a global flavor.
Central Character: Edmond Albius
About this episode: A twelve-year-old enslaved boy's hand-pollination technique freed vanilla from its native Mexico and made it a global flavor.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1843
Central Character: Dorothea Dix
Faith: 19th century awakening
About this episode: How Dorothea Dix exposed hidden suffering and helped transform mental health care through steady, uncompromising compassion.
Central Character: Dorothea Dix
Faith: 19th century awakening
About this episode: How Dorothea Dix exposed hidden suffering and helped transform mental health care through steady, uncompromising compassion.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1845
Central Character: Hannah Cohoon
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Hannah Cohoon was a Shaker artist whose visionary gift drawings, made in humble obedience, became icons of American folk art.
Central Character: Hannah Cohoon
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Hannah Cohoon was a Shaker artist whose visionary gift drawings, made in humble obedience, became icons of American folk art.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1848
Central Character: Tahirih
Faith: Baháʼí Faith
About this episode: Harmonia remembers Tahirih (1814-1852), the Persian poet, theologian, and revolutionary who defied her world with words and unveiled her face at the Conference of Badasht.
Central Character: Tahirih
Faith: Baháʼí Faith
About this episode: Harmonia remembers Tahirih (1814-1852), the Persian poet, theologian, and revolutionary who defied her world with words and unveiled her face at the Conference of Badasht.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1853
Central Character: Antoinette Brown Blackwell
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Antoinette Brown Blackwell
Central Character: Antoinette Brown Blackwell
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Antoinette Brown Blackwell
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1854
Central Character: Maneckji Limji Hataria
Faith: Zoroastrianism
About this episode: Harmonia traces Zoroastrianism from Zarathustra's radical vision of monotheism to Maneckji Hataria's 19th century mission to save a dying faith.
Central Character: Maneckji Limji Hataria
Faith: Zoroastrianism
About this episode: Harmonia traces Zoroastrianism from Zarathustra's radical vision of monotheism to Maneckji Hataria's 19th century mission to save a dying faith.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1855
Central Character: Florence Nightingale
Faith: 19th century awakening
About this episode: A look at how Florence Nightingale helped medicine awaken, turning compassion into structure and revealing the deeper shift that made modern healthcare possible.
Central Character: Florence Nightingale
Faith: 19th century awakening
About this episode: A look at how Florence Nightingale helped medicine awaken, turning compassion into structure and revealing the deeper shift that made modern healthcare possible.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 1858
Central Character: George MacDonald
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: George MacDonald lost his pulpit and found something larger --- the ancient truth that story is how the largest truths have always traveled to the human heart.
Central Character: George MacDonald
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: George MacDonald lost his pulpit and found something larger --- the ancient truth that story is how the largest truths have always traveled to the human heart.