/tags/the-sunday-conversation The Sunday Conversation en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 11:43:22 GMT /2015-07-19/pastors-daughter-taps-into-the-spicy-stuff-to-help-save-marriages DiShan Washington, former wife of a pastor, is a writer of what she calls "Christian erotica." She talks with NPR's Rachel Martin about trying to help Christians approach sex with a more open mind. Sun, 19 Jul 2015 11:43:22 GMT /2015-07-19/pastors-daughter-taps-into-the-spicy-stuff-to-help-save-marriages NPR Staff /2015-05-24/how-could-you-not-know-you-were-pregnant Brittany Ohman got pregnant in high school, and didn't realize it till she went into labor in her freshman dorm. She talks with NPR's Rachel Martin about her surprise pregnancy and her son, James. Sun, 24 May 2015 12:02:00 GMT /2015-05-24/how-could-you-not-know-you-were-pregnant NPR Staff /2015-02-01/mormon-stories-podcast-founder-contemplates-excommunication John Dehlin may soon be kicked out of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He says he found some parts of the church's history "deeply disturbing." Sun, 01 Feb 2015 12:32:00 GMT /2015-02-01/mormon-stories-podcast-founder-contemplates-excommunication NPR Staff /2015-01-04/attracted-to-men-pastor-feels-called-to-marriage-with-a-woman Allan Edwards is attracted to men, but his faith conflicts with homosexuality, so he doesn't act on it or identify as gay. Instead, he's married, starting a family and staying true to his beliefs. Sun, 04 Jan 2015 14:59:00 GMT /2015-01-04/attracted-to-men-pastor-feels-called-to-marriage-with-a-woman NPR Staff /2014-08-17/kidnapped-russian-journalist-no-one-is-paying-attention Fatima Tlisova is a reporter from the North Caucasus region, one of the world's most dangerous places for journalists. In 2005, she says, she was abducted and tortured. Sun, 17 Aug 2014 11:58:00 GMT /2014-08-17/kidnapped-russian-journalist-no-one-is-paying-attention NPR Staff /2014-08-10/entrepreneur-looks-beyond-africas-problems-to-focus-on-solutions To promote global trade, Vital Sounouvou founded a company that connects producers with traders, allowing a farmer in Benin to sell products to a buyer in South Africa — with just a cellphone. Sun, 10 Aug 2014 14:16:00 GMT /2014-08-10/entrepreneur-looks-beyond-africas-problems-to-focus-on-solutions NPR Staff /2014-08-03/crushed-under-credit-card-debt-a-tale-of-survival Unexpected expenses and health issues sunk Claire Shrout and her family into frightening levels of debt. What she went through is familiar to a lot of Americans. Sun, 03 Aug 2014 13:18:00 GMT /2014-08-03/crushed-under-credit-card-debt-a-tale-of-survival NPR Staff /2014-07-27/one-woman-817-children-caring-for-kids-of-undocumented-parents Nora Sandigo is the legal guardian of hundreds of American-born children whose parents are here illegally. Without a guardian, they'd face foster homes or adoption if their parents are deported. Sun, 27 Jul 2014 13:47:00 GMT /2014-07-27/one-woman-817-children-caring-for-kids-of-undocumented-parents NPR Staff /2014-07-20/astronaut-who-walked-on-the-moon-it-was-science-fiction-to-us Forty-five years after man first walked on the moon, Alan Bean, who was part of the second lunar landing, talks to NPR's Arun Rath about his stormy launch and how he translates space travel into art. Sun, 20 Jul 2014 15:03:00 GMT /2014-07-20/astronaut-who-walked-on-the-moon-it-was-science-fiction-to-us NPR Staff /2014-07-13/soccers-racism-problem-in-need-of-follow-through Retired U.K. player Jason Roberts grew up facing racism on and off the pitch. More recently there have been efforts to combat discrimination, including at the World Cup, but he says it's not enough. Sun, 13 Jul 2014 13:12:00 GMT /2014-07-13/soccers-racism-problem-in-need-of-follow-through NPR Staff