Repossessing Virtue: Living Differently, Beyond Economic Crisis

We’re bringing the voices of our listeners into the conversation we’ve been building online and on-air since the economic downturn began last year. Many are grappling with the shame that comes in American culture with the loss of a job, and many are seeking community in old places and new. For some, economic instability — a kind of life on the edge — is not new. They’ve been cultivating virtues of patience, self-examination, service and good humor that might help us all.

Episode 137 of the On Being with Krista Tippett podcast, hosted by On Being Studios, titled "Repossessing Virtue: Living Differently, Beyond Economic Crisis" was published on May 14, 2009 and runs 52 minutes.

May 14, 2009 ·52m · On Being with Krista Tippett

Summary

We’re bringing the voices of our listeners into the conversation we’ve been building online and on-air since the economic downturn began last year. Many are grappling with the shame that comes in American culture with the loss of a job, and many are seeking community in old places and new. For some, economic instability — a kind of life on the edge — is not new. They’ve been cultivating virtues of patience, self-examination, service and good humor that might help us all.

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