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<p>The Best of Us: Being Human in Sarasota features surprising stories and in-depth conversations of strength and resilience in Sarasota and beyond. In each episode, host Bethany Ritz talks with someone leaning into this emerging culture in our region—sometimes on a personal level, other times community-wide—followed by a topical guest offering a wider view of what’s possible. These approaches and systems, some embedded and some emerging, are revolutionizing how we do business and live our best lives.</p><p>Something is happening in Sarasota. It’s radical, it’s surprising, and best of all, it’s here and it’s growing.</p><p>Reach out if you would like to host a similar program for your area.</p><p>Show credits: Host, Bethany Ritz; Music Consultant, Christopher Gillard of <a href="https://shared.outlook.inky.com/link?domain=sound-haus.com&t=h.eJw9jcsOwiAUBX-lYa1cXoW2K3-l8rDEazFQ0kXjvyuLujuZk8wcpGYkU0eWbXuXCaCkurrrMtdCbXoBuXTk2f69YAaMiPHWJk35ATI4b-5ac6V06IUOMwvWa2-CE3aUFrhRkjHDZU_lyAchhubzzYc-rX9To-6snCD-AP98AaS2Ly0.MEUCIQDBgJ8b67LfB5azwRkMujUStwKt5IHfMnmKby_vbzyZNAIgAY8eTcYXxG-utrY1LRs4UbmXXpatuIHENctJpkQGO1M">Sound Haus Audio</a>.</p>
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Recent Episodes
August 20, 2025
Episode 9: The Best of Us: August 17 2025 with Paul and Kristina Abernathy (On Nourishment: Part 2)
This episode focuses on Trauma-Informed Community Development, a framework developed by the Neighborhood Resilience Project. Based in Pittsburgh, the Orthodox ministry is dedicated to addressing community trauma. Their work is rooted in the Gospel and teaching of the Orthodox Church and inspired by the American Civil Rights Movement. Father Paul Abernathy is the Pastor of St. Moses the Black Orthodox Church in Pittsburgh, a Priest with the Antiochian Archdiocese, the author of The Prayer of a Broken Heart: An Orthodox Christian Reflection on African American Spirituality, and the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Neighborhood Resilience Project. He is married to Presbytera Kristina Abernathy, who is the Chief Growth Officer for the project.While working in a predominantly Black underserved community in Pittsburgh, Father Abernathy was regularly interacting with men, women, and children who had repeatedly experienced multiple forms of trauma, such as hunger, abuse, homelessness, racism, violence, and a lack of opportunity or health care. He began to ask the question: How do you heal an entire community that has been inundated with trauma for generations?Their vision is to inspire a movement in which suffering people are raised up from the ashes of trauma in unconditional love to become empowered healers, community builders, and positive change makers. They recently hosted a community training workshop here in Sarasota.Find out more about Father Paul and Presbytera Kristina’s work at neighborhoodresilience.org.
August 20, 2025
Episode 8: The Best of Us: August 3 2025 with Greg Cruz (On Nourishment: Part 1)
This episode features a conversation with Greg Cruz, the founder and executive director of Streets of Paradise. An organization that fights homelessness with dignity and grace. His deep connection to the work is rooted in lived experience and a lifelong commitment to ensuring no one is left behind. He talks about his newest project, Love Act Repeat.Greg brings a hands-on, human-centered approach to everything Streets of Paradise does—from furnishing homes to responding in times of crisis. Under his leadership, Streets of Paradise has grown from a grassroots effort into a trusted, action-based organization serving hundreds of individuals and families every year.In 2017, they served full holiday dinners in public parks, meals shared by neighbors, housed and unhoused alike. These gatherings reminded them that real nourishment comes from the community food creates. What they didn't expect was how much the volunteers needed it too.Today, working with hundreds of partners, they've served tens of thousands of meals and have shown up after every storm. They remain flexible, grassroots, community-led, and powered by the same spirit: love, action, and showing up again tomorrow, blue skies or gray.Find out more about Greg’s work and the Love Act Repeat Resiliency Hub at streetsofparadise.org.
July 3, 2025
Episode 7: The Best of Us: June 15 2025 Father's Day Special
Host Bethany Ritz interviews Peg Shanley about her father, and also shares reflections from community members, in a special Father's Day episode.
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- What is WSLR?
<p>The Best of Us: Being Human in Sarasota features surprising stories and in-depth conversations of strength and resilience in Sarasota and beyond. In each episode, host Bethany Ritz talks with someone leaning into this emerging culture in our region—sometimes on a personal level, other times community-wide—followed by a topical guest offering a wider view of what’s possible. These approaches and systems, some embedded and some emerging, are revolutionizing how we do business and live our best lives.</p><p>Something is happening in Sarasota. It’s radical, it’s surprising, and best of all, it’s here and it’s growing.</p><p>Reach out if you would like to host a similar program for your area.</p><p>Show credits: Host, Bethany Ritz; Music Consultant, Christopher Gillard of <a href="https://shared.outlook.inky.com/link?domain=sound-haus.com&t=h.eJw9jcsOwiAUBX-lYa1cXoW2K3-l8rDEazFQ0kXjvyuLujuZk8wcpGYkU0eWbXuXCaCkurrrMtdCbXoBuXTk2f69YAaMiPHWJk35ATI4b-5ac6V06IUOMwvWa2-CE3aUFrhRkjHDZU_lyAchhubzzYc-rX9To-6snCD-AP98AaS2Ly0.MEUCIQDBgJ8b67LfB5azwRkMujUStwKt5IHfMnmKby_vbzyZNAIgAY8eTcYXxG-utrY1LRs4UbmXXpatuIHENctJpkQGO1M">Sound Haus Audio</a>.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 7 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
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