A mid-life crisis used to mean trying to recapture our youth. Our guest says that the new crisis is the stress of caring for both older parents and adult children. And we visit with a Wisconsin pastor who was serving an African American congregation in Birmingham, Ala, at the height of the civil rights era.
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Rethinking The Midlife Crisis
In pop culture, midlife crises often take a familiar form: a spouse has an affair, or a middle-age dad buys a bright red convertible. But we talk to a psychology researcher who says we’re actually missing the mark for middle-aged adults today.
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Reflections Of A White Pastor In Civil Rights Era Birmingham
A white Wisconsin pastor shares his memories of serving a predominately African American congregation in 1960s Birmingham, and then in Milwaukee decades later.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Judith Siers-Poisson Host
- Rachael Vasquez Producer
- Rob Ferrett Producer
- Frank Infurna Guest
- Rev. Joseph Ellwanger Guest
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