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Unity Happy Hour

| with Ogun Holder, Ned Kelley & Jim Blake | Mondays at 2 p.m. CT
Unity Happy Hour

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Ogun Holder, Ned Kelley and Jim Blake are three regular dudes with jobs, families and average everyday lives whose paths crossed while students in the Master’s of Divinity Program at Unity institute®. They often find themselves gathering socially with friends, talking and bantering about the spiritual aspects of everyday life. Somehow they got a microphone and a radio program and now they are bringing their unique perspectives, witty humor and cast of friends to the airwaves on Unity.FM.

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    Episode: Unity Happy Hour
    Original air date: Monday, March 08, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Unity Happy Hour is a spirited discussion with three culturally diverse, spiritually seeking and easily distracted ministerial students determined to experience the lighter side of their spiritual journey. Friend us on Facebook!
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    Episode: Jesus, Reality TV and Rhode Island School District
    Original air date: Monday, March 01, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Today's Topics: 1) Jesus, a symbolic vs. historic look. 2) A Rhode Island school district plans to fire all the teachers at an underperforming high school. Overkill? Do students have some responsibility in school performance? 3) Reality TV: What is the fascination? What is the value in programs such as The Real Housewives of Orange County, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Jon and Kate Plus Eight, etc.
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    Episode: Lent, Politics in Unity and Image
    Original air date: Monday, February 22, 2010
    Episode Description:
    In this episode, the ministerial students dialogue about the following: 1) Is there a place for politics/political initiatives in Unity? 2) "Image" and what it means in today's society: what insight can we gain from experiences like those of Toyota, Tiger Woods? 3) What does Lent mean in Unity? What does it mean to you in terms of practice?
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    Episode: A Spirited Discussion With Ogun, Ned and Jim
    Original air date: Monday, February 15, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Ogun is back from his travel tour! Today's Topics: 1) How do we express love? 2) Hunting for sport: Is this really necessary in an evolved culture? 3) Behavorial Ethics/Integrity: How do you behave when no one is watching?
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    Episode: A Spirited Discussion With Ned, Jim and Guest Rev. Ellen Debenport
    Original air date: Monday, February 08, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Ogun’s on a cruise this week and will not be live on the program today, so once again, the co-hosts will stray. This week’s stand-in for Ogun is Rev. Ellen Debenport, minister of Unity of Wimberley [http://www.unityofwimberley.com/], Texas, author of The Five Principles [http://shop.unityonline.org/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=472] and Unity.FM co-host of Absolute Living [www.unity.fm/program/absoluteliving]. The topics will be varied and the discussion lively! Join us on Facebook for discussion during the LIVE program.
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    Episode: Consciousness in Politics, the Super Bowl and Being Uncomfortable
    Original air date: Monday, February 01, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Today's Topics: 1) Is there evidence of the much talked about global shift in consciousness beginning to appear in U.S. politics? 2) The Super Bowl is the most-watched event of the year; is this an appropriate place to invite political debate? 3) What is the value in allowing ourselves to be uncomfortable?
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    Episode: Cruises, Vegetarians and Football
    Original air date: Monday, January 25, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Today's Topics: 1) Cruises and vacations amidst the tragedy in Haiti: is this right? 2) Vegetarian diet: benefits/criticisms 3) Who are you cheering for in the Superbowl? Speaking of football, is it consuming too much of our time? Is it a distraction from spirituality and family? How can spiritual people watch such a violent game?
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    Episode: Church, Judgment and Artificial Intelligence
    Original air date: Monday, January 18, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Today's Topics: 1) A surprising perspective on church from three ministerial students 2) In light of Pat Robertson's judgement of Haiti, is it ever appropriate to judge other people? Are many of us now judging him? 3) Artificial intelligence and life-like robotic companions --are there spiritual implications to this?
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    Episode: Movies, PC and The Lost Symbol
    Original air date: Monday, January 11, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Today's Topics: 1) Have we become too politically correct—less authentic at the risk of offending others? 2) Billions at the box office: Are we spending too much on movies/entertainment? 3) Book discussion: The Lost Symbol
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    Episode: Topics of the Day: January 4, 2010
    Original air date: Monday, January 04, 2010
    Episode Description:
    Today’s topics for Unity Happy Hour: 1. Are we ever really SAFE? In light of recent terrorist attacks, increased security at airports, etc., how do people who create their own reality fit into this? What’s our level of responsibility? 2. How do we see “the Christ” in negative or challenging people? Do we continue to interact with them or do we set boundaries and limit our interaction? 3. What’s your resolution? Did you make a resolution this year? If so, why?

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Ogun Holder
Ogun Holder, Ned Kelley and Jim Blake are three regular dudes with jobs, families and average everyday lives whose paths crossed while students in the Master’s of Divinity Program at Unity institute®. They often find themselves gathering socially with friends, talking and bantering about the spiritual aspects of everyday life. Somehow they got a microphone and a radio program and now they are bringing their unique perspectives, witty humor and cast of friends to the airwaves on Unity.FM.

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