Lots of "Fear of Others" Among Religious Americans

Guest: Eva Witesman, PhD, Associate Professor, George Romney Institute of Public Management, Marriott School, Brigham Young University The back-to-back storms Harvey and Irma caused tens of billions of dollars in damage to homes and businesses and community infrastructure. People need our help and we’re told that sending money is the best way to do it. But where to give? And how to know that what you’re giving is going to help someone in need, rather than to the salary of a nonprofit executive?

Guest: Ron Harris, PhD, Professor of Geology, Brigham Young University, Founder, In Harm's Way While Hurricanes Harvey and Irma flattened and flooded the southern US, fires raged in the Northwest, and Mexico was hit by its strongest earthquake in a century. With natural disasters all around us, let’s spend a moment thinking about how to prepare for one.

Guest: Sam Payne, Host, The Apple Seed, BYUradio Sam shares a story from Donald Davis about his best childhood Christmas: "The Red Scooters."

Guest: John Lawrence, MD, President, US Board of Directors, Doctors Without Borders Years of headlines about the global refugee crisis have had a numbing effect on a lot of us. The scale of the suffering is so large and far away from our lives in the US, it’s hard to stay engaged with the issue.  So, the international aid group Doctors Without Borders is bringing the experience to Americans. A free exhibit traveling to West Coast cities this fall simulates what it’s like to be a refugee: The rush to grab what you can and flee your home; the risky sea crossing in an inflatable raft crammed in with other exhibit visitors. There are tents to show how refugees live in camps and a medical tent where you can see how volunteer doctors work under challenging conditions.