How God Works: The Science Behind Spirituality

Season 10 Trailer

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Mar 8, 2026
Kelly Dunham, nurse, educator, comedian and host of Cared For, brings community-centered caregiving perspective. Conversations tease shifts in American spiritual identity and questioning faith. Topics include Judaism’s embrace of doubt, faith and personal choice like the hijab, how practices shape belief, and science, comedy, genes and AI intersecting with religion.
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ANECDOTE

Serving Under Mother Teresa Sparked a Caregiving Podcast

  • Kelly Dunham recounts serving under Mother Teresa and launching a caregiving podcast called Cared For focused on community-based care.
  • She frames caregiving as confronting big issues like aging and death and announces the first episode drops on February 16th.
INSIGHT

The Rise Of Spiritual But Not Religious

  • Dave DeSteno notes growing numbers of Americans identify as spiritual but not religious, revealing a hunger for something greater outside organized religion.
  • Season 10 will explore how faith affects minds and bodies amid doubt and changing religious allegiance.
ANECDOTE

Doubt Reframes Faith Rather Than Erases It

  • A speaker explains personal doubt: they no longer question God's existence as in youth but doubt a relationship with God, suggesting doubt can reshape faith.
  • Another voice says Judaism emphasizes asking the right questions and carrying humility and struggle.
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