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Life in a Christian Commune : Up First from NPR
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As a young woman, Kate Riley’s search for meaning led her to a Christian commune. She lived there for a year and embraced collective life – everyone dressed the same and no one owned any private property. Kids growing up there didn’t have contact with cell phones or money. In this week’s conversation, Riley sits down with Ayesha Rascoe to explore what it means to be an individual in a communal place. And she shares what she learned about her own identity. These experiences informed her first novel, Ruth.
This episode of The Sunday Story was produced by Justine Yan and edited by Jenny Schmidt. The original segment was produced by Samantha Balaban and edited by Melissa Gray. Mastering by Kwesi Lee.
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