Episodes
This video podcast is generally updated every three to four weeks with a new episode. You can check out past episodes on this page, at our myspace page, or via our RSS feed and iTunes listing. It is anticipated that we will run a total of 15-20 episodes over the course of the next year.
preview
"congocast trailer"
This is the preview video for the podcast.
- songs used in this podcast:
- “Crawlspace” by CASPIAN off the album “The Four Trees”
- “Raised” by JASON ANDRE off the album “Winter Dreams EP”
- “Song of the Redeemed” by CHARLIE HALL off the album “Flying into Daybreak”
EPISODE 13
date posted: 7.27.08
Robin begins to catalog the stories of the women at the Panzi house.
EPISODE 12
date posted: 6.12.08
Wendy finds herself in the hospital again - and this time she gets more than she bargains for as she fights off Malaria, Gardia, and Typhoid simultaneously. Unfortunately, she experiences this trauma in the midst of trying to help the Panzi Church women find a new place to live.
- songs used in this podcast:
- “Satisfied” by THE WAR off the album “Waving White” (also at wavingwhite.com)
- “Down N Out'” by BLUE FUSE MUSIC
- “Into the Lotus” by BLUE FUSE MUSIC
- “Dreamer” by BLUE FUSE MUSIC
- “Thought I Had Died” by THE WAR off the album “Waving White” (also at wavingwhite.com)
EPISODE 11
date posted: 5.01.08
As the first elections in 46 years occur in the DR Congo, Robin and Wendy work with women at the Panzi Church in Bukavu. These victims of the war, and their stories, offer hope that healing may be possible in the DR Congo.
- songs used in this podcast:
- “Untitled 1” by IDAHO
- “20 Years'” by IDAHO off the album “Levitate”
- “Everything Matters” by LEE HESTER off the album "Under the Crashing Waves"
- “Untitled 2” by IDAHO
EPISODE 10
date posted: 4.09.08
Robin and Wendy dig in to their work in Congo by helping out at a feeding center in Bagira parish. Wendy finds herself in the hospital after the living conditions of the DRC get the best of her.
EPISODE 9
date posted: 1.30.08
Robin and Wendy continue to discover that living in Congo is not an easy task - but the moments they are able to have with new friends make all the difference.
EPISODE 8
date posted: 12.13.07
Robin meets with the women of the Panzi Rape Clinic to hear their stories and try to help them heal from the trauma of their experiences. However, the challenge of figuring out how to help them can be overwhelming. One answer for them may be found in the story of little girl named Julie.
EPISODE 7
date posted: 11.15.07
Robin and Wendy begin to wrestle with the reality of a nation torn apart by seven years of war as they visit a rape clinic in Panzi for the first time.
- songs used in this podcast:
- “Our Breaths in Winter” by CASPIAN off the album “The Four Trees”
- “Nightmares” by HELLOCOMATOSE
- “The Dropsonde” by CASPIAN off the album “The Four Trees”
- “Ice (Acoustic)” by ARAVIS off the album “Hello Someday”
EPISODE 6
date posted: 10.31.07
Robin and Wendy begin to dig in to their work in the DRC as they learn what living in a third world country looks like - not only for them - but for the children who were born there.
- songs used in this podcast:
- “Pives and Flarinet” by PODINGTON BEAR off the album "Meet Podington Bear"
- “When Sunday Comes'” by IDAHO off the album “The Lone Gunman”
- “Break Bread'” by JOSH GARRELS off the album “Open Oceans”
- “The Light in a Dark Place” by HELLOCOMATOSE
EPISODE 5
date posted: 10.12.07
After a very long journey Robin and Wendy finally make it to the DRC and begin to settle in to their new surroundings.
- songs used in this podcast:
- “Walls'” by BRADDIGAN off the album “Watchfires”
- “20 Years'” by IDAHO off the album “Levitate”
- “Sleeper'” by JOSH GARRELS off the album “Stone Tree”
- “Git Along Cowboy” by IDAHO
EPISODE 4
date posted: 9.19.07
Robin and Wendy finish packing their bags and board their plane for the DR Congo.
- songs used in this podcast:
- “I'll Fly Away” by TROUBLE THE WATER off the album “Trouble the Water”
- “Fallin''” by BRADDIGAN off the album “Watchfires”
- “Beautiful” by JASON ANDRE
- “Here Am I Lord, Send Me” by JOSH GARRELS off the album “Underquiet”
EPISODE 3
date posted: 8.28.07
In the remaining days before Robin and Wendy leave for the DRC, they find that getting ready to go is an enormous task. Leaving things behind is not always easy, and when you move to Africa - some things that you're forced to leave behind can be more difficult to break away from than others.
- songs used in this podcast:
- “Wake Up and Lay Down” by JOSH GARRELS off the album “Underquiet”
- “Kitty in the Window” by PODINGTON BEAR from the Podington Bear podcast
- “Creation Song” by JOSH GARRELS off the album “Over Oceans”
EPISODE 2
date posted: 8.09.07
Robin and Wendy are not only giving up a year of their lives to go to the DR Congo - they are also giving up the security of a society that is not in civil war. In this episode we explore the opportunities that the women see ahead of them in the DR Congo and the emotional toll that their decision to go abroad takes on their family.
- songs used in this podcast:
- “Over Oceans” by JOSH GARRELS off the album “Over Oceans”
- “To America” by HELLOCOMATOSE
- “... Like Starlight Into Day” by HAMMOCK off the album “Raising Your Voice... Trying To Stop An Echo”
EPISODE 1
date posted: 7.22.07
In this episode we meet Robin Tabbiner and Wendy Merritt in the summer of 2006 - before they leave the US for the Democratic Republic of Congo. Why would anyone want to go to Congo - learn what inspired these two young women to leave the comforts of their lives in North Carolina for a new life in the DRC.
- songs used in this podcast:
- “The Light in a Dark Place” by HELLOCOMATOSE
- “Stages of Awakening” by PODINGTON BEAR from the Podington Bear podcast
- “In Between” by DIGITAL JUICE off the royalty free music collection “Serious Stacks"