IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Series produced by Guy Rathbun
This weekly show is devoted to political, social, economic, ecological, philosophical and religious ideas.
This series has been broadcast on public radio, and podcast on National Public Radio for the past 10 years, and has included such luminaries as Robert Reich, Chris Hedges, Michael K. Hudson, Vincent Buligosi, Richard Heinberg, and many more.
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Mixing history with poetic metaphor is not an easy task. Especially when the subject involves separate cultures, different languages, and vastly ch...
- Added: Sep 24, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
The hardest book to write is the one about you. I’ve heard that story from so many authors. You want to be honest, yet there are times that can fee...
- Added: Sep 17, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
We’re obsessed with predicting the future. Most of the time, though, we get it wrong. On the other hand, we can predict a specific event with near ...
- Added: Sep 10, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
How we deal with the possibilities of tomorrow are very dependent on how we handle those possibilities today. Sounds simple, however, even when we ...
- Added: Sep 03, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
We think we know a lot. Perhaps we do. On the other hand, an ongoing study at Yale University finds that today’s society thinks it knows more than ...
- Added: Aug 27, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
No matter where you are in the world, you’re confronted by violence. One study shows that over half of our population is very concerned about the c...
- Added: Aug 19, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Hate. There’s no question that it’s on the rise in America and around the world. White supremacy, racism and xenophobia are all part of our polariz...
- Added: Aug 13, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
We now live in what’s called “The Post-Truth Era.” That means feelings carry more weight than evidence, and alternative facts replace actual facts....
- Added: Aug 07, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
They are an unexpected husband and wife team: the Levinson’s. Sanford is a constitutional scholar. Cynthia is an award-winning author of children’...
- Added: Jul 30, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Here are some numbers that will make you think. Just 26 people – call them billionaires – own as much wealth as half the people on the planet. At t...
- Added: Jul 23, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
We’re use to hearing about how much humans have impacted the earth. Scientists have given a name for this period to recognize human dominance over ...
- Added: Jul 16, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Public discourse is at an all time low. Even without considering the political polarization of today, civility in public discourse is challenging.
- Added: Jul 09, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
When it comes to politics, age appears to be a prominent dividing line. And, a closer look at youth today shows that the young around the world are...
- Added: Jul 02, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
We have entered a brand new era of persuasion. This is completely untested water’s. In a world of everything computer, a world where our household ...
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- Added: Jun 24, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Diversity is the product of nature’s creativity. It also turns out that creativity in nature and culture follow very similar fundamental principles.
- Added: Jun 18, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
The path to political victory should be simple: accrue more points that your opponent, and you will win. Not so fast. U.S. elections aren’t nearly ...
- Added: Jun 11, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
In October 2017, the “Me Too” movement went viral. Since then more than 70 high profile men have been accused of sexual misconduct or inappropriate...
- Added: Jun 03, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
Hierarchies are deeply embedded in human societies. They are so much a part of our being they’re hardly given a second thought. Status is sought af...
- Added: May 27, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Here’s the conundrum: a good person doesn’t knowingly create devastation and suffering. Yet, that is exactly what we’re doing with our environment....
- Added: May 19, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Imagine an election in the future that boasted turnout at record levels. Better access to voter registration and polling places. District lines and...
- Added: May 12, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
