PRX - Pieces for Tone: Contemplative

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Caption: Deepak Chopra, San Francisco, CA 10/8/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Deepak Chopra talks identity, infinity, and the benefits of laughter.

  • Added: Oct 12, 2012
  • Length: 10:27
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Why is death such a difficult subject to talk about? From hospital mortuary to the grave, The D-Word explores our complex relationship with death...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2012
  • Length: 30:30
Caption: Book: Abraham’s Children: Liberty and Tolerance in an Age of Religious Conflict, Credit: Calvin College
Religious liberty and tolerance are complex issues, impacted by a variety of factors including education, politics, and the media. On this edition ...

Bought by KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUOW, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 25, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
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A labyrinth is a circular path that leads to a center. Walking a labyrinth is an ancient ritual that pre-dates religion. Eunice Schroeder found a n...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Vera Farmiga, San Francisco, CA 7/19/11 , Credit: Andrea Chase
HIGHER GROUND -- Vera Farmiga talks directing for the first time, adapting someone else's life, and why faith matters.

  • Added: Aug 23, 2011
  • Length: 06:59
Caption: Geshe Kelsang Wangmo, Credit: Peter Aronson
A big milestone for women in Tibetan Buddhism, as a nun is recognized with a prestigious Buddhist academic title for the first time ever. TWO VERSI...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 10:06
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Should we resolve inconsistent beliefs... or let them be?

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 08, 2011
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Buddhist nun, meditator and author, Credit: Photo © Peter Aronson
This month on Open Mind, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, a Buddhist nun and author, joins us once again to talk about our sense of self?—?what’s healthy, wh...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 06:57
Caption: Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Credit: [PHOTO CREDIT REQUIRED] ©2009 Peter Aronson
A contemplative nun who spent 12 years meditating in a cave high in the Himalayas offers her views on human potential.

  • Added: Jan 03, 2011
  • Length: 06:52
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Laghunasadh, the beginning of the harvest, is a time to assess the "crops" I have planted this year.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2010
  • Length: 05:36
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On this news feature, Arts and Cultural Heritage Reporter Jeff Carmack travels back in time with the Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict’s “In The...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2010
  • Length: 32:04
Caption: Heinz Chapel University of Pittsburgh chancel
Stories of world faiths and their practice in your city

  • Added: Apr 30, 2010
  • Length: 01:29:59
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Halloween, Samhain, or "All Hallows Eve" marks the end of the Celtic year, and the beginning of a new cycle.

Bought by WPSU, WTIP, KDNK, and KWMR


  • Added: Oct 27, 2009
  • Length: 05:22
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Navigating Life with Science and Soul
A story of healing

  • Added: Apr 10, 2009
  • Length: 07:51
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Fred Flaxman destroys the theory in only two minutes using his usual tongue-in-cheek approach.

  • Added: Jan 01, 2009
  • Length: 02:03
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Janell interviews her mother, Tammi Boros, about her religious beliefs

  • Added: Jul 07, 2008
  • Length: 01:41

  • Added: Jul 07, 2008
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 3
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Winooski High School science teacher talks about his religious beliefs

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Jul 07, 2008
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 1
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Reflections on My Father

  • Added: Jun 16, 2008
  • Length: 12:54
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Jessica Meyers reports on a group of Iranian Americans who are rediscovering their lost heritage.

Bought by XRAY.fm and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 03, 2008
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 2
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We're many generations removed from most religion's founders: does it matter?

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 28, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
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The fear of death is a major motivation to get religious.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 27, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
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Dr. Deepak Chopra, medical physician, pioneer in mind-body studies, and philosophy teacher bridging eastern and western traditions discusses with u...

Bought by WUCF


  • Added: Sep 04, 2007
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Russian cosmologist Alex Vilenkin on the search for other universes, and the end of our own "O-region" -- on ThoughtCast!

Bought by KPVL and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 30, 2007
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Dec 13, 2006
  • Length: 18:03
  • Purchases: 2