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Intangible Durga

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Caption: Durga Puja as installation art, Credit: Sandip Roy

Durga Puja is Kolkata's biggest festival. But this year its art is more in focus because it's just got the Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage tag.

Goodbye My Tribe (half)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

The author of Goodbye My Tribe: An Evangelical Exodus chronicles his journey away from his fundamentalist religion.

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, WYAP, KMUN, WFHB, WJCT and more

The Canon

From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds

Caption: Worf visits Rabbi Ben Newman's synagogue (not in canon), Credit: Eric Molinsky

Every sci-fi fantasy world comes with a canon of back stories and rules, which may have a lot in common with the original canon -- The Torah.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix

Ganesha Puja

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Caption: Sandip's neighborhood Ganesh, Credit: Sandip Roy

As the monsoons recede the time has come for Ganesh.

Trans in the Eyes of God: Yvonne Taylor

From: Interfaith Voices
Series: Trans in the Eyes of God

In the Church of England, you can only be baptized once. But some transgender people are seeking a new liturgy to reintroduce themselves to God, an...

Bought by WVTF and WPSU

Ramadan-A Tale of a Drum and a Song: Exploring The Mesaharaty

From: kim fox
Series: Ehky Ya Masr Podcast - Ramadan Series

Shaza Walid takes us on a journey to explore the history of the mesaharaty's iconic drumbeat and special songs.

A carnival and Catholic devotion in San Bartolome Bacerra, Guatemala

From: Benjamin Reeves

Caption: Onlookers press against the barrier to take photos of the display depicting the biblical creation of the world in the church of San Bartolome Bacerra, Friday., Credit: Benjamin Reeves

Religious devotion and carnival revelry combined Friday night as thousands of devout Catholics gathered in the small Guatemalan village of San Bart...

04 A Ritual Soundscape

From: Matt Thompson
Series: Noise: A Human History

Humans learn to control sound for rituals with impressive monuments. David Hendy hears bizarre effects while beating a drum in Orkney, Scotland.

Bought by PRX Remix and KFAI Minneapolis

Gay in the Eyes of God: An Hour-Long Special

From: Interfaith Voices
Series: Gay in the Eyes of God: A 21-Part Series

Weaving personal stories with interpretations of scripture, we explore how America’s major faith traditions deal with acceptance of LGBT people.

Bought by WWNO, KTSW 89.9, Radio Catskill, WMMT, WUTC and more

Not My Zion: American Jews Divided on Israel and Palestine

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

The American consensus on Israel and Palestine is breaking down. And Jewish Americans are playing a major role. But it's not easy. On this edition:...

Like Hanukah Oil, Endangered Ladino Language Endures Among Jews

From: Rhonda J. Miller
Series: Ladino: The Endangered Language of the Spanish Jews

Caption: Professor Gloria Ascher teaches Ladino at Tufts University., Credit: Rhonda Miller

As Jews around the world celebrate Hanukah, some in Boston are singing in Ladino, a language UNESCO rates as "severely endangered" in its 2009 Atla...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

A Horse Named "Buckwheat"

From: Rogi Riverstone

What do you do when they tell you your child is in a persistive vegetative state, tell you to put her in a nursing home and go on with your life? Y...

Hindu Festival Draws Thousands

From: NYCity News Service

On the 14th night of the Indian calendar, Hindus gather for one of their most significant religious celebrations. Vinita Singla reports from Flushi...