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Fifty years ago, on September 29, 1963, Pope John XXIII opened the second working section of The Second Vatican Council and asserted its agenda to ...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Jun 18, 2013
- Length: 28:58
- Purchases: 1
Bobby speaks with Mark Anthony, the "psychic lawyer" or "psychic attorney" of which he owns both trademarks. His best selling book, “Never Letting ...
- Added: Jun 03, 2013
- Length: 01:11:36
An entire generation of Americans grew up knowing no other president than Franklin D. Roosevelt, who served four terms and led them through the Dep...
Bought by WCNY, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WCWP, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, and WTJU
- Added: May 24, 2013
- Length: 53:54
- Purchases: 5
In this episode, Conor takes a tour of the Mormon Pavilion at the 1964-65 World's Fair with Nate Kogan.
- Added: Dec 19, 2012
- Length: 07:15
outLoud Radio producer Mykel takes us inside the world of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a group of fabulous queer San Francisco community or...
Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KSFR, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jul 13, 2012
- Length: 06:44
- Purchases: 3
In an age when physical books matter less and less, here is a THRILLING story about a book that meant everything. A thousand years ago the most per...
- Added: Jul 02, 2012
- Length: 29:00
In the past dozen years, from Y2K to 2012, apocalyptic anticipation in America has leapt from the cultish to the mainstream. Today, nearly 60 perce...
- Added: May 14, 2012
- Length: 28:59
A look at the religious lives of the twelve U.S. presidents who have served since the end of World War Two.
Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, and WMNR
- Added: Apr 23, 2012
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
- Added: Mar 27, 2012
- Length: 59:55
- Purchases: 1
The Magna Carta is one of most important legal documents in history and it is now being digitized, translated, and uploaded online.
- Added: Feb 27, 2012
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
In a little known chapter of American history, hundreds of thousands of Irish Catholic children were taken from their families in New York City and...
- Added: Feb 09, 2012
- Length: 28:56
- Purchases: 13
Dr. L. Michael White challenges us to read the gospels as they were originally intended -- as performed stories of faith rather than factual histor...
- Added: Dec 27, 2011
- Length: 28:59
On this episode of "Culture Clique" we present the second part of our conversation with Sheik Odeh Muhawesh. Last week we heard Mr. Muhawesh's lect...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Dec 08, 2011
- Length: 28:47
- Purchases: 1
Religious liberty and tolerance are complex issues, impacted by a variety of factors including education, politics, and the media. On this edition ...
Bought by Aspen Public Radio, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KUNM
- Added: Nov 16, 2011
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 3
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmaker Tom Curran.
- Added: Jun 13, 2011
- Length: 16:50
Scholars from around the world gathered recently for George Mason University’s forum Beyond Golden Age and Decline: Muslim Societies and Global Mod...
- Added: Apr 05, 2011
- Length: 29:00
- Added: Jan 31, 2011
- Length: 29:00
A conversation about the Bible's universality and relevance in pop culture, with the author who aims to give "people what they don't get in church ...
Bought by WFIU
- Added: Jun 09, 2010
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 1
From: Jenny Attiyeh
Former poet laureate Robert Pinsky tackles King David of the Bible - the shepherd, poet, warrior and adulterer - in his "Life of David."
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Sep 06, 2009
- Length: 28:26
- Purchases: 1
Jay Ipson and his family escaped Nazi persecution often by the skin of their teeth. But after liberation they had to contend with the Soviets. And ...
Bought by Remix Radio
- Added: Apr 09, 2009
- Length: 28:05
- Purchases: 1
Author Wendy Marcus reflects on a storytelling tradition that goes back to Wendy's childhood. KRAK
- Added: Jul 30, 2008
- Length: 09:00
Seattle Historian and author Andrew Ward on his personal connection to the spiritual "Steal Away" KRAK
- Added: Jul 29, 2008
- Length: 09:30
A three-part series about the impact of the Holocaust on grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, today's third generation.
- Added: Jul 11, 2008
- Length: 30:27
The Tibet Connection producer Julie Adler interview journalist Thomas Laird on his book, The Story of Tibet, based on conversations he had with the...
Bought by KGOU
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 18:49
- Purchases: 1
- Added: May 30, 2008
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
