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We explore the new field of comparative theology as we discuss Michelle Voss Roberts's award-winning new book, Tastes of the Divine: Hindu and Chri...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
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East Boston has always been a home to immigrants. Today there is a growing Moroccan population - many of whom are Muslim. In this interview, 11 y...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 02:55
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Listen to how Pope Francis - the "people's pope" - fits into the longer history of the papacy.

  • Added: Aug 27, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Will Congressional Rejection of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Lead to War?; R...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Jul 29, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Today’s episode explores the significance of a sacred Hindu text—the Bhagavad Gita.

Bought by KFOI Radio and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 02, 2015
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 2
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Ethiopia is said to be the birthplace of coffee, and this aromatic elixir continues to be an important part its culture. KFAI’s Allison Herrera met...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 05:29
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...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2014
  • Length: 01:43
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Everyone knows that yoga comes from India and is an integral part of the Hindu tradition. But now, it seems everyone wants a piece of it. A new exh...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 1
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This week's underappreciate date is the creation of the first large scale Yoga retreat and birth of yoga in America by 'The Great Oom.'

Bought by KPIP-LP, Spokane Public Radio, and WRIR


  • Added: Nov 23, 2013
  • Length: 53:29
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Roger Ross Williams, San Francisco, CA 11/1/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Roger Ross Williams talks culture wars, beacons of hope, and why it is a small world after all.

  • Added: Nov 05, 2013
  • Length: 17:26
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There are many places in the world known for their rice production — China, India and Japan to name a few. The New England state of Vermont is not ...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 04:27
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Ethnically Parsi, Diana grew up in the Indian state of Maharashtra, and went to boarding school there. She talks about how she and her family have ...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2013
  • Length: 03:09
Caption: Aaron Brown
In this essay Aaron Brown dresses down the most popular words from the year 2012, according to the Global Language Monitor.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jan 15, 2013
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: TOMS Founder, Blake Mycoskie.
TOMS shoes promises that if you buy a pair of its canvas slip-ons, they'll give a pair to a child in need. The company's "Buy One, Give One" busine...

Bought by KUOW, HowSound, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 19:11
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Maryknoll Father Mike Bassano
Missioner Fr. Mike Bassano's journey

  • Added: Jan 25, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
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As the popular uprising against the Syrian government continues, reporter Reese Erlich is one of the few foreign reporters who got into Syria to in...

Bought by WRIR and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: During Ramadan, Muslims breat their daily fast with dates and water or milk., Credit: Gary Tamin
After abstaining from food and drink during the daylight hours of Ramadan, Muslims return to eating with a meal of dates, water or milk. The combi...

Bought by KZYX, WABE, WSLR, and WTIP


  • Added: Aug 20, 2011
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 4
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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:...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Part two of “The Journey: From the Third World to Middle America” by KVSC News Director Chris Duffy takes a look at the Somali population in St. Cl...

  • Added: May 11, 2011
  • Length: 31:47
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Part one of “The Journey: From the Third World to Middle America” by KVSC News Director Chris Duffy takes a look at the Somali population in St. Cl...

  • Added: May 11, 2011
  • Length: 28:25
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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
Caption: LGBTI activist, David Kato, who was brutally murdered at his home in Uganda
Josh Berkman discusses LGBTI activism in Uganda and the David Kato murder with Sarah Gunther, who oversees AJWS's Uganda grants portfolio.

  • Added: Feb 04, 2011
  • Length: 06:02
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


  • Added: Nov 20, 2010
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 2
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Preview "Inside Islam," a new series from the producers of "Here on Earth." In this edition: You won’t find any madrassahs, honor killings or ter...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2009
  • Length: 52:35