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For centuries, religion has sparked the design of some of the world’s most beautiful buildings. But what is that process? What built elements make ...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2015
  • Length: 07:53
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In this part of Oakland, deep potholes and trash mark the street. But then, there’s this perfectly manicured shrine. It’s an elaborate structure, d...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2015
  • Length: 10:11
Caption: Musician and composer, Silvia Nakkach
Nakkach’s musical philosophies are influenced by both Western and Eastern traditions. She was born in Argentina and attended Mills College before m...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2015
  • Length: 02:31
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God is not an option for the American Heritage Girls.

  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 06:10
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Earlier this fall San Francisco Muni buses displayed an ad that may have upset you. Or angered you. Or made you feel threatened. The Muni ad was pa...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 09:04
Caption: East Bay Muslims pray atop a UC Berkeley hill, Credit: Hana Baba
About 20 Muslim families are gathered on a hilltop outside the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley, just after sunset. A water fountain bubbles, w...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 08:06
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Pastor Megan Rohrer at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Credit: Michael Pisais
Pastor Megan Rohrer plays a contemporary pop song as a launch pad for discussion. Some heads nod to the beat, but it’s clear that this kind of mus...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 10:19
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Current Pope Francis has famously said about homosexuality, “who am I to Judge?” But despite his progressive words, the Roman Catholic church does ...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 06:06
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Before the great speech maker Patrick Henry died, he credited a Presbyterian minister named Samuel Davies with “teaching me what an orator should b...

Bought by KENW and West Virginia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Aug 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
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In this episode, Bo interviews Dr. Ryan J. Bell. For 19 years Ryan Bell was a pastor, most recently the senior pastor of the Hollywood Seventh-day...

Bought by KFOI Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 53:24
  • Purchases: 1
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If Jewish education is to respond to the needs of American Jews and their communities in the 21st century, we need to rethink the assumption that J...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 12:20
  • Purchases: 1
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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What is the human hunger Pope Francis has confirmed – not just Catholic or churchy — all across the world?

  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:37
Caption: Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori is the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church., Credit: Laine Kaplan-Levenson
The Episcopal Church of Louisiana spent the past year making plans for a new ministry, aiming to address its history of racism, as well as other fo...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 05:23
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting September 28th, 2013. Benjamin Rockwell, our nerd and friend, begins the show with ...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting September 28th, 2013. Benjamin Rockwell, our nerd and friend, begins the show with ...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2013
  • Length: 53:57
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The Islamic Holy Month Ramadan ends today and a celebration was held today in Bloomington. Alycin Bektesh brings us this report.

  • Added: Aug 08, 2013
  • Length: 08:47
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Theresa Novak Chabot challenges a centuries-old tradition in the Catholic church.

  • Added: Jul 10, 2013
  • Length: 06:16
Caption: The lights are dark and the music is loud at a 5:30 service at Hope Presbyterian Church called The Stirring.
One in three young Americans say they do NOT belong to any organized religion. That’s according to research by the Pew Forum; and that’s more than ...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 06:47
Caption: Jane York and Nura Adam embrace at a meeting, Credit: Lisa Merrill, Bellevue WA
In Bellevue, Washington a group of women meet once a month to discuss their cultural differences and similarities. The conversations are transformi...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 08:43
  • Purchases: 1
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On a Sunday in April, cheery faces populate the groundbreaking of a new church construction project in South Minneapolis. Almost a year earlier, th...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2013
  • Length: 05:08
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Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting September 8th, 2012. Benjamin Rockwell, nerd and host, opens with the past weeks ne...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
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Mother Nature and God respond to Paul Ryan's comment that "our rights come from nature and God, not government."

  • Added: Sep 02, 2012
  • Length: 02:11
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Mostafa Nowroozi Rezvani, Iran, (now living in Northern Ireland)

  • Added: Jun 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:30
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Mostafa Nowroozi Rezvani, Iran, (now living in Northern Ireland)

  • Added: Jun 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:30