http://www.radiocurious.org Fri, 08 May 2026 04:47:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 Welcome to the 20th year of Radio Curious, half hour interviews on a curiously wide variety of topics about life and ideas. All of the almost 400 half-hour archive editions on our website are free for you to enjoy, download, copy, share or rebroadcast as you wish. Please give credit to Radio Curious and let us know what you like about the program. www.radiocurious.org Radio Curious clean Radio Curious curious@radiocurious.org curious@radiocurious.org (Radio Curious) Creative Commons-Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Radio Curious Radio Curious, Interviews, Environment, Education, Chautauquan, Psychology/Psychaitry, Sex, Mendocino, Law, Religion, Feminism http://www.radiocurious.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/radio-curious-rss-logo.jpg http://www.radiocurious.org/category/religion/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/07/rabbi-phil-posner/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/07/rabbi-phil-posner/#comments Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:34:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5377 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/07/rabbi-phil-posner/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - In this edition of Radio Curious, we cross the line, if there is one, between politics and religion and visit with Rabbi Phil Posner to consider, among other things, ethics and moral courage. Click here to begin listening.  In this edition of Radio Curious, we cross the line, if there is one, between politics and religion and visit with Rabbi Phil Posner to consider, among other things, ethics and moral courage. Rabbi Posner is the author of a fictional encounter, “Food For Thought, Character and Soul,” where he gathers well known historical figures including, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Bill and Hillary Clinton to discuss empathy, justice and moral courage. Our conversation, recorded on October 20, 2008, began when I asked Rabbi Posner about his intention in creating this unusual book. The books that Rabbi Posner recommends are, “Van Loon’s Lives,” by Hendrik Willem Van Loon, “Melungeons: The Last Lost Tribe In America,” by Elizabeth C. Hirschman and “An Interrupted Life: The Diaries of Etty Hillesum 1941-43,” by Etty Hillseum. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/19/david-ebershoff-how-many-wives-are-enough/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/19/david-ebershoff-how-many-wives-are-enough/#comments Fri, 20 Sep 2024 04:32:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5354 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/19/david-ebershoff-how-many-wives-are-enough/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Polygamy used to be a central aspect in Mormon beliefs. However, it has not been for over 100 years now, due partly to considerable effort by Ann Eliza Young, one of Brigham Young’s many wives. Click here to begin listening.  Polygamy used to be a central aspect in Mormon beliefs. However, it has not been for over 100 years now, due partly to considerable effort by Ann Eliza Young, one of Brigham Young’s many wives. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with David Ebershoff, the author of “The 19th Wife”, recorded on August 29, 2008. “The 19th Wife,” is the story of Ann Eliza Young, and her realization and then quest to let the world know that marriage should only pertain to two people, instead of one man and a plethora of wives who were referred to as “sister wives.” We discuss what marriage is, how religion plays a large role in many people’s lives, and how the quest that Ann Eliza had effected her world and the world we live in today. Our conversation began when I asked David Ebershoff why Ann Eliza wanted to apostate (or leave without approval) from the Mormon Church in relationship to the politics then and now. The book that David Ebershoff recommends is, “American Wife: A Novel” by Curtis Sittenfel Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/05/carroll-pickett-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/05/carroll-pickett-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2024 05:00:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5348 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/09/05/carroll-pickett-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - To Kill or Not To Kill: That is the question still presented to juries in capital cases in the United States, one of the few countries remaining in the world to employ the death penalty. In this edition of Radio Curious, Click here to begin listening. To Kill or Not To Kill: That is the question still presented to juries in capital cases in the United States, one of the few countries remaining in the world to employ the death penalty. In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with Pastor Carroll Pickett, who served as chaplain for the Texas Department of Corrections from 1982 to 1995 and counseled 95 inmates on their way to death by lethal injection. “At the Death House Door: No Man Should Die Alone,” is a independent film documentary, directed and produced by Steve James and Peter Gilbert, that presents a personal and intimate look at the death penalty in Texas through the eyes of Pastor Pickett, a Presbyterian minister. Over the years, after each of the 95 executions, Pickett would record his experiences with that person on the tape he used to practice his sermons. Although he never listened to those tapes, they became the thread and primary source for the movie. I spoke with Pastor Carroll Pickett on May 23, 2008 from his home in Texas, after hearing him speak at a special hearing on capital punishment in San Francisco, CA, while he was on a break from a national publicity tour. We began when I asked him to explain what brought him to work with condemned men and be with them in their last hours. This program was originally broadcast on June 25, 2009. The book Carroll Pickett recommends is “Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist,” by Mike Farrell and Martin Sheen. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/13/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centuries-of-jewish-voices-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/13/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centuries-of-jewish-voices-in-america/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2024 04:48:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5306 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/13/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centuries-of-jewish-voices-in-america/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - North America, as we have known for millennia, has been populated by ethnic groups looking for a new place to live. Beginning in the early 17th Century and through the present time, Click here to begin listening.  North America, as we have known for millennia, has been populated by ethnic groups looking for a new place to live. Beginning in the early 17th Century and through the present time, Jewish people from around the world have seen North America as a favored place to live and in waves of migration over time have come here to make a new life as part of the American fabric. In the winter of 2008 the Public Broadcasting System presented a major six hour television series: “The Jewish Americans: Three Centuries of Jewish Voices in America.” A companion book to this series with the same name, written by Beth Wenger, the Director of the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania, is a collection of first person stories about lives of American Jews who maintained their own culture as they became part of the American culture. Our visit with Beth Wenger in January 2008, by phone from her office at the University of Pennsylvania, began when she described the distinctions and similarities of the Jewish American experience as compared to other immigrant groups. This program was originally broadcast January 30, 2008. The book she recommends is, “The Yiddish Policeman’s Union,” by Michael Chabon. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/03/28/hanna-rosin-gods-harvard/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/03/28/hanna-rosin-gods-harvard/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2024 04:44:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5266 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/03/28/hanna-rosin-gods-harvard/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally recorded on July 21, 2007. - Since 2000, ambitious young evangelicals have made their way to Patrick Henry College, a small Christian school near Washington, D.C. Click here to begin listening.  Originally recorded on July 21, 2007. Since 2000, ambitious young evangelicals have made their way to Patrick Henry College, a small Christian school near Washington, D.C. Most of them are home schoolers whose idealism and discipline put the average American teenager to shame. At “God’s Harvard” they are groomed to become tomorrow’s elite, dispatched to the front lines of politics, entertainment and science to “take back a godless nation.” Hanna Rosin, author of “God’s Harvard: A Christian College on a Mission to Save America,” visits the nerve center of the evangelical movement and describes who they are, their background, goals and desires. The book Hanna Rosin recommends is “The Golden Compass,” by Philip Pullman. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/16/martinez-juan-shamanism-in-the-ecuadorian-jungle-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/16/martinez-juan-shamanism-in-the-ecuadorian-jungle-2/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:06:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5156 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/16/martinez-juan-shamanism-in-the-ecuadorian-jungle-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: December 5, 2005. - Concepts of “reality” have many levels, some of which are gained by fasting, and/or the use of certain plants that allow a person to view the past, present or  and future. Click here to begin listening.  Originally Broadcast: December 5, 2005. Concepts of “reality” have many levels, some of which are gained by fasting, and/or the use of certain plants that allow a person to view the past, present or  and future.  This is especially true for cultures which cherish and practice the oral tradition and thrive among an abundance of flora and fauna, like those located in the Amazon basin of South America.  In Ecuador the knowledge of the effects of the various plants in the Amazon basin is held by Shamans. Dr. Juan Martinez, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious, is a Professor of History and Anthropology at the University of Cuenca, in Cuenca, Ecuador.  He’s studied, written and lectured about Shamanic practices in the Ecuadorian jungle and the medicinal and spiritual effects of the plants native to the eastern portion of the Amazon basin. Professor Juan Martinez and I visited in his office in Cuenca, Ecuador on November 17, 2005.  He began by describing the relationship of the people of Ecuadorian jungle to their worlds, the spiritual world, and the world in which they live on a daily basis. The book Juan Martinez recommends is “Amazon Worlds,” a collected work published by Sinchi Sancha, an indigenous foundation based in Ecuador. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/10/mikey-weinstein-update-on-evangelism-at-the-u-s-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/10/mikey-weinstein-update-on-evangelism-at-the-u-s-air-force-academy/#comments Fri, 11 Aug 2023 01:26:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5153 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/10/mikey-weinstein-update-on-evangelism-at-the-u-s-air-force-academy/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Originally Broadcast: December 13, 2005 - The concerns that evangelical Christianity continues to be proselytized at the United States Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Click here to begin listening. Originally Broadcast: December 13, 2005 The concerns that evangelical Christianity continues to be proselytized at the United States Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, have not lessened since our August 9, 2005 interview with Air Force Academy graduate Attorney Mikey Weinstein. Mikey Weinstein, of Albuquerque, New Mexico is a former Assistant General Counsel in the Reagan White House and former General Counsel for H. Ross Perot. In October 2005, Weinstein sued the United States Air Force in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, alleging violations of the Establishment clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution because of the evangelical proselytization at the Air Force Academy. Details may be found in the first interview with Attorney Weinstein, and the subsequent interviews with Reverend MeLinda Morton and Professor Kristen Leslie at www.radiocurious.org. In this interview, recorded on December 11, 2005, Attorney Weinstein discusses the current status of the litigation; the “Officers’ Christian Fellowship” located at many of the 702 United States Military bases in 132 different counties around the world; what he believes to be the religious efforts and goals of some evangelical Christians; and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, a non-profit corporation he is organizing. Mikey Weinstein recommends “Constantine’s Sword, The Church and the Jews, A History,” by James Carroll,. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/03/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/03/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin-2/#comments Fri, 04 Aug 2023 01:26:20 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5149 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/08/03/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - The Darwin Conspiracy - Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call “the theory of evolution?” These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. Click here to begin listening. The Darwin Conspiracy Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call “the theory of evolution?” These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. In 1978 I had the good fortune of visiting the Galapagos Islands, 600 miles west of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Island in 1831 for month as part of a five-year voyage around the world. There he saw birds and animals that helped him formulate some of his ideas about evolution he published “The Origin of the Species,” 22 years later in 1853. And the world has not been the same since. Now, at a time when concepts of evolution and natural selection are attacked certain from theological and political perspectives, a novel called “The Darwin Conspiracy,” has been written by John Darnton, a writer and editor for the New York Times. “The Darwin Conspiracy,” although fiction, is said by John Darton to be 90% accurate, and covers Darwin’s life and thinking before and after the publication of “The Origin of the Species.” I spoke with John Darton from his home in New York City at the end of October 2005. He began by describing who Charles Darwin was, in his time and place. John Darnton recommends “Snow,” by Orhan Pamuk. Originally Broadcast: November 29, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/13/mikey-weinstein-evangelical-christianity-and-the-united-states-air-force-academy-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/13/mikey-weinstein-evangelical-christianity-and-the-united-states-air-force-academy-2/#comments Fri, 14 Jul 2023 04:18:59 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5136 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/13/mikey-weinstein-evangelical-christianity-and-the-united-states-air-force-academy-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - There are concerns that evangelical Christianity is close to being officially sanctioned at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as well as within other areas of the United States’ militar... Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/MIKEY_WEINSTEIN_7.13.23IA.mp3) There are concerns that evangelical Christianity is close to being officially sanctioned at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as well as within other areas of the United States’ military forces. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit some of these issues with Mikey Weinstein, a graduate of Air Force Academy, a businessman and former attorney in the Reagan White House. He describes how evangelical Christianity appears to have become the standard within the United States Air Force Academy that trains future leaders of the U.S. Air Force. At the beginning of an Air Force career each new cadet, among many other things, takes an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States. These cadets are led by Brig. Gen. Johnny A Weida, the current USAF Academy Commandant of Cadets. On the official Air Force website, under character development, Brig. Gen. Weida is quoted as saying, “Our primary emphasis is to ensure every graduate has the character, honor, integrity, sense of service and excellence required of a second lieutenant in the world’s greatest Air and Space force.” On July 29, 2005, the name of Brig Gen Weida, the number two officer of the Air Force Academy, was deleted from a list of Air Force generals to be promoted, shortly before the Senate voted on those promotions. An April 28, 2005 report by American United for Separation of Church and State accused Brig Gen Weida of proselytizing to the cadets and specifically endorsing evangelical Christianity at the Academy. It is suggested that this may be a reason why he was not promoted. This interview with Mikey Weinstein, who worked as Assistant General Counsel in the Reagan White House Office of Administration, was recorded by telephone from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on August 3, 2005. Mikey Weinstein recommends “The Sins of Scripture,” by John Shelby Spong. Originally Broadcast: August 9, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/07/rev-melinda-morton-evangelical-proselytization-at-the-united-states-air-force-academy-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/07/rev-melinda-morton-evangelical-proselytization-at-the-united-states-air-force-academy-2/#comments Fri, 07 Jul 2023 06:25:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5133 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/07/rev-melinda-morton-evangelical-proselytization-at-the-united-states-air-force-academy-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - This program with MeLinda Morton, a Lutheran minister who resigned from active duty as a chaplain at the United States Air Force Academy effective July 31, 2005, continues our series on evangelical proselytization wit... Click here to begin listening.  This program with MeLinda Morton, a Lutheran minister who resigned from active duty as a chaplain at the United States Air Force Academy effective July 31, 2005, continues our series on evangelical proselytization within the United States Air Force and at the United States Air Force Academy in Coloradio Springs, Colorado. This interview was recorded on August 19, 2005, and begins with Rev. Morton describing her duties as a pastoral chaplain to the cadets at the Air Force Academy and the issues that led up to her resignation. If you are interested in this topic, please listen to interview with Mikey Weinstein, an Air Force Academy graduate and a former attorney in the Reagan White House. Rev. MeLinda Morton recommends “No Future, Queer Theory and the Death Drive,” by Lee Edelman. Originally Broadcast: August 23, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/29/professor-kristen-leslie-strident-evanglical-themes-at-the-u-s-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/29/professor-kristen-leslie-strident-evanglical-themes-at-the-u-s-air-force-academy/#comments Fri, 30 Jun 2023 05:10:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5129 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/06/29/professor-kristen-leslie-strident-evanglical-themes-at-the-u-s-air-force-academy/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The series on evangelical Christianity at the United States Air Force Academy, continues with Kristen Leslie, a professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at the Yale University Divinity School. Click here to begin listening.  The series on evangelical Christianity at the United States Air Force Academy, continues with Kristen Leslie, a professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at the Yale University Divinity School. Professor Leslie was invited to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado to meet with the Academy chaplains and provide training in the counseling of female cadets who were victims of sexual assaults that had occurred at the Academy. In the course of her visits in 2004 and 2005, Professor Leslie and the group of graduate students from the Yale Divinity School who accompanied her, observed what she called “strident evangelical themes” at the Academy. Professor Leslie testified before the Subcommittee on Military Personnel of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Armed Services on June 28, 2005, at the Congressional hearing entitled “Religious Climate at the U.S. Air Force Academy,” and reported her observations of her visit that included: The hanging of a banner containing an overtly Christian message by the football coach in the team locker room; the Air Force Academy commandant leading a “challenge and response” cheer about Jesus in front of a group of cadets of mixed faith; distribution of flyers advertising religious events in the cadet dining hall and over the public address system; failure of the Air Force Academy to consider the religious practices of cadets of minority faiths when setting the cadet schedule; and public expressions of faith by senior staff and faculty members, in some cases in inappropriate venues such as classrooms. Interviews with MeLinda Morton, the Air Force Academy Chaplain who resigned the end of July 2005, and Attorney Mikey Wienstein, a 1977 graduate of the Air Force Academy, both of whom are outspoken critics of the inaction on the part of the Air Force Academy leadership may be found here on the Radio Curious website. The Harvard University Committee on the Study of Religion has a detailed report, with abundant links to other articles on this issue that may be found at www.pluralism.org. And information about Professor Leslie’s testimony before Congress may be found at www.yale.edu/divinity/press. This interview with Kristen Leslie speaking from her office at Yale University about these issues was recorded on August 26, 2005. Professor Kristen Leslie recommends “Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader,” by Ann Fadiman. Originally Broadcast: August 30, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/05/04/bernard-offen-surviving-the-holocaust-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/05/04/bernard-offen-surviving-the-holocaust-2/#comments Fri, 05 May 2023 03:40:15 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5097 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/05/04/bernard-offen-surviving-the-holocaust-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - My Hometown Concentration Camp - Bernard Offen, age 72, survived five Nazi concentration camps in Poland during World War Two, when he was a young teenager. He now leads tours of these concentration camps and tells h... Click here to begin listening.  My Hometown Concentration Camp Bernard Offen, age 72, survived five Nazi concentration camps in Poland during World War Two, when he was a young teenager. He now leads tours of these concentration camps and tells his story in this interview. Bernard Offen recommends “My Hometown Concentration Camp,” by himself. Originally Broadcast: May 3, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/04/06/david-osborn-the-papal-conclave-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/04/06/david-osborn-the-papal-conclave-2/#comments Fri, 07 Apr 2023 04:12:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5080 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/04/06/david-osborn-the-papal-conclave-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Last Pope It is no secret that the papal conclave met April 18, 2005 to elect the head of one of the world’s few remaining imperial monarchies.However, those participating in the conclave and those assisting the ... Click here to begin listening.  The Last Pope It is no secret that the papal conclave met April 18, 2005 to elect the head of one of the world’s few remaining imperial monarchies.However, those participating in the conclave and those assisting the Cardinals who will elect the next pope are sworn to secrecy regarding all the events within this historic gathering.In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with papal scholar David Osborn, the author of “the Last Pope” who we interviewed in June 2004.“The Last Pope” is a novel about the lives and the papal competition of two Cardinals of the Catholic Church, after the death of a conservative and long tenured Pope.In this interview David Osborn discusses the process and some of the politics of electing the successor to Pope John Paul II.When I spoke with David Osborn from his home in Connecticut, I asked him about what he believed would occur just prior to the opening of the conclave on April 18, 2005. David Osborn recommends “Remembrance of Things Past,”by Marcel Proust. Originally Broadcast: April 19, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/01/yael-berda-israeli-human-rights-attorney-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/01/yael-berda-israeli-human-rights-attorney-2/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2022 01:58:19 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5022 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/01/yael-berda-israeli-human-rights-attorney-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Yael Berda is a young Israeli lawyer, born in New York and raised in Jerusalem. At the age of 14, she became involved in a struggle to free her parents from debtors’ prison and the experience changed her life. Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/BERDA_YAEL__12.1.22%20IA.mp3) Yael Berda is a young Israeli lawyer, born in New York and raised in Jerusalem. At the age of 14, she became involved in a struggle to free her parents from debtors’ prison and the experience changed her life. She has since become a leader of a non-violent movement for reconciliation and understanding among the Israel and Palestinian populations. Yael Berda recommends “Fields of Protest,” by Roca Ray. Originally Broadcast: November 30, 2004   Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/09/19/david-osborn-papal-politics-the-election-of-a-new-pope-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/09/19/david-osborn-papal-politics-the-election-of-a-new-pope-2/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2022 05:31:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4991 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/09/19/david-osborn-papal-politics-the-election-of-a-new-pope-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Last Pope “The Last Pope,” by David Osborn, takes us inside the world of the Vatican and the American branch of the Catholic Church. Fictional relationships between the conservative and reform branches of the Cat... Click here to begin listening.  The Last Pope “The Last Pope,” by David Osborn, takes us inside the world of the Vatican and the American branch of the Catholic Church. Fictional relationships between the conservative and reform branches of the Catholic Church are revealed in a novel that combines character from both groups. David Osborn recommends “Naked,” by David Sedaris, “Blindness,” by Jose Saramago, “Bel Canto,” by Ann Patchett & “Remembrance of Things Past,” by Marcel Proust. Originally Broadcast: June 8, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/18/elana-rozenman-jewish-muslim-christian-understanding-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/18/elana-rozenman-jewish-muslim-christian-understanding-2/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2021 05:04:02 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4741 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/08/18/elana-rozenman-jewish-muslim-christian-understanding-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - In June, 2002 I overheard an American woman now living in Israel passionately describe her belief that teaching children to be suicide bombers is the worst form of child abuse imaginable. I invited Elana Radley Rozenman, Click here to begin listening. In June, 2002 I overheard an American woman now living in Israel passionately describe her belief that teaching children to be suicide bombers is the worst form of child abuse imaginable. I invited Elana Radley Rozenman, an organizer of the Women’s Interfaith Encounter, a group of Muslim, Christian and Jewish women who meet regularly in Jerusalem, to be our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. Elana Rozenman recommends “Yet a Stranger: Why Black Americans Still Don’t Feel at Home,” Debra Mathis. Originally Broadcast: July 23, 2002     Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/02/03/marta-morena-vega-one-religion-people-forced-to-migrate-brought-to-the-americas-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/02/03/marta-morena-vega-one-religion-people-forced-to-migrate-brought-to-the-americas-2/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2021 02:04:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4605 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/02/03/marta-morena-vega-one-religion-people-forced-to-migrate-brought-to-the-americas-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Altar of My Soul - Religious beliefs normally follow people as they migrate, including people who are forced to migrate. The people forced to migrate to the western Hemisphere during the slave-trading period carr... Click here to begin listening.  The Altar of My Soul Religious beliefs normally follow people as they migrate, including people who are forced to migrate. The people forced to migrate to the western Hemisphere during the slave-trading period carried their beliefs and belief systems to the diaspora of their new world. The Santeria religion, also know as Lucumí, is a belief system that originated in Africa later brought to the Americas and is still practiced in widely separated communities of the western hemisphere. Marta Moreno Vega, a Santeria Priestess, and university professor in New York City is the author of “The Alter of My Soul.” Her book is a story of the Santeria or Lucumí religion, its traditions, how they were brought from Africa and are practiced now. I spoke with Marta Moreno Vega by phone in November of 2000, and we began when I asked her to tell us about the Santeria religion and how it differs from other religions. Marta Morena Vega recommends “Face of The Gods: Art and Altars of Africa and the African Americans,” by Robert F. Thompson. Originally Broadcast: November 7, 2000 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/08/19/wagner-sally-roesch-suffragist-matilda-gage-almost-jailed-for-voting-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/08/19/wagner-sally-roesch-suffragist-matilda-gage-almost-jailed-for-voting-2/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2020 20:44:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4547 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/08/19/wagner-sally-roesch-suffragist-matilda-gage-almost-jailed-for-voting-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This program is about Matilda Joslyn Gage, who lived from 1826 to 1892 and was a vibrant and leading figure in the suffragist movement of that century. - Matilda Joslyn Gage, an outspoken leader for women’s rights, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-GAGE_MATHILDA_8.12.20_IA.mp3) This program is about Matilda Joslyn Gage, who lived from 1826 to 1892 and was a vibrant and leading figure in the suffragist movement of that century. Matilda Joslyn Gage, an outspoken leader for women’s rights, and an advocate to abolish slavery and religious bigotry, became historically invisible in pursuit of her liberty to think and speak as she thought proper. She was threatened with jail for voting in New York in 1871, and later was inducted into the Iroquois nation after publicly declaring Christian theology to be a primary source of the oppression of women. Historian and chautauqua scholar Sally Roesch Wagner, who portrays Matilda Joslyn Gage, brought Gage into the limelight by creating the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation, based in Fayetteville, New York. The Gage Foundation is dedicated to educating current and future generations about Gage’s work and the power of her work to drive contemporary social change. I met with Sally Roesch Wagner in the studios of Radio Curious in December 1996. Our conversation began when I welcomed Matilda Joslyn Gage to Radio Curious. The book Matilda Joslyn Gage recommends is “The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy,” by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. The book Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner recommends is “Women, Church and State,” by Matilda Joslyn Gage. This program was recorded in December 1996. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/22/gallagher-winifred-in-good-times-and-in-bad/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/22/gallagher-winifred-in-good-times-and-in-bad/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2020 20:36:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4539 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/22/gallagher-winifred-in-good-times-and-in-bad/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Working on God - Why are we the way we are? How should life be lived? When should we start living it that way and why? “Working on God” is a new book by Winifred Gallagher, a science writer who lives in New York City. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Winifred_Gallagher_Working_on_God_IA_7.22.20.mp3) Working on God Why are we the way we are? How should life be lived? When should we start living it that way and why? “Working on God” is a new book by Winifred Gallagher, a science writer who lives in New York City. When her early learning about Christianity was shaken by her college education, she asked, what if religion could be something else? After writing books on how heredity and experience create the individual, and how our surroundings shape our thoughts and emotions, she has chosen to work on God. Winnifred Gallagher recommends “Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time,” by Marcus Borg. Originally Broadcast: March 30, 1999 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/15/potok-chaim-escaping-communism/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/15/potok-chaim-escaping-communism/#comments Tue, 15 Oct 2019 19:15:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4471 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/15/potok-chaim-escaping-communism/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Chaim Potok, the author of “The Chosen,” “The Gift of Asher Lev,”Davida’s Heart,” and many other novels, chronicled the life of a Russian Jewish family in the non-fictions story, “The Gates of November. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Potok_Chaim_10-15-919_IA.mp3) Chaim Potok, the author of “The Chosen,” “The Gift of Asher Lev,”Davida’s Heart,” and many other novels, chronicled the life of a Russian Jewish family in the non-fictions story, “The Gates of November.” This true story of the Slapeck family, Solomon Slapek, his son Valodya, and daughter-in-law Masha, spans 100 years. Beginning with Solomon’s childhood at turn of the 20th century, his escape to America and return to Russia, it eventually describes Valodya and Masha’s life after they apply for an exit visa to leave Russia in 1968, in order to emigrate to Israel. Chaim Potok died July 23, 2002, at his suburban Philadelphia home of brain cancer at the age of 73. The book Chaim Potok recommends is “The English Patient,” by Michael Ondaatje. This program was Originally Broadcast: January 8, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/03/lev-daniel-a-story-of-chanukah/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/03/lev-daniel-a-story-of-chanukah/#comments Thu, 03 Oct 2019 19:11:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4467 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/10/03/lev-daniel-a-story-of-chanukah/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Every year on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, which falls four days before the new moon closest to the winter solstice, the eight day holiday of Chanukah, celebrated worldwide, begins. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-DANIEL_LEV_10.1.19.IA.mp3) Every year on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, which falls four days before the new moon closest to the winter solstice, the eight day holiday of Chanukah, celebrated worldwide, begins. Before the days of radio and television a person called a magid traveled from town to town, visiting Jewish people and Jewish families. Daniel Lev is a modern day magid who sometimes visits Ukiah and Willits to teach and pass along Jewish tradition through stories, songs, and spiritual practice. This program was originally broadcast in December 1996, and joined these archives the day Daniel Lev became a rabbi in 2005. Daniel Lev recommends the Torah. Originally Broadcast: December 14, 1996 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/01/22/brodsk-joseph-a-book-of-poems-next-to-every-bible/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/01/22/brodsk-joseph-a-book-of-poems-next-to-every-bible/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2019 02:26:44 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4400 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/01/22/brodsk-joseph-a-book-of-poems-next-to-every-bible/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - A Part of Speech, Less Than One, To Urania, Marbles, & Watermark - Joseph Brodsky, a winner of the Noble Prize, was the United States National Poet Laureate in 1991. Born in what was then Leningrad, Soviet Union, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-Brodsky_1-22-19_IA.mp3) A Part of Speech, Less Than One, To Urania, Marbles, & Watermark Joseph Brodsky, a winner of the Noble Prize, was the United States National Poet Laureate in 1991. Born in what was then Leningrad, Soviet Union, he grew up in a communal apartment, and was very active in language and literary pursuits. In 1963, a Leningrad newspaper denounced Brodsky, calling his poetry pornographic and anti-Soviet. He was interrogated and twice put in mental institutions. His papers were seized. He was arrested and indicted on the charge of parasitism. In a secret trial, he was called a “pseudo-poet in velveteen trousers,” who failed to fulfill his “constitutional duty to work honestly for the good of the motherland.” Yet no fault was found in the content of his poetry. One of the more interesting comments Joseph Brodsky made as a guest was that there should be a book of poetry in every hotel room, right next to the Bible. He said that he didn’t think that the telephone book would mind. Joseph Brodsky died on January 28th of 1996, a world-class poet. Originally Broadcast: November 18, 1991 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/25/rozenman-elana-jewish-muslim-christian-understanding/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/25/rozenman-elana-jewish-muslim-christian-understanding/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2018 02:15:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4391 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/25/rozenman-elana-jewish-muslim-christian-understanding/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In June, 2002 I overheard an American woman now living in Israel passionately describe her belief that teaching children to be suicide bombers is the worst form of child abuse imaginable. I invited Elana Radley Rosenman, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-ROZENMAN_ELANA_12-25-18_IA.mp3) In June, 2002 I overheard an American woman now living in Israel passionately describe her belief that teaching children to be suicide bombers is the worst form of child abuse imaginable. I invited Elana Radley Rosenman, an organizer of the Women’s Interfaith Encounter, a group of Muslim, Christian and Jewish women who meet regularly in Jerusalem, to be our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. Elana Rozenman recommends “Yet a Stranger: Why Black Americans Still Don’t Feel at Home,” Debra Mathis. Originally Broadcast: July 23, 2002 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/04/bartholomew-therese-asian-art-museum-the-dragons-gift-sacred-arts-of-bhutan/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/04/bartholomew-therese-asian-art-museum-the-dragons-gift-sacred-arts-of-bhutan/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2018 02:09:48 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4385 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/04/bartholomew-therese-asian-art-museum-the-dragons-gift-sacred-arts-of-bhutan/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In this edition of Radio Curious we would like to take you to the country of Bhutan, East of Mount Everest and bordered by India and Tibet. Bhutan is a mystical kingdom considered by many as The Last Shangri-La. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-asian_art_bhutan_030709_IA_12.4.18.mp3) In this edition of Radio Curious we would like to take you to the country of Bhutan, East of Mount Everest and bordered by India and Tibet. Bhutan is a mystical kingdom considered by many as The Last Shangri-La. We visit "The Dragon’s Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan," an exhibit which was displayed at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, California, in the spring of 2009. We start in conversation with Therese Bartholomew, the curator of the exhibit who helps us to understand what inspired the exhibit and the trials and tribulations of transporting such valuable religious objects from monasteries at the top of Bhutanese mountains to the city of San Francisco. We will also visit the exhibit itself and hear some of the ceremonies, meet the monks who have traveled with the exhibit and tour the museum docent Henny Tanugjaja. Therese Bartholomew is the Curator Emeritus of Himalayan Arts at the Asian Art Museum San Francisco the book she recommends is “My Life and Lives, The Story of a Tibetan Incarnation” by Rato Khyongla Nawang Losang. We visited with Therese Bartholomew from her home in San Francisco on the March 27, 2009 and began by asking her what makes Bhutan and Bhutanese arts so special? LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/04/04/appelbaum-ralph-holocaust-remembrance-and-the-responsibility-of-bystanders/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/04/04/appelbaum-ralph-holocaust-remembrance-and-the-responsibility-of-bystanders/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:44:36 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4313 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/04/04/appelbaum-ralph-holocaust-remembrance-and-the-responsibility-of-bystanders/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - To create thought around Yom Hashoah, known in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day I offer you an archive interview with Ralph Appelbaum, the designer the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, in Washington D.C., Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-APPELBAUM_RALPH_2018_CA.mp3) To create thought around Yom Hashoah, known in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day I offer you an archive interview with Ralph Appelbaum, the designer the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, in Washington D.C., which opened in April 1993, when this interview was recorded. When Ralph Appelbaum and I were Peace Corp Volunteers in the mid 1960s, living in nearby towns in southern Peru, we often shared our future plans.  This interview shares the story of one of Ralph’s plans which he manifested on a material plane, about 30 years later. Appelbaum says that a museum’s architecture should focus on the experience by creating time and space events. In the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Appelbuam’s design depicts the suffering, torture and death of millions of people during World War II in Europe, on land controlled by fascist Nazis.  He also directs attention to the responsibility of bystanders. Please keep in mind that this interview was recorded in April 1993.  That was when Ralph Appelbaum and I visited by phone from his loft in New York City.  We began when I asked him to describe his vision of a museum designer. The audio of this program was enhanced by Gregg McVicer of UnderCurrentsradio.net, who was our guest in 2013. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/31/komar-stefan-concentration-death-camps/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/31/komar-stefan-concentration-death-camps/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:18:35 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4290 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/01/31/komar-stefan-concentration-death-camps/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - You may remember the Radio Curious interview with Bernard Offen, recorded in May 2005, and re-boradcast the end of May 2017.  In telling the story of his youth in Poland during World War II, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-KOMAR_STEFFAN_1-28-18__CA.mp3) You may remember the Radio Curious interview with Bernard Offen, recorded in May 2005, and re-boradcast the end of May 2017.  In telling the story of his youth in Poland during World War II, being forced into four different concentration camps established and controlled by the Nazis, Bernard Offen characterized those camps as “Polish concentration camps.” Soon after the 2017 re-broadcast, I received an email from Stefan Komar, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious.  Komar pointed out that calling any German concentration camp in German occupied Poland “Polish,” or referring to a German concentration camp in occupied Poland as “in Poland”, “of Poland,” or “Poland’s,” is insensitive to the families of the millions of ethnic Poles who were killed, forced into slave labor, tortured, maimed, terrorized and starved during the brutal and inhuman German occupation of Poland in the name of "Deuthschland, Deutschland Uber Alles." Komar, who was born in Queens, New York, lived in Warsaw, Poland, for about 10 years beginning when he was 12 years old. Currently he’s a Captain in the New York Police Department, after serving with the NYPD for 37 years. A few days before Stefan Komar, and I visited by phone from his home in Queens, New York, on January  28, 2018, many newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times (http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-israel-poland-nazis-20180128-story.html) reported a “bill passed by the lower house of Poland's parliament”  would make it illegal to utter the phrase “Polish concentration camp” or to assign Poland culpability for Nazi crimes committed on its soil.  The Israeli government was Infuriated, as reported in Reuters, (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-poland/israel-and-poland-clash-over-proposed-holocaust-law-idUSKBN1FH0S3), among other news outlets, and called the Polish law revisionary history. This is clearly a curious issue to follow.  In doing so Komar provided a link to “A Platform for Polish Jewish Dialogue,” (http://www.dialog.org/) which may be found at Dialog.org, and a youtube link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SztV961KKhA&t=58s, on Polish history including a discussion on how the Nazi occupation of Poland may be characterized.  These links may be found on radiocurious.org. Stefan Komar and I unfortunately did not directly discuss this new law or the Israeli reaction.  We did however put the topic in context from his point of view.  We began our visit when I asked him to discuss the characterization of these concentration camps. The books Stefan Komar recommends are “Hollywood’s War with Poland, 1939-1945” by M.B.B. Biskupski; and “Dupes: How America’s Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a Century,” by Paul Kengor. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/25/offen-bernard-surviving-the-holocaust/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/25/offen-bernard-surviving-the-holocaust/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2017 19:32:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4204 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/25/offen-bernard-surviving-the-holocaust/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The internationally recognized date of Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar, a calendar based on the phases of the moon. That day also marks the anniversary of the Warsaw... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170425_-_OFFEN.mp3) The internationally recognized date of Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar, a calendar based on the phases of the moon. That day also marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. In Hebrew, Holocaust Remembrance Day is called Yom Hashoah.  In year 2017 of the Gregorian Calendar Yom Hashoah falls on April 24. From the Radio Curious archives, in honor of Yom Hashoah this year, we re-visit our 2005 interview with Bernard Offen.  He survived five Nazi concentration camps in Poland, during his youth in World War II. Bernard Offen has led tours of these concentration camps and in doing says, “You don't have to be a survivor or Jewish. It's for all the wounded who want to understand the power of good and evil and want to create goodness in the world.” When Bernard Offen visited the studios of Radio Curious in April 2005, we began our conversation when he described some of his early childhood experiences in Krakow, Poland in the years just prior to World War II. The book Bernard Offen recommends "My Hometown Concentration Camp: A Survivor’s Account to Life in the Krakow Ghetto and Plaszow Concentration Camp," which he wrote. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/23/werdinger-roberta-barbed-wire-and-flowers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/23/werdinger-roberta-barbed-wire-and-flowers/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2016 01:58:08 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4159 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/23/werdinger-roberta-barbed-wire-and-flowers/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - "Barbed Wire and Flowers": A daughter’s story of her perception and relationship with her father. He, a survivor of the holocaust, and she, his adult child describes the strength of his life incumbent on her youth, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-WERDINGER_INTERVIEW_BROADCAST_11-23-16.mp3) "Barbed Wire and Flowers": A daughter’s story of her perception and relationship with her father. He, a survivor of the holocaust, and she, his adult child describes the strength of his life incumbent on her youth, and their visit to one of the two concentration camps where he was interned by the Nazis in World War Two. Roberta Werdinger, a storyteller, writer, publicist, editor, is our guest in this edition of Radio Curious. Raised as a non-secular Jew and ordained as a Buddhist Monk, plans to include "Barbed Wire and Flowers" in the memoir she is currently writing. I heard her public reading of "Barbed Wire and Flowers" here in Ukiah in June, 2016 I invited her to visit Radio Curious. She did on November 21, 2016. Our visit begins with her reading "Barbed Wire and Flowers," and I invite you listen for the next 17 minutes. Our conversation follows. This program was recorded on November 21, 2016. LeGov clean 28:14 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/06/14/clancy-dr-susan-sexual-abuse-of-children-and-the-catholic-church/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/06/14/clancy-dr-susan-sexual-abuse-of-children-and-the-catholic-church/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2016 00:32:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4108 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/06/14/clancy-dr-susan-sexual-abuse-of-children-and-the-catholic-church/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening This conversation discusses the myth of when and how trauma from child sexual abuse occurs. Our guest, Susan A. Clancy, Ph.D., and author of “The Trauma Myth:  The Truth About the Sexual Abuse of Children – and Its A... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-CLANCY_INTERVIEW_6-10-16_CA.mp3) This conversation discusses the myth of when and how trauma from child sexual abuse occurs. Our guest, Susan A. Clancy, Ph.D., and author of “The Trauma Myth:  The Truth About the Sexual Abuse of Children – and Its Aftermath” discusses how childhood sexual abuse abuse is perceived by the victim; the effects of denial, minimization and blame; and how this issue within the Catholic Church is not being resolved. Dr. Susan A. Clancy is the Research Director of the Center for Women’s Advancement, Development and Leadership at the Central American Institute for Business Administration in Nicaragua.  This interview with Susan A. Clancy was recorded on April 12, 2010, from her home in Managua, Nicaragua. The books Dr. Susan A. Clancy recommends are “Happiness: A History” by Darrin M. McMahon and “In The Woods,” by Tana French. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/01/13/dr-sally-roesch-wagner-survival-is-indigenous/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/01/13/dr-sally-roesch-wagner-survival-is-indigenous/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2016 08:48:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4003 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/01/13/dr-sally-roesch-wagner-survival-is-indigenous/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/12/09/peru-ancient-history-and-today/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/12/09/peru-ancient-history-and-today/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2015 17:45:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3924 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/12/09/peru-ancient-history-and-today/feed/ 0 christianity,history,Inca,Peru,religion,South America Peru is a county about which I’ve been curious for over 60 years, beginning when I first learned of the Inca Empire.  Ten years later the Peace Corps sent me to Peru as volunteer for two years in 1964. - Peru’s current societies are windows into a wor... Peru is a county about which I’ve been curious for over 60 years, beginning when I first learned of the Inca Empire.  Ten years later the Peace Corps sent me to Peru as volunteer for two years in 1964. Peru’s current societies are windows into a world in which many Andean people live in the three adjoining countries of Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.   The complex societies which flourished in this region, centuries before the Inca Empire was destroyed by the Spanish invaders in the 16th century are still very much a part of the lives of people whose homes and communities are located high in the Andes between 10,000 and 14,000 feet above sea level.  Many still enjoy and celebrate the traditions rooted in the ancient cultures of their land. When Radio Curious visited Peru and Bolivia in the fall of 2015 we engaged in several conversations about ancient and current times in Peru. Edith Zapata, an independent licensed Peruvian tour guide, based in Cusco, Peru, is our guest in this edition of Radio Curious. Edith Zapata and I visited in the court yard of a somewhat noisy guest hostal in Cusco, Peru, on November 10, 2015.  We began our conversation with her description of the geological history of the Cusco valley, and moved forward in time to how some of the current leaders of the Catholic Church and some of the people of the greater Cusco area related to each other. Edith Zapata, a licensed independent Peruvian tour guide, based in Cusco, Peru.  You may contact her by email at ezv27@hotmail.com (mailto:ezv27@hotmail.com).  The movie she recommends is “In Search of Happyness,” starring Will Smith. Click here to listen, or download this program on the link below.     LeGov clean 28:52 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/12/01/jespers-jean-jacques-effects-of-paris-attacks-in-belgium/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/12/01/jespers-jean-jacques-effects-of-paris-attacks-in-belgium/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2015 05:31:42 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3916 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/12/01/jespers-jean-jacques-effects-of-paris-attacks-in-belgium/feed/ 0 ISIS,Islamic State,Paris Radio Curious discusses the terrorist attacks in Paris, France with Jean-Jacques Jespers, a retired television news anchor and journalism instructor in Brussels, Belgium and the affects of the attacks on his country, where one of the suspects is from. In this program we visit Brussels, Belgium, to discuss the effects of the November 13, 2015, Islamic extremist terrorist attacks in Paris, France.  Our guest is Jean-Jacques Jespers, who recently retired as the anchor for the television news broadcast aired nightly in French on the Belgium National Television Network.  While the terrorist attacks occurred in Paris, France, investigations led authorities to neighboring Belgium in search for the suspects-causing a state of emergency in the country's capital city, Brussels. Currently Jean-Jacques Jespers is a journalism professor and a member of the Belgian Journalist’s Committee on Human Rights.  Jean-Jacques Jespers and I first met here in Mendocino County, California, in 1977, when he was the leader of a television news magazine team reporting on California.  When Jean-Jacques Jespers and I visited by phone from his home in Brussels on November 28, 2015, we began when I asked him to describe what occurred and what the Belgian people’s reactions were to the November 13, 2015, terrorist attacks in Paris and the lock-down in Brussels. The books Jean-Jacques Jespers recommends are the three volume “Century Trilogy” by Ken Follette. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/24/blincoe-bob-kurdish-people-their-struggle-to-keep-their-homeland/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/24/blincoe-bob-kurdish-people-their-struggle-to-keep-their-homeland/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2015 17:22:39 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3909 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/11/24/blincoe-bob-kurdish-people-their-struggle-to-keep-their-homeland/feed/ 0 Kurdistan,Kurds,Zagros Mountains Radio Curious revisits an archived conversation with Bob Blincoe, a Presbyterian minister who worked as a missionary in the Zagros Mountains from 1990-1996, where the Kurdish people live. He talks about the Kurdish people and their history. In this 1997 edition of Radio Curious, we visited with Bob Blincoe, a Presbyterian minister, who lived and worked among the Kurds in the Zagros Mountains from 1990 to 1996.   The Kurdish people have long been aptly referred to as a “millet.”  This is a Turkish term that originated in the Ottoman Empire when it ruled parts of central Europe to the near east from 1430 to 1921.  It means “any ethnic group.” Until the 20th century millets, were able to control their way of life and effectively rule themselves.  Now approximately 25 million Kurdish people live in the Zagros Mountains, where the borders of eastern Turkey, northern Iraq, and northwestern Iran converge.  These Kurdish people live stateless and many homeless in their ancestral homeland.  Currently they have been able to successfully defend themselves from brutal ISIS attacks.  When Bob Blincoe lived among the Kurds and worked as a community organizer in their ancestral homeland he first spoke Arabic, so he wouldn’t stand out.  He quickly learned Kurdish which he spoke only with great discretion. His stories of the Kurdish people are important to consider now in light of terrorism and other dangers inflicted against them. When Bob Blincoe and I visited in the studios of Radio Curious in the spring of 1997, we began our conversation when I asked him to describe the Zagros Mountains where so many Kurdish people live. The book Bob Blincoe recommends is “A Peace to End All Peace,” by David Fromkin. This program was originally broadcast in May 1997. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/08/ebershoff-david-how-many-wives-are-enough-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/08/ebershoff-david-how-many-wives-are-enough-2/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2015 05:23:58 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3822 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/08/ebershoff-david-how-many-wives-are-enough-2/feed/ 0 mormon church,polygamy Radio Curious visits with David Ebershoff, author of "The 19th Wife," a book about Ann Eliza Young, and her realization and then quest to speak out against polygamy in the Mormon church. Polygamy used to be a central aspect in Mormon beliefs.  However, it has not been for over 100 years now, due partly to considerable effort by Ann Eliza Young, one of Brigham Young’s many wives. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with David Ebershoff, author of “The 19th Wife," the story of Ann Eliza Young, and her realization and then quest to let the world know that marriage should only pertain to two people, instead of one man and a plethora of wives who were referred to as “sister wives.”  We discuss what marriage is, how religion plays a large role in many people’s lives, and how the quest that Ann Eliza had effected her world and the world we live in today. Our conversation, recorded on August 29, 2008, began when I asked David Ebershoff why Ann Eliza wanted to apostate (or leave without approval) from the Mormon Church in relationship to the politics then and now. The book that David Ebershoff recommends is, “American Wife: A Novel” by Curtis Sittenfeld. Click here to begin listening. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/08/25/reese-father-tom-pope-francis-the-catholic-church-a-discussion-with-a-priest-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/08/25/reese-father-tom-pope-francis-the-catholic-church-a-discussion-with-a-priest-part-two/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2015 04:00:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3806 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/08/25/reese-father-tom-pope-francis-the-catholic-church-a-discussion-with-a-priest-part-two/feed/ 0 Catholic Church,Pope Francis,Vatican Radio Curious guest host Martha McCabe discusses Pope Francis, women, and the future of the Catholic Church with Father Tom Reese, a member of the Society of Jesus. Marriage, divorce and the role of women in the Catholic church are some of the topics of this edition of Radio Curious, the second of two visits with Father Tom Reese, a member of the Society of Jesus.  In the first visit, we discussed his view of Pope Francis, the role of prayer, and the possibility of opening the priesthood to women.  Father Tom Reese entered the Jesuits in 1962 and was ordained in 1974.  Currently he is a senior analyst with the National Catholic Reporter. He was appointed by President Obama to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent, bipartisan federal commission that reviews the facts and circumstances of religious freedom violations and makes policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress.  Martha McCabe, our guest host, is a retired higher education legal counsel and civil rights attorney with masters degrees in history and creative writing.  Brought up as a Roman Catholic, she graduated from Jesuit Santa Clara University and is now a secular Buddhist.  As a novelist, she was a guest on Radio Curious in 2006.  When Martha McCabe visited with Father Tom Reese by phone on August 14, 2015, she began their conversation by inquiring about marriage in the Catholic Church.  While the Vatican views marriage as a sacred pact between two people, it forbids its priests from entering into that union. The book Father Tom Reese recommends is “Laudato Si,” Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical on climate change.  Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part one. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/08/18/reese-father-tom-pope-francis-the-catholic-church-a-discussion-with-a-priest-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/08/18/reese-father-tom-pope-francis-the-catholic-church-a-discussion-with-a-priest-part-one/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2015 00:52:16 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3800 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/08/18/reese-father-tom-pope-francis-the-catholic-church-a-discussion-with-a-priest-part-one/feed/ 0 Catholic Church,LGBTQ,marriage,Pope Francis,women Radio Curious guest host Martha McCabe discusses Pope Francis and the future of the Catholic Church with Father Tom Reese, a member of the Society of Jesus and appointee to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.  In recognition of Pope Francis' visit to the United States in September 2015, Radio Curious presents a series of visits with Father Tom Reese, a member of the Society of Jesus.  In this first of two visits, we discuss his view of Pope Francis, the role of prayer, changes within the Catholic Church’s view of marriage and the possibility of opening the priesthood to women.  Father Tom Reese entered the Jesuits in 1962 and was ordained in 1974.  Currently he is a senior analyst with the National Catholic Reporter. He was appointed by President Obama to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent, bipartisan federal commission that reviews the facts and circumstances of religious freedom violations and makes policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress.  Our guest host for this visit with Father Reese is Martha McCabe, a retired higher education legal counsel and civil rights attorney.  She holds masters' degrees in history and creative writing.  Brought up as a Roman Catholic, she graduated from Jesuit Santa Clara University. As a novelist, she was a guest on Radio Curious in 2006.  When Martha McCabe visited with Father Tom Reese by phone on August 14, 2015, they began when she asked him what the election of a Latin American Pope Francis indicates about the future direction of the Catholic church and the papacy. The book Father Tom Reese recommends is “Laudato Si,” Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical on climate change.  Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part two. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/05/13/schwartz-lacey-nobody-discussed-it-lacey-schwartz-and-little-white-lie/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/05/13/schwartz-lacey-nobody-discussed-it-lacey-schwartz-and-little-white-lie/#comments Wed, 13 May 2015 06:10:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3665 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/05/13/schwartz-lacey-nobody-discussed-it-lacey-schwartz-and-little-white-lie/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Lacey Schwartz, director and producer of “Little White Lie,” a documentary about her experiences growing up as a white Jew and later learning that she is half black. The secret revealed in the life of Lacey Schwartz, born in 1987 to a white Jewish family in rural upstate New York, where she grew up, is that her biological father was black.  The few who knew her truth remained silent until after her first year of college when she asked her mother why she looked the way she did.  Lacey Schwartz is the producer and director of the film “Little White Lie,” which documents her family secret. "Little White Lie” will be shown at the Mendocino Film Festival on Friday, May 29, 2015, at 5:30 pm, in the Village of Mendocino, California. Lacey Schwartz and I visited by phone from her home near New York City, on May 11, 2015.  First we hear a clip of Lacey’s voice taken from the introduction of the film “Little White Lie,” and later intersperse our conversation with clips from the film.  The book Lacey Schwartz recommends is “How It Feels to Be Free:  Black Women Entertainers and the Civil Rights Movement,” by Ruth Feldstein. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/04/14/offen-bernard-the-power-of-good-and-evil/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/04/14/offen-bernard-the-power-of-good-and-evil/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2015 03:26:28 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3633 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/04/14/offen-bernard-the-power-of-good-and-evil/feed/ 0 Radio Curious honors Yom Hashoah, the Holocaust Remembrance Day, in an archived conversation with Bernard Offen, a survivor of five concentration camps in Poland, when he was a young teenager during World War II. He now leads tours of these camps. In honor of Yom Hashoah, the Holocaust Remembrance Day which falls on April 16, in 2015, we visit with Bernard Offen, a survivor of five concentration camps in Poland, when he was a young teenager during World War II. Bernard Offen leads tours of these concentration camps and says, “You don't have to be a survivor or Jewish. It's for all the wounded who want to understand the power of good & evil and want to create goodness in the world.” When Bernard Offen visited the studios of Radio Curious in April 2005, he began our conversation by describing some of his early childhood experiences in Krakow, Poland in the years just prior to World War II.  Bernard Offen recommends his own book that was published in 2010, entitled “My Hometown Concentration Camp.”  Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/04/07/lawler-andrew-the-chicken-a-mirror-of-humanity/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/04/07/lawler-andrew-the-chicken-a-mirror-of-humanity/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2015 01:34:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3624 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/04/07/lawler-andrew-the-chicken-a-mirror-of-humanity/feed/ 0 chickens Radio Curious discusses the world history of chickens with Andrew Lawler, author of “Why Did the Chicken Cross the World?  The Epic Saga of the Bird That Powers Civilization.” Where chickens thrive humans are nearby.  Portable and good travelers, chickens have been carried by humans around the world.  Currently there are three chickens alive at any one time for each individual person alive on earth.  Descendants of dinosaurs, chickens are primarily cared for by women, they’re a never ending source of slang and continue to be depicted in religious and/or political symbols around the world.  Americans eat, on average, 80 pounds of chicken per year—four times the world average. But, chickens raised for food are not considered animals under U.S. law and are generally not subject to humane treatment regulations.  Our guest is Andrew Lawler, author of “Why Did the Chicken Cross the World?  The Epic Saga of the Bird That Powers Civilization.”  Andrew Lawler and I visited by phone from his home in the North Carolina hills on March 27, 2015, and began our conversation when I asked him how far back the lineage of the chicken goes in world history. The book Andrew Lawler recommends is “Guns, Germs and Steel:  The Fates of Human Societies,” by Jared M. Diamond.   Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/24/dole-robert-homosexuality-and-schizophrenia/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/24/dole-robert-homosexuality-and-schizophrenia/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2014 18:26:09 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3343 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/24/dole-robert-homosexuality-and-schizophrenia/feed/ 0 homosexuality,shizophrenia In honor of LGBT Pride Month, Radio Curious visits with Professor Robert Dole, who in the 1960's was treated as a schizophrenic in mental institutions because of his homosexuality. He is the author of “How to Make a Success of your Schizophrenia.” In honor of LGBT Pride Month, this edition of Radio Curious discusses one man’s personal experience in recognizing his homosexuality. Until the mid 1970s many people considered homosexuality to be a mental disorder and/or a crime, as it is still in some personal and political belief systems. Homosexual people sometimes were housed in mental institutions, given medication and suffered an array of treatment methods, including shock therapy and other forms of behavior modification. Professor Robert Dole, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious, was one of many individuals subjected to behavior modification. In his book, “How to Make a Success of Your Schizophrenia,” he explains how the “treatment” he endured as an attempt to alter his homosexual preference made him schizophrenic. His personal memoir describes his experiences growing up in the 1960s as a gay man, his institutionalization at the McLean Hospital in Massachusetts, the insanity that consumed him as a result of his treatment, his self-led recovery, partially based on a spiritual experience, and his subsequent extraordinary life in academia. Professor Dole, who is fluent in seven languages, teaches English as a Foreign Language at the University of Chicoutimi in rural Quebec, Canada, where he has lived for 30 plus years. He is the author of several books including, “The American Nightmare.” Robert Dole and I visited by phone from his office at the University of Chicoutimi on November 4, 2011 and began our conversation when I asked him to describe the schizophrenia he experienced. The books he recommends are: “The Death of Ivan Ilych,” by Leo Tolstoy and any book from Stefan Zweig.  Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/05/20/cohen-helen-lipman-mark-states-of-grace-difficult-to-imagine-impossible-to-comprehend/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/05/20/cohen-helen-lipman-mark-states-of-grace-difficult-to-imagine-impossible-to-comprehend/#comments Tue, 20 May 2014 20:12:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3304 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/05/20/cohen-helen-lipman-mark-states-of-grace-difficult-to-imagine-impossible-to-comprehend/feed/ 1 disability Radio Curious visits with Helen Cohen and Mark Lipman, directors and producers of “States of Grace”, a film about Dr. Grace Damman, a physician who uses her buddhist practice to heal and accept a life altering disability caused by a car accident. On May 21, 2008 Dr. Grace Damman was crushed in a head-on collision on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.  Her abdominal organs were shoved into her lung cavity and her bones and muscles were extensively injured.  A practicing Buddhist, Dr. Grace engaged her spirituality to survive this crisis, heal and accept the new terms of her life.  Three years and 15 surgeries later, Dr. Grace Damman became the Medical Director of the Pain Clinic at San Francisco’s Laguna Honda Hospital where she had previously worked as a physician for 18 years. "States of Grace" is a documentary film about Dr. Grace Damman, produced and directed by Helen Cohen and Mark Lipman, our guests on this edition of Radio Curious.  We visited by phone from their home in San Francisco, California, on May 16, 2014, and began our conversation with Helen Cohen describing her friend, Dr. Grace. The films Helen Cohen recommends are “The Kiss of the Spider Woman” and “Guest of Cindy Sherman.” The film Mark Lipman recommends is “Sherman's March.” Click here or on the media player below to listen. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/05/06/rosenwasser-penny-from-fear-to-love-a-judaic-perspective/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/05/06/rosenwasser-penny-from-fear-to-love-a-judaic-perspective/#comments Wed, 07 May 2014 04:38:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3285 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/05/06/rosenwasser-penny-from-fear-to-love-a-judaic-perspective/feed/ 2 Holocaust,Judaism Radio Curious visits with Penny Rosenwasser, author of “Hope into Practice: Jewish Women Choosing Hope Despite Our Fears,” a book that explores internalized oppression and describes steps to embrace who we are as a means to create a world based on love, When Penny Rosenwasser, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious, was a child in the suburbs of Virginia, people sometimes said, “You don't look Jewish.”  She replied, “Thank you.”  Her book, “Hope into Practice: Jewish Women Choosing Justice Despite Our Fears,” delves into the Jewish experience and its rich yet tragic cultural history. She explores internalized oppression and ways to face fear with a positive outcome, and describes steps to embrace who we are as a means to create a world based on love, tolerance and justice. I spoke with Penny Rosenwasser from her home near San Francisco, California on May 5, 2014.  She began our conversation by describing a major theme of her book. Penny Rosenwasser will be speaking in Redwood Valley, on May 18, at 4pm at Kol-ha-Emek 8591 West Road. Call 707 468 4536 for details. The book she recommends is “The Colors of Jews: Racial Politics and Radical Diasporism,” by Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz. Click here or on the media player below to listen. LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/30/thomas-sam-midwives-and-murder/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/30/thomas-sam-midwives-and-murder/#comments Mon, 30 Dec 2013 22:13:44 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3131 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/30/thomas-sam-midwives-and-murder/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with historian Sam Thomas, author of “The Midwife's Tale” a mystery series based on the real life of Bridget Hodgson, a lady and midwife in 1640's York, England.   The rather fascinating tale of midwifery and murder in York, England set in the mid 1640s is the topic of our conversation with Sam Thomas, author of “The Midwife’s Tale,” and “The Harlot’s Tale.”  While researching English history for his Ph.D. thesis, Thomas happened on to the Will of Bridget Hodgson, a midwife.  A fictionalized version of her life forms the basis for Thomas’s mystery series set in York, in which Bridget Hodgson is the protagonist. Our conversation with Sam Thomas, recorded by phone on December 27, 2013 from his home near Cleveland, Ohio, where he teaches high-school history, begins with his characterization of York, England, in 1644. The books Sam Thomas recommends are “An Instance of the Finger Post,” by Iain Pears, and “The Lock Artist,” by Steve Hamilton.  Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/23/dewitt-jerry-from-pentecostal-to-atheist-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/23/dewitt-jerry-from-pentecostal-to-atheist-part-two/#comments Mon, 23 Dec 2013 23:08:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3117 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/23/dewitt-jerry-from-pentecostal-to-atheist-part-two/feed/ 0 atheism Radio Curios brings you the second of a two part conversation with former Pentecostal pastor turned atheist, Jerry DeWitt. He's the author of the memoir “Hope After Faith: An Ex-Pastor’s Journey From Belief to Atheism.” This is the second of two conversations with Jerry DeWitt author of “Hope After Faith:  An Ex-Pastor’s Journey From Belief to Atheism.” In our first visit, Jerry DeWitt talks about his childhood experiences that led him to be a fundamentalist Pentecostal preacher.  His website is an interesting source with links to the curious conundrums fomented by religion.  In this conversation, recorded by phone from western Florida on December 13, 2013, we begin with Jerry DeWitt’s process of coming out as an atheist, after twenty-five years as a fundamentalist Pentecostal preacher. 
 The books Jerry DeWitt recommends are those that “show the human side of renowned ‘non-believers,’” written by Richard Dawkins, Carlton Pearson, Michael Williams, Dan Barker, and/or Daniel Dennett. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part one.     LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/16/dewitt-jerry-from-pentecostal-to-atheist-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/16/dewitt-jerry-from-pentecostal-to-atheist-part-one/#comments Tue, 17 Dec 2013 01:47:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3113 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/16/dewitt-jerry-from-pentecostal-to-atheist-part-one/feed/ 0 Radio Curios visits with former Pentecostal pastor turned athiest, Jerry DeWitt. He's the author of the memoir “Hope After Faith:  An Ex-Pastor’s Journey From Belief to Atheism.” The freedom to think and the freedom of religion are constitutional keystones and givens in the United States.  However, when those freedoms lead a Pentecostal pastor to come out as an atheist, he is shunned by some and praised by others. Jerry DeWitt, whose ministry began when he was seventeen, is the author of “Hope After Faith:  An Ex-Pastor’s Journey From Belief to Atheism.” He’s our guest in this two part conversation about his 25 year dialogue with faith, his early beliefs, his evolving skepticism and his embrace of free-thinking humanism. As it is for all of us, early life experiences are most often taken for granted and form the basis by which we compare subsequent experiences and develop new understandings.  So when Jerry DeWitt and I visited by phone from western Florida on December 13, 2013, we began the first part of our conversation with a description of his early childhood. Jerry DeWitt's website provides information about his book and links to the resources and topics discussed in our program.  The books Jerry DeWitt recommends are those written by Joseph Campbell (http://www.jcf.org). Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to listen to part two. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/11/19/binder-mark-freund-hugo-latkes-turkey-a-holiday-special/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/11/19/binder-mark-freund-hugo-latkes-turkey-a-holiday-special/#comments Tue, 19 Nov 2013 21:00:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3085 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/11/19/binder-mark-freund-hugo-latkes-turkey-a-holiday-special/feed/ 0 Hanukkah,Thanksgiving Radio Curious discusses Hanukkah and Thanksgiving, two holidays which intersect this year. Our guests are Mark Binder, author of “A Hanukkah Present!” and Professor Hugo Freund who studied the history of Thanksgiving in the United States. The Jewish celebration of Hanukkah which means “dedication” in Hebrew, commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to legend Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean Revolt. It begins every year on the 25th day of Kislev and usually falls in November or December.  The Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles, and Hanukkah, often called the Festival of LIghts always starts five days prior to the last new moon before the winter solstice. Thanksgiving is a celebration common to cultures and religions world wide, often after harvest.  It is held in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November which.  In this the Hebrew calendar year 5774 and the Gregorian calendar year 2013 these two holidays converge with Thanksgiving falling on the second day of Hannukah.  Thus some people will eat latkas, also known as potato pancakes, with turkey and/or stuffing.  In this edition of Radio Curious we combine two archive editions and tell the story of two very fun holidays.  We start with our 2011 conversation with Mark Binder, author of “A Hanukkah Present!” followed by a 2002 conversation with Professor Hugo Freund about the history of Thanksgiving in the United States. We begin with Mark Binder explaining the purpose of telling stories around Hanukkah. We continue with a 2002 visit about the roots of Thanksgiving with Sociology Professor Hugo Freund recorded in a noise hotel lobby at the American Anthropology Association in New Orleans, Louisiana.   Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=72604&version_id=80321&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/10/29/luke-gregorio-the-day-of-the-dead/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/10/29/luke-gregorio-the-day-of-the-dead/#comments Tue, 29 Oct 2013 19:26:27 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3063 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/10/29/luke-gregorio-the-day-of-the-dead/feed/ 0 The Day of the Dead, as it's celebrated in Mexico, is the subject of this archive edition of Radio Curious, in conversation with Gregorio Luke, the cultural attache of the Republic of Mexico in 1997. Most countries in the world send ambassadors to talk about and promote what their country is like and to carry on political affairs between and along other nations.  These ambassadors often have assistants known as “cultural attaches.”  They bring and share their nation’s culture, history and the folklore with their host countries.  The cultural event known as Halloween in the United States is celebrated annually on November 1st as the Day of the Dead in Mexico and other Latin American Counties. In 1997 Radio Curious invited Gregorio Luke, the cultural attache from the Republic of Mexico based in Los Angeles, California, to our studios when he was the Consul for Cultural Affairs. His job at that time was to broaden the Mexican cultural presence in the United States. Our conversation began when I asked Gregorio Luke to describe the cultural gaps he sought to bridge in presenting Mexican and to tell us about the Day of The Dead. The book Gregorio Luke recommends is ”The Crystal Frontier,” by Carlos Fuentes. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=72102&version_id=79798&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/10/22/benally-leonard-a-navajo-elder-remembered/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/10/22/benally-leonard-a-navajo-elder-remembered/#comments Tue, 22 Oct 2013 22:35:08 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3041 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/10/22/benally-leonard-a-navajo-elder-remembered/feed/ 0 Radio Curious assistant producer Christina Aanestad speaks with Leonard Benally, a Navajo elder who shares his life's experiences resisting relocation from his homeland in an area called Big Mountain, Arizona. He died on October 11, 2013. In this edition of Radio Curious assistant producer Christina Aanestad speaks with Leonard Benally, a Dine' elder. Dine is the indigenous name for the Navajo people. Leonard Benally lived in an area called Big Mountain on the Navajo and Hopi reservations close to the Arizona-New Mexico border. He died on October 11, 2013 from cancer. In the 1970's a Hopi – Navajo land dispute erupted on Big Mountain; some claim it was devised to move the Navajo out of the area because Peabody Coal wanted the coal rich land below their feet. As a result, an estimated 20,000 Dine' were displaced. A few hundred remain to this day-refusing to leave. Leonard Benally was one of them.   In August, 2012 Leonard Benally agreed to talk about his life.  He began the conversation by describing the boarding schools he was forced to live in, as a child, one being the school for Navajo children in Tuba, Arizona. Leonard Benally recommends people listen to XIT an indigenous rock band from the 1970's. This conversation with Leonard Benally was recorded in August of 2012 and first aired on Radio Curious in October 2013. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=71977&version_id=79664&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/09/30/leinen-george-a-morticians-philosophy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/09/30/leinen-george-a-morticians-philosophy/#comments Mon, 30 Sep 2013 21:52:01 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3014 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/09/30/leinen-george-a-morticians-philosophy/feed/ 0 death,funeral industry,funerals,mortuary Radio Curious continues it's series about the funeral industry in a conversation with funeral director and mortician, George Leinen, owner of Empire Mortuary in Ukiah, California. Continuing our series on the funeral industry in the United States we visit with the owner of a mortuary in a rural northern California town.  As professionals describe their work and philosophy, George Leinen, owner of Empire Mortuary in Ukiah, California since 2000,  joins us in this edition of Radio Curious to share his thoughts and experiences.  We discuss funeral industry trade associations, business practices in some sectors of the industry, and how our guest's philosophy evolved. In this program, recorded in the studios of Radio Curious on September 21, 2013 we began our visit when I asked George Leinen to describe embalming,  what it is, and why it's done. The book George Leinen recommends is "The American Way of Death," by Jessica Mitford. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/07/30/martinez-juan-shamanism-in-the-ecuadorian-jungle/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/07/30/martinez-juan-shamanism-in-the-ecuadorian-jungle/#comments Wed, 31 Jul 2013 00:20:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2932 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/07/30/martinez-juan-shamanism-in-the-ecuadorian-jungle/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a conversation about shamanism in the Ecuadorian Amazon with Dr. Juan Martinez, Professor of History and Anthropology at the University of Cuenca, in Cuenca, Ecuador. Concepts of “reality” have many levels, some of which are gained by fasting, and/or the use of certain plants that allow a person to view the past, present or  and future.  This is especially true for cultures which cherish and practice the oral tradition and thrive among an abundance of flora and fauna, like those located in the Amazon basin of South America.  In Ecuador the knowledge of the effects of the various plants in the Amazon basin is held by Shamans. Dr. Juan Martinez, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious, is a Professor of History and Anthropology at the University of Cuenca, in Cuenca, Ecuador.  He’s studied, written and lectured about Shamanic practices in the Ecuadorian jungle and the medicinal and spiritual effects of the plants native to the eastern portion of the Amazon basin. Professor Juan Martinez and I visited in his office in Cuenca, Ecuador on November 17, 2005.  He began by describing the relationship of the people of Ecuadorian jungle to their worlds, the spiritual world, and the world in which they live on a daily basis. The book Juan Martinez recommends is “Amazon Worlds,” a collected work published by Sinchi Sancha, an indigenous foundation based in Ecuador. Originally Broadcast: December 5, 2005. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/04/30/makepeace-anne-we-still-live-here-revival-of-the-wampanoag-language/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/04/30/makepeace-anne-we-still-live-here-revival-of-the-wampanoag-language/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:05:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2795 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/04/30/makepeace-anne-we-still-live-here-revival-of-the-wampanoag-language/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Anne Makepeace, the writer and director of the documentary film, “We Still Live Here,” which chronicles the movement to reclaim the lost Native American language of the Wampanoag people. The film “We Still Live Here,” tells the story of the revival of an indigenous Native American language that was not spoken or written for over 100 years. Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Anne Makepeace, the writer and producer of the documentary film. The Wampanoag people of Southeastern Massachusetts ensured the survival of the Pilgrims in New England, and lived to regret it. After nearly 400 years of forced cultural assimilation the Wampanoags have brought their language home again. Radio Curious visited with Anne Makepeace from her home in northwestern Connecticut on April 29, 2013, and she began by pronouncing "We Still Live Here" in Wampanoag. The films Anne Makepeace recommends are “The Beasts of the Southern Wild” and “Dersu Uzala.” Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/03/05/wagner-sally-roesch-suffragist-matilda-gage-almost-jailed-for-voting/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/03/05/wagner-sally-roesch-suffragist-matilda-gage-almost-jailed-for-voting/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:11:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2714 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/03/05/wagner-sally-roesch-suffragist-matilda-gage-almost-jailed-for-voting/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Sally Roesch Wagner, a historian and chautauqua scholar who portrays suffragist Matilda Joslyn Gage. Gage lived from 1826 to 1892, and was a vibrant and leading figure in the suffragist movement of that century. This program is about Matilda Joslyn Gage, who lived from 1826 to 1892 and was a vibrant and leading figure in the suffragist movement of that century. Matilda Joslyn Gage, an outspoken leader for women’s rights, and an advocate to abolish slavery and religious bigotry, became historically invisible in pursuit of her liberty to think and speak as she thought proper.  She was threatened with jail for voting in New York in 1871, and later was inducted into the Iroquois nation after publicly declaring Christian theology to be a primary source of the oppression of women. Historian and chautauqua scholar Sally Roesch Wagner, who portrays Matilda Joslyn Gage, brought Gage into the limelight by creating the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation, based in Fayetteville, New York.  The Gage Foundation is dedicated to educating current and future generations about Gage’s work and the power of her work to drive contemporary social change. I met with Sally Roesch Wagner in the studios of Radio Curious in December 1996.  Our conversation began when I welcomed Matilda Joslyn Gage to Radio Curious. The book Matilda Joslyn Gage recommends is “The Secret Doctrine:  The Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy,” by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. The book Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner recommends is “Women, Church and State,” by Matilda Joslyn Gage. This program was recorded in December 1996. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/01/13/totten-professor-sam-genocide-in-the-nuba-mountains-sudan-africa/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/01/13/totten-professor-sam-genocide-in-the-nuba-mountains-sudan-africa/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:17:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2645 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/01/13/totten-professor-sam-genocide-in-the-nuba-mountains-sudan-africa/feed/ 0 Nuba Mountains,Sudn Radio Curious discusses the current state of affairs in the Nuba Mountains in Northeast Africa, with Professor Sam Totten, author of “Genocide by Attrition:  Nuba Mountains, Sudan,” and “An Oral and Documentary History of the Darfur Genocide.” The people of the Nuba Mountains, located in northeast Africa, just north of the new nation of South Sudan, are in a crisis that may well threaten their very survival.  In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with retired Professor Sam Totten, author of “Genocide by Attrition:  Nuba Mountains, Sudan,” and “An Oral and Documentary History of the Darfur Genocide.”  Sam Totten returned from a two week visit to the Nuba Mountains on January 11, 2013. When he and I visited by phone from his home near Fayetteville, Arkansas, on January 13, 2013, we began with his description of the civil war there. The book Professor Sam Totten recommends is “The World of Darfur: International Response to Crimes Against Humanity in Western Sudan,” by Amanda Grzuyb and Romeo Dallaire. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-TOTTEN_SAM_INTERVIEW_1-13-13_CA.mp3) to listen or on the media player below. Click here to listen to our June 2011 interview with Professor Sam Totten. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=65525&version_id=72791&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/23/rabbi-levy-naomi-%e2%80%93-healing-through-prayer/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/23/rabbi-levy-naomi-%e2%80%93-healing-through-prayer/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 03:57:36 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2620 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/23/rabbi-levy-naomi-%e2%80%93-healing-through-prayer/feed/ 0 Rabbi Naomi Levy discusses the power of prayer, why it's used during hard times and how it can be used at all times. What is prayer, how is it done, and what good does it do?  The ability to mourn and grieve is one of the many things that distinguish humans from other animals, as is the ability to pray, or consciously not pray.  When life is good, people often pray less than when times are tough and tough times occasionally visit all of us, with or without prayer.  Our guest is Rabbi Naomi Levy is the author of “To Begin Again, the Journey Toward Comfort Strength and Faith in Difficult Times.” Rabbi Naomi Levy recommends “The God of Small Things,” by Arandati Roy. This program was originally broadcast in 1999. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/10/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/10/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain-part-two/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:27:28 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2526 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/10/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain-part-two/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you part two of a conversation about the subconscious mind with Shankar Vedantam author of “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives.” Radio Curious brings you part two of a conversation about the subconscious mind with Shankar Vedantam, author of “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives.”  His book encourages us to be aware of how our unconscious mind is capable of controlling our decision making capabilities.  In part two, we examine what compels suicide bombers of the early 21st century to take their own lives and those of others. And are we, in fact, all susceptible to these ideas?  Shankar Vedantam is a national correspondent and columnist for The Washington Post and 2009-10 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/10/ebershoff-david-how-many-wives-are-enough/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/10/ebershoff-david-how-many-wives-are-enough/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:04:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2488 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/10/ebershoff-david-how-many-wives-are-enough/feed/ 0 Mormom Church,polygamy Radio Curious brings you an archived conversation about the life of Ann Eliza Young, the 19th wife of Brigham Young, a critic of polygamy, and early leader in the struggle for women’s rights. Radio Curious brings you an archived conversation with David Ebershoff, author of “The 19th Wife," a book about the life of Ann Eliza Young, the 19th wife of Brigham Young, a critic of polygamy, and early leader in the struggle for women’s rights. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/01/johnston-lila-balas-son-sacred-sites-of-the-winnemem-wintu/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/01/johnston-lila-balas-son-sacred-sites-of-the-winnemem-wintu/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:43:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2439 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/01/johnston-lila-balas-son-sacred-sites-of-the-winnemem-wintu/feed/ 0 sacred sites,Winnemem Wintu Radio Curious brings you a conversation with Lila Johnston, a student at Stanford who is documenting the sacred sites of the Winnemem Wintu tribe in Northern California. The Winnemen Wintu people of California, having lived near Mount Shasta, along a tributary of the McCloud River for over 10,000 years celebrate the Balas Chonas, or Puberty Ceremony when girls mature into women.  The ceremony, celebrated on July 3, 2012 was extraordinary, when Balas Chonas was held for the next Winnemem Wintu chief and spiritual leader. However, the Balas Chonas ceremonies may come to an end, if the United States government continues with a plan to raise Shasta Dam and flood out most of the tribes remaining sacred sites. Our guest is Lyla Johnston, currently a student of Race and Ethnicity at Stanford University who is documenting the culture and sacred sites of the Winnemem Wintu. Christina Aanestad the Assistant Producer of Radio Curious visited with Lyla Johnston at the July 3rd, 2012 Balas Chonas. They began their conversation when Christina asked Lyla how many sacred sites the Winnemem Wintu have along the McCloud River. The book Lyla Johnston recommends is “The Red Tent,” by Anita Diamont. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-JOHNSTON-LILA-RC-7-3-12.mp3) to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=61810&version_id=68814&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/12/hanson-rick-ph-d-a-pre-historic-brain-in-the-21st-century/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/12/hanson-rick-ph-d-a-pre-historic-brain-in-the-21st-century/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:27:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2377 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/12/hanson-rick-ph-d-a-pre-historic-brain-in-the-21st-century/feed/ 1 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/05/28/schwawrtz-maya-one-holocaust-survivor%e2%80%99s-wonderful-thrill-of-life/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/05/28/schwawrtz-maya-one-holocaust-survivor%e2%80%99s-wonderful-thrill-of-life/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 22:06:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2362 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/05/28/schwawrtz-maya-one-holocaust-survivor%e2%80%99s-wonderful-thrill-of-life/feed/ 0 Radio Curious takes you to France as it was in 1932 where Maya Schwartz was born to an immigrant family. 1939 to 1945 her family was torn apart by the Nazis. California 2012 – We interview Maya Schwartz a holocaust survivor who relies on optimism and s... There are two kinds of Holocaust survivors:  Those who didn’t die yet could no longer experience pleasure and those who yearned to feel alive and were able to create anew. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Maya Finkel Schwartz, born in France in 1932 to Jewish parents from Poland.  After being separated from her father at the beginning of World War Two, her mother had the foresight to introduce then seven year old Maya to as many social workers and nuns as her mother could locate.  It was these people who Maya credits with saving her life as they sheltered her in barns and convents.  She never saw her parents after the war.  As an older teen-ager she arrived in Los Angeles, California where she still lives after a decades long career teaching high-school, and later as a singer, as we shall hear. The story of Maya Finkel Schwartz is one of 52 childhood accounts of the horrors perpetrated by Nazi Germany documented in the book “How We Survived:  52 Personal Stories by Child Survivors of the Holocaust.”  More information about this book is available at childsurvivorsla.org. Maya Schwartz visited the studios of Radio Curious on April 20, 2012.  Maya shared her story and a song, accompanied by her son Michael Charnas. Her theme is the “joy of life,” which is where we began our conversation. The story of Maya Finkel Schwartz is found in the book she recommends.  She wrote one of 52 childhood accounts of the horrors perpetrated by Nazi Germany documented in the book “How We Survived:  52 Personal Stories by Child Survivors of the Holocaust.” Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/03/2115/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/03/2115/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:55:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2115 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/03/2115/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with the Herd Museum in Pheoniz Arizona, a museum of over 2000 pieces of art from Southwestern Native American tribes. Founded in 1929, the Heard Museum’s mission is dedicated to educating people about the arts, heritage and life ways of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, with an emphasis on American Indian tribes of the Southwest. Committed to the sensitive and accurate portrayal of Native arts and cultures,  the museum successfully combines the stories of American Indian people from a personal perspective with the beauty of art, showcasing old and new hand woven baskets, kachina dolls, other art and cultural objects. The museum showcases the art and regalia of Apache, Hopi, Navajo, Pueblo, and Yaqui, to name a few.  More than 2000 items make up the museums exhibition.  Artwork ranging from pottery, baskets, beadwork, dolls and paintings are on display. Our guest is Debra Krol, the communications manager who shared portions of the Heard Museum with me on December 10, 2011.  We began our conversation with Krol when she introduced us to the Heard Museum and the unique features that reflect the evolution of south western Native American art. Debra Krol recommends two books: "Ishi’s Brain," by Orin Starn, and "Indians, Merchants and Missionaries: The legacy of Colonial Encounters on the California Frontiers", by Kent G. Lightfoot. Our interview with Orin Starn may be found here. The Heard Museum website is www.heard.org. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/28/socrates-ron-gross-%e2%80%93-socrates-of-athens-in-conversation/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/28/socrates-ron-gross-%e2%80%93-socrates-of-athens-in-conversation/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:43:09 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1990 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/09/28/socrates-ron-gross-%e2%80%93-socrates-of-athens-in-conversation/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Ron Gross, author of "Socrates’ Way: Seven Masterkeys to Using Your Mind to the Utmost." Gross speaks as if he were Socrates. Socrates’ Way: Seven Masterkeys to Using Your Mind to the Utmost Socrates of Athens, who lived before the Common Era, is respected as one of the greatest independent thinkers of all time. Socrates himself refused to be recognized as a teacher. Instead, Plato, his well-known student and reporter of Socrates’ dialogues, tells us he asked to be seen as a “midwife of ideas.” Socrates’ passion to achieve self-understanding, and the proper ways to live, continues to be studied and emulated to this day. Socrates recommends “The Trojan Women,” by Euripides. Ron Gross recommends “The Clouds,” by Aristophanes. Originally Broadcast: January 13, 2003 Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=54673&version_id=61136&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/06/26/franco-mark-the-winnemem-wintus-war-on-the-u-s/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/06/26/franco-mark-the-winnemem-wintus-war-on-the-u-s/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:23:23 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1866 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/06/26/franco-mark-the-winnemem-wintus-war-on-the-u-s/feed/ 0 Radio Curious speaks with the Headman and War Chief of the Winnemem Wintu tribe in Northern California. The Winnemem Wintu declared war on the United States in 2004, in response to the “continued cultural genocide” against the indigenous tribe. Independence Day begs the question of what freedom and independence means. For Independence Day, Radio Curious brings you an interview with the Headman and War Chief of the Winnemem Wintu tribe in Northern California.  The Winnemem Wintu declared war on the United States in 2004, in response to the “continued cultural genocide” against the indigenous tribe.  Since that time they have been in a state of war against the US Government, which refuses to officially recognize the tribe as Native Americans.  The Winnemem Wintu began their war by holding a traditional war dance at the California State capitol building in Sacramento. In honor of Independence Day Radio Curious Associate Producer, Christina Aanestad, visits with Mark Franco, Headman and War Chief of the Winnemem Wintu tribe. His wife, Caleen Sisk-Franco is the Chief and Spiritual Leader of the Winnemem Wintu tribe. This interview was recorded in July 2010, at a coming of age ceremony on tribal land along the McCloud River in northern California, near an area where their former villages were flooded to make the Shasta Dam. The conversation began with Mark Franco describing what it means to be the Headman of the Winnemem Wintu tribe. The Winnemem Wintu website is www.winnememwintu.us/ (www.winnememwintu.us/). You may enjoy Christina Aanestad’s interview with Caleen Sisk-Franco, the Chief and Spiritual Leader of the Winnemem Wintu tribe, found here. The book Mark Franco recommends is “Cadillac Desert:The American West and Its Disappearing Water,” by Marc Reisner. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=52715&version_id=59019&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/05/03/sisk-franco-caleen-puberty-rights-of-the-winnemem-wintu/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/05/03/sisk-franco-caleen-puberty-rights-of-the-winnemem-wintu/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 20:22:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1769 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/05/03/sisk-franco-caleen-puberty-rights-of-the-winnemem-wintu/feed/ 1 This edition of Radio Curious is a visit with Caleen Sisk-Franco, Chief and spiritual leader of the Winnemem-Wintu tribe in Northern California, discussing their rights to hold an ancient puberty ceremony that honors a girls transition to womanhood. The "Middle Water People" are a small tribe near Mount Shasta, in Northern California. During World War 2, they were relocated and their homeland was flooded to make the Shasta Dam.  After an 80 year lapse, the tribe has reinvigorated a ceremony there, called the Puberty Ceremony, which honors a girls transition into womanhood.  For 3 days and nights, men sing and dance on one side of a river, while the women, pass on traditions to girls on the other side. The summer of 2011, the tribe will be holding the puberty ceremony for it’s future chief.  But holding a ceremony on stolen land can be a challenge. The forest service refuses to grant the tribe private access to their ancestral land along the McCloud river, because they are an “unrecognized” tribe.  Their ceremony is held with recreational boaters driving by, and camping as the tribe holds it's right of passage. Under the guidance of their Chief and Spiritual Leader, Caleen Sisk Franco, the Winnemem-Wintu have sued the federal government to protect their rights and their ancestral land. She describes the puberty ceremony and it’s importance to their way of life. Radio Curious Associate producer Christina Aanestad spoke with Caleen Sisk Franco, the chief and spiritual leader of the Winnemem Wintu tribe in Northern California in August 2011. The Book Caleen Sisk Franco recommends is “Winnie the Pooh,”  by A.A. Milne. For more information on the Winnemem Wintu you can visit their website: www.winnememwintu.us (http://www.winnememwintu.us/) Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=51442&version_id=57652&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/31/crane-susan-personal-values-over-personal-freedom/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/31/crane-susan-personal-values-over-personal-freedom/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:50:23 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1636 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/31/crane-susan-personal-values-over-personal-freedom/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Susan Crane, founder of plowshares who will be discussing her lifetime commitment to ending nuclear proliferation through non-violent direct action. Radio Curious hosts a conversation with Susan Crane, founder of plowshares who will be discussing her lifetime commitment to ending nuclear proliferation through non-violent direct action.  She’s awaiting sentencing,scheduled for March 2011, for pouring her blood on trident submarine machine bombs in the state of Washington.  A grandmother, in her 60s Susan Crane faces up to 10 years in federal prison for her actions.  In this edition of Radio Curious, Susan Crane discusses practicing a code of non-violence in every day life as well as using non-violent civil disobedience as a means to creating peace in the world. The interview with Susan Crane was recorded in the studios of Radio Curious in Ukiah, California, on January 29th, 2011. The articles Susan Crane recommends instead of a book, are by Judge C.J. Weeramantry and  be read on the links below: http://www.jonahhouse.org/Disarm_Now_Plowshares/judge-weeramantry-trident.pdf (http://www.jonahhouse.org/Disarm_Now_Plowshares/judge-weeramantry-trident.pdf) http://disarmnowplowshares.wordpress.com (http://disarmnowplowshares.wordpress.com/) Click here to begin listening or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=49051&version_id=55105&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/18/matthew-fox-creating-a-new-spirituality/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/18/matthew-fox-creating-a-new-spirituality/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:40:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1619 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/01/18/matthew-fox-creating-a-new-spirituality/feed/ 0 This week Radio Curious visits with Matthew Fox, theologian and author of 28 books including his recent publication, "The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine." In 1988, rather than comply with an ecclesiastical summons issued by then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, to move to Chicago and give up his work on Creation Spirituality in Oakland California, Matthew Fox, a Dominican Priest, left the Dominican Order, remained in Oakland, and established the University of Creation Spirituality.   Matthew Fox is the author of 28 books and most recently published “The Hidden Spirituality of Men:  Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine,” and is our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. Matthew Fox first visited Radio Curious in 1999 when his book “Sins of the Spirit, Blessing of the Flesh: Lesson for Transforming Evil, in Soul and Society,” was published.  So, when we came across “The Hidden Spirituality Men,” the latent curiosity of Radio Curious about spirituality was awakened. Fox and I spoke by visited again, by phone from his home in Oakland, California on January 11, 2011.  Our conversation, which explores male and female spirituality, began with Matthew Fox distinguishing spirituality, faith, religion and dogma. The book Matthew Fox recommends is “Walt Whitman: Shamanism, Spiritual Democracy and the World Soul,” By Steven B. Herrmann. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=48727&version_id=54752&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/04/13/clancy-susan-a-ph-d-sexual-abuse-of-children-and-the-catholic-church/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/04/13/clancy-susan-a-ph-d-sexual-abuse-of-children-and-the-catholic-church/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:33:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1099 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/04/13/clancy-susan-a-ph-d-sexual-abuse-of-children-and-the-catholic-church/feed/ 0 If you have been sexually abused as a child, or know someone who was, listen to this edition of Radio Curious with host Barry Vogel and Susan A. Clancy, Ph.D, author of “The Trauma Myth:  The Truth About the Sexual Abuse of Children – and Its Aftermath. If you have been sexually abused as a child, or know someone who was, listen to this edition of Radio Curious with host Barry Vogel and Susan A. Clancy, Ph.D, author of “The Trauma Myth:  The Truth About the Sexual Abuse of Children – and Its Aftermath.”  This conversation discuss’s the myth of when trauma of child sexual abuse takes place, how and the abuse is perceived by the victim, and the effects of denial, minimization and blame, and how this issue within the Catholic Church is not being resolved.  Susan A. Clancy, Ph.D. is currently the Research Director of the Center for Women’s Advancement, Development and Leadership at the Central American Institute for Business Administration in Nicaragua.  This interview was recorded on April 12, 2010, with Susan A. Clancy Ph.D. from her home in Managua, Nicaragua. The books she recommends are “Happiness: A History” by Darrin M. McMahon, and “In The Woods,” by Tana French. Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/41791/47235/63326/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-CLANCY_INTERVIEW_BV_4-12-10.mp3) Click here to download the podcast of this program. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=41791&version_id=47235&version=1) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/08/24/dr-ram-preetha-can-buddhism-and-modern-scientific-thought-meet/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/08/24/dr-ram-preetha-can-buddhism-and-modern-scientific-thought-meet/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:42:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=670 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/08/24/dr-ram-preetha-can-buddhism-and-modern-scientific-thought-meet/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/08/18/negi-geshe-lobsang-tenzin-what-happens-when-science-and-buddhism-meet/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/08/18/negi-geshe-lobsang-tenzin-what-happens-when-science-and-buddhism-meet/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:01:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=664 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/08/18/negi-geshe-lobsang-tenzin-what-happens-when-science-and-buddhism-meet/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/20/posner-rabbi-phil/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/20/posner-rabbi-phil/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:05:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=549 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/20/posner-rabbi-phil/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/08/29/how-many-wives-are-enough/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/08/29/how-many-wives-are-enough/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:50:44 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/08/29/how-many-wives-are-enough/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/08/29/how-many-wives-are-enough/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/07/01/pickett-carroll-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/07/01/pickett-carroll-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:09:17 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/07/01/pickett-carroll-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/07/01/pickett-carroll-to-kill-or-not-to-kill-no-man-should-die-alone/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centureis-of-jewish-voices-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centureis-of-jewish-voices-in-america/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:43:39 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centureis-of-jewish-voices-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centureis-of-jewish-voices-in-america/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/07/21/rosin-hanna-gods-harvard/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/07/21/rosin-hanna-gods-harvard/#comments Sat, 21 Jul 2007 20:16:14 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=639 http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/07/21/rosin-hanna-gods-harvard/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/12/13/mikey-weinstein-update-on-evangelism-at-the-us-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/12/13/mikey-weinstein-update-on-evangelism-at-the-us-air-force-academy/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2005 21:29:05 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/mikey-weinstein-update-on-evangelism-at-the-us-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/12/13/mikey-weinstein-update-on-evangelism-at-the-us-air-force-academy/feed/ 1 The concerns that evangelical Christianity continues to be proselytized at the United States Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, have not lessened since our August 9, 2005 interview with Air Force Academy graduate Attorney Mikey Weinstein. The concerns that evangelical Christianity continues to be proselytized at the United States Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, have not lessened since our August 9, 2005 interview with Air Force Academy graduate Attorney Mikey Weinstein. Mikey Weinstein, of Albuquerque, New Mexico is a former Assistant General Counsel in the Reagan White House and former General Counsel for H. Ross Perot. In October 2005, Weinstein sued the United States Air Force in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, alleging violations of the Establishment clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution because of the evangelical proselytization at the Air Force Academy. Details may be found in the first interview with Attorney Weinstein, and the subsequent interviews with Reverend MeLinda Morton and Professor Kristen Leslie at www.radiocurious.org. In this interview, recorded on December 11, 2005, Attorney Weinstein discusses the current status of the litigation; the “Officers’ Christian Fellowship” located at many of the 702 United States Military bases in 132 different counties around the world; what he believes to be the religious efforts and goals of some evangelical Christians; and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, a non-profit corporation he is organizing. Mikey Weinstein recommends “Constantine’s Sword, The Church and the Jews, A History,” by James Carroll,. Originally Broadcast: December 13, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20051211-WEINSTEIN__MIKEY.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/12/05/juan-martinez-shamanism-in-the-ecuadorian-jungle/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/12/05/juan-martinez-shamanism-in-the-ecuadorian-jungle/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:30:45 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/juan-martinez-shamanism-in-the-ecuadorian-jungle/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/12/05/juan-martinez-shamanism-in-the-ecuadorian-jungle/feed/ 0 Concepts of reality have many levels, some of which are gained by fasting and/or the use of certain plants that allow a person to view the past, present and/or the future. This is especially true for cultures that cherish and practice oral traditions a... Concepts of reality have many levels, some of which are gained by fasting and/or the use of certain plants that allow a person to view the past, present and/or the future. This is especially true for cultures that cherish and practice oral traditions and which thrive in parts of the world which have an abundance of flora and fauna, like those located in the Amazon basin of South America. The knowledge of the use and effects of these various plants in the Ecuadorian portion of the Amazon basin is held by persons known as Shamans. Dr. Juan Martinez, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious, is a professor of History and Anthropology at the University of Cuenca, in Cuenca, Ecuador. He has studied, written and lectured about the Shamanistic practices in the Ecuadorian jungle and the medicinal and spiritual effects of the plants native to the western portion of the Amazon basin. I spoke with Professor Juan Martinez in his office in Cuenca, Ecuador on November 17, 2005. He began our conversation by describing relationship of the people of Ecuadorian jungle to their worlds, the spiritual world, and the world in which they live on a daily basis. Juan Martinez recommends "Amazon Worlds," published by Sinchi Sancha. Originally Broadcast: December 5,2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20051204-JUAN_MARTINEZ_11-17-05.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/11/29/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/11/29/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:33:21 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/11/29/john-darnton-who-is-charles-darwin/feed/ 0 The Darwin Conspiracy Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call “the theory of evolution?” These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. The Darwin Conspiracy Who was Charles Darwin and what led him to describe what we now call “the theory of evolution?” These curious questions are ones that I have been following since I was about ten years old. In 1978 I had the good fortune of visiting the Galapagos Islands, 600 miles west of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Island in 1831 for month as part of a five-year voyage around the world. There he saw birds and animals that helped him formulate some of his ideas about evolution he published “The Origin of the Species,” 22 years later in 1853. And the world has not been the same since. Now, at a time when concepts of evolution and natural selection are attacked certain from theological and political perspectives, a novel called “The Darwin Conspiracy,” has been written by John Darnton, a writer and editor for the New York Times. “The Darwin Conspiracy,” although fiction, is said by John Darton to be 90% accurate, and covers Darwin’s life and thinking before and after the publication of “The Origin of the Species.” I spoke with John Darton from his home in New York City at the end of October 2005. He began by describing who Charles Darwin was, in his time and place. John Darnton recommends "Snow," by Orhan Pamuk. Originally Broadcast: November 29, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20051127-JOHN_DARNTON.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/08/30/professor-kristen-leslie-strident-evanglical-themes-at-the-us-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/08/30/professor-kristen-leslie-strident-evanglical-themes-at-the-us-air-force-academy/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2005 21:36:39 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/professor-kristen-leslie-strident-evanglical-themes-at-the-us-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/08/30/professor-kristen-leslie-strident-evanglical-themes-at-the-us-air-force-academy/feed/ 2 The series on evangelical Christianity at the United States Air Force Academy, continues with Kristen Leslie, a professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at the Yale University Divinity School. Professor Leslie was invited to the Air Force Academy in ... The series on evangelical Christianity at the United States Air Force Academy, continues with Kristen Leslie, a professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at the Yale University Divinity School. Professor Leslie was invited to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado to meet with the Academy chaplains and provide training in the counseling of female cadets who were victims of sexual assaults that had occurred at the Academy. In the course of her visits in 2004 and 2005, Professor Leslie and the group of graduate students from the Yale Divinity School who accompanied her, observed what she called “strident evangelical themes” at the Academy. Professor Leslie testified before the Subcommittee on Military Personnel of the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Armed Services on June 28, 2005, at the Congressional hearing entitled “Religious Climate at the U.S. Air Force Academy,” and reported her observations of her visit that included: The hanging of a banner containing an overtly Christian message by the football coach in the team locker room; the Air Force Academy commandant leading a “challenge and response” cheer about Jesus in front of a group of cadets of mixed faith; distribution of flyers advertising religious events in the cadet dining hall and over the public address system; failure of the Air Force Academy to consider the religious practices of cadets of minority faiths when setting the cadet schedule; and public expressions of faith by senior staff and faculty members, in some cases in inappropriate venues such as classrooms. Interviews with MeLinda Morton, the Air Force Academy Chaplain who resigned the end of July 2005, and Attorney Mikey Wienstein, a 1977 graduate of the Air Force Academy, both of whom are outspoken critics of the inaction on the part of the Air Force Academy leadership may be found here on the Radio Curious website. The Harvard University Committee on the Study of Religion has a detailed report, with abundant links to other articles on this issue that may be found at www.pluralism.org (http://www.pluralism.org/). And information about Professor Leslie’s testimony before Congress may be found at www.yale.edu/divinity/press (http://www.yale.edu/divinity/press). This interview with Kristen Leslie speaking from her office at Yale University about these issues was recorded on August 26, 2005. Professor Kristen Leslie recommends "Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader," by Ann Fadiman. Originally Broadcast: August 30, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050826-KRISTEN_LESLIE__8-26-05.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/08/23/rev-melinda-morton-evangelical-proselytization-at-the-united-states-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/08/23/rev-melinda-morton-evangelical-proselytization-at-the-united-states-air-force-academy/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:38:13 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/rev-melinda-morton-evangelical-proselytization-at-the-united-states-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/08/23/rev-melinda-morton-evangelical-proselytization-at-the-united-states-air-force-academy/feed/ 0 This program with MeLinda Morton, a Lutheran minister who resigned from active duty as a chaplain at the United States Air Force Academy effective July 31, 2005, continues our series on evangelical proselytization within the United States Air Force and... This program with MeLinda Morton, a Lutheran minister who resigned from active duty as a chaplain at the United States Air Force Academy effective July 31, 2005, continues our series on evangelical proselytization within the United States Air Force and at the United States Air Force Academy in Coloradio Springs, Colorado. This interview was recorded on August 19, 2005, and begins with Rev. Morton describing her duties as a pastoral chaplain to the cadets at the Air Force Academy and the issues that led up to her resignation. If you are interested in this topic, please listen to interview with Mikey Weinstein, an Air Force Academy graduate and a former attorney in the Reagan White House. Rev. MeLinda Morton recommends “No Future, Queer Theory and the Death Drive,” by Lee Edelman. Originally Broadcast: August 23, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050821-MORTON__MELINDA_8-18-05.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/08/09/mikey-weinstein-evangelical-christianity-and-the-united-states-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/08/09/mikey-weinstein-evangelical-christianity-and-the-united-states-air-force-academy/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2005 21:41:13 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/mikey-weinstein-evangelical-christianity-and-the-united-states-air-force-academy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/08/09/mikey-weinstein-evangelical-christianity-and-the-united-states-air-force-academy/feed/ 0 There are concerns that evangelical Christianity is close to being officially sanctioned at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as well as within other areas of the United States’ military forces. There are concerns that evangelical Christianity is close to being officially sanctioned at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as well as within other areas of the United States’ military forces. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit some of these issues with Mikey Weinstein, a graduate of Air Force Academy, a businessman and former attorney in the Reagan White House. He describes how evangelical Christianity appears to have become the standard within the United States Air Force Academy that trains future leaders of the U.S. Air Force. At the beginning of an Air Force career each new cadet, among many other things, takes an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States. These cadets are led by Brig. Gen. Johnny A Weida, the current USAF Academy Commandant of Cadets. On the official Air Force website, under character development, Brig. Gen. Weida is quoted as saying, "Our primary emphasis is to ensure every graduate has the character, honor, integrity, sense of service and excellence required of a second lieutenant in the world's greatest Air and Space force." On July 29, 2005, the name of Brig Gen Weida, the number two officer of the Air Force Academy, was deleted from a list of Air Force generals to be promoted, shortly before the Senate voted on those promotions. An April 28, 2005 report by American United for Separation of Church and State accused Brig Gen Weida of proselytizing to the cadets and specifically endorsing evangelical Christianity at the Academy. It is suggested that this may be a reason why he was not promoted. This interview with Mikey Weinstein, who worked as Assistant General Counsel in the Reagan White House Office of Administration, was recorded by telephone from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on August 3, 2005. Mikey Weinstein recommends "The Sins of Scripture," by John Shelby Spong. Originally Broadcast: August 9, 2005 Please click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050814-MIKEY_WEINSTEIN_8-3-05.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/05/03/bernard-offen-surviving-the-holocaust/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/05/03/bernard-offen-surviving-the-holocaust/#comments Tue, 03 May 2005 21:56:33 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/bernard-offen-surviving-the-holocaust/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/05/03/bernard-offen-surviving-the-holocaust/feed/ 0 My Hometown Concentration Camp Bernard Offen, age 72, survived five Nazi concentration camps in Poland during World War Two, when he was a young teenager. He now leads tours of these concentration camps and tells his story in this interview. My Hometown Concentration Camp Bernard Offen, age 72, survived five Nazi concentration camps in Poland during World War Two, when he was a young teenager. He now leads tours of these concentration camps and tells his story in this interview. Bernard Offen recommends "My Hometown Concentration Camp," by himself. Originally Broadcast: May 3, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050429-OFFEN_BERNARD_3-30-05.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/04/19/david-osborn-the-papal-conclave/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/04/19/david-osborn-the-papal-conclave/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:57:47 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/david-osborn-the-papal-conclave/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/04/19/david-osborn-the-papal-conclave/feed/ 0 The Last Pope It is no secret that the papal conclave met April 18, 2005 to elect the head of one of the world’s few remaining imperial monarchies.However, those participating in the conclave and those assisting the Cardinals who will elect the next p... The Last Pope It is no secret that the papal conclave met April 18, 2005 to elect the head of one of the world’s few remaining imperial monarchies.However, those participating in the conclave and those assisting the Cardinals who will elect the next pope are sworn to secrecy regarding all the events within this historic gathering.In this edition of Radio Curious, we visit with papal scholar David Osborn, the author of “the Last Pope” who we interviewed in June 2004.“The Last Pope” is a novel about the lives and the papal competition of two Cardinals of the Catholic Church, after the death of a conservative and long tenured Pope.In this interview David Osborn discusses the process and some of the politics of electing the successor to Pope John Paul II.When I spoke with David Osborn from his home in Connecticut, I asked him about what he believed would occur just prior to the opening of the conclave on April 18, 2005. David Osborn recommends "Remembrance of Things Past,"by Marcel Proust. Originally Broadcast: April 19, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050417-OSBORN__DAVID.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/11/30/yael-berda-israeli-human-rights-attorney/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/11/30/yael-berda-israeli-human-rights-attorney/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2004 22:14:52 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/yael-berda-israeli-human-rights-attorney/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/11/30/yael-berda-israeli-human-rights-attorney/feed/ 0 Yael Berda is a young Israeli lawyer, born in New York and raised in Jerusalem. At the age of 14, she became involved in a struggle to free her parents from debtors’ prison and the experience changed her life. Yael Berda is a young Israeli lawyer, born in New York and raised in Jerusalem. At the age of 14, she became involved in a struggle to free her parents from debtors’ prison and the experience changed her life. She has since become a leader of a non-violent movement for reconciliation and understanding among the Israel and Palestinian populations. Yael Berda recommends "Fields of Protest," by Roca Ray. Originally Broadcast: November 30, 2004 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050110-BERDA__YAEL__11-10-04.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/08/15/richard-zimler-the-pogroms-of-portugal-1506/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/08/15/richard-zimler-the-pogroms-of-portugal-1506/#comments Sun, 15 Aug 2004 22:21:46 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/richard-zimler-the-pogroms-of-portugal-1506/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/08/15/richard-zimler-the-pogroms-of-portugal-1506/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/06/08/david-osborn-papal-politics-the-election-of-a-new-pope/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/06/08/david-osborn-papal-politics-the-election-of-a-new-pope/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2004 22:25:40 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/david-osborn-papal-politics-the-election-of-a-new-pope/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/06/08/david-osborn-papal-politics-the-election-of-a-new-pope/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/07/23/elana-rozenman-jewish-muslim-christian-understanding/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/07/23/elana-rozenman-jewish-muslim-christian-understanding/#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2002 17:20:10 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/elana-rozenman-jewish-muslim-christian-understanding/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/07/23/elana-rozenman-jewish-muslim-christian-understanding/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/06/10/sister-jane-kelly-errant-priests/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/06/10/sister-jane-kelly-errant-priests/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2002 17:31:14 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/sister-jane-kelly-errant-priests/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/06/10/sister-jane-kelly-errant-priests/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/11/07/marta-morena-vega-one-religion-people-forced-to-migrate-brought-to-the-americas/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/11/07/marta-morena-vega-one-religion-people-forced-to-migrate-brought-to-the-americas/#comments Tue, 07 Nov 2000 18:12:32 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/marta-morena-vega-one-religion-people-forced-to-migrate-brought-to-the-americas/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/11/07/marta-morena-vega-one-religion-people-forced-to-migrate-brought-to-the-americas/feed/ 0 The Altar of My Soul Religious beliefs normally follow people as they migrate, including people who are forced to migrate. The people forced to migrate to the western Hemisphere during the slave-trading period carried their beliefs and belief systems... The Altar of My Soul Religious beliefs normally follow people as they migrate, including people who are forced to migrate. The people forced to migrate to the western Hemisphere during the slave-trading period carried their beliefs and belief systems to the diaspora of their new world. The Santeria religion, also know as Lucumí, is a belief system that originated in Africa later brought to the Americas and is still practiced in widely separated communities of the western hemisphere. Marta Moreno Vega, a Santeria Priestess, and university professor in New York City is the author of “The Alter of My Soul.” Her book is a story of the Santeria or Lucumí religion, its traditions, how they were brought from Africa and are practiced now. I spoke with Marta Moreno Vega by phone in November of 2000, and we began when I asked her to tell us about the Santeria religion and how it differs from other religions. Marta Morena Vega recommends “Face of The Gods: Art and Altars of Africa and the African Americans,” by Robert F. Thompson. Originally Broadcast: November 7, 2000 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070422-VEGA__Marta_Moreno_11-7-00.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/05/16/steve-jones-origin-of-species-updated/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/05/16/steve-jones-origin-of-species-updated/#comments Tue, 16 May 2000 18:21:55 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/steve-jones-origin-of-species-updated/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/05/16/steve-jones-origin-of-species-updated/feed/ 0 Darwin's Ghost: The Origin of Species Updated The Origin of the Species,” written by Charles Darwin, after his trip to the Galapagos Islands off of the northwest coast of South America, approximately 150 years ago, fundamentally changed, Darwin's Ghost: The Origin of Species Updated The Origin of the Species,” written by Charles Darwin, after his trip to the Galapagos Islands off of the northwest coast of South America, approximately 150 years ago, fundamentally changed, the understandings of how our species came to be. Steve Jones, Professor of Genetics at University College in London, England, has written a sequel to Darwin’s book called “Darwin’s Ghost, the Origin of the Species Updated. Steve Jones recommends “The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation,” by Mark Kurlansky and "The Book of Pi," author unkown. Originally Broadcast: May 9, 2000 May 16, 2000 Click here to begin listening to Part One. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070713-Jones__Steve__part_1_May_9__2000.mp3) Click here to begin listening to Part Two. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070713-Jones__Steve_May_16__2000_Part_2.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/12/07/rabbi-naomi-levy-healing-through-prayer/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/12/07/rabbi-naomi-levy-healing-through-prayer/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 1999 18:43:49 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/rabbi-naomi-levy-healing-through-prayer/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/12/07/rabbi-naomi-levy-healing-through-prayer/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Rabbi Naomi Levy, author of “To Begin Again, the Journey Toward Comfort Strength and Faith in Difficult Times.” To Begin Again, the Journey Toward Comfort Strength and Faith in Difficult Times What is prayer, how is it done, and what good does it do? The ability to mourn and grieve is one of the many things that distinguish humans from other animals, as is the ability to pray, or consciously not pray. When life is good, people often pray less than when times are tough and tough times occasionally visit all of us, with or without prayer. Rabbi Naomi Levy is the author of “To Begin Again, the Journey Toward Comfort Strength and Faith in Difficult Times.” Rabbi Naomi Levy recommends "The God of Smal Things," by Arandati Roy. Originally Broadcast: December 7, 1999 Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LEVY_NAOMI_INTERVIEW_2012_CA.mp3) to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/03/30/winifred-gallagher-in-good-times-and-in-bad/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/03/30/winifred-gallagher-in-good-times-and-in-bad/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 1999 19:27:40 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/winifred-gallagher-in-good-times-and-in-bad/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/03/30/winifred-gallagher-in-good-times-and-in-bad/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/03/19/susan-crane-blood-on-a-nuclear-submarine/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/03/19/susan-crane-blood-on-a-nuclear-submarine/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 1999 19:29:49 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/susan-crane-blood-on-a-nuclear-submarine/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/03/19/susan-crane-blood-on-a-nuclear-submarine/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1996/12/14/daniel-lev-a-story-of-chanukah/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1996/12/14/daniel-lev-a-story-of-chanukah/#comments Sat, 14 Dec 1996 22:24:07 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/daniel-lev-a-story-of-chanukah/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1996/12/14/daniel-lev-a-story-of-chanukah/feed/ 0 Every year on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, which falls four days before the new moon closest to the winter solstice, the eight day holiday of Chanukah, celebrated worldwide, begins. Before the days of radio and television a person called... Every year on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, which falls four days before the new moon closest to the winter solstice, the eight day holiday of Chanukah, celebrated worldwide, begins. Before the days of radio and television a person called a magid traveled from town to town, visiting Jewish people and Jewish families. Daniel Lev is a modern day magid who sometimes visits Ukiah and Willits to teach and pass along Jewish tradition through stories, songs, and spiritual practice. This program was originally broadcast in December 1996, and joined these archives the day Daniel Lev became a rabbi in 2005. Daniel Lev recommends the Torah. Originally Broadcast: December 14, 1996 Click here to begin listening. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/09/20/shefa-gold-rosh-hashana-the-jewish-new-year/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/09/20/shefa-gold-rosh-hashana-the-jewish-new-year/#comments Wed, 20 Sep 1995 22:40:01 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/shefa-gold-rosh-hashana-the-jewish-new-year/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1995/09/20/shefa-gold-rosh-hashana-the-jewish-new-year/feed/ 0 Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, is a time for reflection and renewal, a time to look inward to oneself and outward to one’s community. At the time this program was recorded, in September 1995, Rabbi Shefa Gold was a rabbinical student in her last ye... Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, is a time for reflection and renewal, a time to look inward to oneself and outward to one’s community. At the time this program was recorded, in September 1995, Rabbi Shefa Gold was a rabbinical student in her last year of a six-year study program at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Philadephia, Pennsylvania, where she is studying to become a rabbi. As part of her life, she travels to many communities in the US and other parts of the world to help Jewish communities celebrate the holidays. Shefa Gold recommends Translation of the Psalms, by Steven Mitchell. Originally Broadcast: September 25, 1995 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/11191/13319/20247/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050208-_154__Gold__Shefa_9-25-95.mp3) LeGov clean