Faith/Religion/Spirituality

The New McCarthyism Vs. Radical Beauty

Airs at: Tue, 12/13/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Earth Riot Radio

Emerging from violent censorship, Angela Davis' teaching and Nina Simone's song "To Be Young, Gifted, and Black" lead off our new effort at "Green Showbiz". These women's beliefs in Peace and Freedom and Beauty and Community and the Earth ...These are flight paths to Int... Read more

To live and walk the spiritual path set by one's ancestors and guided by ke Akua (Creator/God)

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: First Voices Radio

In the first half-hour, Co-Host Anne Keala Kelly (Kanaka Maoli) interviews Mikilani Young, a Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiian) traditional kumu hula and cultural practitioner who lives and walks a spiritual path set by her ancestors and guided by ke Akua (Creator/God). As a kumu h... Read more

Chris Abani, author of Smoking the Bible (part 2 of 2)

Airs at: Thu, 12/29/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Between The Covers

Listen in to the second of our two-part interview with poet, essayist, novelist, Igbo priest, and humanitarian Chris Abani. We'll be talking about Chris's latest collection of poems Smoking The Bible, an elegy to his dear brother and an exploration of love, loss, exile, and... Read more

Protecting Mother Earth: Peehee Muhuh (Thacker Pass) to All Our Relations

Airs at: Thu, 12/08/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Produced for: American Indian Airwaves

Part 1 The People of the Red Mountain are an Indigenous led grassroot organization comprised of Paiute & Shoshone peoples, surrounding Indigenous nations, and supporters working to protect Peehee Muhuh (Thacker Pass) from the possible construction of the Thacker Pass Lit... Read more

Craig Thompson - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 12/08/2022 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Words and Pictures

Words and Pictures celebrates its 19th anniversary on the air by inviting back its first-ever guest, Craig Thompson. Craig took the comics world by storm in 2003 with his epic graphic memoir Blankets, a poignant recollection of young love and lost innocence, and cemente... Read more

The evolution of the brain - Religion as a by product of human evolution

Airs at: Wed, 12/07/2022 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Exploration, with Michio Kaku

Guests: Steve Pinker of Harvard speaks of the evolution of the brain. -- Philosopher Daniel Dennet argues that religion is a by product of human evolution. -- Note: Both guests discuss these heavy and profound topics from the mostly mainstream science perspective. -- ... Read more

Holiday stories from Portland Story Theater's Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard

Airs at: Thu, 12/08/2022 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Jonesy

In the spirit of the holiday season, we're re-airing one of our favorite Jonesy episodes, which originally ran on December 23, 2021, the Eve of Christmas Eve. Our guests are master storytellers Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard. Lynne and Lawrence are the founders of Portla... Read more

The Path to Inner Peace

Airs at: Sun, 12/11/2022 at 8:30am - 9:00am

Produced for: Pathways

Have you ever wondered about how the concept of karma operates? Subhash Jain is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at The University of Iowa. He was born in India into a family that practiced Jainism, and he continued to do so after ... Read more

Bayo Akomolafe on Coming Alive to Other Senses

Airs at: Tue, 11/29/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Produced for: For The Wild

We're taking a pause this week from our regular episodes to promote our first Slow Study with Bayo Akomolafe. In celebration, we are rebroadcasting our recent interview, "Bayo Akomolafe on Coming Alive to Other Senses." In this encore, Bayo Akomolafe guides listeners o... Read more

Portland Jewish Hour 11/27/22

Airs at: Sun, 11/27/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Portland Jewish Hour