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Make Peace With Your Mind

Airs at: Mon, 01/09/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for Progressive Spirit
Known as the superego or the judge, our inner critic is the voice in our heads that is hypercritical of everything we do and of who we are. The inner critic shames us and debilitates us. How do we become free of the inner critic?  The answer is mindfulness, awareness, compa... Read more

Christmas Special: The Plight of Palestinian Christians in Bethlehem

Airs at: Fri, 12/23/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for One Land Many Voices
This hour, we examine the situation of Bethlehem today, including a report on al-Wallaja village, which is a Christian Palestinian village located just outside of Bethlehem, produced by Ghassan Bannoura and Hazem Jamjoum; an interview with Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh of Bethle... Read more

Positively Revolting Bitesized Astro-Tarot Readings

Airs at: Fri, 12/23/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Positively Revolting
Continuing the theme of blending grounded spirituality and activism, we once again offer mini astro/tarot readings for this, our new year. In the goddess path, and in european neo-pagan traditions, the winter solstice starts the new year.  This is the time to bring forth ne... Read more

Alternative Radio: From a Nun on the Bus

Airs at: Tue, 12/20/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Alternative Radio
  Simone Campbell is a Catholic nun and an attorney who lobbies in Washington on issues of economic justice, immigration reform, and healthcare. She belongs to the Sister of Social Service and is the executive director of the NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice.  Cam... Read more

Radiozine: Peace Talk Radio

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for Radiozine
  Memorable moments from Peace Talks Radio programs spotlighting Nobel Prize winners Mairead Maguire, Ralph Bunche, Muhammad Yunus, Jody Williams, Martti Ahtisaari, Liu Xiaobo, Jimmy Carter and Al Gore. Peace Talks Radio, the series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict ... Read more

Tibet and China: Spirituality vs. Materialism

Airs at: Mon, 01/02/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for Progressive Spirit
Host John Shuck of KBOO in Portland, Oregon speaks with Penpa Tsering, the new Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Office of Tibet, based in Washington DC. He was elected to this post in May. Previously he was a member of the Tibetan Parliament in exile whe... Read more

Wendy Doniger, Redeeming the Kamasutra

Airs at: Mon, 12/26/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for Progressive Spirit
The Kamasutra brings to mind (and to Google searches) erotic and exotic sexual positions.   OK, it is that.  But it is much more.  It is about the art of living.   Wendy Doniger, Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of ... Read more

Starhawk on Positively Revolting : Continuing our Conversation

Airs at: Fri, 12/16/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Positively Revolting
A few weeks before the national election, we had the opportunity to talk with community organizer, activist, and author. Starhawk. During that time, we discussed our fears about what a Trump regime would mean for many targeted communities and for the planet.  Now that Trump... Read more

A Conversation With World Renowned Tattoo And Fine Artist, Zulu

Airs at: Thu, 01/26/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Given that one cannot see those who are on the air, we don't particularly share our experiences of being tattooed. In fact, despite having many tattoos all over, not many people know we have them.  They are all based on very specific journeys in life (most of the art drawn ... Read more

Penpa Tsering on Political Perspectives

Airs at: Wed, 12/14/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Political Perspectives
  Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and a Sikyong 2016 candidate, Penpa Tsering, has been appointed as the new Representative for the Office of Tibet in Washington, DC.  The Office of Tibet in the United States was established in 1964 to raise the issue of Tibet a... Read more