Faith/Religion/Spirituality

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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

ReConnecting with Barbara Ford

Airs at: Fri, 12/09/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Please join us as we talk with local visionary, activist, and artist Barbara Ford.  We are focusing our discussion this morning on the importance of reconnecting to our own hearts, to spirit and to each other and the world at a time when we are fractured by horrific events... Read more

Howard Bloom on The Digital Divide

Airs at: Fri, 12/09/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Digital Divide
  Tune in Friday at 11 am for my interview with Howard Bloom, author of the God Problem. Howard stopped by the KBOO studios for an interview. Listen in as we discuss secular shamanism, aspiring toward omniscience, LSD, doing the work of the universe, Prince, Amanda Palmer,... Read more

Anders Nilsen: Poetry is Useless

Airs at: Thu, 12/08/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  The work of Portland-based artist Anders Nilsen defies categorization.  Themes of anatomy, geography, and mythology intertwine in his minimalist artscapes.  The New York Times notable book Big Questions brought the realm of ancient gods down to earth.  The wordless A Wal... Read more

Our Annual Year In Review (part one)

Airs at: Thu, 12/08/2016 at 7:00pm - 10:00pm
At this time of year we do our annual recognition of those who have transcended throughout the year.  And this year has been quite eventful, in terms of that.  We also want to recognize this year as being one of many tests; where the universe forced people to have to take a... Read more

Larry Brilliant, A Hippie Saves the World

Airs at: Fri, 12/09/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Beloved Community
  His guru told him to do it. So he listened. Thus the quest began for a hippie with a medical degree to become a key player in helping to eradicate smallpox, the deadliest disease in history. Larry Brilliant tells his story in Sometimes Brilliant: The Impossible Adventur... Read more

Sue Monk Kidd, The Dance of the Dissident Daughter

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2016 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
Sue Monk Kidd has written several novels including The Secret Life of Bees, The Mermaid Chair, and The Invention of Wings.   Before the novels was the story of Sue Monk Kidd’s own journey, the Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman’s Journey from Christian Tradition to th... Read more