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Progressive Spirit talks intelligently about spirituality and social justice. Listen to interviews with top scholars, authors, social justice activists, and spiritual leaders from around the world. 

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The Science Behind the Collapse of the Three World Trade Center Towers on 9/11

Airs at: Mon, 09/11/2017 at 12:00am
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It is now 16 years after the events of September 11th, 2001 that have changed the world. I am in the midst of a series of interviews with 9/11 skeptics and scholars.  These are sober scientists who refuse to be bullied and who present their case with analysis of the evidenc... Read more

Christian Argument From Prophecy Debunked

Airs at: Mon, 09/04/2017 at 12:00am
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Did Jesus fulfill prophecy? The gospels certainly wanted early Christians to think that. That argument is made today in many evangelical circles. But does it hold water? Religious scholar, Robert J. Miller, says that it is time for Christians to retire the argument from pro... Read more

How Bush and Cheney Ruined America and the World; and The Redemptive Future of Fig Trees

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2017 at 12:00am
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Philosopher, David Ray Griffin, just published his 12th book on 9/11 Skepticism, Bush and Cheney: How They Ruined America and the World. In this book he writes about the effects of 9/11 (toppling of governments--Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and now Syria--, the shredding of th... Read more

Woman Most Wild: Three Keys to Liberating the Witch Within

Airs at: Mon, 08/21/2017 at 12:00am
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Danielle Dulsky is an artist, teacher, and writer. A longtime activist for wild woman spirituality and the divine feminine's return, she leads womens circles, Witchcraft workshops, energy healing trainings, and basic and advanced yoga teacher trainings. Her website is www.... Read more

Danny Goldberg, In Search of the Lost Chord: 1967 and the Hippie Idea

Airs at: Mon, 08/07/2017 at 12:00am
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During one year, 1967, it seemed possible that the world could be transformed by peace, love, and meditation. The assassinations, violence, and polarization of 1968 hadn’t happened, and the hippies were exploring spirituality and social justice.   Danny Goldberg takes us b... Read more

Bureaucrat or Commodity? Becoming Human Again

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2017 at 12:00am
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Sean Kerrigan, author of Bureaucratic Insanity:  The American Bureaucrat’s Descent into Madness,says that civilization is about the concentration of power. We are at a point now in which bureaucracy has stripped our lives of meaning.  We will talk about bureaucracy, collaps... Read more

Jesus Was A Communist

Airs at: Mon, 07/24/2017 at 12:00am
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Were the early Christians communists? Roman Montero makes the case that they were and backs it up with his book All Things In Common: The Economic Practices of the Early Christians.   Roman A. Montero spends a lot of time studying early Chrstianity, Koine Greek, early Chri... Read more

Wisdom From the Zombie Apocalypse

Airs at: Mon, 07/17/2017 at 12:00am
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The Walking Dead. The Night of the Living Dead. Sean of the Dead. Z Nation. We can't seem to get enough of the zombies. So what is that about?  Greg Garrett is Professor of English at Baylor University, where he teaches classes in fiction and screenwriting, literature, film... Read more

Matthew Fox: A Creation Spirituality Journey

Airs at: Mon, 07/10/2017 at 12:00am
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This is an encore podcast of my conversation with Matthew Fox that I previously released in November 2016. Matthew Fox. Silenced by the Vatican for his views, left the Catholic priesthood in the early 1980s. Matthew Fox is a theologian and activist who has written over 30 ... Read more

Always With Us? What Jesus really said about the poor

Airs at: Mon, 07/03/2017 at 12:00am
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Politicians like to misquote Jesus to slash programs for the poor. Republican congressman, Roger Marshall of Kansas misused a quote from Jesus to support his program to reduce healthcare benefits for the poor. This is from the article on Stat from March 3rd, 2017: “Just li... Read more