Episodes

Episodes

• Hebrew Orientalism Parts 1, 2 & 3 2025-12-09
  This is a conversation between Dr. Hussein and GVSU Professor Eric Covey, facilitated by Frankel Center's Interim Director for 2025-26, Deborah Dash…
• Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies Parts 1, 2 & 3 2025-08-01
  American democracy is in danger. How do we protect it from authoritarian reactionary Christianity? On January 6, 2021, hundreds of Americans stormed…
• Trad Catholics and Christian Nationalism 2024-12-11
  Dr. Lauren Horn Griffin discusses White Christian Nationalism and so-called "Trad Catholic Men" With the current election in the rear-view mirror…
• Joseph Smith & The Golden Plates Parts 1 &2 2023-12-13
  One of the most contentious issues of 19th Century Christian America revolved around the veracity of the story of Joseph Smith and his discovery of…
• The White Mosque Parts 1 & 2 2023-05-13
  In the late 1800s, a group of German-speaking Mennonites left southern Russia and journeyed into Central Asia following the end-time prophecies of a…
• Leaving Islam Parts ! & 2 2022-11-04
  Some people just walk away from their faiths of birth with no hard feelings. They just...stop. No issues, no problems. But some religions or…
• UFOs, Religion and Purgatory Parts with Diana Pasulka 1 & 2 2022-02-25
  Boy, do we cover a lot of ground in these 2 episodes! As I state in my introduction to Part 1, over beer & pizza my cousin Andres tells me about…
• Interfaith Conference on Science & Religion 1999 2021-12-22
  OK, if you skip this one you're forgiven. I'm still going through a big box of ancient shows, and the other day i came across this cassette. It is…
• Reincarnation...Again & Again Parts 1 & 2 2021-12-03
  Somewhere in the archives you'll find episodes with Dr. Jefferey Long, who offered us some great conversations on the subject of rebirth. These here…
• Beyond Prisons to Restorative Justice Parts 1 &2 2021-11-12
  A few things can be taken for granted about our penal system. For one, much of how we punish and/or rehabilitate prisoners is based on rather…
• The RSS and Hindu Nationalism: Truth from Fiction Part 1 & 2 2021-10-25
  If you consume mainstream media here in the US you might get the impression that the Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh is the Hindu equivalent of ISIS.…
• A Christian becomes Jewish, Exploring Sufism 2021-10-07
  OK, this was funny. I interviewed Mary a year or 2 before these episodes from 2005 on her experience as a Baptist studying Judaism. When we…
• The Moral Guidance of Children: A Baha'i Perspective Parts I &2 2021-10-05
  These episodes are a bit of a mystery in terms of chronology. I can't recall when these aired, but am pretty sure that would have happened between…
• Living Islam Out Loud: Muslim Women Acting Outrageously Parts 1 &2 2021-09-30
  The book this was based on was impressive. As I say in the intro, I had no idea it would be so....well, sassy. Selema Addul Gafoor collects essays…
• The Essence of Us parts 1 &2 2021-09-29
  Over the years I've hosted my cousin Tom Stella several times. If you scroll down all the episodes here I think you'll find him 2 or 3 times. Well,…
• Deep Spirituality and Animal Welfare Parts 1 & 2 2021-08-22
  In 2008 Calvin College hosted a weekend long event that celebrated plant based diets. They drew their inspiration from biblical teachings. Now,…
• Discovering God: The Origins of Religious Thinking Parts 1 & 2 2021-08-15
  These episodes are from 2008. Here I interview Dr. Rodney Stark from Baylor University. Interesting chap. One gets the impression that he doesn't…
• Ancient Hindu Sciences Part 1 & 2 2021-05-30
  Alok is a pretty impressive guy. A previous book with a similar theme came out a few years ago. The title was close as well. The publisher told him…
• Religion & Public Education Part 1 & 2 2021-05-25
  We discuss religion and education with Elise Helgesen Aguilar, Federal Policy Counsel at Americans United for Separation of Church and State in…