May 2010
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May 16th
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May 16th
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Cartoon: Diversity on the Court?
Trent Gilliss, senior editor Nick Anderson’s cartoon in the Houston Chronicle struck a chord with this kid from North Dakota who opted not to head east for college. When Justice Stevens announced his retirement, we here at SOF read a good many articles about the many factors that play into the choosing of a Supreme Court nominee: religion, gender, ethnicity, race, political leanings,...
May 15th
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May 14th
Krista looks so content right now speaking to...
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May 14th
Krista looks so content right now speaking to...
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May 14th
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May 14th
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Are Babies Moral?
Colleen Scheck, senior producer “To have a genuinely moral system, in other words, some things first have to matter, and what we see in babies is the development of mattering.” I’m in the midst of another parenting transition where my son’s development from infant to toddler has me focusing less on basics and more on behavior. “Hitting and biting are common...
May 13th
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May 12th
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“Seeking apology is a punitive urge. Asking someone to be sorry for what...”
– — Mary Cody, from her essay reflecting on our show, “Desmond Tutu’s God of Surprises.” Trent Gilliss, senior editor
May 10th
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ListenStoryCorps Moms: Myra Dean and Gary Jamison Shubha...
May 9th
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ListenStoryCorps Moms: Lourdes and Roger Villanueva...
May 9th
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ListenStoryCorps Moms: Nancy Wright and Her Son J.D....
May 9th
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May 8th
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WatchWatch
Backing the Springboks Colleen Scheck, senior producer This week, ESPN’s acclaimed 30 for 30 documentary series continued with “The 16th Man.” This doc chronicles the role of rugby in helping unify blacks and whites in post-apartheid South Africa. It’s centered around Nelson Mandela’s risky “magnanimous gesture” to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup and back...
May 7th
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A Student's Reaction to "Tatanka Iyotake"
by Nancy Rosenbaum, associate producer Robynne Greeninger, a nurse and single mother who is currently working toward her law degree, recently sent us this thoughtful essay reflecting on our show about Sitting Bull’s spiritual legacy as part of an assignment for a World Religions class at North Hennepin Community College in Minnesota: “This is a subject that is very close to my...
May 6th
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May 5th
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May 4th
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WatchWatch
Today! SOF Live from the University of Minnesota Engaging Religious Communities Abroad » chat while you watch on our SOF Live page Monday, May 5, 2010 (12:30pm Central) University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute Minneapolis, Minnesota We’re now streaming streaming live video of a public dialogue event with Krista from the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute. Krista Tippett...
May 3rd
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ListenRenaming as an Act of Healing Nancy Rosenbaum,...
May 3rd