June 2010
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May 2010
41 posts
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A Fluid Connection Severed and United Krista...
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The New York Times Profiles Krista →
Trent Gilliss, senior editor
It’s been an exciting week here at SOF. Krista is back in the office full time after an extensive speaking tour. Wendell Berry graced us with his time and voice by reading some of his poems and prose for our upcoming show about paying “exquisite attention to the land.” Andcolumnist Sam Freedman spent a couple days in the office interviewing Krista...
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Being Comfortable with the Presence of Mystery...
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“If I’m facing Andy Pettitte on the Yankees and I’m praying for a...”
– —Mike Sweeney, designated hitter for the Seattle Mariners
Hey sports fans, CNN recently compiled a dozen photos showing athletes “in prayer” and asking, “When did God become a sports fan?” The article focuses primarily on this as a Christian question, but the image of former...
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Yes, I Was Lost...
Krista Tippett, host
I discovered Lost just a few seasons ago and immersed myself via Netflix with the zeal of a convert. Trent has been asking me to blog about Sunday’s finale, but honestly I’m stumped — still trying to wrap my mind around what it means. For now I am happy to pass on this from Diane Winston, one of my favorite observers of how we are telling the story of our time...
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Spiritual Nomad Finds Sacred Space
Chelsea Roff, guest contributor
The sanctity of a location is often said to be derived from its history. For some, the sacred space may be the site at which a loved one transitioned from one plane of existence to another; for others, the locale might have been the silent witness to an exceptional, life-changing event. However, for many of us, our hallowed home radiates a certain indescribable...
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“We don’t have to schedule a trip to the monastery to enjoy the benefits of...”
– —Thich Nhat Hanh, from his interview in Friday’s Huffington Post.
I greatly appreciate Marianne Schnall’s line of questioning here. She could’ve gone philosophical on us, but she didn’t. She’s seeking advice on how to better understand and operate in this frenetic,...
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Astrophysicist Mario Livio: A Twitterscript
Shubha Bala, associate producer
For the past few interviews, we have been diligently tweeting away while Krista converses with our guests. We hope that this is a unique way for you to experience some of the highlights — and get the conversation started — before you experience the full edited (or unedited!) show.
After our interview with Mario Livio, we all sat down to discuss what constitutes a...
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"Has Venter Made Us Gods?" →
Trent Gilliss, senior editor
Andrew Brown’s provocative post in the The Guardian’s “Comment is free” section starts out with a bold and absolute declaration:
“Craig Venter’s production of an entirely artificial bacterium marks another triumph of the only major scientific programme driven from the beginning by explicit atheism.”
Explicit atheism?...
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A Nun's Excommunication →
Colleen Scheck, senior producer
This NPR report by Barbara Bradley Hagerty explores the Catholic Church’s excommunicating of a nun who approved an abortion to the disciplining of priests accused of sexual abuse.
What are your thoughts about this latest news?
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K'naan Waves His Flag
by Trent Gilliss, senior editor
Some of the best story lines coming out of this year’s World Cup aren’t about sport at all. They’re about people rising above their circumstances, creating something new, defying their genre, being recognized for their talents.
Such is the case with K’naan. The poet and hip-hot artist’s song “Wavin’ Flag” is now...
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Who Ordered This Show Title?
by Colleen Scheck, senior producer
Note the signatures in the margins of the photo, from left to right): Niels Bohr, James Franck, A. Einstein, and I.I. Rabi (photo: photographer unknown/Smithsonian Institution/Flickr)
With each new program, we carefully consider the show’s title so that it reflects the tone and substance of Krista’s interview, but also so that it intrigues you,...
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Bahrain Women Educate WNBA's Mistie Bass
Nancy Rosenbaum, associate producer
WNBA player Mistie Bass’s essay in Friday’s New York Times is a personal reflection about her stint coaching a women’s basketball team in the Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain:
“They were used to being coached by men who tended to discourage them. But I saw nothing but tremendous potential, and I tried to nourish it. I made it clear that...
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WatchHistory From the Bottom Up Colleen Scheck, senior producer
“Take your minds and think through them. Take your hearts and set them on fire. Amen.” —Studs Terkel
I was excited to see that our show with Studs Terkel is listed on HBO’s resources page for the documentary “Studs Terkel: Listening to America,” which debuted this past weekend. Even more exciting, though,...
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“An argument often given for why Earth couldn’t host another form of life is that...”
– — Paul Davies, from his op-ed “The Aliens Among Us” in last Thursday’s New York Times.
The theoretical physicist/cosmologist/astrobiologist who appeared in “Einstein’s God” posits that we should look “under our noses” — right here on Earth — for...
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What It Means for Me to Be Human
Krista Tippett, host
The Centers for Disease Control report that 1 in 110 children in the U.S. is now diagnosed somewhere on the spectrum of autism. In other words, this is a condition that affects many lives, many families. General reporting and publicized controversies tend to focus on the physiology and neurology of autism, or on possible causes and cures. As I’ve followed such stories,...
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