June 2011
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A Twitterscript of Richard J. Davidson Interview
by Susan Leem, associate producer The Dalai Lama and Dr. Richard Davidson trade smiles during the first day of the Mind Life XIV Conference at the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamsala, India on April 9, 2007. (photo: Tenzin Lhwang/AFP/Getty Images) Richard Davidson is best known for peeking into the brains of Tibetan Buddhist monks. With brain neuroimaging, he is trying to understand how...
Jun 6th
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“The Family Research Council, a Christian group, happily counts more than 400...”
– The Economist notes: “A broad movement to limit access to abortion in America is gathering steam. The scale of this year’s assault may be unprecedented.” ~reblogged by Trent Gilliss, senior editor
Jun 6th
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The Collective Pride of Commencement
by Nancy Rosenbaum, producer “The Graduate” by Ernie Barnes Ernie Barnes used his canvas to celebrate black American life in elongated, vibrant strokes. “The Graduate” (shown above) is one of the professional football player-turned-artist’s best-known paintings, which is part of a body of work Barnes called “The Beauty of the Ghetto.” Barnes passed away...
Jun 6th
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Anonymous asked: How may I access Martin Rees interview?
Jun 6th
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“Nonviolence seeks to ‘win’ not by destroying or even by humiliating the...”
– —Thomas Merton, from Faith and Violence: Christian Teaching and Christian Practice ~reblogged by Trent Gilliss, senior editor
Jun 6th
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Jun 5th
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Hull a Strawberry in Seconds without Waste by Trent Gilliss, senior editor I realize this may be a stretch for our editorial thrust, but this tip from Saveur is too good not to share on an early Saturday evening. And, if you are finally entering summer like us cats up here in Minnesota, you’re starting to increase your fresh fruit intake — especially coring all those delicious strawberries...
Jun 5th
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Jun 4th
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Jun 4th
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“Music has always been incredibly cathartic for me, whether it’s writing my...”
– ~Sarah McLachlan The Canadian singer talks parenting, divorce, depression, and songwriting in her interview with Spinner. —Trent Gilliss, senior editor
Jun 3rd
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“Integrity has no need of rules.”
– —Albert Camus, from the second chapter of his philosophical essay Le Mythe de Sisyphe (The Myth of Sisyphus), published in 1942. (via danielholter) —Trent Gilliss, senior editor
Jun 2nd
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Financing Churches in Slovakia: Debate and Dilemma
by Lubomir Martin Ondrasek, special contributor A fairly large portion of the Slovak public believes that an inordinately important concern of churches — especially the dominant Roman Catholic Church — is to pursue their economic interest and extend political influence. As a result, Slovak churches face a serious challenge: In the process of negotiations with the government concerning economic...
Jun 2nd
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Anonymous asked: Where can I find the recording of Daniel Lanois' "Ice," that was played on today's (5/29) broadcast?

Thank you!

Karyn
Jun 2nd
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Jun 2nd
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Do you teach your children to pray? Did your... →
by Annie Anderson, Public Insight Journalism analyst photo: Jeff Robinson/Flickr, cc by-nc-nd 2.0 My mom raised me, and I didn’t get to see my dad very often. When I did see him, he would tuck me into bed at night and we would say the Lord’s Prayer together. I remember being four or five, learning all the words and trying to get them in the right order, especially challenging since...
Jun 1st
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May 2011
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Anonymous asked: I am a 23-year-old Peace Corps volunteer. I am working to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals in the Dominican Republic. I specifically work on the three health-related MDG’s.

I was listening to the interview with Yossi Klein Halevi and was touched by his retelling of the story of Anwar Sadat’s visit to Israel in 1977. Like the attainment of peace in the Middle...
May 31st
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May 30th
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Ritual of Floating Lantern Offerings Honors Lost Loved Ones on Memorial Day (video) by Nancy Rosenbaum, producer “Ritual is something we use that moves us gently from one thing, one feeling, one experience, one mindset into another feeling, or experience, or mindset.” ~Rabbi Pearl Barlev On this Memorial Day, an estimated 40,000 people will gather along the shores of Ala Moana...
May 30th
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Anonymous asked: Where can I find picture of Endeavour taken from airliner?
May 30th
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May 29th
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