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Walking in Olympia
by Brent Colby, guest contributor
I work and live in Olympia, Washington and love my city. I decided to take a walk on my lunch break and took my camera along.
Brent Colby lives in Olympia, Washington and writes on leadership and culture on his blog.
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“Skate to where the puck’s going, not where it’s been. We’ve got to skate to...”
– Gary Knell, CEO of NPR in Friday’s Times Media Decoder blog, who “cited internal research that showed NPR’s average radio listener to be about 49 years old, the average user of NPR’s iPad app to be 41 and the average user of its iPhone app to be 37.” (via trentgilliss)
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“I think we talk too much about how poetry can get to the edge of the sayable,...”
– —Christian Wiman, from his interview on Moyers & Company
~Trent Gilliss, senior editor
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Apatheists, Spirituality, and Health
by Eric Nelson, guest contributor
Source: Baylor University Department of Sociology
Although we’ve known each other for over 30 years, I can count on half-a-hand the number of times my best friend and I have discussed religion. Ask me to describe his interest in spiritual matters on a scale of 1 to 10 and I’d have to say I don’t really know.
Maybe the best word to describe him is “apatheist,” a...
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Expanding Our Definition of Dalcroze Eurhythmics
by Trent Gilliss, senior editor
Photo by Lee/Flickr, cc by-nc-sa 2.0
Kathy Thomsen, president of the Dalcroze Society of America, took issue with the way we described the function of Dalcroze eurhythmics in both our script for “Meredith Monk’s Voice” and in Krista’s journal entry about the interview. Rather than slapping us on the hand, she provided this helpful...
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String Theorist S. James Gates: A Twitterscript
by Susan Leem, associate producer
S. James Gates is known for pioneering supersymmetry, a theory that could “explain some of the greatest mysteries of the universe, such as how elementary particles got their mass.” There’s actually a symmetry between these two fundamental entities that compose the universe, invisible partners with names like selectrons (partner of electrons) and...
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Do Nothing for Lent and Be Grateful
by Amy Ruth Schacht, guest contributor
“Contemplation” (photo: Kasia/Flickr cc by-nc-sa 2.0)
Ash Wednesday is today, inaugurating this year’s season of Lent. Cultural customs dictate “giving something up” for Lent. Without any meaningful or theological reflection, it becomes “giving up for the sake of giving up,” as though the mere act is enough. Is...
Anonymous asked: Why didn't my search for "Is Our Political Identity Overtaking Our Religious Identity When Choosing a Mate?" show up when I searched it through the blog's search box, but did in a Google search?
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Living in a Material World: Lent and Our Bodies
by Debra Dean Murphy, guest contributor
Photo by John (mtsofan)/Flickr, cc by-nc-sA 2.0
Remember you are soil, and to soil you shall return. ~Gen. 3:19
The language of “spiritual journey” is commonplace in describing the season of Lent — the 40-day pilgrimage Christians undertake as they trek with Jesus from the wilderness to the garden to the garbage heap of Golgotha and beyond....
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Hindus Honor the Destroyer During Maha Shivratri
by Susan Leem, associate producer + Trent Gilliss, senior editor
In preparation for the Maha Shivratri festival, an Indian girl touches up these in-demand statuettes of Lord Shiva at a roadside stall on the outskirts of Amritsar. (photo: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images)
Lord Shiva, one of the Trimurti in the Hindu trinity, is recognized today during the festival of Maha Shivratri. At this time,...
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Anonymous asked: where,how can i hear today's presentation with meredith monk (on the radio in vt)
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Romney, Mormonism, and the American Compromise
by Terryl Givens, guest contributor
Mitt Romney bows his head in prayer in Elko, Nevada while on the presidential campaign trail. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Mitt Romney is threatening to disturb the American compromise with Mormonism.
Nineteenth-century observers were largely indifferent to the new religion Joseph Smith founded in 1830. Most dismissed his claims about angels and...
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Anonymous asked: Do you have a separate section, and or web link, for show music; songs and or music featured during shows? Thank you.
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The Drawbacks of Putting a Price on Time
by Susan Leem, associate producer
Photo by Ofer Deshe/Flickr, cc by 2.0
The saying “time is money” may ask us to think carefully about the quality of our experiences, but the association of “time” with “money” can also diminish your ability to feel pleasure.
Researchers from the University of Toronto showed that, if participants thought about their income as...
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“That means I’ve kind of broken the back of the thing.”
– —Krista Tippett, on editing and scripting around her interview with theoretical physicist S. James Gates during today’s editorial meeting
~Trent Gilliss, senior editor
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WatchOne of our more popular Tuesday evening melodies featured the immensely talented My Brightest Diamond singing “I Have Never Loved Someone.” Although the beat of this one from prairiehomecompanion is considerably more upbeat and poppy, it’s a lot of fun for this sunshine-driven weekend:
“High Low Middle” — My Brightest Diamond
Garrison refers to this video several times on this...
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“Almost everyone is musical. Music is an actual bodily need. Another saying goes...”
– —David Dubal, excerpted from the pianist’s recent article “Let’s Tickle the Ivories” inThe New Criterion
~Susan Leem, associate producer 