May 2012
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“But there is a different story in the DNA of Oklahoma politics. It’s a truly...”
– Krista Tippett, from “Oklahoma: A Public Radio Host Uncovers Socialism in the Sooner State” in Religion & Politics
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“I’m not unhappy about becoming old. I’m not unhappy about what must...”
– —Maurice Sendak (1928-2012), from his interview on NPR’s Fresh Air
~Trent Gilliss, senior editor
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WatchA Twitterscript with Gordon Hempton
by Trent Gilliss, senior editor
On March 7, 2012, the audio ecologist and “soundtracker” Gordon Hempton found his way to a comfy-quiet public radio studio in Seattle to speak with our host, Krista Tippett, via ISDN line. We live-tweeted some of the best verbal nuggets from this conversation. What are your favorites?
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On the Universality of Creativity in the Liberal...
by S. James Gates
In this lecture for Westmont College’s series titled “Beyond Two Cultures: The Sciences as Liberal Arts,” string theorist Jim Gates offers his thoughts on the complementary natures of science and the liberal arts — and how the human mind formulates “systems of belief” in both disciplines.
This is the first time, in a formal structured way,...
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“I think there are a lot of misconceptions in society in general about what...”
– —Adam Yauch (1964-2012), MCA of the Beastie Boys, from the Frontline report “Dreams of Tibet”
Yauch, best known by his rap moniker MCA of the Beastie Boys and his activism for Tibetan freedom, died yesterday from a three-year battle with cancer. Jaweed Kaleem offers a fine round-up for...
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Secularism, Nationalism, and Christian Minorities...
by Ramazan Kılınç, guest contributor
Halki Monastery and Seminary (photo by ©Nectarios Eben Trevino/Flickr)
In a recent New York Times article Susanne Güsten described the difficulties that Syriac Christians faced throughout the history of Republican Turkey. This story reflects the traumatic consequences of the nation-building process that modern Turkey has experienced since the 1920s and 1930s....
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