Things Not Seen Podcast
#1304 - No Faith Required, Part 1: Chris Stedman

This is part 1 of our interview with Chris Stedman, assistant humanist chaplian at Harvard University and author of Faitheist: How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious. Also on the program, Katy Scrogin reviews The Mourning Diaries, by Roland Barthes.

Direct download: TNS_1304_Chris-Stedman_Part-1_MONO_64K_CBR_39m14s.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 10:58am CDT

Religion Moment: June 30, 2013- Tunguska: Explosion, Destruction, Mystery

In Sunday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the explosion of an unidentified object over Siberia in 1908.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_TunguskaMix_2m11s_20130630.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 29, 2013- The Savior in Sudan?

In Saturday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad's tenure as the self-proclaimed savior.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_MuhAhmadMix_2m11s_20130629.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 28, 2013- From Stonewall, A Movement

In Friday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the Stonewall Riots, and the catalyst they provided for the gay rights movement in the U.S.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_StonewallMix_2m06s_20130628.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 26, 2013- Celebrating Canada's Many Cultures

In Thursday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Canada's celebration of its rich cultural diversity.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_CanMultiDay_2m05s_20130627.mp3
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Religion Moment: June 26, 2013- The Father of Shugendo

In Wednesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses En no Ozuno and his influence on the religion known as Shugendo.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_EnnoOzunoMix_1m57s_20130626.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 25, 2013- Missouri's Belated Apology

In Tuesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Missouri's apology to the Mormons, over 100 years after the state set out to expel them.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_MO44EndedMix_2m02s_20130625.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 24, 2013- A Very Early Dance Craze

In Monday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the uncontrollable bouts of dancing that seized Europe between the 7th and 17th centuries.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_StVitusDanceMix_1m56s_20130624.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 23, 2013- Bonfires, Cheese, and Beer for the Solstice

In Sunday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Estonia's and Latvia's celebrations of the summer solstice.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_StJohnsDay_1m59s_20130623.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 22, 2013- Galileo the Heretic

In Saturday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the Roman Inquisition's conviction of Galileo Galilei as a heretic.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_GalileoConvictedMix_2m14s_20130622.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 21, 2013- We Tripantu

In Friday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses We Tripantu, the Mapuche New Year celebration.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_WeTripantu_1m59s_20130621.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 20, 2013- Honoring the Thunder God

In Thursday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the day the Romans devoted to Summanus, god of nighttime thunder.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_Summanus_1m56s_20130620.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 19, 2013- Shiva's Army of Politicians

In Wednesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the Hindu Nationalist party, Shiv Sena.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_ShivSenaMix_1m57s_20130619.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 18, 2013- The Revolution Comes to an End

In Tuesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the end of both Egypt's Revolution of 1952 and the country's monarchy.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_EndEgypRevnMix_2m03s_20130618.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 17, 2013- An Emperor's Grief, An Architectural Wonder

In Monday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses one emperor's tribute to a beloved wife: the Taj Mahal.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_TajMahalMix_1m57s_20130617.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 16, 2013- No More Tests of Faith

In Sunday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the repeal of religion-based restrictions on university admissions in England.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_UnivTestsActMix_1m54s_20130616.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

#1303 - Christian Responses to AIDS: Donald E. Messer

Donald Messer is the executive director of the Center for the Church and Global AIDS. He discusses both the difficulties and the successes of this work. Also on the program, Katy Scrogin reviews Before Religion: A History of a Modern Concept, by Brent Nongbri.

Direct download: TNS_1303_Donald-Messer_MONO_64K_CBR_46m09s.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 10:58am CDT

Religion Moment: June 15, 2013- Azerbaijan's National Salvation

In Saturday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Azerbaijan's official remembrance of troubled times, and the developments that brought the nation some stability.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_NatlSalvnDayMix_2m05s_20130615.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 14, 2013- A Divinely Inclusive Pledge

In Friday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the 1954 addition of the phrase "under God" to the United States' Pledge of Allegiance.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_USPledge_1m59s_20130614.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 13, 2013- The Edict of Milan

In Thursday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the agreement between Licinius and Constantine I in 313, a decision that has come to be known as the Edict of Milan.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_EdictOfMilanMix_1m59s_20130613.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 12, 2013- Breaking Down Barriers to Love

In Wednesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Loving Day, celebrated in honor of the Supreme Court decision that ended anti-miscegenation laws in the U.S.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_LovingDayMix_1m59s_20130612.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 11, 2013- Surrealism on the International Stage

In Tuesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the International Surrealist Exhibition in 1936, and the movement's influence on global culture.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_SurrExhibMix_2m06s_20130611.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 10, 2013- The First Witch to Die

In Monday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Bridget Bishop, the first person to be executed during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692-1693.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_BBishopMix_1m59s_20130610.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 9, 2013- Israel Takes the Golan Heights

In Sunday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses day five in 1967's Six Day War, during which Israel seized the Golan Heights.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_GolanHeights_2m02s_20130609.mp3
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#1302 - Religious Environmentalism, Part 2: Fletcher Harper

Part 2 of David's interview with Rev. Fletcher Harper of GreenFaith.org; Katy Scrogin reviews The Man Within My Head, by Pico Iyer.

Direct download: TNS_1302_Fletcher-Harper_Part-2_MONO_64K_CBR_33m35s.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 1:19am CDT

Religion Moment: June 8, 2013- The Cult of the Supreme Being

In Saturday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Maximilien Robespierre's ideal religion for Revolutionary France.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_CultOfSupBeingMix_1m56s_20130608.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 7, 2013- A Hatchet for the Lord

In Friday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Carrie Nation and her religion-inspired trail of destruction through the nation's saloons.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_CarrieNationMix_1m54s_20130607.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 6, 2013- The Throne? No Thanks.

In Thursday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the abdication of Sweden's Queen Christina, who opted for freedom of religion and lifestyle over the throne.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_ChristinaAbdicatesMix_2m06s_20130606.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 5, 2013- The Golden Temple and the Blue Star

In Wednesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the Indira Gandhi administration's military actions against the Sikh holy site, The Golden Temple, in 1984.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_OpBlueStarMix_1m56s_20130605.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 4, 2013- The Power of Solidarity

In Tuesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Communist Eastern Europe's first semi-open elections, and the resulting victory of Solidarity.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_SolidarityMix_2m03s_201306042013.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 3, 2013- Bring Us Our Dead

In Monday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the Wardsend Cemetery riot, and the suspicions surrounding medical schools and the bodies of the deceased.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_WardsendMix_2m05s_20130603.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 2, 2013- A Bulgarian Hero

In Sunday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Bulgarians' celebration of Hristo Botev, a national hero.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_BotevMix_2m15s_20130602.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

#1301 - Religious Environmentalism, Part 1: Fletcher Harper

Part 1 of David's interview with Rev. Fletcher Harper of GreenFaith.org on religious environmentalism; Katy Scrogin looks at John Cage and Buddhism

Direct download: TNS_1301_Fletcher-Harper_Part-1_MONO_64K_CBR_33m32s.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 3:00am CDT

Religion Moment: June 1, 2013- The Treaty of Bosque Redondo

In Saturday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the Navajos' Long Walk, and the treaty that helped bring it to an end.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_BosqueRedMix_2m05s_20130601.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

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