Things Not Seen Podcast
Religion Moment: October 31, 2013- 95 Theses on the Door

In Thursday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Martin Luther's 95 Theses, nailed to the Castle Church door at Wittenberg on this day in 1517.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_95ThesesMix_2m09s_20131031.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 30, 2013- A Night for Mischief

In Wednesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Mischief Night, when pranksters abound.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_MischiefNight_2m02s_20131030.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 29, 2013- The Devil's Advocate

In Tuesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey, who died on this day in 1997.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_ALaveyMix_2m11s_20131029.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 28, 2013- Celebrating the No

In Monday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Oxi Day, a celebration of Greek resistance during World War II.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_OxiDayMix_2m09s_20131028.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 27, 2013- Four Stand Up in Baltimore

In Sunday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Philip Berrigan and the Baltimore Four.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_BaltFourMix_2m06s_20131027.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 26, 2013- Baby Fae's New Heart

In Saturday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Baby Fae, the infant who received a baboon's heart in 1984.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_BabyFaeMix_2m09s_20131026.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 25, 2013: The Scourge of Swing

In Friday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the crusade against swing music.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_BeckmanSwingMix_2m00s_20131025.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 24, 2013- Houdini's Last Escape

In Thursday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Harry Houdini's escapes, and his attempts to combat supernatural fraud.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_HoudiniMix_2m09s_20131024.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

#1311 - The Vulnerable Edge of Caring, Part 2: Lia Claire Scholl

Over a decade ago, pastor Lia Claire Scholl began a ministry among women who work in the sex industry. Her experiences with these women challenge our society's expectations about care, morality, and the Gospel. In part two of our interview, we learn about the personal costs of her work as a "harm reduction activist," and the vulnerable edge of caring for those who have passed beyond the range of social acceptance. We discuss her work and her recent book, I Heart Sex Workers: A Christian Response to People in the Sex Trade. Also on the show, Alexander Badenoch discusses writers' block.

Direct download: TNS_1311_Lia-Scholl-2_36m44s_MONO_64K_CBR.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 1:43pm CDT

Religion Moment: October 23, 2013- From Marxism to Mysticism

In Wednesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Polish philosopher Leszek KoĊ‚akowski, born on this day in 1927.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_KolakowskiMix_2m03s_20131023.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 22, 2013- A Celebration of Stimuli and Sensations

In Tuesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Fechner Day, observed by many psychophysicists.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_FechnerDayMix_1m59s_20131022.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 21, 2013- The Voice of a Beat Generation

In Monday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Jack Kerouac, who died on this day in 1969.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_KerouacMix_2m05s_20131020.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 20, 2013- The Father of Secular Humanism

In Sunday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Paul Kurtz, widely considered to be the father of secular humanism.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_KurtzMix_2m05s_20131020.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 19, 2013- The Ritual of Arms

In Saturday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Armiliustrium, ancient Rome's purification of weaponry.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_ArmilustriumMix_2m05s_20131019.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 18, 2013- Rescinding Religious Freedoms

In Friday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the 1685 revocation of France's Edict of Nantes.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_RevokeEdofNantesMix_2m11s_20131018.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 17, 2013- The October Manifesto

In Thursday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Russia's October Manifesto, issued on this day in 1905.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_OctManifestoMix_2m14s_20131017.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 16, 2013- A Million Men Marching

In Wednesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the Million Man March, which took place on this day in 1995.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_MillManMarchMix_2m09s_20131016.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 15, 2013- The Disappearing Days of 1582

In Tuesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the inauguration of the Gregorian calendar on this day in 1582.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_GregCalMix_2m11s_20131015.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

#1310 - The Vulnerable Edge of Caring: Lia Claire Scholl and Ministry with Sex Workers

Over a decade ago, pastor Lia Claire Scholl began a ministry among women who work in the sex industry. Her experiences with these women challenge our society's expectations about care, morality, and the Gospel. In part one of our interview, we learn about her work as a "harm reduction activist," and the vulnerable edge of caring for those who have passed beyond the range of social acceptance. Also on the show, Katy Scrogin reviews The Experience of God, by David Bentley Hart

Note: This episode deals with mature subject matter.

Direct download: TNS_1310_Lia-Scholl-1_39m08s_MONO_64K_CBR.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 3:48pm CDT

Religion Moment: October 14, 2013: A Mass Conversion for Rights

In Monday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses B.R. Ambedkar's public conversion to Buddhism on this day in 1956.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_AmbedkarMix_2m11s_20131014.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 13, 2013- B'nai B'rith's Birthday

In Sunday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the founding of B'nai B'rith on this day in 1843.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_BnaiBrithMix_2m05s_20131013.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 12, 2013- A Day to Think Freely

In Saturday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Freethought Day.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_FreethoughtDayMix_2m00s_20131012.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 11, 2013- Go, Girls!

In Friday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the International Day of the Girl Child.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_IntlGirlMix_2m02s_20131011.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 10, 2013- Remembering Hussein

In Thursday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the Battle of Karbala in 680, and its remembrance in the festival known as Ashura.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_AshuraMix_2m02s_20131010.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 9, 2013- Banishing the Seeker

In Wednesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Roger Williams, banished from Massachusetts on this day in 1635.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_RWilliamsMix_2m09s_20131009.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 8, 2013- The Revolutionary Minister

In Tuesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses early American minister Jonathan Mayhew, born on this day in 1720.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_MayhewMix_2m08s_20131008.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 7, 2013- Nagasaki Kunchi

In Monday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the three-day festival known as Nagasaki Kunchi.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_NagasKunchiMix_1m59s_20131007.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 6, 2013- The Death of a President

In Sunday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses former Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_SadatAssassinationMix_2m05s_20131006.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 5, 2013- Supporting Each Other, Staying Clean

In Saturday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Narcotics Anonymous, whose first meeting took place on this day in 1953.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_NarcAnonMix_2m06s_20131005.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 4, 2013- A New Translation for England

In Friday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the printing of the Coverdale Bible on this day in 1535.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_CovBibleMix_2m09s_20131004.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 3, 2013- A Howl of Victory

In Thursday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Allen Ginsberg's poem, "Howl," and the 1957 obscenity trial centered upon it.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_HowlMix_2m05s_20131003.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 2, 2013- Merry Mehregan!

In Wednesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the Zoroastrian holiday of Mehregan.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_MehreganMix_2m00s_20131002.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: October 1, 2013- The Future Dictator Emerges

In Tuesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Francisco Franco and his decades-long dictatorship in Spain.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_FrancoMix_2m12s_20131001.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

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