Mon, 28 December 2015
What do we do when the euphoria of Christmas morning is past? We discuss the Persian holiday of Yalda, the future, a bit more about Christmas movies, and share stories about our family Christmases. |
Mon, 21 December 2015
The obligations of virtuous citizens, with respect to the Syrian refugee situation, Trump, Angela Merkel, journalism, and American self-imposed ignorance. Uwe is a lay theologian and internationally-renowned journalist. Siemon-Netto was born in Leipzig, Germany, where his devoutly Lutheran grandmother was the pivotal figure in his childhood in World War II. He is the former religion editor of United Press International. He began his journalism career 1956 as a trainee at Westfalenpost, a large regional newspaper in southern Westphalia. In 1958, he joined the Associated Press in Frankfurt first as copy editor, then as slot editor and roving reporter, covering, among other things, the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. From 1962 to 1969, he worked as a correspondent for Springer Foreign News Service in London, Paris, New York, Vietnam, the Middle East and Hong Kong. His assignments included the United Nations, the U.S. civil rights movement, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Vietnam War (over a period of five years), the Arab-Israeli Six Day War, and China's Cultural Revolution. From 1969 to 1973 Siemon-Netto was North American correspondent for the magazine, Der Stern, writing about many major news events in North, Central and South America, East Asia, France, and again Vietnam.From 1973 to 1986, Siemon-Netto served as Managing Editor for Hamburger Morgenpost, taught journalism at Hamburg's Journalistenschule Henri Nannen, worked as a freelance correspondent for German, Swiss, French and U.S. publications, and as a media consultant overseeing a variety of design and management tasks at publications in Germany and the United States.
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Mon, 14 December 2015
Expert in the history of Christian-Muslim relations, Dr. Francisco chats with us about the perplexing circumstances of our era. How do we balance our love for neighbor with our concern for our neighbors' safety. How do we juggle religious freedom and obvious threats from radicalized believers. We discuss Trump, ISIS, ISIL, jihad, refugees, and radical Islam.
Direct download: Extremism_and_The_Limits_of_Hospitality.mp3
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Mon, 7 December 2015
Many atheists and conservative Christians have one thing in common this Christmas season: they worry about whether they should tell their kids a benevolent but not exactly true tale about Santa Claus. There are economic, mythic, religious, and cultural issues at play. We learn about the history and development of the Santa legend. |
Mon, 30 November 2015
Twitter, public vitriol, shrill rhetoric, journalism, the history of political debate, postmodern thought, the linguistic turn, analytic philosophy and speech act theory. |
Mon, 23 November 2015
Give thanks for even the things you think you resent. Hear how Jeff, Dan, the 1517 crew, and sports radio all interconnect. |
Mon, 16 November 2015
The cultural, philosophical, and religious significance of Star Wars, as we anticipate the reboot in December. virtueinthewasteland.com 1517legacy.com faithfulmasks.org thejaggedword.com |
Mon, 9 November 2015
Are you a Chicken Little, always shouting about impending doom? Are you an ostrich with your head in the sand, not attending to the threats on the horizon? What kind of bird are you? This week, Dan and Jeff reset after several shows about societal collapse and discuss various aspects--all in free-form--of the phenomenon of being right but not having any satisfaction once vindicated. We mess about but have some fun. |
Mon, 2 November 2015
Modern art and art critic and author, Dr. Daniel Seidell, all while we watch a muted game 2 of the World Series. What does art provide? Is there a way in which beauty might bring us back to truth? And what does that mean? Maybe our favorite show. This cat is the real deal. Too much fun amidst profound exploration of ideas.
Direct download: The_Art_of_Faith_with_Dr._Dan_Seidell.mp3
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Mon, 26 October 2015
Dr. Deen is a Faithful Masks Fellow, a 1517 Thinking Fellow, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Concordia University, Irvine, and a dude who specializes in the ethics of belief. We think virtue is the way out of the intellectual wasteland, and we discuss ways to move forward with respect to perplexing issues like science and religion, and reproductive ethics. |