Chinese Explore New Perspectives on a Changed Country in the New Year
Sunday marked the start of Chinese Lunar New Year, the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. Reports record an unprecedented 3.4 billion trips made by Chinese returning home for New...
View ArticleSCOTUS Decisions Bring Landmark Change
The Supreme Court officially ended it terms yesterday and is now heading into summer break after a remarkable last few days. The Court handed down four highly anticipated decisions—two impacting race...
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[Unedited] Sari Nusseibeh with Krista Tippett
We experience a vision of caution and hope planted in a long view of Arab and Palestinian history, culture, and time in Palestinian philosopher Sari Nusseibeh. His personal story is steeped in layers...
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Sari Nusseibeh — The Evolution of Change
We experience a vision of caution and hope planted in a long view of Arab and Palestinian history, culture, and time in Palestinian philosopher Sari Nusseibeh. His personal story is steeped in layers...
View ArticleSlate: The Culture Gabfest, “Wild Oversimplification” Edition
Listen to Slate's show about Kony 2012, Game Change, and Werner Herzog’s On Death Row.
View ArticleSlate: The Ode to Nixon Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon and her special guests from Yale, Beverly Gage and Anthony Leiserowitz. This week: Mitt Romney’s tax plan, climate change in the U.S., and a New...
View ArticleOpen Phones: Have You Changed Your Mind?
Have you had a change of heart recently about any of the big issues of the day? Did you change your mind on same-sex marriage or the NYPD's use of stop and frisk? What about the NSA leaker Edward...
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[Unedited] Wayne Curtis / Myrtle Thompson and Krista Tippett
Wayne Curtis and Myrtle Thompson are co-founder of the organization Feedom Freedom Growers. Krista spoke with them on December 16, 2011 in their home in Detroit. This interview is included in our show...
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[Unedited] Richard Feldman and Krista Tippett
Richard Feldman is a board member of the James and Grace Lee Boggs Center to Nurture Community Leadership. Krista spoke with him on December 16, 2011 in Detroit. This interview is included in our show...
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[Unedited] Grace Lee Boggs and Krista Tippett
Grace Lee Boggs is a philosopher and civil rights legend and the heart and soul of the James and Grace Lee Boggs Center to Nurture Community Leadership. Krista spoke with her on December 16, 2011 in...
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[Unedited] Gloria Lowe and Krista Tippett
Gloria Lowe is the CEO and founder of the organization We Want Green Too. Krista spoke with her on December 16, 2011 in Detroit. This interview is included in our show 'Becoming Detroit.' Download the...
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Grace Lee Boggs — Becoming Detroit: Reimagining Work, Food, and Community...
Chinese-American philosopher and civil rights legend Grace Lee Boggs turned 100 this summer. She has been at the heart and soul of a largely hidden story inside Detroit’s evolution from economic...
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[Unedited] Walter Brueggemann with Krista Tippett
Krista Tippett's complete and unedited conversation with theologian Walter Brueggemann. He is professor emeritus at Columbia Theological Seminary in Georgia. Krista spoke with him in our studios in May...
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Walter Brueggemann — The Prophetic Imagination
The people we later recognize as prophets, says Bible scholar Walter Brueggemann, are also poets. They reframe what is at stake in chaotic times. Hear a very special voice in conversation to address...
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Big Fish Stories Getting Littler
They came, they fished, then snap! They posed. Right in front of their Big Catch — and thereby hangs a tale.Courtesy of Monroe County Public Library For generations, tour boats have been collecting...
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[Unedited] David Hartman with Krista Tippett
David Hartman was an Orthodox rabbi and founder of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He authored many books, including "A Heart of Many Rooms" and "The God Who Hates Lies." This interview is...
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David Hartman — Hope in a Hopeless God
David Hartman died a year ago this week. The Orthodox rabbi was a charismatic and challenging figure in Israeli society, called a “public philosopher for the Jewish people” and a “champion of adaptive...
View ArticleThe Meaning of Change in NY-13
The meaning – and merits – of change was a theme the three Democrats vying to win the upcoming primary in New York's 13th congressional district kept returning to in Wednesday night's debate at Lehman...
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[Unedited] Richard Feldman with Krista Tippett
Richard Feldman is an community activist and board member of the Boggs Center. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Grace Lee Boggs — A Century...
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[Unedited] Gloria Lowe with Krista Tippett
Gloria Lowe is founder and CEO of We Want Green, Too! This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Grace Lee Boggs — A Century in the World." Find more...
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[Unedited] Wayne Curtis and Myrtle Thompson with Krista Tippett
Wayne Curtis and Myrtle Thompson are the co-founders of Feedom Freedom Growers. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Grace Lee Boggs — A Century...
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[Unedited] Grace Lee Boggs with Krista Tippett
Grace Lee Boggs was a philosopher and a civil rights leader and a founder of the James and Grace Lee Boggs Center. She authored the book "Living for Change: An Autobiography." This interview is edited...
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Grace Lee Boggs — A Century in the World
Chinese-American philosopher and civil rights legend Grace Lee Boggs turned 100 this summer. She has been at the heart and soul of a largely hidden story inside Detroit’s evolution from economic...
View ArticleClimate change: Carbon capture - miracle or white elephant?
Pilita Clark reports that although $30bn has been committed or spent on carbon capture schemes to deal with CO2 emissions — the fossil fuel industry's preferred option — the sector has fallen short of...
View ArticleAttack in Turkey, Corruption at the Department of Homeland Security, O.J....
Coming up on today's show:An attack on an upscale Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Eve left 39 people dead and nearly 70 wounded. This is the fourth terrorist attack in Turkey this month, and poses...
View ArticleRenewal 2017
In this audio essay, our host John Hockenberry thinks about the idea of renewal as we enter the year 2017."Whatever battle we see before us, let's remember that our nation, for all of its flaws, is...
View ArticleHow Change Happens
The start of the New Year often brings about a desire to change such as vows of dieting, changing bad habits or starting anew. A lot of post-election conversations have centered around being more...
View ArticleHow Millennials Want to Make a Difference
Shauna Shames, assistant professor of political science at Rutgers University at Camden and author of Out of the Running: Why Millennials Reject Political Careers and Why it Matters (New York...
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Sari Nusseibeh — The Evolution of Change
We experience a vision of caution and hope planted in a long view of Arab and Palestinian history, culture, and time in Palestinian philosopher Sari Nusseibeh. His personal story is steeped in layers...
View ArticleWorld Weekly climate change special: the Durban summit
In a World Weekly special on climate change, guest host Clive Cookson, science editor, is joined by Pilita Clark, environment correspondent, and Chris Giles, economics editor, to discuss how the...
View ArticleThe eurozone after Cameron's veto, and the Durban climate talks
Shawn Donnan, Ben Hall and Peter Spiegel discuss the eurozone crisis following Cameron's treaty veto, while Clive Cookson talks to Pilita Clark about the outcome of the Durban climate change talks....
View ArticleClimate change special: should we be worried by the latest findings on global...
As the world’s leading climate scientists gather in Stockholm to discuss new findings on climate change, Clive Cookson, science editor, is joined by environmental correspondent Pilita Clark and Simon...
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Walter Brueggemann — The Prophetic Imagination
The people we later recognize as prophets, says Bible scholar Walter Brueggemann, are also poets. They reframe what is at stake in chaotic times. Hear a very special voice in conversation to address...
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David Hartman — Hope in a Hopeless God
David Hartman died a year ago this week. The Orthodox rabbi was a charismatic and challenging figure in Israeli society, called a “public philosopher for the Jewish people” and a “champion of adaptive...
View ArticleUS and China taking climate change seriously
Gideon Rachman is joined by Pilita Clark, environment correspondent, and Richard McGregor, Washington bureau chief, to discuss renewed efforts to tackle climate change. The Obama administration appears...
View ArticleBarack Obama's climate plan
President Barack Obama this week unveiled America's most far reaching action so far on climate change by imposing stringent emissions cuts on the power sector. Orla Ryan asks Pilita Clark and Barney...
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Grace Lee Boggs — A Century in the World
Chinese-American philosopher and civil rights legend Grace Lee Boggs turned 100 this summer. She has been at the heart and soul of a largely hidden story inside Detroit’s evolution from economic...
View ArticleExperiencing A Change of Heart
Former white nationalist Derek Black went to college and his belief system was totally changed from that point on. For Black, being in a space to dialogue with other people who didn't just shoot him...
View ArticleTwo Years of Tumult at Facebook
Nick Thompson, Editor in Chief of WIRED, discusses his cover story for the March issue, “Inside the Two Years that Shook Facebook--and the World,” which he reported with Fred Vogelstein. The article...
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