WPR: To the Best of our Knowledge - Religion

WPR: To the Best of our Knowledge - Religion http://ttbook.org/book/interview-archives/topics/religion To the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them. en Copyright 2011 by Wisconsin Public Radio Webmaster@wpr.org (Webmaster) Sun, 27 May 2012 17:13:16 -0500 http://wpr.org/podcasts/images/ttbook_300x300.jpg WPR: To the Best of our Knowledge - Religion http://ttbook.org Copyright 2011 by Wisconsin Public Radioknowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,flemingReligion & Spiritualitywebmaster@wpr.orgWisconsin Public RadioWisconsin Public Radionoknowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,flemingTo the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them.To the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them. Jack Abramoff on Lobbying Jack Abramoff.  He’s hardly a murderer. But to many in the Beltline, he’s the devil incarnate.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=dUpT1JahNsU:f9zCbi10pYM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=dUpT1JahNsU:f9zCbi10pYM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/dUpT1JahNsU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/dUpT1JahNsU/tbk120527A1.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120527A1.mp3 Sun, 27 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noJack Abramoff.  He’s hardly a murderer. But to many in the Beltline, he’s the devil incarnate.Wisconsin Public RadioJack Abramoff.  He’s hardly a murderer. But to many in the Beltline, he’s the devil incarnate.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120527A1.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120527A1.mp3 Eben Alexander on Near Death Experience Eben Alexander is a neurosurgeon who had a near death experience in 2008. In this NEW and UNCUT audio, he tells the story of his "NDE," and how it's changed his understanding of consciousness and life. <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=SKP6FbPYbAg:S_7YIX8Ebzw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=SKP6FbPYbAg:S_7YIX8Ebzw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/SKP6FbPYbAg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/SKP6FbPYbAg/tbkalexander.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkalexander.mp3 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noEben Alexander is a neurosurgeon who had a near death experience in 2008. In this NEW and UNCUT audio, he tells the story of his "NDE," and how it's changed his understanding of consciousness and life. Wisconsin Public RadioEben Alexander is a neurosurgeon who had a near death experience in 2008. In this NEW and UNCUT audio, he tells the story of his "NDE," and how it's changed his understanding of consciousness and life. knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkalexander.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkalexander.mp3 Jeffrey Cramer on Historical Thoreau Who was the real Henry David Thoreau?  He wasn't exaclty an environmentalist, and "Walden" didn't simply describe his time living by the pond.  Jeffrey Cramer looks at the man behind the myth.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=OWECRcAotXA:4G8YHhy-S7o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=OWECRcAotXA:4G8YHhy-S7o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/OWECRcAotXA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/OWECRcAotXA/tbk120506a3.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a3.mp3 Sun, 6 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noWho was the real Henry David Thoreau?  He wasn't exaclty an environmentalist, and "Walden" didn't simply describe his time living by the pond.  Jeffrey Cramer looks at the man behind the myth.Wisconsin Public RadioWho was the real Henry David Thoreau?  He wasn't exaclty an environmentalist, and "Walden" didn't simply describe his time living by the pond.  Jeffrey Cramer looks at the man behind the myth.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a3.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120506a3.mp3 Anne Rice on leaving Catholicism In 2010 Anne Rice announced on her Facebook page, "Today I quit being a Christian."  The announcement sparked headlines around the world.  She talks about her complicated history with Catholicism and why she no longer wants to be part of any church.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=0YSzLpnPEs4:JwxG5HZlhd8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=0YSzLpnPEs4:JwxG5HZlhd8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/0YSzLpnPEs4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/0YSzLpnPEs4/tbk120318a3.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120318a3.mp3 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noIn 2010 Anne Rice announced on her Facebook page, "Today I quit being a Christian."  The announcement sparked headlines around the world.  She talks about her complicated history with Catholicism and why she no longer wants to be part Wisconsin Public RadioIn 2010 Anne Rice announced on her Facebook page, "Today I quit being a Christian."  The announcement sparked headlines around the world.  She talks about her complicated history with Catholicism and why she no longer wants to be part of any church.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120318a3.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120318a3.mp3 Adam Frank on spiritual atheism Adam Frank is an atheist with a spiritual bent.  As an astrophysicist, his yearning for the sacred is rooted in science.  It's an impulse going back to his childhood.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=jbq2Ex9j9yY:Tfb4LmcJioQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=jbq2Ex9j9yY:Tfb4LmcJioQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/jbq2Ex9j9yY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/jbq2Ex9j9yY/tbk120318a2.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120318a2.mp3 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noAdam Frank is an atheist with a spiritual bent.  As an astrophysicist, his yearning for the sacred is rooted in science.  It's an impulse going back to his childhood.Wisconsin Public RadioAdam Frank is an atheist with a spiritual bent.  As an astrophysicist, his yearning for the sacred is rooted in science.  It's an impulse going back to his childhood.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120318a2.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120318a2.mp3 Alain de Botton on "Religion for Atheists" Do atheists have any use for religion?  Philosopher Alain de Botton says atheists can learn religious traditions tap into various emotional needs, from our yearning for community to our desire to create sacred spaces. <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=5-yPPtCIny0:GOpvReeLa6M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=5-yPPtCIny0:GOpvReeLa6M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/5-yPPtCIny0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/5-yPPtCIny0/tbk120318a1.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120318a1.mp3 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noDo atheists have any use for religion?  Philosopher Alain de Botton says atheists can learn religious traditions tap into various emotional needs, from our yearning for community to our desire to create sacred spaces. Wisconsin Public RadioDo atheists have any use for religion?  Philosopher Alain de Botton says atheists can learn religious traditions tap into various emotional needs, from our yearning for community to our desire to create sacred spaces. knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120318a1.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120318a1.mp3 Charles Taylor on the Secular Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor says we're now living in "a secular age," but we're still trying to figure out what a post-religious world looks like, and how we can find meaning in a culture without any over-arching purpose.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=Rl-5EC5IkoE:9LEEVbAri1o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=Rl-5EC5IkoE:9LEEVbAri1o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/Rl-5EC5IkoE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/Rl-5EC5IkoE/tbk120318a5.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120318a5.mp3 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noCanadian philosopher Charles Taylor says we're now living in "a secular age," but we're still trying to figure out what a post-religious world looks like, and how we can find meaning in a culture without any over-arching purpose.Wisconsin Public RadioCanadian philosopher Charles Taylor says we're now living in "a secular age," but we're still trying to figure out what a post-religious world looks like, and how we can find meaning in a culture without any over-arching purpose.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120318a5.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120318a5.mp3 Diana Butler Bass on "Christianity after Religion" Diana Butler Bass says we're now living in a post-religious age.  What's surprising is how many people are abandoning organized religion, but not God.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=6zRNLtun2R8:9FSr8Psn37I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=6zRNLtun2R8:9FSr8Psn37I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/6zRNLtun2R8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/6zRNLtun2R8/tbk120318a4.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120318a4.mp3 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noDiana Butler Bass says we're now living in a post-religious age.  What's surprising is how many people are abandoning organized religion, but not God.Wisconsin Public RadioDiana Butler Bass says we're now living in a post-religious age.  What's surprising is how many people are abandoning organized religion, but not God.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120318a4.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120318a4.mp3 Rev. Ivan Stang on The Church of the SubGenius We found a modern-day huckster. His name is Rev. Ivan Stang and he’s the co-founder of a cult called The Church of the SubGenius.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=wD6OkfRS2AY:34yl1wg1Jqk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=wD6OkfRS2AY:34yl1wg1Jqk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/wD6OkfRS2AY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/wD6OkfRS2AY/tbk120311a5.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120311a5.mp3 Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noWe found a modern-day huckster. His name is Rev. Ivan Stang and he’s the co-founder of a cult called The Church of the SubGenius.Wisconsin Public RadioWe found a modern-day huckster. His name is Rev. Ivan Stang and he’s the co-founder of a cult called The Church of the SubGenius.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120311a5.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120311a5.mp3 Jonathan Lethem on Philip K. Dick's "The Exegesis" Jonathan Lethem talks about "The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick," the project Dick obsessed over during the last eight years of his life as he tried to come to terms with a series of strange visionary experiences.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=HvssrDD_4tw:W7mjUWfUvXE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=HvssrDD_4tw:W7mjUWfUvXE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/HvssrDD_4tw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/HvssrDD_4tw/tbk120304a5.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120304a5.mp3 Sun, 4 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noJonathan Lethem talks about "The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick," the project Dick obsessed over during the last eight years of his life as he tried to come to terms with a series of strange visionary experiences.Wisconsin Public RadioJonathan Lethem talks about "The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick," the project Dick obsessed over during the last eight years of his life as he tried to come to terms with a series of strange visionary experiences.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120304a5.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120304a5.mp3 Gangaji on the True Self Antoinette Varner says that to truly know our selves, just drop who you think you are, and pay attention to the "I". In this UNCUT interview, Varner - who's also known as Gangaji - talks with Steve Paulson about grappling with narrative identity, and moving beyond it.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=raXgryTDZJM:U8HrFiLN-S4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=raXgryTDZJM:U8HrFiLN-S4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/raXgryTDZJM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/raXgryTDZJM/tbkgangaji.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkgangaji.mp3 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noAntoinette Varner says that to truly know our selves, just drop who you think you are, and pay attention to the "I". In this UNCUT interview, Varner - who's also known as Gangaji - talks with Steve Paulson about grappling with narrative idenWisconsin Public RadioAntoinette Varner says that to truly know our selves, just drop who you think you are, and pay attention to the "I". In this UNCUT interview, Varner - who's also known as Gangaji - talks with Steve Paulson about grappling with narrative identity, and moving beyond it.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkgangaji.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkgangaji.mp3 Contemplating Our Selves American spiritual teacher Antoinette Varner - also known as Gangaji - says it's possible to transcend our stories about ourselves. She tells Steve Paulson that to truly know yourself, just drop who you think you are, and pay attention to the "I". You can also hear the UNCUT version of this interview here.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=2WV4p4mV4LU:t7SztFAZxDI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=2WV4p4mV4LU:t7SztFAZxDI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/2WV4p4mV4LU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/2WV4p4mV4LU/tbk120219a4.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120219a4.mp3 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noAmerican spiritual teacher Antoinette Varner - also known as Gangaji - says it's possible to transcend our stories about ourselves. She tells Steve Paulson that to truly know yourself, just drop who you think you are, and pay attention to the &quWisconsin Public RadioAmerican spiritual teacher Antoinette Varner - also known as Gangaji - says it's possible to transcend our stories about ourselves. She tells Steve Paulson that to truly know yourself, just drop who you think you are, and pay attention to the "I". You can also hear the UNCUT version of this interview here.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120219a4.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120219a4.mp3 Forget Your Self Producer Sara Nics on the story behind this show... how she's tried to come to terms with our narrative selves.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=QKynYGjs1PU:ceELXrWYQLU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=QKynYGjs1PU:ceELXrWYQLU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/QKynYGjs1PU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/QKynYGjs1PU/tbk120219a2.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120219a2.mp3 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noProducer Sara Nics on the story behind this show... how she's tried to come to terms with our narrative selves.Wisconsin Public RadioProducer Sara Nics on the story behind this show... how she's tried to come to terms with our narrative selves.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120219a2.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120219a2.mp3 Guy Consolmagno on Theology and Astronomy Guy Consolmagno is an American planetary researcher and a Jesuit priest.  He's the curator of one of the world's great collections of meteorites, at the Vatican Observatory.  He gets a lot of questions about how he can be both a priest and a scientist.  Luckily, he has a sense of humor about it -- witness a recent appearance on the Colbert Report -- and believes science and religion can work together.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=e2CclnxtZqo:hNDqHzIYL1o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=e2CclnxtZqo:hNDqHzIYL1o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/e2CclnxtZqo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/e2CclnxtZqo/tbk120212a4.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120212a4.mp3 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noGuy Consolmagno is an American planetary researcher and a Jesuit priest.  He's the curator of one of the world's great collections of meteorites, at the Vatican Observatory.  He gets a lot of questions about how he can be both a priest aWisconsin Public RadioGuy Consolmagno is an American planetary researcher and a Jesuit priest.  He's the curator of one of the world's great collections of meteorites, at the Vatican Observatory.  He gets a lot of questions about how he can be both a priest and a scientist.  Luckily, he has a sense of humor about it -- witness a recent appearance on the Colbert Report -- and believes science and religion can work together.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120212a4.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120212a4.mp3 Ayad Akhtar on American Dervish Novelist, actor, screenwriter and playwright Ayad Akhtar talks about growing up in a Pakistani-American household in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=hpPsd0tLDR0:KeXw6oHxQtI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=hpPsd0tLDR0:KeXw6oHxQtI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/hpPsd0tLDR0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/hpPsd0tLDR0/tbkakhtar.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkakhtar.mp3 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noNovelist, actor, screenwriter and playwright Ayad Akhtar talks about growing up in a Pakistani-American household in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Wisconsin Public RadioNovelist, actor, screenwriter and playwright Ayad Akhtar talks about growing up in a Pakistani-American household in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkakhtar.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkakhtar.mp3 Stars in Heaven? Given the history of the fraught relationship between the Catholic church and the sciences, you might be surprised to learn that the Vatican has an in-house astronomer. Listen in as he tells Jim Fleming about being a scientist in robes.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=P7PfJeurTOg:cZd9x9CqUhQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=P7PfJeurTOg:cZd9x9CqUhQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/P7PfJeurTOg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/P7PfJeurTOg/tbkbrotherguyuncut.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkbrotherguyuncut.mp3 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noGiven the history of the fraught relationship between the Catholic church and the sciences, you might be surprised to learn that the Vatican has an in-house astronomer. Listen in as he tells Jim Fleming about being a scientist in robes.Wisconsin Public RadioGiven the history of the fraught relationship between the Catholic church and the sciences, you might be surprised to learn that the Vatican has an in-house astronomer. Listen in as he tells Jim Fleming about being a scientist in robes.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkbrotherguyuncut.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbkbrotherguyuncut.mp3 Zorba Paster on Buddhism and Medicine Zorba Paster is a practicing Buddhist and one of the Dalai Lama's personal physicians.  He talks with Anne Strianchamps about medicine and compassion.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=yM5g8shK2GI:7F8E_wcU_e0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=yM5g8shK2GI:7F8E_wcU_e0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/yM5g8shK2GI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/yM5g8shK2GI/tbk120122A1.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120122A1.mp3 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noZorba Paster is a practicing Buddhist and one of the Dalai Lama's personal physicians.  He talks with Anne Strianchamps about medicine and compassion.Wisconsin Public RadioZorba Paster is a practicing Buddhist and one of the Dalai Lama's personal physicians.  He talks with Anne Strianchamps about medicine and compassion.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120122A1.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120122A1.mp3 Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen on "American Nietzsche" Historian Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen talks to Steve Paulson about her book, "American Nietzsche: A History of an Icon and His Ideas."<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=qL968nKJWXM:Z9HW4Et1sjc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=qL968nKJWXM:Z9HW4Et1sjc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/qL968nKJWXM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/qL968nKJWXM/tbk120115a4.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120115a4.mp3 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noHistorian Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen talks to Steve Paulson about her book, "American Nietzsche: A History of an Icon and His Ideas."Wisconsin Public RadioHistorian Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen talks to Steve Paulson about her book, "American Nietzsche: A History of an Icon and His Ideas."knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120115a4.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120115a4.mp3 James Moore on Alfred Russel Wallace Alfred Wallace was the co-discover, with Charles Darwin, of the theory of natural selection. Wallace was also a great 19th century naturalist who spent years collecting speciments in the Amazon River Basin and later in the Malay Archipelago. Unlike the aristocratic Darwin, Wallace always had to work for a living. Historian of science James Moore says Wallace remains a mysterious figure, unlike the more famous Darwin.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=R1VfpjvMacY:BGD55338M34:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=R1VfpjvMacY:BGD55338M34:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/R1VfpjvMacY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/R1VfpjvMacY/tbk120101a4.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120101a4.mp3 Sun, 1 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noAlfred Wallace was the co-discover, with Charles Darwin, of the theory of natural selection. Wallace was also a great 19th century naturalist who spent years collecting speciments in the Amazon River Basin and later in the Malay Archipelago. Unlike the Wisconsin Public RadioAlfred Wallace was the co-discover, with Charles Darwin, of the theory of natural selection. Wallace was also a great 19th century naturalist who spent years collecting speciments in the Amazon River Basin and later in the Malay Archipelago. Unlike the aristocratic Darwin, Wallace always had to work for a living. Historian of science James Moore says Wallace remains a mysterious figure, unlike the more famous Darwin.knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120101a4.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120101a4.mp3 Jeremy Narby on "The Cosmic Serpent" Anthropologist Jeremy Narby went to the Peruvian Amazon to study the Ashaninca Indians.  The experience transformed his outlook on life, especially once he tried their powerful hallucinogen ayahuasca. <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=zLzPhnIhpJc:wjKw80l33NQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?a=zLzPhnIhpJc:wjKw80l33NQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TTBOOK-Religion?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~4/zLzPhnIhpJc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TTBOOK-Religion/~3/zLzPhnIhpJc/tbk120101a2.mp3 http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120101a2.mp3 Sun, 1 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 webmaster@wpr.org (Wisconsin Public Radio)noAnthropologist Jeremy Narby went to the Peruvian Amazon to study the Ashaninca Indians.  The experience transformed his outlook on life, especially once he tried their powerful hallucinogen ayahuasca. Wisconsin Public RadioAnthropologist Jeremy Narby went to the Peruvian Amazon to study the Ashaninca Indians.  The experience transformed his outlook on life, especially once he tried their powerful hallucinogen ayahuasca. knowledge,ttbook,wpr,pri,religion,fleminghttp://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120101a2.mp3http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk120101a2.mp3 Wisconsin Public Radiononadult