60 no David Freudberg, Human Media Public Radio Documentary, Humankind Public Radio Show Public Radio Programs featuring voices of vision, conscience and compassion. Free weekly broadcast at our website where you can listen online and order CDs of our shows. David Freudberg info@humanmedia.org http://www.humanmedia.org/ Public Radio Programs featuring voices of vision, conscience and compassion. Free weekly broadcast at our website where you can listen online and order CDs of our shows. http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/images/podcastart.jpg http://www.humanmedia.org/ en-us Manual Copyright 2008 Human Media. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=288 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=288 After a tumultuous period in our nation's history, what is the American dream now? As we look to the future, what ideals inspire us? What changes would citizens like to see? How can we find common ground for solutions to pressing problems from global warming to war? Recorded with tourists waiting in line to view the original Declaration of Independence and Constitution in Washington, as well as at a major league baseball stadium, a veteran's clinic, a renewable energy laboratory and elsewhere. "If you have a great idea, you know it's going to be contagious. And you're going to run into people that want to help you with that idea, and that'll open doors for you. But if you think that you won't make it there before you even try to go there, you're going to invite people into your life that will block you from going there." --James Crosby, U.S. Marine injured in Iraq on maintaining a positive attitude "We have differences, but I think we're all Americans. We all have things that we want to be better. We want to be hopeful. We want more. We want a country that we could be proud of again. A country that stands up to the ideals that we hold near and dear." --Adonal Foyle, NBA basketball star and founder of Democracy Matters ""If we understand how many things we have in common, I think we can also understand that we can come together on the solutions. And that it isn't a win/lose game. It isn't about, you know, 'I need the resources, so I'm going to push you out.' It's about we all win, or none of us win." --Sarah Van Gelder, Editor, YES! magazine More information can be found at the sites below:Preserving the original Declaration of Independence and US ConstitutionWind, solar and other renewable energyYES! Magazine Complete program length: 1 Hour After a tumultuous period in our nation's history, what is the American dream now? As we look to the future, what ideals inspire us? What changes would citizens like to see? How can we find common ground for solutions to pressing problems from global warming to war? Recorded with tourists waiting in line to view the original Declaration of Independence and Constitution in Washington, as well as at a major league baseball stadium, a veteran's clinic, a renewable energy laboratory and elsewhere. "If you have a great idea, you know it's going to be contagious. And you're going to run into people that want to help you with that idea, and that'll open doors for you. But if you think that you won't make it there before you even try to go there, you're going to invite people into your life that will block you from going there." --James Crosby, U.S. Marine injured in Iraq on maintaining a positive attitude "We have differences, but I think we're all Americans. We all have things that we want to be better. We want to be hopeful. We want more. We want a country that we could be proud of again. A country that stands up to the ideals that we hold near and dear." --Adonal Foyle, NBA basketball star and founder of Democracy Matters ""If we understand how many things we have in common, I think we can also understand that we can come together on the solutions. And that it isn't a win/lose game. It isn't about, you know, 'I need the resources, so I'm going to push you out.' It's about we all win, or none of us win." --Sarah Van Gelder, Editor, YES! magazine More information can be found at the sites below:Preserving the original Declaration of Independence and US ConstitutionWind, solar and other renewable energyYES! Magazine Complete program length: 1 Hour Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=44 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=44 How is recovery from alcohol and drugs a truly humbling process and why is humility necessary for recovery? What role can faith in a higher power play in freeing oneself of substance abuse? Why do young people get involved with substance abuse, what are they often trying to get away from? "I didn't know how to deal with feelings...every cell in my body wanted to drink and drug, but something inside me knew, and little by little, I was 30 days sober, then 60 days sober--to me that's an absolute miracle--but I still had all these feelings, and I was forced to feel them. I didn't have my crutch anymore. Probably for the next two months, I was crying every night...I had to surrender." --Eric, sober alcoholic and addict How does addiction yield to a commitment to recovery? And how hard is it? In this episode, we explore the role of humility in healing and how it eases the uphill climb facing the addicted. The stories in this segment are poignant reminders that no matter the age, background, or personality, alcoholism and drug addiction can strike anyone, but, at the same time, the community and spirit behind recovery can help anyone. For those grappling with similar struggles and even for those without such maladies, the people interviewed in this show can offer powerful insight. Complete program length: 29 minutes How is recovery from alcohol and drugs a truly humbling process and why is humility necessary for recovery? What role can faith in a higher power play in freeing oneself of substance abuse? Why do young people get involved with substance abuse, what are they often trying to get away from? "I didn't know how to deal with feelings...every cell in my body wanted to drink and drug, but something inside me knew, and little by little, I was 30 days sober, then 60 days sober--to me that's an absolute miracle--but I still had all these feelings, and I was forced to feel them. I didn't have my crutch anymore. Probably for the next two months, I was crying every night...I had to surrender." --Eric, sober alcoholic and addict How does addiction yield to a commitment to recovery? And how hard is it? In this episode, we explore the role of humility in healing and how it eases the uphill climb facing the addicted. The stories in this segment are poignant reminders that no matter the age, background, or personality, alcoholism and drug addiction can strike anyone, but, at the same time, the community and spirit behind recovery can help anyone. For those grappling with similar struggles and even for those without such maladies, the people interviewed in this show can offer powerful insight. Complete program length: 29 minutes Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=237 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=237 How does one woman pay for 23 children to go to college on a $45,000 a year salary? What prompted her to do so? Is one woman's promise to those childrens' enough motivate them to succeed? "There's nothing that I would not do for those kids then or now to help them better themselves. I expected a lot out of them, I gave a lot, and I demanded a lot." --Oral Lee Brown She calls them "my babies" -- public school students she informally adopts in the roughest section of Oakland, CA. They call her "Ma," -- Mrs. Oral Lee Brown, a most remarkable community activist who, starting in 1987, promised twenty-three children (an entire first grade class): if they study hard and graduate high school, she'll somehow scrape together the money to put them all through college. And she's been true to her word. How does one woman pay for 23 children to go to college on a $45,000 a year salary? What prompted her to do so? Is one woman's promise to those childrens' enough motivate them to succeed? "There's nothing that I would not do for those kids then or now to help them better themselves. I expected a lot out of them, I gave a lot, and I demanded a lot." --Oral Lee Brown She calls them "my babies" -- public school students she informally adopts in the roughest section of Oakland, CA. They call her "Ma," -- Mrs. Oral Lee Brown, a most remarkable community activist who, starting in 1987, promised twenty-three children (an entire first grade class): if they study hard and graduate high school, she'll somehow scrape together the money to put them all through college. And she's been true to her word. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=130 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=130 How can we help kids see past the hostile images and violent actions of the world they're growing up in? What skills of conflict resolution and peacemaking can be taught in schools? What knowledge gaps about history -- and human relations -- can educators help to fill? "We're graduating from our schools peace illiterates... I think that's the reason why we have a violent society. We're not teaching alternatives to the ethic of violence." COLMAN McCARTHYformer Washington Post columnist andpeace studies educator "These images of violence are presented to children over, and over, and over again...This is a serious problem, and it's affecting children's social development, and their view of the world in a very deep way." PROF. NANCY CARLSSON-PAIGELesley University professor of education "People often ask me, you know, 'Why-- why games?' I mean, violence is this big, serious, complex issue, and I always say, 'Exactly.' We learn through laughter. We learn through connections." -- ERIC DAWSONAnti-violence educator, founder of Peacegames In a world of too much violent conflict, this documentary asks: Can the traits of peacemaking be taught to young people in schools? Examining this imperative question are some of America's most innovative leaders in the field of conflict resolution education and peace studies. Among those heard in this documentary are Colman McCarthy, longtime Washington Post columnist who now devotes his time to teaching peace in D.C. area public schools; Linda Lantieri, whose Resolving Conflicts Creatively program has been used in 400 U.S. schools; Eric Dawson, a dynamic young educator who developed Peacegames for public schools; and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, a Lesley University professor who has analyzed the effect of our violent popular culture on young children. We also hear from kids who describe their perceptions of violence and peace. Complete program length: ~1 hour How can we help kids see past the hostile images and violent actions of the world they're growing up in? What skills of conflict resolution and peacemaking can be taught in schools? What knowledge gaps about history -- and human relations -- can educators help to fill? "We're graduating from our schools peace illiterates... I think that's the reason why we have a violent society. We're not teaching alternatives to the ethic of violence." COLMAN McCARTHYformer Washington Post columnist andpeace studies educator "These images of violence are presented to children over, and over, and over again...This is a serious problem, and it's affecting children's social development, and their view of the world in a very deep way." PROF. NANCY CARLSSON-PAIGELesley University professor of education "People often ask me, you know, 'Why-- why games?' I mean, violence is this big, serious, complex issue, and I always say, 'Exactly.' We learn through laughter. We learn through connections." -- ERIC DAWSONAnti-violence educator, founder of Peacegames In a world of too much violent conflict, this documentary asks: Can the traits of peacemaking be taught to young people in schools? Examining this imperative question are some of America's most innovative leaders in the field of conflict resolution education and peace studies. Among those heard in this documentary are Colman McCarthy, longtime Washington Post columnist who now devotes his time to teaching peace in D.C. area public schools; Linda Lantieri, whose Resolving Conflicts Creatively program has been used in 400 U.S. schools; Eric Dawson, a dynamic young educator who developed Peacegames for public schools; and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, a Lesley University professor who has analyzed the effect of our violent popular culture on young children. We also hear from kids who describe their perceptions of violence and peace. Complete program length: ~1 hour Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=277 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=277 "I love to quote William Hastie, the first black judge in this country at a federal level. He said, "Democracy is not being, it is becoming. It is easily lost, but never finally won." " --Frances Moore Lappeauthor of "Diet for a Small Planet" and "Democracy's Edge" "We live in a country where we're supposed to have freedom of the press and religious freedom, but I think to some degree, there's a sense of fear in America today, that if you say the wrong thing, what some people will consider what is wrong, if you step out of line, if you dissent, whether you be an entertainer, that somehow and some way this government or the forces to be will come down on you." --Hon. John Lewismember of U.S. Congress, civil rights activist "Today we have a much truer democracy, but a democracy where I think we've lost sight of a lot of the substance of what it requires to be a good citizen. " --John Boglefounder of Vanguard, former chair of the National Constitution Center In a country of the people, by the people and for the people: Why do so many Americans feel alienated from our democratic process?What does it mean to be an actively engaged citizen? How can we stimulate more critical thinking and a more deliberative approach by the citizenry? The generation that founded America in the late seventeen-hundreds felt burned by what they saw as governmental abuse by the British. Without representatives to hold accountable in elections and without a Bill of Rights, ordinary people were the ruled -- not the rulers. As Mark Twain later observed: "Citizenship is what makes a republic -- monarchies can get along without it." More information can be found at the site below:The National Constitution Center "I love to quote William Hastie, the first black judge in this country at a federal level. He said, "Democracy is not being, it is becoming. It is easily lost, but never finally won." " --Frances Moore Lappeauthor of "Diet for a Small Planet" and "Democracy's Edge" "We live in a country where we're supposed to have freedom of the press and religious freedom, but I think to some degree, there's a sense of fear in America today, that if you say the wrong thing, what some people will consider what is wrong, if you step out of line, if you dissent, whether you be an entertainer, that somehow and some way this government or the forces to be will come down on you." --Hon. John Lewismember of U.S. Congress, civil rights activist "Today we have a much truer democracy, but a democracy where I think we've lost sight of a lot of the substance of what it requires to be a good citizen. " --John Boglefounder of Vanguard, former chair of the National Constitution Center In a country of the people, by the people and for the people: Why do so many Americans feel alienated from our democratic process?What does it mean to be an actively engaged citizen? How can we stimulate more critical thinking and a more deliberative approach by the citizenry? The generation that founded America in the late seventeen-hundreds felt burned by what they saw as governmental abuse by the British. Without representatives to hold accountable in elections and without a Bill of Rights, ordinary people were the ruled -- not the rulers. As Mark Twain later observed: "Citizenship is what makes a republic -- monarchies can get along without it." More information can be found at the site below:The National Constitution Center Tue, 3 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=61 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=61 What is it like to be in prison for twenty-six years in South Africa for opposing the Apartheid System? How can one man forgive after being tortured and bearing witness to his friend's deaths? Why was the truth and reconciliation commission in South Africa established? Why are truth and forgiveness necessary for reconciliation? "Forgiveness goes together with reconciliation. The one cannot be done without the other." --Ahmed Kathrada, leader in the South African resistance and jail mate of Nelson Mandela In 1989, after 26 years, Ahmed Kathrada was released from Robben Island, the South African prison for anti-apartheid leaders. He was the gentle jailmate of Nelson Mandela. This episode of Humankind presents an audio memoir of a life lived in hope, agony, and persistence. Hear about brutalities endured, healing forged, and humanity prevailing against all odds. Kathrada's story will provoke real questions, stark reflections, and a sense of admiration for a quiet hero. Complete program length: 29 minutes What is it like to be in prison for twenty-six years in South Africa for opposing the Apartheid System? How can one man forgive after being tortured and bearing witness to his friend's deaths? Why was the truth and reconciliation commission in South Africa established? Why are truth and forgiveness necessary for reconciliation? "Forgiveness goes together with reconciliation. The one cannot be done without the other." --Ahmed Kathrada, leader in the South African resistance and jail mate of Nelson Mandela In 1989, after 26 years, Ahmed Kathrada was released from Robben Island, the South African prison for anti-apartheid leaders. He was the gentle jailmate of Nelson Mandela. This episode of Humankind presents an audio memoir of a life lived in hope, agony, and persistence. Hear about brutalities endured, healing forged, and humanity prevailing against all odds. Kathrada's story will provoke real questions, stark reflections, and a sense of admiration for a quiet hero. Complete program length: 29 minutes Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=276 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=276 "When we see huge amounts of money taken out of the health care system and wasted on excessive salaries, on unnecessary care and particularly on the administrative and overhead costs of medicine, it actually means that we're not going to be able to meet our number one moral priority which is to provide health care for everyone." --Stephanie Woolhandler, M.D. "We're in a new age of robber barons and the robber barons of this era include people who are making ridiculous amounts of money for medical care." --David Himmelstein, M.D. Even with its dazzling technical advances and sophisticated medicines, health care increasingly frustrates Americans. Patients must contend with a system that won't pay for some treatments, long waiting lists, rushed visits with doctors, copious paperwork and -- of course -- the ever-soaring cost of medical coverage and medications. Many doctors and nurses feel trapped in a structure they say sometimes prevents them from providing adequate care to their patients. One couple, both researchers at Harvard Medical School and both internists practicing at Cambridge Hospital in Massachusetts, are leaders in the movement among medical professionals to reform health care in America. Dr. Steffi Woolhandler and Dr. David Himmelstein lead a campaign by doctors to reform health care which they see as needlessly expensive and corrupt. Together they founded Physicians for a National Health Program in 1987 which aims for a system where everyone is covered. They decry the soaring costs of health care -- and how that hurts poor people who are uninsured -- and many in the middle class who are under-insured. The doctors pull no punches in describing what they see as enormous waste in health care expenditures. More information can be found at the site below:Physicians For A National Health Program "When we see huge amounts of money taken out of the health care system and wasted on excessive salaries, on unnecessary care and particularly on the administrative and overhead costs of medicine, it actually means that we're not going to be able to meet our number one moral priority which is to provide health care for everyone." --Stephanie Woolhandler, M.D. "We're in a new age of robber barons and the robber barons of this era include people who are making ridiculous amounts of money for medical care." --David Himmelstein, M.D. Even with its dazzling technical advances and sophisticated medicines, health care increasingly frustrates Americans. Patients must contend with a system that won't pay for some treatments, long waiting lists, rushed visits with doctors, copious paperwork and -- of course -- the ever-soaring cost of medical coverage and medications. Many doctors and nurses feel trapped in a structure they say sometimes prevents them from providing adequate care to their patients. One couple, both researchers at Harvard Medical School and both internists practicing at Cambridge Hospital in Massachusetts, are leaders in the movement among medical professionals to reform health care in America. Dr. Steffi Woolhandler and Dr. David Himmelstein lead a campaign by doctors to reform health care which they see as needlessly expensive and corrupt. Together they founded Physicians for a National Health Program in 1987 which aims for a system where everyone is covered. They decry the soaring costs of health care -- and how that hurts poor people who are uninsured -- and many in the middle class who are under-insured. The doctors pull no punches in describing what they see as enormous waste in health care expenditures. More information can be found at the site below:Physicians For A National Health Program Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=264 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=264 "The climate change, global warming problem is a moral, spiritual issue and probably the most important one of today. And I think that because I think how we respond is going to define what it means to be human today.What are we leaving for the generations that come after us? What kind of people are we?" --Rev. Sally Bingham Mark Twain has often been quoted as saying "Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it." Now, a fascinating movement among religious congregations -- liberal and conservative -- is starting to talk a lot about the weather. They focus on the global warming that most scientists believe is precipitating violent storms, extremes of temperature and other changes. And the congregations are coming together to do something about the causes of global warming. They call this movement Interfaith Power and Light, operating in more than twenty states. Reverend Sally Bingham and Steve Macausland, among others, remind us that we are all stewards of this planet, and as such, are morally obligated to keep it clean.More information can be found at the sites below:The Regeneration ProjectIntergovernmental Panel On Climate Change "The climate change, global warming problem is a moral, spiritual issue and probably the most important one of today. And I think that because I think how we respond is going to define what it means to be human today.What are we leaving for the generations that come after us? What kind of people are we?" --Rev. Sally Bingham Mark Twain has often been quoted as saying "Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it." Now, a fascinating movement among religious congregations -- liberal and conservative -- is starting to talk a lot about the weather. They focus on the global warming that most scientists believe is precipitating violent storms, extremes of temperature and other changes. And the congregations are coming together to do something about the causes of global warming. They call this movement Interfaith Power and Light, operating in more than twenty states. Reverend Sally Bingham and Steve Macausland, among others, remind us that we are all stewards of this planet, and as such, are morally obligated to keep it clean.More information can be found at the sites below:The Regeneration ProjectIntergovernmental Panel On Climate Change Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=287 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=287 "I've always felt that people volunteer, me included, primarily somewhat out of a selfish interest. Because it gives them satisfaction. It just makes you feel good." --Craig Satterly, volunteers to build housing for low-income people With the tightening economy, increased middle class anxiety, home foreclosures and lengthening lines at soup kitchens throughout the United States, more and more and more Americans will be relying on the good will of their neighbors. This documentary examines why people decide to offer their time and money to answer the need. When and how to help people in poverty is an ancient ethical question. But in most cases, there remains a wall between the poor and everyone else. Apart from income inequality, which has grown significantly in the last two decades, a social barrier remains. There is little direct contact between the haves and have nots.In this truly inspiring program, we hear the stories of people who give of their time and financial resources to help members of our society who are struggling -- and who often feel marginalized. Why are the givers motivated to help out? What benefits are gained by people who reach out to others in need? What kind of self-reflection is required to give wisely? Interviewees include: Kathe McKenna, founder of Haley House, soup kitchen serving thousands; Paul Schervish of the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy; Henrietta Green, a librarian who tutors adults who can't read; Rev. Jim Wallis of Sojourners magazine; members of Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church in Marietta, Georgia which builds housing for needy families and others.More information can be found at the site below:Find a place to volunteer Complete program length: 1 Hour "I've always felt that people volunteer, me included, primarily somewhat out of a selfish interest. Because it gives them satisfaction. It just makes you feel good." --Craig Satterly, volunteers to build housing for low-income people With the tightening economy, increased middle class anxiety, home foreclosures and lengthening lines at soup kitchens throughout the United States, more and more and more Americans will be relying on the good will of their neighbors. This documentary examines why people decide to offer their time and money to answer the need. When and how to help people in poverty is an ancient ethical question. But in most cases, there remains a wall between the poor and everyone else. Apart from income inequality, which has grown significantly in the last two decades, a social barrier remains. There is little direct contact between the haves and have nots.In this truly inspiring program, we hear the stories of people who give of their time and financial resources to help members of our society who are struggling -- and who often feel marginalized. Why are the givers motivated to help out? What benefits are gained by people who reach out to others in need? What kind of self-reflection is required to give wisely? Interviewees include: Kathe McKenna, founder of Haley House, soup kitchen serving thousands; Paul Schervish of the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy; Henrietta Green, a librarian who tutors adults who can't read; Rev. Jim Wallis of Sojourners magazine; members of Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church in Marietta, Georgia which builds housing for needy families and others.More information can be found at the site below:Find a place to volunteer Complete program length: 1 Hour Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT David Freudberg http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=52 http://www.humanmedia.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=52 What are the benefits people receive from giving and how does giving change a person? What is the simple joy of serving people in need? How can it be that people who live in abject poverty are happy, while many others living in luxury are miserable? "That feeling that we're all searching for isn't about material wealth, about the acquisition of things. It's about being connected with other human beings. That is the essence of humanity." --Bill Mosher, producer of public television's "Visionaries" Follow PBS' Bill Mosher, self-described "small-town guy," as he travels from Africa to South America and beyond in pursuit of people and causes that instill peace, charity, and humanitarianism in our world's most imperiled places. Humankind's David Freudberg joins Mosher and asks him to reflect on what motivates people like Father Javier of Bogota, Columbia and Gladys Silvester of Haiti, as well as others who account for moving, extraordinary acts of kindness. What Mosher has learned from them and his own experiences prove a rare insight into the human condition and the unity of all peoples no matter what life struggle. Complete program length: 29 minutes What are the benefits people receive from giving and how does giving change a person? What is the simple joy of serving people in need? How can it be that people who live in abject poverty are happy, while many others living in luxury are miserable? "That feeling that we're all searching for isn't about material wealth, about the acquisition of things. It's about being connected with other human beings. That is the essence of humanity." --Bill Mosher, producer of public television's "Visionaries" Follow PBS' Bill Mosher, self-described "small-town guy," as he travels from Africa to South America and beyond in pursuit of people and causes that instill peace, charity, and humanitarianism in our world's most imperiled places. Humankind's David Freudberg joins Mosher and asks him to reflect on what motivates people like Father Javier of Bogota, Columbia and Gladys Silvester of Haiti, as well as others who account for moving, extraordinary acts of kindness. What Mosher has learned from them and his own experiences prove a rare insight into the human condition and the unity of all peoples no matter what life struggle. Complete program length: 29 minutes Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT