Category: Social Conscience & Civil Rights
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John Lewis’ Mission
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Journalists of the Soul
$2.95 Add to cartThis fascinating segment profiles contemporary journalists who have attempted to document the human spiritual experience
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Judicial Independence
$0.00 Add to cartIn the wake of blockbuster Supreme Court rulings, some Americans are asking if today’s judges are mere “politicians in robes”. How can we insulate our courts from political influence? This audio documentary examines the options for reforming the US judiciary.
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Katie Davis
$2.95 Add to cartJournalist, mentor, gardener, camp counselor and community activist Katie Davis has undertaken a one-woman campaign to save kids in her inner city neighborhood of Washington, DC.
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Kindred Spirits Volume 4: SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS
$14.95 Add to cartRemarkable people from all walks of life tell how universal wisdom and personal faith help them lead positive, satisfying lives.
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Living on the Edge
$0.00 Add to cartOver a third of Americans lack sufficient savings to handle a $400 emergency. We consider the plight of tens of millions living on the edge of poverty in the United States.
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The Lost Cause
$0.00 Add to cartAre we still living with the racial divide left over from the Civil War? Has it resurfaced today in the rise of white nationalism, election denial and the surge of anti-immigrant sentiment?
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Maestro Barenboim’s Peace Mission
$2.95 Add to cartLegendary classical music conductor Daniel Barenboim, an Israeli, is profiled along with several gifted young musicians in the unique Arab-Israeli orchestra he founded along with his close Palestinian friend, the late Columbia Univ. literature professor Edward Said.
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Marathon Justice
$2.95 Add to cartWe re-tell the story of the Boston Marathon bombing and hear from Harvard Law School professor Nancy Gertner, who served seventeen years as a U.S. District Court judge.
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Mia Farrow
$2.95 Add to cartActress and activist Mia Farrow describes her tireless efforts to increase awareness about the ongoing slaughter in Darfur, her fascinating history of having adopted ten children, and her reflections on ego, learned in part through a life in the entertainment industry.
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Moments of Truth with Dr. Jean Shinoda Bolen
$2.95 Add to cartBay Area author and psychiatrist Jean Shinoda Bolen explores the connection between a person’s emotional state affects their physical health, and how “moments of truth” may be revealed when facing dire illness.
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Moral Force and International Law
$2.95 Add to cartWe honor the recent passing of Fr. Robert Drinan, the law professor, priest and former Congressman. This program examines the role of moral authority as a basis for international law intended to promote a more humane world.
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The Power of Nonviolence
$0.00 Add to cartThe Power of Nonviolence seeks deep solutions to this vexing problem. We turn to wisdom teachings across our great spiritual traditions for guidance—and inspiration—on how the lasting wounds can be healed.
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Oral Lee Brown
$2.95 Add to cartWhat happened to a group of 1st graders in Oakland, CA when a local realtor said she’d pay for their college education if they graduated from high school?
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The Philosopher of Finance with John C. Bogle
$2.95 Add to cartA fascinating conversation with John Bogle, founder of Vanguard and one of the world’s most famous investors, on what it means to have “enough”, both financially and spiritually.
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Public Options
$3.95 Add to cartAs the health care debate continues, we take a provocative look at Canada’s highly popular system, which covers all citizens for a fraction of what Americans spend per person, but also has some problems which we examine. And we consider the “public option” that’s been proposed for the United States. Experts heard: Toronto physician Danielle Martin and Yale professor Jacob Hacker.
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Bill Siemering: Radio Bridges
$2.95 Add to cartWe hear excerpts of radio in some developing countries, where local broadcasting gives people a voice — and a taste of democracy — that can help to heal long-standing conflicts.
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On Reaching Agreement
$3.95 Add to cartTwo contemporary approaches to the essential human task of building unity and understanding. Harvard Law Professor Roger Fisher brilliantly outlines ways of thinking through disputes so as to find acceptable compromises
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Reverend Ray Hammond
$2.95 Add to cartformer emergency room physician, Ray Hammond, tells why he switched professions and became a parish pastor to help heal the lives of troubled youths.
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Room to Read
$2.95 Add to cartAfter John Wood trekked through Nepal and saw under-educated children, he quit his job as a Microsoft executive and founded Room to Read, a nonprofit that went on to establish over 16,000 libraries aimed at spreading literacy in poorer nations.
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The Right to Vote
$0.00 Add to cartThis broadcast explores one of the most basic questions facing our democracy: who may participate?
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Rubin Carter’s Hurricane
$3.95 Add to cartAs dramatized in a Bob Dylan song and ‘The Hurricane’ starring Denzel Washington, ex-prize fighter Rubin Carter tells how he was wrongly convicted of a triple homicide and ultimately exonerated by a federal judge, and trained his mind in prison to transcend hatred. After a court declared his murder conviction a miscarriage of justice, Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter has been a tireless advocate for other wrongly-convicted inmates who face an uphill battle behind bars, in a nation that imprisons more people than any other.
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Second Chances
$2.95 Add to cartThis documentary explores the transition of a young mother from addiction treatment to a clean and sober life, with the help of a family mentoring program known as “shared family care.”
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Streetworkers
$2.95 Add to cartIn Providence, Rhode Island, a former Israeli army sergeant, Teny Gross, has become a powerful force in combating youth gang violence, in part by recruiting ex-offenders to serve as street workers who offer intervention and advocacy for vulnerable kids.
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Tracy Gary
$2.95 Add to cartThe founder of over a dozen charities, Tracy Gary (heiress to two large fortunes), describes her vision of philanthropy as an antidote for narcissism that can bring people together.
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Upholding Human Rights with David Scheffer
$2.95 Add to cartBased on a new memoir, Northwestern University law professor David Scheffer recalls his years of behind-the-scenes negotiating to establish human rights tribunals, including the UN’s International Criminal Court and the Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia.
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Waste and Want
$2.95 Add to cartA community service organization in Cambridge, Massachusetts rescues food that would be routinely discarded by grocers, produce companies and others and delivers it to those in need including pantries and elderly meal sites.
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Welcoming the Stranger
$0.00 Add to cartSeveral chaplains reflect in-depth on the experience of connecting with people who are facing challenges related to mental health, addiction and homelessness. We hear from a social worker, Larry Clum, who explores what it means to companion homeless people without an intent to “fix” their problem.
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Whole Teachers – Whole Students
$0.00 Add to cartFaced with the deep divisions roiling America, can education that is “pro-social” provide an alternative path for healing and understanding? And can schools cultivate students’ skills for social awareness and self-reflection?
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William Ury
$0.00 Add to cartThe coauthor of “Getting to Yes,” a classic on negotiation, maintains that conflict is inevitable—and sometimes desirable—but that violent confrontation can be much more easily prevented than is commonly believed.
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Barely Getting By: Stories of America’s Working Poor
$3.95 Add to cartIn a country as wealthy as the United States, “working poor” should be a contradiction in terms. But tens of millions of Americans fall into that category, affecting a growing population of children.