Segment 24B – Money and Capitalism
Could we say that capitalism is the religion of modernity? Or at least a part thereof? For the final topic of Rad Religion, we chatted about...
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10 episodesSegment 24A – Thai Buddhist Pop
I recently visited Thailand and was impressed by the richness of Thai popular religious traditions. We played a couple of Thai pop songs as...
Segment 23 – American Buddhist Folk
Guitar-pickin’ monks and bluesy Buddhists are our topic today. Listen to us chat about the cultural flexibility of Buddhism here: We p...
Contemporary Torii Gates
Torii gates are a distinctive feature of Japanese architecture, and in recent years some of them have been updated with elements of contempo...
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Segment 22 – Romantic Love
Today we looked at what might be the most widespread myth in Western culture: the myth of romantic love. Hear us chat about it here: We play...
Spontaneous Shrines
Image credits: Princess Diana; Colombia; September 11; Aurora. Just a brief post this week, nodding towards an interesting new mourning ritu...
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Segment 21 – Sikh Rock
Christians aren’t the only ones rockin’ in God’s name – today we looked at the Sikh bands who are doing the same thi...
Segment 20 – Day of the Dead
Today we tried to get ourselves immersed in Mexican culture with the quirky traditions of la Día de los Muertos. Hear us chat about it here:...
Segment 19 – Zen Jazz
Flow, oneness, connection, selflessness, immediacy – all of these notions are central to both Zen Buddhism and jazz improvisation. Hea...
Segment 18 – Hindu Rap
Take some Indian mythology and put it to a beat, and you’ll get today’s topic – Hindu rap. Listen to the segment here: (NB...