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Thinking About Indigenous Religions

9 episodes - Latest episode: about 3 years ago
Welcome to «Thinking About Indigenous Religions», a podcast where scholars, activists, artists, practitioners, and students discuss their understandings and usages of the term indigenous religions....
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With Reason

20 episodes - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Intelligent thinking for turbulent times, from New Humanist magazine and the Rationalist Association. Interviews with writers, researchers and academics who speak to our age – on subjects including...
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Religion Unmuted

20 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratings
Religion Unmuted is the podcast that brings women’s voices to the table. We explore how religion impacts public discourse around important social issues, like racism, politics, immigration, health,...
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Stories of Impact

90 episodes - Latest episode: 12 days ago
Featuring stories of new scientific research on human flourishing that translate these basic discoveries into practical tools. Bringing a mix of curiosity, compassion, and creativity that will appe...
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Politics OR Politiking

19 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 year ago
Politics or Politiking is a podcast that no definition can accurately describe! PorP is limitless in the topics it will address, it will include conversations around religion, spirituality, politic...
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Humanities Matter by Brill

105 episodes - Latest episode: 19 days ago
With the challenges the world is facing today, the humanities and social sciences are needed and more relevant than ever to help us understand what it means to ‘lead a good life’. The authors and e...
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Naked Reflections, from the Naked Scientists

145 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Reflecting on recent science news stories and current events, authoritative thinkers unpack the implications for society. Naked Reflections is chaired by Ed Kessler, director of the Woolf Institute...
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Background Briefing with Ian Masters

1,514 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 551 ratings
Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news,...
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Theology Research News

15 episodes - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago
TRN brings news from KU Leuven’s Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies to a worldwide audience. By sharing with you highlights of our present research (continuing a tradition going back to 1432...
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Ventricles

9 episodes - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Ventricles explores topics related to science and technology, from the past, the present and how we imagine the future, in a global context. Featuring interviews with scholars working at the inters...
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Downloads – Strange Frequencies Radio

86 episodes - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 88 ratings
Strange Frequencies Radio Archive
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Conversations and Meditations

42 episodes - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Our approach, through both humor and facts, is meant to disarm current controversies of today. We present to you Conversations and Meditations. A thought experiment to help explore ideas, worldview...
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Love and Courage

83 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
The Love and Courage podcast features interviews with inspirational people who are making a real difference in the world today. Guests are typically people passionate about social justice, and who ...
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Other Life

244 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 170 ratings
I study the lives of the wildest writers who ever lived.
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The Threshing Floor

91 episodes - Latest episode: almost 7 years ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
The Threshing Floor is a conversational podcast focusing on young thought leaders of the Wesleyan movement. The three hosts are practicing pastors in different denominations, but share a theologica...
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Hold That Thought

228 episodes - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Hold That Thought brings you research and ideas from Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. Throughout the year we select a few topics to explore and then bring together thoughtful ...
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In conversation with Terry Waite - for iPod/iPhone

16 episodes - Latest episode: about 14 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
How was Terry Waite able to build rapport with an Islamic extremist group? After being held captive for nearly four years, the former hostage has spent his life reconciling for peace. He talks to O...
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Reasonable Doubts Podcast

173 episodes - Latest episode: over 8 years ago - ★★★★★ - 809 ratings
Reasonable Doubts takes an informative and humorous look at religion from a freethinking perspective; offering news and commentary of interest to skeptics, atheists, agnostics, humanists, courageou...
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Radio Free Philosophy

36 episodes - Latest episode: about 16 years ago
Applying philosophy to everyday life. Improve your understanding of philosophy and have fun at the same time.
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