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Favorite Radio Programs

On Being

Joanna Macy - A Wild Love for the World
A philosopher of ecology, Joanna Macy’s path wound from the CIA to Tibetan Buddhism, to translating the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. Now in her 80s, Joanna Macy says we are at a pivotal moment in history — with possibilities of unraveling, or of creating, a life-sustaining human society.

Gordon Hempton - The Last Quiet Places
Hempton is founder of The One Square Inch of Silence Foundation who believes that silence is an endangered species and quiet is "the think tank of the soul."

The Dignity of Difference  Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks is the former Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and one of the world’s deep thinkers on religion in our age.

Successful Givers, Toxic Takers, and the Life We Spend at Work  Organizational psychologist Adam Grant describes three orientations of which influence whether organizations are joyful or toxic for human beings.

Pursuing Happiness  The Dalai Lama, a Muslim scholar, a chief rabbi, and a presiding bishop discuss the nature of happiness in their traditions.

Oldtime Radio Programs

The Shadow  ("Only the shadow knows for sure!") Scroll down to select an episode.

The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes  

Nero Wolfe


Death Valley Days

Fibber McGee and Molly

Abbot and Costello

Bob Hope

Radio Lab

Animal Minds  Stories of cross-species communication.

23 weeks 6 days  Very moving story of the story of a coupleKelley whose daughter was born at 23 weeks and 6 days and the emotional and moral questions they faced.

Lost and Found  "In this episode, we steer our way through a series of stories about getting lost, and ask how our brains, and our hearts, help us find our way back home."

Memory and Forgetting  This hour of Radiolab, which includes Oliver Sacks, looks behind the curtain of how memories are made...and forgotten.

Fu-go  During World War II, something happened that nobody ever talks about. This is a tale of mysterious balloons, cowboy sheriffs, and young children caught up in the winds of war.

Emergence  In this classic hour, we take a look at the bottom-up logic of cities, Google, and even our very own brains... with fire-flyologists, ant experts, neurologists, a mathematician, and an economist.

Where Am I  How does your brain keep track of your body? We examine the bond between brain and body, and look at what happens when it breaks.

War of the Worlds  Fascinating story of Orson Welles broadcast and its surprising aftermath.

Zoos

Lucy  About a chimp named Lucy and a bonobo named Kanzi.

The Living Room This is a favorite. A single story that will amaze and touch you.

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