The Digital Bible
The best selling book of all time is going digital. As a successful mini-series and downloadable app, the Bible seems to be as popular as ever. Brooke speaks with writer Thomas Larson about the...
View ArticleBite the Dust
Whatever your feelings on Disco, it's hard not to root for the resurgence of one particular track that started taking CPR classes by storm. Producer Ellen Horne explains how one aptly named 70s...
View ArticleThe Power of Music
Sure, music can move us, but it can also save our lives, transform people into a legends, and even knock down walls (maybe). This hour, we explore some of the outer edges of the power of music by...
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[Unedited] Bobby McFerrin with Krista Tippett
Bobby McFerrin is a ten-time Grammy Award winner. He is one of the world's best-known vocal innovators and improvisers, a world-renowned classical conductor, and a passionate spokesman for music...
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Bobby McFerrin — Catching Song
He is a genius of improvisation; a genre-bending vocal magician and conductor. And he sings the territory between music, mystery, and spirit. Who better to contemplate the human voice — its delights,...
View ArticleFrom Donald Trump to the Son of God, Mark Burnett Preaches Family Entertainment
Mark Burnett pretty much invented reality TV as we know it. He made huge hits out of Survivor, The Apprentice, and The Voice. But his latest big show — and the surprise hit of 2013 — was something else...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolution: "Revelation," the Rock Opera
All year, we’ve been following four listeners who made creative New Year’s resolutions for 2014: a sound engineer making a go of it as a songwriter, a lawyer making time to paint on the side, an...
View ArticleThe Aleppo Codex
The Aleppo Codex, the oldest, most complete, most accurate text of the Hebrew Bible went missing? Where did it go? This story was done in collaboration with Israel Story, the This American Life of...
View ArticleKing David's Parable Comes to Life
Pulitzer Prize–winning author Geraldine Brooks discusses her latest novel, The Secret Chord. The book brings the story of King David to life in Second Iron Age Israel, tracing the arc of his journey...
View Article"Let Us Pretend"
When evangelical Christians say they talk to God, what do they mean? Anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann wanted to find out, so she spent two years as a participant observer in a Charismatic church, talking...
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The Bible could be Tennessee’s new official state book
Tennessee lawmakers have passed a measure to make the Bible Tennessee’s new official state book. Photo by Getty ImagesThe Holy Bible may join the tomato, ladybug and a .50-caliber sniper rifle as...
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Tennessee governor vetoes bill to make Bible the official state book
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam vetoed a bill Thursday that would have made the Holy Bible the state’s official book. The bill’s supporters plan to attempt a veto override as early as next week. Photo by...
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Ciarán Hinds Plays a Father Who Meets Jesus in the Desert
Ciarán Hinds stars in “Last Days in the Desert,” directed by Rodrigo García. The film follows Jesus (Ewan McGregor) in an imagined chapter from his 40 days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his...
View ArticleRon Miscavige Unmasks Scientology. Director Terence Davies, Actor Ciarán Hinds
Ron Miscavige, father of David Miscavige, leader of the Church of Scientology, gives an inside look at the organization. Actress Agyness Deyn and director Terence Davies join us to discuss “Sunset...
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[Unedited] Eugene Peterson with Krista Tippett
Eugene Peterson served as a pastor for 29 years. He is the author of over 30 books including "Answering God: The Psalms as Tools for Prayer," "The Pastor: A Memoir," and "The Message: The Bible in...
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Eugene Peterson — Entering Into What Is There
"Prayers are tools not for doing or getting, but for being and becoming." These are words of the beloved biblical interpreter, teacher, and pastor Eugene Peterson. Frustrated with the unimaginative way...
View ArticleThe Rejection of Refugees Is 'Manifestly Unchristian'
James Martin, SJ, Jesuit priest, editor at large of America Magazine, and author of the new novel Jesus: A Pilgrimage (HarperOne, 2016), unpacks why many Christians have no issue supporting President...
View ArticleUncovering Abuse In Iraq, Love Advice From Adam and Eve, Trump's New Tenant
FRONTLINE correspondent Ramita Navai discusses their new film that looks into allegations that Shia militias are abusing Sunni Muslim civilians. A new book tells the true story of an artist who went on...
View ArticleLove Advice From Adam and Eve
New York Times columnist, PBS host and author Bruce Feiler joins us to discuss his new book The First Love Story: Adam, Eve, and Us.The book looks at how Adam and Eve’s relationship represents a...
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Richard Cizik — The Evolution of American Evangelicalism
Last month, conservative Christian leaders demanded that Richard Cizik be silenced or removed from his post. They charged that his concerns about climate change and torture have shifted attention away...
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