ReligionErin McKeown's 'Anti-Holiday Spectaclar'For most people, the six-week period between Thanksgiving and New Year's is a magical time of year, filled with food, family, and tradition. Singer-songwriter Erin McKeown begs to differ —...ResumeRadio Boston17:51Dec 2, 2013Celebrating Thanksgivukkah (Recipes Included!)This year, for the first time ever, Thanksgiving coincides with the first day of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. This unique convergence has inspired the term "Thanksgivukkah" and created a...ResumeRadio Boston07:41Nov 25, 2013Red Baraat's Bhangra Brass FunkSunny Jain, bandleader of the Bhangra brass funk group Red Baraat, joins us to talk about their latest album, Shruggy Ji.ResumeRadio Boston11:04Nov 6, 2013The Triumph Of Human EmpireMIT professor Rosalind Williams offers a new examination of the industrial revolution through the eyes and writings of Jules Verne, William Morris and Robert Louis Stevenson in her new book,...ResumeRadio Boston09:43Nov 4, 2013Salman Rushdie's 'Joseph Anton'We sit down with internationally-acclaimed author Salman Rushdie to discuss his memoir "Joseph Anton," which traces the nine years he spent in hiding after receiving a death decree from Ayatollah...ResumeRadio Boston19:55Oct 18, 2013Advertisement'The Muslims Are Coming!' To BostonWe sit down with the co-directors of 'The Muslims Are Coming!' - a documentary featuring Muslim-American comedians on a tour across America to change anti-Muslim attitudes.ResumeRadio Boston16:21Sep 27, 2013At The Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston-Area Muslims Reflect On The QuranRare and ancient Quran pages are on display at the Museum of Fine Arts right now, in an exhibit called "Sacred Pages: Conversations About The Quran."ResumeRadio Boston09:43Aug 22, 2013Boston Catholics Expecting Sea Change for Gays In Catholic ChurchComments from Pope Francis this week indicating he may be open to gay priests is creating a stir among Boston-area Catholics.ResumeRadio Boston10:12Aug 2, 2013Boston's Egyptian Youth: Two Years LaterTwo years ago, at the height of the first Egyptian uprising, we spoke with a group of young Egyptians who were living in Massachusetts when former President Hosni Mubarak was...ResumeRadio Boston24:30Jul 9, 2013The Governor On Leading A Post-Bombing Commonwealth The events of April 15 and the week that followed shocked and perhaps changed this city forever. We've heard from law enforcement officials, from mayors, from first responders and from...ResumeRadio Boston23:00May 13, 2013How Philosopher Daniel Dennett ThinksOn the door of his office at Tufts University, philosophy professor Daniel Dennett displays a banner quoting the late American writer Gore Vidal. It reads, "It is not enough to...ResumeRadio Boston25:16May 7, 2013Mercy To All MankindLeaders of Boston's Muslim community have strongly condemned the Marathon Bombing. This week, a group of young Muslim women, called "Mercy to all Mankind" went ever farther. They organized a...ResumeRadio Boston02:11May 2, 2013'Baseball As A Road To God'John Sexton is a life-long baseball fan, a devout Catholic and a serious academic — after all, he's the president of New York University. These three passions converge in a...ResumeRadio Boston15:59May 1, 2013Boston's Islamic Community ReactsWhen it became clear that this attack was likely the work of two young Muslim men, many in the Islamic community prepared for a possible backlash. And there has been...Radio BostonApr 22, 2013Boston MournsA city pauses for a moment of silence and reflection — and to remember the victims.Radio BostonApr 22, 2013Who Was St. Francis?The pope has taken the name Francis, the first ever to do so. We take a look at one of the most important saints in Christianity.ResumeRadio Boston17:09Mar 19, 2013Cardinals Meet To Pick A PopeWe'll get the latest from the Vatican, as the Catholic Church chooses its new leader.ResumeRadio Boston06:28Mar 12, 2013College Of Cardinals Convenes In RomeAmidst ongoing allegations of sexual abuse and corruption, the College of Cardinals convenes in Rome this week to set the agenda for the impending conclave.ResumeRadio Boston07:37Mar 4, 2013Pope Benedict XVI To ResignCiting his advanced age, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he is resigning from the papacy at the end of the month. He is the first pontiff to resign the office...ResumeRadio Boston23:01Feb 11, 2013TenPoint Coalition Founder DepartsThe Rev. Jeffrey Brown was among the founders of the Boston Ten Point Coalition. Last week, he announced that he plans to step down as the leader of the organization...ResumeRadio Boston31:37Jan 30, 2013Next Page
Erin McKeown's 'Anti-Holiday Spectaclar'For most people, the six-week period between Thanksgiving and New Year's is a magical time of year, filled with food, family, and tradition. Singer-songwriter Erin McKeown begs to differ —...ResumeRadio Boston17:51Dec 2, 2013
Celebrating Thanksgivukkah (Recipes Included!)This year, for the first time ever, Thanksgiving coincides with the first day of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. This unique convergence has inspired the term "Thanksgivukkah" and created a...ResumeRadio Boston07:41Nov 25, 2013
Red Baraat's Bhangra Brass FunkSunny Jain, bandleader of the Bhangra brass funk group Red Baraat, joins us to talk about their latest album, Shruggy Ji.ResumeRadio Boston11:04Nov 6, 2013
The Triumph Of Human EmpireMIT professor Rosalind Williams offers a new examination of the industrial revolution through the eyes and writings of Jules Verne, William Morris and Robert Louis Stevenson in her new book,...ResumeRadio Boston09:43Nov 4, 2013
Salman Rushdie's 'Joseph Anton'We sit down with internationally-acclaimed author Salman Rushdie to discuss his memoir "Joseph Anton," which traces the nine years he spent in hiding after receiving a death decree from Ayatollah...ResumeRadio Boston19:55Oct 18, 2013
'The Muslims Are Coming!' To BostonWe sit down with the co-directors of 'The Muslims Are Coming!' - a documentary featuring Muslim-American comedians on a tour across America to change anti-Muslim attitudes.ResumeRadio Boston16:21Sep 27, 2013
At The Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston-Area Muslims Reflect On The QuranRare and ancient Quran pages are on display at the Museum of Fine Arts right now, in an exhibit called "Sacred Pages: Conversations About The Quran."ResumeRadio Boston09:43Aug 22, 2013
Boston Catholics Expecting Sea Change for Gays In Catholic ChurchComments from Pope Francis this week indicating he may be open to gay priests is creating a stir among Boston-area Catholics.ResumeRadio Boston10:12Aug 2, 2013
Boston's Egyptian Youth: Two Years LaterTwo years ago, at the height of the first Egyptian uprising, we spoke with a group of young Egyptians who were living in Massachusetts when former President Hosni Mubarak was...ResumeRadio Boston24:30Jul 9, 2013
The Governor On Leading A Post-Bombing Commonwealth The events of April 15 and the week that followed shocked and perhaps changed this city forever. We've heard from law enforcement officials, from mayors, from first responders and from...ResumeRadio Boston23:00May 13, 2013
How Philosopher Daniel Dennett ThinksOn the door of his office at Tufts University, philosophy professor Daniel Dennett displays a banner quoting the late American writer Gore Vidal. It reads, "It is not enough to...ResumeRadio Boston25:16May 7, 2013
Mercy To All MankindLeaders of Boston's Muslim community have strongly condemned the Marathon Bombing. This week, a group of young Muslim women, called "Mercy to all Mankind" went ever farther. They organized a...ResumeRadio Boston02:11May 2, 2013
'Baseball As A Road To God'John Sexton is a life-long baseball fan, a devout Catholic and a serious academic — after all, he's the president of New York University. These three passions converge in a...ResumeRadio Boston15:59May 1, 2013
Boston's Islamic Community ReactsWhen it became clear that this attack was likely the work of two young Muslim men, many in the Islamic community prepared for a possible backlash. And there has been...Radio BostonApr 22, 2013
Boston MournsA city pauses for a moment of silence and reflection — and to remember the victims.Radio BostonApr 22, 2013
Who Was St. Francis?The pope has taken the name Francis, the first ever to do so. We take a look at one of the most important saints in Christianity.ResumeRadio Boston17:09Mar 19, 2013
Cardinals Meet To Pick A PopeWe'll get the latest from the Vatican, as the Catholic Church chooses its new leader.ResumeRadio Boston06:28Mar 12, 2013
College Of Cardinals Convenes In RomeAmidst ongoing allegations of sexual abuse and corruption, the College of Cardinals convenes in Rome this week to set the agenda for the impending conclave.ResumeRadio Boston07:37Mar 4, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI To ResignCiting his advanced age, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he is resigning from the papacy at the end of the month. He is the first pontiff to resign the office...ResumeRadio Boston23:01Feb 11, 2013
TenPoint Coalition Founder DepartsThe Rev. Jeffrey Brown was among the founders of the Boston Ten Point Coalition. Last week, he announced that he plans to step down as the leader of the organization...ResumeRadio Boston31:37Jan 30, 2013