Progressive Spirit

Series produced by John Shuck

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Politics, sex, science, spirituality, justice and peace.

Progressive Spirit is a weekly hour-long program about spirituality and social justice. Listen to interviews with top scholars, authors, social justice activists, and spiritual leaders from around the world. Politics, sex, science, spirituality, justice and peace. Always interesting, informative, and cutting edge.


92 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
The Divine Feminine and Jesus's Secret Revelations to His Brother
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: (clockwise) Jann Aldredge-Clanton, Brent Landau, Geoffrey Smith
Rev. Jann Aldredge-Clanton discusses her hymns to the divine feminine and Dr. Brent Landau shares his new apocryphal discovery.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WETS, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 10, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Danny Goldberg, In Search of the Lost Chord: 1967 and the Hippie Idea (ENCORE)
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: In search of the Lost Chord: 1967 and the Hippie Idea
Music executive, Danny Goldberg, discusses 1967 and the counterculture. This show was originally broadcast, July 28, 2017.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WETS, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 19, 2017
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
Cannabis, Spirituality, & Racism (ENCORE)
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Michael Eric Dyson and Stephen Gray
One of my most popular shows of 2017. Originally produced in April 2017.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Dec 22, 2017
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 2
IT Came from Beyond Zen: A Conversation With Brad Warner
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Brad Warner
Soto Zen Priest, Brad Warner, talks about Zen, zazen, and Dogen, the 13th century Japanese Zen Master.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Dec 30, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Psychedelic Medicine: The Healing Powers of LSD, MDMA, Psilocybin, and Ayahuasca
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Richard Miller, Psychedelic Medicine
A conversation with Dr. Richard Miller about the politics behind the suppression of psychedelic medicines. Plus a news segment about Net Neutrality.

Bought by KPIP-LP, KFCF FM, WETS, and KVSC


  • Added: Jan 07, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Jesus in the White House
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Gina Messina
If Jesus was President, how would his policies measure up against those of the Trump Administration? Would Christians of the Trump Era support a Pr...

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Jan 14, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 2
Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning and Connection for the America We Want
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Frances Moore Lappe and Adam Eichen
Frances Moore Lappe and Adam Eichen team up to get people excited about restoring democracy and getting money out of politics.

Bought by KGUA, KPIP-LP, WETS, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 21, 2018
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 4
Matter and Desire: An Erotic Ecology
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Andreas Weber
Biologist and Philosopher, Andreas Weber, reframes ecology as a tender practice of forging relationships, of yearning for connections, and of expre...

Bought by KPIP-LP, WETS, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 28, 2018
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
Richard Gage AIA: The Activist Architect
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Richard Gage, AIA, Founder of Architects and Engineers of 9/11 Truth
Founder of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, Richard Gage presents the science.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Feb 03, 2018
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
The Exodus: How It Happened and Why It Matters
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Richard Elliott Friedman, The Exodus & Wayne Potter and Pam Brown
Biblical scholar, Richard Friedman, makes the case for an historical exodus and its influence on humanity.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Feb 10, 2018
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
At Peace: Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
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Dr. Samuel Harrington, MD, is the author of At Peace: Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life. He argues the case for taking a clear-eyed yet compa...

Bought by WETS and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 15, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
How to Survive Your Childhood Now That You Are An Adult
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Ira Israel, How to Survive Your Childhood Now That You Are An Adult
Therapist, Ira Israel, outlines a path to authenticity.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Feb 24, 2018
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
I Will Not Fear: Melba Beals of the Little Rock Nine
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Melba Beals
Melba Beals, one of the nine African-American students chosen to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, tells her story of faith under fire.

Bought by WHYY and WETS


  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 2
The Real Causes And Solutions to Depression
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Johann Hari author of Lost Connections and Chasing the Scream
Johann Hari discusses his book, "Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression—and the Unexpected Solutions."

Bought by WCPN, KMUN, WETS, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Mar 18, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Resisting Empire By Resurrecting Easter
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: John Dominic Crossan and Sarah Sexton Crossan
John Dominic Crossan discusses the Christian myth through his book Resurrecting Easter: How the West Lost and East Kept the Original Easter Vision.

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Mar 25, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Triumph of Christianity: A Conversation with Bart Ehrman
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Bart Ehrman, The Triumph of Christianity
Bart Ehrman asks how did a religion that began with a small group of illiterate day laborers become the dominant religion of the Roman Empire in ju...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KPIP-LP, and WETS


  • Added: Mar 31, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 3
The Jesus Hoax: A Conversation with David Skrbina
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: David Skrbina, The Jesus Hoax
Dr. David Skrbina makes the case that Christianity started as a hoax by Paul.

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Apr 08, 2018
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 1
Unbelievable: A Conversation with Critic of Christianity, Bishop John Shelby Spong
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Bishop John Shelby Spong with host John Shuck
Bishop John Shelby Spong talks with me about his life’s work, Christianity’s future, and a faith that asks the right questions.

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Apr 15, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Queering Christianity: A Conversation with Angela Yarber
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Angela Yarber and Family
Rev. Dr. Angela Yarber discusses the revolutionary work of the Holy Women Icons Project. As an intersectionally ecofeminist organization, the Holy ...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Apr 24, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Martyrdom of Gaza: A Conversation with Norman Finkelstein
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Norman Finkelstein, Gaza: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom
A leading authority on Israel/Palestine tells the story of Gaza's martyrdom and its stand for liberation.

Bought by WETS


  • Added: May 01, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1

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