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 Nakba: Seventy Years of Oppression, 1948-2018
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
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The Ongoing Nakba: Interviews with Waddah Sofan, Gilad Atzmon, and Richard Toll

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  • Added: May 13, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
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Losing the Nobel Prize: A Conversation with Brian Keating
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Dr. Brian Keating
Astrophysicist Brian Keating discusses his book, "Losing the Nobel Prize: A Story of Cosmology, Ambition, and the Perils of Science's Highest Honor."

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  • Added: May 27, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
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Revolutions in Leadership and Economics: Conversations with Linda Kohanov and Anthony Flaccavento
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Anthony Flaccavento and Linda Kohanov
Learning Leadership from Master Herders and Building the Economy from the Bottom Up.

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  • Added: Jun 04, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
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Unprecedented Crime: Peter Carter and Climate Science Denial
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Peter Carter and Elizabeth Woodworth, Unprecedented Crime
Climate Scientist Peter Carter calls out the villains who are destroying Earth.

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  • Added: Jun 11, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
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Why Good People Become Silent (Or Worse) About 9/11 (ENCORE)
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Psychotherapist Fran Shure
Psychotherapist, Frances Shure, explains the difficulty of accepting truths that shake our world-view.

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  • Added: Jun 16, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
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The World Only Spins Forward: Isaac Butler on Angels In America
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Isaac Butler, co-author of The World Only Spins Forward
2018 is the 25th anniversary of Angels In America. Author of its oral history, The World Only Spins Forward discusses the influence of the play.

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  • Added: Jun 22, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
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Biblical Mythology and Wholeheartedness
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Carol Delaney and Brene Brown
Carol Delaney deconstructs the myth of Abraham and Isaac and Brene Brown challenges us to Dare Greatly.

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
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Evolution, Climate Change, Denial & Beliefs
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Michael Zimmerman and Barbara Kingsolver
This week hear an interview with science education activist, Michael Zimmerman, the founder of Evolution Weekend and the Clergy Letter Project, plu...

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
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Creationism and Breaking Up with God
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Sarah Sentilles and Eugenie Scott
Interviews with Sarah Sentilles, author of Breaking Up With God: A Love Story and Eugenie Scott, former executive director of the National Center f...

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  • Added: Jul 23, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
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Finding Oneself: Victoria Price and Bobby Bluejacket
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Michael P. Daley and Victoria Price
Interviews with Victoria Price, author of The Way of Being Lost: A Road Trip to My Truest Self, and Michael P. Daley, author of Bobby Bluejacket: T...

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  • Added: Jul 30, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
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The New Morality: A Conversation with Eden Collinsworth
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Eden Collinsworth
What is right, wrong, good, bad? A discussion of morality in changing times.

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  • Added: Aug 03, 2018
  • Length: 54:01
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Matthew Fox: A Way to God: Thomas Merton's Creation Spirituality Journey
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Matthew Fox
In November 2016 I released an interview with activist, Matthew Fox. This is a rebroadcast of that episode.

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  • Added: Aug 13, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
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On the Brink of Everything: A Conversation with Parker Palmer
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Parker Palmer and Carrie Newcomer
The Grace and Gravity of Growing Old

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  • Added: Aug 21, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
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America: Farewell Tour--A Conversation with Chris Hedges
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
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Chris Hedges wants us to face the reality that our society is unraveling. He speaks with John Shuck about his latest book.

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  • Added: Aug 27, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
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9/11 Unmasked: A Conversation with Elizabeth Woodworth and Graeme MacQueen about the 9/11 Consensus Panel
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Graeme MacQueen and Elizabeth Woodworth
The 23-member 9/11 Consensus Panel is building a body of evidence-based research into the events of September 11, 2001.

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  • Added: Sep 03, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
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9/11 Unmasked, Part 2: A Conversation with Dwain Deets about Able Danger
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Dwain Deets, Former NASA Engineer
Former NASA engineer explains evidence that an intelligence operation, Able Danger, knew Mohammad Atta was in the US yet was forbidden to share thi...

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  • Added: Sep 11, 2018
  • Length: 54:01
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9/11 Unmasked, Part 3: David Chandler and the Day of Magical Physics
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: David Chandler
David Chandler shows that for the official story of what happened to the three World Trade Center Towers to be true, the laws of physics would have...

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  • Added: Sep 18, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
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9/11 Unmasked, Part 4: Fran Shure and the Problem of the Media
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Frances Shure
“The role of the media is the primary reason why good people become silent — or worse — about 9/11.” -- Frances Shure

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  • Added: Sep 25, 2018
  • Length: 54:01
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Climate Change or How to Defeat Medusa: A Conversation with Kathleen Dean Moore
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Dr. Kathleen Dean Moore
Moral Philosopher and Environmental-Thought Leader, Kathleen Dean Moore, tells the hard, urgent truth about the state of Earth and calls out for mo...

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  • Added: Oct 02, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
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Husayn Means Beauty: The Attraction of the Seventh Century Martyr (1 of 2) (ENCORE)
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
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Scholars and religious leaders explore the impact of Husayn and the devotion of the 15-20 million pilgrims who visit his shrine each year. Part 1 o...

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  • Added: Oct 08, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 1

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