Religion: it’s at the centre of world affairs, but profound questions still remain. Why are you here? What happens when you die? Does God matter? God Forbid seeks the answers.
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Sunday 10 Dec 2017
The industry that's formed around wellness and health is one of the biggest in the western world.
What's the attraction?
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Birdsong and music, a labyrinth and the healing properties of natural sound.
They’re all part of the mix as we meet composer Corrina Bonshek.
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Sunday 3 Dec 2017
As dark and dystopian shows ride a wave of popularity, the sexual abuse crisis engulfs the media industry.
Is there any part of popular media which can be redeemed?
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She’s known simply as Nell, and she's a Sydney-based visual artist, and AC/DC-loving Buddhist whose work is a search for meaning through the rituals and iconography of popular culture.
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Sunday 26 Nov 2017
Do you buy stuff you never use?
And then do you throw it away?
Is it choice, or is there something more destructive going on ?
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Sunday 19 Nov 2017
Where do myth and religion intersect?
And can popular culture be spiritual?
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Creation myths aren’t confined to religion.
Rock music has its own foundational myth - the musician selling their soul at a crossroads at midnight.
It’s a motif that runs from early blues singers to rock giants like the Stones and Led Zeppelin.
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Sunday 12 Nov 2017
How do reason and faith help us determine what is true?
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One year on from the death of Leonard Cohen, we explore the years he spent secluded in a Zen Buddhist monastic retreat outside of Los Angeles.
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Sunday 5 Nov 2017
We’re looking at Jew-hating – antisemitism – sometimes called the oldest hatred.
It can feel like it’s the newest as well, given the way it’s always mutating.
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Australian Egyptian musician Joseph Tawadros is a virtuoso player of the Middle Eastern oud, and he speaks with RN's Geoff Wood about his music and the history of the Oud.
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Sunday 29 Oct 2017
The Reformation was a seismic event that changed Christianity, politics and even modern day music.
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Imagine a world without the sublime music of Bach?
It was Luther's influence on church music that gave us this composer's works of art.
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Sunday 22 Oct 2017
Former prime minister Tony Abbott says climate change activism is like a post-Christian religion, but is he right according to his own Catholic faith?
Join our guests for a lively conversation about the role religion plays in environmental activism.
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Musician David Bridie’s latest project, ‘a Bit na Ta’, reveals the musical and ceremonial life of the indigenous Tolai people of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea.
The Tolai have long nurtured their own spiritual connections with the environment.
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Sunday 15 Oct 2017
War? This week a Guardian Essential poll revealed most Australians fear war between the United States and North Korea.
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Australian artist and director George Gittoes believes that you can change society through art. And he says humans are spiritual beings who should stop killing each other.
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Sunday 8 Oct 2017
In a country where a growing number are identifying as atheists, where do young people stand?
Evangelicals are the biggest group of Christians on university campuses, but is that reflected elsewhere in Australian society?
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Sunday 1 Oct 2017
Yom Kippur is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
Join us as our guests take us through history and culture, and some fun along the way.
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Two of Australia’s finest musicians, composer and conductor Nigel Westlake and singer-songwriter Lior, recently completed a unique musical work called Compassion, sung in Arabic and Hebrew.
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Sunday 24 Sep 2017
What does it mean to be a feminist in Saudi Arabia? And how should we navigate the politics of head coverings? This week, three Muslim women from vastly different backgrounds tackle the common misconceptions surrounding their gender and faith.
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Sunday 17 Sep 2017
As the postal survey on same sex marriage gets underway, we take a look at the arguments of the 'YES' and ' NO' campaigns , including some unexpected ones.
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Sunday 10 Sep 2017
Our worlds are crushed when we lose someone we love.
We reach out to our friends and family, beliefs and rituals to get us through.
How do we say goodbye?
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The Requiem, or Requiem Mass, the traditional Catholic Mass for the Dead, has provided a ritual framework for grief for almost 1000 years. Since the 19th century however, composers and musicians have taken the Requiem out of the church, reflecting our changing attitudes to death.
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Sunday 3 Sep 2017
The partition of India left a million dead in the violence which followed the division of the country.
Why, when the mainly Hindu and Muslim populations lived generally in peace, was the partition so bloody?
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It's an instrument that was played by the Hindu Goddess of learning--Saraswathi, and it resembles the human body to many.
World-renowned veena musician, Nirmala Rajasekar speaks with Geoff Wood about her passion for the instrument that's fascinated her since childhood
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Sunday 27 Aug 2017
Many pilgrims say their experience is a profound, life-changing one. Is it a human urge to find the part of ourselves that is good?
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Throughout Asia, pilgrimage sites can be counted in the thousands, ranging from the most famous Indian centres associated with the Buddha's life to temples in Korea, China, Japan and South-East Asia.
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Sunday 20 Aug 2017
Join our panel of expert cauldron stirring, spell casting sorcerers who will use all manner of wizardry to explain it all
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Fiona Horne is a best-selling author, radio and TV personality.
She's also a commercial pilot, and the face of modern Witchcraft.
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Sunday 13 Aug 2017
Can we resist technology?
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With millions of views on YouTube, Sikh performer Manika Kaur is taking her tradition's songs into new musical and technological territories..
Her album, ‘I Bow To You Waheguru’ is an independent release with all proceeds going to charity.
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Sunday 6 Aug 2017
Salt 'n Pepa's 90s song Let's Talk About Sex was a hit among young people, but it's a subject that can still be awkward to talk about with your kids. And in the religious world, sex education can be very hotly contested.
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It's is Tu b’av today – the day of love on the Jewish calendar.
To mark the day, Geoff Wood speaks to two young Australian composers, part of the ‘Out of the Shadows’ festival of refugee Jewish music, staged by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Seymour Centre, 5-13 August.
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Sunday 30 Jul 2017
Publicly renouncing religion in a Muslim-majority country carries high stakes.
But even in secular countries, turning your back on religion can raise moral questions.
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Leaving religion behind is often seen as cause for celebration.
But is it always like that?
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Religion separates the human being from the environment'.
Australian singer-songwriter William Crighton on growing up Christian, leaving faith behind, and Jesus Blues.
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David Tchapat is one of eight children born into an Exclusive Brethren family. He escaped the protestant sect, but his brother stayed.
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Our two apostates go head to head on unorthodox ordination and transvestitism in the church, and do surprisingly well.
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Sunday 23 Jul 2017
This week we ask the God Forbid panel is it hard to come out as Christian in an increasingly secular country
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In a secular modern age, what relevance does God still have?
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Why are there abandoned or empty churches when just over half of Australia's population call themselves Christian?
Our panel seeks out some answers.
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What do you draw on for your moral compass without religion?
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From the celebrations of National Reconciliation Week, a feature on the ‘fresh new prince’ of hip-hop in the Top End, Danzal Baker, AKA Baker Boy.
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Sunday 16 Jul 2017
Is it ok to make jokes about religion? What about extremism or terrorism?
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What's the fine line between satire and insult? Why was The Book of Mormon so successful?
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An international comedy sensation, and a political science student who works part time as a stand up comedian debate and disagree on what Hinduism is about.
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What is karma phobia? And is there a difference between Hindu and Indian values?
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Comedy and satire this week as our guests wrestle with colonialism, independence, and cricket.
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Sunday 9 Jul 2017
What happens if you fall in love with someone from the 'wrong' religion or culture? Tami Sussman and Sureka Goringe chat about 'marrying out'.
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Kristina Kenneally and Monica Doumit are both Catholics but approach their faith in different ways. So why are they both active in this church?
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Kristina Kenneally and Monica Doumit are both Catholics but have very different views about whether women can be ordained as priests.
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Ani Choying Drolma is a Nepalese Buddhist rock star nun making her mark on the world of music.
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Suzie MacIntyre from Caritas Australia is inspired by the women she works alongside whose faith inspires them to acts of great courage and generosity.
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Kristina Kenneally and Monica Doumit go head-to-head to out-Catholic each other - in a spirit of love and charity of course!
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Sunday 2 Jul 2017
Perhaps you have heard that "All religions are essentially the same", but did you know there's a religion that truly believes it? Baha'is teach the oneness of God, the oneness of religion and the oneness of humanity.
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Jessie Lloyd is searching for the secular songs sung after church on Aboriginal missions. Its a project that preserves rare songs and almost-forgotten stories.
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The creation accounts in Christianity and Indigenous Dreamtime stories seem contradictory, but Evelyn Enid Parkin explains how she finds truth in both.
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Why do Sikhs have long hair and carry daggers? There are five things all Sikhs should wear, and conveniently they all start with K. Sanjit Kaur explains each item and how it contributes to Sikh identity.
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Known for wearing turbans and having long beards, Sikhs are still sometimes mistaken for Muslims. Who are the followers of Sikhism and what do they believe? Dya Singh and Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa explain.
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What are the little black boxes Jewish men use during morning prayer? They're called tefillin, and Kim Gotlieb explains what they're for and why they make him feel connected to his religious tradition.
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Mandaeans are a tiny religious group who follow John the Baptist. They're on the brink of extinction, but some are finding a new life in Australia.
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Sunday 25 Jun 2017
A clinical psychologist, a mindfulness practitioner, and a positive psychology expert join forces to discover if heaven really is a place on earth. What’s the secret to everlasting happiness?
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Not only does Sue Langley help Todd Sampson overcome his greatest fears on national television, she’s a consultant who helps businesses assess the emotional intelligence of their staff. But it’s not about putting on a happy face, and “just giving the right answer” is more difficult than you think.
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Jenny Valentish is a journalist who writes about the female experience of drug and alcohol addiction – including her own. Her work is brutally honest and revealing.
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If you lose the most important person in your life, even the idea of being happy can seem like a betrayal. Dr Maria Sirois is a clinical psychologist and grief councillor with experience of helping people through some of the most difficult times of their lives.
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Sunday 18 Jun 2017
An Indigenous professor, a Muslim AFL player and a Syrian-American composer unpack their identities and explore what it means to think differently.
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Shane Houston is a Gangulu man from Rockhampton, a Deputy Vice-Chancellor and oversees Indigenous strategy at Australia’s oldest university.
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Malek Jandali is a composer-pianist who wants to turn his country’s pain into a healing symphony.
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Irfan Yusuf is a Muslim who, due to illness, cannot fast during the holy month of Ramadan. So what’s the point? He's here to explain.
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Sunday 11 Jun 2017
This week we ask the God Forbid panel is it hard to come out as Christian in an increasingly secular country?
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Can one believe in the rainbow serpent as spirit creator and the bible at the same time? Theologian and Quandamooka woman Evelyn Enid Parkin thinks so.
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In one short week this June – there’s barely a corner of the world that hasn’t been touched by terrorism and war.
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What makes a real Christian? Or a real Muslim for that matter? As we know all too well, for as long as there have been religions, there have been rules about who’s in and who’s out.
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Sunday 4 Jun 2017
The Sikh Slam Poet meets the master of Sikh traditional hymns
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Dya Singh sings traditional chants: Jewish, Gregorian, Muslim and Sikh!
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Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa’s slam poetry performance on Australia’s Got Talent.
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What do Sikhs think when hate crimes are targeted against them in the mistaken belief they are Muslim?
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Musician Dya Singh has written a part memoir / part self help book / part explanation of the mysteries of Sikhism.
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Sunday 28 May 2017
A comedian, author and journalist who pioneered improvisational comedy in Pakistan, now living in Australia, and a former ultra orthodox Jew from Melbourne who goes where angels fear to tread.
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We celebrate National Reconciliation Week with the ‘fresh new prince’ of hip-hop in the Top End, Danzal Baker, aka Baker Boy.
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Gill Hicks is the founder of M.A.D ( Making a Difference) for Peace.
She lost both of her legs in the London attack over a decade ago.
But, she sees the answer to the violence of terrorism in the refusal to go down the same path of division and hatred.
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What goes with many media discussions on terrorism, and Islamist terrorism in particular?
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The ancient Mandaeans of Mesopotamia are Iraq's small community of Gnostics.
Australia is now home to about 5,000 who survived ISIS persecution, and who mainly live in Western Sydney.
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Sunday 21 May 2017
An international comedy sensation, and a political science student who works part time as a stand up comedian
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What are the differences between Indian values and Hindu values?
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In Palliative Care Week – a reminder the living and the dying aren’t always separated by illness, sometimes, in some ways – they’re brought closely together.
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Teasing out stereotypes, skin colour, racism and why the story of the Indian diaspora in the English speaking world is a phenomenal success story
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Comedy and satire this week as our guests wrestle with colonialism, independence, and cricket.
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Sunday 14 May 2017
The Reverend Peter Chapman, a Uniting Church Minster in Gerringong who is not keen on the liberal direction his church is taking.
And Father Rod Bower, Rector at the Gosford Anglican Church who takes a socially progressive view of Christianity, and whose billboards have gone viral on social media.
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What's the best mix for religion and politics?
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An international singing star and women’s rights activist, Ani Choying Drolma released 12 albums of spiritual songs and melodies over the last 20 years.
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Two out of three Australians call themselves Christian. yet many churches are empty.
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Are you a person with progressive values?
Do you support equality?
If you answered yes, then Professor Iain Benson will tell you that you don't believe in anything because those words mean nothing
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Cuts to overseas aid and random drug testing of those who are unemployed. How do these square with Christian beliefs'?
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Sunday 7 May 2017
A Bahai solicitor whose family fled religious persecution and an Anglican priest cum part-time stand up comedian
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Who are the Baha'is, and why are they a thorn in the side of the Iranian government?
What do they have to say about gender equality and human rights?
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You've heard his music: the Jackson Five's ABC, Seals and Crofts' Summer Breeze, and Boz Scaggs' Lowdown to name a few pop hits
But did you know he is a Baha'i?
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The Islamic Revolution in 1979 was a disaster for Bahais.
They were abducted, their homes were burned down and the community suffered massive persecution.
But Bahai persecution began long before that.
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In 1967, the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King walked up to the pulpit at his Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
What followed was a sermon on non-violence that has inspired Christians and pacifists ever since.
It was Reverend Chris Bedding's burning issue last month on Easter Day – he quoted Dr King in his sermon.
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Persecution on the basis of religion is something Prince Charles has been trying to draw attention to.
He is the future head of the Church of England, and says there is and must always be hope. It's a message that gets lost in the ongoing news of suffering and despair.
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Gangsta rap, a new group called 34 cent, teenage cold sweat and celebrities -- again!
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Sunday 30 Apr 2017
An atheist who invented a new prostate cancer drug, and a believer who can fix the weather, cure your existential angst, and do your rego inspection.
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Can truth and belief ever co-exist? What happens when they clash?
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The Jehovah's Witnesses have been in the news with Russia's ban of the group. But what are their beliefs'?
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What do you get if you cross the rock star physicist Brian Cox with Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys?
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Climate, chemistry, H20 and Guinness. Can our guests keep up?
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Sunday 23 Apr 2017
An internationally acclaimed composer working with the dying and those experiencing dementia, and a women's AFL coach in the Sydney suburb of Auburn
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Defying the ravages of dementia with the memory of music
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A musician and diplomat who says the ANZAC legacy is a complex one because it's also a living one.
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How does the media report Islam , Muslims, and their stories?
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Dating back to the sixth century, the shakuhachi is a Zen Meditation instrument. But it's recently become known through contemporary music performances around the world
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Conversions, celebrities and a clash of civilisations. Our guests play for the high stakes of editorial control of the ABC.
Don't miss the cliff hanger ending!
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Sunday 16 Apr 2017
A case worker who supports the homeless in Sydney. A woman raised Catholic in a family of Mormons , and a former journalist who is now homeless and wouldn't have it any other way.
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How do family relationships survive homelessness?
Can they become stronger?
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Pope Francis said – while there are many excuses not to give to beggars - giving is always right.
But what about scammers? how do you know your money is helping someone?
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Feasts, chocolate bunnies, holidays and why are Christians so much better than Jews at recruiting children to religion?
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Guest John Lloyd Green treats us to one of his own compositions, Helluva Friend
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Sunday 9 Apr 2017
An excommunicated lesbian Mormon, a churchgoing aficionado of Eastern mysticism and a cult-busting Orthodox Jew walk into a recording studio...
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Some organisations that don't look like cults act like cults. What is a cult anyway, and how can you tell?
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Author of Breakout, David Tchappat, on his exit from the Exclusive Brethren, and a response from his brother Mark who stayed.
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Amy Winehouse was an interesting religious mix: Jewish, but an exponent of the soul revivalist genre that has its roots in gospel.
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Alien spaceships, the Bhagwan's Rolls Royces, salmonella in the salad, purifying enemas. Something for everyone in this week's quiz.
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Sunday 2 Apr 2017
Our panel today: a Mormon-turned-atheist and a Christian Apologist who is not sorry.
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History, evidence, faith and the nature of Gospel truth.
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Yusuf Islam - aka The Artist Formerly Known As Cat Stevens - visited Australia this week, prompting some to ask why a "murder advocate" had been allowed into the country.
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The stories of three remarkable women whose faith has inspired them to acts of great courage and generosity.
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"Moral relativism" is the great rallying cry of Christians who fear an erosion of moral certainty in the secular age. If God is taken out of the picture, where do we anchor our sense of right and wrong?
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It's gold, it's on a stand, it's ornate and jewel encrusted. What on earth (or in heaven) is it?
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Academy Awards, profundity and transcendence, DJ mixes of oboe classics. Levels of eclecticism through the roof as our atheist and our Christian apologist square off.
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Sunday 26 Mar 2017
Louis CK on the advantages of whiteness, and thoughts on this week's Westminster terror attack.
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The government proposes to change the wording of the Racial Discrimination Act - the answer to a genuine problem, or an unnecessary step?
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Peter Vardy on truth, relativism and "alternative facts".
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Coopers Brewery mounted a PR campaign that turned into a scandal. Are we all getting a little too thin skinned? Is free speech under threat?
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A preview of the first single from this excellent interfaith orchestra.
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Free speech brings together an unlikely cast of characters as our panel fixes eyes on the prize.
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Sunday 19 Mar 2017
A listener throws down the gauntlet via email, and our panel picks it up.
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Will women in the Catholic church ever be priests? Should they be priests? We look for middle ground between two contrary positions.
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Lent is the season leading up to Easter, a six-week period for Christians to reflect on sin, repentance and prayer. Spiritual discipline, a weird kind of fun, or morbid indulgence in guilt?
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Christians believe that humans are formed in the image of God, and this makes bioethics a minefield.
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It's a dangerous time for the Catholic church, as the ongoing child sex abuse crisis prompts reformers and reactionaries to pull in different directions.
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It's white-knuckle Catholic vs Catholic action as we explore a vandalised memorial, a former underwear model, and how to sell your house.
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Sunday 12 Mar 2017
Publicly renouncing religion in a Muslim-majority country carries high stakes. But even in secular Australia, turning your back on religion can raise moral questions.
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Leaving religion behind is often seen as cause for celebration. But is it possible to miss God, even after you've stopped believing?
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'Religion separates the human being from the environment'. Australian singer-songwriter William Crighton on growing up Christian, leaving faith behind, and Jesus Blues.
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Rev Dr Margaret Mayman is minister at Pitt Street Uniting Church in Sydney, and she's striking a blow for marriage equality.
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Sikhs are instructed to wear five things at all times. Conveniently, they all begin with the letter K. Sanjeet Kaur explains.
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Our two apostates go head to head on unorthodox ordination and transvestitism in the church, and do surprisingly well.
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Sunday 5 Mar 2017
The big cultural question: to marry in or out?
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Have advocates of same-sex marriage shot themselves in the foot by framing the issue as "marriage equality"?
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We explore patriarchal culture and the church in the Pacific, human rights vs communal rights, feminism and God.
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Translating scripture has always been a controversial undertaking - we look at the Bible Society of Australia on its 200th birthday.
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The confetti flies as our guests go head-to-head in this celebrity nuptial themed quiz.
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Sunday 26 Feb 2017
Martyrdom has a history that's as long as religion itself. But is there a relationship between dying for your faith and killing for your faith?
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Should religious leaders preach political sermons?
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Halal wall paints, halal cat food, halal shirt buttons: a scam designed to fleece the faithful?
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Religious faith is supposed to be radical - but not everyone is comfortable with the idea.
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The Lord's Prayer, posing a number of questions.
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Sunday 19 Feb 2017
Does Islam oppress women? Can you separate the religion from the culture? and what is shariah anyway?
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Last week we heard a Catholic priest describe himself as celibate while leading a "healthy sexual life". How does this work?
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Dialogue between the faiths: crucial bridge-building exercise, or insipid excuse for photo ops and tea drinking?
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Religion and politics are supposed to be separate, but some strange magnetic force keeps pulling them back together.
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How to cope when the thing you do no longer defines the person you are?
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We trace the history of the Monkey character - from ancient Chinese legend, through TV and pop opera, to the blockbuster movie Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back.
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What do Donald Trump and Britney Spears have in common? More than you think.
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Sunday 12 Feb 2017
Is it OK to poke fun at people's religion?
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We check out Martin Scorsese's new film Silence.
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We discuss this week's revelations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
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What are tefillin? Why do some Jews wear them? Kim Gotlieb explains all.
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In a secular modern age, what relevance does God still have?
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Fifty Shades Darker — a bold take on sexuality, or a dismal reminder of how dysfunctional human relationships can be?
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With abuse of elders on the rise, we're talking about the place of older people in our society.
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Wednesday 8 Feb 2017
God Forbid is a new RN show for 2017. James Carleton and guests ask, does God matter?
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