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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Simón Mejía, founder of the Grammy-nominated Colombian band Bomba Estéreo.Songs:
Bomba Estéreo - Soy YoBomba Estéreo - FiestaBomba Estéreo - InternacionalesBomba Estéreo - BosqueSimón Mejía - MirlaSimón Mejía - Nuj featuring Abuelo ReynaldoOrbital - Halcyon On and OnPink Floyd - Comfortably NumbBob Marley & the Wailers - JamminLearn more about Simón Mejía at https://simonmejia.com/Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Bassel Almadani of Bassel & The Supernaturals.Songs:
Bassel & The Supernaturals - AleppoBassel & The Supernaturals - Black WaterOtis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness (Live 1967)Bassel & The Supernaturals - GravityBassel & The Supernaturals - SmokeStevie Wonder - Higher GroundLearn more about Bassel & The Supernaturals at https://www.basselmusic.com/Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Andrew Hahn, the Kirtan Rabbi.Songs:
Kirtan Rabbi - HavayahKrishna Das - Baba HanumanKirtan Rabbi - Lecha DodiKirtan Rabbi - ShemaKirtan Rabbi - Zikr I Adonai MelechThe Grateful Dead - Truckin' (Live in London 1972)Kirtan Rabbi - KaddishLearn more about Rabbi Andrew Hahn at https://kirtanrabbi.com/Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Michael Manring, master of the fretless bass.Songs:
Michael Manring - Open the BoxMichael Manring - WelcomingMichael Manring - Dabuda's MemoryMorton Feldman - Rothko ChapelMichael Manring - The Fire SermonMichael Manring - La Sagrada FamiliaJessica Kaiser - Capricho Catalán by Isaac AlbénizLearn more about Michale Manring at https://manthing.com/Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Londrelle.Songs:
Londrelle - Healing ConversationsLondrelle - GratitudeLondrelle - Vibrate Higher Ft Lalah DeliaLondrelle - Love Is FreeBob Marley & The Wailers. - So Much Things To SayNipsey Hussle - That's How I KnewJhené Aiko - FrequencyLearn more about Londrelle at https://www.londrelle.love/Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.In this online-only extra, we're taking it to the next level with Anna Tivel!Songs:
Iris DeMent - Let the Mystery BeLearn more about Learn more about Anna Tivel www.annativel.com/Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Anna Tivel.Songs:
Anna Tivel - Disposable CameraAnna Tivel - Real ThingsAnna Tivel - The QuestionAnna Tivel - Small BelieverAnna Tivel - Outsiders Anna Tivel - Bluebird Anna Tivel - Black Umbrella Nina Simone - I Think It's Going to Rain TodayBill Fay - Never Ending Happening Anna Tivel - Royal BlueLearn more about Anna Tivel https://www.annativel.com/Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Balthazar Aguirre of the Colombian band BALTHVS.Songs:
BALTHVS - AguaceroBALTHVS - Mango SeasonBALTHVS - Johanna's DreamBALTHVS - Pajaro de CumbiaJudith Hill - The Pepper ClubGrateful Dead - Mind Left Body JamBALTHVS - AshesCarlos Santana - Black Magic WomanBALTHVS - Sun & MoonBALTHVS - Sun in Gemini BALTHVS - Third Vibration Learn more about BALTHVS at https://balthvs.com/Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Odetta Hartman.Songs:
Odetta Hartman - Mother ChildJohann Sebastian Bach - Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D Minor (performed by Hilary Hahn)Odetta Hartman - End of the WorldOdetta Hartman - BatoneboEva Salina - Djelo DjeloOdetta Hartman - Rise AboveFloat Waves - Chakra SuiteCosmo Sheldrake - Does the Swallow Dream of FlyingJudith Hill - God Bless the MachineLearn more about Odetta Hartman at https://odettahartman.bandcamp.com/Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.In this online-only extra, we're taking it to the next level with Sonny Singh!Songs:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Sonny Singh.Songs:
Sonny Singh - Mitar Pyare Nu Sonny Singh - Ghadar MachaoSonny Singh & friends - Music Like Dirt (Desmond Dekker cover) Sonny Singh - Chardi KalaSweet Honey in the Rock - We Are The OnesSonny Singh - Aisee Preet Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Mittar Pyare Noon (Shabads)Sonny Singh - Koi Bol Ram Sonny Singh - RebelLearn more about Sonny Singh at https://sonnysingh.com/Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist Judith Hill.Songs:
Judith Hill - Runaway TrainJudith Hill - Her I AmJudith Hill - Angel in the DarkJudith Hill - Dame de la LumiereJudith Hill - The Pepper ClubThe Clark Sisters - Jesus is a Love SongMichael Jackson Earth SongPrince - The CrossJudith Hill - God Bless the MachineLearn more about Judith Hill at https://www.judithhill.com/Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Native American flutist R Carlos Nakai.Songs:
R Carlos Nakai - Shaman’s CallR Carlos Nakai - Song for the Morning StarR Carlos Nakai Quartet - Mitakuye OyasinPaul Horn - Inside Taj MahalPaul Horn - Mystery ValleyPaul Winter Consort - IcarusLearn more about R Carlos Nakai at https://rcarlosnakai.com/Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is trumpeter Nico Segal.Songs:
Nico Segal - ttgwhNico Segal - Crystal Ball RoomChance the Rapper - Sunday CandyNico Segal - Naturally SomehowJuju Exchange - FecundityThad Jones - A Child is BornJohn Coltrane - A Love SupremeMiles Davis - Shhh / PeacefulLearn more about Nico Segal at https://www.nicosegal.com/Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Alaskan singer-songwriter Quinn Christopherson.Songs:
Quinn Christopherson - BubblegumQuinn Christopherson - KidsQuinn Christopherson - SimpleQuinn Christopherson - Loaded GunPattie Gonia feat Quinn Christopherson and Yo-Yo Ma - Won’t Give UpTierra Whack - HeavenTierra Whack - Cutting OnionsLearn more about Quinn Christopherson at https://quinnchristopherson.com/Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Jake Óg Mac Siacais of the Irish band The Shan Vans.Songs:
The Shan Vans - So Much MoreThe Shan Vans - InsideThe Shan Vans - The Genocide Will Be TelevisedThe Shan Vans - This is Our ReligionSixto Rodriguez - CauseLearn more about The Shan Vans at https://theshanvans.wordpress.com/Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Christina Wood, one half of the electronic pop duo Kaleida.Songs:
Kaleida - ThinkKaleida - Seagull NunKaleida - KildaKaleida - FreeCat Power - Maybe NotElizabeth LaPrelle - East Virginia Enya - How Can I Keep from SingingKaleida - ConvolutionLearn more about Kaleida at https://www.kaleidamusic.com/Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guests are David Chevan and Warren Byrd of The Afro-Semitic Experience.Songs:
The Afro-Semitic Experience - Esa EnaiThe Afro-Semitic Experience - Retelling the Tales Told by Our AncestorsAndrae Crouch - Soon and Very SoonThe Afro-Semitic Experience - We Shall Overcome - Oseh ShalomThe Afro-Semitic Experience - My Feet Began to PrayThe Afro-Semitic Experience - Unity in the CommunityThe Afro-Semitic Experience - If I Can Help SomebodyLearn more about The Afro-Semitic Experience at https://afrosemiticexperience.net/Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Natalie Maddix, founder of the House Gospel Choir.Songs:
House Gospel Choir - Hallelujah AnywayHouse Gospel Choir - Keep On MovingWookie - BattleCelestial Choir - Stand on the WordHouse Gospel Choir - FWDHouse Gospel Choir - AngelsBob Marley - One DropPharaoh Sanders - You’ve Got to Have FreedomHouse Gospel Choir - I Don’t Know What You Come to DoLearn more about House Gospel Choir at https://housegospelchoir.com/Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Lebanese musician Zeid Hamdan, considered “the Pope of Middle Eastern Underground”. Zeid co-founded the influential band Soapkills and most recently released music with his newest project Bedouin Burger.Songs:
Bedouin Burger - NomadZeid and the Wings - BalekehSoapkills - HerzanZeid and the Wings - JaziraZeid and the Wings Iza W LawThe New Government - The New GovernmentThe Beatles - Across the UniverseLynn Adib - Room 310Bedouin Burger - DabkehLearn more about Zeid at: https://soundcloud.com/zeidhamdanEnjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Climb higher with bonus content from our Soul Ladder Music series.This week's guests are Qurram Hussain and Rup Magon of the band JoSH.Learn more about JoSH at: https://joshtheband.com/Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guests are Qurram Hussain and Rup Magon of the band JoSH.Songs:
JoSH - NaalJoSH - Mahi Ve MausamJoSH - Mein Hoon TanhaJoSH - Meri Jaan KabhiJoSH - Yeh ZameenJoSH - Kabhi KabhiJoSH - Pyar Ho GayaLearn more about JoSH at: Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:
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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is saxophonist Mtali Banda.Songs:Mtali Banda - Ghetto SuperheroesMtali Banda - Black Boy FairyTalesMtali Banda - Open Your HeartMtali Banda - Morning MantraTalib Kweli - Where Do We GoCommon - It's Your World Pt 1 & 2Chance the Rapper - BlessingsEnjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishEmail:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is songwriter Audrey Assad.Songs:Audrey Assad - BetterAudrey Assad - UnfoldingAudrey Assad - Be Thou My VisionAudrey Assad - How About YouAudrey Assad - MortalMUNA - Loose GarmentMonica Martin - Go Easy KidEnjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishEmail:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Ghanain-Hungarian singer Sena Dagadu.Songs:Sena Dagadu - For the Man DemSena Dagadu - Play Pa Ba BaMustapha Tettey AddySena Dagadu - Boats on the RiverSena Dagadu - You No ReadySena Dagadu - Damn RightSena Dagadu & Fonye - HyperdrivePat Thomas - Gyae SuEzra Collective - Ego KillahEnjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishEmail:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Climb higher with bonus content from our Soul Ladder Music seriesThis week's guest is multi-instrumentalist Mobley.Song:Junip - In Every DirectionEnjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishEmail:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is multi-instrumentalist Mobley.Songs:Mobley - lordMobley - themsongJames Taylor - CopperlineMobley - Taste of GoldNina Simone - Mississippi GoddamnMobley - James CrowMobley - Nobody's FavouriteEnjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishEmail:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Iranian American singer and ethnomusicologist Galeet Dardashti.Songs:Galeet Dardashti - Adon HaselichotDivahn - Am Ne'emanayGaleet Dardashti - MonajatGaleet Dardashti - MelekhGaleet Dardashti - Adonai Hu Ha'elohimGaleet Dardashti - El Nora AlilahGaleet Dardashti - MichalYemen Blues - Mountains Will DanceEnjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishEmail:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is the five-time Grammy-nominated trumpeter Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott).Songs:Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah - Trouble That MorninChief Xian aTunde Adjuah - Ashe Chief DonaldChief Xian aTunde Adjuah - End SimulationChief Xian aTunde Adjuah - DiasporaChief Xian aTunde Adjuah - Bark Out Thunder Roar Out LightningCharlie Parker - Donna LeeDonald Harrison - Indian BluesChief Xian aTunde Adjuah - Ancestral Recall (feat. Saul Williams)Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishEmail:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is multi-instrumentalist Huda Asfour, who is best known for her oud compositions.Songs:Huda Asfour - KouniHuda Asfour - Lastou Shaya (I am nothing)Huda Asfour - Counter Improv with Aly EissaSabreen - The SeaAnouar Brahem - HalfaouineHuda Asfour - First LoopEnjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishEmail:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Adomaa, an R&B / jazz singer from Ghana.Songs:Adomaa - Smoke & MirrorsAdomaa - UtopiaAdomaa - Evolution of GH MusicAdomaa - Beginning AgainAdomaa - I Am Tar Samara Joy - I Miss You SoYebba - October SkyOgranya - LagbajaEnjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishEmail:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is singer/songwriter Latifah Alattas, who performs as both Moda Spira and Page CXVI.Songs:Page CXVI - Refuge of My Weary SoulPage CXVI - All Things NewModa Spira - BangPage CXVI - In the GardenAudrey Assad & Moda Spira - Everyday LifeEnjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishEmail:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Climb higher with bonus content from our Soul Ladder Music seriesThis week's guest is Ethiopian jazz pianist Samuel Yirga.Song:Samuel Yirga & Clueso feat. Norman Sinn & Tim Neuhaus - AAND NEN (WE ARE ONE)Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishEmail:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Ethiopian jazz pianist Samuel Yirga.Songs:Samuel Yirga - Abet Abet (Punt Mix)Samuel Yirga - Drop me thereMulatu Astatke - AzmariSamuel Yirga - Ambassel in Box Revisited (live at Real World Studios)Mulatu Astatke - Yekermo Sew (Man of Experience and Wisdom)Mawa Emahoy Tsege Mariam - Mother's LoveSusheela Raman feat Samuel Yirga - Sacred ImaginationsEnjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishEmail:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Ghanaian rapper Pure Akan.Songs:Pure Akan - Wo DansefoɔPure Akan - Mensesa Me HoPure Akan feat Efya - Yete AporAB Crentsil - Obi Baa WiaseAtta Frimpong - Bepo So DuaAyisi - MOKOLEPure Akan - Bɔkɔɔ (Feat King Ayisoba)Enjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishEmail:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Our Soul Ladder Music series features musicians discussing the spiritual themes in their songs and the music that inspires them.This week's guest is Klezmer fiddle player Alicia Svigals, one of the founding members of the Klezmatics.Songs:Alicia Svigalis - Winter DanceKlezmatics - Bulgars / The KissHaris Alexiou - Mia Ine I OusiaKlezmatics - Moroccan GameOlga Neuwirth - The City Without JewsDjivan Gasparyan - Sourmaloui YerkSYNTHESIS feat. Alicia Svigals - Pachelbel's Quarantine CanonAriana Grande - breathinEnjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishEmail:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Climb higher with bonus content from our Soul Ladder Music seriesThis week's guest is Klezmer fiddle player Alicia Svigals, one of the founding members of the Klezmatics.Song:The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices Choir - First Song on the RoadEnjoy music from our Soul Ladder Music series with our official playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishEmail:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:https://www.zeeavi.com/Songs:Zee Avi "Bitter Heart"Zee Avi "Honey Bee"Zee Avi "Anchor"Donny Hathaway "Someday We'll All Be Free"Zee Avi "Stay in the Clouds"AIR "Ce Matin-la"P. Ramlee "Getaran Jiwa"Zee Avi "The Story"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Can't get enough of Zee Avi? You're in luck! In this mini-episode, Zee Avi talks about why a song about heartbreak belongs on a children's album.Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:www.zeeavi.com/Songs:Zee Avi "Who Loves the Sun?"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:https://www.lakestreetdive.com/Songs:Lake Street Dive "What I'm Doing here"Lake Street Dive "Godawful Things"Lake Street Dive "Sarah"Sister Rosetta Tharpe "Stretch Out"The Staples Singers "I'm Just Another Soldier"Lake Street Dive "Making Do"Lake Street Dive "Being a Woman"George Harrison "Isn't it a Pity"Rachael & Vilray "Goodnight My Love"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:https://www.noasmusic.com/Songs:Noa & Gil Dor "Boi Kala"Noa & Gil Dor "All of the Angels"Paul Simon "Quiet"Noa "Home Made Religion"Noa & Mira Awad "There Must Be Another Way"Noa "Ave Maria"Jeff Buckley "Hallelujah"Noa "Love Love Love"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:https://www.rootsworld.com/rw/feature/hanitra99.htmlSongs:Tarika "Fomba"Tarika "Haintany"Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan "Mustt"Martin Rakotoarimanana "Antananarivo Ambohimanga"Tarika "Avelo"Tarika "Sulawesi"Bob Marley "Three Little Birds"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:https://lnk.bio/alsarahSongs:Alsarah & The Nubatones "Men Ana"Alsarah "Your Love is Home"Alsarah & The Nubatones "Farasha"Alsarah & The Nubatones "Ya Watan"Hamza El Din "El Aanga"Alsarah & The Nubatones "Alforag"Bi Kidude "Alaminadura"Toshi Reagon and Alexis Pauline Gumbs "HELD"MESAFA "Let Me Tell You About My Love"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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This week we’re talking to stic.man, titan of the y2k underground hip-hop scene and one half of the legendary duo dead prez. You might know stic for his raw lyricism, tacking what he calls the “isms.” More recently, though, he’s remixed his music into another genre - “fit-hop” - inspired not by the systems that tear people apart, but the mechanisms that keep people together. For stic, staying active and eating well are keys to community-building and spiritual enlightenment. Take what he says about martial arts, for example: “a black belt is just a dirty white belt.” In other words, we are here to learn from one another, not to arrive. Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:https://www.instagram.com/sticSongs:dead prez "Hip Hop"dead prez "Learning, Growing, Changing"KRS-1 "Why is That?"dead prez "50 in the Clip"stic "Yoga Mat"stic "White Belt"stic "Runner's High"Earth, Wind & Fire "Pure Gold"dead prez "Discipline"William DeVaughn "Be Thankful for What You Got"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Can't get enough of stic? You're in luck! In this mini-episode, stic and Jack trade places as stic asks Jack about the history and philosophy of the Baha'i Faith . Learn more:https://www.instagram.com/sticSoul Ladder Music Playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Can't get enough of Christylez? You're in luck! From the way he carries himself in a room, to his the three-piece suit he often dons, Christylez has an instantly recognizable sense of style. In this mini-episode, Jack and Christylez get into the nitty-gritty of what it means to look your best and stay true to yourself.Learn more:http://www.christylez.com/Soul Ladder Music Playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Christylez Bacon calls himself a "Progressive Hip-Hop Artist". He's also a Grammy Award nominee who's as comfortable playing alongside Yo-Yo Ma as he is in the local music scene in DC. As a young person, Christylez would record over his mother’s gospel tapes to make beats. Then, faith meant less to him than the music; but as he’s grown older, he’s re-connected with Christianity again. And today, Christylez is bringing his unique vision of the unity amongst diverse people and their musical expression to his Washington Sound Museum series.In their conversation, Jack and Christylez reflect on discovery, staying open, and “dope Jesus quotes.” Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:http://www.christylez.com/Songs:Christylez Bacon "It's the Beatbox"Christylez Bacon "Children Album Gangsta"Christylez Bacon "Quarantined"Christylez Bacon & Clarice Assad "Beatbox Remix"Christylez Bacon & Wytold "Bach Remix"Kanye West Sunday Service "Lord You're Holy / Ballin' Remix"Kirk Franklin "Why We Sing"Kirk Franklin "Stomp"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Can't get enough of Y-Love? You're in luck! We've got one more track to discuss, May May Ali's "Life's a Test." Join us as Y-Love explains that this is not just any one-hit wonder, but a testament to God's omniscience and inter-faith connections.Learn more:yitz.io/aboutSongs:May May Ali "Life's a Test"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Judaism guided Yitz Jordan to Hip-Hop. A convert originally from Baltimore, he discovered rapping was a useful - if unorthodox - studying technique while at a yeshiva in Jerusalem. Not one to fit easily into any box, Y-Love (as he is now known) also came out as gay. 25 years into his career, Y-Love looks forward to ushering in a new generation of Jewish rap that reflects on, challenges, and lovingly confronts assumptions of who belongs. Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:https://yitz.io/aboutSongs:Y-Love "This is Unity"Conflict "This is the A.L.F."DJ K-Swift "Baltimore Club Radio Mix"Y-Love "Menadrin Rhymin'"Rak Po "Only Here"Immortal Technique "The 3rd World"Y-Love "Focus on the Flair"Y-Love & DeScribe "Change"Y-Love "Move On"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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When metalhead Eric Harper was 15-years-old, his parents announced that the family would be moving to Portugal. Accustomed to his life in the U.S., Eric took the news harshly. But Eric's new experience abroad introduced him to a lifelong passion: classical guitar. “[There’s] a pattern of God always having my back and moving me to places I don’t want to go to,” he says. In this episode, Jack and Eric talk about the peculiar guidance of the divine throughout life’s moments, and the communities we make along the way.Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:https://ericharpermusic.com/Songs:Eric Harper "Fechar De Olhos"Eric Harper "O Amigo"Vicente Amigo "Ciudad de las Ideas"Eric Harper "The Harvest of Reason"Stromae "Papaoutai"Eric Harper "Always There for Me"Michael W Smith "Awesome God"Eric Harper "Cura"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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When is making music about community survival? For Ladino singer Sarah Aroeste, her role is as much as a cultural preservationist. Although she was raised in suburban New Jersey, Sarah's family heritage goes back to the town of Monastir in Macedonia, where 98% of the Jewish population were killed during the Holocaust, and beyond that to the Iberian peninsula, where Jews were expelled during the Spanish Inquisition. Since establishing herself as a professional musician, Sarah has made it her mission to contribute to a thriving modern library of songs in Ladino, the unique language of the Jews in this region. During our conversation, Jack and Sarah discuss how she is creating opportunities for young people to connect to their Sephardic heritage through not just music, but also literacy and food; and Sarah explains why her work pushing back against cultural assimilation is particularly poignant during the festival of Hanukkah.Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:https://saraharoeste.com/Songs:Sarah Aroeste "Od Bitola Pojdov"Sarah Aroeste "Oy Qui Muevi Mezis"Sarah Aroeste "Chika Morena"Sarah Aroeste "Buena Semana"Yo Yo Ma "Bach Cello Suite 1 in G Major"Flory Jagoda "L'Amor"Tuck and Patty "Takes My Breath Away"Sarah Aroeste "Hanuka"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Spirit called Nailah Porter to leave her life as a DC lawyer to follow her passion as a singer in Los Angeles. But pursuing her dream wasn't an easy road. Nailah channels these hard-won life lessons, as well as family stories from back home in North Carolina, into songs that are healing medicine. In this episode, Jack and Nailah discuss how her music presents both the beauty and challenges of being a Black woman in America, and explore her spiritual and musical connections with Nina Simone, Abbey Lincoln, and Gil Scott Heron.Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:https://nailahporter.com/Songs:Nailah Porter "Hands"Nailah Porter "Breathe"Abbey Lincoln "Throw it Away"Nina Simone "Images"Nailah Porter "Beautiful Anyway"Nailah Porter "Uncle Coo' Jack"Gil Scott Heron "Winter in America"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:https://spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review! bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Like any skilled hip hop artist, Ofosu Jones-Quartey (who performs as Born I) knows the power of remixing multiple seemingly disparate influences and ideas into something cohesive and exciting. Perhaps this sense of balance comes from his lifelong training in Buddhist meditation. A practitioner from an early age, Ofosu learned from watching his mother, an immigrant from Ghana who was thirsting for spiritual connection beyond the Christian tradition.In this episode, Jack and Ofosu talk about the example he's setting for his own children as a mindfulness instructor, as well as the many other ways Ofosu is keeping busy, not only as a musician, but a fashion designer, an app creator, and a children's book author.Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:https://bornimusic.com/Songs:Born I "In This Moment"Born I "Om Mani Padme Hum"Alice Coltrane "Radhe-Shyam"Killah Priest "Heavy Mental"Stevie Wonder "As"Born I "New Avatars"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:https://spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review! bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Because there are too many good stories and music to share in our main episode, let's take it to the next level with this podcast extra!For a teenage Omar, Icelandic experimental music icon Bjork was a revelation on how to be fearless as an artist.Learn more:https://www.omarsmusic.com/Songs:Bjork "Army of Me"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:https://spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review! bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Omar Pitras Waqar draws as much from DC-area punks like Minor Threat as he does iconic qawwali singers like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Crossing geographies of space and time, Omar’s music is eclectic and divine, and has evolved through various forms and projects. Reflecting on the power to create on his own terms, he says “I can be as magical as I wanna be!”In this episode, we get to experience a live performance of Gardens for the Lush, Omar’s unique blend of anarchist politics and Sufi poetry channeled through sitar instrumentation. We also talk about what it means to grow up punk in Islam and grapple with blended musical and cultural identities.Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:https://www.omarsmusic.com/Songs:Sarmust "Unconditional"Amitabah Bachchan "Rang Barse"Gaudi and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan "Bethe Bethe Kese Kese"Kominas "Eid Mubarak"Q and Not U "Hooray for Humans"Diacritical "Disenchanted"Evilartform "Veeena"Gardens for the Lush "In Dreams"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:https://spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review! bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Departing from some of the themes of violence and materialism that dominate pop music, the rap group Native Deen focuses on the spiritual teachings of Islam. Native Deen’s influence casts a wide net, inspiring audiences in the US, Europe, the Middle East, and beyond. In this episode, one of Native Deen's co-founders, Joshua Salaam, shares his love for old school rap and R&B, how Muslim youth camps gave him his first taste of being an MC, and how his songwriting is influenced by what he learns from working with youth and young adults.Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:https://nativedeen.com/Songs:Joshua Salaam "One True"Bill Withers "Ain't No Sunshine"Sam Cooke "A Change is Gonna Come"Native Deen "Subhanallah"Fat Boys "Can You Feel It"Native Deen "Be at the Top"Native Deen "Zamilooni"Native Deen "Paradise"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:https://spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review! bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Because there are too many good stories and music to share in our main episode, let's take it to the next level with this podcast extra!Do'a tells how a bold email led to her collaborating with one of her musical idols.Learn more:https://doasings.com/Songs:Shai Maestro "Angelo"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:https://spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review! bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Do’a inhabits multiplicities. A PhD student of mathematics at the University of Maryland, she is also a former artist-in-residence at Strathmore Arts Center. Her influences range from Bossa Nova to Albanian folk music, and she sings in a variety of languages, including Spanish and Portuguese. It’s worth noting Do’a spoke neither of these languages growing up: she is the daughter of Iranian-Italian and Iranian-German parents who immigrated to Albania to share the teachings of the Baha’i Faith. In this episode, Jack talks to Do’a about and the many spaces she occupies and how she is still evolving as a musician.Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:https://doasings.com/Songs:Do'a "Flor de Lis"Do'a "Lampara"Do'a "Unidad"Toquinho "Como Dizia O Poeta"Nina Simone "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free"Abbey Lincoln "Throw it Away"Do'a "Krijim"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:https://spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review! bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Because there are too many good stories and music to share in our main episode, let's take it to the next level with this podcast extra!Osa and Jack reflect on sharing hip hop with their children.Learn more:https://www.osathehealer.com/Soul Ladder Music Playlist:https://spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review! bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Nigerian-American rapper Osa the Healer believes in the “present tense mentality” — a term that describes the ongoing process of improving, healing, and learning something new. “I haven’t arrived, I’m not done,” he says. It means asking, who am I? Where do I come from? What do I leave for others? As a father of three, Osa finds that these questions often loop into the realm of parenting. In this episode, Jack talks to Osa about redefining fatherhood, challenging faith norms, and why DMX is the most spiritual MC.Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:https://www.osathehealer.com/Songs:Osa the Healer "Soul Fly"The Sanctuaries "Love Reaches Out"DMX "Ready to Meet Him"Osa the Healer "Lost"Osa the Healer "Reaching Father"Feel Kuti "Water No Get Enemy"Reflection Eternal "Expansion Outro"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:https://spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review! bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Because there are too many good stories and music to share in our main episode, let's take it to the next level with this podcast extra!Jocelyn shares why she connects with Frank Sinatra's romantic "How Deep is the Ocean".Learn more:http://www.jocelynmackenzie.com/Songs:Frank Sinatra "How Deep is the Ocean"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:https://spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review! bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Jocelyn Mackenzie doubles as a musician who tours with the likes of Ani DiFranco, and a professional psychic medium. For Jocelyn, neither of these aspects of her life are disparate; one informs the other. Take the prescient lyric “listen up, the whole world is in flux of a fever,” delivered to Jocelyn from above, six years before the pandemic. In this episode, Jack talks to Jocelyn about this kind of “clairaudience” (psychic hearing), how broken ukulele strings led her to her husband, and why we all just need to be more playful.Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:http://www.jocelynmackenzie.com/Songs:Jocelyn Mackenzie "Beam of Light"They Might Be Giants "Birdhouse in Your Soul"Jocelyn Mackenzie "Better"Kate Bush "Cloudbusting"Gorillaz "Clint Eastwood"Jocelyn Mackenzie "Little Islands"Pumpkin Mouth "Funeral Drinking"Jocelyn Mackenzie "Brave Ones"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:https://spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review! bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Because there are too many good stories and music to share in our main episode, let's take it to the next level with this podcast extra!Ayanna shares the story of how she went from meeting Stevie Wonder as a child (and trying to get one over on him) to having him as a musical mentor and collaborator.Learn more:https://ayannagregory.com/Soul Ladder Music Playlist:https://spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review! bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Once during a performance, Ayanna Gregory forgot the words to her music. The singer faltered — but not for long. In the midst of her error, the grace of the audience and the stillness of the moment awakened her to the meditative power of music. In this episode, Ayanna talks to Jack about moments like this one, when music is a spirit that guides, grounds, and gathers.Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:https://ayannagregory.com/Songs:Ayanna Gregory "Far Away"Stevie Wonder "As"Ayanna Gregory "Life is Calling You"Stevie Wonder "The Secret Life of Plants"India.Arie "I Am Light"Rachelle Ferrell "I Forgive You"Ayanna Gregory "Now"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:https://spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review! bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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Because there are too many good stories and music to share in our main episode, let's take it to the next level with this podcast extra!Gabriel shares about the devastating fire that cost him his home and his beloved record collection, how he started to rebuild, and why Gil Scott Heron has been one of his top artists to listen to during the pandemic.Learn more:https://www.gabrielteodros.com/Songs:Gil Scott Heron "I Think I'll Call It Morning"Soul Ladder Music Playlist:https://spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review! bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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For Seattle rapper and DJ, Gabriel Teodros, a morning ritual is sacred. Waking up, getting ready, and getting out the house to commune with others is that stuff that keeps him alive. Music is a way to contain the spirituality of everyday connection. ““At my best, I’m just listening,” Teodros says, “I feel like that’s all artists’ jobs basically, to look at a moment and try to find the poetry in it.” In this inaugural episode of our Soul Ladder Music series, Jack and Gabriel explore, among other things, the poetry of the every day, the radical world-building of community organizing, and the wisdom within diverse spaces. Climb with us on this week's Soul Ladder Music!Learn more:https://www.gabrielteodros.com/Songs:Gabriel Teodros “Service”Common “G.O.D.”CopperWire “Be with Me in the Darkness”Gabriel Teodros “Colored People’s Time Machine”Gabriel Teodros “Thankful You’re Still here”Curtis Mayfield “The Makings of You”Gabriel Teodros “First Cut”Soul Ladder Music Playlist:https://spoti.fi/3VASImF+++Leave a Review! bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/www.twitter.com/interfaithish/Email:interfaithish@gmail.com

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As we close this chapter of our show, we hear messages from listeners and past guests, enjoy clips from favorite episodes, and look ahead to what's coming next!+++Leave a Review!bit.ly/interfaithishSocial:www.instagram.com/interfaithish/www.facebook.com/interfaithish/twitter.com/interfaithishEmail:interfaithish@gmail.com

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In this two part episode, we listen to organizers on both sides of the abortion debate to understand what the decision to overturn Roe v Wade means to the them and where they see our country going from here.

In part one, I talk with Anna Lulis, digital engagement strategist at Students for Life of America, about why she feels abortion should be abolished.

And in part two, I speak with Aliza Kazmi, co-executive director of HEART, and Rev. Kenyetta Chinwe, faith advocacy coordinator at Sister Song, about how they see this moment particularly impacting communities of color.

Learn more about:

SisterSong https://www.sistersong.net/ Spiritual Alliance of Communities for Reproductive Dignity https://www.sacreddignity.org/ HEART https://hearttogrow.org/ - https://bit.ly/SVandRJinfo Students for Life. https://studentsforlife.org/

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DC is still a predominantly Black city and religion in Black communities is more than just Protestant Christianity.

What are the local groups that make up the religious diversity of the nation's capital? How do they play a role in the shifting make up of the city as gentrification and revitalization continue to change the face of "Chocolate City"?

Today's show was recorded at the 2022 Religion News Association conference, held in March 2022 in Bethesda, Maryland.

Moderator: Adelle Banks, Projects Editor and National Reporter, Religion News Service.

Guests:

Carol Mumin, a member of Masjid Muhammad, and the first Muslim to work directly for a U.S. President as a White House staffer.

Nii Odoi Glover, a member of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Washington DC. He works as a firefighter with DC Fire & EMS.

Ryane Nickens, a member at Metropolitan AME Church, and president of the TraRon Center.

Ayesha Ali, co-founder of Heart Refuge Mindfulness Community.

Learn more about: Adelle Banks writing at RNS https://religionnews.com/author/adellebanks/ Masjid Muhammad https://thenationsmosque.org/ TraRon Center https://traroncenter.org/ DC Baha'i Community https://www.dcbahai.org/ Heart Refuge Mindfulness Community https://www.heartrefugemindfulnesscommunity.org/

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This week, we take a tour of the Latter-day Saints Temple in Kensington, Maryland. Originally complete in the 1974, the temple is the site of ceremonies typically closed to anyone who isn't a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

But - after extensive renovations and a two-year delay due to the pandemic - this spring the temple has opened its doors to the public for a brief two-month window before it is rededicated in August.

I talk with Melanie Coulton of the temple communications team and Emily Utt, a historic sites curator for the church, as well as visitors reflecting on what they learned from their experience.

Learn more about: LDS Temple Tour https://dctemple.org/

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For our 100th episode, we pull out all the stops to celebrate this year's unique intersection of spring holidays:

Sarah Ventre pulls cards for Passover. Cassandra Lawrence shares tears of joy at Easter. Dalraj Singh Gill tells the dramatic story of Vaisakhi. Fazia Deen balances service and personal growth during Ramadan. Nanabah Foguth reflects on indigenous representation in Baha'i elections at Ridvan.

Learn more about: Omer Oracle Divination Deck http://www.nomyteaches.com/omer-oracle Shoulder to Shoulder Spring Messaging Campaign https://www.shouldertoshouldercampaign.org/spring-2022-messaging-campaign Sikh martial arts demonstration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlcOMKcGhLM Baha'i elections https://bahaiteachings.org/what-makes-bahai-election-unique/

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With anxiety about nuclear war looming large in the minds of people around the world, we discuss the moral and ethical questions at play when it comes to developing nuclear programs, and the case for disarmament.

Joining me are Negar Mortazavi, an Iranian-American journalist and political analyst who is also the host of The Iran Podcast; and Alicia McBride, Director of Quaker Leadership at the Friends Committee on National Legislation or FCNL.

Learn more about: FCNL https://www.fcnl.org/ Advocacy Teams https://www.fcnl.org/act/join-advocacy-team Negar https://www.negarmortazavi.com/ The Iran Podcast https://www.negarmortazavi.com/iran-podcast

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With the world's eyes on Ukraine, I talk with Tamara Woroby (president of St Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Silver Spring, MD) and Gill Preuss (CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington) about how their communities are helping the people of Ukraine and those fleeing the attacks from Russia.

Learn more about: St Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral https://www.standrewuoc.org/ Jewish Federation of Greater Washington's Ukraine Emergency Fund https://connect.shalomdc.org/ukraine-emergency-fund

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Why Catholics are protesting the March for Life, what Exodus says about abortion, and how to make a uterus challah.

With the looming possibility that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade later this year, I've invited two leading reproductive rights advocates to discuss what their religious traditions say about abortion and how they approach the narrative around this issue within Catholic and Jewish communities.

Guests: Jamie Manson, president of Catholics for Choice. Shira Zemel, 73Forward Campaign Co-Director at the National Council of Jewish Women.

Learn more about: Catholics for Choice https://www.catholicsforchoice.org/ Basilica Protest https://twitter.com/Catholic4Choice/status/1484903519274557443 73Forward Campaign https://www.73forward.org/ National Council of Jewish Women https://www.ncjw.org/ Repro Shabbat https://rabbisforrepro.org/shabbat Uterus Challah https://lilith.org/2022/01/the-uterus-challah-recipe-youve-been-waiting-for/

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This week, we reflect on why we're falling short of MLK's prophetic vision, what's being missed about the recent synagogue hostage situation in Texas, and what is controversial about understanding Jesus as a Jew.

My guests are: Professor Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of African-American Studies and Sociology and director of the African American Studies Program at Colby College.

Professor Amy-Jill Levine, the Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace.

Learn more about: Prof. Gilkes articles on the Religion News Service: https://religionnews.com/author/cheryl-townsend-gilkes/ Read Prof. Levine's books: https://bookshop.org/contributors/amy-jill-levine

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As we reach the anniversary of last year's assault on the US Capitol, I discuss the impact of January 6th and where we go from here, with guests Zainab Chaudry (Director, Council on American Islamic Relations - Maryland) and David Searby (Co-Founder, Light4America).

We talk about the narratives that have emerged about the riots, the differences in perspectives in some Christian and Muslim circles, and what can be done to reinvent the meaning of January 6th in the years ahead.

Learn more about: Light4America https://light4america.org/ CAIR https://www.cair.com/ Zainab Chaudry http://www.zainabchaudry.com

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Reflections on the past year and a storytelling Q&A with the interfaith-ishtronauts Jack, Miranda and Sue.

Read Sue's recent writings: On This Pandemic Solstice (and Yalda Night) https://onbeingboth.wordpress.com/2021/12/21/on-this-pandemic-solstice-and-yalda-night/ Not all Jews hate Christmas. In fact, many of us celebrate it https://forward.com/opinion/478664/not-all-jews-hate-christmas-in-fact-many-of-us-celebrate-it/

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This week, I headed to downtown DC to visit the interfaith intentional living project, Abrahamic House. The project brings together young people of different religious traditions to live together for a year and provide a space to learn from one another about their traditions and also create public programming for others to do the same.

The project is the brainchild of Mohammed Al Samawi, an interfaith activist, Yemeni refugee, and the author of the best-selling memoir The Fox Hunt, which was published in 2018 and is now in development as a feature film with Steven Spielberg.

Mohamed invited me to join him at the Abrahamic House, to learn about the origins of this unique program and meet a couple of the fellows, Kelly Moltzen and Abby Shulman.

Together, Mohammed and current Abrahamic House fellows Kelly Moltzen and Abbie Shulman and I discussed how the TV show Friends inspired the project, what the biggest point of tension is between these new roommates, and how they are living out the house motto of gathering, not othering.

Learn more about: Abrahamic House https://www.abrahamichouse.org/ The Fox Hunt https://www.harpercollinsspeakersbureau.com/speaker/mohammed-al-samawi/

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The messy intersections of religion, politics, and nationalism.

Guests Sarah Brammer-Shlay, a rabbinical student and co-founder of If Not Now, and Sravya Tadepalli, a board member with Hindus for Human Rights, discuss the stories they grew up with around Israel and India, respectively. They are both now working to organize their communities to stand up for justice for people of all backgrounds.

Learn more about: If Not Now https://www.ifnotnowmovement.org/ Hindus for Human Rights https://www.hindusforhumanrights.org/

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As we approach Halloween, we dare to look at the darker side of religious traditions with stories of demons and djinn, ghosts and golems.

My guests are Rabia Chaudry, an attorney, author, the producer of the popular criminal justice podcast Undisclosed and most recently, host of The Hidden Djinn and Nighty Night; and James E. Bowley, Chair and Professor of Religious Studies at Millsaps College.

Together, we explore complex narratives around Lilith and Satan, and ask whether one can separate a rational, modern faith from belief in the supernatural.

Learn more about: Rabia Chaudry http://www.rabiachaudry.com/ James E. Bowley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._Bowley Undisclosed https://undisclosed-podcast.com/ The Hidden Djinn https://www.grimandmild.com/thehiddendjinn Nighty Night https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nighty-night-with-rabia-chaudry/id1581854514

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Muslims and Mormons and Muad-dib oh my!

Guests Ali Karjoo-Ravary, professor of Islamic studies at Bucknell University, and Michael Haycock, Christian Life Coordinator at Georgetown University, dish out all the nerdy takes on the intersection of religion and sci fi / fantasy.

We discuss the Islamic influences in Frank Herbert's Dune, Christian themes in CS Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia, and how religious minorities are represented in sci fi.

Learn more about:

Ali's Writing: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2020/10/11/paul-atreides-led-a-jihad-not-a-crusade-heres-why-that-matters https://ajammc.com/author/alikarjooravary/

Michael's Writing: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/peculiarpeople/2014/06/second-life-and-the-second-estate/ https://www.dialoguejournal.com/articles/the-earth-and-the-inhabitants-thereof-non-humans-in-the-divine-household/ https://www.patheos.com/blogs/peculiarpeople/2018/08/sorry-to-bother-you-the-human-body-as-technology/

Further Reading:

Ali's Picks: Arabian Nights and Days, Naguib Mahfouz The City of Brass, S.A. Chakraborty (and the rest of the Daevabad Trilogy) Alif the Unseen, G. Willow Wilson The Bird King, G. Willow Wilson The Haunting of Tram Car 015, P. Djèli Clark The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn, Usman Tanveer Malik Frankenstein in Baghdad, Ahmed Saadawi

Michael's Picks: The Folk of the Fringe, Orson Scott Card Wandering Realities, Steven Peck The Infinite Future, Tim Wirkus

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Finding interfaith allies on protest lines and in hair salons.

My guests are Taneeza Islam, Executive Director of South Dakota Voices for Peace and South Dakota Voices for Justice, and Leo WT, a queer non-binary Christian who organizes the dialogue project Conversations.

Taneeza is an immigration and human rights lawyer who has spent the last decade in South Dakota, advocating for vulnerable populations and most recently helping share vital public health information during the pandemic. (She's also running for mayor of Sioux Falls!)

Leo is creating spaces online - and in their hair salon - to engage neighbors in a pluralistic vision for their community based in the small town of Olean, New York.

Learn more about: Taneeza Islam https://www.facebook.com/taneezaforsf South Dakota Voices for Peace https://www.sdvfpeace.org/ South Dakota Voice for Justice https://www.southdakotavoicesforjustice.org/ Conversations https://conversationsofficial.com/

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What's it like to live in one of the most religiously diverse counties in America? And why does it not always lead to tolerance and pluralism?

This week, guests Robert P. Jones of the Public Religion Research Institute, and Ambereen Khan, host of the radio show 'Inspired,' discuss the recent 2020 Census of American Religion.

Plus, the death rattle of Christian nationalism and testing your religious literacy with Indiana Jones.

Learn more about: Public Religion Research Institute https://www.prri.org/research/2020-census-of-american-religion/ Inspired https://interfaithradio.org/

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This week, we listen to two powerful young voices in the climate movement: Isha Clarke is co-founder of Youth Vs Apocalypse and Tori Goebel is National Coordinator for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action.

Although on opposite coasts and from different religious and cultural traditions, the two share in their drive to working tirelessly to bring attention and action to the existential threat of our time.

During our conversation, Isha and Tori reflect on why it is critical to create intergenerational cooperation rather than conflict, discuss the dual processes of dismantling corrupt systems and building better ones, and name the visionary young leaders that inspire them.

Learn more about: Youth Vs Apocalypse https://www.youthvsapocalypse.org/ Young Evangelicals for Climate Action https://yecaction.org/

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One of the most challenging topics in interfaith settings is Israel/Palestine. How do we begin to address this subject, create space for meaningful dialogue, and take steps towards action? How can those outside of Palestine and Israel better inform ourselves? What is our role?

We explore some of these questions, acknowledging the difficulty of even agreeing on a shared view of history, language, and responsibilities.

Featuring Faisal Saleh, founder of the Palestine Museum US, and Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of Tikkun Magazine.

Learn more about: Palestine Museum https://www.palestinemuseum.us/ Tikkun https://www.tikkun.org/

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How can we create media to bring people together? How can we even begin a dialogue when we don't agree on the same facts?

Mohamed Amin Ahmed is a Muslim Somali immigrant and peace advocate based in Minneapolis who is founder of the platform Average Mohamed, which strives to provide educational narratives to counter extremist ideology.

Mandi Hart is a committed Christian, a filmmaker with More Productions and President of Cave Pictures Publishing, a self-described faith-adjacent production company that creates films, theater and comics that encourage pluralistic dialogue.

In this episode, Mandi and Mohamed talk about the motivation behind their work. And we also got into how each of them saw the current fractures in our public discourse from the perspective of their politically conservative communities.

Learn more about: Average Mohamed https://averagemohamed.com/ More Productions https://www.moreproductions.co/ Cave Pictures Publishing https://www.cavepicturespublishing.com/

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What does lobbying look like from a faith community perspective? What are the issues driving various groups, particularly minority faith groups? What are their goals and strategies for influencing policy and lawmakers? How do faith-based organizations find collaborators across ideological and political spectra?

Featuring: Ziba Murat, a Uyghur American human rights advocate, Rogiers from Black Nonbelievers DC, Rev. Mitchell Hescox from Evangelical Environmental Network, and Anthony Vance of the Office of Public Affairs of the Baha'is of the US.

Recorded at the 2020 Religion News Association virtual conference.

Learn more: Ziba's Washington Post Op-Ed https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/10/my-mother-may-be-victim-chinas-concentration-camps-disneys-mulan-is-whitewash/ Campaign for Uyghurs https://campaignforuyghurs.org/ US Baha'i Office of Public Affairs https://www.bahai.us/public-affairs/ Black Nonbelievers DC https://www.facebook.com/BNofDC/ Evangelical Environmental Network https://creationcare.org/ Religion News Association https://www.rna.org/

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Artist Makoto Fujimura and the Ven. Yishan Qian explore trauma, healing, and the power of art.

Mako, a committed Christian, discusses his "theology of making" and how he's using the art of kintsugi to help communities process trauma.

Yishan, an ordained Buddhist nun in the Chinese Mahayana tradition (called a 'bhikkhuni'), shares how she's found her calling in her role helping students as a "spiritual friend" on campus at Georgetown University.

Learn more: Makoto Fujimura & 'Art+Faith: A Theology of Making' https://makotofujimura.com/about Georgetown Campus Ministry https://campusministry.georgetown.edu/ourstaff/residential-ministry/

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This week we are at an interfaith intersection: with Passover, Holi and Holy Week, which culminates in Easter.

My guests are Jonathan Lewis, assistant secretary for pastoral ministry and social concerns for the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, and Pundit Naveen Krishna Das, a religious teacher with ISKCON DC,

We discuss the power of meditation, community life during COVID, and mantras in the Hindu, Catholic, and Baha'i traditions.

Learn more about: Archdiocese of Washington https://adw.org/ ISKCON DC http://iskcondc.org/

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How will inter-religious engagement stay relevant to Gen Z and beyond? What are the traps to avoid? How do we strike a balance between grassroots organizing and institutional engagement?

Two leaders reflect on challenges and victories they’ve experienced in the interfaith movement. Tahil Sharma, based in Los Angeles, is regional coordinator with the United Religions Initiative, an international organization promoting grassroots interfaith efforts around the world. And Dr. Wolfgang Reinbold is an interfaith organizer with the Evangelical Lutheran Regional Church of Hannover, Germany, and one of the minds behind the House of Religions, an interfaith cultural center in the city.

Learn more about: United Religions Initiative uri.org The House of Religions in Hannover Germany haus-der-religionen.de

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Hoodoo practitioner Juju Bae and musician Osa Obaseki dive into a deep exchange about defining the divine feminine, finding liberation through cross-cultural practices, and the guidance they are each receiving from their ancestors in this moment.

Learn more about: Juju Bae https://www.itsjujubae.com/ Osa The Healer https://www.instagram.com/osathehealer/ Rites of Passage http://thehealinglodge.org/legacy-project-open-house

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This week, we're breaking not one but TWO social taboos by talking about religion and money!

My guests for the conversation are Rasul Sha'ir, who is Muslim and serves as a Small Business Advisor for the Washington Area Community Investment Fund; and Ari Weisbard, who is Jewish and works as a managing partner with the DC firm Values Added Financial.

Together, we explore ethics in business, new ways to think about community investment during the pandemic, and the connection between personal wealth management and social impact.

Learn more about: Washington Area Community Investment Fund https://wacif.org Values Added Financial http://valuesaddedfinancial.com/

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On Inauguration Day, we discuss a renewed commitment to religious pluralism under the Biden-Harris administration; how the surge of South Asian voters in Georgia helped deliver victories to Senators Warnock and Ossoff; and why this is a moment to reclaim progressive Christianity.

Featuring: Anjali Enjeti, co-founder of the Georgia chapter of They See Blue Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, fellow at the Center for American Progress

Learn more about: Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons https://www.americanprogress.org/person/graves-fitzsimmons-guthrie/ Anjali Enjeti https://anjalienjeti.com/about/

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Voting rights, ending hunger, and supporting Black and Brown businesses in the nation's capital.

Featuring David Street, deputy director of grassroots organizing at Bread for the World, and Ibrahim Mumin, board member of Masjid Muhammad.

Note: this episode was recorded the morning of Wednesday June 6th, before the attack on the Capitol building.

Learn more about: Masjid Muhammad https://thenationsmosque.org/ Bread for the World https://bread.org/information-for-activists I Love DC Campaign https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPL8XRn_hPKE6WQqzdgGoVw/videos

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Stories from around the country about how 2020 has challenged and inspired us.

Learn more about: Ally Henny / Combing the Roots https://allyhenny.com/podcast/ Marshall Davis / Tao of Christ https://www.youtube.com/user/revmdavis Yael Trusch / Jewish Latin Princess https://jewishlatinprincess.com/ Mat McDermott / Hindu American Foundation https://www.hinduamerican.org/thats-so-hindu-podcast Josh Patterson / (Re)Thinking Faith https://rethinkingfaith.podbean.com/ Robert Hunt https://www.smu.edu/Perkins/FacultyAcademics/FacultyListingA-Z/Hunt Angelo John Lewis / Sacred Inclusion Network https://sacredinclusion.com Kat Banakis http://katbanakis.com/

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Sue, Miranda and Jack reflect on interfaith stories of the year, play music from past guests, share their favorite conversations from the show, and celebrate WOWD & U Week at Takoma Radio.

In honor of our 75th episode of Interfaith-ish, we put out a call to ask for 75 friends to step up and contribute to Takoma Radio and the response has been amazing! So much love, so many texts and emails, encouraging us to keep up the good work. Thank you for helping us reach our goal!

To support Takoma Radio: https://takomaradio.org/donate

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Black Indians, Black Mormons, and the Black Madonna.

This week, my guests share stories of spiritual struggle, family history, and claiming their beautifully complex identities. Featuring Camlyn Giddins, a teacher and filmmaker who grew up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and currently identifies as interfaith; and Shonda Buchanan, author of "Black Indian", a memoir that explores her family history and heritage as American Indian and African American.

More info: Shonda Buchanan https://shondabuchanan.com/ Black Indian https://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/books/detail/black-indian Camlyn Giddins https://camlyng.wixsite.com/portfolio

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After a rollercoaster election week, we’re back to work attempting to bridge some pretty cavernous divides in our country. And once again, religion and religious communities are at the center of a lot of the conversation. So this week, we turn to the thoughtful insights of Maggie Siddiqi, Director of the Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative at the Center for American Progress, and Reverend Dr. Gabriel Salguero, president and founder of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition. In our conversation, our guests talk about their own stories of religious formation, their current advocacy work, and how their communities are responding to the change in administration.

Learn more about: CAP Faith: https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/religion/view/ NALEC: https://nalec.org/

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As the election approaches, we reflect on the spiritual responsibility to exercise our civil right, navigating the challenges of partisanship, and who we are remembering this All Souls Day.

Featuring Vasu Mohan, an international elections expert and member of the DC Baha’i community, and Rose Berger, senior editor at Sojourners magazine and a member of the Catholic Non Violence Initiative.

Learn more about: Vasu Mohan https://wilmetteinstitute.org/faculty/vasu-mohan/ Rose Berger https://sojo.net/biography/rose-marie-berger Catholic Non Violence Initiative https://nonviolencejustpeace.net/ How to Win the Baha’i Vote in South Carolina https://sojo.net/articles/how-win-bah-vote-south-carolina

This show is dedicated to the memory of Marcia Larsen.

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Why Christians are attracted to QAnon; getting hyped for a Ramy X Ms Marvel crossover; and the best Evangelical TV shows.

Guests Ahmed Ali Akbar (‘See Something Say Something’) and Morgan Lee (Christianity Today’s ‘Quick to Listen’) discuss religion, politics, and pop culture. Plus Morgan shares about her multicultural Hawaiian roots and Ahmed educates us about the diverse Muslim communities he grew up with in Michigan.

Learn more about: Ahmed Ali Akbar https://twitter.com/radbrowndads Morgan Lee https://twitter.com/Mepaynl Quick to Listen https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/quick-to-listen/ See Something Say Something https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/see-something-say-something/id1169261799

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Nationalism vs pluralism, the psychological impact of masks, and how disagreements start at how we even define the terms.

Featuring Yehuda Kurtzer, president of the Shalom Hartman Institute, a Jewish research and education center; and Rusty Reno, editor of First Things, a conservative religion and public affairs magazine.

Learn more about: Shalom Hartman Institute https://www.hartman.org.il/ First Things http://firstthings.com/

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The spiritual side of start ups. Two journalists turned tech entrepreneurs, Jennifer Brandel and Mara Zepeda, explain how listening is key to preserving democracy.

Their platform Hearken is helping organizations adopt a humble posture of learning. And through the Zebras Unite movement, they are building a community of businesses intent on growing in harmony with natural cycles, instead of just disrupting systems.

Plus: Mara, who grew up in a Sufi community, explores how we can each create worlds through sacred sound; and Jennifer shares how principles she found in the Baha'i Faith inspired her goal to reframe the relationship between media institutions and the public.

Learn more about: Jennifer Brandel https://jennyeverything.com/ Mara Zepeda http://www.marazepeda.com/ Hearken https://wearehearken.com/ Zebras Unite https://zebrasunite.coop/ Start ups and Sex https://medium.com/zebras-unite/sex-startups-53f2f63ded49 Jenn's WBEZ article about Baha'i elections https://www.wbez.org/stories/bahai-elections/c5a92dd7-5c2b-40ac-bc03-36a7d31de6d1 That scene in Risky Business with the Baha'i Temple https://youtu.be/kpHITx7yRio

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Dawn, who is Christian, and Sarah, who is an atheist, are both fiercely driven in their fight for justice. I continue to be impressed by the passion and determination they put into their craft as journalists.

We discuss how their upbringing influences their motivations as journalists, challenges reporting on religious themes during the election, and what its like to be a five-time Miss Indiana pageant winner.

Sarah Jones is currently staff writer at New York Magazine; and Dawn Araujo-Hawkins is news editor at the Christian Century.

Read their work: Dawn Araujo-Hawkins https://www.christiancentury.org/dawn-araujo-hawkins Sarah Jones https://nymag.com/author/sarah-jones/

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We go back to school to discuss the election, religious literacy in higher ed, and ways history influences theology.

Featuring Dr. Brett Krutzsch, editor of the online magazine and podcast The Revealer from the Center for Religion and Media at New York University; and Zachary Davis, president of the audio platform Lyceum and creator of the Ministry of Ideas podcast.

Learn more: The Revealer https://therevealer.org/ Ministry of Ideas https://www.ministryofideas.org/ Lyceum https://www.lyceum.fm/

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Parenting during a pandemic, the feminist theology of beekeeping, and tips for potty training with a lota.

A very candid conversation about raising kids featuring Zaiba Hasan and Uzma Jafri, the hosts of the Mommying While Muslim podcast, and Rachel Doll O'Mahoney, an 'ambivalent' Catholic and host of the podcast Bringing Forth.

More info: Mommying While Muslim https://mommyingwhilemuslim.com/ Bringing Forth https://rdoministryconsulting.com/podcast-2/

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This week, I was just really missing my friends.

So I eschewed the usual interview format and just had an honest conversation with Aaron Jenkins (an advocate, activist and Pentecostal Minister) and Derrick Weston Brown (a poet, educator and practicing Buddhist) about what in this moment is challenging us, what we're fearful of, where we’re finding beauty, and what’s giving us joy.


Learn more about: Aaron’s work at the Expectations Project http://www.expectations.org Derrick’s writing https://www.derrickwestonbrown.com Watch Derrick’s piece “We Can’t Have Nothing” on AJ+ https://youtu.be/wFPBt5ZDA28

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Jack and his guests Dalraj and Emma discuss what it means to be a "baptized" Sikh, the progressive philosophy of the United Church of Canada, and how they found their own ways to connect with the traditions they were born into.

Plus we make our pitch for a Sikh superhero story. Are you listening, Hollywood?

Featuring Dalraj Singh of the Experience Sikhi podcast and Emma Prestwich, digital editor at Broadview, a publication about spirituality, justice and ethics with connections to The United Church of Canada.

Learn more: Experience Sikhi https://www.experiencesikhi.com/ Broadview https://broadview.org/

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So a Black Mormon, a gay convert and two New York Jews... wait, this isn't just the a set up for a comedy bit. It's our line up for this week's episode!

James Jones and Derek Knox from the Beyond the Block podcast talk about centering marginalized voices in the Latter-day Saint community.

And Jordon Ferber and Jonathan Randall, who host the American Jew podcast, expound on comedy as a response to anti-Semitism.

Plus we discuss why its culturally acceptable to make fun of Mormons, assimilating into white respectability, and that time James was a backup dancer for Flavor Flav.

Learn more: Beyond the Block https://beyondtheblockpodcast.com/ American Jew https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-jew/id1452077648 Jonathan Randall https://www.thatjonathanrandallguy.com/ Jordon Ferber http://jordonferber.com/

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This week features a conversation about the power of storytelling and how my guests are using stories to combat Islamophobia.

Yasmin Bendaas is a journalist based in North Carolina, and host of Me and My Muslim Friends. The series featuring frank conversations between Yasmin and fellow Muslims about topics like racism, conversion, and mental health. https://www.meandmymuslimfriends.com/

Kim Schultz, is an actor who found her way into refugee advocacy. Currently Kim works as Coordinator of Creative Initiatives and Events at the Chicago Theological Seminary’s Interreligious Insitute where she is host of the podcast mini series Our 7 Neighbors. https://iri.ctschicago.edu/podcast/

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People of faith in DC respond to President Trump's now-infamous June 1st photo op, standing with a bible in front of St John's Episcopal Church, after using police to remove protestors.

Background: https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2020/06/02/trump-catholic-shrine-church-bible-protesters/

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Pelayo grew up Catholic in Spain, Melissa as a Hasidic Jew in Brooklyn, and Fire Lyte as a Southern Baptist in Texas. On the surface, the contexts couldn't be more different. But, as we explore in our conversation, there are definitely parallels between living in these homogeneous religious communities.

We also discuss the experiences of coming out as gay and choosing a different spiritual path than what they were raised with. The questions, the struggles, and what remains unspoken.

Featuring Pelayo Alvarez and Melissa Weisz from The Forbidden Apple podcast, which explores faith and LGBTQ issues; and Fire Lyte, host of the pagan podcast Inciting a Riot.

Learn more about The Forbidden Apple https://www.theforbiddenapplepodcast.com/ Inciting a Riot http://www.incitingariot.com/

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Fashion is just as much about what’s on the inside. This week features a conversation with Rosemary Card, founder of Q Noor, a Latter Day Saint temple dress company, and Dilshad Ali, blog editor at Haute Hijab.

In our interview, Rosemary shares what inspired her to name her brand after the Queen of Jordan and we explore why there may be some crossover potential with the Muslim market. Plus Dilshad talks about how a self-described journalism nerd ended up running a haute couture fashion blog and how her company’s mission is to help Muslim women match their outward appearance with their inward confidence.

Learn more about: Q Noor https://qnoor.com/ Haute Hijab https://www.hautehijab.com/blogs/hijab-fashion

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How has journalism changed in the midst of a pandemic? Alejandra Molina was only a few weeks in to her new job as a religion reporter when I caught up with her and colleague Deepa Bharath of the Orange County Register last September. Now a global crisis has upended all facets of society, including religious life.

In this two-part interview, I speak with Deepa and Alejandra about lessons covering the "God beat" before and during the pandemic, the diversity of Latino religious identities in SoCal, inspiring responses they've witnessed by faith communities, and the constant vigilance required to keep their parents away from online conspiracy theories.

Learn more about: Deepa Bharath https://www.ocregister.com/author/deepa-bharath/ Alejandra Molina https://religionnews.com/author/amolina/

Stories referenced in this episode: Crystal Cathedral https://www.ocregister.com/2010/10/24/rifts-debt-tear-at-crystal-cathedral/ Taco Trucks at Every Mosque https://www.ocregister.com/2017/06/04/indo-chinese-mosque-members-break-ramadan-fast-with-tacos/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/05/26/tacos-for-iftar-ramadan-and-a-new-era-start-today/ Priest in a Pickup Truck https://religionnews.com/2020/04/09/as-a-pandemic-peaks-at-christianitys-easter-climax-churches-adapt-online/ Rabbis Allow Zoom during Passover https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/raabis-approve-the-use-of-zoom-to-celebrate-passover-due-to-coronavirus-622221 Drive-In Church https://www.ocregister.com/2020/03/30/coronavirus-begins-to-usher-in-new-era-of-drive-in-churches-in-southern-california/ Ramadan in Quarantine https://religionnews.com/2020/04/23/during-ramadan-in-quarantine-muslims-get-creative-to-preserve-community/ Remote Iftar https://www.remoteiftar.com/ Shoulder to Shoulder's Interfaith Iftars https://www.shouldertoshouldercampaign.org/ramadan-series Synagogue Wishes Mosque Ramadan Mubarak https://www.facebook.com/priscillamtz/videos/10157818064938141/ Riverside Sikhs Delivering Meals https://www.pe.com/2020/04/24/southern-california-sikhs-a-godsend-for-those-in-need-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/ Khalsa Care Foundation http://khalsacarefoundation.com/

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For Palm Sunday, a conversation with Jason Evans of the Episcopal Diocese of Houston, Texas. We discuss life during the pandemic: creating equitable access in his community, the spiritual implications of ‘Please mute yourself’, and adjusting the meter of prayer during Zoom calls.

And since Jason is a digital powerhouse, we also dish on how his family is absolutely rocking the homeschool plan with google spreadsheets.

Learn more about: Jason Evans http://digitaljasonevans.com Support Jason’s wife coffee shop A 2nd Cup https://a2ndcup.com

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A Venezuelan Rasta, an Egyptian mother, a Ghanaian pastor, and a French interfaith organizer. How are each responding to the COVID 19 pandemic?

Learn more about: Ras Guarapo Simeon Melodya Jah https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn7t_84gPtRSosrPjqJ0nnw Coexister https://www.coexister.fr/ Dalia Younis https://www.youtube.com/TheDaliaYounis Nana Serwaa https://www.instagram.com/nanaserwaa_ https://reflectedthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/

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This week, we focus on a story you may have missed due to the pandemic: the recent attack on Sikh worshippers in Afghanistan, which left 25 dead.

To discuss the story and a local community response, I spoke with Priscilla Martinez, of the Nations and Tribes in Harmony Foundation, and Adarsh Khalsa, of the Raj Khalsa Sikh Gurdwara. These longtime collaborators have worked together many times to stand up for religious freedom and inter-religious solidarity in times of tragedy, and share an obvious love and admiration for one another.

We also hear learn how Adarsh found Sikhism after growing up in a nonreligious Jewish family in Brooklyn, and how Priscilla - who had a strong Catholic upbringing in Texas - was attracted to Islam.

Learn more about: Nations and Tribes in Harmony Foundation https://www.facebook.com/nationsandtribesinharmony Raj Khalsa Gurdwara http://rajkhalsagurdwara.org/

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How are listeners coping with social isolation during coronavirus? We hear messages from folks around the country who are finding creative ways to keep their spirits healthy, maintain community, and be of service to their neighbors.

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Learn more about the opportunities mentioned in this episode: Penny Appeal Corona Emergency Response https://www.launchgood.com/project/coronavirus_emergency_response_financial_hardship_grants#!/ Bluebird Sky Yoga http://www.bluebirdskyyoga.com/ RCC http://rcc.church/prayernight DC Baha'i https://www.facebook.com/DCBahai/

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This week is Interfaith-ish's second anniversary!!! 🥳.... BUT in the wake of coronavirus, Takoma Radio introduced new restrictions on our beloved studio. That means no live guests for the foreseeable future! 😢

Luckily, I was able to make a last minute change and got Amanda Quraishi of the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture on a Zoom call.

We discussed creating online community spaces, how to facilitate productive conflict, and why prayer and meditation can be a protection against the never ending news cycle. We also shared about challenges to being a religious convert and what it means to choose daily to be part of a tradition.

Learn more about: Amanda Quraishi https://crcc.usc.edu/people/amanda-quraishi/

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Baptist and Bahá’í neighbors share stories of spiritual rebellion and why martial arts is about community defense.

As young men, Welton Bonner, pastor of Greater Love Church, and ‘Abdu’l-Karim Ewing-Boyd, a member of the DC Bahá’í community, both strayed from their families' religious upbringing - but had profound life experiences that reaffirmed their faith convictions.

Today, each of them are strongly committed to building spaces for youth to explore creative expression and education. 

Through our conversation, we examine efforts to reduce gun violence in DC, the role of a pastor in the community, and the Bahá'í concept of "progressive revelation."

Learn more: Greater Love Church https://www.greaterlovechurchdc.org DC Bahá’í community https://www.facebook.com/DCBahai/

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A Black Latter-day Saint and a Black atheist discuss why people choose to stay with or leave a faith community, the value of being seen in one’s tradition, and what they each anticipate as future trends concerning Black folk and religion.

Our guests are Jordan Harvey, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Rogiérs, a leader with Black Nonbelievers of DC.

Learn more: Black Nonbelievers http://www.blacknonbelievers.com/ Black LDS Legacy https://www.facebook.com/BlackLDSLegacy

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What does religion look like at the Smithsonian? How do we hold on to authenticity and reverence in a museum context?

Jack speaks with Dr. Olivia Cadaval, the recently retired curator and chair of Cultural Research and Education at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage; and Rev. Teddy R. Reeves, the specialist of religion at the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture.

We discuss tensions and triumphs presenting Latino religious rituals at the annual folk festival, NMAAHC's outstanding gOD-Talk series, and building a legacy for a new generation of researchers and curators.

More info: Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage https://folklife.si.edu/ Folklife Festival https://festival.si.edu/

gOD-Talk Series https://nmaahc.si.edu/god-talk-black-millennials-and-faith-conversation

Teddy Reeves https://www.teddyrreeves.com/

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Anuttama Dasa, Communications Director at ISKCON, and Symi Rom-Rymer, Outreach Director at the IFCMW, discuss responses to religious intolerance at home and abroad, how the Vaishnava movement (popularly known as Hare Krishna) fits in the Hindu tradition, and why interfaith engagement is key to deepening one's own religious identity.

Learn more: ISKCON https://www.iskcon.org/ IFCMW https://ifcmw.org Interfaith Harmony Week (DC Events) https://ifcmw.org/dc-area-interfaith-harmony-week/ Holi DC https://www.holidc.com/

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Jack and his guests have way too much fun discussing new year’s resolutions, swapping convert stories, and picking names for interfaith-themed wrestling moves.

In the ring this week, we have Jennifer “Shorty J” Gillyard, an ordained AME elder eager to put inequity into a headlock; facing off with Lauren “The Facilitator” Schreiber, who is cracking open a fresh can of restorative justice in her role as executive director of Center DC.

Learn more about: Center DC https://www.centerdc.community/ Jennifer Gillyard http://www.jenngillyard.com/ AME General Conference https://ame2020.org/

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We encounter Monks, Mormons, an epic sword fight and much more at this year's Unity Walk!

With peace on earth and good will towards men as the holiday themes this week, we get a glimpse of a world where neighbors serve together and seek to understand each other's traditions.

This week's show features interviews recorded back in September at the Unity Walk, one of the premiere interfaith events in the DC area presented by the Interfaith Council of Metropolitan Washington.

I spoke with veteran participants and first timers from a nearly dozen different traditions. Plus I stumbled upon a sword fight outside the Sikh gurdwara! That was definitely a first...

Learn more about the Unity Walk: https://ifcmw.org/programs/unity-walk/

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How do we create spaces that are both physically and spiritually accessible?

Lobna “Luby” Ismail, president of Connecting Cultures LLC, describes her experience going on pilgrimage using a wheelchair; and Silas Calame, a student leader with Hillel at Gallaudet University, explains what the broader Jewish community can learn from centering deaf participants.

A transcript of this show is available: https://bit.ly/34Nhzcb

Learn more are: Connecting Cultures http://connecting-cultures.net Hillel at Gallaudet University https://www.gallaudet.edu/office-of-campus-ministries/jewish MUHSEN https://muhsen.org

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A Baptist military chaplain and a Hindu turned atheist discuss religious freedom...

As folks prepare for the time-honored Thanksgiving tradition of awkward dinner conversations, we figured we'd model fruitful dialogue about two taboo topics: religion and politics.

Our guests Norris Burkes, a retired Baptist military chaplain, and Amit Pal, communications director for the Freedom From Religion Foundation, may not agree on life's big questions but found common ground when our conversation turned to religious liberty.

Learn more about: Freedom From Religion Foundation https://ffrf.org Norris Burkes https://thechaplain.net

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Who has a seat at the table when it comes to homeless advocacy?

Guests Kyla Dixon (All Souls Unitarian) and Robert Warren (People for Fairness Coalition) discuss why the housing crisis in Washington DC is as much a moral issue as an economic one.

Robert, who is Muslim, and Kyla, who is Unitarian, talk about their years of collaboration organizing DC's homeless community and interfaith partners to advocate for better housing policy amidst gentrification, for accessible support services, and ultimately for housing to be considered a basic human right.

Learn more about: People for Fairness Coalition https://pffcdc.org/ Service 2 Justice / Rooting Out Racism https://www.kyladixon.com/ Washington Interfaith Network https://www.windc-iaf.org/ Miriam's Kitchen https://miriamskitchen.org/ Street Sense https://www.streetsensemedia.org/ All Souls Unitarian https://all-souls.org/ Church of the Epiphany http://epiphanydc.org/

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Tan lines, training wheel hijabs, and Sikh style icons...

I chat with Simran Jeet Singh (Union Theological Seminary) and Aysha Khan (Religion News Service) about the awkward, hilarious inside jokes and dirty secrets you'd only know about in their communities. Like how you can tell from a Sikh dude's beard that he's from Long Island, and why Ahmadis are the Mormons of Islam.

As with any awesome hangout, our discussion got pretty deep too. We found parallels and connections in our distinct experiences. And I walked away with a new perspective what it means to express solidarity.

But what I love most about this episode is that there are so many genuine belly laughs. I hope it's contagious.

Find out more: Simran https://www.simranjeetsingh.org Aysha https://religionnews.com/author/akhan/

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This week, Jack has his first conversation with a Scientologist! Sylvia Stanard, the Deputy Director of the National Affairs Office of the Church of Scientology, visits alongside Vivek Gupta, a director and youth ambassador at the United Hindu and Jain Temples Association (DMV area).

Jack asks how a Scientologist got on the DC Mayor's Interfaith Council, whether one can be an atheist Hindu, how each of their communities are addressing religious freedom, and a lot more...

Learn about: Scientology in DC https://www.scientology.org/churches/national-affairs-office-dc/ United Hindu and Jain Temples Association https://www.dcunitedtemples.org

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What do Christian Science and Sufi Islam say about spiritual healing and divine love?

This week, Christian Science practitioner Allison Rose-Sonnesyn and Sufi acupuncturist Ali Sherbiny join Jack to discuss how their life experiences and religious traditions shape their perspectives on health, mindfulness, the concept of remembrance, and the role of prayer.

More info: Christian Science Church of DC http://firstchurchdc.org Smiling Light Acupuncture and Wellness https://www.smilingacupuncture.com

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An Abenaki poet and a Lutheran pastor discuss rights vs responsibility, working towards ‘survivance’, and The Great Conversion.

This summer, in a creaky Vermont farmhouse on the campus of the Middlebury College Bread Loaf School of English, Jack hosted a conversation between poet Cheryl Savageau and retired pastor Mike Fonner.

Cheryl graciously shared about leaving Catholicism as a youth, reconciling her Abenaki heritage with Jewish traditions, and the importance of telling stories of the Native diaspora.

Mike reflected on what being a Christian means to him and how his time serving with communities in Asia cultivated an admiration for Buddhist thought.

Learn about Cheryl’s forthcoming memoir Out of the Crazywoods (University of Nebraska Press, May 2020) here: https://cherylsavageaublog.wordpress.com/books/out-of-the-crazywoods/

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Join us for a delightfully dorky discussion on the intersection of comics and religion with A. Dave Lewis (founder of Sacred and Sequential, and writer of Kismet: Man of Fate), Assaf Gamzou (editor of Comics and Sacred Texts), and Dan Clanton Jr. (author of The End Will Be Graphic).

We talk about which X-men keep kosher on missions, why comics are the perfect medium to watch the growth of a soul, and of course we end the show with eschatology (extra credit if you get that pun!).

Learn more about: Sacred & Sequential http://www.sacredandsequential.org Comics and Sacred Texts edited by Assaf Gamzou and Ken Koltun-Fromm http://www.upress.state.ms.us/books/2168 Die by Kieron Gillen https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/die Maus by Art Spiegelman https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/171058/maus-i-a-survivors-tale-by-art-spiegelman/9780394747231/ Marked by Steve Ross https://www.amazon.com/Marked-Steve-Ross/dp/1596270020 Esther by JT Waldman https://www.jtwaldman.com/project/megillat-esther/ Graven Images by A. Dave Lewis and Kristine Hoff-Kramer https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/graven-images-9780826430267/ G Willow Wilson https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=G.+Willow+Wilson&x=0&y=0 Robert Crumb https://www.rcrumb.com Chris Ware https://www.barclayagency.com/speakers/chris-ware/ JM DeMatties http://www.jmdematteis.com The Golden Plates by Mike Allred https://www.goodreads.com/series/94786-the-golden-plates Infidel by Jose de la Ruba https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/infidel-tp The Expanse https://www.syfy.com/theexpanse Firefly https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303461/ Kismet: Man of Fate by A. Dave Lewis https://awbw.com/webcomics/kismet-man-of-fate/ God Loves, Man Kills https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/299947.X_Men Cerebus by Dave Sim https://comicsalliance.com/tribute-dave-sim/ Frank Miller https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/27/frank-miller-xerxes-cursed-sin-city-the-dark-knight-returns Thor by Jason Aaron https://www.marvel.com/comics/discover/1302/jason-aarons-thor Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/southern-bastards

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For our first edition of "Interfaith-ish Goes to the Movies", we review the new documentary 'Hail Satan?'

Jack hosts an all-star panel, including Sabrina Dent of the Religious Freedom Center, Charles Watson Jr of the BJC, Derek from the Capital Area Satanists, and interfaith ish-tronaut Miranda Hovemeyer. We dive into religious liberty claims, confronting notions of Christian supremacy, and whether Satanists are welcome at the interfaith table.

Plus an interview with filmmaker Penny Lane about her experience with The Satanic Temple.

For more info about the film 'Hail Satan?' https://www.hailsatanfilm.com

For more info about our guests' organizations: Capital Area Satanists http://capitalareasatanists.org BJC https://bjconline.org Religious Freedom Center https://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org

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Guest host Sue Katz Miller takes us on another midsummer mystical music tour, featuring Sephardic rhythms, African-American spirituals, feminist Muslim hip hop, and more!

Learn more about: Trio Sefardi http://triosefardi.com/ Rhiannon Giddens https://www.rhiannongiddens.com Mona Haydar http://www.monahaydar.com Emma's Revolution https://emmasrevolution.com

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From Tahiti to the Yucatan, Djibouti to DC! Guest host Sue Katz Miller chats with international interfaith-er MacKenzie Bills about her many endeavors across the world. Plus how she navigates interfaith spaces as a secular person.

Learn more about the DMV Youth Empowerment Retreat: https://www.bridgee.us/dmv-youth-empowerment-retreat

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This week, we have a special interview with the filmmakers behind The Gate, the first major film about the early history of the Baha'i Faith.

Peabody Award-winners Steve Sarowitz and Bob Hercules discuss the interfaith origins of their collaboration, creating a film to appeal to people of any or no religion, and how they told their story without actually showing their main character on screen.

Watch 'The Gate': https://thegatefilm.com About the Baha'i Faith: https://www.bahai.us/beliefs/origins/

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Guests Jay Kansara, Director of Government Relations at the Hindu American Foundation, shares his take on the recent Indian elections; Anne LeVeque, a former Senior Warden for the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, reflects on witnessing the first Episcopal ordination of women priests; and we all discover how rich, sensory experiences are common to both traditions.

Learn more: Hindu American Foundation https://www.hafsite.org Episcopal Church of the Ascension http://www.ascensionsilverspring.org

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Are you down with AOC or Laudato Si? Guests Joelle Novey and Avery Davis Lamb of Interfaith Power & Light DMV discuss why we can read both the Pope's encyclical and the Green New Deal as moral documents.

Plus, what stirs up "holy envy", who the Bible calls a "dirt person" (spoilers: everybody), and tools for opening a conversation about climate change in your faith community.

Learn more about IPLDMV: https://ipldmv.org Read Laudato Si: https://laudatosi.com/

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We cover A LOT of topics with Lutheran Pastor Karen Brau and Fazia Deen of Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center: serving homeless women in a changing DC neighborhood, growing up Muslim in Guyana, finding common ground with Evangelicals, feeding the hungry during Ramadan, and what it means to love boldly…

More info: Luther Place Memorial Church https://lutherplace.org N Street Village https://www.nstreetvillage.org Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center https://hijrah.org

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Hugging imams in public, lying to avoid bad desserts, and other awkward anecdotes...

This week, Jack welcomes Dr. Sabrina E. Dent of the Religious Freedom Center at the Freedom Forum Institute and Usra Ghazi of America Indivisible to talk about religious liberty and literacy, but also just as importantly, to laugh.

Learn more about: Religious Freedom Center https://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org America Indivisible https://www.americaindivisible.org ISPU's American Muslim Poll https://www.ispu.org/american-muslim-poll-2019-predicting-and-preventing-islamophobia/

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The "consolation and desolation" of Notre Dame, lost histories of Sephardic Jews in the Holocaust, and amazing foods to try during Passover.

Vanessa Badré, a parishioner at St Louis du France in DC, provides a unique insider perspective, not only as an art historian and a French Catholic, but also a leading advocate for Notre Dame's renovation campaign.

And Franz Afraim Katzir, founding director of SHIN-DC, talks about preserving Sephardic Jewish stories and traditions.

About: La Paroisse St Louis de France https://www.saintlouisdefrance.us Sephardic Heritage International DC http://shindc.org

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Guest hosts Miranda and Sue explore Sue's new book The Interfaith Family Journal! Together they go through a couple of the journal's exercises for blended families, including sharing food traditions and navigating the politics of gift giving.

Plus our hosts discuss their favorite moments from the past year of our show and why comedy is essential in interfaith work.

Thanks to everyone who called and emailed to pledge your support during our Takoma Radio fundraising week!

You can contribute any time at http://www.takomaradio.org/donate

Learn more about The Interfaith Family Journal at http://www.susankatzmiller.com

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Two religions, originating in Persia. One, ancient and steeped in ritual. The other, founded in the modern age. What are the connections and differences between them?

Jack speaks with Hormuzd Katki, a lay priest with the Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Washington (ZAMWI), and Nickole Best, a program coordinator with the DC Baha'i Junior Youth Empowerment Program.

Plus, we discuss how each celebrates the start of spring with Nowruz / Naw Ruz, the new year of both Zoroastrians and Baha'is.

More info: ZAMWI: https://zamwi.org DC Baha'i community: https://www.dcbahai.org/

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How is LGBTQ inclusion discussed in the Methodist and Sikh traditions? What work needs to be done in the broader interfaith community?

This week, Jack welcomes Rev. Rochelle Andrews (who is ordained AME and works at University UMC) and Ranjana Kaur Kohli (Sikh volunteer with Center Faith) to share their perspectives.

Center Faith: http://thedccenter.org/faith/ University UMC: http://uumcp.org

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Recorded at the 2019 DMV Interfaith Leadership Summit at American University’s Kay Spiritual Life Center.

For our first-ever live show, Jack talks with Chase Kimball about being a Mormon in Libya; Nada Zohdy tells the story of a cab driver who wanted to convert her boss; Adrian Graham shares how a Christian/Pagan ended up in charge of synagogue membership; and Aesha Mehta gives us the 411 on where all the Millennial Hindus are hanging out.

Plus we play a trivia game called Comics or Religion; and Jeph.ilosopher performs a couple of songs.

Watch video from our live show: http://bit.ly/interfaithishAU

More info on the DMV Interfaith Leadership Summit: ifcmw.org/summit

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Guests Pastor Mario Broussard II, a psychotherapist and ordained elder in the Adventist Church, and Imam Hammad Ahmad of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community's American Fazl Mosque, discuss holistic health, religious freedom, and the similarities between these religious movements, which were both founded in the mid-1800s.

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When you bring together a Modern Orthodox rabbi and a Russian Orthodox priest, of course we're going to start by talking about beards!

Besides grooming, guests Father Victor Potapov (rector of the Russian Orthdox Cathedral of St John the Baptist) and Rabbi Uri Topolosky (leader of Kehilat Pardes, the Rock Creek Synagogue) discussed their definitions of Orthodoxy, what attracts new members to their communities, and how they both met their wives playing guitar in Jerusalem.

Kehilate Pardes: https://www.kehilatpardes.org Russian Orthdox Cathedral of St John the Baptist: https://stjohndc.org

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Talk about wearing many hats.. or rather headscarves! For our first show of 2019, Jack brought together two tireless interfaith advocates: Jordan Denari-Duffner, associate at The Bridge Initiative and author of Finding Jesus Among Muslims; and Nadia Hassan, an educator and Executive Director of Young Leaders Institute. Both guests shared the experiences that sparked their passion for interfaith engagement, and we discussed ways we can recognize our own blindspots when it comes to Islamophobia.

Young Leaders Institute: http://ylinstitute.com The Bridge Initiative: http://bridge.georgetown.edu/ Jordan's book, Finding Jesus Among Muslims: http://findingjesusamongmuslims.com DC Interfaith Leadership Summit: http://ifcmw.org/summit/

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Jack welcomes Toussaint Tingling-Clemmons to speak about the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa; and Alex Zach, a leader with Turning Circle (www.turningcircle.org), who shared about her Pagan practice.

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Thomas Merton, Steven Seagal, and meditative flute music. These are just some of the topics our guests dive into this week as we discuss Christianity and Buddhism with Rev. Dr. Charlie Parker, a retired Methodist minister, and Bill Aiken, former Director of Public Affairs for Soka Gakkai International-USA.

For more on Soka Gakkai International-USA, visit https://www.sgi-usa.org For more on National United Methodist Church, visit https://nationalchurch.org For more on Aikido Shobukan Dojo, visit http://www.aikido-shobukan.org

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How are young Jews and Muslims in DC building their own religious spaces? What's been the response from more established congregations?

Jack discusses these questions and more with guest Lauren Spokane of New Synagogue Project and Meraj Allahrakha, chaplain of the George Washington University Muslim Student Association.

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This week, we celebrate visionary leader Rev. Dr. Clark Lobenstine, founding executive director of the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington, who passed away on October 15th, 2018.

Jack is joined in the studio by two of Clark's longtime collaborators: Dr. Siva Subramanian of the United Hindu Jain Temple Association and Tom Wolfe of the Annapolis Quaker Meeting. Together they share stories about Clark's life and legacy, and compare how death is viewed in the Hindu and Quaker traditions.

For more information about Rev. Clark Lobenstine, visit https://ifcmw.org

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If you just found our show, this is a great place to start! We discuss our team's secret origins and hear the range of diverse guests and perspectives we feature. Listen here!

On Halloween, Sue and Jack brought the FUN to Takoma Radio's fall fund drive. We took calls from a slew of supporters, shared clips from some of our favorite past episodes, and played some great music!

And its not too late to contribute to Takoma Radio either!  Make a donation today! https://takomaradio.org/donate/

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Jack welcomes Alison Dunn Almaguer, a Baptist minister currently working as an organizer with Washington Interfaith Network, and Jackie Fuller, a member of Unity of Fairfax and current Vice President of the Religion Communicators Council. They discuss their traditions, community organizing in Northern Virginia vs DC, and the difficulties getting media coverage of interfaith cooperation.

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Sue steps in while Jack is away to interview Sikh spiritual leader Bhai Gurdarshan Singh and Nii Odoi Glover of the DC Baha'i community. Their conversation touches on some of the similarities between these two religions, including their inclusive philosophy regarding other religions, the importance placed on the moral education of youth, and the persecutions faced by both groups around the world.

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Jack hosts a conversation with Ahmane' Glover, co-director of The Sanctuaries, a DC-based multicultural community committed to art, spirituality and social justice; and Chase Kimball, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who is co-director of the Day to Serve initiative. We discuss the healing power of the arts, what it means to be accountable when serving communities, and how these two local groups have been building sustained interfaith collaborations.

More info on The Sanctuaries: http://www.thesanctuaries.org More info on Day to Serve: http://www.daytoserve.org

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SPECIAL EPISODE! We go on a field trip to Vermont to visit the Spirit in Nature Interfaith Paths, a unique network of hiking trails named for various religious/spiritual traditions. Jack speaks with co-founder Reg Spooner, as well as local Baha'i community members Ray Hudson and Barry Lane, who are long-time supporters of the project. For more info on Spirit in Nature, visit spiritinnature.org

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Host Jack Gordon returns! Guests Imam Talib Shareef (Masjid Muhammad) and Father Jim Gardiner (Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land) discuss the evolution of their institutions' religious identities, interfaith solidarity in the face of white supremacy, and responses to the recent report of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

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Guest host Miranda Hovemeyer steps into the studio with Rev Terence Mayo of Metropolitan AME and Sofi Hersher of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism to talk about the Poor People's Campaign and organizing communities to "repair the world."

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Sue talks Humanism and complex Jewish identities with Hugh Taft-Morales of the Baltimore Ethical Society and Karen Paul of the New Israel Fund.

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Sue takes us on a world tour of religiously-inspired musical traditions with stops in Senegal, Brazil, and Jamaica!

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Guest host Sue Katz Miller talks with Rev. Carl Gregg of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick, MD about UU history and practice; and Tebabu Asefa, co-founder of Blessed Coffee, about Ethiopia's religious history.

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Jack speaks with Jeanné Isler, a member of St. Augustine's, about the history of this historic Black Catholic community, and Naaz Khan, in town from Cairo, about religious diversity in Egypt.

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In honor of Ramadan, Jack hosts a conversation with Colin Christopher (Islamic Society of North America) and Cassandra Lawrence (Shoulder to Shoulder) to discuss the journey of a Muslim convert and how interfaith allies can stand up to Islamophobia.

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How does our religious literacy intersect with our notion of religious freedom?

Jack is joined by Charles Watson Jr (Baptist Joint Committee on Religious Liberty) and Benjamin Marcus (Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute) to discuss their work on Capitol Hill and with students.

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Fresh from a trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jack hosts a discussion with Buddhist poet Derrick Weston Brown and Aaron Jenkins of The Expectations Project.

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What is a Meditation Museum? What's the deal with that Mormon Temple on the Beltway?

Jack dives into these and other questions with guests Gretchen Rydin (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) and Meghan Mulvenna (Brahma Kumaris).

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How is Passover celebrated in your interfaith family?

Jack is joined by fellow interfaith-ishtronaut Sue Katz Miller (author of 'Being Both') and guest Rebecca Ennen (Jews United for Justice) to discuss what the holiday is like in their blended families.

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What do we mean when we say 'interfaith'?

Host Jack Gordon and collaborators Sue Katz Miller (author of 'Being Both') and Miranda Hovemeyer (Interfaith Family Project) launch our new show!