Interfaith Voices Podcast (hour-long version)

Interfaith Voices

Interfaith Voices is the nation's only public radio show exclusively about religion. We were born just three days after 9/11, when a feisty nun got the idea to host a multi-faith panel on religion and terrorism, live on the radio. The phones rang off the hook, and it became clear that listeners were hungry for informed, respectful dialogue on religion in the public square. We carry on that mission today with our free, weekly podcast...led by our host Amber Khan.

  • 16 minutes 35 seconds
    Words Count: From "Woman" to "Mother," "Embryo" to "Child"
    Samira Mehta discusses how words like “sacred,” “ensoulment,” “mother,” and “baby” have been used by both sides of the culture war over reproductive rights and how they have changed our perception of pregnancy.
    9 May 2024, 12:00 am
  • 34 minutes 55 seconds
    Sacred Pregnancy: Building a Spiritual Community
    Author Ann W. Duncan describes the “sacred pregnancy movement” and examines three major organizations involved. Their services range from sacred belly painting in luxurious retreat settings to helping process pregnancy l
    9 May 2024, 12:00 am
  • 14 minutes 30 seconds
    Combatting Vaccine Hesitancy with Faith (encore)
    A group of public health workers in North Carolina worked to foster trusting relationships to tackle vaccine hesitancy among Native Americans.
    2 May 2024, 12:00 am
  • 37 minutes 15 seconds
    The Long and Storied History of Solidarity of Irish and Black Activists
    This special segment was produced by NPR’s Code Switch, co-hosts B. A. Parker and Gene Denby explore the curious twists and turns in the relationship between freedom-seeking activists across oceans and borders.
    2 May 2024, 12:00 am
  • 33 minutes 55 seconds
    “...I get right back on my mat again.”
    Dr. Toni Pressley-Sanon's latest book, Lifting As They Climb: Black Women Buddhists and Collective Liberation explores how a growing number of Black women have integrated Buddhist practices into their spiritual lives.
    25 April 2024, 12:00 am
  • 17 minutes
    “...We must be the ones most dedicated to Palestinian freedom.”
    A college student shares what it is like to be a religious Jew who rejects Zionism
    25 April 2024, 12:00 am
  • 16 minutes 25 seconds
    “...Covering Religion in North Texas”
    Joy Ashford is the new religion reporter at the Dallas Morning News, supported by Report for America. They join us to share some of the stories Joy has been covering in North Texas.
    18 April 2024, 12:00 am
  • 17 minutes 25 seconds
    “...Project Lavender and Where Is Daddy”
    The Israeli military is using artificial intelligence and the targeting of low-level members of Hamas in their homes at a time when civilian casualties would be high.
    18 April 2024, 12:00 am
  • 17 minutes 40 seconds
    “…Quakers in Gaza Have a Long History”
    Mike Merryman-Lotze joins us to share the struggles facing humanitarian workers in Gaza.
    18 April 2024, 12:00 am
  • 28 minutes 16 seconds
    "What IS This"? On the Mystery of Being. (encore)
    Pastor Bob Otis describes his faith journey from a Christian home in Tennessee to a psychedelic church in Berkeley. Then, Chief Phillip Scott discusses the fine line between respectful use and cultural appropriation.
    11 April 2024, 12:00 am
  • 22 minutes 1 second
    The Church of "Least Dogma" (encore)
    Bob Otis, founding pastor of Sacred Garden Community Church, outlines its beliefs and practices. Then, the author of God on Psychedelics describes how psychedelic worship communities are proliferating.
    11 April 2024, 12:00 am
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