Episodes
Beverly Lanzetta, author of many books, including Nine Jewels of Night. What is triggering the new paradigm in religion? She advocates a new spiritual model that affirms oneness in life.
Published 12/17/14
Yuval Ron, internationally renowned World Music artist, composer, educator, peace activist, and record producer. He shares how music can transcend conflicts and create harmony in ourselves to do good for the world.
Published 12/10/14
Tami Simon, founder of SoundsTrue, shares her insights and journeys of the "I," the Other for Now and the Future and how we relate to spiritual practice.
Published 12/03/14
Robert Darden, gospel music curator, author of Nothing but Love in God's Water and other books, connects the roots of Civil War to civil rights music. Gospel music is work, freedom, and spiritual music. People, get ready.
Published 11/26/14
Michael Birkel, a professor at Earlham College and author of many books, including his newest book, Quran in Conversation. How does a Quaker write a book about the Quran? How do we discern ancient text?
Published 11/05/14
William Frank Smith is the author of a series of books on Catholic meaning and symbols. He is an active member of the Mission of Atonement, Roman Catholics and Lutherans praying together in creating a better world. How can they do this with their differences?
Published 10/29/14
Barbara Mahany, author of Slowing Time, was a journalist at the Chicago Tribune. She was brought up Roman Catholic, married a Jewish man, and raised their children with both religions. It is a beautiful dialogue of bringing out the best of both religions.
Published 10/22/14
Craig Harline, author of Way Below the Angels and many other books, talks about his adventures in Belgium in the 1970s. Mormonism is uniquely American, the ins and outs of mission work, and the transformation of the missionary.
Published 10/15/14
Sobonfu Some, the foremost voice of African spirituality, teaches rituals for community building. Listen to her stories about fantastic ceremonies for listening to babies in utero, forgiveness, and the grieving process.
Published 09/24/14
Joan Tollifson, author of Nothing to Grasp, will discuss liberation-is it an illusion? The simplicity of the Pathless Path is seeing through our stories and beliefs to the boundless of who we are.
Published 09/17/14
Brian Merritt, pastor of Mercy Junction, will have a conversation with Rabbi Rami about how food and gardens are the new ministries in urban areas and the future of the church.
Published 09/10/14
Arjuna Ardagh, an awakening coach and author, reminds us that our awareness is who we are-it is not our story, and it is boundaryless.
Published 09/03/14
Dena Merriam, the founder and convener of the Global Peace Initiative for Women and managing partner of Finn Partners, offers that most of our world problems are just how we see, hear, and speak. And what does Divine Feminine have to do with any of it?
Published 08/27/14
Andrew Harvey, a man of many books and an important spiritual teacher for our age, talks about the Dark Night of the Soul and that the spiritual journey is not always rosy. What can we do to help the planet as it goes through its dark night of the soul?
Published 08/20/14
Harris Zafar, national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, lecturer, and author of Demystifying Islam, is not afraid to call out and criticize distorted perceptions and distortions of Islamic teachings.
Published 08/13/14
Dale Allen Hoffman, an Aramaic lecturer and author, breaks down a few prayers in Aramaic and English, with Rami breaking down in Hebrew. A feisty conversation about going beyond text, and the words, to truly experience life.
Published 08/06/14
Thomas Moore was a monk for 12 years, a musician, a university professor, a psychotherapist, and author of many books, including the best-selling book Care of the Soul. He will be talking about his new book, A Religion of One's Own, and finding spiritual practices in everyday life.
Published 07/30/14
Our guest is the Rebbe-on-the-Road, Rabbi Goldie Milgram, who will be talking about Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi who passed on July 3. Reb Zalman was one of the founders of Jewish Renewal. He called himself a Jewish Practitioner with Universal Truth.
Published 07/23/14
Robert Wicks is a man who knows how to handle stress. His work has taken him around the globe to help relief workers, veterans, and refugees, to name a few. His writings intersect psychology and spirituality, the mind and spirit. It is a beautiful thing.
Published 07/16/14
Debra Zaslow is a wonderful nationally known storyteller and author. On today's show, she will talk about her new book, Bringing Bubbe Home. This is a larger topic of what do we do with our elders who are dying and who have been "difficult"? What is the healing for them and for ourselves?
Published 07/09/14
Sera Beak, a Harvard scholar and author of Red, Hot, and Holy, will talk to Rami about how we can open up to our Divine Feminine Super Powers.
Published 06/25/14
Hemant Mehta, the Friendly Atheist, is a high school math teacher, author, and sold his soul on eBay. As the younger generation moves toward being the "nones," who guides them on their constitutional right of freedom from religion? This is a big topic.
Published 06/11/14
Brian McLaren, a prominent author and the man who is shaking up Christianity, was named one of the 25 most influential evangelists in 2005 by Time magazine. Rami and Brian have a wonderful conversation about the church and being spiritually independent, the Other, and finding God in unexpected places.
Published 06/04/14
Carrie Newcomer, a Quaker singer and peace activist, knows no boundaries in performing in front of a global audience. She has performed from the prestigious Carnegie Hall to small rural villages in Africa. Be sure to listen to how embracing our truest self will leave us astonished.
Published 05/28/14
David Robert Ord, editor at Namaste Publishing and coauthor with Kurt Johnson of The Coming of the Inter-Spiritual Age, talks about his journey from a Christian Fundamentalist in England to an Inter-Spiritual seeker in the United States. Be sure to hear about the principles of Inter-Spiritual Wisdom.
Published 05/21/14