RAD RELIGION

Cale Hubble
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RAD RELIGION

Rad Religion is a weekly radio segment on Sydney's 2SER 107.3, dedicated to exploring that fertile territory created when religions meet popular culture. Each week we look at a unique combination of a religious tradition and a contemporary music genre, and trace the paths back to see how it came about. Join us in our adventure into the fascinating thickets of contemporary religiosity! Go to http://radreligion.wordpress.com/ for more details and the complete list of shows.

Episodes

  1. 06/12/2012

    Segment 24B – Money and Capitalism

    Could we say that capitalism is the religion of modernity? Or at least a part thereof? For the final topic of Rad Religion, we chatted about how money and capitalism could be ‘religious’. Hear us chat here: We also played … Continue reading →

  2. 06/12/2012

    Segment 24A – Thai Buddhist Pop

    I recently visited Thailand and was impressed by the richness of Thai popular religious traditions. We played a couple of Thai pop songs as part of this week’s segment. It was the first half of a double feature to mark … Continue reading →

  3. 15/11/2012

    Segment 23 – American Buddhist Folk

    Guitar-pickin’ monks and bluesy Buddhists are our topic today. Listen to us chat about the cultural flexibility of Buddhism here: We played a couple of American Buddhist folksy tracks: ‘Yashodara‘ from the Venerable Heng Sure; and ‘Zen Gospel Singing‘ from … Continue reading →

  4. 18/10/2012

    Segment 22 – Romantic Love

    Today we looked at what might be the most widespread myth in Western culture: the myth of romantic love. Hear us chat about it here: We played ‘This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)’ by Natalie Cole – which my girlfriend reliably … Continue reading →

  5. 04/10/2012

    Segment 21 – Sikh Rock

    Christians aren’t the only ones rockin’ in God’s name – today we looked at the Sikh bands who are doing the same thing. Listen to some tracks and our discussion here: We listened to ‘Tu Kaun Hai‘ by The Roving … Continue reading →

  6. 27/09/2012

    Segment 20 – Day of the Dead

    Today we tried to get ourselves immersed in Mexican culture with the quirky traditions of la Día de los Muertos. Hear us chat about it here: We played a couple of traditional Mexican tunes to get in the mood: ‘Cruz … Continue reading →

  7. 20/09/2012

    Segment 19 – Zen Jazz

    Flow, oneness, connection, selflessness, immediacy – all of these notions are central to both Zen Buddhism and jazz improvisation. Hear us chat about the links here: Tracks we played were ‘Rita‘ by Jazztronik, and ‘Kogun‘ by Toshiko Akiyoshi. Zen is … Continue reading →

  8. 13/09/2012

    Segment 18 – Hindu Rap

    Take some Indian mythology and put it to a beat, and you’ll get today’s topic – Hindu rap. Listen to the segment here: (NB: The tracks are now included in the audio here, due to changed agreements between community broadcasters … Continue reading →

  • 8 Episodes

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Rad Religion is a weekly radio segment on Sydney's 2SER 107.3, dedicated to exploring that fertile territory created when religions meet popular culture. Each week we look at a unique combination of a religious tradition and a contemporary music genre, and trace the paths back to see how it came about. Join us in our adventure into the fascinating thickets of contemporary religiosity! Go to http://radreligion.wordpress.com/ for more details and the complete list of shows.

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  • Creator
    Cale Hubble
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    8
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    Clean
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    RAD RELIGION

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