8 episodes
RAD RELIGION Cale Hubble
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- Religion & Spirituality
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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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →