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On Being (formerly Speaking of Faith) is a Peabody and Webby Award-winning weekly program that airs on more than 240 stations. The program engages listeners across the spectrum of belief and non-belief in conversation about life’s deepest questions.

Krista TippettFrom autism to the ethics of torture, host Krista Tippett and her guests reach beyond the headlines to probe faith and meaning, ethics and new ways of being, amidst the political, ecological, economic, cultural and technological shifts that define 21st century life.

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A big, tough samurai once went to see a little...

A big, tough samurai once went to see a little monk. “Monk!” He barked, in a voice accustomed to instant... more

"Pondering the relationship between remembering and invention."

“Pondering the relationship between remembering and invention.” - From the Twitter desk of Krista Tippett. Any thoughts... more

"Samuel Huntington was correct in looking toward culture as the boundary between Western and Eastern..."

“Samuel Huntington was correct in looking toward culture as the boundary between Western and Eastern societies. But... more

From a 2011 Pew Research Center report, a graphic showing the...

From a 2011 Pew Research Center report, a graphic showing the median percentage of Muslims across seven Muslim... more

“Insight is not a matter of memory, of knowledge and time,...

“Insight is not a matter of memory, of knowledge and time, which are all thought. Insight is the total absence of the... more


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WBURRecent episodes from the On Being podcast
May 15, 2013 -
A Shift to Humility: Andrew Zolli on Resilience and Expanding the Edge of Change

Disruption is around every corner by way of globally connected economies, inevitable superstorms, and technology

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May 15, 2013 -
Andrew Zolli and Krista Tippett [Unedited Interview]Andrew Zolli is curator and executive director of PopTech and the author of 'Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back.' Krista Tippett spoke with him on February 13, 2013. This interview is included in our show 'A Shift to Humility: Andrew Zolli on Resilience and Expanding the Edge of Change.' Download the mp3 of the produced show at onbeing.org.
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May 09, 2013 -
What We Nurture with Sylvia Boorstein

The best way to nurture children's inner lives, Sylvia Boorstein says, is by taking care of our own inner selves for their sake. At a public event in suburban Detroit, Krista Tippett draws out the warmth and wisdom of the celebrated Jewish-Buddhist teacher and psychotherapist. And, in a light-hearted moment that is an audience pleaser, Boorstein shares what GPS might teach us about "recalculating" and our own inner equanimity.

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May 09, 2013 -
Sylvia Boorstein and Krista Tippett [Unedited Interview]Sylvia Boorstein is a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Krista Tippett spoke with her on February 15, 2011 on stage at The Community House in Birmingham, Michigan. This interview is included in our show "What We Nurture." Download the mp3 of the produced show at onbeing.org.
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May 02, 2013 -
Creativity and the Everyday Brain with Rex Jung

How do we prime our brains to take the meandering mental paths necessary for creativity? New techniques of brain imaging, Rex Jung says, are helping us gain a whole new view on the differences between intelligence, creativity, and personality. He unsettles some old assumptions

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May 02, 2013 -
Rex Jung and Krista Tippett [Unedited Interview]Krista Tippett interviewed neuropsychologist Rex Jung on February 12, 2012. This interview is included in the show "Creativity and the Everyday Brain." Download the mp3 of the produced show at onbeing.org.
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Apr 25, 2013 -
The Poetry of Ordinary Time with Marie Howe

An enchanting hour of poetry drawing on the ways family and religion shape our lives. Marie Howe works and plays with her Catholic upbringing, the universal drama of family, and the ordinary time that sustains us. The moral life, she says, is lived out in what we say as much as what we do

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