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Feb 7, 2025 • 54min

To bare or not to bare: why religion can't make its mind up about nudity

Why do religions tell us to cover up? And how has this affected the way we value, judge, and sexualise our bodies in the modern world?
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Jan 31, 2025 • 54min

Living simply in a complex world: how modern monks navigate AI, social media, and climate change

From Hare Krishna to Humanistic Buddhism, modern followers of mindful traditions grapple with maintaining a connection to the world while not falling prey to its modern trappings.How do they do it? And what can we learn from them?
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Jan 24, 2025 • 54min

The world's oldest hatred: how anti-Semitism found its way to Australia

With anti-Semitic vandalism on the rise in Australia, and debate over exactly who and what is causing this surge -- how can the international Jewish community respond?
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Jan 17, 2025 • 29sec

The spirituality of fishing

Why are so many Australians passionate about fishing? Is it simply the thrill of the catch or is there something deeper that keeps us hooked?
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Jan 10, 2025 • 54min

The history of God

Just what did God look like and how did he lose his bodily self?
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Jan 3, 2025 • 54min

We know magic isn't real, so why does it still fascinate us?

Magic as we know it today is performance art, harmless entertainment –  from Penn and Teller to Siegfried and Roy, David Copperfield to Harry Houdini. But, magic, past and present, is stranger, richer and more complex than you imagine.
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Dec 27, 2024 • 0sec

Sawdust and the soul

Jesus was famously a carpenter, and many religious texts associate carpentry with wisdom, humility, and devotion. So, is there something divine about working with wood?
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Dec 20, 2024 • 54min

Kindness — a radical idea?

Could kindness be an act of defiance or resistance?
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Dec 13, 2024 • 54min

Rebel fighters have overthrown the Assad regime in Syria, what does that mean for its people?

Who is going to rule over the country now that Syria is free from the tyrannical Assad regime?
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Dec 6, 2024 • 54min

Faith, disability, and the trouble with 'healing'

People with disabilities have been subject to unwanted prayer, pity, and the promise of healing. But is there space for a more inclusive disability theology? 

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