This episode of "A Pray For Salmon" begins as Northern California’s Winnemem Wintu tribe faces a turning point in 2004 as the government plans to raise the Shasta dam accelerate. The tribal leaders make a difficult decis

A Prayer For Salmon: War Dance on Shasta Dam

A Northern California indigenous tribe’s declaration of war generates global support — Then the faith identity of Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Face-to-Face with our Future

Mentor Dida was an 8-year-old boy when the Balkan War came to his hometown in Kosovo. A chance encounter with a volunteer aid worker in a refugee camp set the course of the rest of Dida’s life, leading directly to his fo

Changemakers: Inspiring Albanian Youth

The online space InnoFaith works to transcend religious boundaries by building service-based community programs to foster mutual understanding and empowerment. Founder Danielle Goldstone shares her vision of how humanity

InnoFaith: Crossing Interfaith Lines

Many Americans feel disillusioned with formalized religious institutions, yet their hunger for spiritual comfort remains. Enter, the Nearness, a year-old online space where people of all faiths and no faith can talk over

“The Nearness”

Elizabeth Reiner Platt, director of Columbia Law School’s Law, Rights and Religion Project discusses the implications of the Supreme Court’s majority opinion in 303 Creative v Elenis. She explains why the controversial ruling extending First Amendment protections to a creative business creates a dangerous precedent opening the door for other potential challenges to anti-discrimination policies.  Platt reminds listeners of an earlier era in which businesses could explicitly reject people based on gender, religion and race to deny access to goods, services, and public accommodations.  Citing the 303 Creative ruling and hypotheticals presented during oral arguments, Platt notes that nothing in the decision limits its application to same-sex couples seeking to marry.

A Closer Look at the SCOTUS Ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis

In the first year of the global pandemic, COVID deaths among Native Americans were significantly higher than any other ethnic or racial group in America due to exceedingly poor public health infrastructure.  To combat the inequity, a group of public health workers in North Carolina led by Dr. David Tillman, supported by a grant from Interfaith America, worked to foster trusting relationships to tackle vaccine hesitancy and combat misinformation with the Coharie tribe in Sampson County.  Producer Monique Parsons of Interfaith America reports this story from North Carolina.

Combatting Vaccine Hesitancy with Faith

In June 2023, the Public Religious Research Institute released a new poll exploring America’s shifting public attitudes on gender, the role of inclusive policies and perceptions of fairness, and the recent attacks on policies that support transgender individuals.  Public Religion Research Institute’s CEO Dr. Melissa Deckman joins Ambereen Khan to discuss the findings and to review the shifts in attitudes especially among a surprising cohort -- younger Americans.

..More Americans Are Likely to Say There Are Only Two Genders

Filmmaker Martin Doblmeier talks about his 2021 Gabriel Award-winning film "Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story" and the life of this powerful social activist.

The Evolution of Dorothy Day (encore)

At a school board protest hundreds of Muslim and Ethiopian Orthodox parents demand the right to opt their kids out of reading LGBTQ+ story books invoking religious rights and then, the organizer of Faith for Pride talks

The Rainbow and Religion

Interfaith Voices provides engaging and informative discussion on the key public issues of our day through the lenses of many different faith perspectives. We foster religious tolerance and educate our listeners on the broad diversity of religious traditions and viewpoints in the United States.This podcast feed is for the hour-long version of the program.

This installment of A Prayer For Salmon begins with the creation story of the Winnemem Wintu, at a sacred spring high up on Mt. Shasta.

A Prayer for Salmon - Speaking for Salmon

In the next part of A Prayer for Salmon, we travel back to Northern California to continue the story of an indigenous community fighting plans to raise the level of Shasta Dam.

In the next part of A Prayer for Salmon, we travel back to Northern California to continue the story of an indigenous community fighting plans to raise the level of Shasta Dam.

The Spiritual Battle Over Water: A Prayer for Salmon Part Five

Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde is the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington D.C. and one of the most influential women in American Christianity. Her new book, How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Fait

“And I Objected”.

Annette Gordon-Reed is no stranger to diving into the areas that make readers uncomfortable.  In her 2021 book, On Juneteenth, she offers a hybrid history and memoir that gets personal.

“History is an Art:” On Juneteenth and Black Texas.

Soularize founder Spencer Burke talks about his vision for Soularize and lays out its goals – to be a bridge between people working at the different intersections of faith with social justice, youth empowerment, migratio

From Evangelicalism to Ecumenism: The Evolution of Soularize

Guest Anne Borden Evans of the Ashoka Foundation discusses why this secular non-profit is interested in supporting what it calls “spiritual changemakers” and “spiritual innovators.”

What Makes a "Spiritual Innovator?"

We revisit our December 2022 conversation between host Ambereen Khan and Keller, including how his terminal cancer changed his views on mortality and time, and heightened the need to make forgiveness a cultural priority.

Forgive, Why Should I and How Do I?

Editor-in-Chief of the Gospel Coalition Collin Hansen reflects on his friendship with Keller and insights from writing the pastor’s biography, released earlier this year.

In Defense of Faith

Tim Keller

Public intellectual, gay marriage activist, journalist, and author Jonathan Rauch shares how he found an unlikely friendship with Keller, who, as a Reformed evangelical opposed same-sex marriage.

Every Atheist Needs a Pastor like Tim Keller

Dr. Linda Mercadante a Distinguished Research Professor, Emerita, Methodist Theological School in Ohio. and founder of HealthyBeliefs discussed her journey from being "spiritual but not religious" to becoming a scholar of religion. She argues for more research and understanding into the growing numbers of Americans identifying as such. In her book, "Beliefs without Borders: Inside the Minds of the Spiritual But Not Religious," Mercadante shares her research findings from a listening tour across the US, Canada, Mexico, and beyond. She discovered that while sociologically, people identifying as “spiritual but not religious” are quite different, they share many common beliefs — including rejecting the word "God" while still believing in something bigger than themselves.Belief Without Borders 	Oxford University PressOur theme Breath Deep is copyright MC Yogi.  		This week's closing music, New Hope, by Audiobinger, 		used under a Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0 license.  		Additional music by Blue Dot Session.

Dr. Linda Mercadante a Distinguished Research Professor, Emerita, Methodist Theological School in Ohio. and founder of HealthyBeliefs discussed her journey from being "spiritual but not religious" to becoming a scholar of religion. She argues for more research and understanding into the growing numbers of Americans identifying as such. In her book, "Beliefs without Borders: Inside the Minds of the Spiritual But Not Religious," Mercadante shares her research findings from a listening tour across the US, Canada, Mexico, and beyond. She discovered that while sociologically, people identifying as “spiritual but not religious” are quite different, they share many common beliefs — including rejecting the word "God" while still believing in something bigger than themselves. Belief Without Borders 	Oxford University Press Our theme <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/ritual-mystical-feat-east/1139418247" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Breath Deep</a> is copyright <a href="https://mcyogi.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MC Yogi</a>. 		This week's closing music, New Hope, by <a href="https://audiobingermusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Audiobinger</a>, 		used under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0</a> license. 		Additional music by <a href="http://sessions.blue" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blue Dot Session</a>.

Who are the “Spiritual but not religious?” (encore)

The many faiths and perspectives that lead to honoring God and life.

Interfaith Inspires me

Love this program. It is very well produced with interesting topics, speakers and engaging host.

Intellectually stimulating and inspiring

Interfaith Voices provides engaging and informative discussion on the key public issues of our day through the lenses of many different faith perspectives. We foster religious tolerance and educate our listeners on the broad diversity of religious traditions and viewpoints in the United States. This podcast feed is for the hour-long version of the program.

Interfaith Voices Podcast (hour-long version)

Steve Sarowitz is not a filmmaker. But when the former tech entrepreneur declared himself a Baha’i, he felt compelled to let others know about his new faith.

The Greatest Story Never Told: Documentary Explains the Origins of the Baha'i Faith

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