Current Programs - WPRR AM - Public Reality Radio

A Christian and an Athiest

Tired of one-sided rants from either side? Wish Christians and atheists would actually talk to each other rather than over each other? So do we! Fundamental disagreements about God, faith and morality are too important to reduce to mere sniping from afar. Respectful, friendly discourse is what's needed, if there is to be any hope of mutual understanding. That is what "A Christian and an Atheist" is about. Listen for "A Christian and an Atheist" as part of "Skeptical Sundays."

Alternative Radio

Alternative Radio is a weekly one-hour public affairs program offered free to all public radio stations in the U.S., Canada, Europe, South Africa, Australia, and on short-wave on Radio for Peace International. AR provides information, analyses and views that are frequently ignored or distorted in other media.

American Freethought

The purpose of American Freethought is to serve freethinkers of every stripe: atheists, agnostics, skeptics, secular humanists, brights, rationalists, or whatever else you wish to call yourselves. This publication casts a wide net. In addition to perennial concerns like reason vs. religion and separation of church and state, it will also cover topics that any thoughtful reader should find interesting: science, politics, philosophy, the arts, and social issues.

Apologia

Apologia is a friendly forum for both theists and non-theists to come together in search of some common understanding. Rather than a contentious debate format, Apologia provides a setting in which all participants can discuss without confrontation. Listen to Apologia as part of Reality Radio's Skeptical Sundays.

Are We Alone?

Searching for life as we don't know it begins with understanding life as we do. From amoebas to zebras, from androids to antimatter, Are We Alone? explores the science that makes life possible. The weekly hour-long radio program features top scientists talking about the latest in genetics, paleontology, technology, physics, and evolutionary biology - as well as cosmology and astronomy. Find out how to extract DNA from a banana, what size wrench you need to build a time machine, and whether dark energy can be bottled (yes).

If you're a doubting Thomas, you'll have plenty of company when we separate science from pseudoscience on our skeptical show each month. Hear from people who investigate alien abduction, psychics, ghosts, or the Shroud of Turin, and find out how they sort out the facts from the phony. It's the world of skepticism. But don't take our word for it... Are We Alone?: Science radio for thinking species on any world.

Art Life

Your weekly look at the arts in West Michigan including, visual arts, music and literature.

Ask The Naked Scientists

The Naked Scientists are a media-savvy group of physicians and researchers from Cambridge University who use radio, live lectures, and the Internet to strip science down to its bare essentials, and promote it to the general public. Their award winning BBC weekly radio programme, The Naked Scientists, reaches a potential audience of 6 million listeners across the east of England, and also has an international following on the web. Each week, listeners of all ages and backgrounds tune in on a Sunday evening to hear creator Dr. Chris Smith, together with his entertaining sidekicks, interview renowned scientists and researchers from all over the world and take science questions on any subject live from the listening public.

Astronomy Cast

Astronomy Cast takes a fact based journey through the cosmos as it offers listeners weekly discussions on astronomical topics ranging from planets to cosmology. Hosted by Fraser Cain (Universe Today) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (SIUE), this show brings the questions of an avid astronomy lover direct to an astronomer. Together Fraser and Pamela explore what is known and being discovered about the universe around us.

BackStory - With the American History Guys

BackStory is a brand-new weekly radio program that brings historical perspective to the events happening around us. Each week, renowned U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Peter Onuf, and Brian Balogh tear a topic from the headlines and plumb its historical depths. Over the course of the hour, they are joined by fellow historians, people in the news, and callers interested in exploring the roots of what’s going on today. Together, they drill down to colonial times and earlier, revealing the connections (and disconnections) between past and present. With its passionate, intelligent, and irreverent approach, BackStory is fun and essential listening no matter who you are. Listen for BackStory as a part of Reality Radio's Podcast Shuffle.

Behind the News with Doug Henwood

Editor of the Left Business Observer Doug Henwood hosts this weekly look at the economics and politics behind the news.

Between the Lines

Program begins with five-minute headlines of some of the week's under- reported news stories gathered from the alternative press; followed by three five-minute interviews focusing on international, national and regional issues, covering a wide range of political, economic and social topics. Information on how to become active on the issues featured on each week's program, including phone numbers and web sites.

Books and Ideas

Dr. Ginger Campbell uses this podcast to explore her love of reading and ideas, including science, philosophy, history, and what ever else she is reading. Listen to Books and Ideas as part of Reality Radio's Podcast Shuffle.

Bookwaves

A program about books. Interviews conducted by Richard Wolinsky. Book Reviews by Richard A. Lupoff & Richard Wolinsky

Building Bridges

Our beat is the labor front, broadly defined, both geographically and conceptually. We examine the world of work and workers on the job as well as where they live. We examine the issues that affect their everyday lives, with a particular sensitivity towards human rights abuses, environmental concerns and the U.S. drive for global domination. We record their global struggles and provide analysis of their efforts to empower themselves and transform society to provide greater democratic, human, social, political and economic rights. Each program consists of feature stories, generally interviews, within a historical context, often accompanied by sound from demonstrations, rallies or conferences, and complemented and enhanced by poetry and instrumental or vocal -- people's culture.

Center Stage

Center Stage features lectures from Paul Kurtz and others compiled exclusively for WPRR by the Center of Inquiry and produced by Tom Flynn.

Century of Lies

More of the "unvarnished truth" about America's failed drug policy over the last 100 years.

Circle A Radio

Circle A is a five member collective that has been producing radical programming since 2000. Circle A covers local, national and international issues, focusing on the voices of communities who, for political reasons, are not allowed a voice in the mainstream media.

Common Sense with Dan Carlin

"Common Sense with Dan Carlin" is a blend of audio commentary and news analysis by one of the leading thinkers among today's politically independent crowd. Author, reporter and talk show host Dan Carlin takes a look at the issues in the news through the prism of his traditional American "forward-thinking pragmatism" while pushing a fiscally conservative, socially liberal approach to solving problems. Whether he's railing against the "Fat Police", explaining the existence of "The Chicken Little Gene" or continually bringing up historical events no one has ever heard of, Carlin manages to be entertaining and informative in a uniquely non-partisan way. His style has been compared to Seinfeld's George Costanza on steroids. Whether that's true or not, he does often talk really fast. You'll have to keep up. Listen for Common Sense as part of Reality Radio's Podcast Shuffle.

Commonwealth Club Radio

The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum, bringing together its more than 18,000 members for over 400 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy.

Commonwealth Club Radio

The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum, bringing together its more than 18,000 members for over 400 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy.

Conscious Voices

Copenhagen Daily

Phil England of Climate Radio brings daily reports from the COP 15 Climate Change Conference.

CounterSpin

Independent media watchdog group provides critical analysis of the major stories of the week and exposes what mainstream media may have missed.

Cultural Baggage

A program offering the "unvarnished truth" about American drug prohibition.

Culture Shocks

America is in the middle of a real, not imaginary, “culture war.” It pits people who want to maximize freedom — freedom to believe, freedom to speak, freedom to make intimate moral decisions — against those who want to use government power to push their religious, moral and cultural beliefs on everyone. It is also a battle over which role governments should have in seeing to the needs of everyone in the United States. It is a struggle between genuine populist “progressive” values and repressive ultra‑conservative ones. Culture Shocks has been called by KCAA station owner Fred Lundgren, “a really engaging and unique program that falls between the shows on Air America and National Public Radio.” The show examines issues and trends in today’s culture wars through conversations with and about some of the most fascinating figures of our times.

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

In "Hardcore History" the very unconventional Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", outside-the-box way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What would Apaches with modern weapons be like? Will our modern civilization ever fall like civilizations from past eras? This is a difficult-to-classify show that has a rather sharp edge. It's not for everyone. But the innovative style and approach has made "Dan Carlin's Hardcore History" a New Media hit. Listen for Hardcore History as a part of Reality Radio's Podcast Shuffle.

Declaring Independence

Declaring Independence is a weekly one-hour radio show that focuses on current events and political discussion, with a particular focus on law, religion and science. Declaring Independence is hosted by Ed Brayton, the voice behind the popular blog Dispatches from the Culture Wars.

Democracy Now

A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 700 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S.

Dogma Free America

A weekly discussion of dogma, religion, freedom of speech, and atheism. Listen for Dogma Free America as part of Reality Radio's Skeptical Sundays.

Earthbeat

Since 2003, Earthbeat's co-hosts Daphne Wysham and Mike Tidwell bring you an hour of ground-breaking environmental news and interviews live from the nation's capital. Earthbeat Radio features leading environmental activists and thinkers -- the politics and the people behind the efforts to defend the planet. Focusing on a different theme each week, the hour is devoted to an in-depth conversation with a distinctly pro-environment view. Climate change now dominates the daily news and Earthbeat brings our hosts' decades of experience directly to our audience. Newsmakers in environmental justice, climate science, international trade, and other crucial topics join our hosts each week for fascinating, insightful, and informative talk radio.

Encounters

What better way to ease the evening commute than to accompany a trusted guide and national acclaimed nature writer on a bird watching trip, a whale watch or a kayak outing to see some sealions. Host Richard Nelson is adored by hunters and conservationists around the nation. His Midwestern enthusiasm and vast outdoor and cultural anthropological experience in Alaska makes this radio show a rare mix of fun and education with a literary twist that is not available anywhere else today. Encounters:Radio Experiences in the North is an unusual program about the natural world that makes people feel good about what is wild while it weaves together native knowledge and science. This weekly 29 minute show has aired in Alaska for four seasons and as a huge public radio fan club. Encounters is produced by KCAW, a station famous for turning out national radio journalists like Marika Partridge, Jeb Sharp, Lisa Nurenberger, Brian Mann, and Shawn Barlow.

Exploration with Dr. Michio Kaku

News and Interviews with leading scientists on science, technology, politics, and the environment.

Faith and Reason

Bill Freeman, Pastor of The Journey Church in Holland, Michigan along with Fred Wooden, senior pastor from Fountain Street Church in Grand Rapids host this live weekly look at issues of faith in the news.

Flashpoints

Investigative News magazine of national and international events with interviews and analysis.

For Good Reason

For Good Reason is the interview program hosted by D.J. Grothe, promoting critical thinking and skepticism about the central beliefs of society. Interviews often focus on the paranormal, pseudoscience and the supernatural. Each episode of For Good Reason also features an audio essay by Jamy Ian Swiss, The Honest Liar. The show is produced in association with the James Randi Educational Foundation.

Foreign Policy And You

A show that seeks conversations, moral reflection and the dissemination of information in the areas of war and peace studies, and the role of religion and foreign policy in our lives. We seek to fill a vacuum in our public conversation on these important issues of our day by bridging the gap between the professional student of these areas and the general public. We seek to serve and include in the conversation the scholar, the citizen, the pastor, the student, educators, professionals in business, law, or medicine, and the policy maker, as well as members of the media.

Free Speech Radio News

International newscast utilizing on-location stringers of all nationalities, for-on-the- ground and un-embedded, news.

Freethought Radio

The weekly Freethought Radio, devoted to the secular point of view, is the only nationally broadcast radio show of its kind. It offers "slightly irreverent views, news, music and interviews.” Freethought Radio is a production of the Freedom From Religion Foundation and is hosted by Foundation co-presidents Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor. The lively show offers programming of special interest to the nation’s nonreligious segment, and wakes up listeners to the growing threat of theocracy

Freethought Rhode Island

“Freethought Rhode Island” is a biweekly podcast produced by the members of the Rhode Island Atheist Society. FTRI seeks to inform and educate the people about positive atheism and the good things being done to further that goal in the state of Rhode Island.

From the Vault

From the Vault: Each week, we’ll pick a subject - sometimes date specific, sometimes seemingly random - and we’ll go through the Pacifica Radio Archives’ Vault - the largest of its kind in the country - and pull out the best materials possible, and – yes - remix them into something we hope you’ll come to look forward to, set your watches by, or grab the whole family and listen - listen to the power of radio...

From the Vault - 30 min

From the Vault: Each week, we’ll pick a subject - sometimes date specific, sometimes seemingly random - and we’ll go through the Pacifica Radio Archives’ Vault - the largest of its kind in the country - and pull out the best materials possible, and – yes - remix them into something we hope you’ll come to look forward to, set your watches by, or grab the whole family and listen - listen to the power of radio...

Geolog

4.6 Billion years of Earth History, one minute at a time. Geolog is a daily one minute look at science, geology and the history of life on earth and is created by paleontologist Danita Brandt of Michigan State University.

Global Report

The Global Report is a compilation of world-wide news under-reported by the corporate media. Information compiled by volunteers from respected, diverse sources, is intended to empower citizens working to create a just, peaceful, healthy, and sustainable world.

GRIT Radio with Laura Flanders

Interviews with newsmakers, activists and artists who are making change and analysis of what's behind the headlines in politics, news, culture and the arts.

History Counts

History Counts is a series of extended interviews examining important events that are largely ignored or misunderstood. Why was Julius Caesar murdered? Who created the Federal Reserve? Was Pearl Harbor really a surprise? Why did the CIA start drug trafficking? And what are the facts of 9/11? As host Ken MacDermotRoe says, “If you want to know where you’re going, you have to understand where you’ve been.”

Holy Family Radio Sampler

Holy Family Radio is a lay apostolate dedicated to broadcasting the knowledge, love and practice of the Roman Catholic Christian faith by means of radio, internet and other media, seeking to offer a continuous spiritual and educational gift to the people it reaches.

Humanist Network News

The Humanist Network News (HNN) Audio Podcast is a monthly one-hour talk show produced by the American Humanist Association. A typical episode of the HNN podcast features interviews, commentary, news, and music. Notable guests have included Sir Salman Rushdie, Prof. Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, E.O. Wilson, Alan Dershowitz, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Andy Rooney, Greg Graffin of Bad Religion, Holly Near, Dar Williams and Julia Sweeney. Every episode of the HNN Audio Podcast explores a different area of humanist thought, from politics to pop culture. Humanism is a worldview which says that reason and science are the best ways to understand the world around us, and that dignity and compassion should be the basis for how you act toward someone else. The HNN podcast is hosted and produced by American Humanist Association staffers Jessica Constantine and Jende Huang. Listen for HNN as part of Reality Radio's Skeptical Sundays.

If You Love This Planet

Helen Caldicott, M.D., pediatrician and internationally recognized author and lecturer, hosts a weekly, one-hour radio program titled If You Love This Planet.

Infidel Guy

Since 1999, The Infidel Guy show has brought you uninterrupted freethought and science-minded guests such as Michio Kaku, Dan Barker, Ken Miller, Michael Shermer, Asia Carrera, Richard Dawkins, Massimo Pigliucci, James Randi and many others. At our site and on our show we take a truthful and investigative look at religious beliefs, political systems, social issues, economic systems, the paranormal, pseudo-science and scientific claims. Listen for the Infidel Guy as part of Reality Radio's Skeptical Sundays.

Insighters

The Insighters is a weekly, one-hour radio show dedicated to enlightening and informing. We cover a wide range of political, legal, social, economic, psychological, international, constitutional, legislative and sociological issues. We explore the deeper issues pertaining to politics and society today and try to make sense of a dynamic world. We look inside our institutions and societies, seeking to explore and understand the underlying issues that make today's world what it is today.

Jimmy Dore

Hosted by award winning comedian Jimmy Dore, This is an irreverent and humorous take on todays headlines and hypocrites. This program skewers politicians as well as the corporate mouthpieces which are todays main stream "news media". Interviews with todays top comedians and comedy writers, and gets their take on all things newsy. It is a show that provides the unvarnished truth with a twist of funny.

Law and Disorder

Law and Disorder is a weekly, independent radio program airing on several stations across the United States and podcasting on the web. Law and Disorder gives listeners access to rare legal perspectives on issues concerning civil liberties, privacy, right to dissent and the horrendous practices of torture exercised by the US government. This program examines the political forces and legislation that are moving the United States into a police state. Four of the top progressive attorneys and activists host the program and bring an amazing, diverse line up of guests from grassroots activists to politically mindful authors. Most importantly, Law and Disorder brings access to attorneys who give insights to some of the most controversial cases.

Letters to Washington

With the swearing of Barack Obama as the 44th President, and the beginning of the 111th Session of the US Congress, Pacifica Radio takes a hard look at how the new government responds to the economic crisis, global warming, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, foreign policy decisions raging from Pakistan to Somalia and Russia to Mexico, health care expansion, civil rights, and the so called "war on terrorism". With host Mitch Jeserich from the studios of WPFW in Washington DC.

Lutheran Hour

The Lutheran Hour® which began in 1930, is the world's longest-running, Christian outreach radio program. It proclaims the message of Jesus Christ to more than 1.2 million people each week over 800 radio stations across North America.

Making Contact

"An international radio program that links people, vital ideas, and important information." Making Contact, produced by National Radio Project, is an award-winning, 29-minute weekly magazine/documentary-style public affairs program heard on over 200 radio stations in the USA, Canada, South Africa and Ireland. Making Contact is committed to in-depth critical analysis that goes beyond the breaking news. Showcasing voices and perspectives rarely heard in mainstream media, Making Contact focuses on the human realities of politics and the connections between local and global events, emphasizing positive and creative ways to solve problems.

Midweek Politics

David Pakman, the nation’s youngest national talk radio host, is on over 60 stations with Midweek Politics, produced at Pacifica affiliate Valley Free Radio (WXOJ) in Northampton, Massachusetts. The weekly political talk program is into its 5th year, and includes fascinating interviews, incisive analysis, listener phone calls, and creative special segments.

MonsterTalk

MonsterTalk critically examines the science behind cryptozoological (and legendary) creatures, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or werewolves. Hosted by Blake Smith, Ben Radford, and Dr. Karen Stollznow, MonsterTalk interviews the scientists and investigators who shine a spotlight on the things that go bump in the night. For once (and unlike mystery-mongering television shows) a monster-themed program gives skepticism more than just a couple minutes of lip service!

MyNDTALK

Talk and advice Program with Dr. Pamela Brewer, psychologist covering relationships, self-help, and mental-health resources.

New Dimensions

Examination of American culture through science, philosophy, spirituality, business, health, the arts, politics, and economy.

Off Stage On Air

Off Stage On Air throws the spotlight on the performing arts in and around Grand Rapids.

Pacifica Special Programming

WPRR highlights some of the best of the best from the Pacifica Archives.

Past is Prologue

On this weekly program, historian, professor, and author, Dr. John C. Pinheiro, interviews historians and the men and women who made history about how we are shaped by what has gone before. Rooted in Edmund Burke's conception of the world as a "community of souls" connecting past, present, and future generations, "Past is Prologue" offers serious reflection on the past. While history does not repeat itself, for good or ill it influences the present and even helps form our response to it. Above all, history can serve as a warning against hubris, and so understanding it is a necessary, if humbling, exercise.

Podcast Shuffle

Each evening from 10 to 11pm Reality Radio brings you some of the very best podcasts available on the web.

Point of Inquiry

Point of Inquiry is the premiere podcast of the Center for Inquiry, drawing on CFI's relationship with the leading minds of the day including Nobel Prize-winning scientists, public intellectuals, social critics and thinkers, and renowned entertainers. Each episode combines incisive interviews, features and commentary focusing on CFI’s issues: religion, human values and the borderlands of science.

QuackCast

A review of Quacks, Frauds and Charlatans. Oops. Thats not right. That should be Supplements , Complementary and Alternative Medicine i.e. SCAM.

Radio EcoShock

News on climate change, toxic chemicals, oceans, forests, nuclear power and nuclear weapons.

Radio in Black and White

Radio in Black and White is the most integrated two hours of the week. Hosted by Rick Wilson and Skot Welch, Radio in Black and White offers an open and honest discussion about issues of race and racism by providing positive conversation about race, diversity and relationships. Guests and live callers discuss new models emerging in business and community life to develop new language and perspective.

“Radio in Black and White is about faces and places.” host Skot Welch says. “We want to give the community a chance to participate in a positive, open, solution-oriented dialogue. We’re on a journey together always riding in the front of the bus.”

Reality Radio's Podcast Shuffle

Each Saturday WPRR Reality Radio brings you two hours of the best in podcasting.

Reasonable Doubts

A production of WPRR Reality Radio, "Reasonable Doubts" takes an informative and humorous look at religion from a freethinking perspective; offering news and commentary of interest to skeptics, atheists, agnostics, humanists, courageous religious believers looking for a challenge and freethinkers of all persuasions. In addition to interviewing the top minds in skepticism (former guests include Christopher Hitchens, Susan Jacoby, Paul Kurtz, Edward Tabash, DJ Grothe) RD offers regular segments on counter-apologetics, biblical criticism, creationism intelligent design and church state issues. RD also examines the psychology of religion, reviewing recent and exciting research you won't hear about anywhere else. Tune in for a hard-hitting critique of religion balanced by plenty of humor, a fair-minded attitude and a commitment to critical thinking.

Science Times

David Corcoran, a science editor, explores the topics addressed in this week's Science Times.

Scientific American

The Scientific American Podcast is a weekly science audio show covering the latest in the world of science and technology. Join Steve Mirsky each week as he explores cutting-edge breakthroughs and controversial issues with leading scientists and journalists.

Sea Change Radio

Sea Change Radio covers the transformations to social, environmental, and economic sustainability. Change is accelerating in positive and negative directions: the clock is ticking in the race to see which will tip first: the problems or solutions. Sea Change covers both sides, providing in-depth analysis to help our audience understand possible remedies and potential pitfalls.

Secular Nation

Produced by Atheist Alliance International, the Secular Nation Podcast offers articles and interviews from Secular Nation magazine. Listen to Secular Nation as part of Reality Radio's Skeptical Sundays.

Sierra Club Radio

Sierra Club Radio is a weekly half hour program produced by Sierra Club staff and hosted by Orli Cotel. Each week you'll hear in-depth interviews with politicians, authors, celebrities, artists, and activists inspired by nature. We also feature lifestyle tips from Sierra magazine's "Green Life" editor, Josie Garthwaite, and from advice columnist "Mr. Green," as well as occasional commentary from Club Executive Director Carl Pope.

Skeptical Sundays

Each Sunday, Reality Radio offers up a compilation of some of the best skeptical and freethought podcasting available. Covering a wide range of topics from science to religion and everything in between, Skeptical Sundays features shows like: Apologia, Dogma Free America, Freethought Radio, Freethought Rhode Island, The Humanist Network News, The Infidel Guy Show, Point of Inquiry, Secular Nation, Skepticality, Skeptically Speaking, The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe, and WPRR's own Reasonable Doubts.

Skepticality

People will believe anything. Why is that? Skepticality is here to bring you relevant, under reported current events, as well as in-depth discussions from a scientific, critical, skeptical, and humorous point of view.In our travels we will tackle the beasts of pseudo science; the paranormal, supernatural, ufo / alien encounters, misunderstood history, astronomy, space, and overwrought legends - urban or otherwise. Listen for Skepticality as part of Reality Radio's Skeptical Sundays.

Skeptically Speaking

Possibly the world's only skeptical talk show, Skeptically Speaking encourages you to call in, and question everything. Desiree and Sean interview experts from various scientific and academic fields, and shine the light of logic on practitioners of alternative therapies, people with paranormal/supernatural "abilities" and other peddlers of psuedoscience. With a little humour and a lot of curiosity, Skeptically Speaking guides it's listeners through the sometimes complex, but always fascinating world of science and reason. Listen to Skeptically Speaking as part of Reality Radio's Skeptical Sundays.

Skeptoid

Skeptoid is a weekly podcast dedicated to furthering knowledge by blasting away the widespread pseudosciences that infect popular culture. Each weekly episode focuses on a single phenomenon — an urban legend, a paranormal claim, alternative therapy, or something just plain stupid — that you've heard of, and that you probably believe in. Skeptoid attempts to expose the folly of belief in non-evidence based phenomena, and more importantly, explains the factual scientific reality.

Song of the Soul

Song of the Soul invites you to a soul-level encounter. Music has the ability to proclaim the soul's language beyond what mere words can speak. That's what we seek as we invite our guests to share their Song of the Soul. You will hear the music that has charted the steps of their spiritual journey, that has provided a touchstone in the soul's dark night, and sung the hearts awe and joy when come to the Light. As you listen to Song of the Soul, you are both witness and companion to our guest's spiritual path and sacred testimony. Song of the Soul guests provide about 25 minutes of the music that speaks of their spiritual path, beliefs or journey, and Mark Helpsmeet explores with them the relevance and meaning of this music to their experience. Some guests are musicians, perhaps sharing their own music, but most guests are simply sharing music they've been impacted by, written and performed by others. Song of the Soul is a production of Northern Spirit Radio.

Spirit in Action

Each week, Spirit In Action brings you stories of people living lives of fruitful service, of peace, community, compassion, creative action and progressive efforts. We'll trace the spiritual roots that support and nourish them in their service. Above all, we'll seek out Light, Love and Helping Hands, being shared between our many neighbors on this planet, hoping to inspire and encourage you to sink deep roots and produce sacred fruit in your own life. Spirit in Action is a production of Northern Spirit Radio.

Spoiler Alert Radio

Spoiler Alert Radio is All Things Film, Locally and Globally. Toni Pennacchia discusses film-making with some of the most engaging and talented independent directors, producers, promoters, and more. Both entertaining and informative, Spoiler Alert Radio gives you a sneak peek behind the scenes in the world of underground filmmaking.

Sprouts

Showcase of productions from independent community media, featuring local stories of national interest. Every week different stations and producers are featured.

Talk Nation Radio

Talk Nation Radio provides progressive news and analysis from leading experts on human rights, journalists, scholars, and political activists.

Talking Michigan Politics

The Talking Michigan Politics podcast is a weekly conversation between Grand Rapids Press deputy metro editor Jeff Cranson and Press Editorial Page Editor Ed Golder. They discuss political issues in the news at the national, state and local level.

The Brain Science Podcast

Dr. Ginger Campbell, an experimental emergency physician explores how recent discoveries in neuroscience are unraveling the mysteries of how our brain makes us who we are. Listen to the Brain Science Podcast as part of Reality Radio's Podcast Shuffle.

The Michael Slate Show

The Monday Report

Hosted by Buck Geno and labor historian Michael Johnston, the Monday Report provides news, views and interviews about all of the week's headlines and what it means to the people of West Michigan.

The Naked Scientists

The Naked Scientists are a media-savvy group of physicians and researchers from Cambridge University who use radio, live lectures, and the Internet to strip science down to its bare essentials, and promote it to the general public. Their award winning BBC weekly radio programme, The Naked Scientists, reaches a potential audience of 6 million listeners across the east of England, and also has an international following on the web. Each week, listeners of all ages and backgrounds tune in on a Sunday evening to hear creator Dr. Chris Smith, together with his entertaining sidekicks, interview renowned scientists and researchers from all over the world and take science questions on any subject live from the listening public.

The Progressive Radio Show

The Progressive Radio Show is a weekly half-hour radio show hosted by Matthew Rothschild, Editor of The Progressive Magazine.

The Rachel Maddow Show

The Rachel Maddow Show is a funny, fast-paced, news-based show. Often described as "the headlines, and the politics behind the headlines," Maddow and guests take a smart look at politics, pop culture and the top stories of the day.

The Skeptic's Guide 5x5

SGU 5x5 - Five Minutes with Five Skeptics. A weekly science podcast discussing news in the world of science and pseudoscience. A companion to The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe weekly podcast. www.theskepticsguide.org/5x5

The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is a weekly Podcast talkshow discussing the latest news and topics from the world of the paranormal, fringe science, and controversial claims from a scientific point of view. -The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: Your escape to reality -Produced by the New England Skeptical Society in association with the James Randi Educational Foundation(JREF) : http://www.theness.com Listen to the Skeptic's Guide to the Universe as part of Reality Radio's Skeptical Sundays.

This Way Out

Newsmagazine on worldwide gay and lesbian issues with interviews, reports on current events, AIDS updates, humor, and poetry.

This Week in Science

The weekly science and technology radio show presenting a humorous and irreverent look at the week in science and tech. Each week TWIS discusses the latest in cutting edge science news on topics such as genetic engineering, cybernetics, space exploration, neuro science, and a show favorite, The Countdown to World Robot Domination. Hosted by Dr. Kirsten Sanford, a PhD in neuroscience, and Justin, a wisecracking professional car salesman and armchair physicist.

Thom Hartmann

Thom Hartmann is the nation's #1 progressive talk show host.

Thomas Jefferson Hour

Humanities scholar and author, Clay S. Jenkinson, adopts the persona of Jefferson each week to comment on current events and answer questions you may have about Jefferson's thoughts on any and all topics. Clay has portrayed Thomas Jefferson for more than two decades. He is the recipient of the National Endowment for the Humanities highest award, then called the Charles Frankel Award, for his humanities-based first person interpretation methodology.

TreeHugger Radio

TreeHugger Radio is the weekly audio podcast of TreeHugger.com, the web's leading environmental lifestyle blog. Each week, host Simran Sethi covers the latest green news from around the world along with views, perspectives and extended interviews with top experts and cutting-edge pioneers.

Tuesdays with Tormala

Former City Commissioner Rick Tormala invites you to call in to his live look at politics in West Michigan and beyond.

Unwelcome Guests

Unwelcome Guests is a program about wealth, power, and peoples' resistance to the corporate world order.

Uprising

Uprising is a weekly digest of independent news analysis, investigation, education, artistic expression, activism in the public interest.

West Michigan Labor Speaks

Hosted by The Friends of Labor, West Michigan Labor Speaks is a two hour live call-in show presented by Reality Radio that deals with workers and the challenges facing us all.

Wings

News and current affairs featuring strong women's voices and ideas from around the world.

With Good Reason

Each week on With Good Reason, our ever-curious host Sarah McConnell takes you along as she examines a wide range of topics with leading scholars. Featured guests have included Julian Bond discussing race in America, Bruce Grayson sharing his study of near death experiences, Mike Seeger exploring American folk music, Aniko Bodroghkozy tuning in on sixties television, Bryan Caplan on the “myth of the rational voter,” Nikki Giovanni reading from her poetry, and Lawrence Weinstein describing–through a process called “guesstimation”–how big your feet would have to be in order to walk on water. You may discover the traditions of the samurai warrior, hear about the ways we pre-judge others based on their accents, or laugh at the surprising history of Hawaiian shirts. In 2006, With Good Reason won the Virginia Association of Broadcasters award for Best Documentary/Public Affairs Program in the Public Radio division and took Second Place nationally in its division of the Public Radio News Directors’ competition. With Good Reason is produced by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities for the Virginia Higher Education Broadcasting Consortium and is broadcast on ten public radio stations in Virginia and Washington, DC.

Woman to Woman

Woman to Woman is about today's women and where they are in their lives ... challenges they are facing, issues they are encountering or special reasons to celebrate!

Writer's Voice

Writer’s Voice features author interviews and readings, as well as news, commentary and tips related to writing and publishing.

Yin Radio

Yin Radio is a weekly radio program that features women’s voices talking about all kinds of things—relationships, money, society, politics, media, recreation, family, food, and more. I use a combination interviews, essays, stories, and music for each week's theme. Yin Radio has been on the air since September 2006 and is now syndicated through two services.

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Program List