RAD RELIGION

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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 abo…

Cale Hubble


    • Dec 5, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
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    Segment 24B – Money and Capitalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2012


    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 →

    Segment 24A – Thai Buddhist Pop

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2012


    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 →

    Segment 23 – American Buddhist Folk

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2012


    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 →

    Segment 22 – Romantic Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2012


    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 →

    Segment 21 – Sikh Rock

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2012


    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 →

    Segment 20 – Day of the Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2012


    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 →

    Segment 19 – Zen Jazz

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2012


    Flow, oneness, connection, selflessness, immediacy – all of these notions are central to both Zen Buddhism and jazz improvisation. Hear us chat about the links here: Tracks we played were ‘Rita‘ by Jazztronik, and ‘Kogun‘ by Toshiko Akiyoshi. Zen is … Continue reading →

    Segment 18 – Hindu Rap

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2012


    Take some Indian mythology and put it to a beat, and you’ll get today’s topic – Hindu rap. Listen to the segment here: (NB: The tracks are now included in the audio here, due to changed agreements between community broadcasters … Continue reading →

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