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August 11, 1996 Programs
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1100 - 1159 Hour #1 Religion
1200 - 1259 Hour #2 Amazon
1300 - 1359 Hour #3 Travel Writing
PROGRAM RUNDOWN Hour 1:Religion
SEGMENT 1:
Ralph Reed, Executive Director of the Christian Coalition and
author of "Active Faith: How Christians Are Changing the Soul
of American Politics," tells Steve Paulson that he upholds the
separation of Church and State but believes Christians are the
key to invigorating, and guiding, our nation's politics.
Also, Cornell University historian Laurence Moore explains to
Judith Strasser what he thinks is wrong with faith-driven
politics. Moore is the co-author (with Isaac Kramnick) of
"The Godless Constitution: The Case against Religious
Correctness."
SEGMENT 2:
Laurie Maffly-Kipp tells Steve Paulson about the latest
publishing phenomenon - the Christian Thriller. They're
selling in the hundreds of thousands and often feature the
Second Coming and angels. Laurie Maffly-Kipp teaches
religious studies at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
SEGMENT 3:
George Hunter talks with Jim Fleming about the New Church and
explains how these independent congregations adapt successful
features of secular culture (overhead projectors, Christian
rock music, and cappucino) to offer a contemporary alternative
opportunity for worship services. Hunter is a scholar of
church growth and the author of "Church for the Unchurched."
For cassette copies of this hour, call 1-800-747-7444, and ask for program number
08-11-A.
PROGRAM RUNDOWN Hour 2:Amazon
SEGMENT 1:
Joe Kane, author of "Savages," tells Steve Paulson about his
adventures with the Huarani (wah rah' nee) people -- one of
the most isolated tribes in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The
Huarani oppose oil drilling in their territory which is
targeted by Conoco for oil exploration.
SEGMENT 2:
Nature writer Diane Ackerman tells Steve Paulson that the
Amazon is unlike anything she'd ever seen before. Ackerman's
latest book is "The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals,
Timeless Worlds." Also, biologist Michael Goulding tells
Judith Strasser about the Amazon floodplain, a unigue wetland
habitat filled with spectacular fish. Goulding is director of
the Amazon Rivers Project at the Rainforest Alliance and lead
author of "Floods of Fortune: Ecology and Economy along the
Amazon." And, Wisconsin Public Radio host Jean Feraca
describes how she came unravelled during a visit to a remote
medical clinic in the company of a group of pharmacists during
a week she spent in the Amazon.
SEGMENT 3:
Ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin talks with Jim Fleming about the
miracle medicines extracted from rainforest plants by Amazon
shamans, including a treatment for herpes. Plotkin is the
author of "Tales of A Shaman's Apprentice."
For cassette copies of this hour, call 1-800-747-7444, and ask for program number
08-11-B.
PROGRAM RUNDOWN: HOUR 3: Travel Writing
SEGMENT 1
Pico Iyer, longtime essayist for Time magazine, tells Steve
Paulson why he finds travel to be a spiritual and moral
exercise that always reveals as much about the place he's from
as the one he's visiting. Iyer's latest book is "Cuba and the
Night." Also, travel writer Jeff Greenwald tells Jim Fleming
how exciting it is to arrive on a new continent by sea; how
crossing deserts compares to crossing oceans; and what air
travellers miss out on. Greenwald's book is "The Size of the
World: A Global Odyssey around the World without Leaving the
Ground."
SEGMENT 2:
Novelist, biographer and historian of place Gillian Tindall is
the author of "Celestine: Voices from a French Village." She
tells Jim Fleming about the cache of letters she found in
Chassignol, in the Berry region of France, and what she was
able to learn about their recipient and her time.
SEGMENT 3:
Peter Mayle of "A Year in Provence" and "Toujours Provence"
fame has a new novel - "Anything Considered." He tells Judith
Strasser how the success of his Provence books eventuallly
forced him out of his home -- a steady stream of admirers on
the doorstep and in the swimming pool made it impossible to go
on living there.
For cassette copies of this hour, call 1-800-747-7444, and ask for program number
08-11-C.
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