A fun and rollicking, reverent and irreverent romp through the realms of prayer. Today, Randy and Jack Turney explore the practice of prayer and how it works in our culture, in relationship to religions and everyday human life. We touch on the comparisons between prayer, contemplation, and meditation, religious or otherwise. Jack approaches the concept of prayer from a Catholic perspective, and Randy, from an Agnostic point of view. We explore how humans pray and why. We take a multi-dimensional look at different kinds of prayer and how different folks pray in different ways, why, and to what ends.
Stuart Kelter interviews Ben Alderson-Day, a professor of psychology at Durham University in the UK, researching the phenomena of voice-hearing and unusual sensory experiences. Specializing in atypical cognition and mental health, his work spans cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry, philosophy, and child development. He is the co-founder and co-chair of the Early Career Hallucinations Research group, a network comprising 24 countries. Before moving to Durham he completed a PhD on autism at the University of Edinburgh, and worked as a research coordinator for a child & adolescent mental health research team for the National Health Service (NHS) in York. He is the author of PRESENCE: The Strange Science and True Stories of the Unseen Other, which is the topic of today’s interview.
In 2003, then-Gov. Bill Richardson convinced New Mexico voters that the only way to fix our chronically underperforming schools was to scrap the old state school board and put one person in charge. Him.
Richardson named Veronica Garcia as the state’s first secretary of education, and she spent the next seven years working to achieve his vision of reform, which included increased pay and training for teachers; a targeted focus on the worst-performing schools; and expansion of early childhood education. District Court Judge Robert Lara will discuss an upcoming event to invite the community into the courtroom, as well as pro bono legal fairs.
Dan Crow and Karla Steen discuss the Hermit of La Cueva Festival, which will be held later this month at the Rio Grande Theatre.
Walt and Daisy speak with Michelle Miano of the NM Environment Department and Rep. Ray Lara about HB 41, which calls for Clean Transportation Fuel Standards.
Somatic Therapy is defined as "...a holistic treatment approach that addresses both the mind and the body." The knowledge of the mind/body connection is again rising to a greater collective awareness, and particularly in how we address some of the mental health issues we face. Camilla Calk shares with us how whether it's depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief, or trauma, we're coming to understand and think differently about the relationship between our bodies, our minds and our emotions. Somatic Therapy has been shown to increase the state of grounded and centered states of mind - and body - mental and physical health.
Molecules of Emotion - Cadace B. Pert Descartes' Error - Antonio Damasio DELVING IN: Why Is It So Difficult to Promote Social Mobility and Equality of Opportunity?2/11/2024
Stuart Kelter interviews Aveek Bhattacharya, who was the Chief Economist and is now the Interim Director of the Social Market Foundation (SMF), a non-partisan think tank based in the U.K., which aims to promote evidence-based policy and cross-party co-operation in politics. Prior positions include Senior Policy Analyst at the Institute of Alcohol Studies, researching and advocating for policies to reduce alcohol-related harm. With interests in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, he earned his PhD in Social Policy from the London School of Economics. Aveek is co-editor of the book Political Philosophy in a Pandemic: Routes to a More Just Future. Today’s interview focuses on an essay he recently wrote for the Social Market Foundation entitled, “Social Mobility and its Critics,” published in July of 2023.
In 2016, New Mexico voters passed a constitutional amendment to end the unfair practice of cash bonds after an arrest.
A bond is different from a fine, which is a form of punishment imposed following a conviction. A bond is meant to ensure compliance with court orders and attendance at all hearings. It is then returned following the trial. |
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