About ghandi and the salt march about America and what’s wrong
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A series for activists who want to work for change in a spiritually grounded, healing-transformative way. Inspired by sermons from Christian leaders, universalist ministers, mennonites, UMC, and other liberal religious voices.
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Elaborate on communism and capitalism, pros and cons, introduce Dolores Huerta on change, as well as ghandi, the black panthers, rosa parks, dr Martin Luther King Jr. Cover art photo provided by Annie Spratt on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@anniespratt
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Taken from Paul's Saturday Weekend Breakfast Show - this podcast brings you historical facts and great music to Educate, Entertain and Enjoy.
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One of the ways that empires have controlled populations is by rewriting history to reshape our heritage and cultural identity. Centuries later, when the truth is discovered, people still struggle to accept how their identity has been crafted by past deception. This is the story of the Phoenician Irish, the Mauritanian Welsh, the Islamic Kingdom in…
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This month the world announced thousands of sanctions against Russia in retaliation for its criminal invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This episode dives into trade as a weapon wielded by (and against) empires. How is fair trade different from exploitation? Is capitalism truly the source of freedom in the world? (hint: it’s complicated). Is socialism re…
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During the age of imperialism, in the nineteenth century, Europe’s empires ruled over 80 percent of the people of Earth despite being a fraction of the world. That all changed when Gandhi demonstrated that active nonviolent resistance worked. This episode dives into the life and lessons of Gandhi, culminating with modern research that shows his met…
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Season 3 (2022) begins with an episode (#71) that illustrates the structure of empire using Rome as the prototype. We examine its rivalry with Carthage and the racism and genocide that are the inevitable result of the way empires function. This introduces the themes that we will explore in the next 10 episodes. Why are so many Americans comfortable…
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On This Week In History - Episode 038 - Mongolia, Rollo and the Chinamen
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Episode 036 - Henry, The Chickens and Edward the 5th
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On This Week In History - Episode 035 - Paraguay, Neanderthals and Mickey Mouse!
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Bringing you the news of old. Weekly round up of events throughout history with Paul Waite. Join Outstanding Paul every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 0700 - 1000 on the Aspen Waite Radio Breakfast Show! https://www.aspenwaiteradio.com/ https://www.facebook.com/AspenWaiteRadioBy Aspen Waite
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On This Week In History - Episode 034 - King Alfred, The Black Plague and RMS Lithuania
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Bringing you the news of old. Weekly round up of events throughout history with Paul Waite. Join Paul every Saturday and Sunday Morning 0700 - 1000 for the full breakfast show! https://www.aspenwaiteradio.com/ https://www.facebook.com/AspenWaiteRadioBy Aspen Waite
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Episode 030 - Shoelaces, Vulcan & Polythene
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Episode 029 - Commodus, Gandhi and the Cosmonaut!
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Things that happened On This Week In History. 15th - 21st MarchBy Aspen Waite
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Episode 028 - Muhammed, Mongolia & Schindler's List
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Episode 027 - Henry Tudor, The Spitfire & The Iron Curtain Speech
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Scotland, Dalai Lama, and the Grand National
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Lincoln, Galileo and the Man Eating Tigers
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Join Paul Waite recounting the historical facts of the past week - From his Aspen Waite Radio breakfast show which airs every Saturday 0700 - 1000By Aspen Waite
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Lionheart, Vidkun Quisling and John Grisham
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Horatio Nelson, Ladies Gold and Mississippi
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Boxing Day Special - Albania, Wigs and the First Christmas Carol
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The Crusades, The Hovercraft and Star Trek
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What gives you hope? What sustains you? How could the way we see things be fundamental to our ability to change the world? The Gratitudes are short stories of people showing courage and resolve to overcome tragedy and change the world within their reach. [Listen 30:58]By Marc Maxmeister
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The Kingmaker, the Bike Tyre and the Failed Assassination
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Do you find yourself in conversations with people who believe all the right things, but who remain stuck, unable to act in any meaningful way to fight racism? Doing the “usual stuff” to fight racism isn’t working because it is only a quarter of what is needed. As I explain the “liberal myth,” find out through examples from Mother Theresa, Martin Lu…
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On This Week In History Episode 011 - 19th to 25th Oct
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On This Week In History Episode 010 - 12th to 18th Oct
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On This Week In History Episode 009 - 05th to 11th Oct
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Continuing to explore the ways that Christian churches talk about race, here is Bishop Michael Curry of the Episcopal church speaking in Charlottesville VA one year after the race riots about love, titled “There is another way.” [Listen 18:39]By Marc Maxmeister
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On This Week In History Episode 008 - 28th Sept to 04th Oct 2020
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On This Week In History Episode 007 - 21st to 27th September
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It has been many years since “Black Lives Matter” and “#Metoo” have been part of everyday conversation. Yet many churches struggle in confronting race issues from the pulpit head-on. Few are laying bare the dark legacy that organized religion has had in forming a society that sees humanity through the lens of race. “From the 1600s until present day…
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On This Week In History Episode 006 - 14th to 20th September
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America is founded on some lofty ideals, but baked into its ethos and history are many contradictions. We claim to be a moral force for good in the world yet embrace the tenets of imperialism. The service unpacks these contradictions and looks ahead to what we can do in 2020 to transform the covid-19 era into a time of growth. This sermon was origi…
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On This Week In History Episode 005 - 7th to 13th September
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On This Week In History Episode 004 - 31st August to 6th September
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Episode 4! With special guest Rachael Wood!By Aspen Waite
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On This Week In History Episode 003 - 24th to 30th August
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Join Paul Waite as he discusses the news of old. Every week bringing you the happenings of the world throughout history! Facts this week include: End of the Western Roman Empire in the year 476 The battle of Mohacs in 1526 825 Portugal recognises the independence of Brazil in 1833 Great Britain signed the abolition of Slavery act! And many more gre…
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On This Week In History Episode 002 - 17th to 23rd August
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On This Week in History Episode 001 - 10th to 16th of August
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Bringing you the news of old! What happened between 10th to 16th of August in years gone by? A lot happened during this week in history. including... 1620 - the Mayflower set sail from Southampton on its journey to America 1851 - the sewing machine was patented by Isaac Singer 1903 - the All Blacks played their first ever test match against Austral…
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As protests continue against systemic police brutality in the US, and activists demand that we defund the police, episode #65 explains how to start “the uncomfortable conversation” with a friend or family member — the one about white privilege, implicit bias, and a journey towards understanding. Being a bridge between your moral center and the peop…
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What should we think about riots during a pandemic, following a murder in Minneapolis by the hands of police? People respond in two ways: The descend into sectarianism or rise with a Harambee attitude. Hear about the power of interdependence from Fred Small and Martin Luther King, Jr — this is how we build an interdependent world that yields the pe…
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2020 – the year of the covid19 lockdown – is quickly becoming a repeat of the year of the Jubilee from leviticus. A time when wrongs were righted and agriculture came to a halt. The wisdom of this time, as we think about the kind of world we will be restarting, is that there is no equity without scarcity, not justice without sacrifice. Listen 20:14…
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As we shelter-in-place during covid19, I wanted to share some of the more inspiring things happening around the world. There is a twitter hashtag #thebestofus that people use to share stories of others making a difference. And, as bad as things seem, did you know that this was the first century in the last 700 years that has NOT had a pandemic? Hea…
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Disease and Dis-Ease Symptoms: Anthropologist Margaret Mead once said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient cultures is digging up a femur (thigh bone) that had been broken and had been allowed to heal. In the ancient world, if you broke your leg, you’d die. A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay …
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In these trying times, we need to be reminded that we are where we are in the world because past leaders have inspired us to work for the benefit of humankind, to sacrifice for noble causes that have made the world as wonderful as it is today. Here are three speeches that can serve to organize us for the days ahead during the 2020 pandemic: “The te…
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Two sermons from 2019 and 2020 about resisting the trap of feeling contempt for people that we disagree with. We are in a national crisis of contempt and it is tearing our world apart. Listen to episode #59 (21:15)By Marc Maxmeister
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