[Unedited] Susan Cheever with Krista Tippett
Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson once said that the program he helped create is, "utter simplicity which encases a complete mystery." Our guests reflect on the Twelve Steps and how they...
View Article[Unedited] Kevin Griffen with Krista Tippett
Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson once said that the program he helped create is, "utter simplicity which encases a complete mystery." Our guests reflect on the Twelve Steps and how they...
View Article[Unedited] Betty Davis-Reynolds with Krista Tippett
Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson once said that the program he helped create is, "utter simplicity which encases a complete mystery." Our guests reflect on the Twelve Steps and how they...
View Article[Unedited] James Nelson with Krista Tippett
Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson once said that the program he helped create is, "utter simplicity which encases a complete mystery." Our guests reflect on the Twelve Steps and how they...
View ArticleSusan Cheever and Kevin Griffen — The Spirituality of Addiction and Recovery...
Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson once said that the program he helped create is, "utter simplicity which encases a complete mystery." Our guests reflect on the Twelve Steps and how they...
View ArticleNew Perspectives on Child Sex Abuse and Trauma
Dr. Susan Clancy believes that for young children, sex abuse is oftentimes more confusing than it is traumatic at the moment that it’s happening. In her new book "The Trauma Myth: The Truth About...
View ArticleChurch Sexual Abuse Cases Rock Europe; One Lands In Indiana
Hundreds of sexual abuse cases against Catholic priests have been surfacing in Ireland over the past weeks and the Pope said he will address the crisis in a repentance letter tomorrow.But his efforts...
View ArticleNew Abuse Case Takes on Boy Scouts of America
The Catholic Church has been at the center of a sexual abuse scandal for weeks, but now a lawsuit in Oregon is turning the spotlight on Boy Scouts of America.The youth organization is being sued by a...
View ArticlePope Confronts Abuse Issue In Remarks to Reporters
Talking to reporters Tuesday, Pope Benedict XVI had strong words about the abuse scandals that have plagued the church, saying, “sins inside the church” threatened Catholicism, and that “forgiveness...
View ArticlePrescription Drug Abuse On The Rise
According to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 980,000 people in the U.S. are addicted to some type of opiates: a sharp uptick in recent years. The number of...
View Article[Unedited] Darius Rejali with Krista Tippett
One of the world's leading experts on torture, Iranian-American political scientist Darius Rejali discusses, in particular, how democracies change torture and are changed by it. In the wake of...
View ArticleDarius Rejali — The Long Shadow of Torture [remix]
One of the world's leading experts on torture, Iranian-American political scientist Darius Rejali discusses, in particular, how democracies change torture and are changed by it. In the wake of...
View ArticleVatican Letter Told Bishops Not to Report Child Abuse
A newly disclosed Vatican document reveals that officials instructed Ireland’s bishops not to report all suspected child abuse cases to the police. David Clohessy, director of Survivors Network of...
View Article[Unedited] Seane Corn with Krista Tippett
Yoga has infiltrated law schools and strip malls, churches and hospitals. This 5,000-year-old spiritual technology is converging with 21st-century medical science and with many religious and...
View ArticleSeane Corn — Yoga, Meditation in Action [remix]
Yoga has infiltrated law schools and strip malls, churches and hospitals. This 5,000-year-old spiritual technology is converging with 21st-century medical science and with many religious and...
View ArticleUndocumented and Abused at the Border
Each year, more than 25,000 undocumented immigrants are apprehended as they attempt to cross the border from Mexico to the United States. In most cases, we hear very few details about these...
View ArticleBoy Scouts Release 'Perversion' Files
Yesterday, the Boy Scouts of America, one of the most illustrious and respected youth organizations in the world, released a number of “Ineligible Volunteer Files.”Also referred to as the “Perversion...
View ArticleYeshiva University Investigates Past Abuse Charges
In recent months, allegations of sexual abuse by faculty or staff have emerged from Penn State to Horace Mann. And another local institution is dealing with these charges: Yeshiva University.An...
View ArticleSlate: The Huddled Masses and David Plotz's Birthday Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon and special guest William Dobson. This week: Immigration reform and the recent unrest in Egypt. Plus, Emily's NYT...
View Article"The Master" Sexual Abuse Allegations at Horace Mann
Marc Fisher discusses allegations of sexual abuse at Horace Mann, an elite prep school in the Bronx. Fisher went to high school at Horace Mann in the 1970s, and he investigates the teachers allegedly...
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