Tapestry from CBC Radio
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Podcast Description
CBC Radio's Tapestry is a weekly exploration of spirituality, religion and the search for meaning, hosted by Mary Hynes.
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Say No To Happiness | Happiness. Philosophers from the time of Aristotle have called it the ultimate purpose of life. And why not? Scientific studies proclaim that happy people enjoy greater intimacy, better health and even more creativity. So bring it on! Everyone wants happiness! Everyone except documentary maker, Frank Faulk. | 5/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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When The Universe Changes | Mary talks to Kevin Cox, a journalist who was frustrated by his inability to comfort people in times of great sorrow. After a stellar career in journalism, Cox has decided to become a minister. Then, Alan Lightman, author of Einstein’s Dreams, brings us his vision of God as imagined in his new novel, Mr g. So how does an agnostic theoretical physicist picture God? Probably not as you’d expect! | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Destiny | To what extent can we control destiny? We meet five people who are struggling to take control of the fates they face. From life and death medical decisions to cheesemaking, they’re trying to figure out when it’s time to fight and when it’s time to surrender. | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Keeping the Doubt | A look at how doubt and skepticism can be essential ingredients to faith. First, we hear from Rabbi Rami Shapiro - a rabbi who says he isn't religious. Instead, he describes himself as a curious, holy rascal in search of sacred cows to slaughter. And a conversation with Michael Shermer, the founder of Skeptic Magazine. | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Forgiveness | Mary Hynes explores the ideas of forgiveness, confession, regret and apologies. She's in conversation with Dave Bry, who has been writing public apologies for years to those whom he has somehow wronged. The atonement starts from seemingly insignificant events like throwing beer cans on Jon Bon Jovi’s lawn in high school! We also hear the moving story of how one father struggled for eight years over whether he should forgive the drunk driver who killed his daughter. | 4/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Gospel According to Mark | Tapestry brings you something unusual. The show plays excerpts from a live performance by Canadian actor Kenneth Welsh. He read the full Book of Mark from start to finish without taking a break at Beaches Presbyterian Church in Toronto. | 4/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Comfy Church | This week Tapestry asks how important is it for worship to be 'fun'. We meet Reverend Dorian Baxter, who also goes by the stage name "Elvis Priestly". We also hear from ordained minister, Jeffrey MacDonald. And we travel to Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, where the cowboy church is in full swing. | 4/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Silence | Tapestry, host Mary Hynes explores a strange subject for broadcasting.... Silence. It may seem a bad idea to base a radio show on absolute quiet, but not everyone defines silence as the complete absence of sound. Guests: Gordon Hempton, James Kugel, and Omar Faruk Tekbilek | 4/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Subtler Ways | Susan Cain is a lawyer, a writer and an introvert. On this episode of Tapestry, she and Mary explore what happens when entire societies decree that being loud, confident, and outgoing is the only recipe for success. And, the story of a man who is bringing the world of devotion to a bar near you. Landon Coleman is another Canadian singer-songwriter in a jean jacket who is toting his guitar from club-to-club across the country. What his audience doesn’t know is that he’s also trying to include the philosophy of his day job in this music. Coleman is a recruiter for a small Christian college. But when it comes to singing about Jesus, he says he has to be subtle. How does he mix his music with the Good News? | 3/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lighten Up | Laughing and praying don't often go hand in hand. It seems that somewhere throughout the long march of time, levity has been leached out of religion. We'll hear from Susan Sparks, a Baptist minister who's also a stand-up comic, about why she's on a mission of mirth. And Mark Pinsky talks about his book, The Gospel According to The Simpsons. | 3/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Spiritual Envy / Inner Demons | What happens when you want to believe but no longer can? Where do you find comfort in an impersonal universe? This episode of Tapestry features the stories of two different men who at one time had faith in God, but lost it. Even so, they continue to search for a sense of wonder and meaning in life. | 3/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stepping Up | You're relaxing on a cruise ship, maybe eating a fine meal, when the ship suddenly hits a reef, and begins to sink. It's the moment of truth: are you the one who steps up and does something to help? Or are you the one who runs away? Mary Hynes talks to John Izzo, the author of Stepping Up: How Taking Responsibility Changes Everything. Also an interview with Rudy Berghuys, president of the Royal Canadian Humane Association, the organization which bestows Canada's bravery awards. And we'll examine the recent Costa Concordia disaster, and find out how it transformed one naval captain into a villain and another into a hero. Italian journalist Anna Momigliano explores how the event shines a light on her country's psyche. | 3/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sound and Spirit - Podcast Not Available | -- | 3/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wisdom in the Lab | Is there a way to quantify wisdom? Can the exacting methods of science be applied to the changing world of philosophy and morals? Mary Hynes talks to science writer Stephen Hall. Also a documentary about Jon Turk, a research chemist who decided he couldn't stand the lab, quit his job, and became an adventure traveller. | 2/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Autism and the Divine | What is the experience of the Divine for the autistic mind? Mary Hynes talks to Temple Grandin, Anthony Easton, and Reverend John Gillibrand. And a visit to Beth Tzedec Synagogue where there is a special program for children on the spectrum as they reach the age of bar and bat mitzvah. | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mavis Staples Interview | Mary Hynes talks to the legendary Mavis Staples. For more than six decades she has used her gift of music to advance civil rights and social justice. With her father and siblings in the Staple Singers, they performed at rallies and the sermons of Dr. Martin Luther King and created what is known as the soundtrack of the civil rights movement. | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lessons for Living | Mary Hynes talks to Karl Pillemer is a gerontologist and a professor of human development at Cornell University. For five years, he and his colleagues interviewed more than a thousand people over the age of 65, asking them what they had learned about how to live a good life. | 2/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The God of Your Understanding: Religion in AA | In 1939, the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous published what has become known as The Big Book. It outlines 12 steps in which alcoholics admit they have no control over alcohol and that they need the help of a higher power to get sober. More than 70 years later, many people are asking whether belief in a higher power is necessary in order to stop drinking. Can atheists and agnostics use the steps to get sober? | 1/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Padre Pio | Mary Hynes talks to historian Sergio Luzzatto about Padre Pio, Italy's favourite saint. | 1/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Face Time | Somehow or other, whatever version of you that you bring to the outside world, is revealed on your face. Mary Hynes talks to a young woman in Ottawa, who began wearing the niqab when she was 13, about the Muslim act of covering the female face. Jonathan Goldstein, host of CBC radio's WireTap, talks about what he sees, when he looks in the mirror. Physician, author and neurologist Oliver Sacks talks about what it's like when you can't recognize a face from one meeting to the next. And Judith Harris, Jungian analyst, explores the Jungian idea of taking off your mask. | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Apocalypse Soon | So how is it that we find ourselves here once again with Doomsday close at hand? This time around it’s the Maya calendar and the fact that some interpretations say it ends on December 21, 2012. Some believe that signals the end for planet Earth – at least as we know it. (Or perhaps this signals an end to end-of-the-world predictions?) | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mary Jo Leddy/Visit to Buddhist Monastery | Mary Hynes talks with Mary Jo Leddy about her commitment to social justice and her faith. Both are explored in her latest book, The Other Face of God: When the Stranger Calls Us Home. Also, freelance broadcaster Gloria Chang takes us along for an overnight stay at a Zen Buddhist monastery in Korea, as she attempts to discover her own "Buddha nature." | 12/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Belonging | Belonging is a basic human need. Some theories rank it right after food, water and shelter! This week, Tapestry takes a look at what belonging means in the spiritual life. Why is it such a big deal? | 12/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hospitality | Is there a more mushy word in the English language? Hospitality. But, no - we aren't talking about Martha Stewart and which spoon to use for the dessert course. This week on Tapestry: a more gritty brand of hospitality. From the woman in Calgary who invites a homeless guy to come and stay, to refugee homes in Winnipeg and Toronto. | 12/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 24 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Wonderful show now on podcast!
A consistently excellent and balanced show examining spirituality from a variety of religious perspectives. Wonderful no matter what your faith.
Deeply Uplifting
May sound corny, but has changed my life for the better - engaging me to think, internalize, connect, and perhaps most surprisingly act and be way more at peace with myself and the world. Every week there is a new perspective to absorb. THANKS for PODCASTING - I can listen when I am ready....
Mind opening
I do not consider myself a particularly religeous person but I have really enjoyed the episodes of Tapestry that I've heard so far. They are a fantastic look into a wide variety of beliefs and religeons - very eye opening for anyone with an open mind. Although I do not subscribe to any one religeon in particular, I am really enjoying learning more about the religeous and spiritual world around me - much of which I have so far known very little about.
