John Safran and Father Bob Maguire are back with their own take on religion, politics and all things ethnic. This duo can talk-up a storm, so we've taken the program, cut out the music to produce a 60-70min program.
This week with a Halloween themed show we venture into the afterlife and talk ghosts, we cast a spell of witchcraft, we ask why Vampires still thrill and we find out why Purim is sometimes nicknamed the Jewish Halloween.
...MOREThis week we explore traditional notions of femininity in the exhibition, Women in the Bible: Tricksters, Victors and (M)others. We find out if there is a link between racism and mental health issues. We find out more about the small stage Australian classic, The Christian Brothers. And we talk about Gospel songs for Religious Song of the Week.
...MOREThis week we find out the racial nuances of the Arabic culture through West Bank Hip Hop act, Ramallah Underground. We bathe in the Finnish sauna culture, in the no-zone between Christianity and Paganism. We find out about the roots of Ethnographic filmmaking. And Gordon Brown of ABC TV's Collectors fame joins us for Religious Song of the Week.
...MOREThis week we speak to visionary artist, Peter Greenaway about his re-creation of Leonardo Da Vinci's, The Last Supper. We hear an Australian cult story through the eyes of two brothers. We find out about the superstitions surrounding Africa's child wizards and witches. And Christ's seven last words on the cross make Religious Song of the Week.
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