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A Spiritual Skeptic Embraces Buddhist Meditation
April 14, 2016
Dan Harris suffered a panic attack on live TV, then turned to mediation to dial down his anxiety. Plus, Pope Francis on remarriage, and India’s 'third gender.'
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Ten Percent Happier Through Buddhist Meditation April 14, 2016
Former NPR religion reporter Barbara Bradley Hagerty sits down with Dan Harris, a corespondent and anchor for ABC News. Harris used to think meditation was for "bearded swamis, unwashed hippies and fans of John Tesh music." That all changed after he had a panic attack on live TV.

Dan Harris, corespondent and anchor for ABC News and author of 10% Happier
Barbara Bradley Hagerty, former NPR religion reporter and author of Life Reimagined: The Science, Art and Opportunity of Midlife

Malacanang Photo Bureau | Benhur Arcayan | Wikimedia Commons
The Joy of Love: Pope Francis on Anti-Gay Violence, Sharing Chores, and Remarriage April 14, 2016
We discuss a document that quotes an Argentine poet and Dr. Martin Luther King. It’s been called a puzzle, implicitly revolutionary, and a big let-down. We're talking about Pope Francis' new proclamation on family life, "Amoris Laetitia," or "The Joy of Love." We explain what it says about gay marriage, divorce, and remarriage. Does it offer a change in policy, or theology, or merely a change in tone? 

Thomas Reese, Jesuit priest and senior analyst at the National Catholic Reporter
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India's Ancient Transgender Community April 14, 2016
Later this month, thousands of Indians will attend the Koovagam festival, which celebrates an ancient Hindu myth and a community known as hijras. Often compared to transgender women, hijras don’t quite fit into Western notions of gender. Despite their role in  religious rituals, they live on the fringes of society…as beggars and sex workers.

Michael Edison Hayden, journalist and grantee of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Sami Siva, photographer and grantee of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting




Koovagam Festival from samisiva on Vimeo.