Podcasts Assorted

Who's a Jew?
Reform Judaism began in the 19th Century, embracing social and scientific progress into its practice of Judaism. Today it is the dominant expression of Judaism in the West. But in Israel, where Rabbi Uri Regev heads the World Union for Progressive Judaism, it is disadvantaged legally and religiously. Rabbi Regev, and Rabbi Jacqueline Ninio of Temple Emanuel in Sydney, explain the beliefs and practice of Reform Judaism.

Bicentennial of the Abolition of the Slave Trade

The many worlds of David Lewis
The American philosopher David Lewis was an important and puzzling figure. Many philosophers believe that we can talk about different possible worlds (a world in which John Kerry won the last US presidential election, for example, or a world in which Tom and Nicole are still married) but Lewis held that there is a sense in which this multitude of other worlds can be said to exist. And he barracked for Essendon too

Unforgettable speeches: the Apology of Socrates

Serial Killers in American Culture

Catching affluenza
Is affluence a kind of virus? Does it produce twice as much mental illness in English speaking countries because we have a different approach to being well off? Oliver James is a psychologist and is connected to the Happiness Forum. His latest book, Affluenza is an indictment of modern materialism. But what's the alternative?

The Gospel according to Judas

George W. Bush: High Crimes and Misdemeanors?
Elizabeth Holtzman, Attorney, former U.S. Congresswoman (D-NY), former NYC comptroller

The Blind Brain: Part 1 of 2

The history and uses of Aspirin