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Inspired
Inspired is the nation's leading public radio show about faith, ethics and spirituality. Each week we offer you analyses of the big headlines alongside lesser-told stories – those of Orthodox Jewish artists and African-American atheists, Muslim feminists and spiritual seekers. Through these stories, a rough sketch of our country’s religious landscape begins to emerge. It’s a marketplace of beliefs and ideas too complex for sound bites, and too important to ignore.
The Debate Over Uganda’s Anti-Gay Law
Uganda is considering a law that won’t just criminalize being gay–it will require citizens to report the names of anyone they suspect of homosexual activity. Among the bill’s most active supporters are Christian churches, which are deeply woven into the social and political fabric of Ugandan society. We begin in the capital city of Kampala, where the debate has led citizens to think about just how much their government should be legislating morality. Kimberly Adams reports. Featuring guests Joshua Rubongoya, professor of political science at Roanoke College and Jason Bruner, assistant professor of global Christianity at Arizona State University.
James Makubaya Reviving the Adunego in Uganda
Musician James Makubaya grew up in Uganda as a devout Catholic. Though he was encouraged to study Western musical instruments, he insisted on learning traditional African harps and drums, and when got older, he pushed to perfom native folk music in Catholic services. He sat down in the studio with one of his favorite instruments–a harp called an Adungu (Ah-DUNE-goo)–to play some sacred songs.
Audio Postcard: Building a Lakota Sweat Lodge
Back in 2009, our senior producer traveled to Shepherdstown, West Virginia, where about a dozen people gathered in a leafy backyard to build a Lakota-style sweat lodge. Almost everyone there was familiar with the sacred puriftication ritual. Well, everyone except our inexperienced producer, who had some nervousness about spending two hours in a 100-degree homemade cave.
