2019-10

Episode 13
We welcome special guest Kenneth Makuakane as we revisit the conflict between scientists and Hawaiians over the sacred peak of Mauna Kea. Kenneth brings his unique humor, deep wisdom, and artist's spirit to dig into the deep questions of our time. How do we forge a life together that includes space for scientific progress without trampling on indigenous peoples?
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produced by Zack Jacksonmusic by Zack Jackson and Barton Willis
 
Show Notes
 
A bit of history of Hawaii: 
https://www.britannica.com/place/Hawaii-state/History 
http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm 
What is a dodecahedron?
https://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/dodecahedron.html 
Story about the carob tree
https://www.sefaria.org/Taanit.23a?lang=en [14 paragraphs/bullet points down]
UCC and Space Junk
https://www.ucc.org/space_debris 
Dr. Who wiki on the 9th planet
https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Mondas
5 Love Languages
https://www.5lovelanguages.com/ 
 

Episode 12
Should religious prayers be allowed in government sessions and public schools? Do we need to make space for satirical "religions"? What about state symbols and rituals in our religious spaces? Can we be religious in the public sphere or should we only default to secular, scientific ways of being?
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Franklin quote https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/benfranklin.htm
Rowan county case: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article224219600.html
Wallace vs Jaffrey 1985https://www.britannica.com/event/Wallace-v-Jaffree
Pastafarian in AK invocation https://www.apnews.com/06c11b92f92d427a8a38b5f1ab583080
Flags in sanctuaries: Jewish: https://www.jta.org/2018/07/03/united-states/synagogues-started-putting-american-flags-sanctuary 
Karaoke songs! Living on a Prayer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDK9QqIzhwk I Wanna Dance with Somebody: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH3giaIzONA Strokin’ (by Clarence Carter): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7gMkiOPSeA Gangster’s Paradise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPO76Jlnz6c It Wasn't Me (Shaggy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTMgX1PDGAE

Episode 11
In this special episode, we interview Rabbi Geoff Mitelman about the Sinai and Synapses Fellowship that originally brought the five of us together. Applications for the next cohort are open now, and there is a lot to get excited about!
Apply for the fellowship by December 4th at... 
https://sinaiandsynapses.org/sinai-and-synapses-fellowship/
 
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Episode 10Church and State Part 2 (It’s Not About the Cake)
When one group’s liberties diminish another group’s, who decides which liberty comes out on top? What about when the government gets it wrong? Holy envy, holy hospitality, Supreme Court shenanigans, and no easy answers on this week’s episode of the Down the Wormhole Podcast!
 
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Christian artists celebrate religious freedom win in Arizona Supreme Courthttps://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/arizona-christian-artists-religious-freedom-court
More Perfect Podcast: The Imperfect Plaintiffshttps://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolabmoreperfect/episodes/imperfect-plaintiff
More Perfect Podcast: The Heisthttps://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolabmoreperfect/episodes/heist
 

In part 1 of our miniseries on the complicated relationship between religion and politics, we look at the history of "the separation of church and state" in the US, and try to get to the heart of what the founders intended. It should be fun and not controversial at all!
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Produced by Zack JacksonMusic by Zack Jackson and Barton Willis
 
Show Notes: 
Pope Felix III aka the lovechild of Lady Elaine Fairchilde and the Elf on a Shelf
 
Thomas Jefferson and the origins of the phrase "the separation of Church and State"https://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/primary-source-documents/danburybaptists/
 
Everson v. The Board of Educationhttps://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/330/1
 
Big City or Big God?https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/which-came-first-society-or-a-fear-of-god
 
Chrome plugin that changes "treating people with respect" to "treating people with respect" https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pc2respect/mgkjmkalaomdhdldmfbgpjdpmpdnhiio
 
'In God We Trust': display in Kentucky schools marks effort to mix church and statehttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/12/in-god-we-trust-display-in-kentucky-schools-marks-effort-to-mix-church-and-state