Religion, Education and Politics in Australia and NZ [transcript]
Religion, Education and Politics in Australia and NZ Podcast with Marion Maddox (26 November 2018). Interviewed by Thomas White. Transcribed by Thomas White and Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Maddox_-_Religion,_Education_and_Politics_in_Australia_and_NZ_1.1 Thomas White (TW): Well it is a beautiful morning here on the penultimate day of the EASR in Bern, and I’m delighted to be […]
A Global Study on Government Restrictions and Social Hostilities Related to Religion [transcript]
A Global Study on Government Restrictions and Social Hostilities Related to Religion Podcast with Katayoun Kishi (3 December 2018). Interviewed by Benjamin P. Marcus. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Kishi_-_A_Global_Study_of_Government_Restrictions_and_Social_Hostilities_Related_to_Religion_1.1 Benjamin Marcus (BM): My guest today is Dr Katayoun Kishi, a research associate at Pew Research Centre. She oversees the Centre’s […]
Negotiating Gender in Contemporary Occultism [transcript]
Negotiating Gender in Contemporary Occultism Podcast with Manon Hedenborg White (10 December 2018). Interviewed by Sammy Bishop. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Hedenborg_White-_Negotiating_Gender_in_Contemporary_Occultism_1.1 Sammy Bishop (SB): Hello, I’m Sammy Bishop. I’m here at the EASR 2018 Conference in Bern. It’s a very sunny day today. And I am joined by Manon […]
The Therwil Affair: Handshakes in Swiss Schools [transcript]
The Therwil Affair: Handshakes in Swiss Schools Podcast with Philipp Hetmancyzk and Martin Bürgin (17 December 2018). Interviewed by Thomas White. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Hetmancyzk and Burgin – The Therwil Affair 1.1 Thomas White (TW): Hello there! I’m here in Bern, Switzerland, at the EASR. We’re on the final […]
Young People and Religion in a Global Perspective [transcript]
Young People and Religion in a Global Perspective Podcast with Marcus Moberg and Sofia Sjö. (14 January 2019) Interviewed by Christopher Cotter Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Moberg_and_Sjo_-_Young_People_and_Religion_in_a_Global_Perspective_1.1 Christopher Cotter (CC): I am at the European Association for the Study of Religion’s Conference in Bern, and I’m joined today by Marcus […]
Religion as a Tactic of Governance [transcript]
Religion as a Tactic of Governance Podcast with Naomi Goldenberg (21 January 2019). Interviewed by David G. Robertson Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Goldenberg_-_Religion_as_a_Tactic_of_Governance_1.1 DR: We’re still here in Belfast at the BASR conference, in 2018. And I am privileged to be joined today by our keynote speaker from last night, […]
The Study of Religion and National Identity in Estonia [transcript]
The Study of Religion and National Identity in Estonia Podcast with Atko Remmel (28 January 2019). Interviewed by Christopher Cotter. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Remmel_-_The_Study_of_Religion_and_National_Identity_in_Estonia_1.1 Christopher Cotter (CC): The Estonian case in the study of religion is something that we’ve not really talked about very much on the Religious Studies Project. […]
Slenderman and Online Mythology [transcript]
Slenderman and Online Mythology Podcast with Vivian Asimos (4 February 2019). Interviewed by Ross Downing. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at:Asimos_-Slenderman_and_Online_Mythology_1.1 Ross Downing (RD): My name is Ross Downing, and I’m interviewing soon-to-be Dr Vivian Asimos Vivian Asimos (VA): Oh my gosh! RD: We’re at the Belfast conference, at Queens. Yes. So […]
America’s Dark Theologian Stephen King: A Religious Imagination Explored [transcript]
America’s Dark Theologian Stephen King: A Religious Imagination Explored Podcast with Douglas Cowan (11 February 2019). Interviewed by Carmen Celestini. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Cowan_-_America_s_Dark_Theologian_Stephen_King_1.1 Carmen Celestini (CC): Ok. Today I’m speaking with Dr Douglas Cowan about his recently published book, America’s Dark Theologian: The Religious Imagination of Stephen King. […]
America’s Changing Religious Landscape [transcript]
America’s Changing Religious Landscape Podcast with Robert P. Jones (18 February 2019). Interviewed by Benjamin P. Marcus Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Jones_-_America_s_Changing__Religious_Landscape_1.1 Benjamin P. Marcus (BM): My guest today is Robert P. Jones the founding CEO of PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute) and a leading scholar and commentator on religion, […]
Melodies of Change: Music and Progressive Judaism [transcript]
Melodies of Change: Music and Progressive Judaism Podcast with Ruth Illman (25 February 2019). Interviewed by Breann Fallon. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Illman_-_Melodies_of_Change_1.1 Breann Fallon (BF): Today I have with me Dr Ruth Illman. She is Docent (associate professor) of Comparative Religion at Åbo Akademi University. And she’s also Professor […]
Christian Beauty Pageants: Beauty is in the Eye of the Creator [transcript]
Christian Beauty Pageants: Beauty is in the Eye of the Creator Podcast with Chelsea Belanger (4 March 2019). Interviewed by Kristeen Black. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Belanger_-_Christian_Beauty_Pageants_1.1 Kristeen Black (KB): We’re all aware of the Miss Universe Pageant, Miss USA Pageant, Miss America pageant. There’s various systems of beauty pageant […]
Religion, Multiculturalism and the Quest for Belonging in Canada and Beyond [transcript]
Religion, Multiculturalism and the Quest for Belonging in Canada and Beyond Podcast with Wendy Fletcher (11 March 2019). Interviewed by Carmen Celestini. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Fletcher_-_Religion_Multiculturalism_and_the_Quest_for_Belonging_1.1 Carmen Celestini (CC): Today I’m speaking with Dr Wendy Fletcher, the President and Vice- Chancellor of Renison University College, affiliated with the University […]
LDS Garments and Agency [transcript]
LDS Garments and Agency Podcast with Nancy Ross (18 March 2019). Interviewed by Kristeen Black. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Ross_-_LDS_Garments_and_Agency_1.1 Kristeen Black (KB): The form of garments has changed over time from wrist-to-ankle, single-piece, long underwear, to versions that included short sleeves and legs, to the two-piece style that are […]
Challenges and Responsibilities for the Public Scholar of Religion [transcript]
Challenges and Responsibilities for the Public Scholar of Religion Podcast with Megan Goodwin (25 March 2019). Interviewed by Andrew Henry. Transcribed by Helen Bradstock. Audio and transcript available at: Goodwin_-_Challenges_and_Responsibilities_for_the_Public_Scholar_of_Religion_1.1 Andrew Henry (AH): Welcome Listeners. I’m recording from Boston, at Northeastern University. I’m with Dr Megan Goodwin. She’s a scholar of gender, sexuality and race, […]