Who owns yoga?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the practice and the business of yoga in the West. The Hindu American Foundation has launched a campaign to take back yoga, which they say has been stripped of its Hindu roots. But does something like yoga belong to anyone at all? How do we decide if culture belongs to a particular nationality or religion? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Who should determine who has access to yoga? Or who can profit from it? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Katchie Ananda, yoga teacher and co-founder of Yoga Sangha

Richard Rosen, yoga teacher and co-founder of Piedmont Yoga Studio

Suhag Shukla, co-founder and managing director for the Hindu American Foundation

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Can Liberal Democracy and Organized Religion Get Along?

What is the compatibility of liberal democracy and organized religion? On the next Your Call, we'll speak with Ian Buruma, professor of Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College, about his latest book, Taming the Gods: A worldwide examination of the relationships between Church and State. Where are the tensions between religion and politics? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Do you see religion as a help to democracy? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guest:
Ian Buruma, professor of Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College

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What does Buddhism look like in America?

On the next Your Call, we meditate on just what it means to be a Buddhist living and practicing in the United States. Buddhism is the fourth largest religion in the country. The Dalai Lama is a revered household name and Tiger Woods has publicly linked his infidelity to "losing track" of his Buddhist upbringing. What is the appeal of Buddhism to so many Americans? And what does it have to teach us?

Join us live at 11 a.m. or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What do you think defines Buddhism in the West?

Guests:
Anchalee Kurutach, board member of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship

Patricia Mushim Ikeda-Nash, teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center

Reverend Harry Gyokyo Bridge, minister of the Oakland Buddhist Church

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Spreading the Atheist Gospel?

Evangelizing for atheism? You've seen the ads on the Muni buses: "Imagine no religion" and other quotes from famous non-believers promoting the Freedom From Religion Foundation. It's part of a small wave of pro-atheist media that's risen over the past few years. Is the campaign a sign of a broadening public discourse about faith and the lack of it? Or does it insult religious people and widen the divide between people of faith and their non-believing neighbors?

Join us live at 11 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What do you think of the rise of Athiesm? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

Reverend Scotty McLennan, dean of Religious Life at Stanford.

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Your Call 091809 Why has the religious right remained so strong?

Why has the religious right remained so powerful despite a string of political losses and embarrassing scandals? On the next Your Call we speak with Max Blumenthal, author of the NY Times best seller, Republican Gomorrah: Inside The Movement That Shattered The Party. Blumenthal traces the roots of the American religious right, the people who laid the philosophical groundwork, and the obscure people at its helm today. How much power do they actually wield?

Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join us live at 11 a.m. Can the religious right really stop the progressive agenda a majority of American voters chose a year ago? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Max Blumenthal in New York
NY Times best selling author of Republican Gomorrah: Inside The Movement That Shattered The Party. Blumenthal is a senior writer for The Daily Beast, writing fellow at The Nation Institute and won the USC Annenberg Online Journalism Award for his investigative print journalism.

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Your Call 091509 What do American fundamentalists want?

What do American fundamentalists want? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power. The Family, a powerful, secretive evangelical organization is best known for leading the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. each year. Who are they?

Join us live at 11:00 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Why are they so powerful? And who are the members? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Jeff Sharlet is a contributing editor for Harper's and Rolling Stone, and a visiting research scholar at New York University's Center for Religion and Media, where he has taught journalism and religious studies.

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Your Call 051209 Who are the Hindus?

Who are the Hindus? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Wendy Doniger, author of The Hindus: An Alternative History of Hinduism. With around 890 million practitioners, Hinduism has a rich tradition of texts but just as much history that falls in the cracks between the texts. What are the history and beliefs of Hindus? Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join us live at 11 am. How are Hindus changing the American experience? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Suhag Shukla, legal counsel and managing director of Hindu American Foundation

Wendy Doniger, Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago

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Your Call 050208 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Media Roundtable. The Reverend Jeremiah Wright continues to dominate headlines. Is the coverage justified? The American Prospect's Sarah Posner joins us to discuss religion coverage in general. And the Free Press's Harvey Wasserman will talk about coverage of the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a law requiring citizens to show an ID card before voting. We'll also talk about the coverage of Iraq. Where did you see solid reporting? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Dahr Jamail, an independent journalist and the author of Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq

Sarah Posner has covered the religious right for The American Prospect, The Gadflyer, and AlterNet. Her new book is God's Profits: Faith, Fraud, and the Republican Crusade for Values Voters

Harvey Wasserman, Senior Editor of Free Press

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Your Call 121307 How Can You Talk About Religion At Work?

How you talk about religion in the workplace without offending or pandering? On the next Your Call we break the taboo and talk religion and the workplace. For some Christians, tolerance policies can forbid all discussions about charity or spirituality and replace them with a least common denominator consumerism. For non-christians, how many references can they hear about a happy Kwanzaa or Hanukkah before it begins to feel like pandering not tolerance? Is it possible to have a workplace that allows entire people to show up around the holidays? It’s Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Michelle Goldberg, author of Kingdom Coming: the Rise of Christian Nationalism. Ms Goldberg joins us from San Francisco.
 
Doug Hicks, associate professor of leadership and religion at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond. Doug is author of the 2003 book Religion and the Workplace: Pluralism, Spirituality, Leadership and a new book that will come out next year called With God on All Sides: Leadership in a Diverse and Devout America. He joins us from Richmond.

Douglas Rushkoff, NYU professor of communications and author of Nothing Sacred: The Truth About Judaism  and most recently Get Back in the Box: How Being Great at What You Do Is Great for Business.

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