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"On Being"

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 6:05 am
by Audie
Does anyone listen to "On Being" on NPR? It is one of my favorite things, listening
Sunday morning.

Re: "On Being"

Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 4:58 pm
by RickD
Audie wrote:Does anyone listen to "On Being" on NPR? It is one of my favorite things, listening
Sunday morning.
No.

Re: "On Being"

Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 6:45 pm
by Audie
RickD wrote:
Audie wrote:Does anyone listen to "On Being" on NPR? It is one of my favorite things, listening
Sunday morning.
No.

Thry have podcast, it is always kind of intense, very engaging.

Re: "On Being"

Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 7:10 pm
by abelcainsbrother
Audie wrote:Does anyone listen to "On Being" on NPR? It is one of my favorite things, listening
Sunday morning.
I have not yet.I usually like to listen to good gospel music on a Sunday morning. But I would listen to it.

Re: "On Being"

Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 7:24 pm
by crochet1949
What is it about?

Re: "On Being"

Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 8:09 pm
by Audie
crochet1949 wrote:What is it about?
http://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444594/k ... t-on-being

Re: "On Being"

Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 10:31 pm
by B. W.
Audie wrote:
crochet1949 wrote:What is it about?
http://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444594/k ... t-on-being
Reminds me of the Old Star Trek TV series when Captain Kirk would launch into one of his great - defend humanity speeches

Like this...


Re: "On Being"

Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 10:31 pm
by B. W.
Or this...


Re: "On Being"

Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 5:44 am
by Audie
Hmm. I didnt hear one that was anything like that.

Re: "On Being"

Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 11:31 am
by crochet1949
Audie -- It sounds like philosophical discussion. Interesting actually. Questions like / why are we here / our purpose?

Re: "On Being"

Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 9:07 am
by B. W.
crochet1949 wrote:Audie -- It sounds like philosophical discussion. Interesting actually. Questions like / why are we here / our purpose?
All sounds Star Trek-ish to me...
Star Trek: This Side of Paradise
From http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708483/quotes

Dr. McCoy: Well, that's the second time man's been thrown out of paradise.

Captain James T. Kirk: No, no, Bones, this time we walked out on our own. Maybe we weren't meant for paradise. Maybe we were meant to fight our way through, struggle, claw our way up, scratch for every inch of the way. Maybe we can't stroll to the music of the lute. We must march to the sound of drums.

This is an amusing quote from the TV Series too
Spock: I've never understood the female capacity to avoid a direct answer to any question.

Re: "On Being"

Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 12:25 pm
by crochet1949
Well - we Are unquie, aren't we. God did a pretty good job with us. Understanding the female psyche has usually been challenging.

Re: "On Being"

Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 12:37 pm
by RickD
crochet1949 wrote:Well - we Are unquie, aren't we. God did a pretty good job with us. Understanding the female psyche has usually been challenging.
Challenging? I think you mean mind-boggling! :shock:

Re: "On Being"

Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 12:49 pm
by Audie
crochet1949 wrote:Audie -- It sounds like philosophical discussion. Interesting actually. Questions like / why are we here / our purpose?
Yes, that sott of thing. Ideas. Things to think about.

Re: "On Being"

Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 12:53 pm
by Audie
B. W. wrote:
crochet1949 wrote:Audie -- It sounds like philosophical discussion. Interesting actually. Questions like / why are we here / our purpose?
All sounds Star Trek-ish to me...
Star Trek: This Side of Paradise
From http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708483/quotes

Dr. McCoy: Well, that's the second time man's been thrown out of paradise.

Captain James T. Kirk: No, no, Bones, this time we walked out on our own. Maybe we weren't meant for paradise. Maybe we were meant to fight our way through, struggle, claw our way up, scratch for every inch of the way. Maybe we can't stroll to the music of the lute. We must march to the sound of drums.

This is an amusing quote from the TV Series too
Spock: I've never understood the female capacity to avoid a direct answer to any question.

Sorry to see you be so shallowly dismissive of something very worthwhile.
You sure that is how you want to treat a gift?