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With nuclear weapons back in the news, we hear how scientists and activists have turned to religion to grapple with the awesome destructive force of the atomic bomb.

Is That Radioactivity or the Light Within?

"I Am Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds"

Podcast Extra: More Ray Monk

Some Christmas audio treats: We listen to Handel's Messiah and explore its deep religious meaning, and learn the real story behind St. Nicholas of Myra, AKA Santa Claus.

The Enduring Power of Handel's 'Messiah'

Nicholas of Myra: The Real Santa Claus

Rebecca Sheir, Closet Christmas Junkie

You might think chaplains only show up when someone’s dying. But they're working in all kinds of settings, striving towards a new model of spiritual care.

De-institutionalizing Spiritual Care

Jews on Vinyl

Sounds from behind the high walls of a prison... We hear from a chaplain who brings solos and second chances to women serving time.

Solos and Second Chances

Chaplains Part VI: Ministry Behind Bars

Chaplains Part VI: Ministry Behind Bars

Stories of people raised inside insular religious groups. In this hour: escapes from an apocalyptic 'cult,' a New Age sect and the most hated church in America.

Glynn Washington: Learning the Craft of Storytelling from an Apocalyptic 'Cult'

Erin Prophet: The Apocalypse That Didn't Come

Update: Prophet Today

Lauren Drain: Why I Left the Westboro Baptist Church

First-person accounts of people who grew up inside insular religious groups. In this episode: escapes from an Orthodox Jewish enclave, a polygamous sect and a Wiccan commune.

Luzer Twersky: First Hasidism, Then Hollywood

Update: Twersky Today

Carolyn Jessop: Running from the "God Squad"

Joshua Safran: From Wiccan Love Child to Orthodox Jew

Update: Safran today

Every Thanksgiving, we tell the story of the Puritans, who fled to the New World to freely practice their religion. But what about the people who were already here?

Pilgrims and Native Americans, Giving Thanks to Different Gods

Bless This Food

Toxic Charity: The Dark Side of One-Way Giving

Victims of domestic violence often go to their pastor before they go to the police. But as it turns out, religious institutions may be doing more harm than good.

Religious Leaders as First Responders to Domestic Violence

Secular Grieving: Breaking Bread and Raising a Glass

An imam and a security expert share new ideas on how to counter the slick propaganda of terror groups like ISIS. Plus, a mother who lost her son to religious extremism.

Losing a Child to Extremism

Combating Radicalization

Guru Nanak, Sikhism's First Guru

PODCAST EXTRA: Melissa Feito, Loretto Volunteer at Interfaith Voices