The Radical Imagination Podcast

The Radical Imagination Imagining the Gentle Humor of Funnyman Bob Greenberg

Host Jim Vrettos talks to Comedian Bob Greenberg about his careers, his art and his future plans.

The Radical Imagination | Imagining A Girl From the Heights

Host Jim Vrettos talks to Leydis De La Cruz, a bilingual writer and poet born in the Dominican Republic and raised in the NYC Dominican community, specifically in Washington Heights.
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The Radical Imagination | Imagining the Darkly Radiant Vision of the Black Social Gospel

Jim Vrettos receives Gary Dorrien, the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and Professor of Religion at Columbia University.  He has been described as the greatest theological ethicist of the 21st century, our most compelling political theologian, the preeminent social ethicist in North America today and the most rigorous theological historian of our time.

Imagining the Tikkun Life and Activism of Rabbi Michael Lerner Let the Healing Begin

Host Jim Vrettos receives on this episode Rabbi Arthur Waskow, a prolific writer and long-time social justice and anti-war, political activist to celebrate the legacy of Michael Lerner, one of the most creative, inspiring and influential voices of Judaism and progressive thought in America over the last 6 decades, who died peacefully at his home in Berkeley, California on August 28th.

The Radical Imagination | Imagining the Visionaries Among Us

Randy Credico is an "in your face" political activist who speaks truth to power.  He served time in jail for his political protests and moved great numbers of people toward a radical love.  Through his brilliance as a satirist and comedian, Randy has allowed people to open their hardened hearts and laugh, pointing them toward a better future against all odds.

The Radical Imagination Imagining All That Jazz - The Hamptons JazzFest

Host Jim Vrettos talks to Joel Chriss, Founder & Program Director of the JazzFest in South Hampton.  Chriss shares the journey of the festival in spreading the jazz culture all the way to a partnership with the renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center.
 

The Radical Imagination Imagining Israel at the Brink Again - More War or More Peace

Host Jim Vrettos welcomes Avi Shilon, a renowned and well respected author, Israeli historian, political scientist, and columnist at Haaretz newspaper.  Shilon will shed some much needed light and reasoned focus to a very provocative and profound moment of truth in the history of Israel.

The Radical Imagination | Imagining A Pragmatic and Realistic Radical Community Organizing

Host Jim Vrettos receives guest Yvonne Stennett who has dedicated her professional and personal life to community development and empowerment of the Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights and Inwood neighborhoods.  She began her career in 1979 organizing youth, implementing after-school programs and numerous community service initiatives at the Community League of the Heights (CLOTH).

The Radical Imagination Imagining the Real Hamptons

The Hamptons are internationally thought of as the playground for the rich and famous, the privileged and powerful.  It's also been the home for some of our greatest writers: Steinbeck, Heller, and Vonnegut.  The real Hamptons includes incredibly wonderful and accomplished people like our guests today on The Radical Imagination, Dr. Asma Rashid and Dr. James Groff.

The Radical Imagination | Imagining How to Learn to Disagree

On this episode of The Radical Imagination Jim Vrettos talks to Professor John Inazu about his recent book "Learning to Disagree" and how the American Society needs to be more understanding for the common good.