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Melanie Kaplan, spent years investigating the story of how beagles have been bred and used in the name of research. This, after adopting her rescued "lab dog" Hammy. Her love of Hammy and the end of her work resulted in her book, Lab Dog - A Beagle and His Human Investigate the Surprising World of Animal Research

Daniel Horan wrote that Merton "... has been remembered as a spiritual writer, a mystic, a monk, a poet, a social critic, a champion of justice, an artist, a proponent of Christian nonviolence, and someone whose literary output was simply extraordinary." Join us as we learn about the remarkable life and work of Thomas Merton.

Join us as we talk to Robin Lively Summers about No Kings 3 and the other work that Indivisible Asheville is currently involved in. Indivisible Asheville is an all-volunteer nonprofit committed to fighting extremism and building a representative democracy for all.

Part 2: Philip Goldberg joins us again to go deeper in the topic of karma and his book, Karmic Relief - Harnessing the Laws of Cause and Effect for a Joyful, Meaningful Life. Philip shares more insight about what is seen as a basic law of the universe and known in different ways - the law of cause and effect, an eye for an eye, for every action in nature, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

What exactly is karma? How does it play out in our lives? What is the origin and evolution of karmic theory? How did the term come to the West? Is there a way around karma? Is there more good karma, than bad? Join us as we talk to Philip Goldberg, author of the book, Karmic Relief - Harnessing the Laws of Cause and Effect for a Joyful, Meaningful life.