A Better World Community

Amsterdam researcher and author Gerard Aartsen talks about his new book Undaunted: The Real George Adamski, Pioneer UFO Contactee — the story of the most famous of the 1950s contactees, and the message about peace and humanity's direction that Aartsen believes got lost beneath the controversy.

Investigative journalist, former editor and city councilor Cecil Bothwell discusses Regarding Charlie, his new book on local organizer Charlie Thomas and the activism issues that face Asheville, NC citizens today.

Are we living through the future of civilization - or the decline? Writer and documentary filmmaker Graham Peebles discusses his latest film, At the Turning, exploring the global crises facing humanity and the opportunities they present for transformation. A thought-provoking conversation on geopolitics, social justice, and the future of our shared world.

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.

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.