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Crane and Kain discuss his new book, "A Rare and Precious Thing", which chronicles the student-teacher relationships of some of the most prominent spiritual leaders of our time, including Murat Yagan, Arvol Looking Horse, and Reb Zalman. Kain tells of Zalman's experience with Timothy Leary, dropping acid for the purpose of spiritual exploration, and of Sister Joan Chittister, a Benedictine, who defies the Vatican by speaking as a feminist at a large conference. Recorded on location in and near Nevada City, CA, including the Ring of Bone Zendo on the San Juan Ridge. Location recordings are interspersed with music of Joan Osborne, John Trudell, Leonard Cohen, and Michael Franti. This piece is a pilot for a series.
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Bill Anderson
Posted on January 16, 2007 at 10:35 AM | Permalink
Review of In Conversation...with John Kain
Carolyn sounded well prepared for her converstion with John Kain. Her opening was simple, clear and direct. I liked the pace of the program and there were some delightful little surprises. It is of simple construct and that may be a problem but it is rich in story and thought.
I wonder, from a standpoint of giving stations more flexibility, if it would be possible to offer stations a shorter version or multiple shorter versions of interview segments minus the music.
A station director might be hard pressed to find a suitable 29-minute companion program (Humankind?).