Inner Revolutionary Radio

In 1965 three civil rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama were met by violence including two deaths. Public outrage helped fuel passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Since then we’ve seen a dramatic erosion to voting rights and an explosion of anger about the disproportionate use of police violence against Blacks. To commemorate earlier marches and to highlight continued injustice, the NAACP organized a 1000-mile march this summer from Selma to DC. This time there was support from all kinds of groups. In the mix was a Torah, the holy book of the Jews, which was carried the whole march by rabbis, Jews and non-Jews alike. Who are Reform Jews, why did they bring the Torah and what spurs their passion? Hear an interview with Rabbi Seth Limmer, who sparked Reform rabbis to march and who originated the idea of carrying the Torah. Who is he, what else are Reform Jews doing and why? Also watch Blacks, Jews & Justice, our video about Seth on Inner Revolutionary TV, VoiceAmerica.TV.

Who is your host, Beth Green? You hear her on Inner Revolutionary Radio easily chatting with world-renowned guests. You watch her loving videos on Inner Revolutionary TV. You see her in-your-face talks on her highly popular YouTube channel, Beth Green TV. You think she’s funny, warm, honest, insightful, intuitive and smart – or you don’t! But you really don’t know her. Well, this is your chance to learn about Beth from the inside out. Christine Benton, a public relations senior executive and the Director of TheInnerRevolution.Org, will be turning the tables this week as she interviews Beth about her amazing life story, her social and political activism, her spiritual awakening, how she became a blogger for the Huffington Post, her comprehensive teachings, School for Counselors and Change Agents, mind-blowing counseling, books, music. Oh, and don’t forget her chronic illness for 55 years. Who IS THIS WOMAN? Tune in and meet your host, Beth Green. And call in to ask YOUR questions, too.

Barbed wire, dead children, desperate people flooding into Europe, this is what we are witnessing these days. It’s heartbreaking and confusing. How can Europe cope? How can we help? Weren’t we already observing mounting anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe, especially toward Muslims? How can Europe open its arms now? Who is, who isn’t and why? On this show, we are talking with a guest who can help us understand this complex situation and who can reframe these horrific events in a positive light. He is Andras Simonyi, former Hungarian Ambassador to the U.S., managing director of the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins University, a rock musician and a believer in cultural diplomacy. He is very familiar with the situation in Europe, understands the migration and is offering us deeper insight into what is happening and what is possible. Join us for an enlightening conversation that addresses our Oneness while honoring common sense. Let’s welcome his knowledge and awareness.

Taking the future into their own hands, 21 kids just filed a landmark federal lawsuit against the President and the US government challenging its continued irresponsible policies on fossil fuels. One of these activists is our guest Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, an Indigenous hip hop artist, change agent and Youth Director of Earth Guardians. Having been an impassioned environmental activist since age six, he has been recognized by the US President, has spoken at the UN and rallies youths everywhere, as he continues to mobilize his army of teens in 25 countries. And he’s doing it with the Inner Revolutionary spirit of Accountability and Oneness with people and the earth. Tune into our radio show to meet this remarkable voice for sanity, responsibility and social justice. Find out about his movement. Plus watch A Kid Climate Warrior, our video about Xiuhtezcatl on Inner Revolutionary TV on VoiceAmerica.TV. See what this young generation is doing to ensure everyone’s future – including our own.

Love, religion and climate action aren’t often found in the same sentence, but you’ll find all three when you meet climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe, named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in 2014. First, she has the facts about climate change and our responsibility for it. AND she has religious faith and love. An evangelical Protestant and wife of an evangelical Minister, Katharine speaks to the moral imperative behind climate action. Plus she speaks caringly to all, including other evangelicals who deny human responsibility for climate change. If you want a glimpse of this remarkable woman, watch a bonus clip from the documentary Years of Living Dangerously, where you’ll see her in action with climate deniers. Find it on Inner Revolutionary TV, Beth’s channel on VoiceAmerica.TV. Just click on our new video on Katharine Hayhoe. And don’t miss our radio interview, where you will discover how she manages to keep love in her heart as she sees the damage we do.

Too much “I” and not enough “We,” that’s one of the core messages of Prince Ea, a rapper who demonstrates that rap has often gotten a bad rap. Here’s a young man mincing no words, but using wit, artistry and keen observation to wake us up to what we’re doing that’s destroying us and the planet. His video “Why I Think This World Should End” covers the gamut of what’s wrong with our world and calls upon US to change. And he’s not just talking. He’s doing something about it with his music and his movement, Making SMART Cool, integrating consciousness into hip hop. Who is Prince Ea? What inspired him to take this path? How does he explain his huge success? Tune in live or via podcast to this conversation with Prince Ea about the global shift on this planet. Plus watch “Why I Think This World Should End” on Beth’s new Inner Revolutionary TV channel on www.VoiceAmerica.TV, launching Monday, August 24. From that date on, enjoy a growing list of videos that tell the truth AND give us hope.

While in many ways on opposite sides of the spectrum, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump both represent outsiders who weren’t expected to rise in the polls. But they are. Why is this happening? Do they have something in common? In this show, host Beth Green will be exploring the wild and wooly elections this year and what they mean about us, our world and where we’re going. This will not be a rehash of the facts, figures and opinions about individual candidates that you’re getting elsewhere. With Beth, you can always expect the unexpected. So tune in and discover the Inner Revolutionary view of our current political happenings. AND prepare to call in with your thoughts, feelings and questions. On this episode YOU will be the guest. Don’t miss it!

With the unprecedented movement of women climbing into positions of power in religion, business, government or even their own families, women need to ask: Do I climb the ladder or tear it down? Is the rise of women making a positive difference for our world? Or do we need new ways of being? This is a question for us all. Should I advance in the world as it is, or turn it upside down? This show features Ann Smith, Co-founder and Director of Circle Connections and Regional Coordinator of Gather the Women Global Matrix. For over 30 years, Ann has been working with women around the world experimenting with circle gatherings, and she can share from the depths of experience. Also, this fall, she’ll be attending the Parliament of World Religions and its Inaugural Women’s Assembly, where she and other women are also co-creating their own gatherings. Tune in to hear Ann’s perspectives. And let’s talk about the choices each of us has to make about whether we climb the hierarchy or tear it down.

Honored for her courage and vision, Dr. Sakena Yacoobi is human like us, yet has had to face daunting conditions, which continue to the present day. In 1990, Sakena returned from the US to establish education, health and training programs in the Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan. In 1995 she founded the Afghan Institute of Learning to continue her work. But when the Taliban took power, they devastated women’s rights, including access to education. Instead of crumbling, Sakena worked with communities to establish home schools. The resulting years have seen an astounding litany of accomplishments including the rebuilding of Afghan society. How has she done it? How did her organization found 80 secret schools under the Taliban at the risk of death? And what about today? Although no longer in control of the national government, the Taliban and repressive attitudes toward women still have a hold. What’s happening now? We often see the anguish of Afghan women. Tune in and see the courage.

When you buck a big hierarchy like the Catholic Church, you can expect a fight. But perhaps the Vatican didn’t expect the fight back! Meet Rebecca Parrish, director of the inspiring film Radical Grace, which documents the struggle between U.S. nuns and the Catholic hierarchy. The film focuses on three remarkable nuns, including Simone Campbell (interviewed June 30 on InsideOut). Prior to Pope Francis, the Vatican launched an inquisition into American nuns and their social justice agenda, and it put a male bishop in charge of reforming them. The nuns and their allies pushed back. Ultimately Pope Francis called off the investigation and thanked the sisters for their dedication.This story transcends religion and women’s rights. It’s part of the Inner Revolution against mindless conformity and for the needs of real people. We’re thrilled to introduce you to director Rebecca Parrish. You’ll discover the story behind this film, Rebecca’s personal story and how making the film changed HER.

Can you enjoy an eco-friendly resort in Central America, surf, do yoga, and at the same time help a local community realize its dreams, including schools and clean water? Plus know that employees are paid a fair wage and are afforded scholarship opportunities? In other words, be on vacation in a developing nation without feeling guilty? In fact, feel great about it? Meet Earl Cahill, co-owner of El Coco Loco in Northern Nicaragua, linked with their nonprofit Waves of Hope. Earl and his friends were students in Canada when they felt inspired by a vision of working and living in a community where they could make a real difference, as well as afford their family and guests a unique opportunity. Hear their story and share in their challenges, learn more about their resort, and discover the many opportunities it offers for relaxation, service and/or just plain fun. Plus be inspired. Many dream of doing something outside the box, but few do it. Let Earl inspire you to take YOUR next step.

Thanks to the Supreme Court, same-sex marriage is now legal in all states. But what does that actually mean for gay people? Gay marriage is not just a political slogan or an opportunity for benefits and legal status. Any kind of marriage is a choice and challenge. On this show, we’ll talk about gay marriage from the inside out. Meet two very diverse couples. Larry and Corey live in a Southern state where same-sex marriage has NOT been legal. They’ve been together 8 years, but they never before had to confront the question: Should we marry? Debra and Heidi have been together over 30 years. They live in California, took commitment vows in 1993 (their ceremony was the subject of an Academy-award nominated documentary), have two children they birthed, and have been legally married under California law since 2008. Each couple has had to face social and family challenges, and each deals with the issues we all face in relationship: issues of caring, cold feet, love and commitment. Tune in.

What if your kid has dropped out of rehab yet AGAIN, and you’ve already mortgaged your house? What if your business partner has stolen all the assets? What if your lover or mate is having an affair or has simply withdrawn emotionally? What if your political opponent has launched a bogus smear campaign against you? What if the government under which you live has arrested and tortured your friends for the crime of wanting freedom? What if your home has been destroyed by the other side or a random drone? How do you love? And should you? Is there a place for anger? Even rage? What does anger do to you and your world? How do you overcome it? What if you don’t? It’s easy to talk about love and Oneness, but what does that really mean? Is there a difference between love and Oneness? What if it’s hard to love? Tune into this important discussion led by host Beth Green, who will help us look at the meaning of love and Oneness in the real world. Today, YOU are our guest, so call in and share.

In 2012 the Vatican cracked down on American nuns for challenging the hierarchy and focusing on social services and equality, rather than on abortion. Guilty as charged! Our guest Sister Simone Campbell and her organization NETWORK are Catholic sisters committed to awakening social conscience and lobbying for change. The Vatican specifically cited NETWORK, so Simone seized the opportunity to launch a series of tours called the Nuns on the Bus, attracting even more attention to the many social needs American nuns have been addressing. When Pope Francis was elected in 2013, he called on Christians to become revolutionaries caring for the poor and now he’s confronting climate change and our responsibility for it. He also met with representatives of America’s nuns and expressed his appreciation. Sounds like an Inner Revolution! Now Simone and two other nuns are the subject of a new documentary called Radical Grace. An activist touched by spirit, she’s is not alone. Tune in and learn more!

A recent U.N. poll shows that 90% of the world’s citizens want governments to lead us toward zero emissions to combat climate change. That’s rich, poor, everybody. The U.N. Conference on Climate is happening this December, and the future is in their hands. With so much at stake, people everywhere are mobilizing to get governments to act. On June 18, the Pope issued an encyclical saying that human-made climate change is fact (the Pope is a trained scientist) and that confronting it is a moral imperative. Yet in our own nation, the Chairman of the Senate Environment Committee, Inhofe (R-OK), says climate change is a hoax or doesn’t matter. So, Paris – the climate conference in December; Italy – the Pope; and Iowa? That’s where John Davis comes in. John is an organizer for the Climate Reality Project in Iowa, and he’s a grandfather who cares. He can help us understand the Pope’s encyclical, and he can share with us what we can do to get our government to listen and act. Tune in! Call in!

We’ve all had traumas and negative programming that damaged us in one or many ways. When we heal, we hope everyone will support us, but that’s not always the case. If you’re the only sober member of an alcoholic family, your sobriety will force others to look at their own drinking. If you stop conforming to painful and foolish conventions, such as wearing high heels, friends will have to look at what they’re doing and why. If you grow up in a spiritual community, peers might feel threatened when YOU question sacred cows. And if you change to a healthier diet, how do those around you justify that last cupcake? Have YOU dared to heal and change, even in the face of disapproval or worse? Dared to heal enough to take unpopular stands? Dared to heal enough to stand up to your OWN opinions and change them when YOU’RE wrong? Healing can be a revolutionary act, threatening your self-image, relationships or sense of safety. Healing is part of the Inner Revolution. Join us and call in to share!

As children, many of us felt called to DO something to help our world. Some became dedicated activists. But many of us became discouraged or burnt out from the anguish and the anger of the movement itself. Then some of us found a new way. One such person is James O’Dea, former president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, the Washington office director of Amnesty International, author, philosopher and international peace worker. James is joining host Beth Green to talk about his latest book The Conscious Activist, where he describes his own journey from mysticism, to outrage, to a mature blending of his spirituality and his commitment to help. James is calling us to work on ourselves and face the suffering of the world and to learn to act from the insight gained from the depths of compassion. The Inner Revolution is the movement of people to change the world from the inside out. Meet James O’Dea, who is doing just that and lighting the way for others to do the same. Tune in, call in.

A guy steps on your foot. Ouch! Are you feeling his pain or just yours? It’s horrible to see people getting blown up in Iraq, but is it as painful as your spouse dumping you after 25 years? Oneness is a great idea, but is it real? Hear a scientist who says yes. Dr. Larry Dossey is a physician, executive editor of Explore: Journal of Science & Healing, former co-chairman of the Panel on Mind-Body Interventions, renowned world lecturer and author of ONE MIND, and he says he knows that we’re not separate, but rather part of something bigger. Not only is he ready to share his evidence, he says connecting to One Mind is better for our world and our health. Overcoming the feeling of separateness is part of the Inner Revolution, so let’s welcome Dr. Dossey to our show. If you’ve had experiences that showed you’re connected to others, you are not alone. Learn about scientists and lay people alike who’ve experienced that, too. Tune into our show. Or, better yet, call! The doctor will be in.

We all need help, and most of us know that. But how can we help each other without giving ourselves away? The Inner Revolution unleashes our power to help one another in healthy ways, because it trains us to overcome envy, anger and self-centeredness, and it free us from the motivation of looking “nice” or being liked. On this episode of InsideOut, we’re going to ask you to think about how you can help another person or group without looking for praise or selling yourself out. It could be in a big way, a small way, or in a way that seems small but is really impactful. Join us for a stimulating conversation where we ask ourselves who we can help and HOW. And, by the way, we at InsideOut are always thinking about how we can help you. Maybe you’ll come up with some ideas about how you can help us, too! Tune in, call in, and act. Learning to give in the right ways could revolutionize your life and our world. For more discussion, join the post-show forum. Link on right side of host page.

Looking at ourselves and our world, we see both aggression and passivity, and both can be traced to fear. What do we fear? Pain and the infinite forms that pain can take: Physical pain from illness, accidents, aging, childbirth and violence. Emotional pain from being squelched, abandoned or shamed. Our own pain AND the pain of others, including other animals and maybe even the plant life going through drought and death. Pain is an epidemic in our world, and that epidemic then causes another epidemic, fear: fear of existence, fear of what could happen, fear of what is happening, fear of what could happen again, fear of God.The more we feel pain, the more we feel fear, and the more we need to find ways to cope. But our coping mechanisms often create more pain and more fear. We withdraw, deny, dominate, manipulate, hide, sell ourselves out or scare others away. Then we're alone. What can we do? Stop denying, stop pretending the Creator is perfect, get real and look for answers. Join us!