Rob is the author of the book href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Eagles-in-the-Dust-P9843.aspx" target="_blank"Eagles in the Dust: Alcohol and Other Pastimes. Rob explains that most of us have grown up in a culture where alcohol is commonplace. Eagle and the Dust describes how many people believe it to be harmless, and only in severe substance abuse is it considered then harmful. He disputes that moderate drinking is responsible or even beneficial. He explains this is some detail in the interview. Rob also has a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrzN2uXZKpnl8CcB092I_FA" target="_blank"YouTube channel called Bridging Beliefs.

Jay is the author of the historical novel, "The Wise Men of the West: A Search for the Promised One in the Latter Days". This is a two volume work. The story takes place during the millennial movement when William Miller was proclaiming that the return of Christ was to occur in 1844. The two main characters in the novel realize that the event was not to take place in the West but in the East and the story chronicles their realization and pursuit, what they finally discover, and what they must do once they make their discovery. Jay reads an excerpt in the interview. You can find href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Wise-Men-of-the-West-P9826.aspx" target="_blank"his book here.

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Ania is an artist and a musician. With her art she provides venues for collaborative painting and she performs live painting at live public events. In the interview Ania describes these for us. With her music she composes songs, the lyrics of which, are from the Baha'i writitings. For the interview she demonstrates some of the songs she has written especially for her children to help them learn these spiritual writings. She describes how it is important to tap into the creativity in us to reach and understand spiritual reality. You can find her work at href="https://www.aniatelfer.com/" target="_blank"AniaTelfer.com.

Earl has written several books on the Baha'i Faith published through the UK publisher href="http://www.grbooks.com/content/search.php?words=Redmanamp;submit=Search" target="_blank"George Ronald. Two of his books are about Abdu'l-Baha. Abdu'l-Baha is one of the central figures of the Baha'i Faith and is the son of the prophet-founder of the Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah. Earl explains why Abdu'l-Baha is an important figure to Baha'is and tells a number of stories about Abdul'l-Baha in the interview. Earl's wife, Sharon O'Toole is an active participant in the interview who tells her story about her spiritual search and reads excerpts from Earl's stories about Abdu'l-Baha.

Richard grew up and became a Baha'i in the 60's. He and href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Anux1ub1M4U" target="_blank"Joann Boravicka together recorded his story in a book called href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Crossing-the-Line-P9841.aspx" target="_blank"Crossing the Line: A memoir of race, religion, and change . His story starts with him turning away from the church and becoming a delinquent. He tells the remarkable story of the influences that turned his life around.

Susan is a singer, song writer, and author who has now written two books for the Baha'i Change Maker Series. The Change Maker Series is a series of biographies targeted toward middle schoolers. Her first one is href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Robert-Sengstacke-Abbott-eBook-ePub-P9594.aspx" target="_blank"Robert Abbott who founded the Chicago Defender newspaper. Her most recent, to be published February 8th of this same year, is " href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/John-Birks-Dizzy-Gillespie-P9872.aspx" target="_blank"John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie: A Man, a Trumpet, and a Journey to Bebop". We talk about Dizzy Gillespie's life and I feature recordings of Dizzy Gillespie in the program.

Emily is a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClmOj3tMSwaRIF4XYYAPWawamp;sa=Damp;usd=2amp;usg=AOvVaw2gLLrSsWoZ2YqdnlRuts-i" target="_blank"singer songwriter and speech pathologist who uses music to help kids with speech difficulties. We share a number of her compositions in the interview in which she puts the Baha'i writings to song. She also describes in the interview how she href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbLGpp8XjHmzv3YmRatEYygamp;sa=Damp;usd=2amp;usg=AOvVaw1msd6UtZNG7X0KKNXxsZOC" target="_blank"incorporates musicnbsp; into her work as a speech pathologist and we share href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3Dvqmws9jOTWEamp;sa=Damp;usd=2amp;usg=AOvVaw1e6yMEg3rkBIsleND5vxGv" target="_blank"one example in the interview.

Daniel is an award-winning drummer, Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar at the University of Alberta, and Ethnomusicologist. His PhD dissertation href="https://www.academia.edu/26968301/Hidden_Words_and_Sounds_An_Ethnography_of_the_Music_Program_at_the_Bahai_Institute_for_Higher_Education_in_Iran" target="_blank"Hidden Words and Sounds An Ethnography of the Music Program at the Bahai Institute for Higher Education in Iran is on the exploration of musical representations of the persecution of the Baha'i Community in Iran. We play musical pieces in the interview that present Daniel's performance capabilities as well as musical pieces related to his musical studies on the Baha'i persecution in Iran.

Faye is a theater and visual artist who produces original touring puppet shows for adult and family audiences. Her most recent effort is a series of puppet productions called Cozy Corner, which features a puppet by the name of Rory, that faces new life challenges in each episode. We talk about Faye's background in puppetry and Cosy Corner in particular.

You can find Faye's work href="http://fayedupras.com/training/cozycorner/" target="_blank"here.

Jim is an author, phtotographer and filmmaker whose latest film release is called href="https://deathbyjoy.com/" target="_blank"Death By Joy: An Escorted Journey, a documentary of one woman#39;s choice to find joy in dying and her unforgettable discoveries along the way. We discuss the film and its societal implications, and we share an audio clip from the film. Jim also produced the film href="https://thepromiseofallages.com/" target="_blank"The Promise of All Ages: Life of Baha'u'llah. You can find links to all of Jim's work on his href="https://jmcribb.com/" target="_blank"website.