KRFC Faith in Progress

The Larimer Chorale will perform a musical piece based on the Diary of Anne Frank, called Annelies.  

On this new Faith in Progress podcast, I speak with Michael Todd Krueger, artistic director and conductor of the Chorale, about this work, and why he chose this piece for the Chorale to perform.  

That's  in the latest Faith in Progress podcast, now available at:  https://www.krfcfm.org/shows/faith-in-progress/  and wherever you get your podcasts!  

A new Faith in Progress podcast is now available at https://www.krfcfm.org/shows/faith-in-progress/  and wherever you get your podcasts!

Loveland SafeLots Parking provides safe overnight space, and services, at two churches in Loveland, for people who have become homeless and are sleeping in their cars.  I speak with the pastor of one of those churches, and a lot supervisor for the program.
 

That's  in the latest Faith in Progress podcast, now available at:  https://www.krfcfm.org/shows/faith-in-progress/  and wherever you get your podcasts!  
 

We welcome your comments on this or past podcasts, and suggestions for future podcasts; please email hillelk @ krfcfm.org.

The mission of KRFC 88.9 FM is to support Colorado’s musicians and music industry and to provide positive local community programming that connects, informs, and inspires listeners. This mission supports our vision that community radio has a relevant and vital place embedded in the community of Fort Collins and its surrounding region. The station is funded by membership donations, underwriting sponsorship, grants, and the invaluable support of KRFC’s 190+ volunteers.

It may be a surprise to many Americans that about one-fifth of the population of the State of Israel is Arab.  On this podcast, I speak with Layla Malander, an Israeli Arab and long-time resident of Fort Collins, about how Arabs in Israel are involved in the life of Israel, and how they have responded to the October 7 Hamas attack and to the Gaza war.

That's  in the latest Faith in Progress podcast, now available at:  https://www.krfcfm.org/shows/faith-in-progress/  and wherever you get your podcasts!  

We welcome your comments on this or past podcasts, and suggestions for future podcasts; please send those in reply to this email.

A new Faith in Progress podcast is now available at https://www.krfcfm.org/shows/faith-in-progress/  and wherever you get your podcasts!

The Fort Collins Archive, located at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, is a storehouse of information and sources about the history of Fort Collins and Larimer County.  In the new podcast, I speak with Lesley Struc, Curator of the Archive, about the Archive's holdings, how to donate memorabilia to the Archive, and how best to protect your precious items for the future.

That's  in the latest Faith in Progress podcast, now available at:  https://www.krfcfm.org/shows/faith-in-progress/   and you can now subscribe to Faith in Progress wherever you get your podcasts!  

We welcome your comments on this or past podcasts, and suggestions for future podcasts; please send those in reply to this email.

An occasional event called Our Neighbors' Faith, sponsored by the Interfaith Council, CSU Multifaith and Belief Initiatives, and City of Fort Collins Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, brought people from different faith communities together to learn about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  This podcast presents a recording of the talks by leaders of that Church, describing their beliefs and practices.

I speak with two members of the staff at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery about two upcoming exhibits at the Museum that complement each other on the shared topic of race and bias:  Skin:  Living Armor, Evolving Identity, and The Bias Inside Us.

Cross-Cultural Communication is the topic of a class to be offered on October 9 by the Fort Collins Human Relations Commission.  Barb Kistler, vice-chair of the Commission and one of the program's facilitators, tells us about what to expect when we join the class, and how to register for the free event.

It’s hard to have a rational discussion over differing opinions about almost anything, in America these days, but the Center for Public Deliberation at Colorado State University is training students to help change that.  On a new Faith in Progress podcast, I speak with Martin Carcasson, Director of the Center, and one of his students, about their work. 

That's  in the latest Faith in Progress podcast, now available at:  https://www.krfcfm.org/shows/faith-in-progress/   and you can now subscribe to Faith in Progress wherever you get your podcasts!  

With the new school year beginning, I speak with Delhia Mahaney, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Co-ordinator with the Poudre School District, about her work to keep students feeling safe from hate incidents while at school.