This is on being's unheard cuts. I'm Chris DeTippet. You're listening to my

unedited conversation with Richard Rodriguez. He's a journalist and an essayist.

I spoke with him on August 6, 2014 at the Chattaco institution in Upstate New York.

You can download the MP3 of the produced episode with Richard Rodriguez at on being.org.

Again, in the interest of providing our very special guests maximum time and reporting time,

I'm going to proceed with our announcements for the day and let me begin by welcoming you all to

the two o'clock interface lecture series. My name is Robert Franklin and director of the Department

of Religory and I do have a couple announcements. Audio recordings of today's lecture will be available

at the amphitheater gazebo later this afternoon. Video discs may also be ordered at the gazebo

and picked up later. As you heard from my dear colleague, Roger DeTippet, earlier,

representatives are once again in front of the Hall of missions now who sign up for this

week's Chattaco Dialogue. This is a program that takes place every Friday at 3.30

where small groups meet each Friday and sign venues to discuss the week's two o'clock

interface lectures. However, you must sign up in advance to receive a location.

Tomorrow afternoon, we invite you to come to the Mystic Art Spiritual Practices of the World

Religion Seminar on Islam, Sufiism from 1230 to 145 in the Hall of missions. The teachers will be

Sharifa Felicia Norton and Minuten Charles Smith. The title of the seminar will be the Alchemy of

Happiness, an exploration drawing upon Sufi Perspectives, Portray and Practices. Finally,

we like to remind you that we, Symo Pass, is two o'clock interface lecture for the Hall of

Christ daily, which is across the grove, and it's always a comfortable place, especially when it

rains. Let us not speak of yesterday's weather. And so these are the events of the

sponsored by the Department of Religion. I now represent today's two o'clock program in the

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