[Unedited] Steven Waldman with Krista Tippett (On Liberating the Founders)

On Being with Krista Tippett

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Society, Spirituality, Society & Culture, Sociology, Culture, Science, Religion & Spirituality, Krista Tippett, Social Sciences, On Being, Arts

4.7 • 10.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2008

⏱️ 86 minutes

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In this unedited conversation, Krista interviewed Steve Waldman, journalist and founder of Beliefnet, for the produced show “Steven Waldman on Liberating the Founders.” Listen to their complete, unedited conversation. Here’s your chance to observe the editorial process and let us know what you think. Americans remain divided about how much religion they want in their political life. As we elect a new president, we return to an evocative, relevant conversation from earlier this year with journalist Steven Waldman. From his unusual study of the American founders, he understands why 21st-century struggles over religion in the public square spur passionate disagreement and entanglement with politics at its most impure. See more at onbeing.org/program/liberating-founders/122

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0:00.0	Okay, I just got the thumbs up, so we can start talking and I actually, I want to start
0:07.0	the conversation.
0:08.0	I don't think I did this with you when I interviewed you a few years ago, but this is really, I mean,
0:12.5	I usually start with a little bit of background into your personal story, like whoever I'm
0:20.5	talking to.
0:22.0	And I mean, you and I have talked about this, but I'd really like to hear it again.
0:25.0	Just a little bit of why, of the story, why you started belief net, you know, and your,
0:30.9	your spiritual background, what, or what, what brought you to want to cover this as a journalist
0:39.1	because then turn your career towards this subject.
0:42.0	Okay.
0:43.0	So you can start any time.
0:46.5	Okay.
0:47.5	Come on.
0:49.5	And you know we edit, so it doesn't have to be word perfect, just for you to.
0:53.5	It was really a combination of some personal, professional and entrepreneurial things all
1:01.4	happening at once.
1:02.4	This is about 1998.
1:05.2	And professionally what was going on was I was national editor of US News and World
1:09.9	Report at the time of the Clinton impeachment.
1:14.0	And we were just spending an awful lot of time on topics that I felt weren't actually
1:20.9	of that much interest to most of our readers and felt like just on a personal level, there
1:27.3	must be something better I could do with my life that would be a little bit more relevant.
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