Discussing 'Should we all be one religion?' and Interviewing Laurie Kilmartin

Broadcast on 26 July 2014 on KSCO AM 1080, KOMY 1340 and KSCO.com Live Stream

 

‘It’s A Question Of Balance’ balances the intellectual with the creative. The show combines a debate topic with an arts interview because discussion and creativity are two of the most vital ways we engage with the world.

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HOUR 1: Talk With Listeners’ Views

In the first hour we discuss our Question That Matters this week -  ‘Should we all be one religion?’ There is so much violence in the world that centers around the clashing of religions. Would it be simpler if we were all one religion? If so, which one? Why do some people feel the need for everyone to share their religious views? Is there still a place for organized religion in the modern world? Local people share their views in the Out and About feature.

HOUR 2: (Begins at 0:53 minutes) Interview with Laurie Kilmartin

I interview Laurie Kilmartin, stand-up comedian, comedy writer and author. Laurie is an Emmy-nominated writer for CONAN on TBS, and, as a stand-up comedian, has appeared on CONAN, Last Comic Standing, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Comedy Central. As an author she has published Permission Slips: Every Woman's Guide to Giving Herself a Break and more recently a book, Sh * tty Mom, which is a New York Times best-seller and has given hope to mothers everywhere who are doing their best but can’t be perfect. She has also produced a full-length, live stand-up comedy album which takes on sex, politics, and religion in one hilarious fell swoop, recorded live at the Punch Line in San Francisco. I’ll be talking to Laurie about her work and also playing an excerpt of stand-up she did on Conan. For more info visit www.kilmartin.com