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Sunday Night Safran (Politics)

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Host: John Safran, Father Bob
Father Bob and John go head to head with their guests on religion, politics and taboo topics.
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Genres: Politics, Religion-Spirituality
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Language: English
Networks: ABC (Aus)

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triple j's Sunday Night Safran: 22nd November 2009

Sun, Nov 22 Listen

This week we speak to Neville Muir, co-founder for Deaf Ministries International, and go behind the lens of My Tehran For Sale with Iranian filmmaker Granaz Moussavi. We chat to Evolutionary Scientist Dr Andrew Parker and find out how to make it to heaven through the Seventh Day Adventist Samoan Choir, Brothers in Christ.

triple j's Sunday Night Safran: 15th November 2009

Sun, Nov 15 Listen

This week we journey to Mecca with film director, Jonathan Barker. We unravel the billion year contract of ex-scientologist, Nancy Many. We hear the Godless whimsy of UK comedian, Catie Wilkins, contributor to an Atheists Guide to Christmas. And they receive an invite from musician, Simon Starr, of National Living Treasures to join him for a wordless musical prayer.

triple j's Sunday Night Safran: 8th November 2009

Sun, Nov 8 Listen

This week we venture onto the 'Wrong Side of the Bus' with filmmaker Rod Freedman. We find out about seeing dead people from internationally famous medium, John Edward. We dissect what it means to be an Aussie bloke with actor, Ben Mendelsohn and director, David Caesar. And Pakistani Muslim chart-topper, Mahmood Khan sings for Religious Song of the Week.

triple j's Sunday Night Safran: 1st November 2009

Sun, Nov 1 Listen

This week with a Halloween themed show we venture into the afterlife and talk ghosts, we cast a spell of witchcraft, we ask why Vampires still thrill and we find out why Purim is sometimes nicknamed the Jewish Halloween.

triple j's Sunday Night Safran: 25th October 2009

Sun, Oct 25 Listen

This week we explore traditional notions of femininity in the exhibition, Women in the Bible: Tricksters, Victors and (M)others. We find out if there is a link between racism and mental health issues. We find out more about the small stage Australian classic, The Christian Brothers. And we talk about Gospel songs for Religious Song of the Week.

triple j's Sunday Night Safran: 18th October 2009

Sun, Oct 18 Listen

This week we find out the racial nuances of the Arabic culture through West Bank Hip Hop act, Ramallah Underground. We bathe in the Finnish sauna culture, in the no-zone between Christianity and Paganism. We find out about the roots of Ethnographic filmmaking. And Gordon Brown of ABC TV's Collectors fame joins us for Religious Song of the Week.

triple j's Sunday Night Safran: 11th October 2009

Sun, Oct 11 Listen

This week we speak to visionary artist, Peter Greenaway about his re-creation of Leonardo Da Vinci's, The Last Supper. We hear an Australian cult story through the eyes of two brothers. We find out about the superstitions surrounding Africa's child wizards and witches. And Christ's seven last words on the cross make Religious Song of the Week.

triple j's Sunday Night Safran: 4th October 2009

Sun, Oct 4 Listen

This week we get amidst the chaos of Mao's Cultural Revolution, film director Anthony Fabian talks about an apartheid story no one would screen, we discover the secular life of the Pipe Organ, and The Mountain Goats talk about the religious tone of their new album.

triple j's Sunday Night Safran: 27th September 2009

Sun, Sep 27 Listen

We speak to Ming-Zhu Hii of the Melbourne Fringe Festival performance Attract/Repel. Comedian / broadcaster Fiona Scott-Norman traces the religious rituals of smoking while Martin White, creator of The Suicide Show, talks men's mental health.

triple j's Sunday Night Safran: 20th September 2009

Sun, Sep 20 Listen

This week we chat to Xia Rong from Chinese punk rock band Brain Failure and discuss Salvador Dali and nuclear theory. Doctor Howard Goldenberg talks about his experiences as a physician in Aboriginal communities and indigenous theatre director Wesley Enoch discusses the archetypical story of a child lost in the bush.

triple j's Sunday Night Safran: 13th September 2009

Sun, Sep 13 Listen

This week John Safran and Father Bob dare to question the skin colour and racial identity of Aboriginal photographer, Bindi Cole. They enter the domain of, The Brotherhood, through the eyes of its Chaplain, Father Jeff O'Hare. They get a glimpse of Australia's racial divide through, David Field, AFI nominated actor and director of The Combination. And they talk to musicians Jayden and Michael from INDA SCENE who open up about their belief for Religious Song of the Week.

triple j's Sunday Night Safran: 6th September 2009

Sun, Sep 6 Listen

This week John and Father Bob chat to Jack Marx, author of 'Australian Tragic', and tap into the mind of maverick illusionist Phillip Escoffey. We explore the world of Copernicus, founder of modern science and astronomy with performer Sam Davison, and musician Dana Madkhul from Patterns for Paper and Melike Ulgezer discuss Muslim Music Festival for Religious Song of the Week.

triple j's Sunday Night Safran: 30th August 2009

Sun, Aug 30 Listen

We interrogate Asian-American comedian Jo Koy and jump on the Eureka flag bandwagon with Tim Sputphommasane, author of 'Reclaiming Patriotism'. MUFF Director Richard Wolstencroft talks about Africa, nuns on film and censorship. Young visionaries Dawn Mlotshwa and Nic Mackay fire up the South African Zulu Choir for Religious Song of the Week.

triple j's Sunday Night Safran: 23rd August 2009

Sun, Aug 23 Listen

John and Father Bob discuss whether God is dead in Australia with the director of St Mark's National Theological Centre, Tom Frame. Linguist Nicholas Evans talks about endangered languages. Fantasy fiction writer China Melville discusses the spiritual aspects of Lovecraft and TV host Sam Pang chats about a new comedy history-based quiz program.

triple j's Sunday Night Safran: 16th August 2009

Sun, Aug 16 Listen

This week John and Father Bob talk with artist Saskia Moore and historian Salvatore Lupo and his translator Tony Shuggar bust the myth about the Mafia and horse's heads. Ex-fraudster Neil White opens up about spending time with lepers behind bars and Hadisic Jew Matisyahu puts his stamp on Religious Song of the Week.

triple j's Sunday Night Safran: Best of Safran 9th August 2009

Sun, Aug 9 Listen

This week we talk cars, culture and colourful characters with former diplomat Richard Broinowski and Jewish animal rights activist Raphael Brous ponders whether religious rituals can become animal rights abuses. Wayne Tunks, the playwright who penned 'Suddenly Someday', drops in and Palestinian keyboardist Fetah Sabawi and Israeli bass and oud player Roy Amar from Jericco give us the Religious Song of the Week.

triple j's Sunday Night Safran: Best of Safran 2nd August 2009

Sun, Aug 2 Listen

This week John and Father Bob catch up with Exclusive Brethren escapee David Tchappat while photographer Claire Leimbach prepares them for death. Author Jeff Sparrow discusses one of the last remaining taboos - killing - and film director Jeff Daniels explains why his vision of an exiled Uighur women shook up the Chinese government.

triple j's Sunday Night Safran: Best of Safran 19th July 2009

Sun, Jul 19 Listen

This week we talk narcotics in Afghanistan with writer Greg Salmon, chat to Balibo director/writer Robert Connolly and find out about what conspiracy theories Iranians are going berserk over. Plus we speak to doco maker Michael Davie about the South African Prison Choir competition.