TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE

Sunday    4 July 2010         1000 - 1359 (ET)


PROMO FOR New East, Old Wisdom     7/4/2010  "New East, Old
                                             Wisdom"
*The Dalai Lama's birthday is July 6th, 1935.  For decades, he's served as the
spiritual leader of Tibet, urging them forward on the path of non-violence in
the face of Chinese occupation.  But as the Dalai Lama ages, and the Chinese
consolidate their power in Tibet, rumbles of discontent are growing as Tibetan
dissidents grapple with new alternatives for resistance. In this hour of To
the Best of Our Knowledge, the intersection of ancient spiritual tradition
with twenty-first century politics and modernity.  Also, MC Yogi's sacred take
on hip-hop. 

PROGRAM RUNDOWN:  "New East, Old Wisdom"

0:00 - 25:52   SEGMENT 1: (25:53)
     Travel writer William Dalrymple has lived in India since
     1989, witnessing the economic boom and the cultural changes
     that followed.  In his new book called "Nine Lives" he goes
     in search of the sacred.  He tells Jim Fleming about some of
     those he discovered.  In Tibet everyone knows who is sacred:
     it's the Dalai Lama who will turn 75 this year.  Reporter
     Greg Bruno traveled around India and Nepal to investigate
     how Chinese influence is shaping the lives of Tibetans far
     away from home.
               
     Segment One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio International."

25:53 - 26:22  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

26:23 - 39:10  SEGMENT 2: (12:49)
     Hip Hop often concerns itself with everyday life, but these
     days there is at least one young artist who believes hip hop
     can change the face of devotional music.  MC Yogi tells Anne
     Strainchamps how his music changed when he discovered yoga.
               
     Segment Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio International."

39:11 - 39:40  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

39:41 - 53:00  SEGMENT 3: (13:20)
     Stephen Batchelor wants contemporary Buddhists to re-think
     the life of the Buddha.  The former Buddhist monk tells
     Steve Paulson that his close examination of early texts
     about the Buddha reveals a man concerned with the present
     world, not the world to come.
               
     Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo


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