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High Vibes with Binu#151. Discovering the Impact of Your Personal Story with Alex StreetIn this episode, host Binu welcomes storytelling expert Alex Street to discuss the immense value and impact of personal stories. Alex emphasizes the importance of recognizing your story's worth, especially for those who feel their experiences don't matter. He shares personal anecdotes, including moments of self-doubt and revelation, and explains how storytelling has been a powerful tool throughout human history. The conversation delves into how understanding and communicating one's story can influence personal growth, business success, and leave a lasting legacy. Alex also talks about his upcoming workshop designed to help individuals master the art of impactful storytelling.
2025-04-3054 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: November, month of deathIn the northern hemisphere, November is a gloomy month that reminds us of death. It is a month in which we pray for the dead. It is a month in which we might profitably reflect upon our personal and communal relationship with death to more deeply know in the death and Resurrection of Jesus the role of death in our lives. Father William Grimm shares some thoughts on this. Produced by Binu Alex For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate
2022-10-3107 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, October 28, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.The Church in Asia searches for new ways to make progress in the multi-religious continent as Catholic leaders ponder over the emerging realities and ways to revise their pastoral plans and priorities for the vast continent during the ongoing FABC general conference in Bangkok. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Al...
2022-10-2812 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, October 21, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Some half a million Catholics and 450 priests in southern India have severed all links with their apostolic administrator, further escalating a five-decade-long liturgical dispute within the Eastern rite Syro-Malabar Church. The unprecedented move by priests and laity of the Kerala-based Syro-Malabar Church may amount to 'defying papal authority’. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and...
2022-10-2112 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, October 14, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Asia’s Catholic bishops gathered in Bangkok to celebrate the golden jubilee of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, one of the biggest religious summits in the world, for two-weeks starting October 12, aiming to “renew and revitalize” the Church in Asia. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com...
2022-10-1412 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, October 7, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Percival Mabasa, a hard-hitting radio commentator, is the latest in a long line of targeted killings of newspersons in Philippines, a Catholic-majority nation often dubbed as one of the deadliest places in the world for journalists. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in...
2022-10-0712 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, September 30, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Hong Kong’s outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen faced a trial with fellow democracy supporters as the Vatican drew renewed criticism for its silence and attempts of warming ties with China’s communist regime. The high-profile case involving one of Asia’s senior most Catholic clerics has brought back focus on the warming ties between Beijing and the Vatican. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar...
2022-09-3012 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, September 23, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.The martial law imposed by Ferdinand Marcos Sr. on Sept. 21, 1972, is still remembered as one of the darkest periods in the nation’s history vowing to never forget the abuses of the dark period. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about...
2022-09-2311 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, September 16, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.The military junta has been accused of abuses against the Christian minority, destroying their places of worship and targeting the clergy. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute ple...
2022-09-1611 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, September 9, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Mother Teresa’s legacy of love and compassion for the poor, sick, and destitute continues even 25 years after her death. Her death anniversary is observed as the International Day of Charity honoring her philanthropic and humanitarian endeavors. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news...
2022-09-0911 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, September 2, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.The four champions of the poor and a polluted river in Asia have been selected for the 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Awards honoring their extraordinary contributions toward transforming human lives and societies. This and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, vi...
2022-09-0212 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: Dying, dead, waitingThe Church in many places seems to be dying, and the response to that is often a panicked attempt to ward off the inevitable. But what if this dying and the being dead that will follow it are actually God’s will to bring about something completely new? Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan shares some thoughts on this.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow us : twitter.com/ucanews
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2022-08-2906 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, August 26, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.The plight of the Rohingya must not be forgotten as the Myanmar military set about massacring, torturing, raping, and burning their villages in Rakhine State in 2017. Around one million refugees are waiting to return to their country in dignity with their full rights restored. Rights group have called for protection of the rights and justice for Myanmar’s Rohingya minority as they mark fifth anniversary of a military crackdown. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA...
2022-08-2612 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, August 19, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Ongoing fighting between the military and rebel groups has led to at least 170,000 civilians being displaced from Christian-majority Kayah state, most of them sheltered in churches and other Christian institutions. This and more in this week’s podcastFiled by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, vi...
2022-08-1913 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, August 12, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.In 1982, the United Nations declared August 9 as the day to celebrate the indigenous peoples globally, but across Asia they are constantly battling to defend their cultures, territories and, above all, their rights. This and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in...
2022-08-1210 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: Ten Days of Prayer for PeaceJust about everyone wants peace. That has certainly always been so. Yet, we do not have peace, and that, too, has probably always been so. We have never been able to build peace, and it is likely that we never will be. Either God will do it, or it shall not be done. Yet, we can and must join in God’s work through prayer and action. Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan shares some thoughts on this.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com
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2022-08-1106 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, August 5, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.The offer made by junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, which came after he announced a six-month extension to the current state of emergency and execution of four political prisoners, was too little too late, say rights groups. This and much more on today’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in...
2022-08-0511 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, July 29, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Myanmar’s military regime executed four political prisoners including a former minister and a veteran activist, drawing shock and revulsion at the ‘cruel’ use of capital punishment in decades. This and more in today’s podcastFiled by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews...
2022-07-2911 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, July 22, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Gotabaya Rajapaksha is gone, but the 22 million people of the island nation are in no mood to trust his successor to lead them out of the terrible mess he left behind. The country’s worst-ever economic crisis has reduced Sri Lankans to buy less, eat less and work less. This and more in today’s podcastFiled by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and prod...
2022-07-2210 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: The road to where Jesus awaits our belated arrivalPope Francis has appointed three women to a key office in the Vatican. It is a small step toward the long delayed acceptance of the radical equality between male and female disciples that marked the ministry of Jesus. Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan shares some thoughts on this.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com
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2022-07-1906 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, July 15, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Sri Lanka’s debt-laden economy has collapsed, its president on the run and the island nation is now on the verge of political instability. These and more in today’s podcastFiled by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo cont...
2022-07-1510 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, July 8, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Father Stan dedicated his life to ensure the constitutional rights of indigenous peoples as equal citizens of India. The Jesuit was a modern-day martyr who followed Jesus, who became a threat to the discriminatory social, political and religious system of his time. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for uc...
2022-07-0810 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: Monolingual clergy in a multilingual Japanese ChurchMost of Japan’s Catholics are not Japanese. They have come to alleviate a shortage of native workers. While the Church has tried to respond to their pastoral needs, little has been done to integrate them into the life of the Church as a missionary presence. There is a tendency on the part of local clergy to treat foreigners as a pastoral problem to be handled rather than as a missionary opportunity that requires a vigorous response. Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan shares some thoughts on this.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and...
2022-07-0605 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, July 1, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Hong Kong marks the 25th anniversary of the British handover to China as pro-democracy campaigners lament the erosion of the once-vibrant city’s freedom and rights. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com
2022-07-0111 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: Why do we pray to saints?What do we think we are doing when we pray to saints? Are we applying extra pressure on God? Are we relying upon some sort of magical powers that we think a saint might possess? Does the communion of saints that includes all of us offer a better understanding of what we are doing? Father William Grimm, who lives in New York, shares some thoughts on this.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com
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2022-06-2806 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, June 24, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Natural disasters have hit Asian nations, affecting millions of people from Afghanistan to Bangladesh, India and China. These stories and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.co...
2022-06-2410 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, June 17, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Rising attacks against Christians have triggered alarm in India and Myanmar. These stories and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateTwitter Handle: tw...
2022-06-1712 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: Ghosts and the agnostic on meWhether or not they really exist, ghosts teach us something about what is happening in the Church. The Church as we have known it is dying in much of the world. We can, like ghosts, hang on to what and where we have been. Or, we can trust that the pattern of Christ’s cross, grave, and resurrection is the way that God is drawing us into a new creation.Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan, shares some thoughts on this.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www...
2022-06-1706 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, June 10, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.The Indonesian government has invited Pope Francis to visit the world’s largest Muslim-majority country. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate
2022-06-1011 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, June 03, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Catholics in Asia cheered as Pope Francis named six new cardinals from the continent including the first cardinal from the marginalized Dalit community. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo...
2022-06-0310 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: Let’s not fail our biggest testThe world is in an ecological disaster and needs the People of God to show a way of hope. However, it is unlikely to be heard because those who speak too often do not speak to be heard. As a result, when Pope Francis actually does speak to be heard, we are ill-equipped to listen, let alone respond. Laudato si’, his response to the ecological disaster, must have a greater influence on Christians if we are to be a sacrament of hope for the world. Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan, shares some thoughts on this.Produced by...
2022-05-3006 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, May 27, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Hong Kong’s outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen remains defiant after appearing in court in a case under the national security law. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute plea...
2022-05-2712 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, May 20, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Attack on Marian shrines in India and Myanmar shocked Catholics, while grief continued over the results of the Philippine elections amid the joy of sainthood for India’s first lay Catholic. These and more in this week’s Podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia...
2022-05-2011 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: Social science research can replace no-longer-effective answers to no-longer existing problemsThe Catholic Church in Asia operates in ignorance. We don’t really know ourselves or the world in which we are called to proclaim the Good News. There is a realm of research to which we must turn, the social sciences. They can tell us not only about the world outside the Church, but about ourselves as well. Professional research in sociology and psychology would enable us to escape the trap of no-longer-effective answers to no-longer-existing problems. Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan, shares some thoughts on this.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in an...
2022-05-1407 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, May 13, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.The arrest of Hong Kong’s Cardinal Joseph Zen has sparked global outrage about communist China’s iron-fisted grip on freedoms and rights in the former British colony. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.uc...
2022-05-1312 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, May 6, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Thousands of mainly Christian ethnic Karen have fled their homes as Myanmar’s military junta intensifies air strikes and mortar shelling in Karen and Mon states. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com
2022-05-0612 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, April 29, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Pope Francis has called for the truth behind the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka. In other parts of Asia, the struggle for press freedom and human rights continues. These stories and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit ww...
2022-04-2911 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: Living in the world that is while hoping for a betterFaith and ideals give us dreams, but the reality we inherit limits how we can work toward making those dreams and hopes come true. Incarnation means that we, like Jesus, live in a world we are given, a world in which we achieve less than we wish to advance the Reign of God. The war in Ukraine is such a situation, one in which hopes for peace may have to work through violence. Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan, shares some thoughts on this.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and about the Church i...
2022-04-2806 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, April 22, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Easter celebrations triggered mixed feelings for Christians in Asia. While there was joy at returning to churches after two years due to the pandemic, many people continued to endure social, economic and political turmoil. These stories and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and ab...
2022-04-2210 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: Blooming Cherries and Christian lifeIt is early spring in Japan, the time when cherry trees bloom. Even in Tokyo, the world’s largest metropolis, nature calls us to reflect on beauty and its passing. For Christians, cherry time is part of Lent and the beauty of the flowers becomes an opportunity to recall God’s gifts as we prepare to celebrate Easter and renew the gift of our baptism. Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan, shares some thoughts on this.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com
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2022-04-1106 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, April 8, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Catholic bishops, priests and nuns join street protesters in Sri Lanka as the island nation faces an economic crisis. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit ww...
2022-04-0811 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, April 1, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.India’s Dalit Christians have continued to protest the appointment of a non-Dalit Catholic archbishop, terming it discriminatory. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucan...
2022-04-0112 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, March 25, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.The ordination of 13 new priests in conflict-torn Myanmar is seen a sign of hope and blessing for the minority Christian community. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute pl...
2022-03-2511 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: Our Diocletian dilemmaThe division of the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western halves led to the same division in Christianity. Different histories in East and West then caused the development of different approaches to civil and social power. The responses to the Russian war against Ukraine shows problems in both approaches. It is high time we recovered from the ills of the Roman Empire. Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan, shares some thoughts on this.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com
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2022-03-2307 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, March 18, 2022LIsten to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.The Pakistani Church has started the formal process of sainthood for the country’s first Servant of God. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucan...
2022-03-1812 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: The Ukraine war is obsoleteThe war in Ukraine has ended three-quarters of a century of comparative peace in Europe. Democracy, economic integration, and Christianity were supposed to maintain and spread peace. They have not, and we are left wondering what comes next. Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan, shares some thoughts on this.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com
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2022-03-1706 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, March 11, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.A Dalit woman’s elevation to the post of mayor in India’s Chennai city has been hailed as a breakthrough for her marginalized community. This story and more in this week’s podcast. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo...
2022-03-1111 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, March 4, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Asian Catholics pray for peace in UkraineAsian Catholics pray and fast for peace in Ukraine as they mark the beginning of Lenten season. This story and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.co...
2022-03-0411 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: Christians need more sinsAs we enter Lent, we reflect on the role of sin in our lives. But we often – maybe generally – look too narrowly at what constitutes sin. The problem is that we start the reflection by looking at ourselves rather than God. When we focus on God, we realize that our lives and whatever sin infects them are part of a larger reality of community and responsibility.Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan, shares some thoughts on this.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com
2022-03-0306 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, February 25, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Indian bishops are campaigning to end discrimination against Dalit Christians. It came as violence and rights abuses resonated across Asia. These stories and more in this week’s podcast. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visi...
2022-02-2511 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, February 18, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.A year after the military coup, Myanmar continues to burn as new evidence emerges of the junta’s horrific atrocities. Efforts for justice and peace are being made against a tide of oppression and attacks. These stories and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and...
2022-02-1811 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, February 11, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Vatican scoffed media speculations that it pulled out representatives in Taiwan and Hong Kong for potential diplomatic ties with China. These and much more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please vi...
2022-02-1110 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: “Words without thoughts”After every new exposé of abuse in the Catholic Church, bishops, superiors and other managers end any statements with a pro-forma claim that their priority is the protection of vulnerable people. By now, the claims are merely threadbare formulas, empty words that convince no one because repeating them is so often necessary. Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan, shares some thoughts on this. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 years experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and about the...
2022-02-0706 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, February 4, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.As Catholics in Pakistan welcomed “Servant of God” status for a man who died a hero, the murders of clergy in Vietnam and Pakistan shocked minority Christians. These stories and more in this week’s podcast. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews...
2022-02-0411 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, January 28, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Myanmar is facing a humanitarian crisis as it prepares to mark the first anniversary of the military coup that ousted a civilian government. Meanwhile, rights abuses and radicalism threaten peace and stability across the region. These stories and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in an...
2022-01-2811 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, January 21, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Election fever is heating up in Timor-Leste as a former Catholic priest stands for president. Justice and human rights remain major concerns for Christians and other vulnerable groups in Asia. These stories and more in this week’s podcast.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in As...
2022-01-2111 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: Dust off your BibleCatholics, including those whose vocation is to proclaim the Word of God, have become strangers to the Word, and by doing so have put the mission and the very existence of the Church in jeopardy. The world needs us to be men and women moved by God’s word, and the only way to be moved by it is to know it. Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com
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2022-01-2007 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, January 14, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Catholics in Asian nations offer hope and support to communities in distress amid conflict, oppression and the pandemic. These and much more in this week’s news summary.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www...
2022-01-1411 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, January 7, 2022Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Shock and anger abound over India’s pro-Hindu government targeting of humanitarian groups like Missionaries of Charity. In other Asian nations, people grapple with injustices, oppression and the pandemic. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visi...
2022-01-0711 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: Post-Christmas homeworkThe Catholic Church is preparing for a new kind of synod involving all of us. Its roots lie in an ecumenical council 60 years ago, Vatican 2. Looking back to that event can give us the foundation we need to take part in the synodal process. Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan, shares some thoughts on this.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com
For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.uc...
2022-01-0306 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, December 24, 2021Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Christmas spirit is slowly gripping Catholics in Asia despite challenges including natural calamities, the coronavirus and oppressive regimes. The New Year looms with new hope against adversities. These and much more in this year's last dispatch. We are taking a year end break and will return in the new year.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.c...
2021-12-2411 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: Every day is Covid ChristmasLast year, we had a Covid Christmas. We thought, or at least hoped, it would be the only one. But now we face our second. In a real sense, every Christmas, every year, every day is a Covid day, with the word Covid standing in for all the disasters and disappointments that are a part of life. Does the Christmas feast offer us any encouragement in our various Covid Christmases? Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan, shares some thoughts on this.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit w...
2021-12-2006 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, December 17, 2021Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Catholic-run institutes bear the brunt amid an anti-Christian purge in India. In other Asian nations, people grapple with the impacts of natural and manmade calamities. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/don...
2021-12-1711 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, December 10, 2021Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Politically troubled and divided Hong Kong has welcomed a new Catholic bishop who promises healing and bridge building. In other parts of Asia, people cling to hope for freedom, justice and unity in unfavorable environments.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews...
2021-12-1011 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: A year’s worth of AdventThe Church year begins and ends with disaster stories. They are a style of biblical literature called apocalypse that has now become a genre of popular entertainment. We are fascinated by apocalyptic stories because in many ways, they are our own stories. But there is more to apocalyptic than disaster. It is an important part of the Bible and faith because it tells us something about God’s presence with us. Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan, shares some thoughts on this.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and about the Church in Asia, vis...
2021-12-0907 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, December 3, 2021Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Compensation bought some consolation for two sexually abused altar boys in Indonesia this week as Christians and other groups ramped up their battle against injustice and discrimination. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.u...
2021-12-0311 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, November 26, 2021Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Catholics in strife-torn Myanmar continue to be targeted by the military junta. In other Asian nations, Catholics and others leap to support communities in distress and join forces to battle for rights and justice.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com
2021-11-2611 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: Honest evangelization needs honest journalismThe number of people outside and even inside the Catholic Church who trust the institution is shrinking. When the Church’s management engages in coverups, avoids admitting to bad news, and attacks those who present embarrassing facts its proclamation of the Gospel suffers. People will not believe the truth of the Gospel if its messengers are afraid of the truth of its mundane life. The Church needs honest journalism for the sake of honest evangelization. Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan, shares some thoughts on this.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and about the...
2021-11-2207 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, November 19, 2021Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Timor-Leste paid tribute to independence heroes on the 30th anniversary of the Santa Cruz massacre. In other parts of Asia, there were stories of triumphs and struggles against oppression and injustice. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo c...
2021-11-1910 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, November 12, 2021Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.The Indian Church will see its first lay Catholic martyr become a saint next May. In other parts of Asia, Christians have joined other groups in calling for justice and an end to oppression. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com
2021-11-1211 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: If it happens on your watchPoland’s bishops were recently in Rome for their ad limina visit that bishops make every five years. While there they complained about the rigor with which the Vatican now deals with bishops who have been derelict in their duty by failing to respond properly and promptly to sexual abuse by clergy. They are learning how the real world responds to dereliction. Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan, shares some thoughts on this.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com
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2021-11-0806 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, November 5, 2021Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.The meeting of Narendra Modi and Pope Francis as well as the Indian PM’s invitation to visit his country made global headlines. Religious leaders have appealed for peace and unity amid repression and abuses. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com...
2021-11-0511 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, October 29, 2021Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.The battle between the underground and state-sanctioned churches continues in China after a bishop was detained for the sixth time.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateTwitter Handle...
2021-10-2911 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: Speaking as a member of the Globule Family ...We are seeing more and more each day the impact of human-caused damage to the environment. We need a familial sense of our connection with the rest of creation. It may be too late to head off even more problems. However, the present crisis may cause us to reflect upon our relationship with all of life and, as the Japanese bishops say, “Protect All Life.”Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan, shares some thoughts on this.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comMusic...
2021-10-2607 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, October 22, 2021Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Religious minorities face hard times amid rising intolerance and anti-minority sentiment in Asian nations. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateTwitter Handle: twitter.com/ucanews
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2021-10-2212 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, October 15, 2021Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.A brave Filipino journalist has won the Nobel Peace Prize in a world of shrinking press freedom. Asian nations are confronting natural disasters, oppressive regimes and extremist forces. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit ww...
2021-10-1511 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, October 8, 2021Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.People in Asian nations strive for freedom, rights and justice as politics, violence and the pandemic cast long shadows on their lives. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateT...
2021-10-0813 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, October 1, 2021Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Extremism remains a threat to minorities in Asian nations as vulnerable communities reel from natural and man-made calamities. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateTwitter Handle: twitter.com/u...
2021-10-0111 min
UCA News PodcastObservations: World Mission Month? World Mission Church!October is World Mission Month, but mission is not just something to think about for a few days out of the year or one among many activities of the Church that other people and groups also do. Mission is the reality of God and our life as God’s people. Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan, shares some thoughts on this.Produced by Binu AlexFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com
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2021-09-2706 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, September 24, 2021Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Christians face violence as Myanmar continues to burn under military rule. Rights abuses haunt vulnerable and minority groups as well as dissenters.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate...
2021-09-2411 min
UCA News PodcastUCA News Weekly Summary, September 17, 2021Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.Religious and ethnic minorities continue to face discrimination and abuses across Asia, even as Catholics in Pakistan and Vietnam sought divine intercession from Mother Mary to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Peter Hill, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.comFor news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute...
2021-09-1712 min
Binu AlexEpisode 17: My office days - First confrontation and the unconventional working styleI realised very early in my stint that government jobs may be boring but even small insignificant inconsequential employee can also make a difference if they have the daring and commitment to truth.
This series is a personal memoir of my life spent in various capacities. As a print reporter, a radio producer, a government employee, an entrepreneur, traveller, photographer and above all friend of friends and as a family man. Started as a Malayalam Podcast, trying to convert a few of them into English. Every incident is sautéed with some metaphor, sarcasm and satire. None o...
2020-12-2008 min
Binu AlexEpisode 16: My office days - The man who stitched filesI am trying to weave through various characters that I have encountered while I was in the government department in the current series. Through them I am trying to see what I saw. Today I am recollecting a couple of more characters.
This series is a personal memoir of my life spent in various capacities. As a print reporter, a radio producer, a government employee, an entrepreneur, traveller, photographer and above all friend of friends and as a family man. Started as a Malayalam Podcast, trying to convert a few of them into English. Every incident is...
2020-12-1308 min
Binu AlexEpisode 15: The day I started my government odyssey and smelling interesting charactersMy first day in a government job and I am still confused. Is it going to be a smooth ride for me? Will they post me outside Ahmedabad? Will it be easy to work with such a large number of colleagues? In a large organisation? Will my dream of having a journalism career come to an end?
This series is a personal memoir of my life spent in various capacities. As a print reporter, a radio producer, a government employee, an entrepreneur, traveller, photographer and above all friend of friends and as a family man. Started as...
2020-12-0609 min
Binu AlexEpisode 14: The first sense of smelling a government office and its peopleContinuing from where I left in the last Episode, today I am exploring how I made it to my first and the last government job which I initially thought was not my cup of tea. But then I lasted quite a few years here with much fun and made a lot of friends and of course my better half.
This series is a personal memoir of my life spent in various capacities. As a print reporter, a radio producer, a government employee, an entrepreneur, traveller, photographer and above all friend of friends and as a family man...
2020-11-2907 min
Binu AlexEpisode 13: Looking for a journalism job, how I end up in a government jobIt was a strange coincidence that despite the cry to pursue a journalism career early in my life, I got into a government job. But during my time in the government job, I came across a number of characters. I will try to draw my stint here through the lens of these characters.
This series is a personal memoir of my life spent in various capacities. As a print reporter, a radio producer, a government employee, an entrepreneur, traveller, photographer and above all friend of friends and as a family man. Started as a Malayalam Podcast, trying...
2020-11-2209 min
Binu AlexEpisode 12: The lavish wedding receptions we need to avoidAttending someone else marriage function is a real pain for only a few, I guess. For most, it is one of the most awaited events. I was comparing of these functions between the place where I am - Ahmedabad - and that of the place where I come from - Kerala. I am sure this episode will have strong reservations but take it in your stride.
This series is a personal memoir of my life spent in various capacities. As a print reporter, a radio producer, a government employee, an entrepreneur, traveller, photographer and above all friend...
2020-11-1508 min
Binu AlexEpisode 11: From cycles to cars - I learnt to drive thanks to friendsFrom cycle to moped to car. Credit for me learning to drive these goes to my best friends. Some at the expense of their vehicles. Today, let me pay a tribute to their finest gestures of standing with me in this journey of learning to make a vehicle move.
This series is a personal memoir of my life spent in various capacities. As a print reporter, a radio producer, a government employee, an entrepreneur, traveller, photographer and above all friend of friends and as a family man. Started as a Malayalam Podcast, trying to convert a few...
2020-11-0812 min
Binu AlexEpisode 10-: Journaling the first air travel post Covid LockdownLast week I took two planes, went through two airports, stayed at a hotel and visited a few restaurants in Bangalore. All in the middle of this Covid scare. I observed and recorded my journey. Let me share that today.
This series is a personal memoir of my life spent in various capacities. As a print reporter, a radio producer, a government employee, an entrepreneur, traveller, photographer and above all friend of friends and as a family man. Started as a Malayalam Podcast, trying to convert a few of them into English. Every incident is sautéed w...
2020-11-0113 min
Binu AlexEpisode 9: How are the poor supposed to vent their anger?We are discussing about anger. Last week I was discussing about a boy whose eye was damaged because he watched an upper caste owned TV. The boy’s mother had no anger. Why. Lets see in this episode how anger is defined separately in every case.
This series is a personal memoir of my life spent in various capacities. As a print reporter, a radio producer, a government employee, an entrepreneur, traveller, photographer and above all friend of friends and as a family man. Started as a Malayalam Podcast, trying to convert a few of them into En...
2020-10-2508 min
Binu AlexEpisode 8: The anger that makes us what we are or may be what we are notAnger is something which we cannot control. Or can we? I think it is an emotion that makes what you are. I am no stranger to anger. Today let's recollect some of those angry moments I went through.
This series is a personal memoir of my life spent in various capacities. As a print reporter, a radio producer, a government employee, an entrepreneur, traveller, photographer and above all friend of friends and as a family man. Started as a Malayalam Podcast, trying to convert a few of them into English. Every incident is sautéed with some m...
2020-10-1809 min
Binu AlexEpisode 7: The train journey that is worth a long documentaryWe spoke about the annual pilgrimage to Kerala in the last episode. But despite innumerable trips, can we say we have seen the state better than your neighbour back here in Gujarat? Most probably no.
This series is a personal memoir of my life spent in various capacities. As a print reporter, a radio producer, a government employee, an entrepreneur, traveller, photographer and above all friend of friends and as a family man. Started as a Malayalam Podcast, trying to convert a few of them into English. Every incident is sautéed with some metaphor, sarcasm and s...
2020-10-0410 min
Binu AlexEpisode 6: The annual pilgrimage to home town and its perilsAll of us used to have an annual pilgrimage to our native place Kerala every year. But how many explored the state in your hundreds of trips? Today I look back at those beautiful moments we missed and continue to make the same mistakes.
This series is a personal memoir of my life spent in various capacities. As a print reporter, a radio producer, a government employee, an entrepreneur, traveller, photographer and above all friend of friends and as a family man. Started as a Malayalam Podcast, trying to convert a few of them into English. Every...
2020-09-2710 min
Binu AlexEpisode 5: From landlines to pagers to mobiles to nowhereIf we do not record the troubles that we faced while the new generation communications were coming to market, the next generation will never be able to know those troubles. This episode is dedicated to those trouble shootings.
This series is a personal memoir of my life spent in various capacities. As a print reporter, a radio producer, a government employee, an entrepreneur, traveller, photographer and above all friend of friends and as a family man. Started as a Malayalam Podcast, trying to convert a few of them into English. Every incident is sautéed with some m...
2020-09-2007 min
Binu AlexEpisode 4: Shifting place of stay over and over againI was thinking of people who keep shifting their place of stay regularly. In my entire life here in Ahmedabad I shifted residence three times. All three for some good reasons.
This series is a personal memoir of my life spent in various capacities. As a print reporter, a radio producer, a government employee, an entrepreneur, traveller, photographer and above all friend of friends and as a family man. Started as a Malayalam Podcast, trying to convert a few of them into English. Every incident is sautéed with some metaphor, sarcasm and satire. None of the i...
2020-09-1309 min
Binu AlexEpisode 3: Those old good days of inland letters and granniesToday I go back to an age when I was just 8 or 10 years. Those good old days when we were satisfied despite having nothing. When we had no mobiles and used to write inland letters.
This series is a personal memoir of my life spent in various capacities. As a print reporter, a radio producer, a government employee, an entrepreneur, traveller, photographer and above all friend of friends and as a family man. Started as a Malayalam Podcast, trying to convert a few of them into English. Every incident is sautéed with some metaphor, sarcasm and s...
2020-09-0609 min
Binu AlexEpisode 2: The Landour School where a spy worked unnoticedA school where teacher himself was a spy but as usual they could not locate him. We found the spy and many other related people in Landour, the place known for Ruskin Bond
This series is a personal memoir of my life spent in various capacities. As a print reporter, a radio producer, a government employee, an entrepreneur, traveller, photographer and above all friend of friends and as a family man. Started as a Malayalam Podcast, trying to convert a few of them into English. Every incident is sautéed with some metaphor, sarcasm and satire. None o...
2020-08-2309 min
Binu AlexEpisode 1: The Generation X who grew up from Dial Up to FibreAs I browse through one GigaByte speed today at my home, I remember the days when I was struggling to get even one kilobyte. Today in 1995 Windows 95 was launched. In this episode, I recollect how I coped with changing technologies and internet woes when it was at its infancy and me as Generation X. The Malayalam version of this can be found here.
This series is a personal memoir of my life spent in various capacities. As a print reporter, a radio producer, a government employee, an entrepreneur, traveller, photographer and above all friend of friends and a...
2020-08-2310 min
Binu AlexIn conversation with Vithal PandyaHaren Pandya was the home minister of Gujarat. But he was murdered under mysterious circumstances. His father Vithal Pandya was adamant that it was a political murder. When I visited him along with Anosh Malekar of The Week at his home, he was openly blaming a few people. This is the conversation we had. He died later and the case went without a trace. This recording happened around March 2004.
2020-07-1817 min
Binu AlexGanesh Devy in conversation with meGanesh N. Devy is a thinker, cultural activist and an institution builder, best known for the People’s Linguistic Survey of India and the Adivasi Academy created by him. He is credited to start the Bhaashaa research and Publication Centre. Along with friend, Anosh Malekar, I met him several times at his Tribal Academy, Vadodara and even in Pune. This is one of the conversations I had with him where he speaks about linguistic values, sickle cell anaemia and various other factors.
2020-07-1825 min