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"What Do You Think When You Look at Me?" (16.5 minutes)

When you look at Muslim scholar Dalia Mogahed, what do you see: a woman of faith? a scholar, a mom, a sister? or an oppressed, brainwashed, potential terrorist? Mogahed asks us to fight negative perceptions of her faith in the media — and to choose empathy over prejudice.

"Just Say No to Space Force" (9 minutes)

How can we deal with health care needs, climate change, and growing poverty when Trump and his followers want to build “Pyramids to the Heavens?”

Keep Space for Peace Week will be October 6-13 this year.

"Healing Trauma: Beyond Gangs and Prisons" (23 minutes)

This short documentary follows the transformative stories of former gang members as they share their childhood mental and physical abuse, growing up in the gang lifestyle, and the hope they now have through the healing power of therapy.

"The Roots of Racism in Charlottesville" (4 minutes)

Nazis, violence, and the long history of white supremacy: Charlottesville and America one year later.

"Breathing While Black" (6.5 minutes)

Is a deadly chemical killing off a predominantly black Louisiana town?  This 77-year old thinks so.  Now he's taking on a giant chemical plant to save his community.

Hawthorne was a small community in Aiken County, South Carolina.   When the construction of the Savannah River Site nuclear reservation took place  in 1950, Hawthorne and its handful of residents had to be removed.  The climate of the times and the onset of the Cold War meant the end of this community.  As the years passed, Hawthorne and its story were lost.  This documentary combines interviews with two surviving residents, historical documents and photos, and archaeology to draw the viewer into this very tumultuous time.

Sci-Fi Journal for October 2018 with hosts James Hinsey, Ian Kingston, Maddy Morisseau, Marc Morisseau, and Calvin Watts III. Ian does Popcorn Previews with trailers for ''Halloween'' and ''The Nutcracker and the Four Realms''. Calvin does Game Over with the latest news in home video releases and video games. Calvin interviews John Medeiros of the Rhode Island Funko Pop Group. Maddy does Books & Boardgames with news on Table-top games and book releases. Marc does Toob News covering all of our favorite and new television shows.

(1) The art of making the Lanzhou Waterwheel was all but lost in the 21st century. Duan Yicun, the 20th descendent of the original Chinese Yellow River Waterwheel inventor, struggles to compete in the modern waterwheel market and to pass on the heritage of his craft. (2) In a ceremony with much meaning to Shiite Muslims in Iran, but which has much more ancient origins, a group of traditional people in Shahrud, Semnan Province, perform their ablution a few hours before the start of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year.

Produced in 2018 by Archaeological Legacy Institute

"In Conversation: Elizabeth Warren and Robert Reich" (27 minutes)

Robert Reich and Senator Elizabeth Warren discuss the progressive movement and how we can reclaim democracy.

"Boycotting Bigotry: Comedians Combat Trump's Corruption and Hate" (11 minutes)

Comedians Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah launch their Boycott Bigotry campaign in Charlottesville, VA, taking to the streets and posting satirical ads that encourage people to boycott Trump properties.

It makes no sense to support any bigoted president with our money, especially this one.

Sci-Fi Journal for September 2018 shot live at TerrifiCon at Mohegan Sun Expo Center in Uncasville, CT, at Pintastic Pinball & Game Room Expo in Sturbridge, MA, at NEON RetroFest at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, RI with hosts James Hinsey, Ian Kingston, Maddy Morisseau, Marc Morisseau, Adam Tuchman, and Calvin Watts III. Ian, Marc and Calvin start the show at TerrifiCon, and Ian interviews artist Brett Kelley, BKArtMerc, about his art. Ian does Popcorn Previews with trailers for ''Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween'', ''First Man'', ''Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald''.

(1) This is a short documentary about the forging of a Javanese Gamelan gong, highlighting the rhythmic nature of the methods employed by traditional gamelan makers, including the firing, molding and tuning of a new bronze instrument. (2) The famous Bridge of Avignon, the subject if a wonderful children’s song, stops in the middle of the Rhone River. Abandoned centuries ago, it prompts questions. What happened to it? Why is there so little left? Where did it lead to? And what did it look like in all its glory?

Produced in 2018 by Archaeological Legacy Institute