A lucid and easy-to-understand view of how ground-breaking Jesus' message was in his world (and ours). Jesus once said that the greatest display of love is sacrificing oneself for your friends, but by "friends," he meant every single person, regardless of our differences in nationality, race, religion, opinion, age, gender, blindness, or wisdom. Understand how and why we all fit in his comforting embrace.

Credits:
Programme produced and recorded by Gabriel Porras at gabrielvoice.com and radiantwhispers.com

Cover:
Jesus walks on the waters, image generated by artificial intelligence ai-generated-7922881_1280 at pixabay.com 

Music:
"Devotion", from The Pilgrimage Series, Part 1 on artlist.io

Text: 
"What Jesus taught and why" is a chapter from the beautiful book Jesus: a biography from a believer, by Paul Johnson. 
Copyright © Paul Johnson, 2010 ISBN 978-0-670-02159-8

Biblical passages taken from The Message, Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson

Devotion

What Jesus taught and why, by Paul Johnson

A much funnier version of the children's story we all know...and written in rhyme! Only the fantastic Roald Dahl could twist the end like this. Get ready for a hilarious adventure!

Presented and produced by Gabriel Porras, professional voice actor.

Copyright Roald Dahl Story Company Ltd
Roald Dahl Nominee Ltd, 1982
Puffin Books, Penguin Random House 1984
Illustration: Quentin Blake, 1982
ISBN: 978-0-141-37885-5
(Treat yourself to a copy. It's a beautiful book!) 

Visit the great Roald Dahl's website here: www.roalddahl.com

Music: 
"Gypsy Bill”, by Ofer Koren and The Hill Bullies, at artlist.io

Gypsy Bill

Snow White and the seven dwarves, by Roald Dahl

Jack and the Beanstalk,
 by Roald Dahl


This version of the classic children's story is way funnier... and it rhymes!
Roald Dahl is a genius: his plot twists are mind-blowing, and that ending too! Brace yourself for a laugh-out-loud journey.

Presented and produced by Gabriel Porras, professional voice actor (gabrielvoice.com).

Cover design: Ricardo Gil (ricardo@scrav.com).

Copyright Roald Dahl Story Company Ltd
Roald Dahl Nominee Ltd, 1982
Puffin Books, Penguin Random House 1984
Illustration: Quentin Blake, 1982
ISBN: 978-0-141-37885-5
(Treat yourself to a copy. It's a beautiful book!) 

Visit the great Roald Dahl's website here: www.roalddahl.com

Music: 
"Jay C”, by Synthet from the album Free Synthet! at freemusicarchive.org Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Sound effect: bbc.co.uk – © copyright BBC

Free Synthet

Jay C

Jack and the Beanstalk, by Roald Dahl

My atheist friends love to cite Immanuel Kant, David Hume and Voltaire as leading thinkers who opened new horizons for humanity, freeing it from the religious prejudices that had enslaved it for centuries. But things were very different, and the writings of these three influential thinkers provided a framework that supported the slavery and exploitation of non-European races more than anyone else. We examine the great ambiguities of the Enlightenment and the main myths of atheism, such as The Myth of Progress, The Myth of Human Rationality and The Myth of Human Goodness, with a discussion of Steven Pinker's  "Enlightenment Now".

Programme written, presented and produced by Gabriel Porras, professional voice actor (gabrielvoice.com).

Cover design: Ricardo Gil (ricardo@scrav.com).

Music: 
"Joking Together", by Michele Nobler/Memory Tapes @artlist.io
"Alive and Well", by Campagna/Hello Love @artlist.io

The inspiration for this programme comes from a debate between Steven Pinker and Nick Spencer, titled "Have science, reason and humanism replaced faith?", available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ssf5XN5o9q4?feature=shared

Nick Spencer published a well-argued article entitled "Atheist Fairy Tales: exposing secularism's major myths" on Premier Unbelievable: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/topics/atheist-fairytales-exposing-secularisms-major-myths/12200.article 

Francis Collins, the director of the Human Genome Project, published a book entitled "The Language of God", in which he makes a strong case for the existence of God.

Joking Together

The Daydreams of Atheism

Reducir el conflicto en Gaza a sólo una cuestión de diferencias entre Palestina e Israel es un error imperdonable. El conflicto que lleva décadas ardiendo en Gaza es el conflicto entre el islamismo y la civilización mundial, es decir, entre islam y tú y yo, y todos y cada uno de quienes no estamos aún bajo el islam: no sólo los judíos, cristianos, budistas, newagers e hindúes. También los homosexuales, los transexuales, las feministas, los ateos, los agnósticos, la ciencia, la educación, la tecnología y el progreso y bienestar para todos. Todo esto se pierde si gana Hamás, y avanza el islam.

Programa escrito, presentado y producido por Gabriel Porras, en murmullosradiantes.com 

Portada creada por Ricardo Gil, ricardo@scrav.com
Imagen de Vectonauta en www.freepik.es

Música: 
“Gone with the winds”, de Veaceslav Draganov (Picture) en artlist.com
“Jericho at Dusk”, de Alon Peretz (Three Middle Eastern Cities), en artlist.com
“Ruhi”, de Meriem Ben Amor, en artlist.com

Enlaces y referencias:
Sobre la forma en que Hamás premia a sus soldados con niñas de sólo nueve años, mira estas fotografías: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hamas-wedding-girls/

Sobre el odio del islam por las mujeres, y cómo le promete un paraíso de lujos y sexo a los soldados de Hamás y el islamismo, escucha estos episodios anteriores:
“Islam odia a las mujeres”: https://soundcloud.com/murmullosradiantes/el-islam-odia-a-las-mujeres
“¿El paraíso es un burdel de lujo?”: https://soundcloud.com/murmullosradiantes/el-paraiso-es-un-burdel-de-lujo
Sobre la peligrosa estupidez de las masas:
https://soundcloud.com/murmullosradiantes/el-peligro-de-la-estupidez-mr-sc-esp

Una larga y detallada colección de los abusos de Hamás en esta página de Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Hamas#Press_restrictions

Sobre la satánica, depravada violencia sexual del ataque de Hamás: https://youtu.be/2l3EbRiDATE?feature=shared

Mosab Hassan Yousef, hijo de uno de los fundadores de Hamás, aparece en múltiples videos en YouTube, como este:
https://youtu.be/H9WEcvrWvyo?feature=shared
Sus experiencias y perspectivas sobre el funcionamiento de Hamás aparecen en un libro titulado “Hijo de Hamás”: 
https://amzn.eu/d/ff29BB7
y una película titulada “The Green Prince”: 
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B00YRUA3QU/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
 
Sobre los soldados de Hamás gritando “Alá es victorioso” al decapitar y violar israelíes inocentes el 7 de octubre de 2023: https://youtu.be/SmivUM0tlwc?feature=shared

Un artículo apasionado de Alan Dershowitz, profesor emérito de la Escuela de Derecho de Harvard, que me inspiró a escribir este episodio: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/20126/hamas-nazis

Las fotos del Mufti Husseini revisando tropas y tomando té con Hitler puedes verlas aquí: https://youtu.be/ou0EgaK49Ak?feature=shared

Gone with the winds

Si Gana Hamás, Todos Perdemos

Reducing the conflict in Gaza to a question of Palestinian-Israeli differences is an unforgivable mistake. The conflict that has been raging in Gaza for decades is the conflict between Islam and world civilisation, that is, between Islam and you and me, and each and every one of us who are not yet under Islam: not only Jews, Christians, Buddhists, Newagers and Hindus. Also homosexuals, transsexuals, feminists, atheists, agnostics, science, education, technology and progress and welfare for all. All this is lost if Hamas wins, and Islam advances.

Programme written, presented and produced by Gabriel Porras, at murmullosradiantes.com. 

Cover created by Ricardo Gil, ricardo@scrav.com
Image by Vectonauta at www.freepik.es

Music: 
"Gone with the winds", by Veaceslav Draganov (Picture) on artlist.com.
"Jericho at Dusk", by Alon Peretz (Three Middle Eastern Cities), on artlist.com
"Ruhi", by Meriem Ben Amor, on artlist.com

Links and references:
On how Hamas rewards its soldiers with girls as young as nine years old, see these photographs: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hamas-wedding-girls/

On Islam's hatred of women, and how it promises a paradise of luxury and sex to Hamas soldiers and Islamism, listen to these past episodes:
"Islam hates women": https://soundcloud.com/murmullosradiantes/el-islam-odia-a-las-mujeres
"Is paradise a luxury brothel?": https://soundcloud.com/murmullosradiantes/el-paraiso-es-un-burdel-de-lujo
On the dangerous stupidity of the masses:
https://soundcloud.com/murmullosradiantes/el-peligro-de-la-estupidez-mr-sc-esp

A long and detailed collection of Hamas abuses on this Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Hamas#Press_restrictions

On the despicable sexual violence of Hamas’ attack on 07 October: https://youtu.be/2l3EbRiDATE?feature=shared

Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of one of the founders of Hamas, appears in multiple YouTube videos, such as this one:
https://youtu.be/H9WEcvrWvyo?feature=shared
His experiences and perspectives on the workings of Hamas appear in a book entitled "Son of Hamas": 
https://amzn.eu/d/ff29BB7
and a film entitled "The Green Prince": 
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B00YRUA3QU/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
 
On Hamas soldiers shouting "Allah is victorious" as they behead and rape innocent Israelis on October 7, 2023: https://youtu.be/SmivUM0tlwc?feature=shared

A passionate article by Alan Dershowitz, professor emeritus at Harvard Law School, which inspired me to write this episode: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/20126/hamas-nazis

Photos of Mufti Husseini reviewing troops and having tea with Hitler can be seen here: https://youtu.be/ou0EgaK49Ak?feature=shared

If Hamas Wins, We All Lose

Cada año, la Navidad es la mayor celebración en todo el mundo. Ningún otro acontecimiento nos hace reunirnos en familia y entre amigos como la Navidad. Y, sin embargo, la Navidad es también la peor época del año para millones de personas solitarias y heridas. Apropiadas por negocios y restaurantes, las celebraciones navideñas a menudo ocultan a Cristo, cuyo nacimiento es la razón original y mejor para celebrar la Navidad. Descubre por qué el nacimiento de Cristo merece ser celebrado con todo el corazón.

Programa presentado y producido por Gabriel Porras, en gabrielvoice.com y musmullosradiantes.com

Texto: Nicky Gumbel
Nicky Gumbel es el creador del Curso Alpha, que es una hermosa y cálida introducción al cristianismo. Más de 26 millones de personas han tomado el Curso Alpha en más de cien países. Nicky se graduó de Derecho en la Universidad de Cambridge, y de Teología en la Universidad de Oxford. Trabajó como abogado antes de convertirse en escritor y predicador. 
Únete a un Curso Alpha cerca de ti aquí: https://alpha.org.uk/try
También lo puedes hacer en línea.

Portada creada por Ricardo Gil, ricardo@scrav.com con IA en www.bing.com de Microsoft

Música: 
“Handpanophone”, de David Charrier, de su álbum Ephemeral en artlist.io
Efecto de sonido: 
Clean high bell ring, license Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) https://orangefreesounds.com/

Ephemeral

Handpanophone

¿Por qué celebrar la Navidad?, por Nicky Gumbel

Every year, Christmas is the greatest celebration around the globe. No other event makes us get together as families and friends like Christmas. And yet, Christmas is also the worst time of the year for millions of lonely, hurting people. Commandeered by businesses and restaurants, Christmas celebrations often obscure Christ, whose birth is the original and best reason to celebrate Christmas. Find out why the birth of Christ deserves to be celebrated with all your heart.

Programme presented and produced by Gabriel Porras at gabrielvoice.com and musmullosradiantes.com

Text: Nicky Gumbel
Nicky Gumbel is the creator of the Alpha Course, which is a beautiful and warm introduction to Christianity. Over 26 million people have taken the Alpha Course in over 100 countries. Nicky graduated in Law at Cambridge and in Theology at Oxford. He worked as a barrister before becoming a writer and preacher. 
Join an Alpha Course near you here: https://alpha.org.uk/try
You can also do it online.

Cover created by Ricardo Gil, ricardo@scrav.com with AI at www.bing.com by Microsoft

Music: 
"Handpanophone" by David Charrier is from his album Ephemeral on artlist.io.
Sound effect: 
Clean high bell ring, license Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) https://orangefreesounds.com/

Why celebrate Christmas?, by Nicky Gumbel

Una joya de la literatura en lengua hispana, mexicanísima y universal al mismo tiempo. La historia de un pueblo que es “el lugar donde anida la tristeza”, y todo es polvo, soledad y silencio. 

Cuento original de Juan Rulfo leído por Gabriel Porras para gabrielvoice.com
Producción: Gabriel Porras y Andre Sosa @drorangeacademy
Portada de Ricardo Gil ricardo@scrav.com
Música: La Guanábana, de Los Parientes de Playa Vicente, del álbum América Afroíndigena en freemusicarchive.com Creative Commons Licence

La Guanábana

Luvina, por Juan Rulfo

A jewel of Spanish-language literature, quintessentially Mexican and universal at the same time. The story of a town that is all dust, loneliness and silence “where sorrow makes her nest”. 


Original story by Juan Rulfo read by Gabriel Porras
Translation by Stephen Beechinor
Production: Gabriel Porras and Andre Sosa @drorangeacademy
Cover design by Ricardo Gil ricardo@scrav.com
Music: La Guanábana, by Los Parientes de Playa Vicente, from the album América Afroíndigena at freemusicarchive.com

América Afroíndigena

Luvina, by Juan Rulfo

Soy un artista profesional de voz que te lee grandes textos, y conversa contigo sobre temas dignos de reflexión

Si Gana Hamás, Todos Perdemos

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