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Inspired
Inspired is the nation's leading public radio show about faith, ethics and spirituality. Each week we offer you analyses of the big headlines alongside lesser-told stories – those of Orthodox Jewish artists and African-American atheists, Muslim feminists and spiritual seekers. Through these stories, a rough sketch of our country’s religious landscape begins to emerge. It’s a marketplace of beliefs and ideas too complex for sound bites, and too important to ignore.
Stranger at the Gate is a short documentary generating Emmy buzz during the 2022 festival season. It retells the harrowing story of what happened when an ex-Marine went to a Muncie, Indiana mosque with the intent of detonating a bomb. The film invites listeners to explore more significant questions and see the humanity in all people despite their intentions. Host Ambereen Khan talks to the filmmaker Joshua Seftel to learn more about his backstory and what drew him to make this film. Seftel reflects on his upbringing in upstate New York, encountering anti-Semitism as a kid, and where his spiritual journey is heading.
Ambereen Khan talks with award-winning documentary filmmaker Joshua Seftel about his latest project, Stranger at the Gate. Acquired by the New Yorker and currently streaming on the news magazine’s website, the 30-minute film challenges viewers to see the humanity in someone who planned a monstrous plot. Seftel shares how he learned of the story and why he felt this narrative features all the complexities of human nature, fear, and how an unlikely cast of characters change each other’s lives.
