“The Made of Clay Report” is a community radio program on Ithaca’s community radio station, WRFI. The program is hosted by Eric Clay and Peaches Gillette. On this website, you’ll find archives of many hours of conversations “digging deeper into the issues of our lives.”
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April 26, 2026
Guests: Dan Akst, author of War by Other Means: The Pacifists of the Greatest Generation Who Revolutionized Resistance; Nathan Fawcett, son of a pacifist war resister in WWII and himself a Vietnam war resister; Vietnam war resisters Roger Dennis and Garry Thomas.
Respond to us at 607-319-5445, ext. 6 or email to info@madeofclay.org
What is our purpose, meaning and connection when facing our own mortality? How do we be within ourselves and with others?
April 12, 2026
Singing with “others.” How do we offer music to bring us together? What are the many ways we experience connection in the presence of diverse “others.” This show is a reflection by some of the leaders and organizers of the Namgyal Interfaith Conference that took place March 22 addressing “Music That Brings Us Together.” Our guests are Elizabeth and Tom Miller from the Christian traditions, and Lise and Richard Rosenfield from the Jewish traditions.
March 29, 2026
March 15, 2026
We thank Karl Paulnack for helping us frame it. A past guest on the show and area resident, Karl is a spiritual leader, hospital chaplain and former Dean of the School of Music at Ithaca College. Our lives are framed by music. We begin with a cry and end with a moan or sigh. All human communication—in the form of pitch and rhythm—was music from the beginning. Our first and primary instrument is our own body. In the very midst of conflict, how can music bring us together?
| Namgyal Monastery March 2026 Interfaith Event Schedule and Registration Music That Brings Us Together: Come experience a day filled with music from different traditions that invite us to be together through our collective listening and singing. Date: March 22, 2026 Location: The 14th Dalai Lama Library and Learning Center 201 Tibet Drive, Ithaca NY Time: 9 AM to 5 PM with 11:00-1:00 Lunch Break Lunch and Snacks will be provided Suggested Donation of $20 to help cover costs for the event (no one will be turned away) Please register at the link below, so we may know how many people there will be for lunch: https://forms.gle/Bdnq99CMbTU8LR7z6 Schedule 9:00 AM Opening Tibetan Buddhism: Namgyal Monks – Opening Prayers, Tibetan Children – Practice Songs, Dalai Lama – Grammy Award Winning Audio Meditations Islam: Mahmud Burton – The Place of Music in Islam and Islamic Culture 11:00-1:00 Lunch Break Native American: Al White and Michael Bastine – Native sacred songs Judaism: Richard Rosenfield and friends – Jewish cantor and practice songs Christianity: Elizabeth Miller – Taize and harp music Sufism: Elisa S. Keeler – Community songs 4:45 Closing |
201 Tibet Drive, Danby Rd, Route 96B, Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: (607) 272-2785 – Fax: (607) 272-2782
Email: office@namgyal.org – Web: www.namgyal.org
February 15, 2026
Kevin Basl, Hugh McElyea, and Hurf Sheldon of Warrior Writers of Tompkins County
U.S. Army Colonel (retired) Jake Almborg of Stafford, VA
February 1, 2026
January 18, 2026
January 4, 2026
To see a growing Ithaca Times list of faith communities, faith-related services, and interfaith activities around Ithaca, NY, visit Who Is Your Neighbor? You’ll see a link to add your own!
Also view a description and contact information for All Eyes and Ears on Racism (AEER).
The Ithaca Times Faith Directory; AEER’s phone line for Blacks and persons of color for unburdening from racism
December 21, 2025