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Aired Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 5:00 PM ESTSpiritual Climate Change: Beyond “Hopium”, Denial and DespairA Conversation with Michael Dowd, Author of Thank God for Evolution, and Michael Mielke, Author of Delusions and Contradictions“Is climate change real? Well, I just took a vacation in the future and spent a fabulous week in Tropicanada.” — Swami BeyondanandaAs the two political parties keep our attention focused on “identity issues”, the elephant (and donkey) in the living room is the IDENTICAL ISSUE we face — our human civilization spinning itself outside the web of life. And as Swami has said, if we lose the Earth there goes the GDP.This week, two Mikes share the mike to speak freely and frankly about the climate change issue — how and why it has been ignored and side-stepped, and why our species has a spiritual imperative to face the music and find new ways of dancing together. As Michael Mielke points out in his recent e-book, Delusions and Contradictions, neither conservatives nor progressives have REALLY