About Us
Who We AreInterfaith Voices is the nation’s leading religion news magazine on public radio. Through honest interviews and reporting each week, Maureen Fiedler probes the many ways that religion informs our politics and culture. In so doing, Interfaith Voices has grown to become an independent resource for religious and secular listeners on 67 stations nationwide. Why We AreInterfaith Voices made its public radio debut in mid-September 2001, when Maureen Fiedler rounded up a multifaith panel to reflect on the terrorist attacks that had happened just days earlier. It was a live call-in show, and the phones rang off the hook for the full three hours. It became clear that listeners were hungry for informed, respectful dialogue on religion in the public square. Interfaith Voices was born that evening. Today, we offer you a weekly analysis of the big headlines alongside lesser-told stories – those of African-American Mormons and atheists in the military, evangelical environmentalists and Muslim feminists. 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. That’s why Interfaith Voices matters. We believe interreligious understanding is more than hollow jargon. It is integral to being informed and engaged citizens in the most religiously diverse country on earth. Polite society might try to avoid talking about religion and politics, but Interfaith Voices believes that we must talk about both – together. | Meet the Interfaith Voices Team Maureen FiedlerHostMaureen Fiedler is the host and creator of Interfaith Voices, which debuted in 2002. She has a long history of working with interfaith coalitions on human rights, social justice, women’s rights and peace. She holds a Ph.D. in Government from Georgetown University.  Laura KwerelSenior ProducerLaura Kwerel brings to the show her love of radio and oral history. As the producer, she looks for creative ways to include sound, personal stories and religious diversity. She holds a Master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University, and undergraduate degrees in psychology and film studies from the College of William and Mary. She’s ecstatic that 10 years of Hebrew school have finally come in handy. Email - laura@interfaithradio.org.
Ellen RolfesAssociate ProducerEllen Rolfes is the newest member to the Interfaith Voices staff. She holds an undergraduate degree in theatre and international peace studies from University of Notre Dame. As a Chicago native, she firmly believes that Chicago-style deep dish is by far the superior pizza of the United States.
Andrew ClaassenInternAndrew Claassen comes to the show from Eastern Mennonite University where he is pursuing an interdisciplinary degree of music and audio production. He is very excited to be a part of the show and will be interning here during the fall semester. Original music by Mark Stenson- markmusic2@comcast.net. |
