Twice a year 103.3 Asheville FM changes its on-air schedule to make room for new shows and give current DJs a chance to move time slots or drop from the schedule, based on their needs. (Programming at Asheville FM is done entirely by volunteer DJs and show hosts.)
This article is part of a series introducing you to the new shows hitting our schedule.
Dharma from the Public Domain is a unique addition to the Asheville FM on-air schedule. In this educational program Sarah B. reads from Buddhist books whose copyrights have expired. Along with the reading she offers commentary punctuated with calming musical interludes, or sound meditations.
In the first episode, Sarah expresses her love for the public domain—which consists of all creative works that aren’t protected by intellectual property laws and can therefore be shared without restriction or permission—by comparing it to a playground. She reveals that the word “dharma” basically means “the teachings of the Buddha.” “No stranger to these airwaves,” Sarah has hosted two past shows at Asheville FM: Songs for Friends and Time & Other Thieves
In discussing how she picked which teaching to share on the first episode of her new show, Sarah says she was overwhelmed by the options available. She decided to choose from the titles under the first date range listed at HathiTrust.org. Their vast digital library could provide countless hours’ worth of material for future episodes!
Dharma from the Public Domain airs every Sunday morning from eight to nine. You can listen to the lastest archive here.