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Conversations with Change Makers in a World Gone Mad. Weekly podcasts about the science, magic, and nature of change with Dr. “Wild” Ben Goldman.

Dr. "Wild" Ben Goldman

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    • Jul 16, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 28 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Nature Breakthroughs

    Nature Breakthroughs - Enrique Enriquez

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2022 67:41


    Hear my conversation with Enrique Enriquez, the magical tarot reader and author of Tarology who was born in Caracas and lives in New York, where he waits for a sign to cry out. Now and then he talks to the birds, thus perfecting the many ways to spell “Here I am!” (Photo credit: Alex Harris.) To learn more about Enrique, visit https://www.facebook.com/enrique.enriquez.37 Support the show

    Nature Breakthroughs - Joel Tauber

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2022 63:11


    Hear my conversation with Joel Tauber, activist, artist, and filmmaker, most recently of “Border-Ball: A 40-Day Pilgrimage Along the U.S.-Mexico Border.” We dive deep into controversial issues of borders, immigration, Jewish identity, and how this relates to connection, meaning and change in our world. To learn more, visit https://joeltauber.com. Support the show

    Nature Breakthroughs - Jerry Fu

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 61:13


    Jerry Fu is a conflict resolution coach who helps Asian-American leaders advance in their career and life journeys. Jerry offers a range of coaching services, workshops and keynote presentations for individuals and groups. He also happens to be a pharmacist and salsa dancer. To learn more, visit https://www.adaptingleaders.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerry-fu-pharmd-acc-53710187/. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Marcia Ledford

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2021 67:11


    Hear my conversation with the Rev. Dr. Marcia Ledford, Esq., founder of Political Theology Matters, an Episcopal priest, Detroit native, and practicing civil rights attorney for over 30 years, including as an ACLU co-operating attorney on constitutional matters. Ledford exhorts progressive Christians to exercise their First Amendment guarantees as part of a collective interfaith voice, calling for more compassionate approaches to our social crises. She's also an award-winning documentary and portrait photographer and trained in community organizing by Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF). Learn more at https://www.politicaltheologymatters.com/ and reach her directly at marcia@politicaltheologymatters.com. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Abraham McCauley

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2021 65:08


    Hear my conversation with Abraham McCauley, cofounder and COO of Beemmunity, which develops and provides solutions that protect and preserve pollinator species. They're changing how pollinators are viewed and the impacts of agrochemicals, preserving species for future generations. Listen to his fascinating story of personal, organizational and societal change. You can also read the transcript at www.naturebreakthroughs.com/blog.Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - AJ & Rachel Strahorn

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2021 84:02


    Hear my conversation with AJ & Rachel Strahorn, creators of THC: The Hole Conversation podcast, where this sibling duo provides their unique perspectives on tackling life while being a part of multiple minorities with nothing off limits: family, belonging, love, loss, religion, sex, drugs and more. Listen to their episodes here: https://the-hole-conversation.simplecast.com/. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Anna Ehrsam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2021 73:18


    Hear my conversation with Anna Ehrsam, editor-in-chief of Battery Journal, co-director of Park Place Gallery, and New York-based artist, patented inventor, and a professor of art history and studio art. Hear more of our conversation at https://www.batteryjournal.org/artculture. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Masks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 49:36


    This episode is about my latest art project called "The Mask Series." What are masks anyway, and how do they shape our lives--even when there is no pandemic? Walk with Max and me to hear my shaggy dog tale about getting caught in a crypto-currency Ponzi scheme and turning that into a head-spinning work of art.  Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Leith Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 75:02


    Leith Hill is the Entrepreneur Whisperer. She focuses on helping women and men feel grounded anywhere and everywhere to access their power, lead with confidence, and exceed their goals. Leith's business experience spans three decades of for-profit and non-profit work, most notably as founder and CEO of Ellary's Greens, an organic, sexy-healthy restaurant in the heart of New York's West Village. See https://www.leithhill.nyc/ Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Liam Houston

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 58:50


    Liam Houston is co-host of Nature Breakthrough's Transgender Living with Change (TLC) webinars and founder of the Transgender Wellness Initiative (TWI), which promotes the wellness of trans people. TWI offers inclusive fitness training and practices at gyms informed by the unique needs of transgender individuals. Liam also works for the LGBTQ health center Callen-Lorde in New York City. He transitioned as an undergraduate and has advocated ever since for trans youth, supporting families through their children's transitions. Liam can be reached at transgenderfitness@gmail.com. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Terri Levine

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 37:07


    Terri Levine is the business and executive coaching expert who founded Heart-repreneur®. She's worked with more than 5,000 business owners and entrepreneurs in a variety of industries worldwide on growth, sales, and marketing and is the bestselling author of dozens of books, including her forthcoming Conversion Equation: How To Generate All The Leads You Can Handle. Terri is a keynote speaker with her own radio and TV show. See https://heartrepreneur.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/HeartrepreneurTerriLevine/. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Kimberly Hobscheid

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 56:41


    Kimberly Hobscheid is a master connector who gets entrepreneurs the stages and connections they need to stop being overlooked, and massively grow their revenue and reach. She's an award-winning international inspirational public speaker, best-selling author, audiobook producer, and six-time entrepreneur. Kimberly is the creator of Entrepreneurs Rocket Fuel, an active community of entrepreneurs, looking to contribute, connect, and grow with other entrepreneurs. Reach Kimberly at www.entrepreneursrocketfuel.com and https://www.imhearingstories.com. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Fathers and Daughters

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 72:46


    Hear my conversation with environmentalist Andrew Brazington and our daughters, Nicollette Brazington and Emma Goldman, two young women and essential workers in a time of pandemic. We discuss change in America, across generations, gender, and race. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Jon Christian

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 63:53


    Jon Christian is a "conscious human performance strategist," marketing expert, and founder of https://zerkers.com/.Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Justin Tucker

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 55:59


    Justin Tucker is a writer, explorer and all-around student of life.  Through his blog, http://www.signedjustin.com, he offers personal accounts of his journey in the form of insightful introspections, effective habits and snapshots of the world to which he has been exposed. Hear his story of how travelling alone to Iceland opened up his world and his relationship to nature. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Marie Deveaux

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 57:15


    Marie Deveaux is the founder of High Tides Consulting, a learning agency that helps clients focus on self-improvement in a fun and dynamic environment, so they can show up as their best for their families, communities, and the world. She's developed a framework to support Black and brown women in corporate roles to step into entrepreneurship, and helps corporations develop more inclusive leadership. Reach Marie at https://mariedeveaux.com/ or http://linkedin.com/in/mariedeveaux.Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Anne Geary

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 62:51


    Anne Geary, founder of The Enneagram Approach, uses her gifts to combine systems for recovery, personality and personal growth, and discusses how the Enneagram can help people evolve into their better selves. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Wieland Wagner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 62:05


    What lessons does the aging of Japan have for the West and what can the self-imposed isolation of the “Hikikomori” teach us about surviving quarantines and beyond? How does the corona virus pandemic foreshadow what could come with global warming? Join my conversation with Dr. Wieland Wagner, who served for 23 years as Asian bureau chief for German news magazine Der Spiegel with stints in Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, and New Delhi. He's author of Japan – Descent with Dignity: How an Aging Country Struggles for its Future (Random House, 2018). He studied history in Freiburg, London and Tokyo and now lives in Germany with his Japanese wife.Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Anger at the Gourd

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 27:05


    “Anger at the Gourd” is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Nature Breakthroughs: 5 Steps to Transform Yourself and the World, which is now available to pre-order. The excerpt is about the need to repair our destructive relationship with nature and will be published this August in the literary journal Flights. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Mary Goldman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 77:33


    Mary Goldman is the longtime former leader of Philadelphia's 27th Ward and a one-time city council candidate. Hear about her efforts in the trenches of city politics, her meeting with Jimmy Carter, her youthful road trip with modern dance legend Trisha Brown, and, yes, she's my mom! Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Chad Weller

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 70:59


    Chad Weller is a high-performance life coach, entrepreneur, former professional model and athlete. See chadweller.com. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Michael Rees

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 67:22


    Artist and sculptor Michael Rees works at the cutting edge of art and technology. He's a professor and director of the Center for New Art at William Paterson University. See michaelrees.com/. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Tattfoo Tan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 72:27


    Tattfoo Tan is an award-winning visual artist and designer who collaborates with the public on issues relating to ecology, sustainability and healthy living. His work is project-based, ephemeral and educational in nature. See www.tattfoo.com. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Brian Snyder

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 96:08 Transcription Available


    Brian Snyder is founder of Beyond Day Zero which is dedicated to creating a society free of the fear of freedom by helping formerly incarcerated individuals achieve true redemption, eradicate the stigma associated with being formerly incarcerated, and reduce the recidivism rate in the United States of America.Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Laurence Pagnoni

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 64:18


    Laurence Pagnoni is a master fundraiser and author of Fundraising 401. See https://laurencepagnoni.org/ and https://lapafundraising.com/. Support the show

    Nature Breakthroughs - Jayne Gumpel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 46:27


    Jayne Gumpel, LCSW teaches Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), leads executive forums and business development groups, and has a private psychology practice in NYC. She is co-founder of Access Mindfulness, which brings mindfulness education into workplace and educational settings. You can contact Jayne at groupworks@aol.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayne-gumpel-lcsw-056b5a4/. Support the show

    Nature Breakthroughs - Introduction with Dr. "Wild" Ben Goldman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 9:53


    Here's a quick introduction to the podcast: who it's for, what's it about, and why I'm doing it.Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/naturebreakthroughs)

    Nature Breakthroughs - Manny Ness

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 68:15


    Manny Ness is political economist at Brooklyn College and a scholar of international worker's organizations and movements. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Ness.Support the show

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