Podcasts about human culture

There's little doubt that music is an integral part of what it means to be human. But how did it first arise, how did musical instruments and compositions become ever more sophisticated and why does listening to or playing music bring us so much joy? In this episode, we speak to science writer and music producer David Darling about his latest book A Perfect Harmony: Music, Mathematics and Science. He tells us how the oldest pitched musical instrument found so far is thought to be more than 40,000 years old, the role music has played in the evolution of human culture, and what the impact AI-generated music may have on the work of human musicians and composers in the near future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we learn how computers learned to talk with Benjamin Lindquist, a postdoctoral researcher at Northwestern University's Science in Human Culture program. Ben is the author “The Art of Text to Speech,” which recently appeared in Critical Inquiry, and he's currently writing a history of text-to-speech computing.  In this conversation, we explore:  the fascinating backstory to HAL 9000, the speaking computer in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: a Space Odyssey  2001's strong influence on computer science and the cultural reception of computers the weird technology of the first talking computers and their relationship to optical film soundtracks Louis Gerstman, the forgotten innovator who first made an IBM mainframe sing “Daisy Bell.” why the phonemic approach of Stephen Hawking's voice didn't make it into the voice of Siri the analog history of digital computing and the true differences between analog and digital  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Today we learn how computers learned to talk with Benjamin Lindquist, a postdoctoral researcher at Northwestern University's Science in Human Culture program. Ben is the author “The Art of Text to Speech,” which recently appeared in Critical Inquiry, and he's currently writing a history of text-to-speech computing.  In this conversation, we explore:  the fascinating backstory to HAL 9000, the speaking computer in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: a Space Odyssey  2001's strong influence on computer science and the cultural reception of computers the weird technology of the first talking computers and their relationship to optical film soundtracks Louis Gerstman, the forgotten innovator who first made an IBM mainframe sing “Daisy Bell.” why the phonemic approach of Stephen Hawking's voice didn't make it into the voice of Siri the analog history of digital computing and the true differences between analog and digital  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Today we learn how computers learned to talk with Benjamin Lindquist, a postdoctoral researcher at Northwestern University's Science in Human Culture program. Ben is the author “The Art of Text to Speech,” which recently appeared in Critical Inquiry, and he's currently writing a history of text-to-speech computing.  In this conversation, we explore:  the fascinating backstory to HAL 9000, the speaking computer in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: a Space Odyssey  2001's strong influence on computer science and the cultural reception of computers the weird technology of the first talking computers and their relationship to optical film soundtracks Louis Gerstman, the forgotten innovator who first made an IBM mainframe sing “Daisy Bell.” why the phonemic approach of Stephen Hawking's voice didn't make it into the voice of Siri the analog history of digital computing and the true differences between analog and digital  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film

Today we learn how computers learned to talk with Benjamin Lindquist, a postdoctoral researcher at Northwestern University's Science in Human Culture program. Ben is the author “The Art of Text to Speech,” which recently appeared in Critical Inquiry, and he's currently writing a history of text-to-speech computing.  In this conversation, we explore:  the fascinating backstory to HAL 9000, the speaking computer in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: a Space Odyssey  2001's strong influence on computer science and the cultural reception of computers the weird technology of the first talking computers and their relationship to optical film soundtracks Louis Gerstman, the forgotten innovator who first made an IBM mainframe sing “Daisy Bell.” why the phonemic approach of Stephen Hawking's voice didn't make it into the voice of Siri the analog history of digital computing and the true differences between analog and digital  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we learn how computers learned to talk with Benjamin Lindquist, a postdoctoral researcher at Northwestern University's Science in Human Culture program. Ben is the author “The Art of Text to Speech,” which recently appeared in Critical Inquiry, and he's currently writing a history of text-to-speech computing.  In this conversation, we explore:  the fascinating backstory to HAL 9000, the speaking computer in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: a Space Odyssey  2001's strong influence on computer science and the cultural reception of computers the weird technology of the first talking computers and their relationship to optical film soundtracks Louis Gerstman, the forgotten innovator who first made an IBM mainframe sing “Daisy Bell.” why the phonemic approach of Stephen Hawking's voice didn't make it into the voice of Siri the analog history of digital computing and the true differences between analog and digital  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

Today we learn how computers learned to talk with Benjamin Lindquist, a postdoctoral researcher at Northwestern University's Science in Human Culture program. Ben is the author “The Art of Text to Speech,” which recently appeared in Critical Inquiry, and he's currently writing a history of text-to-speech computing.  In this conversation, we explore:  the fascinating backstory to HAL 9000, the speaking computer in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: a Space Odyssey  2001's strong influence on computer science and the cultural reception of computers the weird technology of the first talking computers and their relationship to optical film soundtracks Louis Gerstman, the forgotten innovator who first made an IBM mainframe sing “Daisy Bell.” why the phonemic approach of Stephen Hawking's voice didn't make it into the voice of Siri the analog history of digital computing and the true differences between analog and digital  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sound-studies

Today we learn how computers learned to talk with Benjamin Lindquist, a postdoctoral researcher at Northwestern University's Science in Human Culture program. Ben is the author “The Art of Text to Speech,” which recently appeared in Critical Inquiry, and he's currently writing a history of text-to-speech computing.  In this conversation, we explore:  the fascinating backstory to HAL 9000, the speaking computer in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: a Space Odyssey  2001's strong influence on computer science and the cultural reception of computers the weird technology of the first talking computers and their relationship to optical film soundtracks Louis Gerstman, the forgotten innovator who first made an IBM mainframe sing “Daisy Bell.” why the phonemic approach of Stephen Hawking's voice didn't make it into the voice of Siri the analog history of digital computing and the true differences between analog and digital  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/technology

Why does truth no longer seem to matter? In this episode, we explore the philosophical and psychological roots of today's crisis of reality. Drawing on Jean Baudrillard's theory of hyperreality and Carl Gustav Jung's concept of the Shadow, I unravel how modern society's obsession with materialism, the proliferation of simulations, and the repression of symbolic, non-material dimensions of human experience have led to the current breakdown of truth. We will examine how Baudrillard's insights reveal a world where images no longer reflect reality but replace it entirely, and how Jung's warning about the dangers of ignoring the unconscious has manifested in distorted, collective forms. Together, these perspectives illuminate why facts are increasingly dismissed in favour of emotionally compelling narratives. Finally, I propose a path forward: a reintegration of critical thinking and symbolic imagination as essential tools for restoring our relationship with reality and cultivating a culture where truth matters once again. Join me as we delve into the death of the real — and how we might yet reclaim it.CONNECT & SUPPORT

Send us a textShort Summary: A detailed examination of shamanism with anthropologist Manvir Singh, blending evolutionary theory and vivid storytelling.About the guest: Manvir Singh, PhD is an anthropologist at the University of California, Davis. His new book, "Shamanism: The Timeless Religion," comes out on May 25, 2025.Note: Podcast episodes are fully available to paid subscribers on the M&M Substack and everyone on YouTube. Partial versions are available elsewhere. Full transcript and other information on Substack.Episode Summary: Dr. Manvir Singh discusses shamanism's role as a universal human practice, exploring its roots in cultural evolution, cognitive tendencies, and persistence across history and modern society. They discuss how shamans use altered states to address uncertainty—like healing or divination—while examining shamanism's interplay with centralized religion, its psychological benefits, and parallels in today's world, from tech gurus to medical placebos.Key Takeaways:Shamanism is a widespread cultural practice involving specialists who enter altered states to engage with unseen forces, often for healing or managing uncertainty.It's not an archaic precursor to modern religion but a recurring expression of spiritual beliefs & practices, competing with other forms.Techniques vary widely—dance, music, psychedelics—but only about half of shamans historically used psychoactive substances.Modern parallels include tech CEOs and money managers who project exceptionalism to influence others, echoing shamanic charisma without trance.Open-label placebos (where patients know it's fake) still work, suggesting rituals alone can trigger healing, much like shamanic practices.Singh sees shamanism as a cognitive technology, not inherently good or bad, shaping how we cope with chaos across cultures and time.Related episode:M&M #86: Shamanism, Psychedelics, Social Behavior, Religion & Evolution of Human Culture | Michael Winkelman*Not medical advice.Support the showAll episodes, show notes, transcripts, etc. at the M&M Substack Affiliates: Lumen device to optimize your metabolism for weight loss or athletic performance. Use code MIND for 10% off. Readwise: Organize and share what you read. Athletic Greens: Comprehensive & convenient daily nutrition. Free 1-year supply of vitamin D with purchase. KetoCitra—Ketone body BHB + potassium, calcium & magnesium, formulated with kidney health in mind. Use code MIND20 for 20% off any subscription. MASA Chips—delicious tortilla chips made from organic corn and grass-fed beef tallow. No seed oils or artificial ingredients. Use code MIND for 20% off. For all the ways you can support my efforts

March is a supercharged astrology month. We're talking two eclipses, Venus and Mercury turning retrograde, and Neptune entering Aries! As if that wasn't enough we also have the Spring Equinox chart, three significant aspect patterns, and much more. Resources Deep Dive Trauma Healing. Your potent opportunity for profound personal transformation. An intensive multi-day experience, online or in person. Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity. Transform your life with this auspicious “gods of change” astrology alignment! Lunar eclipse timing and visibility. Solar eclipse timing and visibility. Nonviolent Communication. Law of Attraction. Is a Relationship Awesome, Awful, or Mixed? The Archetypal Universe: Astrological Patterns in Human Culture, Thought, Emotion and Dreams by Renn Butler. My Amazon #1 bestseller: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Complete Guide to Fast and Easy Spiritual Awakening, Healing, and More. Available as an eBook, paperback, hardcover, and audiobook starting at $3.99, and included with Kindle Unlimited.  Watch my FREE life-transforming video: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Free Guide to Fast and Easy Awakening, Healing, and More. Awakening Plus online spiritual support membership. “This Week in Astrology” Free Session Entry. (2 chances each month to win a free session with me!) My forecasts in writing. My services: Astrology+, Shamanic Healing, life coaching, Deep Dive Trauma Healing, and more. Watch the March forecast video. Start times for specific days: 1:41 - Saturday, March 1 - Venus retrograde 6:07 - Sunday, March 2 6:44 - Friday, March 7 7:12 - Tuesday, March 11 7:26 - Wednesday, March 12 7:50 - Friday, March 14 - Virgo Lunar Eclipse 15:48 - Saturday, March 15 - Mercury retrograde 17:34 - Sunday, March 16 18:11 - Thursday, March 20 - Spring equinox 20:52 - Saturday, March 22 21:41 - Monday, March 24 21:56 - Wednesday, March 26 22:54 - Thursday, March 27 23:05 - Saturday, March 29 - Aries Solar Eclipse 27:07 - Sunday, March 30 - Neptune enters Aries As of March 1 … The Moon is waxing (there was a Pisces New Moon on 2/27). A Grand Sextile with Mars, Juno, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the Lunar Nodes peaks on 3/26 and 4/17, and continues thru  4/27. An Envelope with Juno, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the Lunar Nodes peaks on 2/6 and 4/19, and continues thru 5/7. The Uranus-Neptune-Pluto Mini Grand Trine continues thru 9/6/2029. *************** Whatever your Sun Sign, my forecasts can help you make the best use of the current astrological energies. All dates and times are in the U.S. eastern time zone. Events are most powerful on the dates listed, but their influence will be active for at least a week before and after. Everyone is affected by these global transits. However, you'll be most powerfully impacted when moving planets activate sensitive points in your natal chart. Discover how these transits will personally affect you by booking a session with me. May the stars light your way, Benjamin

This week on Sinica, I chat with David Zweig, a veteran China scholar who is Professor Emeritus from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. We discuss Davis'd latest book, The War for Chinese Talent in America, which looks at Chinese efforts to harness the intellectual firepower of Chinese scientists and engineers who studied abroad, especially in the United States, and bring them — or at least their knowledge —back to China. David's book takes a balanced look at both the very real problems generated by Chinese policies as well as the overreaction by the U.S. Department of Justice in the form of the infamous China Initiative. 3:40 – Why got David interested on this particular topic 7:07 – The diaspora option12:09 – The Thousand Talents Program/Plan18:28 – How the talent programs operate23:48 – Motivations for Chinese to participate in the talent programs, how geopolitics now impacts these decisions, and what the effect of the China Initiative has been on collaboration 36:29 – The China Initiative's climate of fear and the concern for racial profiling 49:40 – The extent of the validity of U.S. security concerns57:24 – David's suggestions for balancing national security interests and open scientific exchange Paying It Forward: Dan Lynch and his book, China's Futures: PRC Elites Debate Economics, Politics, and Foreign PolicyRecommendations:David: It's a Wonderful World — The Louis Armstrong Musical in New YorkKaiser: The Invention of Yesterday: A 50,000-Year History of Human Culture, Conflict, and Connection by Tamim Ansary, especially the audiobook read by the authorSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In episode 40 of the Anthrozoology Podcast we continue our conversation with, Dr. Irina Frazin discusses the challenges faced by NGOs in Romania, including difficulties in building trust and networks, and the complexities of legal obligations for cat microchipping and the issue of ear tipping for sterilised cats. Irina shares her experience with a severely injured cat who transforms from a non-social cat to a loving companion. She also addresses the problem of community cat abandonment and the need for better support networks for companion animal guardians. The conversation touches on the historical association of cats with the feminine and the evolution of the "crazy cat lady" trope. Please subscribe to get notified about our next podcast! Follow us on Twitter: @TheAnthrozoopod Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anthrozoopod/ Follow us on TikTok @anthrozoology_ To access audio versions please our official Website: ⁠https://anthrozoopod.wixsite.com/anthrozoopod⁠ PodCrew Dr.Kris Hill ⁠https://academiccatlady.com/ ⁠ Dr. Michelle Szydlowski ms835@exeter.ac.uk www.internationalelephants.org@intl_elephants Sarah Oxley Heaney PhD Candidate, University of Exeter sh750@exeter.ac.uk ​ ⁠www.kissingsharks.com/⁠ Podlet Guest Dr Irina Frasin irina.anthrozoology@gmail.com ⁠https://anthrozoology.acadiasi.org/en/home/⁠ References Frasin, I “Of Cats and Women: A Cultural History of a Relationship” in Anthrozoology Studies: Animal Life and Human Culture, I. Frasin, G. Bodi, S. Bulei, C. Dinu Vasiliu, Eds. (Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2022), pp. 158–182. ⁠http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/3343.pdf⁠ Frasin I. “Cat Sanctuary. Co-existence with community cats” in Anthrozoology studies. Non-Human Animals in Open Societies, I. Frasin, G. Bodi, S. Bulei, C. Dinu Vasiliu Eds. (Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2023) pp. 112 -146. ⁠http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/3839.pdf⁠ Frasin I. “Portraits for community cats - the story of a more-than-human relationship” Multispecies Communities and Narratives, I. Frasin, G. Bodi, S. Bulei, C. Dinu Vasiliu Eds. (Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2024) pp. 161-184. ⁠http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/4365.pdf⁠ Frasin I. “Co-existence with community cats” Colloquium Series by Animals and Society Institute ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb2hHVZg-_I&list=PL3vTRlNA7pSmLDrnXV83_C5YuhT5YPam4&index=2

In episode 39 of the Anthrozoology Podcast we join Dr. Irina Frazin, for part one of two on a discussion on Romanian Feline Lives. Irina is a researcher at the Institute of Social and Economic Research, who discusses her journey from classical studies to anthrozoology, sparked by adopting her cat Bubus 15 years ago. Irina highlights the challenges of translating human-animal studies terminology into Romanian and the success of the Anthrozoology Symposium, which initially attracted more international than local participants. Irina also details her efforts to establish an anthrozoology course at the University of Iasi, despite several challenges, and emphasises the importance of fostering programs for cats in Romanian shelters. She notes the need for better education and collaboration among NGOs to improve animal welfare. Please subscribe to get notified about our next podcast! Follow us on Twitter: @TheAnthrozoopod Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anthrozoopod/ Follow us on TikTok @anthrozoology_ To access audio versions please our official Website: https://anthrozoopod.wixsite.com/anthrozoopod PodCrew Dr.Kris Hill https://academiccatlady.com/ Dr. Michelle Szydlowski ms835@exeter.ac.uk www.internationalelephants.org@intl_elephants Sarah Oxley Heaney PhD Candidate, University of Exeter sh750@exeter.ac.uk ​ www.kissingsharks.com/ Podlet Guest Dr Irina Frasin irina.anthrozoology@gmail.com https://anthrozoology.acadiasi.org/en/home/ References Frasin, I “Of Cats and Women: A Cultural History of a Relationship” in Anthrozoology Studies: Animal Life and Human Culture, I. Frasin, G. Bodi, S. Bulei, C. Dinu Vasiliu, Eds. (Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2022), pp. 158–182. http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/3343.pdf Frasin I. “Cat Sanctuary. Co-existence with community cats” in Anthrozoology studies. Non-Human Animals in Open Societies, I. Frasin, G. Bodi, S. Bulei, C. Dinu Vasiliu Eds. (Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2023) pp. 112 -146. http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/3839.pdf Frasin I. “Portraits for community cats - the story of a more-than-human relationship” Multispecies Communities and Narratives, I. Frasin, G. Bodi, S. Bulei, C. Dinu Vasiliu Eds. (Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2024) pp. 161-184. http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/4365.pdf Frasin I. “Co-existence with community cats” Colloquium Series by Animals and Society Institute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb2hHVZg-_I&list=PL3vTRlNA7pSmLDrnXV83_C5YuhT5YPam4&index=2

2025 is one of the most potent astrological years ever. By mid-year, all three outer planets will have entered new signs. Each outer planet will aspect the other two. And all three outer planets – also known as the "gods of change" – are coming together with unimaginable power into a game-changing aspect pattern. The two social planets, Jupiter and Saturn, also change signs. And the gods of change form potent aspect patterns with Chiron, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars.  As if that wasn't enough, nine New Moons, Full Moons, and eclipses, spread throughout 2025, also light up Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. All of this boosts the outer planets' world-transforming power even more. How can you make your life better than ever with these once-in-a-lifetime astrology opportunities? Dive in and find out! Timings: 5:39 - Neptune in Aries 11:29 - Uranus in Gemini 17:07 - Pluto in Aquarius 27:46 - Neptune sextile Pluto 31:06 - Uranus sextile Neptune 35:30 - Uranus trine Pluto 36:47 - "Gods of Change" Mini Grand Trine 44:47 - Saturn in Aries 47:55 - Jupiter in Cancer 51:37 - Saturn sextile Uranus 55:51 - Jupiter sextile Chiron 57:07 - Jupiter square Saturn 58:57 - Jupiter square Saturn & Neptune 59:45 - Jupiter square Neptune 1:01:22 - Jupiter square Chiron 1:02:21 - Other aspect patterns 1:03:53 - Lunations 1:04:36 - Final thoughts and advice Resources Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity: Transform Your Life with this Auspicious “Gods of Change” Astrology Alignment! The Archetypal Universe: Astrological Patterns in Human Culture, Thought, Emotion and Dreams, by Renn Butler. More Pluto in Aquarius info from my 2024 forecast video. The current "Great Conjunction" cycle. The Law of One channeled material. Send me your questions for my 2025 forecast follow-up episode! My Amazon #1 bestseller: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Complete Guide to Fast and Easy Spiritual Awakening, Healing, and More. Available as an audiobook, narrated by yours truly. FREE if you aren't yet an Audible member! Also available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover starting at $3.99, and included with Kindle Unlimited.  Watch my FREE life-transforming video: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Free Guide to Fast and Easy Awakening, Healing, and More. Awakening Plus events. Awakening Plus online spiritual support membership. “This Week in Astrology” Free Session Entry. (2 chances each month to win a free session with me!) My forecasts in writing. My services: Astrology+, Shamanic Healing, life coaching, VIP Day, and more. Watch my 2025 full-year forecast video. Everyone is affected by these global transits. However, you'll be most powerfully impacted when moving planets activate sensitive points in your natal chart. Discover how these transits will personally affect you by booking a session with me. May the stars light your way, Benjamin

Did you know that there are ten quintillion—or 10,000,000,000,000,000,000—individual insects on the planet? That means that for each and every one of us humans, there are 1.25 billion insects hopping, buzzing, and flying about.A new book called The Insect Epiphany: How Our Six-Legged Allies Shape Human Culture celebrates the diversity of the insect world, as well as the many ways it has changed ours—from fashion to food to engineering.Guest host Sophie Bushwick talks with entomologist and author Dr. Barrett Klein about the beauty of the insect world, how it has shaped human history, and what we can learn from these six-legged critters.Further ReadingCheck out Dr. Barrett Klein's artwork on his website.Watch a Ted talk about imagining a world without insects.

Guest: Barrett Klein, author of, THE INSECT EPIPHANY: How Our Six-Legged Allies Shape Human Culture

Cub Kuker Supernatural Podcast EP441 In Chapter 10 of the Hermetica, Atum is revered as the primordial creator deity, embodying the essence from which the entire universe emanates.  To co-create with Atum is to acknowledge and connect deeply with this divine source within oneself and within the cosmic order. This ancient Egyptian concept invites individuals to align their intentions and actions with the fundamental principles of Ma'at, which encompass truth, justice, and cosmic balance. By living in harmony with these principles, individuals participate actively in the ongoing process of creation, echoing Atum's role as the sustainer and originator of life. Co-creation with Atum also entails embracing a stewardship role over creation, akin to Atum's cosmic stewardship. This responsibility calls for the wise and conscientious use of one's creative potential and resources to nurture and enhance life on Earth. It emphasizes not only individual creativity but also collective efforts to preserve the natural world and promote the well-being of all living beings. Central to co-creation with Atum is the manifestation of divine qualities in daily life. Wisdom, creativity, compassion, and reverence for life are virtues that align with Atum's attributes and contribute positively to the cosmic order. By embodying these qualities, individuals honor the divine presence in all aspects of existence, fostering a deeper spiritual connection with Atum and the broader universe. Honoring Atum involves cultivating a profound reverence for the divine within and around oneself. This reverence is expressed through gratitude for the gifts of creation and a commitment to spiritual growth. By seeking knowledge and engaging in spiritual practices that deepen understanding of the divine, individuals strengthen their role as co-creators with Atum, actively contributing to the ongoing evolution and harmony of the cosmos as envisioned in the Hermetica and ancient Egyptian teachings. This video represents my personal opinion but what do you think? Leave me a comment…  _________________________________________

In this episode of "Inspired Nonprofit Leadership," host Sarah Olivieri is joined by data expert Rachel Sacks, to discuss the powerful role of qualitative data in nonprofit operations. From innovative methods like PhotoVoice to practical implementation strategies, this episode is a must-listen for those aiming to make data-driven decisions and enhance the effectiveness of their programs. Dive in and learn how to harness the power of qualitative data to bring your nonprofit's mission to the next level. My guest for this episode is Rachel Sacks. Rachel Sacks, MPH, President of Leading Healthy Futures, has more than 15 years of experience in the public health and nonprofit sector. She supports health and human services nonprofits by helping them to conceptualize, define, and actualize new ideas for grant opportunities; identify and meet community needs; and gain greater strategic clarity through effective and engaging facilitations. She has extensive experience working with community health centers, local public health departments, and other health nonprofits on mixed-methods needs assessments, planning projects, and grants to help understand barriers to care and improve access across diverse communities. Rachel's prior experience includes time at the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Chicago Department of Public Health, and the Center for Jewish Genetics. She graduated Cum Laude from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Science in Human Culture, and holds a Master of Public Health in Community Health Sciences from UIC. Here's what to expect during the episode: Best practices for qualitative data collection Importance of mixed methods assessments Examples of qualitative methods: Interviews, Focus Groups, Town Halls, and more Innovative qualitative methods: PhotoVoice, Walking & Windshield Surveys Practical tips for incorporating qualitative data regularly Budget considerations for qualitative research Strategic planning and the role of qualitative data Connect with Rachel! https://leadinghealthyfutures.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-sacks-mph/ Sponsored Resource Join the PivotGround newsletter for weekly tips and inspiration for leading your nonprofit! Access it here >> Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! Let us know the topics or questions you would like to hear about in a future episode. You can do that and follow us on LinkedIn. Connect with Sarah: On LinkedIn>> On Facebook>> Subscribe on YouTube>>    

This episode is brought to you by Comrad Socks, Legacy, and LMNT. What is the purpose of life? Does science have any claim to this question? For generations, many have concluded that evolution implies there is no overarching purpose to our existence. Life has no fundamental meaning. We are merely the accumulation of tens of thousands of intricate molecular accidents. Some scientists take this logic one step further: “The fact of evolution is … inherently atheistic… It goes against the notion that there is a God.” But is this true? By integrating emerging principles from a variety of scientific disciplines—ranging from evolutionary biology to psychology—Yale Professor Samuel Wilkinson provides a framework of evolution that implies not only that there is an overarching purpose to our existence, but what this purpose is. Closely related to purpose is meaning. What is the meaning of life? Based on the scientific data, it would seem that one such meaning is to develop deep and abiding relationships. At least that's what most people report are the most meaningful aspects of their lives. And our relationships that are most meaningful are those with our families, those with whom we share our genes. This is a function of our evolution. It is how we were created. Follow Chase @chase_chewning ----- In this episode we discuss... (00:00) Evolution, Purpose and Human Nature (08:22) Blending Science and Religion (16:11) The Wonders of Evolution and Life (27:26) Future Evolution of Human Culture (34:28) Meaning of Human Nature and Life (44:41) The Importance of Relationships for Happiness (51:14) Exploring Other Interpretations to the Meaning of Life (57:47) Importance of Interactions and Ever Forward (01:02:35) Overcoming Weaknesses and Evolution ----- Episode resources: Save $20 on the at-home male fertility test kit with code EVERFORWARD at https://testlegacy.com/everforward Save 15% on gradual compression socks with code CHASEC15 at https://www.ComradSocks.com Get a free sample pack of Recharge with any new drink purchase at https://www.DrinkLMNT.com/everforward  Watch and subscribe on YouTube Joe Rogan and Lex Friedman "Meaning of life" Learn more at SamuelTWilkinson.com  ----- About the guest: Samuel T. Wilkinson is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University, where he also serves as Associate Director of the Yale Depression Research Program. He received his MD from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His articles have been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal.

Lionshare's Dave Buehring helps us understand how the Holy Spirit works in us and through us to disciple other people and for ourselves to become more Christ-like.  Indeed, there is no other way it happens.  Political scientist Adam Carrington talks about how Christian principles, while not perfectly applied, have positively impacted societies. Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here  

One of 2024's most potent aspects, a Jupiter-Uranus conjunction, highlights the second half of April. We also have a Scorpio/Pluto Full Moon, Mercury turning direct, and a “Double Thor's Hammer” challenging committed partnerships.  We round out this half-month with the Sun entering Taurus, Venus conjunct Chiron, and Mars conjunct Neptune. Dive in: we have a lot to talk about! Resources The Archetypal Universe: Astrological Patterns in Human Culture, Thought, Emotion and Dreams, by Renn Butler Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships, by Marshall B. Rosenberg For my suggested reflections based on Mercury's aspects as it turned retrograde, click here. My Law of Attraction post. My Amazon #1 bestseller: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Complete Guide to Fast and Easy Spiritual Awakening, Healing, and More. Available as an audiobook, narrated by yours truly. FREE if you aren't yet an Audible member! Also available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover starting at $3.99, and included with Kindle Unlimited.  Awaken, Heal, and Thrive! Podcast. Watch my FREE life-transforming video: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Free Guide to Fast and Easy Awakening, Healing, and More. Awakening Plus April events. Awakening Plus online spiritual support membership. “This Week in Astrology” Free Session Entry. (2 chances each month to win a free session with me!) My forecasts in writing. My services: Astrology+, Shamanic Healing, life coaching and more. Watch the April 16-30 forecast video. As of April 16 … The Moon is waxing (there was an Aries Solar Eclipse on 4/8). Mercury is retrograde thru 4/25 at 8:54 am There are no continuing aspect patterns Whatever your Sun Sign, my forecasts can help you make the best use of the current astrological energies. All dates and times are in the U.S. eastern time zone. Events are most powerful on the dates listed, but their influence will be active for at least a week before and after. Everyone is affected by these global transits. However, you'll be most powerfully impacted when moving planets activate sensitive points in your natal chart. Discover how these transits will personally affect you by booking a session with me. May the stars light your way, Benjamin  

Embark on a historical gallop with Joy of Zoognosis with Joy and Mimbres School, as she guides us through the monumental impact of horses on the formation of our societies. From the plains of ancient empires to the controversies of modern statues, our episode reveals the deep imprints left by these noble creatures. Expect to uncover how their roles extended beyond agriculture and warfare, touching on darker chapters of human history like the slave trade, and how their symbolism has evolved in today's competitive sports arenas and contentious public memorials. Tune in for a riveting discussion on the cultural nuances of our dietary choices, especially the polarizing topic of horse meat consumption. Joy unveils the historical roots of food taboos, dissecting how past practices, such as those during shackle slavery, still ripple into present-day biases. We don't shy away from the ethical dilemmas surrounding the treatment of animals as sentient beings, challenging deeply ingrained anthropocentric views. We'll also scrutinize the effectiveness of breed-specific dog legislation, questioning the supposed link between breed and aggression, and consider how our kinship bonds with animals reflect and inform human behavior.Our journey doesn't end there; we'll also contemplate the vast environmental footprint of industrial farming and the intricate dynamics of our domestication endeavors. From the ethics of animal rights movements to the crucial role of biodiversity, our conversation with Joy is a thought-provoking examination of the threads connecting us to the animal kingdom. We'll even touch upon our relationship with Neanderthals, and consider how our perception of human evolution informs our interactions with animals today. Prepare to reevaluate your stance on our fly, finned, and four-legged friends, and how they fit into the complex tapestry of modern society. Support the showCrew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesArt Design: Corn and C. Derick VarnLinks and Social Media:twitter: @skepoetYou can find the additional streams on Youtube

A Libra lunar eclipse and the Spring Equinox chart highlight the second half of March. We also have Mars aspecting Chiron and Jupiter, Venus connecting with Jupiter and Saturn, and a Sun-Neptune conjunction! Resources The Archetypal Universe: Astrological Patterns in Human Culture, Thought, Emotion and Dreams, by Renn Butler My Law of Attraction post. My Amazon #1 bestseller: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Complete Guide to Fast and Easy Spiritual Awakening, Healing, and More. Available as an audiobook, narrated by yours truly. FREE if you aren't yet an Audible member! Also available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover starting at $3.99, and included with Kindle Unlimited.  Awaken, Heal, and Thrive! Podcast. Watch my FREE life-transforming video: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Free Guide to Fast and Easy Awakening, Healing, and More. Awakening Plus March events. Awakening Plus online spiritual support membership. “This Week in Astrology” Free Session Entry. (2 chances each month to win a free session with me!) My forecasts in writing. My services: Astrology+, Shamanic Healing, life coaching and more. Watch the March 16-31 forecast video. As of March 16 … The Moon is waxing (there was a Pisces New Moon on 3/10). There are no retrograde planets  A Ceres-Juno-Jupiter-Saturn Kite continues thru 4/1. Whatever your Sun Sign, my forecasts can help you make the best use of the current astrological energies. All dates and times are in the U.S. eastern time zone. Events are most powerful on the dates listed, but their influence will be active for at least a week before and after. Everyone is affected by these global transits. However, you'll be most powerfully impacted when moving planets activate sensitive points in your natal chart. Discover how these transits will personally affect you by booking a session with me. May the stars light your way, Benjamin

Pluto re-entering Aquarius is the undisputed headliner for the second half of January. We also have a Jupiter-Pluto Leo Full Moon and Uranus turning direct, as well as a committed partnership Grand Trine, a healing T-Square, and more. Plus I announce January's free session winner! Resources Law of One channeled material My FREE 2024 full-year video forecast. The “Pluto in Aquarius” section is 18 minutes long, and starts at 2:40. The Archetypal Universe: Astrological Patterns in Human Culture, Thought, Emotion and Dreams by Renn Butler. My Law of Attraction post. My Amazon #1 bestseller: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Complete Guide to Fast and Easy Spiritual Awakening, Healing, and More. Available as an audiobook, narrated by yours truly. FREE if you aren't yet an Audible member! Also available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover starting at $3.99, and included with Kindle Unlimited.  Awaken, Heal, and Thrive! Podcast Learn my invocations for embodied awakening and healing in my free online course: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Free Guide to Fast and Easy Awakening and Healing Awakening Plus January events Awakening Plus online spiritual support membership “This Week in Astrology” Free Session Entry (2 chances each month to win a free session with me!) Solar Fire astrology software My forecasts in writing My services: Astrology+, Shamanic Healing/IFS, life coaching and more Watch the January 16-31 forecast video As of January 16 … The Moon is waxing (there was a Capricorn New Moon on 1/11). Uranus is retrograde thru 1/27. A T-Square with Mercury, Vesta, and Neptune continues thru 1/17. A Grand Trine with the Sun, Juno, and Uranus continues thru 1/19. Whatever your Sun Sign, my forecasts can help you make the best use of the current astrological energies. All dates and times are in the U.S. eastern time zone. Events are most powerful on the dates listed, but their influence will be active for at least a week before and after. Everyone is affected by these global transits. However, you'll be most powerfully impacted when moving planets activate sensitive points in your natal chart. Discover how these transits will personally affect you by booking a session with me. May the stars light your way, Benjamin  

Humanity is straddling unprecedented, threshold times. This situational crisis is more than climate change. It's a whole system change. Yet, despite the extreme nature of our situation, we're also living in a moment of immense possibility. We live in an immense sea of a living universe within a domain of aliveness with new kinds of potentials that are going to emerge. Duane Elgin, Ph.D.(hon) is a visionary futurist, educator, and Citizen-Voice Activist who received the Goi Pace Award in Japan in recognition of his contributions to a global vision that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture”. Duane is currently the Co-director of the Choosing Earth Project. He is the author of many books including Awakening Earth: Exploring the Evolution of Human Culture and Consciousness (William Morrow 1993), Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life That Is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich (Harper 2010), The Living Universe: Where Are We? Who Are We? Where Are We Going? (Barrett Koehler Publishers 2009), Promise Ahead: A Vision of Hope and Action for Humanity's Future the Living Universe (William Morrow 2000) and Choosing Earth: Humanity's Journey of Initiation through Breakdown and Collapse to Mature Planetary Community (Revised Edition) (Duane Elgin 2022)Interview Date: 10/20/2023. Tags: Duane Elgin, initiation, Christopher Alexander, mutual symbiosis, pocket neighborhoods, eco-villages, digital authoritarianism, digital dictatorship, electronic meetings, ETMs, electronic Town Meetings, The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Personal Transformation, Psychology, Community, Social Change/Politics, Ecology/Nature/Environment, Global Culture

Duane Elgin, Ph.D.(hon) is a visionary futurist, educator, and Citizen-Voice Activist who received the Goi Pace Award in Japan in recognition of his contributions to a global vision that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture”. Duane is currently the Co-director of the Choosing Earth Project. He is the author of many books including Awakening Earth: Exploring the Evolution of Human Culture and Consciousness (William Morrow 1993), Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life That Is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich (Harper 2010), The Living Universe: Where Are We? Who Are We? Where Are We Going? (Barrett Koehler Publishers 2009), Promise Ahead: A Vision of Hope and Action for Humanity's Future the Living Universe (William Morrow 2000) and Choosing Earth: Humanity's Journey of Initiation through Breakdown and Collapse to Mature Planetary Community (Revised Edition) (Duane Elgin 2022)Interview Date: 10/20/2023. Tags: Duane Elgin, collective adolescence, maturing adult collective, population overload, collectively growing up, aliveness, collective initiation, community, Ubuntu, communication, widening our lens of perception, mass media encourages separation and division, no safe havens, Earth is our collective greenhouse, Personal Transformation, Psychology, Community, Social Change/Politics, Ecology/Nature/Environment, Global Culture

Today's guest is very meaningful to me and probably requires no introduction. Dr. Heather Heying is the reason I know about detransitioners and am doing half the things I'm doing. An evolutionary biologist and animal behaviorist, world traveler, podcast co-host, writer, mentor to many, mother of two, agreeable contrarian, and all-around interesting person, Dr. Heying can easily be considered one of the greatest thinkers of our time.It was tough to narrow down what to focus on in a conversation with someone so influential, so I selected a few of the recurring themes that form the foundational principles for much of her work. We discuss the concepts of culture and consciousness, and how they shape our understandings of progress and tradition, liberalism and conservatism. We delve into the metaphorical idea of Chesterton's fence, which represents the importance of understanding the purpose and value of something before discarding it. And we examine several “Chesterton's fences” in modern life that have been impacted by what Heather often calls “hyper-novelty.” What do we lose when we stop sitting around a campfire together, telling stories and making music?Heather Heying is an evolutionary biologist who earned her PhD in Biology from the University of Michigan, has been a visiting Fellow at Princeton University, and was a tenured professor at The Evergreen State College. She has been invited to speak about science, higher ed, the evolution of sex and consciousness, and the culture wars, in venues as varied as the U.S. Department of Justice, the Krishnamurti Institute, Joe Rogan, and Oxford University. Her first book, Antipode, is based on her life in Madagascar while studying the sex lives of poison frogs. Her second book, co-authored with husband Bret Weinstein, is A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life. A New York Times best-seller, the book provides an evolutionary toolkit for living a good and honorable life as a modern ape. She also writes Natural Selections on Substack, the Field Notes column for County Highway, and co-hosts with Bret a popular weekly livestream on the DarkHorse podcast.Natural Selections blogDarkHorse PodcastX @HeatherEHeyingHeather's books are available in my bookshop or via the embedded Amazon affiliate links. Thank you for purchases that support the show!Bands mentioned:Blanco White Dead Can Dance 00:00 Start02:10 Detransitioners04:46 Detransitioners and cognitive dissonance07:39 Losing friends, gaining friends11:10 Consciousness and culture17:38 Seeking a mix19:05 New ideas and adaptation24:39 Chesterton's fence28:13 Chesterton's breast milk32:21 The role of fire in our humanity36:40 Music around the campfire40:34 Participating in a foreign culture44:58 Cultural appreciation vs. cultural appropriation49:05 Online culture and low context communication52:19 Writing a book57:39 What is actually real01:00:23 Human interactions behind barriers01:04:29 Mentorship and its changing dynamics01:07:43 Mentorship in the trades01:11:40 Changing the culture and connection01:16:24 Cats as pets and toxoplasmosis01:22:05 The crazy cat lady trope01:24:38 Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and gender dysphoria01:30:05 Endocrine disruption in water supply01:32:21 Fixing exposures and finding answers01:37:02 Transhumanism and its subsets01:41:33 Wrap up To support this show, please leave a rating & review on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe, like, comment & share via my YouTube channel. Or recommend this to a friend!Learn more about Do No Harm.Take $200 off your EightSleep Pod Pro Cover with code SOMETHERAPIST at EightSleep.com.Take 20% off all superfood beverages with code SOMETHERAPIST at Organifi.Check out my shop for book recommendations + wellness products.Show notes & transcript provided with the help of SwellAI.Special thanks to Joey Pecoraro for our theme song, “Half Awake,” used with gratitude and permission.Watch NO WAY BACK: The Reality of Gender-Affirming Care (our medical ethics documentary, formerly known as Affirmation Generation). Stream the film or purchase a DVD. Use code SOMETHERAPIST to take 20% off your order. Follow us on X @2022affirmation or Instagram at @affirmationgeneration.Have a question for me? Looking to go deeper and discuss these ideas with other listeners? Join my Locals community! Members get to ask questions I will respond to in exclusive, members-only livestreams, post questions for upcoming guests to answer, plus other perks TBD. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

From his personal relationships with the organizations we know as Forests (where Collaboration AND Competition thrive), Jo Pang helps good health flourish in human orgs, specifically those focused on "social good."            The work of Culture Wise, Jo's enterprise, supports organizations who envision a more compassionate and just world, to develop capacity for leadership in ways that can turn around society's dominant and colonizing modes. This work can take groups out of doors in activity at once super-purposeful and playful. When Earthworms host Jean Ponzi joined one of these experiences, she felt wake-up-genuinely inspired by Jo's approach to "consulting and facilitating" - and wanted to share Jo's perspective with you. Around the grounds of Kindred Forest, the nature retreat Jo Pang and family are cultivating (near Bourbon, MO, about an hour from St. Louis), individuals and groups can experience Forest Bathing, with Jo as your certified Forest Therapy Guide. With a Doctorate in Strategic Management in the works from University of Missouri St. Louis, look for lively leadership to continue to evolve from among the circles of trees and humans who inspire and teach Jo Pang. From TEDx Gateway Arch, hear Jo Pang share How Mindfulness Transforms Us THANKS to Andy Heaslet for audio-engineering this edition of Earthworms, and to Jon Valley, KDHX production Wiz Related Earthworms Conversations: In the Company of Trees with Andrea Sarubbi Fareshteh (Jan. 2019)

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m   This show is sponsored by Enlites, Learning & Development done differently. Check the website here: http://enlites.com/   Dr. Claudio Tennie is a Tenured Research Group Leader (“Tools and Culture among Early Hominins”) in the Department of Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology at the University of Tübingen. In addition, he is an adjunct scientist at the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes. His main research triangulates what (if anything) makes human cognition unique - as well as why (and relatedly, when this happened and how often). In particular, he uses various methods and pathways to study the factors and the prehistorical beginnings that enabled the typical modern human "variant of culture": cumulative culture of know-how.   In this episode, we talk about ape culture. We start by defining it, and discuss if it is similar or different to human culture. We talk about studies done in captivity versus the ones done in the wild. We discuss the differences between ape culture and human culture, and focus on supra-individual know-how. We discuss what we can learn from these questions. We talk about the “similarity hypothesis", and why is it important to study unenculturated and untrained apes. We discuss the work of Cecilia Heyes and its potential implications for the study of culture. We talk about tasks commonly used to study ape social learning, and what we can learn from them. Finally, we discuss if we know where the differences in the cultures between humans and apes come from. -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS/SUPPORTERS: PER HELGE LARSEN, JERRY MULLER, HANS FREDRIK SUNDE, BERNARDO SEIXAS, OLAF ALEX, ADAM KESSEL, MATTHEW WHITINGBIRD, ARNAUD WOLFF, TIM HOLLOSY, HENRIK AHLENIUS, JOHN CONNORS, FILIP FORS CONNOLLY, DAN DEMETRIOU, ROBERT WINDHAGER, RUI INACIO, ZOOP, MARCO NEVES, COLIN HOLBROOK, PHIL KAVANAGH, MIKKEL STORMYR, SAMUEL ANDREEFF, FRANCIS FORDE, TIAGO NUNES, FERGAL CUSSEN, HAL HERZOG, NUNO MACHADO, JONATHAN LEIBRANT, JOÃO LINHARES, STANTON T, SAMUEL CORREA, ERIK HAINES, MARK SMITH, JOÃO EIRA, TOM HUMMEL, SARDUS FRANCE, DAVID SLOAN WILSON, YACILA DEZA-ARAUJO, ROMAIN ROCH, DIEGO LONDOÑO CORREA, YANICK PUNTER, ADANER USMANI, CHARLOTTE BLEASE, NICOLE BARBARO, ADAM HUNT, PAWEL OSTASZEWSKI, NELLEKE BAK, GUY MADISON, GARY G HELLMANN, SAIMA AFZAL, ADRIAN JAEGGI, PAULO TOLENTINO, JOÃO BARBOSA, JULIAN PRICE, EDWARD HALL, HEDIN BRØNNER, DOUGLAS FRY, FRANCA BORTOLOTTI, GABRIEL PONS CORTÈS, URSULA LITZCKE, SCOTT, ZACHARY FISH, TIM DUFFY, SUNNY SMITH, JON WISMAN, DANIEL FRIEDMAN, WILLIAM BUCKNER, PAUL-GEORGE ARNAUD, LUKE GLOWACKI, GEORGIOS THEOPHANOUS, CHRIS WILLIAMSON, PETER WOLOSZYN, DAVID WILLIAMS, DIOGO COSTA, ANTON ERIKSSON, CHARLES MOREY, ALEX CHAU, AMAURI MARTÍNEZ, CORALIE CHEVALLIER, BANGALORE ATHEISTS, LARRY D. LEE JR., OLD HERRINGBONE, STARRY, MICHAEL BAILEY, DAN SPERBER, ROBERT GRESSIS, IGOR N, JEFF MCMAHAN, JAKE ZUEHL, BARNABAS RADICS, MARK CAMPBELL, TOMAS DAUBNER, LUKE NISSEN, CHRIS STORY, KIMBERLY JOHNSON, BENJAMIN GELBART, JESSICA NOWICKI, LINDA BRANDIN, NIKLAS CARLSSON, ISMAËL BENSLIMANE, GEORGE CHORIATIS, VALENTIN STEINMANN, PER KRAULIS, KATE VON GOELER, ALEXANDER HUBBARD, LIAM DUNAWAY, BR, MASOUD ALIMOHAMMADI, PURPENDICULAR, JONAS HERTNER, URSULA GOODENOUGH, GREGORY HASTINGS, DAVID PINSOF, SEAN NELSON, AND MIKE LAVIGNE! A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PRODUCERS, YZAR WEHBE, JIM FRANK, ŁUKASZ STAFINIAK, TOM VANEGDOM, BERNARD HUGUENEY, CURTIS DIXON, BENEDIKT MUELLER, THOMAS TRUMBLE, KATHRINE AND PATRICK TOBIN, JONCARLO MONTENEGRO, AL NICK ORTIZ, AND NICK GOLDEN! AND TO MY EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS, MATTHEW LAVENDER, SERGIU CODREANU, BOGDAN KANIVETS, AND ROSEY!

How do good people create systems of oppression?  What is Health? What is unHealth? And how do we move from the latter to the former in ways that mean good people create systems of co-creation, inter-being and connection?  This week, we explore all these questions with Sophy Banks, Founder and Lead Facilitator of Healthy Human Culture. This week's guest is a remarkable woman who was one of the shining lights amongst those who came to teach us at Schumacher college, before the pandemicSophy Banks has been an engineer, a footballer, and a therapist. She was deeply involved in the Transition movement from its inception, finding ways to balance inner and outer work, to keep heart-focused in a world where a lot of outward-focused action can so easily lead to burnout. I met Sophy as she was moving away from that role, moving into Inner Transition as a new movement and also working deeply with Grief Tending workshops inspired by her time with Sobonfu and Patrice Malidoma Some from Burkino Faso. That was back in 2017 and clearly the world has moved on since then and Sophy has moved with it. She is now Founder and Lead Facilitator of the Healthy Human Culture movement where she brings together the deep learning and experience of the past decades in a system of online learning journeys and other workshops which offers a vision for a world in which societies, communities, workplaces, families and individuals can thrive. It's a journey of healing and understanding and exploration and it feels absolutely core to where we are going, could go, need to go as people and as a culture. It is always an honour, a delight, and a deeply thought-provoking, moving experience to talk with and learn from Sophy. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. Healthy Human Culture https://healthyhumanculture.com/Grief Tending  https://grieftending.org/Sophy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophy-banks-uk/

This week we are exploring how we do things, rather than what we do. We are diving into the concept of 'healthy human cultures' and how to build them. What would it mean if, in the organisations and movements we're part of, we set out to create the best conditions for a shared culture in which we thrive? Luckily we have two great people to help us unpick this one. Leila Hoballah is an organisation designer, a community builder, a facilitator and a coach, co-founder of makesense.org, one of the leaders of Boundless Roots, a collective action-inquiry investigating the enabling condition for radical changes in ways of living. She is also part of The Week. Sophy Banks was one of the architects of the Transition movement, founder of  Transition training, who does a lot of work around grief tending, and exploring Healthy Human Culture, the culmination of her life's journey so far, which you can read more about here. Impossible to think of two better people to have this conversation with. Enjoy, and as always, do let me know what you think.

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Baptist Church - Truth with Grace is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Human Culture (Part 2) Subtitle: God Behind the Scenes Speaker: Pierre Rosa Broadcaster: Grace Baptist Church - Truth with Grace Event: Radio Broadcast Date: 7/21/2023 Bible: Esther 2:12-23 Length: 26 min.

The story of Esther worried the early church and even some more recent theologians. How could a book of the Bible not mention God by name-- And also, how can a book of the Bible - God's holy Word - contain such spicy content and negative examples----God inspired this record of real events, and He also inspired the author to write it just as he did to remind us that a silent God is not an absent God. And more importantly, God is faithful at all times, even when we can't see the final outcome. Those fact make life today worth living too.

If you've been a human for any length of time you know we like to see ourselves in the extremes. We're either the best thing since sliced bread and God is lucky to have us on His side - or we -rightly- see the flaws in our character and desires and understand how truly broken we are. From that perspective, we can range from total amazement to that God would save us and use us for His glory, to doubt even God could us someone so messed up.-But the story of Esther reminds us that God accomplishes His will in spite of our flaws and not because of them. He turns our disasters into examples of His grace. That should give us all hope.

The story of Esther worried the early church and even some more recent theologians. How could a book of the Bible not mention God by name-- And also, how can a book of the Bible - God's holy Word - contain such spicy content and negative examples----God inspired this record of real events, and He also inspired the author to write it just as he did to remind us that a silent God is not an absent God. And more importantly, God is faithful at all times, even when we can't see the final outcome. Those fact make life today worth living too.

If you've been a human for any length of time you know we like to see ourselves in the extremes. We're either the best thing since sliced bread and God is lucky to have us on His side - or we -rightly- see the flaws in our character and desires and understand how truly broken we are. From that perspective, we can range from total amazement to that God would save us and use us for His glory, to doubt even God could us someone so messed up.-But the story of Esther reminds us that God accomplishes His will in spite of our flaws and not because of them. He turns our disasters into examples of His grace. That should give us all hope.

If you've been a human for any length of time you know we like to see ourselves in the extremes. We're either the best thing since sliced bread and God is lucky to have us on His side – or we (rightly) see the flaws in our character and desires and understand how truly broken we are. From that perspective, we can range from total amazement to that God would save us and use us for His glory, to doubt even God could us someone so messed up.But the story of Esther reminds us that God accomplishes His will in spite of our flaws and not because of them. He turns our disasters into examples of His grace. That should give us all hope.

Jupiter in Taurus * Jupiter square Pluto * Taurus New Moon * Sun in Gemini * free session winner!Listen to This Week in Astrology now -- free!Jupiter enters Taurus and squares Pluto during the second half of May. Jupiter and Pluto are also part of potent T-Square and Grand Cross aspect patterns!We also have an abundantly aspected Taurus New Moon, along with the Sun entering Gemini. And Venus grabs the spotlight in two new aspect patterns: a Grand Cross and a financially auspicious Mystic Rectangle!Finally, I announce our free session winner for May!LinksMagic, Healing, and Manifestation: The Spiritual Path To Creating Love, Money, and AbundanceRenn Butler's wonderful book, The Archetypal Universe: Astrological Patterns in Human Culture, Thought, Emotion and Dreams.Nonviolent CommunicationMy Law of Attraction post.My Amazon #1 bestseller: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Complete Guide to Fast and Easy Spiritual Awakening, Healing, and MoreEbook — only $3.99, and included with Kindle Unlimited.Paperback — only $12.99Awaken, Heal, and Thrive! PodcastHealing InvocationEmbodied Awakening InvocationInstant Divine Assistance: Your Free Guide to Fast and Easy Awakening and HealingAwakening Plus May eventsAwakening Plus online spiritual support membership“This Week in Astrology” Free Session Entry (2 chances each month to win a free session with me!)Solar Fire astrology softwareMy forecasts in writingMy services: Astrology+, Shamanic Healing/IFS, life coaching and moreWatch the May 16-31 forecast videoAs of May 16 …The Moon is waning (there was a Scorpio Lunar Eclipse on 5/5).Pluto is retrograde thru 10/10A Venus-Saturn-Lunar Nodes Kite continues thru 5/18A Mercury-Venus-Saturn-Lunar Nodes Kite continues thru 5/18A Mars-Ceres-Neptune-Pluto Mystic Rectangle continues thru 5/25A Sun-Mars-Ceres-Neptune-Pluto Envelope continues thru 5/25A Mars-Jupiter-Pluto T-Square continues thru 6/6A Mars-Jupiter-Pluto-Lunar Nodes Grand Cross continues thru 6/6A Jupiter-Pluto-Lunar Nodes T-Square continues through 7/2Whatever your Sun Sign, my forecasts can help you make the best use of the current astrological energies. All dates and times are in the U.S. eastern time zone. Events are most powerful on the dates listed, but their influence will be active for at least a week before and after.Everyone is affected by these global transits. However, you'll be most powerfully impacted when moving planets activate sensitive points in your natal chart. Discover how these transits will personally affect you by booking a session with me.May the stars light your way,Benjamin BernsteinContact me

Jupiter enters Taurus and squares Pluto during the second half of May. Jupiter and Pluto are also part of potent T-Square and Grand Cross aspect patterns! We also have an abundantly aspected Taurus New Moon, along with the Sun entering Gemini. And Venus grabs the spotlight in two new aspect patterns: a Grand Cross and a financially auspicious Mystic Rectangle! Magic, Healing, and Manifestation: The Spiritual Path To Creating Love, Money, and Abundance Renn Butler's wonderful book, The Archetypal Universe: Astrological Patterns in Human Culture, Thought, Emotion and Dreams. Nonviolent Communication My Law of Attraction post. My Amazon #1 bestseller: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Complete Guide to Fast and Easy Spiritual Awakening, Healing, and More Ebook — only $3.99, and included with Kindle Unlimited. Paperback — only $12.99 Awaken, Heal, and Thrive! Podcast Healing Invocation Embodied Awakening Invocation Instant Divine Assistance: Your Free Guide to Fast and Easy Awakening and Healing Awakening Plus May events Awakening Plus online spiritual support membership “This Week in Astrology” Free Session Entry (2 chances each month to win a free session with me!) Solar Fire astrology software My forecasts in writing My services: Astrology+, Shamanic Healing/IFS, life coaching and more Watch the May 16-31 forecast video As of May 16 … The Moon is waning (there was a Scorpio Lunar Eclipse on 5/5). Pluto is retrograde thru 10/10 A Venus-Saturn-Lunar Nodes Kite continues thru 5/18 A Mercury-Venus-Saturn-Lunar Nodes Kite continues thru 5/18 A Mars-Ceres-Neptune-Pluto Mystic Rectangle continues thru 5/25 A Sun-Mars-Ceres-Neptune-Pluto Envelope continues thru 5/25 A Mars-Jupiter-Pluto T-Square continues thru 6/6 A Mars-Jupiter-Pluto-Lunar Nodes Grand Cross continues thru 6/6 A Jupiter-Pluto-Lunar Nodes T-Square continues through 7/2 Whatever your Sun Sign, my forecasts can help you make the best use of the current astrological energies. All dates and times are in the U.S. eastern time zone. Events are most powerful on the dates listed, but their influence will be active for at least a week before and after. Everyone is affected by these global transits. However, you'll be most powerfully impacted when moving planets activate sensitive points in your natal chart. Discover how these transits will personally affect you by booking a session with me. May the stars light your way, Benjamin Bernstein Contact me

A Scorpio Lunar Eclipse facing heavy opposition highlights the first half of May. We also have Mercury turning direct, Pluto retrograde, and — believe it or not — 10 aspect patterns! Pluto's transition into Aquarius.  Renn Butler's wonderful book, The Archetypal Universe: Astrological Patterns in Human Culture, Thought, Emotion and Dreams. The astronomy of the May 5 lunar eclipse. My Law of Attraction post. Mercury aspected six planets as it turned retrograde. To learn more about these planetary themes, click here. My Amazon #1 bestseller: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Complete Guide to Fast and Easy Spiritual Awakening, Healing, and More Ebook — only $3.99, and included with Kindle Unlimited. Paperback — only $12.99 Awaken, Heal, and Thrive! Podcast Healing Invocation Embodied Awakening Invocation Instant Divine Assistance: Your Free Guide to Fast and Easy Awakening and Healing Awakening Plus May events Awakening Plus online spiritual support membership “This Week in Astrology” Free Session Entry (2 chances each month to win a free session with me!) Solar Fire astrology software My forecasts in writing My services: Astrology+, Shamanic Healing/IFS, life coaching and more Watch the May 1-15 forecast video As of May 1 … The Moon is waning (there was an Aries Solar Eclipse on 4/20). Mercury is retrograde thru 5/14 A Vesta-Pluto-Lunar Nodes T-Square peaks on 4/20 and continues through 5/8 A Venus-Ceres-Neptune T-Square peaks on 5/3 and continues through 5/10 A Jupiter Pluto Lunar Nodes T-Square peaks on 5/24 and continues through 7/2 Whatever your Sun Sign, my forecasts can help you make the best use of the current astrological energies. All dates and times are in the U.S. eastern time zone. Events are most powerful on the dates listed, but their influence will be active for at least a week before and after. Everyone is affected by these global transits. However, you'll be most powerfully impacted when moving planets activate sensitive points in your natal chart. Discover how these transits will personally affect you by booking a session with me. May the stars light your way, Benjamin Bernstein Contact me

A Scorpio Lunar Eclipse facing heavy opposition highlights the first half of May. We also have Mercury turning direct, Pluto retrograde, and — believe it or not — 10 aspect patterns!Listen now.LinksPluto's transition into Aquarius.Renn Butler's wonderful book, The Archetypal Universe: Astrological Patterns in Human Culture, Thought, Emotion and Dreams.The astronomy of the May 5 lunar eclipse.My Law of Attraction post.Mercury aspected six planets as it turned retrograde. To learn more about these planetary themes, click here.My Amazon #1 bestseller: Instant Divine Assistance: Your Complete Guide to Fast and Easy Spiritual Awakening, Healing, and MoreEbook — only $3.99, and included with Kindle Unlimited.Paperback — only $12.99Awaken, Heal, and Thrive! PodcastHealing InvocationEmbodied Awakening InvocationInstant Divine Assistance: Your Free Guide to Fast and Easy Awakening and HealingAwakening Plus May eventsAwakening Plus online spiritual support membership“This Week in Astrology” Free Session Entry (2 chances each month to win a free session with me!)Solar Fire astrology softwareMy forecasts in writingMy services: Astrology+, Shamanic Healing/IFS, life coaching and moreWatch the May 1-15 forecast videoAs of May 1 …The Moon is waning (there was an Aries Solar Eclipse on 4/20).Mercury is retrograde thru 5/14A Vesta-Pluto-Lunar Nodes T-Square peaks on 4/20 and continues through 5/8A Venus-Ceres-Neptune T-Square peaks on 5/3 and continues through 5/10A Jupiter Pluto Lunar Nodes T-Square peaks on 5/24 and continues through 7/2Whatever your Sun Sign, my forecasts can help you make the best use of the current astrological energies. All dates and times are in the U.S. eastern time zone. Events are most powerful on the dates listed, but their influence will be active for at least a week before and after.Everyone is affected by these global transits. However, you'll be most powerfully impacted when moving planets activate sensitive points in your natal chart. Discover how these transits will personally affect you by booking a session with me.May the stars light your way,Benjamin BernsteinContact me

How many people can we physically feed on Earth? As the global population is predicted to reach 11 billion by the end of the century, do we have enough land to feed all those mouths? The team discusses the safest ways to feed the world, and finds out the absolute limit of Earth's capacity.You know those fetching tunics Stone Age people wore? Well, we may have figured out how they stitched them together. The team discusses the discovery of a 40,000 year old horse (or bison) bone, and what it tells us about a vital tipping point in human cultural evolution.An unhackable quantum internet is being constructed in New York City. While this isn't the first quantum network ever built, the team explains how this particular experiment is bringing us closer than ever before to a quantum internet we can all use.This episode goes live on launch day of the European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer - JUICE. The mission will stop by Ganymede, Callisto and Europa, and the team explains what they'll be looking for. Sadly you'll have to wait 8 years before you can check back into the podcast for the next update though…And we hear a report from Abby Beall who's been stargazing in the Atacama Desert in Chile on a New Scientist Discovery tour. She speaks to Elke Schulz, who runs stargazing tours nearby and is trying to get her valley recognised as a dark sky sanctuary.On the pod are Rowan Hooper, Penny Sarchet, Leah Crane, Madeleine Cuff, Alison George, Karmela Padavic Callaghan and Abby Beall. To read about these subjects and much more, you can subscribe to New Scientist magazine at newscientist.com.Events and discount codes:New Scientist Live early bird tickets: newscientist.com/nspodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hermes describes the birth of human culture. An excerpt from the book, The Hermetica, by Tim Freke and Peter Gandy.

Mars turning retrograde and a Scorpio Solar Eclipse starring Venus highlight the second half of October. This packed half-month also features Jupiter entering Pisces, Saturn turning direct, three notable aspect patterns, and more! Links Grab My New Book at a Bargain Price Ebook (only 99 cents — special limited-time introductory price! And it's included with Kindle Unlimited.) Paperback (only $9.99 — special limited-time introductory price — save $5.00!) My new Awaken, Heal, and Thrive! Podcast The Archetypal Universe: Astrological Patterns in Human Culture, Thought, Emotion and Dreams, book by Renn Butler Healing Invocation Instant Divine Assistance: Your Free Guide to Fast and Easy Awakening and Healing Awakening Plus October events Awakening Plus online spiritual support membership “This Week in Astrology” Free Session Entry (2 chances each month to win a free session with me!) Solar Fire astrology software My forecasts in writing My services: Astrology+, Shamanic Healing/IFS, life coaching and more Watch the October 16-31 forecast video As of October 16 … The Moon is waxing (there was a Aries Full Moon on 10/9). Jupiter is retrograde thru 11/23. Chiron is retrograde thru 12/23 Uranus is retrograde thru 1/22. There's a Sun-Mars-Saturn Grand Trine thru 10/21 There's a Venus-Mars-Saturn Grand Trine thru 10/22 There's a Saturn-Uranus-Lunar Nodes T-Square thru 12/26 Whatever your Sun Sign, my forecasts can help you make the best use of the current astrological energies. All dates and times are in the U.S. eastern time zone. Events are most powerful on the dates listed, but their influence will be active for at least a week before and after. Everyone is affected by these global transits. However, you'll be most powerfully impacted when moving planets activate sensitive points in your natal chart. Discover how these transits will personally affect you by booking a session with me. May the stars light your way, Benjamin Bernstein Contact me

Nick talks to anthropologist Dr. Michael Winkelman, who was a professor at Arizona State University for many years, where he studied topics related to shamanism as practiced by early hunter gatherer societies, and other topics related to human cultural evolution. He is now retired and conducts independent research from Brazil, where he now lives. They discuss: what shamanism is & the core features of shamanic ritual practices across historical hunter gatherer cultures; how the various ritual practices associated with shamanism were used by forager societies (e.g. symbolism, group dance and drumming) & the use of psychedelics; evolution of shamanism & religion from prehistoric times to the present;  role religion and spiritual practices have played in human evolution; how human culture is akin to virtual reality & how human ritual practices help sculpt the narratives that form within human cultures that regulate human behavior; future of religion & spirituality in the modern age & whether the use of psychedelics as entheogenic substances might have a role to play in that.Support M&M:Sign up for the weekly Mind & Matter newsletter[https://mindandmatter.substack.com/?sort=top]The Amino Co., shop science-back amino acids supplements. Use code ‘MIND' to save 30%.[aminoco.com/MIND]Follow Nick's work through Linktree:[https://linktr.ee/trikomes]Organize your digital highlights & notes w/ Readwise (2 months free w/ sub)[https://readwise.io/nickjikomes/]Learn more about our podcast sponsor, Dosist[https://dosist.com]Support the show

Sal Silvester, host and executive producer, kicks off Season 5 of this podcast focused on the Future of Work. As our society continues to evolve from the impacts of the pandemic and global macroeconomic challenges, organizational culture will matter more than ever. The theme for this season is about organizational culture - and specifically - how to create a more deeply human workplace. This season will provide you with practical and actionable tools and best practices, covering topics such as psychological safety, conscious leadership, executive presence, happiness and more. With almost every episode, we'll have a framework or a toolkit that you'll have access to so that you can immediately apply the concepts that we discussed in the episode to your work. Additionally, our blog posts at 512solutions.com will provide further content and resources to help solidify your learnings.

Duane Elgin is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and social visionary. He has an MBA in business and an MA in economic history  He has worked as a senior staff member of the Presidential Commission on the American Future, and a senior social scientist co-authoring numerous studies of the long-range future for clients such as the President's Science Advisor; the National Science Foundation; and others. Duane has also co-founded three non-profit organizations working for media accountability and citizen empowerment. He received the Peace Prize of Japan, the Goi Award, in recognition of his contribution to a global “vision, consciousness, and lifestyle” that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture.” Duane is the Co-director of the Choosing Earth Project. His books include: Choosing Earth: Humanity's Journey of Initiation Through Breakdown and Collapse to Mature Planetary Community "The Living Universe: Where Are We? Who Are We? Where Are We Going?"; "Promise Ahead: A Vision of Hope and Action for Humanity's Future"; "Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life That Is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich"; and "Awakening Earth: Exploring the Evolution of Human Culture and Consciousness" (Also available as a free download on Duane's site.) He co-authored the book "Changing Images of Man" with Joseph Campbell and other scholars. In addition, Duane has contributed chapters to twenty-three books and has published more than a hundred major articles. Websites: choosingearth.org duaneelgin.com Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group. Transcript of this interview First interview with Duane Interview recorded June 4, 2022. Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

How to create more impact with less effort & work.ABOUT MILENAMilena Regos deconstructs how we live, work and play. As the founder of Unhustle she's on a mission to replace Hustle Culture with Human Culture and inspire type-A overachievers to create sustainable Live Work Play Design for relaxed success. Speaker at World Economic Forum | Entrepreneur Leadership Contributor Milena Regos is an international speaker, founder of Unhustle®, and ex award-winning marketer, on a mission to inspire people to a new way to live, work and play for sustainable success without sacrifices through delivering content and transformational experiences to innovative leaders and organizations. She also hosts The Unhustle Podcast. Milena Regos, founder of Unhustle® is a rebel entrepreneur on a mission to inspire 100 million people to change the way they work, live and play, a counterintuitive but science-based approach to the burnout Hustle Culture. Unhustle has been called “Amazing” by Arianna Huffington (Founder and CEO of Thrive Global) and “Legendary” by Christopher Lochhead (#1 Apple Business Podcaster). Milena has spoken on global stages like the World Economic Forum and Wisdom2.0. Her work has been featured in CNN Business, Thrive Global, Authority Magazine and multiple podcasts, like Deloitte's WorkWell. She believes that when you focus on well-being, resilience, and purpose you can tap into higher creativity, productivity, and optimal performance. She lives the Unhustle values between Lake Tahoe and Baja with her Australian husband and Mexican rescue dog.CONNECT WITH MILENA & HER WORKUnhustle WebsiteFree eBookLinkedInSTART YOUR 3-DAY WEEKEND JOURNEYEmployees, Side-Hustlers, Freelancers, Solopreneurs, Business Owners, Executives, and Everyone in between can start creating a 3-Day Weekend or similar Lifestyle.3-Day Weekend Club can help you get started for free.It's a community of people working to create their 3-Day Weekend or similar lifestyle.You can create your 3-Day Weekend Game PlanThen decide if you'll follow the Employee track or the Entrepreneur track.Join Now or check out the other resources below.3-DAY WEEKEND CLUB LINKSEmail Updates, Free Online Courses, Subscribe to the Podcast, Social Media & MoreGo to the Links Page

The trickster deity (or archetype) is instrumental in the progress of most cultures and essential for inner transformation. We get acquainted with the primordial force of alchemical change, including his aspects of Hermes, the Coyote, Loki, Set, Prometheus, and Tezcatlipoca. Is the Trickster just Jung's Shadow or an alien shitposter? How do we harness this archetype's psychic gifts and avoid its cosmic pranks? You'll find out, and for good measure, we'll include some of HP Lovecraft's dark jokes as a bonus.Astral Guest – Jeffrey Lang, author of The Trickster Gods and Their Influence on the Development of Human Culture.This is a partial show. For the second half of the interview, please become an AB Prime member: http://thegodabovegod.com/members/subscription-levels/  or patron at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aeonbyteGet the simple, effective, and affordable Red Circle Private RSS Feed for all full showsMore information on Jeffrey: https://jeffreylangcounseling.com/Get the book: https://amzn.to/3LsOA2ABecome a patron and keep this Red Pill Cafeteria growing: https://www.patreon.com/aeonbyteSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/aeon-byte-gnostic-radio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy