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May 25th, 2025: Tranquility of Order; Peace in Our Time; St Mary Magdalene de Pazzi; Guidance of the Holy Spirit
SummaryIn this episode of the Gird Up podcast, host Charlie Ungemach welcomes Professor Joel Russow, a systematic theology and pastoral theology professor at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. They discuss the importance of pastoral and mental health counseling, the journey of lifelong learning in theology, and the unique challenges faced by seminarians. Professor Russow shares insights on building trust with pastors, the intersection of counseling and theology, and the need for support in ministry. The conversation emphasizes the significance of understanding mental health within the context of faith and the role of education in preparing future pastors. In this conversation, Professor Joel Russow and Charlie Ungemach delve into the complexities of infidelity, mental health, and the alarming rise of male suicide. They explore how understanding the psychological impact of infidelity can aid pastors in counseling, the intersection of secular research and biblical teachings, and the importance of community support in addressing mental health issues. The discussion emphasizes the need for open conversations about suicide, particularly among men, and highlights the role of faith and community in providing hope and healing. In this conversation, Charlie Ungemach and Professor Joel Russow explore the complexities of prayer, the implications of suicide, and the comforting aspects of Lutheran theology. They discuss personal prayer practices, the nature of prayer as a conversation with God, and the challenges surrounding the topic of suicide, including questions of salvation and forgiveness. The dialogue emphasizes the importance of mourning and hope in the face of grief, the longing for eternal life, and the purpose of life on earth as a calling to serve others. Ultimately, the conversation highlights the unwavering love of God and the assurance of His presence in our lives.Chapters00:00 Introduction and Podcast Overview01:18 Meet Professor Joel Russow02:44 The Journey of Lifelong Learning05:23 The Intersection of Pastoral and Mental Health Counseling09:24 Navigating the Need for Counseling11:50 Expectations from Pastoral Counseling14:05 Building Trust with Your Pastor16:05 The Role of a Counseling Professor18:14 The Importance of Counseling in Seminary Training23:00 Common Struggles of Seminarians27:11 Specialization in Mental Health Counseling29:19 Understanding Infidelity and Its Impact34:15 The Intersection of Research and Biblical Perspectives34:44 Addressing Male Suicide: A Growing Concern42:05 The Complexity of Mental Health Issues48:28 Finding Hope in Community and Faith01:01:47 Creating Personal Prayer Spaces01:02:47 The Nature of Prayer as Conversation01:05:08 Understanding Suicide and Its Implications01:07:30 Lutheran Perspectives on Sin and Salvation01:11:32 Responding to Grief and Loss01:15:29 Navigating Conversations Around Suicide01:18:10 Longing for Home: A Christian Perspective01:22:32 Finding Purpose in Our Time on EarthGird Up Links:https://youtube.com/@girdupministries4911?si=tbCa0SOiluVl8UFxhttps://www.instagram.com/girdup_be_a_man/https://www.girdupministries.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In this moving conversation, we explore the book of Numbers through the lens of a short journey to a promised land that suddenly went awry, in search of emotional guidance in the face of a war that has continued for longer than the Israeli public anticipated. What does the book of Bamidbar have to tell us about daily life in the face of fear? Why does living in proximity to God feel so scary sometimes? What was the greatest strength of the wilderness generation? This episode is dedicated in memory of Maj. (res.) Eliav Abitbol, a childhood neighbor of our guest who fell in Lebanon on Oct. 26th, 2024 and is survived by his wife, Tal, and their four children. Rachel Sharansky Danziger is a Jerusalem-based writer and educator, who lectures internationally about the intersections between Jewish texts, life in Israel, and the art of storytelling. In addition to teaching torah at Matan, Pardes and other, online, venues, Rachel is the co-editor of the recently published anthologies of prayers "Az Nashir: We Will Sing Again - Women's Prayers for Our Time of Need" and "Az Nashir: Between Silence & Song -- Women's Prayers for Our Days of Remembrance & Celebration" and is currently working on a book about family stories in the Book of Judges as a Sefaria fellow. This is a special podcast miniseries produced by Matan and hosted by Dr. Yosefa Fogel Wruble which will drop each week of the Omer counting between the holidays of Pesach and Shavuot. In each episode, a Bible scholar explores an iconic biblical text in light of the changing Israeli, Jewish, and world realities.
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"Zen in Our Time" and "Connecting the Dots" are themes that I have hit upon for 2025, forming the thread running through (one meaning of "sutra") all of my DharmaByte newsletter columns and online UnMind podcasts this year. Contextualizing the teachings and legacy of Zen in modern times — without throwing the baby out with the bathwater — is key to transmitting Zen's legacy. Connecting the dots in the vast matrix of Dharma — while bridging the gap between 500 BC to 2025 CE in terms of the cultures, causes and conditions — is necessary to foster the evolution of Shakyamuni's Great Vow, from the closing verse of the Lotus Sutra's Lifespan Chapter: I am always thinking: by what means can I cause sentient beings to be able to enter the highest path and quickly attain the Dharma? As in so many aspects of our overloaded society, when contemplating the next column or podcast, the question always arises, "Where do I begin?" I turn to my collaborators — Hokai Jeff Harper, publisher of the newsletter, and Shinjin Larry Little, producer of the podcast — for clarity and inspiration. Jeff responded to my call for suggested topics with an intriguing trio: • To everything there is a season• The wax and wane of householder zazen practice• What we are feeling right now IS impermanence manifesting itself Instead of choosing one over the others, it occurred to me that all three are important. And they are interrelated, in a kind of fish-trap narrowing of focus, from the universal span of spacetime as a causal nexus for humankind; then homing in on the social level, considering the modern householder's vacillation in attempting to pursue what began long ago as a monastic lifestyle; and finally zeroing in on the personal: the intimacy of realization within the immediate flow of reality. I will attempt to treat them in succession over the next three installments, in the context of transmission of Zen's Original Mind. TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASONIf you find the 1960s Pete Seeger song popularized by the Byrds running through your brain, you are not alone. If you recollect the poem from Ecclesiastes — which I studied in a unique, small-town high school literature course — you may be hearing echoes of: To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. Or from Tozan Ryokai: Within causes and conditions, time and season, IT is serene and illuminating And finally, from Dogen Zenji: Firewood becomes ash and it does not become firewood again.Yet do not suppose that the ash is future and the firewood past. You should understand that firewood abides in the phenomenal expression of firewood, which fully includes past and future, and is independent of past and future. Ash abides in the phenomenal expression of ash, which fully includes future and past. Just as firewood does not become firewood again after it is ash, you do not return to birth after death... Birth is an expression complete this moment; death is an expression complete this moment. They are like winter and spring; you do not call winter the "beginning" of spring, nor summer the "end" of spring. There are many more such incisive and insightful references to time in the literature of Zen, as well as Western thinking, of course, most notably Master Dogen's fascicle titled "Uji," which translates as something like "Being-time," "Existence-time," or "Living time," as Uchiyama-roshi renders it. This 13th Century writing is said to have anticipated the theory of Relativity, Einsteins' prodigious accomplishment, perhaps the most important scientific breakthrough of the 20th Century. But these few recollections from the rich legacy of Zen's written record will suffice for our purposes of connecting some of the dots in Indra's Net, or the modern components of the "Matrix of the Thus-Come One" as described in the Surangama Sutra. Scanning the Biblical poem, it is striking to see so many various activities and reactions to the obligations and behaviors of daily human life listed in equally dispassionate terms, not implying false equivalencies, but for example to blithely assert that there is "a time to kill" and "a time to heal"; "a time of war" and "a time of peace" — in the same breath — is in itself breathtaking, considering the admonition against killing, or murder, found in the Ten Commandments as well as the first Five Grave Precepts of Buddhism. Jumping to Master Tozan, or Dongshan, the founder of Soto Zen in 9th Century China, we find a hint of some resolution of the "whole catastrophe" in his reference to "IT" being "serene and illuminating," regardless of time and season, causes and conditions. This "it" appears in various Buddhist sayings and teachings, as tathata in Sanskrit — the inexpressible; or inmo in Japanese — the ineffable, the essential. These all point to what I analogize as a "singularity of consciouness" that emerges in zazen, where we pass the event horizon of conventional perception — the mind collapsing inward of its own mass — returning to and revealing our Original Mind, merging subject and object, duality and nonduality, in mokurai — the resolution of all apparent dichotomies. Earlier in Tozan's Precious Mirror Samadhi, or Hokyo Zammai, from which the above quote is taken, he magnifies the central place of this "it" in the experiential realm of Zen realization: Although IT is not constructed, IT is not beyond wordsLike facing a precious mirror, form and reflection behold each otherYou are not IT but in truth IT is you Master Dogen's coinage of "the backward step" captures this 180-degree attitude adjustment in the way we usually approach learning, self-improvement, and general development as human beings on the learning curve of reality. "From the very beginning all beings are buddhas," as Hakuin Zenji, 18th Century Rinzai Zen master, poet and artist states in the first line of his famous poem, "Song of Zazen." For every thing there may be a season, but when it comes to the most important thing in Buddhism, there is fundamentally no change — from beginning to middle to end — of this "poor player," life, strutting and fretting his/her hour upon the stage. In another line from Chinese Zen, the third Ancestor in 6th Century China captures this succinctly: Change appearing to occur in the empty world we call realonly because of our ignorance. So, somehow, once again, we are getting it all wrong, backwards. Our recourse is, of course, to get our butts back to the cushion; trust the original mind; take the backward step; and embrace the revolutionary notion that WE are not IT, but in truth IT is US. I cannot resist the urge to close this segment with one of my favorite quotes from the great Master Pogo: We have met the enemy and he is us. It may be a comfort to realize that "mine enemy grows older" as we age. We just have to outlive our enemies, including our own ignorance. Next month we will take up the second suggestion, the waxing and waning of householder zazen practice. Been there, done that.
In celebration of our fifth anniversary, we're re-releasing one of our favorite episodes from the past year. In this episode, we dive into the intricate world of narcissism, examining how both grandiose and vulnerable traits influence self-esteem, relationships, and the impact of social media on these behaviors. Dr. Graham Taylor is joined by Dr. Keith Campbell, Professor of Psychology at the University of Georgia and a leading expert on narcissism. Keith has authored over 200 scientific papers and several notable books, including “The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement and The New Science of Narcissism”. His work has been featured in various media outlets, from The Today Show to The Joe Rogan Experience, and he is the creator of a widely-viewed TED-Ed lesson on narcissism. With degrees from UC Berkeley, San Diego State University, and a Ph.D. from UNC Chapel Hill, Keith brings a wealth of knowledge to our conversation on the rise of entitlement in modern society. For more information about Keith Campbell, please visit: https://www.wkeithcampbell.com For more information about “The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement” by W. Keith Campbell, PhD, please visit: https://www.amazon.com/Narcissism-Epidemic-Living-Age-Entitlement-ebook/dp/B00256Z3AY?ref_=ast_author_dp For more information about “The New Science of Narcissism: Understanding One of the Greatest Psychological Challenges of Our Time—and What You Can Do About It” by W. Keith Campbell, PhD, please visit: https://www.amazon.com/Science-Narcissism-Understanding-Psychological-Time-ebook/dp/B089LGLN1D?ref_=ast_author_dp Connect with Keith Campbell on X at: https://x.com/wkeithcampbell
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Ken Murray and I discuss a message that he gave on Zoom to Myanmar about what we are to learn about TIME, about OUR TIME. What we have is the Present. We can't do anything about the Past OR the future. Give a listen!
How will we scale humanoid robot product to hundreds of thousands and millions of units? In this TechFirst we do a deep dive with Apptronik CEO Jeff Cardenas. We chat about Apptronik's Apollo, his recent $400M+ funding round, the partnership with manufacturing giant Jabil, and much more.We also talk about innovations in AI that have accelerated robot learning and dexterous manipulation, the challenge of scaling manufacturing, and Apptronik's future vision.
In This Episode: Drops April 21 Narcissism is a term that gets thrown around quite a bit, but how much do we really know about it? Dr. Keith Campbell discusses the complexities of this surprisingly prevalent personality trait. In his book, The New Science of Narcissism: Understanding One of the Greatest Psychological Challenges of Our Time ― and What You Can Do About It, Dr. Campbell uses the latest scientific research methods to dispel common myths and preconceptions, and he provides insight into one of the most interesting psychological challenges of our time. Dr Campbell is a professor of psychology at the University of Georgia, as well as the author of The Narcissism Epidemic, When You Love a Man Who Loves Himself, and more than 120 peer-reviewed articles. Follow CYACYL: Website: www.cyacyl.com Digital: www.cyacyl.com/digital Upcoming shows: www.cyacyl.com/shows Facebook: www.facebook.com/changeyourattitudechangeyourlife Music: www.purple-planet.com
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Bonny Reichert's debut memoir explores the connection between food, memory, and her fathers story as a Holocaust survivor; public policy expert and podcaster Vass Bednar recommends three books about living amongst pervasive technology; get to know the 2024 Booker Prize winner; and a basketball star's experience in Russian prison on this episode of The Next Chapter.Books discussed on this week's show include:Running in the Family by Michael OndaajteTender at the Bone by Ruth ReichlAlso a Poet by Ada CalhounHow To Share an Egg Bonny ReichertA Hero of Our Time by Naben RuthnumBirnam Wood by Eleanor CattonSelected Amazon Reviews by Kevin KillianOrbital by Samantha HarveyComing Home by Brittney Griner, Michelle Burford
In this deeply powerful and raw episode, I sit down with Dr. Kim Maas—global minister, author, prophet, professor, and most importantly, a woman in love with Jesus. Kim's story is one of deep heartbreak, radical restoration, and the miraculous power of God to redeem even the most broken places in our lives.Her latest book, Our Muchness, released in May 2024, is a passionate call to women everywhere to reclaim their God-given identity, calling, and voice. But today, Kim takes us behind the curtain into her own freedom story—one marked by teenage salvation, a dark night of the soul, marriage, addiction, miraculous deliverance, and the still small voice of a Savior who refused to give up on her.We talk about: • Kim's powerful encounter with Jesus at 13—and how it marked her • The silent years and the pain of walking away • Her marriage, divorce proceedings, and the miracle of reconciliation • How God radically delivered her husband from addiction • Hearing the voice of God—and choosing to follow, even in fear • What Our Muchness means and why women need it now more than everFrom a living room chair and a crying-out heart to ministering on stages across the world, Kim reminds us that healing often starts with saying “yes” in the middle of our mess. Her testimony will stir your spirit and remind you that no one is too far gone for the grace of God.Bio:Kim Maas is a sought-after international speaker, author, and Christian minister. After a radical encounter with the Holy Spirit on March 22, 1994, Kim left her twenty-two-year nursing career to serve God full-time. She is the president and CEO of Kim Maas Ministries, the founder and director of Women of Our Time, and the host of the Move Forward with Dr. Kim Maas podcast and TV show. She can also be heard each month live on social media with the Voice of the Shepherds. Kim is ordained with the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel and the Apostolic Network of Global Awakening. She earned a Doctorate in Ministry at United Theological Seminary and a Master of Divinity at King's University. She and her husband, Mike, live in northern Idaho. They have three married children and a growing number of grandchildren. Anchor Verses: Hebrews 10: 19-39Connect with Kim:Website: https://www.kimmaas.comIG: https://www.instagram.com kimmaasministriesFB: https://www.facebook.com/MoveforwardNowKimMaas***We love hearing from you! Your reviews help our podcast community and keep these important conversations going. If this episode inspired you, challenged you, or gave you a fresh perspective, we'd be so grateful if you'd take a moment to leave a review. Just head to Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen and share your thoughts—it's a simple way to make a big impact!***
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On the latest Whisper in the Wings from Stage Whisper, we kick off our pregame coverage of this year's New York City Fringe Festival, presented by Frigid NYC. To get things started, we welcomed on five of this year's participating shows. This was a great conversation to start our coverage, so make sure you hit play, and get your tickets today!Frigid New York Presents2025 New York City Fringe FestivalApril 2nd- 20th@ Under St. Marks, The Chain Theatre, and the Wild ProjectTickets and more information are available at frigid.nycAnd be sure to follow our guests to stay up to date on all their upcoming projects and productions:Emoji: The Hieroglyphs of Our Time, or How I learned to stop worrying and send the risky text
Our Time of Prayer March 16, 2025 Worship Service Groveport UMC, Groveport Ohio To support the ministry of the church, please click here: https://groveportumc.org/give/
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit bequranic.substack.comInvesting in the Akhirah & Balancing Dunya
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Dr. Ermin Sinanovic, Executive Director of the Center for Islam in the Contemporary World at Shenandoah University and a Faculty Associate in Research at Cornell University, explores the concept of Mujaddid (the renewer of Islam) and their relevance in the 21st century. He studies how scholars have historically attempted to revive and reinterpret Islamic thought, questioning who might serve as the Mujaddid of our era. The conversation delves into the relationship between time and Muslims, why are Muslims always late? Muslims have lost their enchantment of nature, losing a spiritual connection to the natural world in modern times. Professor Ermin talks about the nation state and how Muslim scholars have struggled with political theory, leading to challenges in adapting to or resisting the modern nation-state model. The conversation contrasts the Caliphate with the nation-state, highlighting shifts in governance and identity. Finally, the discussion concludes with a reflection on Islam in Bosnia, using it as a case study to explore the survival of Islamic traditions within European contexts and modern nation-states.Sign up @ www.muslimprofessionals.us and join a free muslim national community today!Support US @ https://www.patreon.com/ansaripodcastShop @ https://cureyourworld.com00:00 Have Courage to be Wrong08:09 Introducing Professor Sinanovic09:25 Tajdeed, Renewal of Religion12:23 Who is Mujaddid of Our Time?19:56 Being in Awe of Nature26:29 Lack of Punctuality in the Muslim World33:01 How Muslim Political Theory Failed42:44 The Caliphate and the Nation State51:42 Islam in Bosnia
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RU331: PSYCHOANALYST & PROFESSOR EMERITUS ROBERTA SATOW ON HER NEW NOVEL “OUR TIME IS UP” https://www.renderingunconscious.org/psychoanalysis/ru331-psychoanalyst-roberta-satow-on-her-new-novel-our-time-is-up/ Support Rendering Unconscious by becoming a paid subscriber to Patreon/ Substack, where we post exclusive content regularly. All paid subscribers receive a link to our Discord server where you can chat with us and others in our community with similar interests. So join us and join in the conversation! Vanessa & Carl's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/vanessa23carl Vanessa's Substack: https://vanessa23carl.substack.com Carl's Substack: https://thefenriswolf.substack.com Rendering Unconscious now has its own Substack, where it will soon be migrating, so give RU a follow and stay tuned for upcoming episodes and announcements! https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious episode 331. Dr. Roberta Satow received her Ph.D. in Sociology from New York University and is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where she taught for many years. She did her psychoanalytic training at the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis (NPAP). https://www.robertasatow.com Her books include: Doing the Right Thing: Taking Care of Your Elderly Parents Even If They Didn't Take Care of You (2006): https://amzn.to/3WQjTNp Two Sisters of Coyoacán (2017): https://amzn.to/3EujI41 She's here to talk about her new novel Our Time is Up (2024): https://amzn.to/4162ra2 Watch this discussion at YouTube: https://youtu.be/7UwQGuLxw3E?si=zOxh8MVvYtUX6P5L Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally: http://www.drvanessasinclair.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/renderingunconscious/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@renderingunconscious Blusky: https://bsky.app/profile/drsinclair.bsky.social The song at the end of the episode is “Adventurous at Heart” from the album “We reign supreme” by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy. Available at Pete Murphy's Bandcamp Page: https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com Our music is also available at Spotify and other streaming services: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3xKEE2NPGatImt46OgaemY?si=jaSKCqnmSD-NsSlBLjrBXA Image: book cover
Keith Houston is the author of Empire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator. He joins Alan on this episode of AMSEcast to discuss the history of calculating. From the ancient Lebombo bone to mechanical calculators, Keith covers the evolution of calculating tools. This includes modern milestones like John Napier's logarithms, the HP-35 scientific calculator, and the TI-81's impact on U.S. classrooms. Keith also discusses his forthcoming book, Face With Tears of Joy. In this book, he explores the history, culture, and governance of emojis. Guest Bio Keith Houston is the author of many books. In Empire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator, he explores the story behind this revolutionary tool. Keith is also the creator of the Shady Characters blog where he covers the history of punctuation and typography. He is working on a new book that dives into the history of emojis. Show Highlights (1:55) When humans started counting (4:37) How the abacus and counting board advanced our ability to calculate (6:28) The creation of the algorithm (11:13) Why the Curta stands out in the evolution of the calculator (18:00) Why the Pocketronic from Texas Instruments was so groundbreaking (25:44) How the HANDY-LE fits into the story of calculating (26:30) HP's role in revolutionizing calculating with the HP-35 (29:05) How the TI-81 was able to be found in classrooms around the world (34:15) America's reaction to calculators in the classroom setting (36:17) What's next for Keith Houston Links Referenced Shady Characters: https://shadycharacters.co.uk/ Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and Other Typographical Marks: https://www.amazon.com/Shady-Characters-Punctuation-Symbols-Typographical/dp/0393064425 The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Cover-Cover-Exploration-Powerful/dp/1324086351/ Empire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator: https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Sum-Reign-Pocket-Calculator/dp/0393882144 Face With Tears of Joy: https://www.amazon.com/Face-Tears-Joy-Natural-History/dp/1324075147
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We are those underDAWGS!!! The crew is hyped as they dissect the dominant win over the Detroit Lions in the 2nd round of the NFL playoffs. They debate if Jayden Daniels is the best QB in the NFC and a Top-5 QB in the NFL ALREADY!? They talk about what is making the Washington defense come alive in the playoffs, the importance of full-team complementary football, and how Dan Quinn has the entire DVM believing it's OUR TIME! Then, a deep dive into what makes the Eagles such a tough matchup, how to stop Saquon Barkley, and why they think Terry McLaurin is about to have his best game this season. Finally, it's an NFC Championship sized segment of Hail Yeah or Hail Naw! Host: Logan Paulsen, Santana Moss, Fred Smoot Producer: Jason JohnsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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In Episode 10 of Out To Get You, we are joined by Eisner Award-Winning Women Write About Comics' small press editor and writer, Kat Overland, to debug the soul of Alex Garland's 2014 psychological thriller, Ex Machina.Content Warning:This episode contains discussion of racism, medical/technological torture, slavery, colonialism, misogyny, dicks who have way too much money, and other topics that may be sensitive for listeners. In this episode, we discuss the terrifying onus of consciousness through the lens of technocratic overreach, the lie of the great man, and the horror of who pays the price for progress, in this slow burn sci-fi nightmare starring Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson, and Oscar Isaac.You can follow Kat on Bluesky, and check out more about her work, as well as Ex Machina: A (White) Feminist Parable for Our Time by J. A. Micheline, and much more, at Women Write About Comics (@WWAComics on Bluesky.)You can follow Out To Get You on Bluesky.New episode announcements coming soon!You can send your questions to OutToGetYouPodcast@gmail.comGet your very own Valentine M. Smith-designed Out To Get You logo merch at TeePublic!If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe!
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On this episode of Unsupervised Learning, Razib talks to Yasha Mounk. The founder of Persuasion, a contributor to The Atlantic and a professor at Johns Hopkins, Mounk now has his own Substack, where he hosts his weekly column and podcast. He is the author of The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure, The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It and The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time. Razib and Mounk first discuss Mounk's immediate reaction to the 2024 election, and how the Democrats might pick up the pieces going forward. Mounk believes that the argument in his book The Identity Trap, neatly captures many of the problems for the party. Democrats leaned in on the inevitably of racial polarization in an age of progressive depolarization. Razib also asks Mounk for his retrospective on the COVID-19 epidemic, in which he was a commentator who argued in The Atlantic for more stringent habits and then later, for an opening up. They also discuss how the Public Health establishment COVID interventions threw the whole field into disrepute, and what it tells us about the nature of expertise. Then Razib asks Mounk about European nations and their future. In particular, whether their low productivity and fertility rates combined with mass migration doom them to a future of irrelevance and national dissolution. Mounk highlights the unfortunate case of the UK in particular, though he notes that his home nation of Germany is finding itself in a precarious situation with China competing with its manufacturers and Russia cutting off its gas supply. Finally, Razib closes by asking Mounk whether he is still as worried about American democracy in the wake of the 2024 Trump win as he was in 2016.
It's OUR TIME. The Washington Commanders return to playoff football. How does this time feel different? Can the Commanders continue their exciting ways throughout the playoffs? We take a look at how Washington will do in it's second season.
In the first of a series of discussions, Layman Pascal offers his thoughts on the role of humanity in the biosphere. What new ways are there for appreciating our place on/as the planet and in/as the cosmos? Here we focus primarily on the role of the individual in biospheric processes. How do religion-like activities and sensibilities serve ecological viability and flourishing? How can this vision unite various approaches to value and knowledge in the 21st century? Timeline:0:00 Introduction 3:16 The Role of the Human in, for, and as the Biosphere 7:48 A Biophilic Universe 14:51 A Comprehensive Story for Our Time 23:30 Nurturing Nature 27:28 Minds and Societies as Systems of Gaia 38:42 Contingency and Teleology, Problems and Progress 44:22 Religionizing Eco-Consciousness: Promise and Pathology 1:04:09 Psychotechnologies and the Biosphere 1:14:08 The Center of the Mandala 1:20:38 Moving out of Flatland To hear more, visit brendangrahamdempsey.substack.com
Our Time of Prayer January 5, 2025 Worship Service Groveport UMC, Groveport Ohio
EVERYONE IS A SALESMAN—In 1995, New York magazine declared Martha Stewart the “Definitive American Woman of Our Time.” And, as the saying goes (sort of), behind every Definitive American Woman of Our Time is another Definitive American Woman of Our Time. And that's today's guest, designer Gael Towey.But let's back up. It's 1982, and Martha Stewart, then known as the “domestic goddess”—or some other dismissive moniker—published her first book, Entertaining. It was a blockbuster success that was soon followed by a torrent of food, decorating, and lifestyle bestsellers.In 1990, after a few years making books with the likes of Jackie Onassis, Irving Penn, Arthur Miller, and, yes, Martha Stewart, Towey and her Clarkson Potter colleague, Isolde Motley, were lured away by Stewart, who had struck a deal with Time Inc. to conceive and launch a new magazine.Towey's modest assignment? Define and create the Martha Stewart brand. Put a face to the name. From scratch. And then, distill it across a rapidly-expanding media and retail empire.In the process, Stewart, Motley, and Towey redefined everything about not only women's magazines, but the media industry itself—and spawned imitators from Oprah, Rachael, and even Rosie.By the turn of the millennium, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, as it was rebranded in 1997, included seven magazines, multiple TV projects, a paint collection with Sherwin-Williams, a mail-order catalog, Martha by Mail, massive deals with retailers Kmart, Home Depot, and Macy's, a line of crafts for Michael's, a custom furniture brand with Bernhardt, and even more bestselling books. And the responsibility for the visual identity of all of it fell to Towey and her incredibly talented team. It was a massive job.We talk to Towey about her early years in New Jersey, about being torn between two men (“Pierre” and Stephen), eating frog legs with Condé Nast's notorious editorial director, Alexander Liberman, and, about how, when all is said and done, life is about making beautiful things with extraordinary people.—This episode is made possible by our friends at Mountain Gazette, Commercial Type, and Freeport Press. Print Is Dead (Long Live Print!) is a production of Magazeum LLC ©2021–2025
34,000. That's how many jobs have been lost in our industry since the start of 2022. We recap the year, discuss PAX Unplugged and The Game Awards, and look ahead at what to expect in 2025. We did a deep dive on tabletop card game trends and the looming tariffs for all of our fellow tabletop gaming nerds, too! You can support Virtual Economy's growth via our Ko-Fi and also purchase Virtual Economy merchandise! TIME STAMPS [00:05:17] - Reflecting on PAX Unplugged 2024 [00:27:44] - Our Time at the TGAs [00:32:54] - Circana Report on U.S. Video Game Spending for November 2024 [00:39:23] - Gamestop Q3 FY24 Earnings [00:41:30] - Investment Interlude [00:47:21] - Quick Hits [00:55:50] - Labor Report SOURCES GameStop Discloses Third Quarter 2024 Results | GameStop INVESTMENT INTERLUDE KADOKAWA and Sony Agree to Form Strategic Capital and Business Alliance | Sony Cooldown Games Formed by WB, Gearbox, and id Software Veterans | Cooldown Games on LinkedIn Reforged Studios acquires Yellow Lab Games | GamesIndustry LoopMe Acquires Chartboost from Zynga, Accelerating its Mission to Power Brand Advertising Across the Digital Ecosystem | Business Wire Build a Rocket Boy acquires PlayFusion | VGC Dark Passenger Receives $3M Investment from The Games Fund | Ilia Eremeev on LinkedIn LABOR REPORT In what will surely come as no surprise at all, the end of Suicide Squad means layoffs at Warner Bros. | PC Gamer People Can Fly hit with another round of layoffs | GamesIndustry Glow Up Games is shutting down | Mitu Khandaker on LinkedIn Layoffs at Deck Nine Games | Deck Nine Games on Twitter Hothead Games is Shutting Down After 18 Years | Hothead Games on LinkedIn ZeniMax Online Studios workers form their own union | Engadget
SUMMARY: In this episode, Julia Soplop and Matt Zaun discuss Julia's book, Information Crisis.JULIA SOPLOP BIO: Julia is an award-winning author of four books: Information Crisis: How a Better Understanding of Science Can Help Us Face the Greatest Problems of Our Time, Equus Rising: How the Horse Shaped U.S. History, Documenting Your World Through Photography, and Untangling the Self-Publishing Process.For more info on Julia:WebsiteThe bookLinkedInMATT ZAUN BIO: Matt is an award-winning speaker and storyteller who empowers organizations to attract more clients through the art of strategic storytelling. Matt's past engagements have catalyzed radical sales increases for over 300 organizations that range from financial institutions to the health and wellness industry.Matt shares his expertise in persuasion with executives, sales professionals, and entrepreneurs, who he coaches on the art of influence and how to leverage this for profits and impact.For more info, check out Matt Zaun HERE.
R. Jonathan Sacks observed that “Jews have survived catastrophe after catastrophe, in a way unparalleled by any other culture. In each case, they did more than survive. Every tragedy in Jewish history was followed by a new wave of creativity.” Even at this early date, we have begun to witness the emergence of creative responses to the events of Simchat Torah 2023 and its long aftermath. That some of the more significant products have been delivered from within our own Orthodox community, both in Israel and abroad, makes these works especially worthy of our attention, and this week TraditionOnline ran a series of excerpts from three new books that have been written and published from within the fog of war; each aiming to offer religious insight and respond to the traumas of our collective Jewish experiences since Simchat Torah 2023. In this podcast we chat with those three authors about their writing, the challenge of responding “from the gut” in real time, and how powerful and responsive works of this nature impact in their moment and resonate across the years. Our guests are: Erica Brown, “Morning Has Broken: Faith After October 7th” (Toby Press). Rachel Sharansky Danziger discussing the tefillot she contributed to “Az Nashir—We Will Sing Again: Women's Prayers for Our Time of Need,” compiled and edited by Shira Lankin Sheps, Rachel Sharansky Danziger, and Anne Gordon (Shvilli Center). Moshe Taragin, “Dark Clouds Above, Faith Below” (Yeshivat Har Etzion & Kodesh Press). As many readers and listeners know, the son of R. Moshe and Atara Taragin was badly wounded in Lebanon. Please pray for Noam Avraham ben Atara Shlomit along with all of Israel's soldiers, citizens, and the entirety of the Jewish people.
Jeremie Albino is one of the most soulful voices in Canada right now. He grew up in Scarborough, Ont., but spent many years in rural parts of Ontario and Quebec, where he focused on his dual passions for farming and music. While he still has a green thumb, music kind of won out in the end. His new album, “Our Time in the Sun,” was produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys who brought in some of Nashville's best musicians to help out. Jeremie sits down with Tom Power to talk about the record and to set up his song “So Many Ways To Say I Love You.”
(Recorded November 21, 2024) Two weeks ago, in a Frankly called The Battles of Our Time, Nate commented on human behavior and said that, in today's world, only three to four percent of humans are going to do the right thing and appeal to the ‘better angels' of their nature. Today's Frankly is a follow-up and clarification of what he meant. It's true that humans are deeply influenced by our evolutionary past. It is also true that our current economic structures, cultural norms, and the inner workings of the superorganism shape our actions. But the majority of our history as a species paints a more optimistic picture than our current behavior might suggest. If we take a deeper time lens, it becomes obvious that, in order to navigate the challenges of the future, perhaps we need not look to technological innovation – but instead must return to the intrinsic values and pro-social nature of our past. Ultimately, we as individuals, and as a species, are plastic. The biggest predictor of our behavior is conforming to what others do, and what others do is going to change in the future… because it must. Show Notes and More Watch this video episode on YouTube --- Support The Institute for the Study of Energy and Our Future Join our Substack newsletter Join our Discord channel and connect with other listeners
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. Trump's Cabinet of Curiosities Anatomy of the Great Replacement Panic feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips The Death of Public Health Under RFK Jr. Delete Your Account? Safe Gun Ownership You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! http://apple.co/coolerzone Sources: Trump's Cabinet of Curiosities https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-secretary-of-defense-nominee-pete-hegseth-called-for-a-righteous-holy-war https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/trump-defense-pete-hegseth.html https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/13/kristi-noem-dhs-trump-policy-00189513 https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/read-the-leaked-rubio-dossier?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=7677&post_id=151561577&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1aiy5i&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email https://bylinetimes.com/2019/10/03/islamophobic-world-view-of-tulsi-gabbards-guru-revealed-in-unearthed-recordings-can-she-still-run-for-president/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/tulsi-gabbard-dni-intelligence-trump-appointment/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trumps-pick-top-intel-job-accused-traitorous-parroting-russian-propaga-rcna180073 https://decider.com/2020/08/04/the-swamp-matt-gaetz-truman-show-house/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-testified-house-ethics-committee-gaetz-sex-17/story?id=115867555 https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/11/13/trumps-cabinet-picks-could-diminish-gops-already-thin-edge-in-congress-heres-what-to-know/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-picks-john-ratcliffe-for-cia-director-heres-what-to-know https://newrepublic.com/post/188369/lee-zeldin-epa-trump https://newrepublic.com/post/188246/trump-border-czar-tom-homan?utm_campaign=SF_TNR&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/11/west-bank-annexation-evangelical/680658/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/12/trump-picks-pro-settlement-mike-huckabee-as-us-ambassador-to-israel https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna179826 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/07/congress/donald-trump-transition-team-00186912 https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4951768-linda-mcmahon-sued-wwe/ Anatomy of the Great Replacement Panic feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips Richard Wolin, "'The Leprosy of the Soul in Our Time': On The European Origins of the 'Great Replacement Theory," Los Angeles Review of Books, August 4, 2022, https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-leprosy-of-the-soul-in-our-time-on-the-european-origins-of-the-great-replacement-theory/ Richard Slotkin, Gunfighter Nation: The Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth Century America (University of Oklahoma Press, 1998), https://www.amazon.com/Gunfighter-Nation-Frontier-Twentieth-Century-America/dp/0806130318 The Death of Public Health Under RFK Jr. https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/13/politics/robert-kennedy-jr-chemicals-water-children-frogs/index.html https://time.com/7177027/rfk-jr-hhs-secretary-trump-public-health/ https://www.additudemag.com/adderall-shortage-dea-stimulants-adhd-medication/ https://futurism.com/neoscope/rfk-jr-adderall-labor-camps https://thehill.com/homenews/4993660-robert-f-kennedy-trump-health-human-services/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/woman-who-accused-rfk-jr-sexual-assault-says-he-apologized-by-text-2024-07-12/ https://www.yahoo.com/news/rfk-jr-war-vaccines-could-213751533.html?guccounter=1 https://archive.is/QIIY7 https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/15/nx-s1-5191947/trump-rfk-health-hhs https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/rfk-jr-comes-home-anti-vaccine-group-commits-break-us-infectious-disea-rcna123551 https://thegrayzone.com/2021/12/03/flattening-curve-global-poor-covid-lockdowns-human-rights-vulnerable/ Delete Your Account? https://www.wired.com/story/the-wired-guide-to-protecting-yourself-from-government-surveillance/ https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-artwork-zines/cybersecurity-with-pigeon-know-your-cyber-civil-rights https://open.nytimes.com/how-to-dox-yourself-on-the-internet-d2892b4c5954 https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/some-steps-to-defend-against-online-doxxing-and-harassment https://crimethinc.com/2020/08/26/doxcare-prevention-and-aftercare-for-those-targeted-by-doxxing-and-political-harassment Safe Gun Ownership inrange.tv https://theliberalgunclub.com/ https://www.instagram.com/armedequality/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode we break the cycle of female friendship with Keynote Speaker, Author, and Friendship Expert, Shasta Nelson. We speak with her about expectations not being met, how to be proactive going into conversations, what to do about not having those needs met, and when it's time to let go of a toxic relationship. Listen to Today's Episode to Learn About: ❤️our expectation for friendship
2024 CBC Massey lecturer Ian Williams speaks with IDEAS host Nahlah Ayed about the forces that have shaped him as a thinker and writer, from the encyclopedias he read as a child in Trinidad to his years as a dancer to the poetry of Margaret Atwood. 'I believe in multiplicity,' he says. The 2024 Massey Lectures, What I Mean to Say: Remaking Conversation in Our Time, begin this coming Monday.
A conversation about the rich, Jewish tradition of women's voices expressed through informal prayer, how to unlock that ability within ourselves, and personal reflections from her new book, “Az Nashir - We Will Sing Again: Women's Prayers for Our Time of Need,” which is an anthology of personal prayers written by Jewish women in Israel. Purchase Az Nashir here: bit.ly/48L0zFT Shira Lankin Sheps is a writer, editor, workshop facilitator, and clinically-trained therapist. She founded and published The Layers Project Magazine, authored "LAYERS: Personal Narratives of Struggle, Resilience & Growth of Jewish Women", and is the Executive Director and Founder of Shvili Center. Shira can be reached at Shiralsheps@gmail.com. Human & Holy Partners: TOVEEDO: An online children's streaming subscription featuring exclusive Jewish content created and sourced by Toveedo. Use code HH10 for 10% off at Toveedo.com. ZELDA HAIR: A wig company that champions the holistic process of hair covering for Jewish women. Shop Zelda Hair at zeldahairshop.com and discover the heart behind the brand on instagram @zeldahair. We love hearing your feedback! Email us at info@humanandholy.com to get in touch. To sponsor an episode, reach out to us via email or visit www.humanandholy.com/sponsor. Become a monthly supporter of the podcast on www.patreon.com/humanandholy. You can find us on instagram @humanandholy and on Youtube, as Human & Holy.
Jennifer Breheny Wallace is an award-winning journalist and author of the instant New York Times bestselling book Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic – and What We Can Do About It. Her forthcoming book Mattering in the Modern World: A Solution for the Crises of Our Time is based on five years of research and an original global mattering survey. Wallace is the founder of The Mattering Institute, whose mission is to create cultures of mattering in homes, workplaces, and communities, and co-founder of The Mattering Movement, a nonprofit whose mission is to create cultures of mattering in schools. We were thrilled to share a conversation recently with Jennifer and learn more about her important work and writing. We would highly recommend you grab a copy of her books. Never Enough continues to be so important as we raise kids to value character more than success, AND every one of us who loves a kid wants them to not only know but experience how much they matter. You're going to want to take notes for this one. We're so grateful for this rich conversation with our new friend, Jennifer B. Wallace. . . . . . Grab a copy of Are My Kids on Track? to follow along with us through the season! Sign up to receive the monthly newsletter to keep up to date with where David and Sissy are speaking, where they are taco'ing, PLUS conversation starters for you and your family to share! Go behind the scenes and watch our podcast on YouTube! Download a copy of the Raising Boys and Girls Feelings Chart. Connect with David, Sissy, and Melissa at raisingboysandgirls.com. . . . . . If you would like to partner with Raising Boys and Girls as a podcast sponsor, fill out our Advertise with us form. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Today, we bring you a bonus episode of What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World hosted by deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan. This week we speak with the editors of a new prayerbook -- "Az Nashir - We Will Sing Again: Women's Prayers for Our Time of Need" -- written by women, for women, in the wake of the October 7, 2023, Hamas onslaught on southern Israel. The anthology was compiled and edited by Shira Lankin Sheps, Anne Gordon and Rachel Sharansky Danziger, and it was published by The Layers Press, an imprint of The SHVILLI Center. The three editors join Borschel-Dan in The Times of Israel's Jerusalem office this week and explain their impetus to tackle such an ambitious project and the decisions they made while putting it together, such as the inclusion of "visual prayer" -- 30 colorful illustrations by female artists. According to the editors, the Hebrew-English tome is a prayer book companion that emulates a long tradition of Jewish women writing prayers, supplications and liturgical poems in their own mother tongues. So this week, we ask Shira Lankin Sheps, Anne Gordon and Rachel Sharansky Danziger what matters now. Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves. IMAGE: The editors of 'Az Nashir - We Will Sing Again: Women's Prayers for Our Time of Need,' (from left to right): Anne Gordon, Rachel Sharansky Danziger and Shira Lankin Sheps. (courtesy): See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Listen to the rest of this premium episode by subscribing at patreon.com/knowyourenemyMatt and Sam continue the 100th episode extravaganza by answering more truly excellent listener questions and hear from more friends of the show. Topics include: leftwing politics and orthodox Christianity, how to maintain hope (especially on the socialist left), learning to love Freud, complicated family politics, and more! Plus: Dissent co-editor Tash Lewis sings "Happy Birthday" to Matt in Welsh.Sources:Charles Péguy, Portal of the Mystery of Hope (1911)Wesley Hill, "After Boomer Religion," Commonweal, April 29, 2019Herbert McCabe, "The Class Struggle and Christian Love," in God Matters (2012)Matthew Sitman, "Against Moral Austerity: On the Need for a Christian Left," Dissent, Summer 2017Dan Walden, "Gender, Sex, and Other Nonsense," Commonweal, March 1, 2021Peter Gay, Freud: A Life for Our Time(1988)Pat Blanchfield, "Death Drive Nation," Late Light, Nov 1, 2022Casey Blake and Christopher Phelps, "History as Social Criticism: Conversations with Christopher Lasch," Journal of American History, Mar 1994Sam Adler-Bell, "Beautiful Losers," Commonweal, Mar 11, 2020— "Jews in the diaspora must resist the inhumanity being done by Israel in our name," New Statesman, Nov 29, 2023— "Good Enough," The Baffler, April 2024Kim LaCapria & David Mikkelson, "Does This Photograph Show Bernie Sanders at a 1962 Civil Rights Sit-In?" Snopes, Mar 3, 2016