In their brilliant new book—End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World—Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor uncover the varied threads that have given birth to an apocalyptic, survivalist alliance of power that seems intent on…ending us. And they share an arguably more appealing, enjoyable path to breaking the doom loop and—rooted in what they call here-n ... Show More
Sep 24
The Core of Consciousness (Antonio Damasio, MD, PhD)
“Feeling is really the core of consciousness,” says Antonio Damasio, MD, PhD. “And it's giving you information about what it is like to be alive, and how your life is going, and what you need to do about it.” Damasio is the director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the Un ... Show More
49m 41s
Sep 10
Pleasure Principles (Richard Christiansen)
Richard Christiansen is the founder of Flamingo Estate and a dear pal of mine. Today, we’re talking (in part) about the stories that led to his new book, Flamingo Estate Pleasure Principles. We get into: our love of witches, why Richard thinks we’re experiencing a crisis of beaut ... Show More
51m 21s
Sep 3
How to Pursue Your Goals—Without Suffering (Angela Duckworth, PhD)
“ It’s just incredibly hard to really resist these forces that are, you know, probably from evolution, that we adapt to our circumstances,” says psychologist Angela Duckworth, PhD. “But once you have that insight, then you realize that you do have to shape your circumstances befo ... Show More
52m 41s
Nov 2023
The Flickering Flames of Betrayal
In this special episode of Get Your Rear in Gear with Lori, host Lori McAfee takes listeners on a journey through the pages of her new book, "Burning Hope." This book explores themes of longing for love, feeling abandoned and ashamed, and finding redemption and hope through facin ... Show More
7m 41s
Aug 2024
Become an Independent Thinker
In this episode we talk about this wild energy we’re in, where we feel like we’re in a washing machine - we feel up AND down, hopeful AND hopeless, optimistic AND slightly scared. Now that we’re opened up our consciousness so much, now is the time to only invest in what serves ou ... Show More
30m 59s
Apr 2022
Soul In Progress Mini 777 --- how do we integrate spirituality into this messy human world
On this week of Skinny Dipping the podcast on spirituality, mental health, and the human experience host Kela Rose (@sundazedkk) dives in to the difficult topic of how tf do we incorporate spirituality, spiritual practices, mindfulness, etc. in a world and society ruled by hate a ... Show More
20m 17s
May 2024
The Divine Feminine, Relationships & Individualism
The premise of this podcast is that I am having a conversation with my conscience.That is the male voice you hear; my father.We tackle all things life by going through all the lessons I’ve learned with him as my mentor.The ups, the downs, the pain, and the joy. All of it.My consc ... Show More
40m 41s