Best The New School At Commonweal Podcasts (2025)

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The Plants Know, but Do We? Healing Ourselves by Healing the Earth with Yeye Luisah Teish 59:44

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Join us for conversation with author and spiritual advisor Yeye Teish and host Cassandra Ferrera, director of Commonweal’s Center for Ethical Land Transition.Chief Iyanifa Fajembola Fatunmise (Yeye Luisah Teish)Yeye is an American author of African and African-diaspora spiritual cultures. She also is an affluent ritualist, keynote speaker, and spir…

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2025:03.29 - David Sheff - Yoko 1:14:32

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John Lennon once described Yoko Ono as the world’s most famous unknown artist. Join us for a conversation with David Sheff—author of this intimate and revelatory biography of Yoko Ono, and the #1 New York Times bestseller, Beautiful Boy. David’s biography delves into her groundbreaking art, music, feminism, and activism. Join us for a conversation …

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2025:03.07 - Deborah Koff-Chapin - Songbath Sanctuary 1:02:37

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Rest and renew in a rich sonic atmosphere. Deborah creates deep, resonant sounds through evocative vocal tones accompanied by alchemy crystal bowls and antique Himalayan bowls. This is a time to let go of social engagement while being together in sacred space. Find something to lie or sit upon and anything else to make yourself comfortable. You are…

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2025:03.12 - Liberating Wealth in Prophetic Times 1:42:06

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We are living through prophetic times—what some call the metacrisis, others name as a rupture, others see as an opening. What does it mean to navigate this moment with wisdom? And what role does wealth play in this transition? This panel brings together cosmologists, system architects, scholars, and funder-activists to explore:How do we make sense …

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2025:02.07 - John Fox - 2025 Public Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care 28:36

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John Fox speaks at the 2025 Public Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care in February. The gathering was designed to bridges wisdom traditions with emerging frontiers in healing. This year's forum explores transformation through the intersections of integrative cancer care with consciousness and healing arts, featuring distinguished speakers…

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2025:02.07 - Mark Renneker - 2025 Public Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care 27:22

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Dr. Mark Renneker speaks at the 2025 Public Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care in February. The gathering was designed to bridges wisdom traditions with emerging frontiers in healing. This year's forum explores transformation through the intersections of integrative cancer care with consciousness and healing arts, featuring distinguished…

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2025:02.07 - Robin Daly - 2025 Public Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care 23:55

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Robin Daly speaks at the 2025 Public Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care in February. The gathering was designed to bridges wisdom traditions with emerging frontiers in healing. This year's forum explores transformation through the intersections of integrative cancer care with consciousness and healing arts, featuring distinguished speake…

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2025:02.07 - Diana Lindsay - 2025 Public Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care 28:37

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Diana Lindsay speaks at the 2025 Public Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care in February. The gathering was designed to bridges wisdom traditions with emerging frontiers in healing. This year's forum explores transformation through the intersections of integrative cancer care with consciousness and healing arts, featuring distinguished spe…

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2025:02.07 - Dale Borglum - 2025 Public Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care 34:01

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Dale Borglum speaks at the 2025 Public Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care in February. The gathering was designed to bridges wisdom traditions with emerging frontiers in healing. This year's forum explores transformation through the intersections of integrative cancer care with consciousness and healing arts, featuring distinguished spea…

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2025:02.07 - Dawn Gross - 2025 Public Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care 31:07

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Dawn Gross speaks at the 2025 Public Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care in February. The gathering was designed to bridges wisdom traditions with emerging frontiers in healing. This year's forum explores transformation through the intersections of integrative cancer care with consciousness and healing arts, featuring distinguished speake…

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2025:02.07 - Jen Green - 2025 Public Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care 29:55

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Jen Green speaks at the 2025 Public Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care in February. The gathering was designed to bridges wisdom traditions with emerging frontiers in healing. This year's forum explores transformation through the intersections of integrative cancer care with consciousness and healing arts, featuring distinguished speaker…

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2025:02.07 - Mark Taylor - 2025 Public Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care 26:05

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Mark Taylor speaks at the 2025 Public Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care in February. The gathering was designed to bridges wisdom traditions with emerging frontiers in healing. This year's forum explores transformation through the intersections of integrative cancer care with consciousness and healing arts, featuring distinguished speak…

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2025:02.07 - Jen Bires - 2025 Public Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care 28:16

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Jennifer Bires speaks at the 2025 Public Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care in February. The gathering was designed to bridges wisdom traditions with emerging frontiers in healing. This year's forum explores transformation through the intersections of integrative cancer care with consciousness and healing arts, featuring distinguished sp…

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2024:12.09 - Howard Gardner - On Mind 59:13

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~ Part One of a Two Part Conversation with host Michael LernerJoin Host Michael Lerner in two conversations with cognitive psychologist, Harvard professor, and author Howard Gardner, who is best known for his theory of multiple intelligences.Howard GardnerHoward is John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard G…

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2024:12.16 - Howard Gardner - On Education 56:49

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~ Part Two of a Two Part Conversation with host Michael LernerJoin Host Michael Lerner in two conversations with cognitive psychologist, Harvard professor, and author Howard Gardner, who is best known for his theory of multiple intelligences.Howard GardnerHoward is John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard G…

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2025:01.05 - Mariah Parker & Matthew Montfort Duo: Festival of Sacred Music 1:21:44

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Long-time musical collaborators Mariah Parker (piano, santur) and Matthew Montfort (scalloped fretboard guitar) share their unique blend of captivating music that is sure to uplift. Performing original compositions inspired by the musical cultures of Spain, Brazil and India mixed with the contemporary colors of jazz, the duo creates a mesmerizing s…

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2024:12.10: Rabbi Irwin Keller - Words, Worry, Wonder 1:25:41

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Today I am taking sides.I am taking the side of Peace.Peace, which I will not abandoneven when its voice is drowned outby hurt and hatred,bitterness of loss,cries of right and wrong.I am taking the side of Peacewhose name has barely been spokenin this winnerless war…..From Irwin Keller’s viral protest poem, “Taking Sides,” published in his recent v…

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Tara Geer - What Do We Know? Exploring Non-Western Approaches to Wisdom 57:02

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Tara Geer, Program Director of Commonweal’s Visual Thinking Strategies program in conversation with host Susan Grelock YusemAround the world, people understand life and each other in vastly different ways. In "What Do We Know?," we will delve into profound ways of knowing often dismissed by Western thought, including intuition, artistic expression,…

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Deborah Koff-Chapin - A Spiritual Biography 1:05:30

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In this conversation, join TNS Host Michael Lerner with artist and sound healer Deborah Koff-Chapin. Deborah Koff-Chapin has been practicing Touch Drawing since it came into her life as a creative inspiration in 1974. She teaches this simple yet profound process internationally. Deborah is creator of the best-selling SoulCards 1&2, celebrating 25 y…

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Norma Wong - Listening to the Soul of Conflict 1:08:37

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– zen priest teaching the art of war, conflictIn this era of profound conflict and rupture, we are witnessing disharmony at every level of humanity---within ourselves, in our relationships, across our communities, within the nation, and across nation states. Group conflict can stretch and break us, but if we are willing to endure the pain, it can a…

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Jeffrey J. Kripal - The Superhumanities: Historical Precedents, Moral Objections 1:14:40

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Join Host Michael Lerner in conversation with Jeffrey J. Kripal, Rice University Department of Religion professor and author of more than a dozen books including The Superhumanities: Historical Precedents, Moral Objections, New Realities and The Flip: Epiphanies of Mind and the Future of Knowledge.Jeffrey J. KripalJeffrey is the J. Newton Rayzor Ch…

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2024:10.30 - Omonblanks - What Do We Know? Exploring Non-Western Approaches to Wisdom 1:19:52

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Around the world, people understand life and each other in vastly different ways. In "What Do We Know?," we will delve into profound ways of knowing often dismissed by Western thought, including intuition, artistic expression, empathy, and the wisdom of dreams. We will explore diverse, non-Western approaches to knowledge formation including interco…

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2024:10.02 - Joanna Bornowski - Consciousness, Intuition and Animal Communication 1:18:49

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Join Host Michael Lerner for a conversation with intuitive animal communicator, Joanna Bornowski. Michael and Joanna talk about consciousness, accessing deeper states of intuition, and the innate human ability to be in conversation with the natural world.Joanna BornowskiJoanna is an intuitive guide, teacher and animal communicator specializing in h…

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2024:09.28 - Kevin Opstedal - Dreaming as One: Poetry, Poets and Community in Bolinas 1:02:12

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~Co-presented with Bolinas Museum~Kevin Opstedal, author of Dreaming as One: Poetry, Poets and Community in Bolinas, California, from 1967-1980, in conversation with editor, critic, and ethicist (and New School Host) Steve Heilig at the Bolinas Museum.Bolinas has a long and vibrant history as a haven for poets and writers seeking an alternative lif…

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2024:09.30 - Michael Fischer - In Service Towards Resilience 1:11:42

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Part of the Building Community Resilience Series at The New School"Resilience" is an essential part of individual and societal response and preparation these days, yet it's become a bit of a buzz word. What does it mean from the perspective of someone who's been helping prepare groups for resilience since before the word was trendy? How do we mento…

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2024:08.28 - Diana Lindsay: On the Nature of Healing: Healing Circles at Commonweal 1:23:07

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On the Nature of Healing: Healing Circles at Commonweal / Diana Lindsay and Host Michael LernerBy The New School at Commonweal

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24.08.28: Jerry Millhon and Host Michael Lerner 1:42:52

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Storytelling for Thriving Communities: A Spiritual Biography / Jerry Millhon and Host Michael LernerJoin host Michael Lerner for an exploration of Jerry Millhon's life and work—his life journey to founding Thriving Communities and the many other projects he helped found or nourish in a life dedicated to service.Jerry MillhonJerry Millhon founded Th…

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2024:08.12 Lisa Bero and Lariah Edwards - Protecting Scientists from Industry Intimidation 55:08

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~Co-presented with Commonweal’s Collaborative for Health and the Environment and University of California San Francisco’s Science Action Network~Scientific findings can inform stronger policies that protect public health — which sometimes negatively impacts profits of companies that produce health-harming chemicals and products.Industry intimidatio…

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2024:06.25 - Kalyanee Mam - What Does Love Have To Do With It? Bringing Mystery to Peacebuilding 1:20:23

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The subject tonight is LoveAnd for tomorrow night as well,As a matter of factI know of no better topicFor us to discussUntil we allDie! - HafizCrisis, war, injustice, and violence have a certain logic—and social change processes working to address these challenges carry a similar, reactionary logic. How can love help us to step out of the perceived…

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2024:06.12 - Sofia Nemenmann & Anabella Museri: Welcome, Wild Times 1:13:19

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Welcome, Wild Times: Conversation with Resilience Leaders in the Global South | Bienvenidos Tiempos turbulentos: conversaciones con líderes de resiliencia en el Sur Global***These are wild times to be alive. From the local to the global, we are facing complex, interlocked crises. Yet, around the world people are responding in creative, dynamic, gro…

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2024:06.23 - Maryliz Smith - Festival of Sacred Music Piano Concert 1:14:47

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Join us for the first in a series of sacred music celebrations at Commonweal, presented in collaboration with long-time Commonweal friend Toby Symington. Held at the solstice and equinox, the concerts—and gatherings afterward—are designed to bring people together in a convivial setting around music which delights, inspires, and elevates the soul. T…

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2024:06.08 - Peter Coyote - Things As It Is, A Roving Discussion of Zen in the Vernacular 1:05:49

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Join Host Steve Heilig as we bring back author, actor, and local celebrity Peter Coyote to The New School. They talk about Peter’s recent books—Zen in the Vernacular: Things As It Is, and Tongue of A Crow—and ramble across many other topics.Peter CoyotePeter has written five books including the international bestseller Sleeping Where I Fall and_The…

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2024:05.16 - Manisha Gupta - Welcome Wild Times: Conversation with Resilience Leaders 1:43:31

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Manisha Gupta and Host Michael LernerThese are wild times to be alive. From the local to the global, we are facing complex, interlocked crises. Yet, around the world people are responding in creative, dynamic, grounded ways to adapt and emerge. Omega Resilience Awards, a new program of Commonweal, was created to gather a community of people interes…

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2024:05.29 - Aljosie Aldrich Harding - What Does Love Have To Do With It? 1:25:42

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The subject tonight is LoveAnd for tomorrow night as well,As a matter of factI know of no better topicFor us to discussUntil we allDie! - HafizCrisis, war, injustice, and violence have a certain logic—and social change processes working to address these challenges carry a similar, reactionary logic. How can love help us to step out of the perceived…

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2024:04.29 - Deepa Patel - What Does Love Have To Do With It? Bringing Mystery to Peacebuilding 1:25:10

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The subject tonight is LoveAnd for tomorrow night as well,As a matter of factI know of no better topicFor us to discussUntil we allDie! - HafizCrisis, war, injustice, and violence have a certain logic—and social change processes working to address these challenges carry a similar, reactionary logic. How can love help us to step out of the perceived…

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2024:04.24 - Nnimmo Bassey - Welcome, Wild Times: Conversation with Resilience Leaders 1:17:46

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These are wild times to be alive. From the local to the global, we are facing complex, interlocked crises. Yet, around the world people are responding in creative, dynamic, grounded ways to adapt and emerge.Omega Resilience Awards, a new program of Commonweal, was created to gather a community of people interested in resilient strategies. Collectiv…

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2024:03.28 - Christina Baldwin - Writing as Legacy 1:21:13

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Join Michael Lerner in conversation with storyteller and storycatcher Christina Baldwin. Haunted by the question: “What do we leave in the earth for the future to find?” and having already written eight books that are standing the test of time, Christina set out to write a book of historical fiction that explores foundational human values in story.…

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TNS: Jane Hirshfield - Living by Poems 1:37:07

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Join TNS Host Michael Lerner for a reading and conversation with poet Jane Hirshfield. A lay-ordained practitioner of Soto Zen and also the founder, in 2017, of Poets for Science, Jane's newest book holds fifty years of her life and work. The conversation will be similarly ranging, touching on the taproots of creative permeability and attention, th…

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2024:03.06 - Justin Nobel, Larysa Dyrszka & James Brugh - Petroleum 238 1:25:07

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Each year, the gas and oil industry produces billions of tons of waste — much of it toxic and radioactive. The fracking boom has only worsened the problem. Where does this waste go? In this webinar, co-presented with the Collaborative for Health and Environment and the Science and Environmental Health Network (SEHN), Host Kristin Schafer will explo…

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2024:01.25 - Elizabeth Sawin & Beverley Thorpe - Multisolving for Climate, Chemicals & Health 1:14:22

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~Co-presented with Commonweal’s Collaborative for Health and the Environment~We’re now in the dangerous, uncharted territory climate scientists have been warning about for decades. Meanwhile, biologists and toxicologists are sounding the alarm about surpassing the “planetary boundary” for chemical pollution, beyond which both ecosystems and our hea…

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TNS: Terry Tempest Williams - Rejoice! Our Times Are Intolerable 1:05:50

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~Co-presented with Point Reyes Books and the Mesa Refuge~Join TNS Host Michael Lerner in person or via webinar for a reading and conversation with writer, educator, conservationist, and activist Terry Tempest Williams. Terry has been with us at The New School twice before, and you can listen to the podcast of those events on our website or on Spoti…

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2023:12.05 - Pat McCabe: Restaurando el corazón de nuestras relaciones 1:26:38

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~Co-presented by The New School and the Racial Healing Initiative at Commonweal’s Retreat Center Collaboration~¿Qué significaría "volverse nativos" al lugar en el que estamos ahora? ¿Cómo viviríamos si lo fuéramos? Nuestras comunidades y líderes indígenas tienen una sabiduría antigua que ofrece una visión profunda sobre los desafíos a los que nos e…

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2023:12.05 - Pat McCabe - Restoring the Heart of Our Relationships: Racial and Earth Healing 1:26:10

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~Co-presented by The New School and the Racial Healing Initiative at Commonweal’s Retreat Center Collaboration~Our indigenous communities and leaders hold ancient wisdom that offers profound insights into the challenges facing us today. As we navigate the cultural, climate, and ecosystem shifts happening on our planet now, we need the wisdom of man…

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2023:11.21 - Rachel Naomi Remen & Karen Drucker - The Practice of Gratitude: Finding Meaning 56:02

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Enjoy another healing hour of stories and music with master storyteller Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, and musician/songwriter Karen Drucker. This month, they offer stories and songs for the Thanksgiving Holiday.See all of the music and story events with Rachel and Karen on our on our website, listen on Soundcloud, watch on YouTube, or find us on Apple po…

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2023:11.02 - Graham Leicester - Rising to the Occasion: Practical Hope in a Global Poly 1:28:35

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Host Michael Lerner joins Commonweal board member Katherine Fulton in conversation with Graham Leicester, who has pioneered new ways to navigate and even thrive in this complex era.Graham LeicesterGraham is the founding Director of International Futures Forum (IFF), an organization based in Edinburgh, Scotland, with a mission to enable people, comm…

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2023:11.14 - Sherri Mitchell - Restaurando el corazón de nuestras relaciones 1:28:50

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~Co-presented by The New School and the Racial Healing Initiative at Commonweal’s Retreat Center Collaboration~¿Qué significaría "volverse nativos" al lugar en el que estamos ahora? ¿Cómo viviríamos si lo fuéramos? Nuestras comunidades y líderes indígenas tienen una sabiduría antigua que ofrece una visión profunda sobre los desafíos a los que nos e…

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2023:11.14 - Sherri Mitchell - Restoring the Heart of Our Relationships: Racial and Earth Healing 1:27:13

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~Co-presented by The New School and the Racial Healing Initiative at Commonweal’s Retreat Center Collaboration~Our indigenous communities and leaders hold ancient wisdom that offers profound insights into the challenges facing us today. As we navigate the cultural, climate, and ecosystem shifts happening on our planet now, we need the wisdom of man…

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2023:06.14 - Oren Slozberg - A Spiritual Biography 2:20:23

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Join Oren Slozberg, Executive Director of Commonweal, in a spiritual biography conversation with Host Michael Lerner.Oren SlozbergOren is the executive director of Commonweal and the co-director of Healing Circles Global. He has been a senior program developer in the fields of education, youth development, and the arts for more than 30 years. Oren’…

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2023:10.19 - Keith Block, MD: Life Over Cancer: A New Model of Integrative Cancer Trea 1:25:15

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~ Co-presented with CancerChoices ~ Join Host Michael Lerner in virtual conversation with Keith Block, MD--long regarded as the “father” of integrative oncology--about his model for integrative cancer treatment. You can find past recordings of Keith at The New School on our website.Keith I. Block, MDKeith combines cutting-edge conventional treatmen…

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2023:10.09 - Cynthia Li, MD: Brave New Medicine: A Spiritual Biography 2:34:15

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Join us for another in the Spiritual Biography series, this time with Cynthia Li, MD. Cynthia’s experiences as both doctor and patient through an internal “dark night of the soul” and a medical condition affecting her immune system point to tools for building personal immunity and resilience in the face of crises. She has been deeply involved with …