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As She Rises brings together local poets and activists from throughout North America to depict the effects of climate change on their home and their people. Each episode carries the listener to a new place through a collection of voices, local recordings and soundscapes. Stories span from the Louisiana Bayou, to the tundras of Alaska to the drying bed of the Colorado River. Centering the voices of native women and women of color, As She Rises personalizes the elusive magnitude of climate cha ...
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21. Valerie Jack on Finding Peace in Grief without God
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“The irony of man's condition is that the deepest need is to be free of the anxiety of death and annihilation; but it is life itself which awakens it, and so we must shrink from being fully alive.” ― Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death
Episode References:
- BBC News: New extremism definition unveiled by government
- Humanists UK: Extremists ‘negate the fundamental rights and freedoms of others’ – humanists analyse new definition
- ‘Resisting extremism means defending a tolerant society’, Andrew Copson
- Atheist Bus Campaign
- Radio 5: Elis James and John Robins Show
About Valerie Jack;
- Living with Life without God
- Twitter @ValerieJack
- Instagram/Facebook: @valeriejackwrites
Valerie's References:
- How religious and spiritual beliefs explain prolonged grief disorder symptoms, Kim M. Christian, Samar M. Aoun & Lauren J. Breen
- The Denial of Death, Ernest Becker
- Why Death is Nothing to Fear: Lucretius and Epicureanism, Jack Maden, PhilosophyBreak
- Snoopy Cartoon on Death
- La Fauxmagerie
“One day we will die, but on
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Chapters
1. 21. Valerie Jack on Finding Peace in Grief without God (00:00:00)
2. PART 1: World Book Day & AI Event Review (00:00:05)
3. Response to UK Govt Extremism Definition (00:04:45)
4. Concerns for Free Speech in the UK (00:15:00)
5. Positives of the focus on tolerance & democracy (00:18:02)
6. PART 2: Interview with Valerie Jack, Author of Living with Death Without God (00:23:24)
7. Coping with death anxiety (00:33:32)
8. Reflections on leaving a legacy and embracing life (00:38:31)
9. PART 3: Interview Review & Event Preview (00:47:25)
10. Changing Minds on Radio 5 Comedy (00:58:46)
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