Best Joan Rivers Podcasts (2024)

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Mike Rowe’s Dirtiest Jobs, Joan Rivers Help & His Mother’s Challenge! 49:25

26d ago49:25

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Like most people, you’ve probably heard of Mike Rowe because of his willingness to do over 300 strange, disgusting and unique jobs like – sewer inspector – cow inseminator and shark suit tester as the creator and host of Discovery Channel’s popular show “Dirty Jobs”. But when Jason and Peter heard about his unusual start in the entertainment busine…

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Real Life Ghostbusters – Meet the Ghost Files Guys 38:23

5d ago38:23

38:23

Over the past several years people’s belief in ghosts, hauntings, and the supernatural have steadily crept up and recent studies reveal that 67% of Americans believe in the paranormal. Really, no really! With the occult being one of Jason’s favorite topics, he and Peter wanted to examine the phenomenon with today’s hottest ghost hunters. Ryan Berga…

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Which Country Has the Happiest Kids? Why? 38:56

4d ago38:56

38:56

When Jason and Peter heard about a study suggesting that children in The Netherlands were the happiest kids in the world, their reaction was naturally…Really, no really! They were determined to find out how The Netherlands was able to lay claim to having the happiest children in the world! And more importantly…if their claim was true, what could be…

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The Return to Office Lie: Why It’s Failing Companies 35:59

19d ago35:59

35:59

The pandemic thrust millions of us into remote work, and the consensus for most of us is – we love it! Reduced commutes, getting deliveries, our own bathrooms, and the ability to hang out with our pets! So then why are major employers increasingly pushing back against remote work while bemoaning quiet quitting and the degradation of office culture?…

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Dr. Joannie Marlene Bewa, MD, PhD, Republic of Benin and USA 20:56

23d ago20:56

20:56

Dr. Joannie Marlene Bewa, MD, PhD, is a physician, public health researcher, global advocate for girls & women's sexual and reproductive health, and the founder and CEO of DOTOH Health. She has over fifteen years of combined experience in global health, health policy, digital health, clinical care, research, international development and non-profit…

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The Billion Dollar Nap: The Rise of Sleep Tourism 38:48

1M ago38:48

38:48

Sleep deprivation can lead to hypertension, compromised immunity, stroke, obesity, premature death, and a whole host of other serious maladies. Between 25 and 30 million Americans have insomnia at any given time; no wonder the newest trend in wellness is… “Sleep Tourism”. Really, no really! But what exactly is “Sleep Tourism”? Jason and Peter were …

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Deepened Learning to Reach the Soul with John Creger 51:26

1M ago51:26

51:26

John Creger is an education consultant providing professional development for Deepened Learning. He is co-founder of The Personal Creed Organization and author of "The Personal Creed Project and a New Vision of Learning". As a public school teacher, John has received several awards including the James Moffett Memorial Award for Teacher Research. In…

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Inside the Secret World of Lost Luggage 33:57

1M ago33:57

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In the United States, the airline industry loses an estimated 2 million bags annually. Now you might be wondering, where do all those lost bags end up? Well Jason and Peter were able to get a definitive answer to that question. The majority end up in Alabama! Really, no Really! Our guest Bryan Owens discusses his unique family business…which has be…

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Knowing the Living Cosmos with Joan Parisi Wilcox 54:09

1M ago54:09

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Joan Parisi Wilcox is the author of several books including "Masters of the Living Energy" about the mystical world of the Q'ero people of Peru. Joan shares a beautiful vision learned from Andean masters of how we are on a progressive journey expanding our personal growth and awareness while experiencing our relationship with a living and conscious…

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Dr. Suchi Gaur, The Netherlands and India 17:26

1M ago17:26

17:26

Dr. Suchi Gaur is the Founder of Mission Hummingbirds and is on a new journey to resource the work that women and young women are doing in their local communities. In this episode, Suchi discusses the story of hummingbirds and how this powerful and tiny bird has inspired her personally, appearing in challenging times in her life and giving her hope…

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Confessions of a Rented Bridesmaid 36:33

2M ago36:33

36:33

You can now rent a professional bridesmaid for your wedding! Really, no really! Before you ask the inevitable and logical question…why anyone would need to rent somebody to be their bridesmaid, consider this: twenty two percent of Americans say that it has been at least five years since they’ve made a new friend and nearly one-third say they have t…

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"What Is Enlightenment? Is it for Me?" 11:01

1M ago11:01

11:01

Call it what you will: enlightenment, realization, awakening, illumination, profound maturity, sageness, bliss . . . noble and empowering . . . brilliant and humble . . . courageous and practical . . . the 'stuff' of poetry. Cultivating the enlightening mind is, for those who venture in its direction with diligence and authenticity, an adventurous …

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The Shocking Power of the Placebo Effect! 39:24

2M ago39:24

39:24

A man attempted suicide by overdosing on a drug he was given in a clinical trial. He was rushed to a hospital in bad shape…shaking, breathing rapidly with a dangerously low pulse, and blood pressure that had bottomed out. He was eventually stabilized, but not by anything the staff at the hospital did. The treatment and cure? He was informed that th…

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Akinyi Juma, Kenya 22:15

2M ago22:15

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Akinyi Juma is the current Mrs. Universe Kenya 2024 and the founder of Rebirth of a Queen, a community-based organization with a mission to empower and include survivors of sexual & gender-based violence and human trafficking to become economically empowered. In this episode, Akinyi discusses how her own experiences as a survivor of sexual violence…

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The Secret Life of Alligators! 35:31

2M ago35:31

35:31

Have you heard about Wally the 5-foot-long, 60-pound emotional support alligator? Wally’s owner sleeps with him, walks him on a leash, and even hosts children’s pool parties featuring the supposedly docile reptile. With their inhuman eyes, prehistoric looks, razor sharp teeth, and propensity to eat small dogs (and sometimes their owners), most of u…

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Learning Core Shamanism with Annie Blackstone 44:16

2M ago44:16

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Annie Blackstone teaches shamanic practices through the HCH Institute in Lafayette, California. She also teaches hypnotherapy and as a reiki master teaches reiki as well. Annie also offers ancestral healing, brainspotting, biofield tuning, and several other modalities in her work helping others. In this engrossing conversation, Annie shares the fun…

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Your Bad Customer Service was No Accident! 35:18

2M ago35:18

35:18

Today’s episode is all about our frustration with customer service… which by anyone’s standards is getting worse and worse! You experience it every time you encounter a phone tree, interact with a chatbot, or deal with increasingly longer hold times. The truly shocking fact, the apparent ineptitude of most customer service departments is by design.…

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Yoga's Path to Spiritual Awakening with Regan Caruthers 1:01:23

2M ago1:01:23

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Regan Caruthers is the founder of the Aset Yoga and Wellness Center in Washington, Missouri where she practices as a spiritual mentor, inner life coach, and RYT 200 Trauma Informed Yoga Instructor. In this engaging conversation, Regan expands on the many facets of yoga and how disciplined practice can awaken a rich and fulfilling spiritual life. To…

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Elisa Gambino, USA 20:43

2M ago20:43

20:43

Elisa Gambino began her career as a producer in the CNN Rome bureau. After 15 years of covering conflict and upheavals for CNN, she together with her partner and husband founded their own production company, One Production Place Films, where they devote their time, energy and talents to sharing stories about how we live in community with each other…

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#104: Repo Man (1984) 1:20:03

2M ago1:20:03

1:20:03

This month we explore REPO MAN, the endlessly inventive 1984 cult movie by Alex Cox. Dave remembers catching the movie on late-night cable as a teen, but it was a true blind spot for Ashley until we sat down to watch it together. Emilio Estevez stars as Otto, a bored LA punk who falls under the spell of veteran repo man Harry Dean Stanton. Along th…

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Free Will Might be an Illusion! 39:51

2M ago39:51

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Dr. Robert Sapolsky a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant winner and professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University has rankled the scientific and philosophic communities by arguing one simple point: There is no free will! We only THINK we’re making our own decisions. Really, no really! When Jason and Peter heard this, they realized that…

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Coldplay 2002 35:47

2M ago35:47

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By 2002 Coldplay were already one of the biggest acts in the UK, playing the Pyramid stage at that year's Glastonbury. As their second album is released and international stardom beckons, we hear them talking honestly about their music with Radio 1's Steve Lamacq. This is uncut audio from the BBC Archive. Presenter & Producer: David Hyde Assistant …

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BONUS EPISODE: Blunt Truths on Marijuana 12:55

3M ago12:55

12:55

The cannabis available today is much, much stronger than the weed grandma was smoking back in her day and the effects on our brains are much more significant than previously thought. Really, no really! Jason and Peter sought out Dr. Ryan Sultan an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University to understand the underlying reasons…

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What’s Driving Public Bad Behavior? 36:26

3M ago36:26

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It’s becoming impossible to ignore the epidemic of public incivility. Tirades in supermarkets, performers pelted with projectiles, drunken movie goers brawling, tantrums on airplanes, and of course, the Oscar slap seen around the world! This can’t all just be coincidence. Social media constantly churns out evidence of this growing trend which begs …

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River Savante, USA and Nepal 17:46

3M ago17:46

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River Savante is 16 years old and has already set a world record as the youngest American female to summit Imja Tse in the Nepal Everest region, which is 20,500 ft. River is training to be the youngest American female to summit Mount Everest, scheduled for next May/June 2025. In this episode, River discusses going with her mother leading trips to K…

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Harvard’s Taylor Swift Course -What You’re Really Learning! 38:01

3M ago38:01

38:01

Harvard is teaching a course on…Taylor Swift? Yes! Harvard University, the one in Cambridge, Massachusetts has a new course about T-Swizzle whose Eras Tour has earned over 1 billion dollars so far. And whose latest album just broke multiple streaming records within hours of its release. Really, no Really! Our initial reaction was to poo-poo the Har…

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Inherent Nature of Art with Trung Cao 50:58

3M ago50:58

50:58

Trung Cao is a masterful painter who is also a published scientific researcher. In this thought provoking conversation Trung shares how, since an early age, his irrepressible urge to understand the world around him has led to expressing his many questions and observations in his ongoing practice of art and science. Among many subjects, Trung elabor…

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Eminem 1999 18:27

3M ago18:27

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In the late 90s and early 2000s, Eminem rose to become one of the biggest rappers in the world. The Grammy winning Slim Shady LP had gone double platinum in the UK and the next few years would see him release more critically and commercially successful albums. Making his first visit to the UK in 1999, he drops in on Radio 1's Jo Whiley for some rel…

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CNN’s Richard Quest: Is Airline Safety Declining? 38:52

3M ago38:52

38:52

This episode attempts to answer the question… “Are airlines putting dangerous planes into the sky?” Recently, a Boeing 737 Max 9 had a door plug blow out at 16,000 feet, creating a gaping hole that sucked out, among other things…the shirt off the back of a startled teenager. Really, no Really! That incident (along with a few others) reminded us of …

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Secrets of Healing with Icasiana Hilda Barrs 53:06

3M ago53:06

53:06

Icasiana Hilda Barrs is a medicine woman, healer and spiritual guide. In this enlightening conversation, Icasiana shares her journey of how she broke through harmful beliefs and programming to become free of cancer and discovered her ability as a healer. In talking about her work of 25 years, she explains how she has learned to help others in their…

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Amy Winehouse 2006 17:22

3M ago17:22

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It's 2006: With her single Rehab just released and her second album, Back to Black, on the horizon Amy Winehouse pops into Craig Charles' 6 Music studio to talk about her musical influences, love and her increasing fame. This is uncut audio from the BBC Archive. Presenter & Producer: David Hyde Assistant Producer: Matthew Woodcock Executive Produce…

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Comedian Leanne Morgan: From Housewife to Fame at 57! 43:43

3M ago43:43

43:43

Fame! That mystical quality that often leads young stars to crushing downfalls, addiction, financial ruin, even personal tragedy. So, is it better to become famous later in life, when you hopefully have the wisdom and experience to handle it? For one Tennessee housewife and in-home jewelry salesperson Leanne Morgan, success didn’t happen till her l…

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The Dark Side of Celebrity Endorsements 38:21

4M ago38:21

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As celebrities bask in their own fame, they are frequently offered exceptionally lucrative endorsement deals, often worth obscene amounts of money. But as this trend has grown over the past decade, many of the deals seem to be encountering significant problems! Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s wine brand may take a hit due to their acrimonious divorc…

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Sadia Jahan Rothi, Bangladesh 15:31

4M ago15:31

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Sadia Jahan Rothi is an Environmental and Climate Activist. She is the Board Director of Eco-Network Global, which is a youth-led organization. She started climate and environmental activism with Eco-Network in 2018 when she first witnessed how climate change has been affecting the lives of coastal regions people of Bangladesh. She is also a climat…

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Wayne Knight on Seinfeld, Jurassic Park, Basic Instinct and more! 54:07

4M ago54:07

54:07

Today’s episode could be titled, “Hello Newman” because the internationally loved actor, Wayne Knight visits Really, no Really to talk about his iconic roles... including Seinfeld’s scheming Postman Newman, and Jurassic Park's techno-wiz Dennis Nedry. In this episode, Jason and Peter get Wayne to discuss what it’s like to get cast in projects based…

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Waking and Sleeping Consciousness with Miriam L. Marsolais, Ph.D 53:42

4M ago53:42

53:42

Miriam Marsolais Ph.D is a practicing psychotherapist and Jungian analyst. Miriam speaks from her experience and training about how a person can benefit from understanding and building on the relationship between one's waking consciousness and sleeping consciousness. She shares how her recovery from the trauma of a severe burn injury initiated her …

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Understanding TikTok – Should it Stay, or Should it Go? 33:57

4M ago33:57

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This episode is all about trying to figure out if TikTok - the video hosting platform owned by the Chinese company Byte Dance should be banned or not. Over 70% of young Americans use TikTok, which critics claim is spying on, manipulating, and spreading misinformation to its users. But is TikTok any different than Meta, Google, or X? Our guest’s ans…

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#103: Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) 1:01:40

4M ago1:01:40

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This time, Ashley chooses HAPPY-GO-LUCKY and it's a Mike Leigh rematch! Long ago on Ep.8, Dave chose Leigh's NAKED (1993), which featured male characters so repellent that Ashley found the entire viewing experience to be extremely unpleasant. Now six years later, we discuss a Mike Leigh film she adores, longtime favorite HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, a seemingly…

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Roots of Eastern Religions with Reverend Dr. John R. Mabry 1:15:04

4M ago1:15:04

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Reverend Dr. John R. Mabry teaches comparative theology at the Chaplaincy Institute, an Interfaith Seminary in Berkeley, California. Listen as Pastor John explains soteriology, the study of salvation according to different religions. He offers fascinating details of how Native Traditions, Confucianism, Taoism, Hinduism, and Jainism all emerged in s…

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Belinda Greb, USA 19:12

4M ago19:12

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Belinda Greb is an accomplished nature and wildlife photographer who has been influenced by her sense of belonging in, and connecting with, nature. In this episode, Belinda discusses growing up in a rural setting and finding solitude and peace in nature… her interest in photography and beginning her work as a professional photographer with landscap…

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Secrets From Tom Cruise’s Death-Defying Stunts Revealed! 37:03

4M ago37:03

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This episode should be titled “Mission Insanity” because it’s all about exploring how Tom Cruise performs his own death-defying stunts…and why! Jason and Peter were determined to find out the real reason Tom “risks it all” in every film. How he trains for a stunt that’s never been done before and whether he’s going to continue to try and outdo hims…

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Everyone’s Using Subtitles – The Fascinating Reasons Why! 33:12

5M ago33:12

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In case you haven’t noticed, there appears to be a subtitle revolution, with current research showing that as many as 61% of us are using subtitles regularly. And that number is rapidly growing! Really, no really! Everyone hasn’t suddenly become hard of hearing, so why are subtitles suddenly becoming the norm? This global entertainment trend is tra…

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Joan Kembabazi, Uganda 21:15

5M ago21:15

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Joan Kembabazi is a full time gender equality activist and she actively campaigns for an end to child marriage. Joan is also the founder of Gufasha Girls Foundation. In this episode, Joan discusses the reasons she campaigns and advocates for girls’ education, for an end to child marriage, for every girl’s right to thrive and to dream… her grief in …

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MrBeast Dominates YouTube…but who is he? 39:29

5M ago39:29

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MrBeast aka 25-year-old Jimmy Donaldson is the biggest solo performer on YouTube. He’s followed by over 400 million people who watch his insane stunts and his enormous acts of philanthropy. So, who is this introverted twenty-five-year-old and what makes him tick? Did he really figure out the YouTube recommendation algorithm, and what makes him diff…

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Buddha Nature Within with Venerable Geshe Tenzin Lekshey 55:35

5M ago55:35

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Venerable Geshe Tenzin Lekshey is a Tibetan Buddhist Monk from the Gaden Shartse Norling Monastery in Mundgod, South India. This conversation took place at the General Gomez Arts and Events Center in Auburn, California where Geshe Lekshey is visiting with a group of fellow monks who are making a Vajrasattva sand mandala for the Auburn community. Ge…

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson - Modern Family Issues 41:43

5M ago41:43

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In 11 years on ABC’s Modern Family, Jesse Tyler Ferguson never won a Primetime Emmy even though he was nominated 5 times. Jason, who reminds us often, was nominated 7 times for Seinfeld so in this episode, we find out who lost it, better. And Jesse’s show is so popular there are even versions in Chile, Greece, Russia, and even Iran! Really, no real…

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Nisha Benny-Varghese, South Africa 15:47

5M ago15:47

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Nisha Benny-Varghese is a humanitarian, storyteller and describes herself as “an aspiring Good Human Being” who tries to make a difference and inspire others to do the same. In this episode, Nisha discusses volunteering at Breath of Life, a children's home in East London, South Africa, that cares for abandoned and orphaned babies until they find a …

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From Zen Buddhism to Energy Therapist with Baika Heaton 49:36

5M ago49:36

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Baika Heaton is a Soto Zen Priest and is the founder of Complete Illumination Healing Arts in Lafayette, CA. In this uplifting conversation, Baika shares how she was led to Zen Buddhism early in her life and how that put her on the path to becoming the healer she is today. Baika talks about Reiki and Brainspotting, offers her insights on how to be …

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What an AI-Generated George Carlin Means for Us All 35:55

5M ago35:55

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There’s a brand-new, George Carlin comedy special, which is mystifying and disturbing since he died in 2008! Legendary comedian George Carlin was unceremoniously resurrected from the grave by a comedy podcast claiming to have created an AI-generated Carlin, based upon decades worth of his existing material. The special they created - “I’m Glad I’m …

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HeartMath and Awakening the Inner Life with Regan Caruthers 48:57

5M ago48:57

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Regan Caruthers is the founder of the Aset Yoga and Wellness Center in Washington, Missouri where she practices as a spiritual mentor, inner life coach, and RYT 200 Trauma Informed Yoga Instructor. In this fascinating conversation, Regan shares personal experiences in her spiritual journey and how an "awakening" led her to HeartMath, a science base…

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