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Very Bad Wizards is a podcast featuring a philosopher (Tamler Sommers) and a psychologist (David Pizarro), who share a love for ethics, pop culture, and cognitive science, and who have a marked inability to distinguish sacred from profane. Each podcast includes discussions of moral philosophy, recent work on moral psychology and neuroscience, and the overlap between the two.
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The Hot & Holy Podcast is a playful, uncensored place to meet at the intersection of Sex and Spirituality. I love diving into all things dark, dirty & taboo, so we learn to bring light to the places most people avoid. In this community, the focus is on merging the Sacred & the Profane. I've been a Conscious Relationship, Intimacy & Union Mentor for over 10 years & I'm also a Tibetan Buddhist practitioner. In my world, everything is holy & nothing is off-limits. Website: https://www.alisonles ...
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Michael Neill is an internationally renowned transformative teacher, author, broadcaster, and speaker, described as having the unique ability to “blend the sacred with the profane”. The inside-out understanding at the heart of his work challenges the cultural mythology that stress, pressure, and other symptoms of “seriousness” are a necessary part of adaptation and growth in business or indeed any area of life. In his role as CEO of Genius Catalyst Inc. since its inception in the UK in 1990 ...
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This podcast is an evocation of your inner sensuous creature– your feeling, humming, dancing essence that’s throbbing with creative impulse, orgasmic sensitivity, and intuitive wisdom. The one who’s here to not only live but be alive. The Sensuous invites you to experience yourself as a vital organ of the greater animate world, relating to your eroticism, pleasure, and full-spectrum humanness as gateways to your divinity. Join Nadine Hamilton + guests as they explore the sacred and the profa ...
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A free-form podcast about transformation, growth, and purpose; elevating and expanding the super-conscious mind while honoring the down-to-earth wisdom that keeps us grounded and real. "Nothing you do matters, unless what you do matters." Amadon DellErba is on a journey of self-mastery. Join him in the exploration of the spiritual, psychological, intellectual, and emotional elements that make up the mortal life. Equal parts profound and profane; sacred and secular, "Get Real or Die Trying" i ...
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Welcome to Sex Drugs & Enlightenment where we open the door and take down the walls of the therapy office—to gain tools, insights, support, and the experience of being heard and connected within the 21st century. Hi, I’m Oakley Ogden, a psychotherapist and licensed counselor with over 17 years of experience working with young adults. In this podcast I unpack the profane with my guests to recognize how the tough stuff is the sacred stuff. Join us as we explore it all—the taboo topics and othe ...
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Eternal Insight is a show about living now in the life to come; saying goodbye to all that is temporary; and finally laying hold to what is promised, what endures, and what gives us life to its fullest. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eternalinsight/support
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Podcasts recorded at a Dublin City Council symposium on the history of The Abbey of St Thomas the Martyr. The Abbey was founded in the 12th century and played a pivotal role in the religious and political affairs of Dublin city until its dissolution in 1539. A weekend of events, organised by Dublin City Council, celebrating the Abbey and its history took place in October 2017 and these podcasts were recorded at a symposium on the history of the Abbey which took place in St Catherine�s Church ...
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Episode 71: Dana Gioia on the Tragic Thought of Seneca
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In this season finale, internationally acclaimed poet Dana Gioia and I discuss Seneca's thought in general, and his tragic work The Madness of Hercules in particular. I hope you enjoy our conversation!By Sacred and Profane Love
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Episode 288: The Despised Foot (The Denial of Death Pt. 2)
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David and Tamler conclude their discussion of Ernest Becker’s The Denial of Death. We talk about Becker’s philosophy of science (does he have one?), his sweeping explanations for strongman leaders, neuroses, mental illness, sexual fetishes, and the refreshing absence of an answer or resolution to the existential paradox at the heart of being human.…
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This week, Michael shares what he's seeing about the power of love and being yourself as the simplest path to creating a life worth living!
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Want to get more out of your life? Join Michael for a quick exploration of how our rules get made and how we can live life with a greater sense of freedom and possibility!
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Episode 287: Gods With Anuses (The Denial of Death Pt. 1)
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David faces his greatest fear as he and Tamler dive into Ernest Becker’s 1973 Pulitzer Prize winner The Denial of Death. Blending existentialist ideas within a psychoanalytic framework, Becker argues that the ultimate source of human motivation is not the repression of sexual drives (as Freud thought) but our terror of death and the yearning for an…
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If you've ever wondered why your best laid plans so rarely lead to success, this simple distinction will show you a different way of thinking about getting what you want in the world!
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Being Fully Claimed in Union is Closer Than You Think
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We're BACK & kicking off the new, refreshed podcast talking Hot & Holy Union, collapsing timelines, quantum leaps & believing in the unbelievable. Time isn't linear & the Spicy Conscious Relationship you crave is a lot closer than you think. I've been guiding people into Conscious Relationship & Sacred Union for 10 years now & this I can tell you f…
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Listen in as Michael shares one of his newest insights into the nature of thought and the fast track to knowing your own mind!
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Episode 286: Laugh and the World Laughs With You
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David and Tamler dive into the mysteries at the heart of Park Chan-wook’s deeply disturbing masterpiece "Oldboy" (2003). An ordinary man, Oh Dae-su, is imprisoned for 15 years in an old, windowless hotel room. After being abruptly released Oh Dae-su embarks on a mission to discover why he was imprisoned and to get revenge on the man who did it. But…
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Here's a quick intro! Can't wait to connect with you all more deeply. Ali xxBy Alison Lessard
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What if there was a simple remedy for the background burnout that so many of us are experiencing in our lives? Listen in as Michael shares a "home remedy" for exhaustion that's a whole lot simpler than you might think!
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Episode 70: The Poetry of John Donne w/ Lars Engle
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In this episode, I speak with my colleague, Lars Engle, on the poetry and person of John Donne. There is no poet more attuned to the connections between the sacred and the profane than Donne, and it was a pleasure to hear Donne's poetic voice through Engle's readings. I hope you enjoy our conversation!…
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If life is a divine dream, how best to live that dream? Join Michael for a quick peek behind the scenes of the simulation!
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Episode 285: On Culture and Agriculture
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It’s an old-school episode as David and Tamler dive into some intriguing research on the origins of cultural differences. Two neighboring communities in communist China were assigned to be wheat farmers and rice farmers. Seventy years later, the people in the rice farming communities showed signs of being more collectivist, relational, and holistic…
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If you've ever wondered why the smartest people in the room can do the dumbest things (and especially if you think you might be one of those people :-), this week's episode explores the double-edged sword of the intellect and how to wield it wisely in the world!
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Episode 69: Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" w/ Aaron Gwyn
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In this episode, I discuss Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian with Aaron Gwyn. I hope you enjoy our conversation!By Sacred and Profane Love
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Have you ever wondered what to do when you don't know what to do? Join Michael for a deep dive into the spiritual nature of the human experience!
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My favorite solo episode ever. Listen to this to shift your perception of self-love forever. For real. You'll hear: • Why self-love and trust are a nonnegotiable foundation for sexual thriving • Exactly why we develop self-criticism, self-rejection, and harsh thoughts about ourselves • How to completely redefine self-love and experience it for your…
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David and Tamler choose an episode topic that will define the identity and meaning of the Very Bad Wizards podcast going forward – our top 3 existentialist movies. Plus, you’re gonna be shocked to hear this, you might want to sit down, but there has been surprisingly little research on the metaphysics of puns. We look at a recent paper that remedie…
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Listen in this week as Michael shares a different take on the power of Thought and how to unleash it in your life and world!
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Are you open to a miracle happening while you listen to this podcast? Join Michael as he shares the impact of the inside-out understanding and the power of inviting miraculous change into your world!
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Episode 68: The Poetry of Jonathan Swift with Steve Karian
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In this episode, I speak with Stephen Karian, renowned scholar of 18th century British literature, on the poems of Jonathan Swift, the promise and perils of satire, and the pleasures of reading profane poetry written by one of the great Divines. I hope you enjoy our conversation. Read along with us at .…
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Ep. 39 Interview with Jeff Hays - Award Winning Documentary Filmmaker
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In this podcast, Amadon DellErba interviews Jeff Hays, an award winning filmmaker, author, and television producer. Hays gives a behind the scenes look at his recently completed film "The Real RFK Jr." https://therealrfkjrmovie.com/ They also discuss spirituality, society, corporate media censoring and Hays' upcoming film projects. Learn more about…
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Episode 283: When Elephants Podcast
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David and Tamler talk about Caitrin Keiper’s wonderful sprawling essay on elephant life and society and the many philosophical questions surrounding these extraordinary creatures. What kind of mental states can we attribute to them? Do they have a kind of language? Are they moral? What are our moral duties to them? What accounts for the long-standi…
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What if the Superman story is closer to reality than we think? Join Michael for this exploration of how all fear is really just a case of mistaken identity.
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This week, Michael shares a somewhat controversial insight into the driving force behind emotional drama and excessive busy-ness in our lives. (Spoiler alert - it might be something to do with boredom! :-)
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