Best The Death Dialogues Project Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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128. You Will Always Be That Child’s Mother: Shauna Domalain 49:43

1+ y ago49:43

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Shauna is the creative founder of the Growing Up in Heaven Program for mothers who want to connect and communicate with their children on the Other Side. Shauna’s personal journey through the loss of her son Jack has paved a path for mothers to move from grief to relief as they learn to make the connection with their child in Heaven. A powerhouse i…

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127."Dipped In It" by Bethany Harvey 58:21

1+ y ago58:21

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Bethany Harvey is a debut memoirist whose book, "Dipped In It," reached the best seller list on both Barnes & Noble and Amazon when released in July of 2021. "Dipped In It" came to life when Bethany’s "gratitude journaling" went awry. In "Dipped In It," Bethany’s daily reflections during a period of deep grief explore the question, “Can gratitude a…

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126. It’s All Gonna Be Okay: Gracelyn Bateman 52:25

1+ y ago52:25

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Gracelyn Bateman is an author, co-founder of Luna Peak Foundation, and a grief advocate. With a background in sociology and personal experience of the sudden loss of her father, she set out to humanize the taboo topic of grief through photography and storytelling. Her mission is to help people not feel alone in their grief. Her latest book Beyond G…

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125. five years on … 1:00:05

1+ y ago1:00:05

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Becky Aud-Jennison has recorded a spontaneous heartfelt episode and shares her feelings and experiences surrounding this work, current life, insights about being human just now, and some resources. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Links: all things this project, substack, interviews, and a variety of places to buy the book: https://link…

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124. Helping Grieving Siblings Heal After Child Loss: Michele Benyo 59:30

1+ y ago59:30

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Michele Benyo is a mom of two, a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®, an early childhood educator and parent coach, and the founder of Good Grief Parenting. After her 6-year-old son died of cancer, her 3-year-old daughter said, “Mommy, half of me is gone.” This heartbreaking statement defined Michele’s life purpose. Her mission is twofold: to help…

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123. Men, Mental Health, Grief, and Finding Life After: Mark Schutter 1:04:09

2y ago1:04:09

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In 1993 Mark's first wife, aged 27, died of metastatic breast cancer. He did what he believed was expected of him as a young man - move on. He remarried, had a daughter and many years later the grief resurfaced. Over the past 5 years through counseling and writing creatively he was able to write his memoir "Cowboys Are Not Supposed to Cry" chronicl…

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122. Cultivating Our Own Connections: Dr. Amy Robbin 1:00:51

2y ago1:00:51

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Dr. Robbins is the Director of Mental Health at BIÂN (Be-on) and a Clinical Psychologist in private practice for almost 20 years. Dr. Robbins, has experience in both traditional and energy psychotherapy and spiritual intuition. She encourages people to awaken to and live their essence, using the wisdom of death in an unexpectedly positive way.After…

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121. Putting Our Feet on the Ground: David Richman 55:58

2y ago55:58

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David is an author, public speaker, and endurance athlete whose mission is to form more meaningful human connections through storytelling. His first book, Winning in the Middle of the Pack, discussed how to get more out of ourselves than ever imagined. With Cycle of Lives, David shares stories of people overcoming trauma and delves deeply into thei…

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120. Unexpecting with Rachel Lewis 1:10:28

2y ago1:10:28

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Rachel Lewis is a foster, adoptive and birth mom. After a 5-year battle with secondary infertility and the losses of five babies during pregnancy, she now has three children in her arms and a foster son in her heart. As the founder of the Facebook support group Brave Mamas, she is passionate about helping others through their grief. She is a contri…

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119. Healing Grief Through Poetry: Mike Bernhardt 54:20

2y ago54:20

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When Mike Bernhardt's wife died in 1991, he turned to writing poetry to express his grief and found it to be both cathartic and healing. Over time, he was contacted by hundreds of other people who felt the same way. Mike's book, "Voices of the Grieving Heart," is a collection of over 160 deeply authentic poems, short essays, and images contributed …

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118. Peace & Purpose After Loss: Reid Peterson 47:25

2y ago47:25

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Reid Peterson is the Creator of Grief Refuge, a mobile app that is a daily companion to people in grief. Reid's biological father died in 2006 and his stepfather died in 2016. After losing both father figures in his life, he sought support through community grief counseling and support groups. After realizing comfort and solace could be provided to…

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117. thoughts from the road … 22:56

2y ago22:56

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An update from Becky from over three weeks into her 12 week post-pandemic connection with loved ones tour. Life, love, connection, death, stress, mind-body-spirit balance, pandemic, and no promises …. www.deathdialogues.net--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deathdialogues/message…

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116. Grieving as a Self Help Guru: Kristine Carlson 57:42

2y ago57:42

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Kristine Carlson is a New York Times bestselling author and renowned speaker recognized worldwide for the global success of The Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff book series she co-authored with her late husband Dr. Richard Carlson. Her latest book, Heartbroken Open, a life-changing memoir, has become a Lifetime Television biopic starring Heather Locklea…

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115. Learning about Grief: A. Olivia Nelson 56:31

2y ago56:31

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A. Olivia Nelson is a two-time widow in her twenties who, in the span of five years, said goodbye to family and friends alongside major non-death losses. Having to face grief in a variety of situations, she gained deep insight into our broken grief culture: grieving people lack support and those who want to help don't know how. To heal this gap, Ne…

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114. Kate Manser: ALIVE 59:10

2+ y ago59:10

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Kate Manser is a spiritual leader whose work is to help people live more alive in their everyday life. Her work as a meditation guide, author, and artist has touched millions of people around the world. Her book, YOU MIGHT DIE TOMORROW, was lauded as “illuminating the beauty of being alive” by NYT Bestselling author Brad Montague. Kate is currently…

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personal & project updates 22:03

2+ y ago22:03

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In this bonus episode you'll hear a bit of an update of the project and podcast and recently released book AND, further along, our recent personal experience of peering into death’s abyss. Thank you all for your support. It is so greatly appreciated.Links to podcast episodes in profile. The latest episode can always be found at www.deathdialogues.n…

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113. Soul Midwifery: Margaret McCallum 55:20

2+ y ago55:20

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Margaret was born and raised in Aotearoa New Zealand. She has lived there, in various corners of the country, apart from ten years in the UK. Her interests and areas of work have shifted over the decades, but a strong underlying theme is always a passion for the growth or evolution of people of any age. This includes people who are dying. Margaret …

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Death & its Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Beautiful Lessons 29:03

2+ y ago29:03

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Our new co-host, Kate Burns and project creator Becky Aud-Jennison have a casual chat about the upcoming book, Death and its Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Beautiful Lessons: field notes from The Death Dialogues Project which will be released on 2/22/22 (US date). Join us for a peek inside the book's why, the writing process, and thoughts about …

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Encounter #16 — Young v. Spotify, Psychopathologies of COVID-Era Politics, and Questioning the Existence of Elite Universities 2:19:54

2+ y ago2:19:54

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In this episode, Jack and Rory begin the conversation by dissecting the current state of public discourse regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in light of the recent dispute about misinformation between Neil Young and Spotify, the platform that hosts Joe Rogan’s popular podcast. Among other things, the two consider whether or not this spat c…

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112. The Art of Living With Grief: Claudia Chappel 58:12

2+ y ago58:12

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A successful professional artist, Claudia, a single mom, supported her children by painting tiles for peoples' houses. It allowed her to be home with her children. At the age of 53 Claudia experienced the unimaginable. She answered a knock at the door and a policeman was standing there. He told her every parent's worst nightmare, her son Ben, the f…

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111. B-word Lives On: A Mother’s Magical Story 56:50

2+ y ago56:50

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Always fascinated with stories surrounding connection into the beyond, after reading the account Tina Fluharty had written surrounding her daughter, Rebecca's untimely, tragic death, she was immediately contacted to be on the podcast. Not only have we shared her story here, but it is also featured in our upcoming book: Death and its Terrible, Horri…

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110. Lisa Bain: The Wandering Widow 1:06:51

2+ y ago1:06:51

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Hi! I’m the real Lisa Bain, the blogger behind The Wandering Widow and author of Heart of a Kingdom. A few years ago, I was just like everyone else I knew. I was on the corporate career track at a company I loved, caring for my aging parents, and taking life’s adventures one day at a time with my soul mate at my side. I had a plan. I knew where I w…

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Encounter #15 — Social Media, the Art of Living Beautifully, and a Generational Call to Arms 2:29:07

2+ y ago2:29:07

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In this episode—their final encounter of 2021—Jack and Rory begin the conversation with a brief discussion of the current state of the COVID pandemic. Then, Jack poses a question to Rory about his social media use, particularly regarding the kinds of posts Rory makes on Instagram and the purpose or intentionality behind them (if any). In response, …

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Happy Holidays Bonus Episode 2021 30:12

2+ y ago30:12

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On this episode we hear Becky’s wrap of this wackadoo year and she shares Chapter One of the audio book “Death and its Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Beautiful Lessons: field notes from The Death Dialogues Project. You can see what the early readers are saying about the book here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59344268 and order an early c…

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109. Holistic Medium Shane Gadd 1:03:01

2+ y ago1:03:01

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On this episode you hear from Shane Gadd who says, “We don't heal in isolation, but in community.Its a time of remembering rather than learning, for we are in a cycle of return, we are being woven back into the centre. This is a time of deep soul Alchemy, and global Alchemy we are being invited as community to touch the ground and reach deep into t…

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Encounter #14 — Rory‘s New Project, Existentialism and Absurdism, and Nondual Phenomenology 2:21:51

2+ y ago2:21:51

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In this episode, the discussion begins with Rory wriggling out of Jack's earlier demand that he come prepared with at least one joke to tell; to compensate for this failure, Rory explains to Jack a new social media project he has been developing, tentatively titled 'Philosophy in a New York Minute.' After some brainstorming about this project, the …

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108. Heal Through Love: Teresa Weybrew 1:05:22

2+ y ago1:05:22

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My name is Teresa Weybrew. I’m a Mom, Wife, Daughter, Sister, Boppie (grandmother), Aunt, and Friend. I am a Spiritual Companion. On a beautiful June morning, I was thrown unprepared into a very deep and scary darkness. My love, my person, died in my arms, tragically and very unexpectedly. In my darkest hour, I was completely broken open. There was…

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107. American Hospice Pioneer: Barbara Karnes, RN 59:24

2+ y ago59:24

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Barbara Karnes, RN Award Winning End of Life Educator, Award Winning Nurse, NHPCO Hospice Innovator Award Winner 2018 & 2015 International Humanitarian Woman of the Year While at the bedside of hundreds of people during the dying process, Hospice Pioneer Barbara Karnes noticed that each death was following a near identical script. Each person was g…

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Encounter #13 — Student Assessment, the Death of the Author, and Riffing on Comedy 2:00:42

2+ y ago2:00:42

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In this episode, the conversation begins with a brief exchange about jazz music before turning to a consideration of the recent television series Only Murders in the Building. From there, the interlocutors return to a topic that has been of considerable interest in recent encounters—best practices in the classroom—this time with a special focus on …

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Laura Davis: The Burning Light of Two Stars—a mother-daughter story 49:36

2+ y ago49:36

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Laura Davis is the author of seven books, including The Courage to Heal and I Thought We‘d Never Speak Again. Her groundbreaking books have been translated into 11 languages and sold two million copies. In addition to writing books that inspire and change people’s lives, the work of Laura’s heart is to teach. For more than twenty years, she’s helpe…

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106. Talk Dying to Me: Lauren Daley, MD 59:42

2+ y ago59:42

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Lauren is a palliative care doctor, motherless daughter, longtime griever and believer that having a healthy relationship with our mortality is the secret to living a better life. Her podcast, "Talk Dying to Me" shares stories from the crossroads of life and death, and all of the messy bits in between. She hopes her work creates space for fellow mo…

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Encounter #12 — Time Perception, the Proper Way to Lecture, and Plato‘s ”City for Pigs” 2:20:08

2+ y ago2:20:08

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In this episode—their first after a three-month long hiatus—Jack and Rory begin the conversation by discussing the nature of time perception. In particular, Rory reflects on the phenomenological differences between Sedona and New York—the former a quiet, sleepy village; the latter, a dense, bustling metropolis—and Jack suggests that similar differe…

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105. and then he left: Jenifer Davis 1:04:37

2+ y ago1:04:37

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Today we welcome Jenifer Davis onto the podcast. This is a deep and raw episode and Jenifer covers difficult ground in her story that she feels strongly about sharing. You will hear that there were so many layers of trauma and loss to this story. Here are Jenifer's words:On May 30, 2017 at approximately 12 noon, I lost my husband to suicide. I was …

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104. Karen Wyatt, MD: Lessons for Living from the Dying 1:06:57

3y ago1:06:57

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In this episode Karen opens up about early lessons of death after her father ended his life and how that has followed her. She shares perceptions about the frustration of how dying is addressed (or not) in main stream medicine. AND— she eloquently explains each of the seven lessons for living from the dying. Dr. Karen Wyatt is the bestselling autho…

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103. Sharing Solace: Crystal Webster 1:05:03

3y ago1:05:03

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Crystal Webster is the Founder of Sharing Solace, Author of ‘Confessions of a Griever’, speaker, entrepreneur, and most importantly she is Madelyn Elizabeth Webster’s mama. When Madelyn died in Crystal’s arms just after she was born, she wanted to die too. It took her years to learn to live again – mostly because she realized her Madelyn wouldn’t w…

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102. Oceana Sawyer: End of Life Doula 41:13

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As an End of Life (EOL) Doula, Oceana Sawyer specializes in the liminal spaces of active dying and grief. She is currently researching embodied grief (through a sensual lens) and racialized trauma in the Somatic Abolitionism Training Program with Education for Racial Equity.A certified home funeral celebrant, living funeral ceremony facilitator, an…

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101. Cumulative Grief with Kameron & Kate 44:53

3y ago44:53

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This episode is the first interview by our new Death Dialogues Project co-host, Kate Burns. A hearty welcome goes out to her. Kate has served as an Equal Employment Opportunity and Title IX Investigator and a large Midwest university for the last four years. In this role, she investigates harassment, discrimination, and sexual violence. Kate has ex…

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100. Relaxing into the Pain: Dr. Mekel Harris 1:02:54

3y ago1:02:54

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Dr. Mekel Harris, Ph.D., NCSP, PMH-C, a licensed pediatric and family health psychologist/health service provider (HSP) (and CEO of Harris Psychological Services, LLC), currently serves in private practice in the mid-South, offering psychological evaluation and support to children, adolescents, and families. Further, she offers training/education, …

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Encounter #11 — Near-Death Experiences and Consenting to Metanoia 2:12:55

3y ago2:12:55

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In this episode, the conversation begins with an exploration of Jack’s thoughts on near-death experiences (NDEs) and similar phenomena, about which he has written extensively, including in his book, 'Stalking White Crows.’ Rory then raises the case of Pam Reynolds, a woman who claims to have had a vivid out-of-body experience while undergoing surge…

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99. Sacred Crossings: Olivia Bareham 1:01:38

3y ago1:01:38

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Olivia Bareham is a Death Midwife, Energy Healer, Interfaith Minister, Master Teacherand Founder of Sacred Crossings, The Institute for Conscious Dying andAlternative Funeral Home in Los Angeles. She was born and raised in England andreceived her BA in Education from the University of London and a bachelors inNatural Theology and Sacred Healing fro…

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Encounter #10 — The Imposition of Autonomy and the Prospect of a Transformative Rite of Political Passage 2:00:34

3y ago2:00:34

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In this episode, Rory initiates the conversation by informing Jack that, during the time between their last encounter and this one, he has had an intriguing thought that he’d like to explore together now. To that end, he begins by digging into an issue from Jack’s published work that, he says, has always bothered him: Jack’s claim, as Rory understa…

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98. Dignity with Departure: Shantell Riley 53:34

3y ago53:34

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Our guest on this episode is Shantell Riley BSN, RN, RYT-200HR, End-of-Life Doula Registered nurse by profession who has a passion for reducing the stigma surrounding end-of-life (or the challenging term death) advocating for and supporting an individual's right to have quality of life until the end. Shantell also assist individuals through the gri…

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Encounter #9 — Capitalist Hyperrealism, Transformative Education, and Sinema & 'The Squad' 2:13:26

3y ago2:13:26

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In this episode, the conversation begins with a few brief forays into topics relating to the ongoing wildfires near Sedona, AZ (where Rory is located); the soulless hyperreality of Las Vegas; and the corporatization of Arizona State University specifically and higher education generally. From there, Jack and Rory turn their attention to pedagogy, i…

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97. Mahyan’s Story: the beautiful-horrible 1:23:28

3y ago1:23:28

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Madeleine says: “Until Mahyan died I was more familiar with birth than death and I noticed how often my brain produced images of my heart that looked more like the jagged edges of a torn placenta than the shattered yet life giving organ that would now pound and appear to beat out of time at random moments for years to come. After Mahyan died I felt…

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Encounter #8 — Speaker Trump, Israel & Palestine, and The Great ‘Russiagate’ Debate Begins 2:05:36

3y ago2:05:36

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In this episode, Rory begins the conversation by mentioning to Jack what he says is the most terrifying political news he’s heard in some time: the possibility that Donald Trump may run for Congress in Florida in 2022 with the intent of becoming Speaker of the House of Representatives. Rory sees this as a plausible path to catastrophic constitution…

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96. Grow with Grief: Katrina Weller 52:11

3y ago52:11

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Katrina is 26 year old grief and loss educator who is normalising grief through conversation and storytelling. After her Mum died when she was 15, she became a voice of advocacy within her own respective network and beyond. Katrina is no stranger to death and over the last 11 years, has experienced the death of 8 relatives and friends.She now facil…

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Encounter #7 — Third Parties, Reconstituting the United States, and Political Vision 2:20:01

3y ago2:20:01

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In this episode, Rory starts by sharing with Jack that he has submitted a self-nomination to the Movement for a People’s Party, an emergent third party that is currently soliciting its first crop of candidates for the 2022 midterm elections. This initiates a conversation about the viability of third parties in the American political system, includi…

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95.Spirituality & Grief: Dr. Terri Daniel 53:28

3y ago53:28

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Dr. Terri Daniel is a hospice and hospital-trained spiritual care provider and end-of-life educator certified in death, dying and bereavement by the Association of Death Education and Counseling and in trauma support by the International Association of Trauma Professionals. She conducts workshops throughout the U.S. and teaches SPIRITUALITY AND BER…

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Encounter #6 — The Necessity of Revolution, Models for Social Reorganization, and the Importance of Storytelling 2:13:05

3y ago2:13:05

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In this episode, Rory begins by asking Jack for his thoughts on what Rory had previously suggested as the ‘necessity’ argument for political revolution in the face of impending climate catastrophe. Out of that discussion emerges a two-pronged conversation about, first, how the Mondragon worker cooperative in the Basque region of Spain could serve a…

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94. evolve beyond grief: Susan Kendal 57:58

3y ago57:58

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On May 20, 2014, Susan’s world came crashing down. Her 54-year old husband passed unexpectedly of a heart attack. The years since have been a whirlwind of emotion, trauma & joy (yes, she said joy, thanks mostly to the birth of her grandchildren).Over the next 5 years, Susan experienced additional heartache following the death of her dad & both of h…

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