Best CIIS Public Programs Podcasts (2024)

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Kai Cheng Thom: On Falling Back in Love With Being Human 1:04:18

4h ago1:04:18

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Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*Kai Cheng Thom grew up a Chinese Canadian transgender girl in a hostile world. As an activist, psychotherapist, conflict mediator, and spiritual healer, she's always pursued the same deeply personal m…

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Getting your director training right 18:19

19h ago18:19

18:19

Director training and education is one of the keys to ensuring boards can fulfill their duties while adapting to changing circumstances affecting the company. Corporate secretaries and other governance professionals play the central role in planning for necessary information to be passed to the board, either from themselves or through in-house or e…

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Larisa Garski and Justine Mastin: Caring for Yourself and Your Clients 56:50

7d ago56:50

56:50

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*The planet is burning and flooding, divisions and conflicts between people are on the rise, and we’re are all processing the collective trauma of a global pandemic. Among therapists and healers, burno…

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James Canton: On Journeying Into the Landscapes of Our Ancestors 1:04:04

14d ago1:04:04

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Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*In his latest book, Grounded, James Canton recounts his journey into the places where our ancestors experienced profound emotion—otherwise known as numinous experiences—to help us better understand wh…

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Minaa B.: On Moving Past Trauma and Adversity Together 58:08

21d ago58:08

58:08

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*Healing doesn’t happen in isolation, and one of the best ways to move past individual trauma is through connection and community—healing ourselves and one another.*In this episode, wellness coach and …

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Alka Arora and Danielle Drake: On Feminist Approaches to Integral Education 58:57

28d ago58:57

58:57

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*What is the role of holistic and spiritual wisdom in social justice education? How do we address the disconnect between our social justice aspirations and institutions that are mired in bureaucratic p…

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Making your board assessment program a success 18:50

29d ago18:50

18:50

Board assessments are an essential part of governance work and key to making sure directors can function well as individuals and as a team. In this episode of the Governance Matters podcast from Governance Intelligence, we hear from Seth Gastwirth, deputy general counsel and assistant corporate secretary at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), about why board…

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Rae Johnson: On Embodied Activism 53:48

1M ago53:48

53:48

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*How do ordinary people with busy lives leverage our actions in support of liberation, justice, and authentic connection? How can activists and social change-makers avoid burning out? How does the body…

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Sharon Blackie: On Mythology, Land, and Life 1:00:00

1M ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*Today we are excited to announce that we are returning to a weekly episode release schedule, so please make sure to subscribe and look for a new release from us each week starting with the next one fe…

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Chenxing Han: Buddhist Perspectives on Grief and Renewal 57:03

2M ago57:03

57:03

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*How do we grieve our losses? How can we care for our spirits? Immigrant daughter, novice chaplain, bereaved friend, and author Chenxing Han explores these searing questions in her latest book One Long…

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Rae McDaniel: On Gender Magic 1:05:39

2M ago1:05:39

1:05:39

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*Non-binary therapist, certified sex therapist, and transgender diversity and inclusion educator Rae McDaniel has spent decades exploring gender. Their recent book, Gender Magic, is a first-of-its-kind…

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Governance lessons from the Disney and Starbucks proxy contests and new DoJ efforts to encourage corporate whistleblowers 36:55

2M ago36:55

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Stan Tatkin: On Being in Each Other's Care 1:06:02

3M ago1:06:02

1:06:02

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*At the heart of every healthy, fulfilling relationship lies the unshakable knowledge that we can trust another person with the care of our whole well-being. Yet most of us arrive at our relationships …

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Sara Elise: On the Ingredients for Everyday Abundance and Ease 1:03:45

3M ago1:03:45

1:03:45

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*Author, creative, host, and self-proclaimed "pleasure doula" Sara Elise is on a quest to examine the ingredients of our lives—those essential components that make up our days—in support of systemic tr…

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Governance lessons from corporate diversity push and pull 27:36

3M ago27:36

27:36

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Nedra Glover Tawwab: On Breaking Family Patterns to Move Forward 1:02:51

4M ago1:02:51

1:02:51

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*This is the CIIS Public Programs Podcast, featuring talks and conversations recorded live by the Public Programs department of California Institute of Integral Studies, a non-profit university located…

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Richard Tarnas: On the Planets in 2024 1:18:12

4M ago1:18:12

1:18:12

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*Archetypal astrology is an approach influenced by Jungian and transpersonal psychology that studies the connection between the changing positions of the planets in the solar system and archetypal patt…

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How entity management can keep your corporate structure efficient and safe 28:38

4M ago28:38

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Merlin Sheldrake: How Fungi Make our Worlds and Shape our Futures 1:00:37

4M ago1:00:37

1:00:37

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*A massively diverse group of organisms, fungi support and sustain nearly all living systems. Fungi throw our concepts of individuality, and even intelligence, into question. They can change our minds,…

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Tanmeet Sethi: On Reclaiming Joy for Justice and Healing 1:03:19

5M ago1:03:19

1:03:19

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*Integrative physician, author, and activist Tanmeet Sethi’s work focuses on shifting our nervous system and biochemistry into a form of joy at the cellular level. Dr. Sethi has worked globally and loc…

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Complying with the SEC’s cyber-security rules and using AI in the boardroom 30:48

5M ago30:48

30:48

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Lisa Kentgen: On Building Vibrant Communities Of Belonging 58:05

5M ago58:05

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Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*How can we cultivate the traits of a vibrant community in our own lives and what would it look like to prioritize caring and acceptance in our interactions with others? How can we, collectively, creat…

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Samira Mehta: On the Racism of People Who Love You 1:07:00

6M ago1:07:00

1:07:00

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*Popular belief assumes that mixedness gives you the ability to feel at home in more than one culture, but the flipside reveals you can feel just as alienated in those spaces.*Born to a white American …

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Talking to your board about climate transition plans, and an AI regulation update 26:39

6M ago26:39

26:39

The latest episode of Governance Intelligence’s Governance Matters podcast brings advice from experts on two of the biggest challenges facing companies in the year ahead: climate change and artificial intelligence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Deborah Egerton: On Social Justice and the Enneagram 1:06:06

6M ago1:06:06

1:06:06

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*For over two decades, Deborah Egerton has been teaching the Enneagram—a popular personality typing tool—as a valuable device for social justice and anti-racism. In this episode Dr. Egerton is joined b…

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Dahr Jamail: Indigenous Voices on our Changing Earth 57:41

7M ago57:41

57:41

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.*For a great many people, the human impact on the Earth was not apparent until recently, but this is not the case for all people or cultures. For the Indigenous people of the world, radical alteration …

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Global Payments and Transocean experts share advice on 2024 proxy statements and board agendas 25:30

7M ago25:30

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As the end of the year draws near, Governance Intelligence has been speaking to professionals about the major governance issues that lie ahead in 2024, ranging from artificial intelligence (AI) to ESG developments. Our aim, as always, is to share some of the best advice on how to tackle those challenges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m…

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Jessica Wilson: On Rewriting the Story of Black Women’s Bodies 59:20

7M ago59:20

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This is the CIIS Public Programs Podcast, featuring talks and conversations recorded live by the Public Programs department of California Institute of Integral Studies, a non-profit university located in San Francisco on unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Land.The contemporary definition of a “good” or “healthy” body has been centuries in the making, but as …

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Dr. Pamela Ayo Yetunde: On Fostering Spiritual Kinship and Community 1:04:50

8M ago1:04:50

1:04:50

In her latest book, Casting Indra’s Net: Fostering Spiritual Kinship and Community, activist, counselor, and Buddhist teacher Dr. Pamela Ayo Yetunde shares ways of creating kinship and community through the metaphor of Indra’s Net—a universal net in which all beings reflect each other like jewels. In this episode, Ayo is joined by somatic and trans…

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Discover Financial Services’ legal chief Hope Mehlman discusses working with CII and AI 18:27

8M ago18:27

18:27

As shareholder engagement becomes increasingly important, all means of interaction can be useful Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Governance Matters

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Thenmozhi Soundararajan: On Healing The Trauma of Caste 53:02

8M ago53:02

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Caste is one of the oldest systems of exclusion in the world. It negatively impacts 1.9 billion people worldwide, crippling their quality of life. Brahmins, who created this system in Hindu scripture, are at the top of the caste system and have benefited from centuries of privilege, access, and power because of it. Dalits, who sit at the bottom of …

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Resmaa Menakem: On Healing Racialized Trauma 1:01:28

9M ago1:01:28

1:01:28

Resmaa Menakem is a healer, therapist, and a licensed clinical social worker renowned for his bestseller My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies. Resmaa is the originator and key advocate of Somatic Abolitionism, an embodied antiracist practice of living and culture building. In this episode, CIIS …

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Elissa Bassist: On Unlocking a Woman's Voice 1:07:44

9M ago1:07:44

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Between 2016 and 2018, essayist and humor writer Elissa Bassist saw over 20 medical professionals for a variety of mysterious ailments. Elissa had what millions of American women had: pain that didn’t make sense to doctors, a body that didn’t make sense to science, and a psyche that didn’t make sense to mankind. Then an acupuncturist suggested some…

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Research shows AI can help law students. What does that mean for in-house counsel? 36:07

9M ago36:07

36:07

In this episode, Daniel Schwarcz of the University of Minnesota Law School tells editor-at-large Ben Maiden about new research he and his colleague Jonathan Choi conducted into law students’ use of AI. We also hear from director Margaret Preston about some of the challenges facing boards in 2024 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor…

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Joan Sutherland: On Awakening with Zen Koans 1:04:47

10M ago1:04:47

1:04:47

Koans are the record of provocative, and often paradoxical, exchanges between Zen masters and their students developed in medieval China. In her practice and writing, renowned Zen teacher Joan Sutherland reimagines the koan tradition with allegiance to its root spirit and to its profound potential for vivifying, subverting, and sanctifying our live…

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As You Sow’s Danielle Fugere talks shareholder proposals, anti-ESG and Scope 3 disclosures 28:37

10M ago28:37

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In this episode of the Governance Matters podcast, a leading shareholder advocate reviews lessons from proxy season 2023 and looks ahead to next year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Governance Matters

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Cara Page and Erica Woodland: On Healing Justice Lineages 51:41

10M ago51:41

51:41

Black Queer Feminists Cara Page and Erica Woodland’s work focuses on political and spiritual liberation grounded in Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and Queer and Trans healing justice lineages. Their work guides individuals through the history, legacies, and liberatory practices of healing justice—a political strategy of collective care and saf…

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Brian Swimme: On the Cosmic Dimension of Human Stories 54:16

11M ago54:16

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One of the 10 most radical discoveries in human history is that of cosmogenesis, the narrative of how the expanding universe is evolving into stars, galaxies, life, and human consciousness. The challenge to this discovery is the thorny question of how human subjectivity relates to the evolution of the universe. Is there cosmic meaning in our ongoin…

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Keir Gumbs discusses the impact of AI and the role of the Society for Corporate Governance 33:35

11M ago33:35

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In this episode, we also recap takeaways from Corporate Secretary’s ESG Integration Forum – Summer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Governance Matters

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Mark Nepo: On Surviving Storms 1:06:13

11M ago1:06:13

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We live in a turbulent time with storms everywhere, of every size and shape. And like every generation before us, we must learn the art of surviving them, so we can help each other endure. In his work, bestselling author and spiritual teacher Mark Nepo explores the art and practice of finding the strength to meet adversity by using the timeless tea…

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Roger Kuhn and Landa Lakes: On Two Spirit Identity and Cultural Expression 1:01:46

11M ago1:01:46

1:01:46

The term Two-Spirit is translated from a Northern Algonquin word and is used by some Native peoples of North America to signify variations of gender and sexual orientation. The term gained popularity in the 1990s as a counterpoint to colonial terminology used by anthropologists and academics alike to signify practices of nonbinary gender and sexual…

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Kathleen Webster O'Malley: On The Healing Wisdom of Dreams 1:01:35

12M ago1:01:35

1:01:35

When we understand and engage with our dreams we can tap into a special, deeper kind of healing. The process of healing is not about putting the same pieces back together, rather it is about reclaiming what is already within us that could not be broken—the essence of who we are as individuals and as interconnected parts of a greater whole. In this …

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Reviewing the 2023 proxy season and making a success of entity management: Governance Matters 18 36:51

12M ago36:51

36:51

In the latest episode, we hear analysis of declining support for ESG resolutions and get advice on making the best of your company’s entity management program Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Governance Matters

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Dr. Jennifer Lisa Vest: On Being an Ethical Psychic 1:03:07

1y ago1:03:07

1:03:07

For Afro-Indigenous intuitive healer and scholar Jennifer Vest, being an ethical psychic means being of service and learning how to navigate the thorny issues and unique risks inherent to intuitive work. In her latest book, The Ethical Psychic, Dr. Vest explores how and why energy workers must be of service, authentic, and self-aware. They must lea…

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Tricia Hersey: On Rest as Resistance 44:40

1y ago44:40

44:40

What would it be like to live in a well-rested world? For far too many of us, we have claimed productivity as the cornerstone of success. Brainwashed by capitalism, we subject our bodies and minds to work at an unrealistic and damaging pace. In this world, rest, in its simplest form, becomes an act of resistance and a reclaiming of power because it…

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How HPE’s legal team uses virtual reality, and working with IR on stewardship engagement 28:34

1y ago28:34

28:34

In the latest episode of the podcast we hear about new possibilities for deploying technology in governance work Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Governance Matters

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Debashish Banerji and Robert McDermott: On Spirituality and Integral Education 52:00

1y ago52:00

52:00

For over 50 years CIIS has been a leader in transformative integral education. Integral studies, in the founding of CIIS, encapsulated a contemporary academic approach to a spiritual mission. In this episode, CIIS Haridas Chaudhuri Professor of Indian Philosophies and Cultures, Debashish Banerji, and CIIS President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus i…

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Yung Pueblo: On the Healing Journey 1:05:14

1y ago1:05:14

1:05:14

Yung Pueblo’s (Diego Perez) path to deep healing began after years of drug use had taken a toll on his mind and body. Searching for a way forward, he found that by honestly examining and addressing the anxieties and fears that he had been running away from, he no longer felt like a stranger inside of his heart and mind. Once he dedicated himself to…

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The future of AI for lawyers and ISS founder Robert Monks talks executive pay: Governance Matters 16 34:02

1y ago34:02

34:02

In this episode, we look at how AI presents risks and opportunities for in-house legal teams and law firms, and ask Robert Monks about his views on today’s executive compensation and how it might be reformed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By Governance Matters

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Mimi Zhu: On Not Being Afraid of Love 1:02:54

1y ago1:02:54

1:02:54

In their early twenties, author and artist Mimi Zhu was a survivor of intimate-partner abuse, which left them broken and in search of healing paths to re-learn love. Mimi began writing a collection of powerful, interconnected essays and affirmations that followed their journey toward embodying and re-learning love after their violent romantic relat…

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