Best Daniel Thorson Podcasts (2024)

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Anti-Fragile Heart Retreat: What's It All About? 1:00:24

17d ago1:00:24

1:00:24

What are we going to do at this retreat, even? Sofia-Jeanne and Sarah-Marie discuss the practices and the inspiration for the retreat. Learn more and apply at http://antifragileheart.com/

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💞💪❤️‍🔥 11:54

2M ago11:54

11:54

Sofia-Jeanne and Daniel reflect on why they love the Anti-Fragile Heart Retreat. http://antifragileheart.com/

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The Anti-Fragile Heart Retreat: Weeklong Unfolding Intensive 2:40

2M ago2:40

2:40

Join me for an intimate and transformative journey into the heart of being fully alive. The Anti-Fragile Heart Retreat, taking place July 7-12, 2024 in the mountains of Asheville, NC, weaves together emotional sovereignty, mindfulness, and relational practice to cultivate an anti-fragile heart - one that is in touch with truth, beauty and goodness …

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Jane Weintraub - Discovering Your Holy Work 1:23:32

3M ago1:23:32

1:23:32

Daniel shares his feelings and disorientation in the aftermath of a profound experience and Jane opens up about living with a life-threatening health condition. They discuss the intensity and beauty of working with pain and facing endings. They then turn to the value of “being local” and the critical importance of bringing people together in physic…

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John Churchill - Attunement as World Medicine 1:29:36

4M ago1:29:36

1:29:36

John Churchill joins Daniel to discuss the relationship between Attachment Theory and the process of awakening. Weaving together strands from Buddhist psychology and developmental psychology, John describes the Bodhisattva path and the development of a Planetary Dharma through the lenses of attunement and attachment. Topics covered include the deve…

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Jordan Hall Converts to Christianity 1:18:38

6M ago1:18:38

1:18:38

Daniel and Jordan Hall discuss Jordan’s recent conversion to Christianity and the evolution of his worldview. How did a tech pioneer and futurist intellectual who would have said his chances of being baptized were “exactly zero” only five years ago become a convert? Daniel and Jordan talk about their respective “paths to humility” and the importanc…

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Bob Falconer - Internal Family Systems and Spirit Possession 1:13:41

6M ago1:13:41

1:13:41

After a long career using many therapeutic modalities, for more than a decade, Bob Falconer has devoted his practice exclusively to Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy. Bob has completed all levels of IFS training and continues to study with many of the senior IFS trainers. He co-authored the book Many Minds, One Self with IFS founder Richard Sch…

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Tasshin - Fullstack Harmony for Maximum Deep Benefit 1:12:14

10M ago1:12:14

1:12:14

Tasshin – which means “to reach or achieve truth” – describes himself as an “online pilgrim wandering this precious world for the benefit of all beings.” In this episode, Daniel talks with Tasshin about some of the lessons he has learned and his unique insights into what it means to “live your vow,” from clarifying one’s sense of unique purpose to …

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John Churchill - The Three Strands of Awakening [From the Coach's Rising Podcast] 1:32:04

11M ago1:32:04

1:32:04

This episode is a 're-Cast' from the Coach's Rising podcast, hosted by Joel Monk. I was so moved and inspired by the conversation I thought I'd share it with you all on my stream. I've been following John Churchill's work for some time, and this was exactly the conversation I wanted to have with him. It's a beautiful episode, and I hope you enjoy. …

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Vince Horn - Meditate with AI 1:07:50

12M ago1:07:50

1:07:50

Vince Horn and Daniel discuss the evolution, benefits, and potential of social meditation. They explore the new meditatewith.ai app created by Vince and Interbeing Inc. co-founder Chris Ewald. The app allows users to practice social meditation with an AI partner, with the ultimate goal of deepening the realization of human interconnectedness in eve…

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Bonnitta Roy, John Vervaeke, Thomas Steininger - Wisdom & Complexity [RSPND Network] 1:29:41

1y ago1:29:41

1:29:41

In this conversation, John, Bonnie, and Thomas discuss various frameworks on what wisdom is, how it functions, and the different types and scales of complexity in which wisdom may arise. The conversation explores themes of wisdom and complexity with both depth and breadth, navigating the topic philosophically and pragmatically, and ultimately arriv…

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Jill Nephew - Using ChatGPT is Like Eating Plastic for Your Cognition 1:29:36

1y ago1:29:36

1:29:36

In this conversation I speak with Jill Nephew. Jill, a former AI black box algorithm engineer with extensive experience in developing software architectures, holds a highly heterodox perspective on the risks associated with LLM AIs. In this conversation we explore Jill's argument that using LLMs like ChatGPT or Bard are like eating plastic for your…

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John Vervaeke, Zak Stein, Nora Bateson - What is Transformation? [RSPND Network] 1:11:05

1y ago1:11:05

1:11:05

John Vervaeke, Zak Stein, and Nora Bateson discuss transformation and its complex, cross-domain dimensionality. This episode addresses topics such as how does transformation take place and in what contexts? How does western culture misunderstand transformation? How is transformation naturally interwoven within the larger narrative of our lives? Thi…

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Zak Stein - AI Tutor Apocalypse 1:36:59

1y ago1:36:59

1:36:59

Zak Stein and Daniel Thorson discuss the myriad risks of emerging AI tutoring technologies. AI tutoring is being developed now and will be deployed over the course of the next two to five years, bringing radical changes to our educational systems. This conversation explores the risks of this emerging technology while simultaneously proposing how, i…

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David Sauvage - The Future of Collective Decision-Making 1:20:53

2y ago1:20:53

1:20:53

A conversation about how emergence can be the foundation a new society. We talk about how societies can create containers for healthy decision making. And how sacred containers can allow for the emergence of the planetary movement we’re longing for. David Sauvage asks, how do we create the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible? In my fir…

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Gary Sheng - To Actualize Game B, Empower Gen Z 1:29:37

2y ago1:29:37

1:29:37

Gary Sheng is a US-based technologist and civic entrepreneur dedicated to building tools, systems, and movements that accelerate human and planetary flourishing. He was recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 for his work building Civics Unplugged. In this conversation we offer some friendly critiques of the emerging network and discuss how we can empower…

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Steve March - An Integrated Ecology of Practice for the Meta-Crisis 1:46:32

2y ago1:46:32

1:46:32

Steve March is the creator of an integrated ecology of practice and founder of Aletheia Coaching. In this episode we get into the history of coaching, depth and the fourth generation of coaching, going from self-improvement to self-unfoldment, Heidegger’s view on technology and attunement, depth ontology, eclecticism to integration, parts conflict …

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Sean Wilkinson - Circling, Meditation & Trauma 1:57:48

2y ago1:57:48

1:57:48

Circling Europe co-founder Sean Wilkinson and I explore what it's like to practice across paradigms, the limits and transformational potential of circling, and the interplay between mediation, circling, and trauma work. Sean shares from his experience about the problems with static orientations to practice, subtle grasping to personal growth, and t…

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Circling & Soulmaking with Ellen McSweeney & Daniel Thorson 1:14:36

2+ y ago1:14:36

1:14:36

In this episode fellow Monastic Academy resident Ellen McSweeney and I explore the relationship between Circling and Soulmaking in an attempt to make sense of the experience we shared co-facilitating the Anti-Fragile Heart retreat in March. Towards the end there is a Q+A with retreat participants. If you'd like to explore the practice of Circling M…

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Mark Feenstra - Renormaling: Fractal Harmony in Action 1:50:15

2+ y ago1:50:15

1:50:15

In this episode Mark Feenstra guides me through his 'accompanying' process. This process, which Mark has developed after 25 years of experimentation, is something like a systems collapse aware mixture of Circling, Internal Family Systems, and Imaginal practice...but really it's totally unique (and very potent!).Mark is offering a workshop on this a…

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Layman Pascal - Spiritual Practice as Harmonization 1:16:10

3y ago1:16:10

1:16:10

Layman Pascal is an author, speaker, and body-mind-soul at large in the Integral and Metamodern scenes. In this episode we dive into Layman's 'integration surplus' model of spiritual practice. This model offers an integrative lens through which to view all transformative practices. Through my work at the Monastic Academy I developed a startlingly s…

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Harmonizing to Emerge with John Vervaeke 1:28:47

3y ago1:28:47

1:28:47

John Vervaeke speaks with Seishin and myself about the ecology of practices we are exploring in the Willow Intensive. This was originally recorded on The Stoa. This episode includes a brief overview of the Harmony model and the five aspects we've been training to harmonize. We discuss the obstacles and opportunities of birthing a new kind of wisdom…

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Soryu Forall - Responding to Collapse: Virtue and Possibility at the World's End 26:21

3y ago26:21

26:21

Is it still possible to create a more beautiful future for life on earth, or are we now merely stewards for the dying process of our world? How do we live with the weight of this uncertainty? Soryu Forall responds to these questions during a recent lecture at the Monastic Academy. Soryu is the founder and head teacher at the Monastic Academy for th…

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Rob McNamara - Adult Development & Ensoulment 1:39:37

3y ago1:39:37

1:39:37

Rob McNamara is an author, leadership coach, advisor and consultant with expertise in adult development and human performance. He is a co-founder of the leading consulting firm Delta Developmental, a faculty member for the Ivey School of Business' LIFT Advanced Coaching Program, and is a Senior Monk and Integral Zen Dharma Holder training with Dian…

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Zak Stein - The Eros of Ethics 1:34:57

3y ago1:34:57

1:34:57

In this first conversation after a year sabbatical from the Emerge project I'm speaking with Zak Stein. This is a far ranging conversation about ethics, education, trauma, the erotics of moral understanding, and more. Support me on Patreon Show Notes 0:00 Opening 0:03 How to create the kinds of humans who can respond to the meta-crisis? 0:08 “We’re…

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Emerge Returns: Solo Episode 23:54

3y ago23:54

23:54

Emerge is back! This is a solo episode where I share a few life updates and thoughts about the evolution of the Emerge podcast. Support me on Patreon

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The End of Emerge (For Now) 19:28

4y ago19:28

19:28

I've decided to put this project on hold and dedicate myself more fully my work and training at the Monastic Academy. In this episode I share some of the thinking and feeling that went into my choice. If you'd like to support me in my training and work you can do so through Patreon. A few recent pieces I've read that are relevant to this episode: C…

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Cuban Health Care: The Ongoing Revolution - Don Fitz 1:51:00

4y ago1:51:00

1:51:00

Quiet as it's kept inside the United States, the Cuban revolution has achieved some phenomenal goals, reclaiming Cuba's agriculture, advancing its literacy rate to nearly 100 percent - and remaking its medical system. Cuba has transformed its health care to the extent that this "third-world" country has been able to maintain a first-world medical s…

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Zak Stein - American Culture's Psychotic Break (pt. 2) 59:04

4y ago59:04

59:04

In the first episode after my 75 day silent retreat I sat down with Zak Stein to speak about the the current cultural moment and how we can respond to the chaos and uncertainty of the world with love and integrity. This is part two of a two part episode. In this episode we discuss: - An overview of Zak’s metapsychology - How the psyche is a triple …

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Zak Stein - American Culture's Psychotic Break (pt. 1) 1:09:21

4y ago1:09:21

1:09:21

In the first episode after my 75 day silent retreat I sit down with Zak Stein to speak about the the current cultural moment and how we can respond to the chaos and uncertainty of the world with love and integrity. This is part one of a two part episode. We discuss: - My experience coming out of retreat into a 'post-covid' world - How strange and p…

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When It's Not Just a TV Show - Penny Taylor 1:21:15

4y ago1:21:15

1:21:15

Our inner cave-dweller within modern society, power structures, tv-series/movie fandoms, and evolutionary psychology. We also get into the power of large, calm groups of people gathering for a shared purpose. Penny on Twitter: @fakecongirl, https://www.cavedwellerclub.com/ Psychology Today: Surviving Quarantine with a Smile: Claire's survival guide…

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Cosmic Tusk and Comet Impacts - George Howard 2:09:36

4y ago2:09:36

2:09:36

Explore abrupt climate change and pandemic induced by comets and asteroids during human history at George Howard’s blog called The Cosmic Tusk. The Tusk also contains a treasure trove of scientific documents in The Cosmic Tusk Bibliography or The Complete Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis Bibliography and Publication Archive. Links to fascinating fin…

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Conscious Evolution - Rob Cobbold 1:31:14

4y ago1:31:14

1:31:14

Robert Cobbold is the founding editor of Conscious Evolution, a website, blog and podcast aiming to disseminate the evolutionary worldview, and kindle an evolutionary transition. He has a BA in English Literature from Bristol University and is currently midway through a masters in Sustainable Leadership at Cumbria University. Subscribe HERE for Ema…

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Soryu Forall - Manufactured Awakenings 1:46:15

4+ y ago1:46:15

1:46:15

Soryu Forall is the founder and head-teacher of the Monastic Academy. Soryu has a decade of intensive monastic training, a degree in Economics from Williams College, and extensive experience in social and environmental justice. He was ordained in 1998 at Sogen Temple under the tutelage of the Zen Master Shodo Harada. The day this recording goes liv…

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Andrew J. Taggart - Existential Openings & Psychotechnologies of Self-Transformation 1:34:35

4+ y ago1:34:35

1:34:35

Andrew J Taggart is a practical philosopher, Zen Buddhist, and entrepreneur. Recently Andrew wrote an article called 'Psychotechnologies of Self-Transformation' that led me to reach out to him and schedule a conversation. This episode was recorded a few months ago, but it occurs to me as exactly the right time to release it. If you are feeling pani…

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Jonathan Reams - Waking Up & Growing Up: How Seeing the Virtuality of Self Supports Adult Development 1:24:34

4+ y ago1:24:34

1:24:34

Jonathan Reams works at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), serves as Editor-in Chief of Integral Review, and is a co-founder of the Center for Transformative Leadership and of the European Center for Leadership Practice. He brings awareness based leadership development practices to his work, focusing on how the inner working…

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Robert Kegan - The Five Stages of Adult Development (And Why You Probably Aren't Stage 5) 1:11:50

4+ y ago1:11:50

1:11:50

Robert Kegan is a psychologist who teaches, researches, writes, and consults about adult development, adult learning, and professional development. His work explores the possibility and necessity of ongoing psychological transformation in adulthood. He is perhaps most well known as the author of The Evolving Self, In Over Our Heads: The Mental Dema…

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Mark Feenstra - The Inner Dimension of the Meta-Crisis 1:01:16

4+ y ago1:01:16

1:01:16

In this episode, I'm speaking with Mark Feenstra. Mark is co-founding a consulting and training ecosystem and incubator, called New Mainstream, which focuses on large scale change that starts with ourselves and the possibility of a new mainstream. Mark is also in the process of founding a land-based community to ground the possibility of actualizin…

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What Does This Do For My Soul? with Daniel Thorson 1:20:10

4+ y ago1:20:10

1:20:10

Daniel Thorson, host of Emerge podcast, and I recorded our first episode together about a year ago and at that time he was preparing to move to the Monastic Academy, which is a training center dedicated to creating wise, powerful, and loving leaders who are an unstoppable force for social and environmental peace on Earth. ---> Subscribe for new pod…

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Pt 3 - Owning Your Tech's Energy Footprint - Katie Singer 1:12:45

4+ y ago1:12:45

1:12:45

Over the previous 2 episodes we talked about Electromagnetic radiation effects on biology, and the true cost of the embodied energy of the internet. This is the 3rd installment of conversations with author Katie Singer. Today we’re going to go into dealing with this awareness on a personal level, what we can do ourselves, and how we can adapt our b…

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Pt 2 - Embodied Energy of the Internet - Katie Singer 1:01:43

4+ y ago1:01:43

1:01:43

“If people remain unaware, in the illusion of the simplicity of sending an email, then there isn’t really a way to move forward until Nature imposes limits on us” ---> Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE Where do we get these wonderful toys? What are the hidden costs of the Internet? How do we get silicon wafers for electroni…

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Rob Burbea - Emptiness, Postmodernism, and Sacred Participation 1:51:06

4+ y ago1:51:06

1:51:06

On this episode I'm joined once again by meditation teacher and author Rob Burbea. For this conversation Jamie Bristow and I talk with Rob about his approach to emptiness, and how it can be a route beyond postmodern nihilism and into a vibrant and sacred participation in the world.We talk about: An overview of the ‘ways of looking’ approach to empt…

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Jamie Bristow - Mindfulness as Metamodern Psychotechnology 1:28:04

4+ y ago1:28:04

1:28:04

Jamie Bristow joins the show to respond to critiques against the mindfulness revolution and to make the case for mindfulness as a key metamodern cultural technology. Jamie is Director of The Mindfulness Initiative, the world's first policy institute about mindfulness. Jamie now works with politicians around the world to help them make capacities of…

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Pt 1 - Electronic Silent Spring - Katie Singer 1:16:29

4+ y ago1:16:29

1:16:29

“EMF stands for electromagnetic fields. All living creatures need the Earth’s EMFs in order to navigate, digest food, reproduce and more. Human-made EMFs emitted by electronic technologies can interfere with and harm living creatures’ basic functioning.” ---> Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE Katie Singer’s book, An Electro…

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The Future of the Emerge Podcast 22:34

4+ y ago22:34

22:34

A solo episode where Daniel shares his vision for the next turn in the inquiry of the Emerge podcast.

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Rebel Wisdom // Future Thinkers // Emerge - Making Sense of the Sensemaking Web 1:25:34

5y ago1:25:34

1:25:34

David Fuller, Mike Gilliland and I spend time jamming on the conversational space that we have been participating in, and attempt to make sense of where this all might be going...

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Ronan Harrington - Extinction Rebellion: Collective Sacrifice and Metamodern Praxis 1:10:24

5y ago1:10:24

1:10:24

This week I'm speaking with Ronan Harrington about Extinction Rebellion. We talk about the strategic dilemmas of Extinction Rebellion, and how it functions as a practical exploration of metamodern theory. Previous Emerge episode with Ronan We chat about: - The limits of philosophical conversation and the need for practical movement building - The c…

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Mysticism, Immigration Law, and the National Shadow - Robert Foss 2:34:39

5y ago2:34:39

2:34:39

Robert Foss is the Director of Immigration Legal Services Division at the International Institute of Los Angeles. ---> Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE "Well I think in general, it's interesting to parse the word ecstasis, ecstacy. And ecstasis to stand outside oneself. So it's a kind of, it's an altered state of conscious…

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Guy Sengstock - Circling Towards Meaningfulness & Collective Intelligence 1:20:40

5y ago1:20:40

1:20:40

In this episode I'm speaking with Guy Sengstock. Guy is the creator/discoverer of Circling, a relational meditation practice that is quickly spreading across the world. In this conversation, we cover such topics as: - Guy’s take on what Circling is - How Circling has revealed itself over the years to Guy - What it means to obey what we discover in …

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Zak Stein - Metapsychology, Soul, and Collapse (Pt. 2) 55:13

5y ago55:13

55:13

In this episode, I'm speaking with writer, educator and futurist Zak Stein. We discuss 'Metapsychology', Zak's attempt to answer the question 'what is the human?' brought up in our previous conversation about a vision for metamodern education. This is part two of a two part conversation. It's recommended that you listen to my previous conversation …

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