Best Luis & Ruth Podcasts (2024)

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S6E1: Who Gives A Crap?🧻 1:09:56

13d ago1:09:56

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Send us a Text Message! Don't forgot to tell us who you are. Season 6 Episode 1 Who Gives A Crap?🧻 On this episode of 🙏🏽🍩 The Sacred Donut Podcast🎧🎤 we look at the energy of courage and why you're afraid to truly live the way you want. What are you afraid of? Why do you not have courage? What are the things you are afraid to do right now or do not …

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adrienne maree brown — On Radical Imagination and Moving Towards Life 1:20:13

1M ago1:20:13

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The wonderful civil rights elder Vincent Harding liked to look around the world for what he called "live human signposts" — human beings who embody ways of seeing and becoming and who point the way forward to the world we want to inhabit. And adrienne maree brown, who has inspired worlds of social creativity with her notions of "pleasure activism" …

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“The End of Poetry” by Ada Limón 1:43

2M ago1:43

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An impassioned plea, a yearning for connection — the poem U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón wrote when she says all language failed her. Take in Ada's reading of her piece, “The End of Poetry” — and hear her read more of her work in the On Being episode, “To Be Made Whole.” Ada Limón is the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States. She’s written six book…

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Atul Gawande — On Mortality and Meaning 1:02:48

2M ago1:02:48

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We are strange creatures. It is hard for us to speak about, or let in, the reality of frailty and death — the elemental fact of mortality itself. In this century, western medicine has gradually moved away from its understanding of death as a failure — where care stops with a terminal diagnosis. Hospice has moved, from something rare to something ex…

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“Ars Poetica #100: I Believe” by Elizabeth Alexander 1:17

2M ago1:17

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Today, a poem with a poignant question to live: “...and are we not of interest to each other?” Carry Elizabeth Alexander’s reading of her poem “Ars Poetica #100: I Believe” with you — and hear Elizabeth read more of her poetry in the On Being episode, “Words That Shimmer.” Elizabeth Alexander is a poet, author, and educator. Since 2018, she has ser…

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Luis Alberto Urrea — On Our Belonging to Each Other 59:10

2M ago59:10

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We humans have this drive to erect barriers between ourselves and others, Luis Alberto Urrea says, and yet this makes us a little crazy. He is an exuberant, wise, and refreshing companion into the deep meaning and the problem of borders — what they are really about, what we do with them, and what they do to us. The Mexican-American border was as cl…

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Ross Gay — On the Insistence of Joy 59:05

2M ago59:05

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In our world of so much suffering, it can feel hard or wrong to invoke the word "joy." Yet joy has been one of the most insistent, recurrent rallying cries in almost every life-giving conversation that Krista has had across recent months and years, even and especially with people on the front lines of humanity's struggles. Ross Gay helps illuminate…

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Janine Benyus and Azita Ardakani Walton — On Nature's Wisdom for Humanity 1:16:20

2M ago1:16:20

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In this all-new episode, Krista engages biomimicry pioneer Janine Benyus in a second, urgent conversation, alongside creative biomimicry practitioner Azita Ardakani Walton. Together they trace precise guidance and applied wisdom from the natural world for the civilizational callings before us now. What does nature have to teach us about healing fro…

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Befriend Your Body: A Compassionate Body Scan 11:16

2M ago11:16

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In a time of stress, uncertainty, and isolation, Christine Runyan turns our attention to what often evades our awareness — the response of our nervous systems. As part of On Being’s 2021 Midwinter Gathering, she offered this brief, practical, gently guided practice as an invitation to befriend your beleaguered body, to “blanket it with a little bit…

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Christine Runyan — On Healing Our Distressed Nervous Systems 1:01:11

2M ago1:01:11

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The years of pandemic and lockdown are still working powerfully on us from the inside. But we have trouble acknowledging this, much less metabolizing it. This conversation with Christine Runyan, which took place in the dark middle of those years, helps make sense of our present of still-unfolding epidemic distress — as individuals, as communities, …

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“Joy is the Justice (We Give Ourselves)” by J. Drew Lanham 14:26

3M ago14:26

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We are overjoyed to share this heart-stirring performance with you, which transpired when we invited the ornithologist/poet/former On Being guest J. Drew Lanham to offer some poetry at a live On Being event in January 2024. We could not have imagined the lightning in a bottle that unfolded — a live adaptation of the title poem that appears in Drew'…

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Lyndsey Stonebridge and Lucas Johnson — On Love, Politics, and Violence (Channeling Hannah Arendt) 1:15:26

3M ago1:15:26

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Here is a stunning sentence for you, written by Lyndsey Stonebridge, our guest this hour, channeling the 20th-century political thinker and journalist Hannah Arendt: "Loneliness is the bully that coerces us into giving up on democracy." This conversation is a kind of guide to generative shared deliberations we might be having with each other and ou…

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New From Poetry Unbound: A Series on Conflict and the Human Condition 11:09

3M ago11:09

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A taste of a special mini-season of Poetry Unbound — bringing contemplative curiosity and the life-nurturing tether of poetry to the very present matter of conflict in our world. In this first offering, Pádraig introduces the intriguing idea of poems as teachers and ponders Wisława Szymborska’s “A Word on Statistics," translated by Joanna Trzeciak.…

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S5E10: They Call You A Witch Doctor... 57:08

3M ago57:08

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Send us a Text Message! Don't forgot to tell us who you are. In this episode of The Sacred Donut Podcast, we explore the stigma, the fear, the uuuuueeeee around witches, healers, and medicine people. Most of our listeners are a bit on the "whoo whoo" side but struggle with the stigma, the superstitious beliefs that others may have about such people…

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Colette Pichon Battle — On Knowing What We're Called To 1:02:38

3M ago1:02:38

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There is an ecological transformation unfolding in the places we love and come from. On a front edge of this reality, which will affect us all, Colette Pichon Battle is a singular model of brilliance and graciousness of mind and spirit and action. And to be with her is to open to the way the stories we tell have blunted us to the courage we’re call…

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Kate DiCamillo — On Nurturing Capacious Hearts 54:16

3M ago54:16

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In her writing, it is Kate DiCamillo's gift to make bearable the fact that joy and sorrow live so close, side by side, in life as it is (if not as we wish it to be). In this conversation, along with good measures of raucous laughter and a few tears, Kate summons us to hearts "capacious enough to contain the complexities and mysteries of ourselves a…

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Wisdom, Solace, and Courage for 2024 2:58

4M ago2:58

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A special two-month season of On Being starts May 9. Freshly curated conversations from across the On Being archive. Big new conversations and extra offerings. To be present to the suffering and sorrow of this world from a place of love. To accompany each other in this — and accompany the young. To honor the fragility of being human. To keep our ca…

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S5E9: The Disciplined Warrior - Are You Ready To Level Up? 1:05:56

3M ago1:05:56

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Send us a Text Message! Don't forgot to tell us who you are. In this episode of The Sacred Donut Podcast, we look at the archetype of the Disciplined Warrior and what it means to be one. So, whether you're listless and sluggish or a super human bionic Being... let's level up! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Support the …

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S5E8: Rudy! Rudy! Dreamers! Dreamers! 1:00:24

5M ago1:00:24

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Send us a Text Message! Don't forgot to tell us who you are. Season 5 Episode 8 Rudy! Rudy! Dreamers! Dreamers! In this episode of The Sacred Donut Podcast, we investigate the idea of dreams, not the ones in your sleeping hours per se but the ones we dream of making into reality. The dreams we have for our lives. This conversation -- inspired by th…

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S5E7: You Gotta Know When To Hold Them -- We're Talking Boundaries & All The Ugh That Comes With Them 1:14:14

6M ago1:14:14

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Send us a Text Message! Don't forgot to tell us who you are. On this episode of The Sacred Donut, we talk about BOUNDARIES. It sounds like that old Kenny Rodgers gambling song, but let's face it, relationships are a gamble. Setting boundaries is a life's skill. You do have to know when to hold them, when to walk away, and when to run. When to set s…

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S5E6: What Is Your Human Design? 2:07:38

6M ago2:07:38

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Send us a Text Message! Don't forgot to tell us who you are. Season 5 Episode 6 What Is Your Human Design? On this episode of The Sacred Donut Podcast, we dive deep with special guest, Blair Thurston as she explains "The Human Design System" what it is, who it is for, and how can it help you. We look at each podcast crew members chart and take a pe…

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Audio Podcast 19:31

7M ago19:31

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By Luis Lemus

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S5E5: Forgiveness - True Evolution Of The Heart 1:04:12

7M ago1:04:12

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Send us a Text Message! Don't forgot to tell us who you are. How heavy is your heart? Every night, before we fall asleep, we should ask ourselves, "If I die tonight, do I die in peace? Or am I going to die with the heaviness upon my heart?" Forgiveness is often one of the most difficult processes of healing, yet it is the key to open the way for tr…

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S5E4: Unknown Egypt- A Conversation With A Cosmic Weaver 1:02:07

7M ago1:02:07

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Send us a Text Message! Don't forgot to tell us who you are. Season 5 Episode 4 On this episode of The Sacred Donut Podcast, we go over the ocean to the Sacred Land Of Khemet -- Egypt that is -- and connect with our Cosmic Relative Rabie Khaled from Unknown Egypt Travel. Rabie is a travel guide, a spiritual guide, a weaver of incredible life experi…

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Nick Cave — Loss, Yearning, Transcendence 1:03:59

9M ago1:03:59

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Here are some experiences to which Nick Cave gives voice and song: the "universal condition" of yearning, and of loss; a "spirituality of rigor"; and the transcendent and moral dimensions of what music is about. This Australian musician, writer, and actor first made a name in the wild world of ’80s post-punk and later with Nick Cave and the Bad See…

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A Word from Krista 2:22

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A little musing on this season, the spectacular finale headed your way — and ways to stay connected in the time ahead. Subscribe to the The Pause Find our Starting Points Peruse our Libraries And on YouTube, grab a Poem to Carry in Your PocketBy On Being Studios

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Sara Hendren — Our Bodies, Aliveness, and the Built World 1:01:26

9M ago1:01:26

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Our built world is designed around something called "normal," and yet every single one of our bodies is mysterious, and constantly adapting for better or worse — and always, always changing. This is a fact so ordinary — and yet not something most of us routinely pause to know and to ponder and work with. But Sara Hendren has made it her passion, br…

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S5.E3: The Records Are Now Open! 1:09:03

9M ago1:09:03

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Send us a Text Message! Don't forgot to tell us who you are. What if you had a blueprint for your life, a place to go to find the answers to all your questions, especially the ones that could change your life for the better? On this episode of The Sacred Donut Podcast, we explore the "AKASHIC RECORDS" -- the library or database of information of ev…

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Christiana Figueres — Ecological Hope, and Spiritual Evolution 1:19:41

9M ago1:19:41

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The ecological crisis we are standing before is at once civilizational and personal — intimately close to each of us in the places we love and inhabit, and unfolding at a species level. And as much as anyone alive on the planet now, Christiana Figueres has felt the overwhelm of this and stepped into service. She gives voice so eloquently to the gri…

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Clint Smith — What We Know in the "Marrow of Our Bones" 1:04:22

10M ago1:04:22

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This phrase recurs throughout Clint Smith's writing: "in the marrow of our bones." It is an example of how words can hold encrypted wisdom — in this case, the reality that memory and emotion lodge in us physically. Words and phrases have carried this truth forward in time long before we had the science to understand it. Clint Smith is best known fo…

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“Dance Party” by Clint Smith 2:25

10M ago2:25

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Clint Smith reads his poem, “Dance Party.” This poem is featured in Clint’s On Being conversation with Krista, “What We Know in the ‘Marrow of Our Bones.’” Find more of his poems, along with our full collection of poetry films and readings from two decades of the show, at Experience Poetry. Clint Smith is a staff writer at The Atlantic. His narrati…

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“Ode to Those First Fifteen Minutes After the Kids Are Finally Asleep” by Clint Smith 1:55

10M ago1:55

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Clint Smith reads his poem, “Ode to Those First Fifteen Minutes After the Kids Are Finally Asleep.” This poem is featured in Clint’s On Being conversation with Krista, “What We Know in the ‘Marrow of Our Bones.’” Find more of his poems, along with our full collection of poetry films and readings from two decades of the show, at Experience Poetry. C…

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[Extended] Clint Smith with Krista Tippett 1:48:38

10M ago1:48:38

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This phrase recurs throughout Clint Smith's writing: "in the marrow of our bones." It is an example of how words can hold encrypted wisdom — in this case, the reality that memory and emotion lodge in us physically. Words and phrases have carried this truth forward in time long before we had the science to understand it. Clint Smith is best known fo…

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Three Skills for Staying Calm, Sane, and Open in a Chaotic World | Krista interviewed by Dan Harris for Ten Percent Happier 1:05:34

10M ago1:05:34

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From Krista: I loved being interviewed by Dan Harris as much as I've ever enjoyed being on the other side of the microphone (as the saying goes). He drew things out of me I didn't know I had to say. And I'm so impressed with him as a human being, and what he's created with Ten Percent Happier. I hope you might enjoy this! Listen to Ten Percent Happ…

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S5E2: A Little Cinnamon In Your Wallet, A Little Salt Over Your Shoulder: Superstitions-- Magical Rituals Or Fear Based Nonsense 1:05:07

10M ago1:05:07

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Send us a Text Message! Don't forgot to tell us who you are. On this episode of The Sacred Donut, we dive into superstitions, why we believe in them and whether or not they empower or disempower us. We ask, "Why do you believe what you believe? Is it working for you? Or does it leave you feeling paranoid, afraid of the Devil, the other side & afrai…

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Latanya Sweeney — On Shaping Technology to Human Purpose 1:01:21

10M ago1:01:21

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You may not know Latanya Sweeney's name, but as much as any other single person — and with good humor and grace as well as brilliance — she has led on the frontier of our gradual understanding of how far from anonymous you and I are in almost any database we inhabit, and how far from neutral all the algorithms by which we increasingly navigate our …

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[Unedited] Latanya Sweeney with Krista Tippett 1:24:48

10M ago1:24:48

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You may not know Latanya Sweeney's name, but as much as any other single person — and with good humor and grace as well as brilliance — she has led on the frontier of our gradual understanding of how far from anonymous you and I are in almost any database we inhabit, and how far from neutral all the algorithms by which we increasingly navigate our …

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Matthew Sanford – The Body's Grace 57:19

10M ago57:19

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A wondrous, buried treasure from the 20-year On Being archive, with renowned yoga teacher Matthew Sanford. Be prepared, as you listen to what follows, to take in subtleties and gracefulness you've never before pondered — or tried to feel in yourself — in the interplay between your mind and your body. Matthew has an immensely energetic physical pres…

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S5.E1: Peeking Through The Veil - A Look At Mediumship, Incorporation, Channeling & All That Good Stuff!! 1:13:35

10M ago1:13:35

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Send us a Text Message! Don't forgot to tell us who you are. On this episode of The Sacred Donut Podcast, we explore what is and what happens beyond the veil, behind the curtain of this dimension, this reality. We describe a little bit about the experiences people have at Strawberry Moon Energetics & experiences we have in our day to day as mediums…

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Baratunde Thurston — How to Be a Social Creative 1:09:36

10M ago1:09:36

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Baratunde Thurston is a comedian, writer, and media entrepreneur. He has eyes open to the contradictions, strangeness, and beauty of being human. He looks for learning happening even amidst our hardest cultural tangles. And he intertwines all of this, innovatively and searchingly, with his lifelong joy in the natural world. The kaleidoscopic view o…

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Reid Hoffman — AI, and What It Means to Be (More) Human 1:23:20

11M ago1:23:20

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In this season of On Being and those to come, we are going to train the core human questions on the emerging “generative AI.” Beyond the hype and the doom, what is this new technology calling us to as human beings? What is our agency to shape it to human purpose, and how might it bring us — literally — to our senses? This inaugural conversation wit…

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Kerry Washington — Acting as a Devotional Practice 1:05:17

11M ago1:05:17

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“Becoming other people” for a living, as Kerry Washington likes to describe her craft, turns out to be a revelatory lens on the high drama that is the human condition. As a “learning actor,” a kind of actor/anthropologist, she has brought elegance and moral rigor to all kinds of roles: as the uber-glamorous, tough-as-nails Olivia Pope on Scandal; a…

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Kate Bowler — On Being in a Body 1:00:22

11M ago1:00:22

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We love the theologian Kate Bowler's allergy to every platitude and her wisdom and wit about the strange and messy fullness of what it means to be in a human body. She's best known for her 2018 book Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I've Loved) — a poetic and powerful reflection on learning at age 35 that she had Stage IV colon cancer…

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Kate Bowler — A Blessing for the Life You Didn't Choose 1:55

11M ago1:55

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This blessing is featured in Kate’s conversation with Krista, “On Being in a Body.” It's published in her book The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days. Kate Bowler's beloved books include Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I’ve Loved) and most recently, The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days. …

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A New Season of On Being Is Coming 1:39

11M ago1:39

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A big conversation to live by starting NEXT WEEK — every Thursday — from September 21. Loss — and love. AI — and the intelligence that lives in our bodies. Kerry Washington, Kate Bowler, Reid Hoffman, Latanya Sweeney, Nick Cave, Baratunde Thurston … and more. Subscribe, tell your friends, and buckle your (metaphorical) seatbelts.…

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S4.E10: What's Your Vibe? 1:05:08

11M ago1:05:08

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Send us a Text Message! Don't forgot to tell us who you are. In this episode of The Sacred Donut Podcast, we look at vibrational frequencies. Everything is energy. Your energy responds to the food you eat, the music you listen to, the movies you watch and all that surrounds you. If you want to vibe higher, be happier and healthier this episode is j…

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S4.E9: "When you're God, you don't need a budget." 1:12:50

1y ago1:12:50

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Send us a Text Message! Don't forgot to tell us who you are. On this episode of The Sacred Donut, we return the topic of wealth consciousness, manifesting, God-realization, truly living the life of your dreams, breaking free from the linear traps and all that jam!! Let us talk you into your life's dreams... Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launc…

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S4.E8 - The Divine Expression of Gender 1:35:58

1y ago1:35:58

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Send us a Text Message! Don't forgot to tell us who you are. In this episode of The Sacred Donut, we dive into a hot topic, an often-misunderstood topic, an uncomfortable topic for some -- a healing conversation about gender -- from non-binary and transgender experiences -- about identity from both a personal and spiritual perspective and what it a…

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"Love is still the only revenge. It grows each time the earth is set on fire." 2:19

1y ago2:19

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From Krista: I have been texting this exquisite poem from our archives to my beloveds. Perhaps it will touch you — hold you — as it is touching and holding me. ON ANOTHER PANEL ABOUT CLIMATE, THEY ASK ME TO SELL THE FUTURE AND ALL I'VE GOT IS A LOVE POEM To call the young Pakistani-American poet, Ayisha Siddiqa, a "climate activist" feels too simpl…

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S4.E7: The Chisme About Chisme: The Karma Of Gossip 56:21

1y ago56:21

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Send us a Text Message! Don't forgot to tell us who you are. On this episode of The Sacred Donut Podcast, we talk about talking about others. Gossip can be a bonding experience AND can be extremely harmful. It can be entertaining and devastating. When is it appropriate to speak about others? Is this a "sacred conversation" or just a vomit of judgme…

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