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BARTALK is a lecture-performance-storytelling series that usually happens physically in a bar in The Hague. Each edition has a theme and brings guests from different backgrounds (art, psychology, media technology, music, drag, martial arts, kink, math) to share their perspectives under the same subject. Past themes have included death and the afterlife, a history of burning, the living archive, and more. Ultimately, BARTALK is a model of knowledge-sharing as community-building Support this p ...
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Is the key to a brighter future hidden within the depths of ancient wisdom? Join me, Sofia, on the ’Sustainable Spirit’ podcast as we unravel the mysteries behind today’s most monumental challenges through the lens of the world’s diverse religious and philosophical traditions. In each episode, our guests, ranging from spiritual leaders and scholars to activists and innovators, provide fresh insights, sharing how their study of faith or their personal spiritual practice intersects with the 17 ...
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June 17, 2024 Episode 12: Dr. Albert Hernandez on Christian & Islamic History of Medicine Today Dr. Hernandez and I discuss the history of medicine & spiritual healing, the impacts of Christianity & Islam on science, and the role of healing throughout life. CALL TO ACTION, EPISODE LINK & CONTACT INFO Once you have listened to this episode, you migh…
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March 20, 2024 Episode 11: Dr. Beth Blissman on Catholic Climate Action Today Dr. Beth Blissman and I discuss the work of the Loretto Community in the UN, the marriage of science and spirituality, and the role of interfaith collaboration in pursuing climate justice on the international stage. Throughout our conversation, Dr. Blissman emphasizes the…
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February 28, 2024 Episode 10: Je-Shawna Wholley on Intergenerational Spiritual Healing SUMMARY Today Je-Shawna Wholley, founder of the groundbreaking Earthseed project, shares her insights into spiritual healing, intergenerational dialogue, and engaging with your family history, offering striking ideas for listeners to consider on how to apply thes…
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Today Dr. David Haberman sheds light on Indian river environmentalism, tackling water pollution issues and drawing lessons from Indian environmental activists, offering invaluable insights for listeners on how to apply these practices to their local environmental challenges. Throughout the episode, Dr. David Haberman emphasizes that external pollut…
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The Sustainable Spirit Podcast January 15, 2024 Episode 8: Dr. David R. Loy on Eco-dharma, Eco-activism & Ecological Healing SUMMARY In this episode, Dr. Loy, a distinguished professor, writer, and Zen teacher in the Sanbo Zen tradition of Japanese Zen Buddhism, discusses ecodharma, a concept that intertwines Buddhism's teachings with ecological co…
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The Sustainable Spirit Podcast January 1, 2024 Episode 7: Dr. S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate on Religious Objects, Building Peace & the Value of Symbols SUMMARY This episode of the Sustainable Spirit podcast features Dr. S.B. Rodriguez Plate, a writer, public speaker, editor, and college professor, who bases their work on the fundamental question of what…
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The Sustainable Spirit Podcast December 4, 2023 Episode 6: Dr. Sarah Pike on Ritual, Radical Eco-Activism & Paganism SUMMARY Welcome back to another episode of the Sustainable Spirit Podcast! In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Sarah Pike, a distinguished professor of Comparative Religion at California State University, Chico, and an expert in ritual …
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The Sustainable Spirit Podcast November 20, 2023 Episode 5: Dr. Sabina Magliocco on Witchcraft, Paganism & Gender Equality SUMMARY This episode delves into the fascinating world of witchcraft and paganism, juxtaposing their portrayal in popular culture with their actual practice and significance. It begins by examining the accuracy of witchcraft as…
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The Sustainable Spirit Podcast November 6, 2023 Episode 4: Dr. David P. Gushee on Navigating LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Christianity SUMMARY In this thought-provoking episode, we engage in a compelling conversation with Dr. David Gushee, a distinguished Christian ethicist, and author of the influential book "Changing Our Mind." Dr. Gushee's insightful res…
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The Sustainable Spirit Podcast October 17, 2023 Episode 3: Dr. Mark Juergensmeyer on Ghandhian Conflict Resolution, Satyagraha & Social Justice SUMMARY In a thought-provoking podcast interview, Mark Juergensmeyer delves into the profound world of Gandhian conflict resolution and its application to democracy and social justice. He begins by discussi…
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The Sustainable Spirit Podcast October 2, 2023 Episode 2: Ryan Pickering on Nuclear Energy, Renewables & Faith SUMMARY In a thought-provoking podcast episode featuring Ryan Pickering, listeners were taken on a journey through the intersections of spirituality, sustainability, and social justice, with a particular focus on nuclear energy. The conver…
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The Sustainable Spirit Podcast September 18, 2023 Episode 1: Dr. John Grim on Indigenous Cosmovisions, Grammar of Animacy, Lifeways, & SDG 15 “Life on Land” SUMMARY In this captivating podcast episode, join us as we delve deep into the realm of indigenous spirituality, cosmovisions, lifeways, and personhood with the esteemed Dr. John Grim. With a b…
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In our final episode of Apologies & Atonement, we look at a local example of institutional apologies and speak with Sofia Hernández Chong Cuy, director of Kunstinstituut Melly. Since 2018, Sofia is the director of Melly, the institution formerly known as Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art in Rotterdam. Witte de With is a name attached to the…
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In episode 3 of “Apologies and Atonement”, We talk to social healer Lucas Johnson about his approach to nonviolence, the complexity of reconciling / healing from colonial pasts, and what it takes to build a future together. We learn about how to think about non-violence as a muscle to be built, the role faith can have in conflict resolution, and ho…
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Corporations have given some notoriously bad apologies. So for this episode, we invited corporate lawyer Roy Heesakkers to think with us on corporate apologies in the context of environmental, social and human rights transgressions. Roy encourages us to think about how we can participate in corporate reform, how we as communities can hold corporati…
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We are all taught that apologies are important to resolve conflicts. They have an important function in our society- in personal relationships, between governments and citizens, corporations and consumers, celebrities and fans. But so often people are criticized for making bad apologies. In this BARTALK, we wonder: what makes a good apology? What a…
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This is our very edition of BARTALK "Flashback" - a podcast episode where we invite guests from a past BARTALK to hear about how their work has developed since we last spoke. As we descend into more COVID lockdowns and regulations, we thought it might lift our spirits to check in with some of the guests from our party crew from earlier this year. I…
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In the final episode of our translation and transcription season, we speak with artist Vivian Caccuri about her work listening to, synthesizing, and translating the sounds of the mosquito. We explore how and why mosquitos make their infamous sound, how colonialism has impacted species of mosquitos, how governments have politicized the image of the …
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In episode 3 of Translation / Transcription, we talk to translator Xavier Bridault about his work as a translator, how legal parameters affect some translations, the mechanics of humour, how AI translators affect the ways we use and understand languages, how translation is used as a political tool, and how brands like McDonalds are translated to di…
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In the second episode of Translation / Transcription, dancer and graphic designer Karina Dukalska shares her research on archiving dance in graphic notation. We talk about social dance, notation systems, preserving the cultural values of a dance and more. Read the transcription of this episode here Hosted by Yun Lee and Rae Parnell Produced by Hans…
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Season 4! BARTALK looks into translation and transcription as creative practices. How does technology affect how humans translate? What are the politics of transcribing social dance as visual scores? What happens when we translate between species? What decisions are made in translation and who makes them? What is lost and gained in these translatio…
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In the final episode of this season on parties, we talk to hostess, performer and pioneering mother of Dutch ballroom Amber Vineyard about her background from humble beginnings running off to raves in California to running her own entertainment agency. Amber also shares stories and knowledge on how to conduct energy in a room, how she comes up with…
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In Episode 3 of Parties, artist Philip Vermeulen talks to us about bringing the club to the art world through his large-scale audiovisual kinetic installations, how his work replicate different states of mind in clubbing, and how he got so good at sober partying. Follow Philip here: Instagram: @philip_vermeulen_3000 www.philipvermeulen.com Follow B…
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In episode 2 of “Parties”, Rae and Yun talk to professional party animal, DJ, record label owner, mentor, and party organizer Khalil Riyahi. Khalil gives us the scoop on how he started his nightlife career, what makes a good party, the Dutch concept of a ‘night mayor’, and what alternatives people are exploring during the pandemic. Read transcript …
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In season 3 we explore parties. For many of us it's been about a year since we've danced in a crowd, flirted in dark spaces, felt bass pumping through our bodies. So we're taking the time to look deep into different aspects of nightlife. In this first episode, artist and curator Bogomir Doringer talks to us about his ongoing research and filming pr…
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In the final episode of our miniseries on Care, we talk to Sharona Lautoe and Xiomara Vírdo from the Black Trans Art and Joy Fund (BTAJF). We ask questions like what does it take to start a mutual aid fund? What does genuine allyship and solidarity look like? Why choose mutual aid instead of a charity model? And how do you create an environment whe…
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In episode three of our miniseries on Care, we wanted to look at interspecies care. Is it possible to do genuinely? To explore this question, we talk to recording engineer and cognitive musicology student Lilita Dunska about human-animal music playing practices for non-human animals, online community building through pet playlists, the trend of pet…
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In this second episode of Care, Yun and Rae speak with Damani Leidsman about community care, power building, the dutch cultural sector and mentorship. Damani Leidsman grew up in The Netherlands and Suriname. He is a performance artist, maker, educator, and freelance consultant and producer. Damani is mostly busy with strengthening queer and black c…
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BARTALK: Care BARTALK is a lecture-performance-storytelling series taking place in different bars in The Hague and sometimes online. Each event/podcast is themed which we ask 4 guests to share their research and stories on. This miniseries is on care and on this episode, we talk to Sylvie Rosenkalt about her work in disability justice, healing just…
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In our last episode of the series “Language as an Organism”, artistic researcher Minsook Kang tells the story of how Hangeul, the Korean alphabet, got imported to the Cia-Cia tribe in Indonesia. Minsook was about to go on a field trip to Indonesia in order to dive further into her research when the coronavirus hit, so follow this story as it unrave…
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In this third episode of BARTALK: Language as an Organism, Yun and Rae talk to their Dutch teacher Marik de Koning about Harry Potter, regional accents, gendered languages, idioms and more. Hosted by Yun Lee and Rae Parnell Produced by Hans Poel Music by Sro - Bring Back and Chad Crouch - Algorithms --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spot…
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In this second episode of Language as an Organism, Yun & Rae talk to performance artist Natalia Papaeva about her work Yokhor, in which she sings the only two lines she remembers from her favourite song in her mother tongue Buryat. Natalia answers questions from the audience and discusses losing a language, gaining new ones, layers of repetition, p…
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BARTALK: Language as an Organism BARTALK is a multidisciplinary lecture-performance-storytelling series taking place in different bars in The Hague. In current corona times, we are bringing BARTALK to a podcast format. Our guests share their stories and perspectives after which we ask them questions (including audience contributions!) Episode 1: Th…
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