Best Wassim Podcasts (2024)

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Taaleem - Alan Williamson (IPO Stories, Ep. 26) 59:41

8d ago59:41

59:41

In this episode, we explore the journey of Taaleem, a leading operator of international private schools in the UAE, and its path to becoming one of the few listed education providers globally. Alan Williamson, the CEO of Taaleem, shares his experience taking Taaleem public in Dubai in November 2022. With Alan, we delve into the role of private educ…

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SD42 - W/ Amy Ireland & Maya B. Kronic - Cute Accelerationism 1:51:54

26d ago1:51:54

1:51:54

Join us for an euphoric episode with our very good friends of the pod, Amy Ireland and Maya B. Kronic. Inspired by their work on Cute Accelerationism this episode explores the multiple dimensions of contemporary cuteness. From its sensory and cultural impacts to its erotic and semiotic layers, we unravel how Cute opens a gate to the transcendental …

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Aker BioMarine - Matts Johansen (IPO Stories, Ep. 25) 28:43

2M ago28:43

28:43

Matts Johansen is the CEO of Aker BioMarine, the global leader in krill fishing and production of krill-based products, such as omega 3 supplements and aquaculture feed. Aker BioMarine was founded as part of the Aker conglomerate, and Matts has been the CEO since 2015. In July 2020, they listed the company on Euronext Growth Oslo, in the middle of …

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Gas shipping at Flex LNG and Avance Gas - Øystein Kalleklev (IPO Stories, Ep. 24) 57:04

2M ago57:04

57:04

Øystein Kalleklev is the CEO of not one, but 2 listed companies: Flex LNG and Avance Gas, two leading shipping companies in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), both listed on Euronext Oslo. Øystein shares his experience steering these companies through volatile market conditions and his rationale behind dual listing Flex …

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SD41 - con Manuel Borja-Villel - El Museo en Ruinas 1:03:30

2M ago1:03:30

1:03:30

Para el presente episodio, hemos tenido el privilegio de conversar con Manuel Borja-Villel, cuya dirección en el Museo Reina Sofía ha marcado un antes y un después en el enfoque museístico moderno. Hablamos de las constantes guerras culturales que enfrenta el arte contemporáneo, del concepto de Cora, discutimos su reciente participación en la Biena…

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Saudi Arabia's Tadawul IPO(s) - Nayef Al-Athel (IPO Stories, Ep. 23) 37:32

3M ago37:32

37:32

Saudi Arabia has evolved from having 4 IPOs per year 10 years ago, to 40 IPOs per year over the last few years. Nayef Al Athel has been in the middle of this evolution, as he headed the listings activity at the Saudi Exchange between 2018 and 2023. With Nayef, we discuss the policy decisions and incentives that have made Saudi Arabia one of the mos…

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SD40 - w/ Alicia Juarrero - Context Changes Everything 1:25:22

3M ago1:25:22

1:25:22

In this episode of Social Discipline, we're joined by the renowned philosopher and complexity scientist, Alicia Juarrero. Alicia delves into the intricate world of causality in complex systems, offering insights from her seminal work, Dynamics in Action and Context Changes Everything. Throughout our conversation, she unpacks the principles of compl…

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The IPOs of iZettle and Readly - Maria Hedengren (IPO Stories, Ep. 22) 40:11

3M ago40:11

40:11

Not all IPO processes end up with an IPO. The path is filled with twists and turns, in some cases cancellations, postponements, or even a strategic sale before reaching the stock market. In this episode, we sit down with Maria Hedengren, who led the IPO processes of both iZettle (bought out by Paypal in the final stages) and Readly (listed in Stock…

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The history of direct listings - Dakin Campbell (IPO Stories, Ep. 21) 37:32

4M ago37:32

37:32

In 2018, Spotify was the first company to do a direct listing instead of a regular IPO process – foregoing the usual bookbuilding process in favor of opening the shares directly on the market in an auction. Dakin Campbell is the author of the book Going Public, where he recounts the history and the inside stories of some of the major IPOs in recent…

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The US IPO of Criteo - Edouard Lassalle (IPO Stories, Ep. 20) 43:23

4M ago43:23

43:23

Criteo, a French adtech company, listed on Nasdaq in 2013. Edouard Lassalle joined in 2012 to prepare the company for the IPO, and later served as head of Investor Relations for the company until 2022. One of the topics that comes up at an early stage during IPO preparation is the choice of listing location. In earlier episodes, we have heard from …

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Middle Eastern IPOs - Wassim Al Khatib (IPO Stories, Ep. 19) 37:37

5M ago37:37

37:37

Middle Eastern equity capital markets have captured investors' attention the last 2 years, as the only truly active IPO market in the world throughout 2022 and 2023 - with close to 50 IPOs listing each of those years. To learn more about GCC equity markets, we are joined by Wassim Al Khatib, the CEO of Lazard in MENA. Lazard is an independent finan…

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Social Discipline EP39 Howard Slater 2:11:23

5M ago2:11:23

2:11:23

In this cultural biography from the incendiary and radical poet and thinker Howard Slater (Break/Flow), we speak about far-left culture in Britain since the 1970s and its relationship to politics and poetry. Slater started the legendary Break/Flow zine in the 90s and participated in the Virtual Future conference. In the 2000s, he began the eclectic…

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Equity indices and IPOs - Mark Makepeace (IPO Stories, Ep. 18) 41:44

6M ago41:44

41:44

When a company becomes listed, index inclusion is a big deal. Beyond the stamp of approval, it brings in new passive investors, more liquidity, and ultimately more stability as a listed company. Yet, index inclusion rules are very technical, and not always easy to understand. To open up the topic of equity indices, we have invited Mark Makepeace, t…

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The direct listing of Wise - Matt Briers (IPO Stories, Ep. 17) 48:16

6M ago48:16

48:16

Matt Briers has been the CFO of Wise since 2015. In 2021, Matt led the company to a direct listing on the London Stock Exchange, the first major direct listing in Europe. Wise, founded in the UK in 2011 by Kristo Käärmann and Taavet Hinrikus, has revolutionized cross-border payments for individuals and businesses by making them easier, faster and c…

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The role of equity research in an IPO - Erik Salz (IPO Stories, Ep. 16) 52:58

7M ago52:58

52:58

Erik Salz has more than 15 years experience in equity research, most recently as an equity analyst at JP Morgan, where he particularly focused on IPO research and multi-industry coverage. During that time, he has been involved in more than 60 IPO projects. With Erik, we wanted to get a better understanding of how sell-side analysts perform their wo…

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Investor Relations during and after the IPO - Julia Stoetzel (IPO Stories, Ep. 15) 38:27

8M ago38:27

38:27

Julia Stoetzel is the founder of Junicorn, an Investor Relations consultancy based in Germany, and host of the podcast Street Tweets. We first met Julia when she was Investor Relations director at DeliveryHero, and then 3 years later when she headed Investor Relations at About You, a Germany ecommerce company, during its IPO in 2021. With Julia, we…

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ESG, from Private to Public - Giovanni Aquaro (IPO Stories, Ep. 14) 24:32

9M ago24:32

24:32

ERM is the largest pure-play sustainability consultancy globally, with 8,000 consultants assisting companies with defining and implementing their sustainability strategies. ERM works with both the largest listed companies, as well as private companies and investors. Giovanni Aquaro is a Partner at ERM, and works with private companies seeking to br…

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European IPOs on Euronext - Stephane Boujnah (IPO Stories, Ep. 13) 32:48

9M ago32:48

32:48

Stéphane Boujnah is the CEO of Euronext, the largest European stock exchange, managing the bourses of Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, Oslo, Paris and Milan. Stephane has been the CEO for the last 8 years, leading an M&A drive that saw the company acquiring and integrating the Irish stock exchange in 2018, Oslo stock exchange in 2019 and Borsa …

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Industrie De Nora - Paolo Dellachà (IPO Stories, Ep. 12) 38:25

10M ago38:25

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Paolo Dellachà is the CEO of Industrie De Nora, an Italian industrial company with global presence. It is the world’s leading supplier of electrodes for all major electrochemical processes – and have recently seen tremendous growth in applications for green hydrogen production. After almost 100 years as a private family-owned company, De Nora liste…

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063 - Embody True Self-Worth 26:13

11M ago26:13

26:13

What would your life be like if you relentlessly lived authentically? Would you be living in the same area? Would you be dating the same person? Would you be spending money on the same things as you are now? In order to find these answers, you must first find your true self-worth. You know you have high self-worth when you believe you are worthy of…

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Financing the energy transition at EDPR - Miguel Stilwell d’Andrade (IPO Stories, Ep. 11) 40:14

11M ago40:14

40:14

EDP is a Portuguese utility with a global footprint. In 2008, EDP listed its subsidiary EDP Renewables, one of the world's leading renewable energy developers and operators. EDPR is the world's 4th largest wind energy producersm with 15 GW of installed capacity, and a very ambitious growth plan. With Miguel Stilwell d'Andrade, CEO of both EDP and E…

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DeliveryHero - Emmanuel Thomassin (IPO Stories, Ep. 10) 40:11

11M ago40:11

40:11

Emmanuel Thomassin is the CFO of Delivey Hero, one of the world's leading online food delivery platforms. He has been the CFO since 2014 and led the company through its successful €1bn IPO on the Frankfurt stock exchange in 2017. Since then, Delivery Hero have continued leading the charge in food delivery globally, using the listing as a catalyst t…

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What no one tells you about your IPO - Laurence Borde (IPO Stories, Ep. 9) 36:38

1y ago36:38

36:38

Laurence Borde is the founder of Mediatree, an agency specializing in accompanying companies in the preparation and implementation of the IPO roadshow. With Laurence, we discuss the human element of the IPO process: how chief executives should prepare the company, and themselves, for an IPO: from the optimal organizational structure to your persona…

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Private Equity IPOs at EQT - Magnus Tornling (IPO Stories, Ep. 8) 42:47

1y ago42:47

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EQT, based in Sweden, is one of the world’s largest private equity firms, and an active IPO sponsor, particularly in Europe - where they have listed companies such as Autostore, Suse, Azelis over the last few years - as well as their own management company in 2019. Magnus Tornling is Global Head of Equity Capital Markets at EQT, and has been respon…

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062 - The Purpose of Life 11:21

1y ago11:21

11:21

When I asked ChatGPT what the purpose of life is, this is what AI came up with: “The purpose of life is a philosophical question that has been debated for centuries and there is no one right answer. Different people and cultures have different beliefs about the meaning and purpose of life. Some might argue that the purpose of life is to seek happin…

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Privatizing Française des Jeux - Claire Vernet-Garnier (IPO Stories, Ep. 7) 30:22

1y ago30:22

30:22

Française des Jeux, coming out of state ownership, was one of the largest and most successful IPOs over the last 5 years, raising $2bn for the French state and helping revive retail interest in IPOs. With Claire Vernet-Garnier, who was Head of the Finance Division at the French Government Shareholding Agency (APE) at the time, we go through the imp…

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Europe’s listing miasma - Craig Coben (IPO Stories, Ep. 6) 37:11

1y ago37:11

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Why is there so little innovation in the IPO process? How has the investor landscape changed over the last decades, and how can companies get institutional investors engaged in their IPOs? Craig Coben was until recently Bank of America's Global Head of Equity Capital Markets, and for many years the bank's Head of EMEA Equity Capital Markets. We dra…

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061 - Celebrating 1 Year Free of Su!c!dal Thoughts 21:32

1y ago21:32

21:32

As I celebrate one year free of su!c!dal thoughts, I acknowledge that I lived through and survived every horrible thought I’ve ever had. I’ve survived every obstacle, every difficulty, and every devastation. I’m still here, pushing on. This milestone means a lot to me. It signifies that I am stronger than I can ever imagine possible, I am capable o…

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ESG in IPOs - Marie Freier (IPO Stories, Ep. 5) 35:07

1y ago35:07

35:07

ESG investing is becoming increasingly important, both in terms of fund flows and integration in investment decisions. The disclosure requirements for private and public companies are not the same, making the IPO a crucial milestone regarding ESG, in addition to the traditional financial aspects. Marie Freier is Global Co-Head of Sustainable Invest…

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Private Equity IPOs at KKR - Eric Han (IPO Stories, Ep. 4) 45:59

1y ago45:59

45:59

KKR is one of the world’s largest private equity firms, and also one of the most active private equity sponsors of IPOs, with 3-4 IPOs per year globally. In Europe, they have listed 6 companies over the last 5 years: Trainline, Calisen, Hensoldt, SoftwareOne, Darktrace, and OVHCloud. Eric Han is a Principal within KKR’s Capital Markets team in New …

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SD 38 w/Marwa Arsanios - Who Is Afraid of documenta fifteen? 1:25:41

1y ago1:25:41

1:25:41

In this episode, we speak with artist Marwa Arsanios about her practice, documenta fifteen, feminism, and the possibility of reshaping the political potential of art. She talks to us about her ongoing project, Who Is Afraid of Ideology?, which Arsanios did as part of documenta fifteen. In this project, she explores through collaboration the possibi…

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060 - Believing in Yourself 21:01

1+ y ago21:01

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If you don’t believe in yourself, then who will? Believing in yourself is not only important for your life when you are embarking on a new journey or taking on a difficult task, but it is important for EVERY aspect of your life. Imposter syndrome? WHO IS SHE? Negative self-talk? WHO DAFUQ IS THAT? Lack of self-worth? YOU BETTER NOT—U KNOW WHO U TAL…

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Family-owned company IPOs - Annika Sigfrid (IPO Stories, Ep. 3) 42:49

1+ y ago42:49

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Annika Sigfrid has been at the center of more IPOs than most of us will ever be. She has 25 years' experience in Equity Capital Markets transactions. In her last role she was Global Head of ECM at Nordea, a leading Nordic investment bank. She is now an independent adviser and board member, working with companies on their governance and preparation …

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059 - Finding Your Purpose with Janell Jones 49:56

1+ y ago49:56

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I’m not sure if finding your purpose is a “Western Concept” or not, but it seems like much of the “American Way” is to go go go, do do do, and produce as much as you can allowing little time to slow down and actually see if what we’re doing is actually fulfilling. It’s almost as if Capitalism wants us to stay on the grind—away from our true life’s …

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OVHCloud - Yann Leca (IPO Stories, Ep. 2) 58:13

1+ y ago58:13

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Yann Leca was the CFO of OVHCloud, a cloud computing company, from 2019 to 2022 and led the company to its IPO in October 2021 - one of the largest and most succesful tech IPOs in Europe in 2021. OVHCloud, founded by Octava Klaba more than 20 years ago, is both founder-led and with two strong private equity backers, KKR and Towerbrook. Yann shares …

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058 - Finding Success Beyond Achievements with Wassim Dabboussi 48:24

1+ y ago48:24

48:24

Wealth is traditionally defined as how much money or possessions a person has, but Wassim Dabboussi knows a different meaning of wealth: “Watching my children succeed, go through life, watching them grow…that to me is success before anything else…my true wealth is inside my own house.” — Wassim Dabboussi I absolutely love this meaning of wealth bec…

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Exclusive Networks - Jesper Trolle (IPO Stories, Ep. 1) 38:50

1+ y ago38:50

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In this episode, we discuss the IPO of Exclusive Networks, a global distributor of cybersecurity solutions, with Jesper Trolle, its CEO since September 2020. Jesper was hired to join Exclusive in the middle of covid-19, and led the company to its successful IPO on Euronext Paris a year after joining. Exclusive Networks was owned by Permira’s privat…

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057 - Self-Worth in a Healthy Marriage with Marisa Patel, LMFT 1:00:01

1+ y ago1:00:01

1:00:01

As many of you know, I am married to the love of my life for the past four years now, and we have been together for eight incredible years. I truly don’t remember a time in my life without him at this point because he has been so important to me for such big milestones in my life. I don’t think Love With Liana® would have been energetically birthed…

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056 - Leading with Empathy with Shermin Kruse 56:42

1+ y ago56:42

56:42

The Love With Liana® Podcast welcomes guest Shermin Kruse to talk on the subject: Leading with Empathy. Empathy is defined by “the ability to share and understand the feelings of another” and Shermin assures us this is not only innate in most people, but it can be taught at a cognitive level. There are many benefits to having more empathy in one’s …

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055 - Becoming the Best Version of Yourself with Dr. Lisette Sanchez 48:26

1+ y ago48:26

48:26

The Love With Liana® Podcast welcomes guest Dr. Lisette Sanchez to talk on the subject: Becoming the Best Version of Yourself. But how exactly do you do this—and when do you know when you’ve gotten there? When you acknowledge your humanness, you are able to overcome obstacles with grace more than not. We aren’t perfect, and in order to accept our i…

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054 - Self-Love as a LGBTQ+ Person in Today’s World with Jimmy Cabrera Jr. 58:53

1+ y ago58:53

58:53

In the world that we live in, it is difficult enough to love yourself with all of society’s pressures to BE a certain way. Now add being LGBTQ+ on top of that and you have a whole lot more stigma and conditioning to overcome in order to fully accept yourself. I believe that today it is easier to “come out” than it was over a decade ago, but we stil…

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053 - Finding Empowerment After Trauma with Jennifer Ramirez 56:32

1+ y ago56:32

56:32

When we go through a traumatic event, it can often feel really isolating due to the many stigmas and just the overall shame and pain that comes from trauma. Many of us who have struggled feel like no one would understand us so then we suffer in silence. Jennifer Ramirez aims to end that struggle for women everywhere through her organization, &Rise.…

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052 - What’s on the Other Side of Emotional Pain with Chelsea Elliott 56:26

1+ y ago56:26

56:26

When we are in the thick of trauma, abuse, neglect, or other harmful circumstances, it often feels like we will never get out of it. I know when I have underwent longterm complex trauma, it seemed like it was never ending; like a cloud hung over me for years (and sometimes it still does). What we often don’t realize until we’ve healed is that our c…

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051 - Living Life from Moment to Moment 20:12

1+ y ago20:12

20:12

What comes to mind when you think of living life moment to moment? Being in the present? Living outside of anxiety and fear? To me, when I live life moment to moment, I acknowledge how I can build love for myself through presence by being aware of how my emotions can change literally from moment to moment. Emotions last approximately 90 seconds whe…

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050 - 50 Things I’ve Learned About My Self-Worth 35:02

1+ y ago35:02

35:02

What would your life be like if you relentlessly lived authentically? Would you be living in the same area? Would you be dating the same person? Would you be spending money on the same things as you are now? In order to find these answers, you must first find your true self-worth. You know you have high self-worth when you believe you are worthy of…

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049 - Releasing the Divine Feminine from Within 24:24

2y ago24:24

24:24

If you’ve been on your spiritual journey for quite some time, you may have heard the term “Divine Feminine” which acknowledges the ethereal presence of female energy in a society that mainly favors more masculine energies. This all stems from religious and gendered constructs that date back thousands of years; how women were not valued as much as m…

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048 - 7 Things I Learned About My Self-Worth Whilst Being Sick 25:12

2y ago25:12

25:12

In case you don’t follow me on social media, I recently was sick with C🦠VID. Don’t worry—I’m significantly better now and am back to my normal life aside from some lingering sinus symptoms. When I first got that positive test result, I had so much fear of what was to come. Would I have some crazy severe reactions? Would my husband need to be hospit…

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SD37 - w/ Hamja Ahsan - From Aspergistan to documenta fifteen 1:54:12

2y ago1:54:12

1:54:12

Conversation with artist, writer and curator Hamja Ahsan on the support campaign he organized for his brother Syed Talha Ahsan, his groundbreaking book Shy Radicals, his project at documenta fifteen and the hate campaign that he is receiving from some of the German media. Hamja talks openly about mental heath issues, islamophobia and the crucial su…

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047 - Healing Isn’t Linear with Michele 1:04:29

2y ago1:04:29

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If you’re reading this, then you’ve probably been through some trauma—and we have that in common. When you really think about it, trauma is culturally, generationally, and societally passed down and often times continues on unless explicitly dealt with, so it’s very likely you’ve been through something really traumatic in your life, or something mo…

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SD36 - w/ Diana Walsh Pasulka - A New Form of Religion 1:48:29

2y ago1:48:29

1:48:29

Miguel Prado and fellow Guild navigator (and co-host for today's episode) Sonia de Jager meet Diana Walsh Pasulka: professor of philosophy and religion at UNCW and author of American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, and Technology. We discuss what do we mean by agnostic when we want to be challenged by new knowledge, the UFO phenomena as a new form of relig…

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