Best Dara Zycherman Podcasts (2024)

A brief introduction to philosophy. “Philosophy: A brief guide for undergraduates.” American Philosophical Association. https://www.apaonline.org/page/undergraduates. Accessed Oct. 21, 2020.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 121- A Lost Land Ethic 5:24

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Decades later, Aldo Leopold’s words still ring true, though too often ignored. Leopold, Aldo. A Sand County Almanac, And Sketches Here and There. Oxford University Press, 1949, pp. 96, 101.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 120- In the Shadow 3:23

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Peer into your darkness. Masters, Robert Augustus. Bringing Your Shadow Out of the Dark: Breaking Free from the Hidden Forces That Drive You. Sounds True, 2018.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 119- The Body as Home 3:13

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How do you treat your home?By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 118- Trees are the Answer 4:42

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What is your relationship to trees? Neruda, Pablo. “Lost In The Forest.”By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 117- Anger as Compassion 4:33

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Take a deeper look into anger. Whyte, David. The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words. Many Rivers Press, 2014, p. 13.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 116- Minimalism for Creativity 3:53

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Create a space for creative mess by clearing out the mundane.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 115- Constructed Emotions 6:51

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Where do your emotions come from? Barrett, Lisa Feldman. How Emotions Are Made. 2nd ed., First Mariner Books, 2017, pp. 38-39, 140-141.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 114- Auras 3:26

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What is your relationship to Auras? Berry, Emily. “Aura.” Stranger, Baby. Faber & Faber, 2017.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 113- Liar, Liar 4:11

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Our strange relationship with the truth. Blanton, Brad. Radical Honesty: How To Transform Your Life By Telling The Truth. 1994. Stanley, VA, Sparrowhawk Publications, 2003.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 112- To Truly Give 4:23

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Welcome to generosity.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 111- Relief from Momentary Discomfort 4:52

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Forget about the proximate cases of distractions, focus on your discomfort. Eyal, Nir (with Julie Li). “Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.” Dallas, Benbellabooks, 2019.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 110- Harmful Words 4:11

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When the gift of gab turns into gossip.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 109- Pieces of You 3:51

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Who makes up your inner family?By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 108- In the Company of Truth 2:43

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Why to sit in a satsang. Kempton, Sally. “Come Together: How to DIY Your Own Satsang.” Yoga Journal, Revised Oct. 9, 2017; original Aug. 27, 2007. https://www.yogajournal.com/yoga-101/come-together-3.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 107- Take a Walk 4:29

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The pleasures of a pedestrian. Nicholson, Geoff. The Lost Art of Walking: The History, Science, and Literature of Pedestrianism. Riverhead Books, the Penguin Group, 2008.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 106- Read Something New 3:26

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Old texts can hold new ideas. The Upanishads: Breath of Eternal Life. Translated by Swami Prabhavananda and Frederick Manchester. 1948. New American Library, a division of Penguin Group, 1957, p. 94.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 105- Confusion is Key 3:17

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It’s okay to be confused. Saunders, George. The Braindead Microphone. Riverhead Books, the Penguin Group, 2007.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 104- A Simple Question 3:11

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Meaningful questions produce meaningful answers.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 103- Notes in Lunches 2:42

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Don’t forget to pack a note!By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 102- The Rain 3:11

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Nature deserves praise. Harjo, Joy. “Praise the Rain.” Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems, W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 101- Perspective & Space 6:19

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There are different ways to shift perspective. Sagan, Carl. Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space. The Random House Publishing Group, 1994.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 100- Special 100th Episode! 3:05

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Thank you for 100 episodes!By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 99- Meditate … with Plants 4:24

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Meditation, of the floral variety. Oliver, Mary. “Moccasin Flowers.” The Atlantic. June 1987. p.64.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 98- It's Magic 6:23

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If you’ve forgotten, it’s time to get excited about magic. Forrest, Mabel. “Boy-Dreams.” Alpha Centauri. 1909.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 97- A Tale of Finding Space in Your Home 5:12

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Space is relative.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 96- The Harsh Editor in Our Minds 3:20

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Turning the tables on our inner editor. Goldberg, Natalie. Writing Down the Bones. Boston, Shambhala, 1986, p. 28.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 95- All About Hugs 3:05

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We can all use a hug sometimes, from ourselves.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 94- An Album Drop 3:11

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Old fashioned excitement for a musician’s new release.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 93- Redefining Direction 3:36

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Right and left, or east and west. Lent, Jeremy. The Patterning Instinct. New York, Prometheus Books, 2017, p. 197.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 92- Creating Space for Creativity 3:10

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Do you hold a hidden creative calling deep within you? Jarvis, Chase. Creative Calling. New York, HarperCollins Publishers, 2019, pp. 23-24.By Dara Zycherman

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Episode 91- Rename Your Fears 3:08

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What if we could confront fear first? Truman Cooper, Marsha. “Fearing Paris.” Substantial Holdings, Pudding House Publications Chapbook Series, 2002, p. 22.By Dara Zycherman