Best Emma Varvaloucas Podcasts (2023)

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Principle of Charity

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On the Couch with Francisco Ferreira and Emma Varvaloucas 31:43

1h ago31:43

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In Principle of Charity on the Couch, Lloyd has an unfiltered conversation with the guest, throws them curveballs, and gets into the personal side of Principle of Charity. ~~ You can be part of the discussion @PofCharity on Twitter, @PrincipleofCharity on Facebook and @PrincipleofCharityPodcast on Instagram. Your hosts are Lloyd Vogelman and Emile …

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Everyday Buddhism: Making Everyday Better

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Everyday Buddhism 90 - Radical Love with Satish Kumar 48:30

3h ago48:30

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In this episode I am honored to talk with Satish Kumar, a peace-pilgrim, life-long activist, and former monk, who has been inspiring global change for more than 50 years. As a child, Satish renounced the world and became a wandering Jain monk. Then in his 20s, he undertook a pilgrimage for peace, walking for two years without money, from India to A…

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What Could Go Right?

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S4. Ep. 16: What We Talk About When We Talk About Science with Sara Walker 51:25

15m ago51:25

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What's the nature of the universe? What is life? And what do we talk about when we talk about science? We're joined by Professor Sara Walker, an astrobiologist and theoretical physicist with research interests in the origins of life, artificial life, and detection of life on other worlds, to see how the way we think about the world informs the rest…

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Tricycle Talks

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Casting Indra's Net with Pamela Ayo Yetunde 48:34

3h ago48:34

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Pamela Ayo Yetunde has worked as an activist, lay Buddhist leader, chaplain, pastoral counselor, practical theologian, and teacher. In each of these roles, she has witnessed how our humanity has been distorted and how distraction and delusion keep us from our true purpose of caring for one another. Drawing from Buddhist and Christian teachings on m…

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What Could Go Right?

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S4. Ep. 15: How to Be Optimistic About America with John Avlon 58:24

8h ago58:24

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What road is hyperpartisanship taking us down? Can we learn from our history? And is the current state of American politics worse than ever before? Today, we talk with CNN's senior political analyst and author of "Lincoln and the Fight for Peace," John Avlon, to discuss how the past can inform our understanding of and response to current political …

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What Could Go Right?

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S4. Ep. 14: Ukraine's Counteroffensive with Tim Mak 53:50

1d ago53:50

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What is the human side of war? Investigative journalist Tim Mak joins us from Kyiv to share an update on Ukraine's spring counteroffensive, what life is like in a war-torn country, and what he has learned about resilience and mental health covering his first war. Plus, electric vehicles' growth is explosive, and a battery breakthrough that could ma…

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Tricycle Talks

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Living at the Edge of Chaos with Neil Theise 46:45

22d ago46:45

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Neil Theise is a professor of pathology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and a practicing Zen Buddhist. For the past twenty years, he has been fascinated by the science of complex systems from the infinitesimal level of quantum foam to the vastness of our entire universe. In his new book, "Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connectio…

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What Could Go Right?

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S4. Ep. 13: Demon Drugs and Moral Panics with Maia Szalavitz 52:51

9m ago52:51

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Is drug use always harmful? How does empathy play a role in addiction? Could it be more beneficial to approach drug use as a public health issue rather than a criminal one? In this episode, we speak with Maia Szalavitz, an award-winning journalist and author, about the potential benefits of harm reduction for addiction treatment and addressing larg…

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Principle of Charity

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Are Things Getting Better or Worse? 53:36

1d ago53:36

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How should we think and feel about so many things that are still so so bad, but, crucially here, so much better, than they were. Consider child mortality. Apparently, five million children under 5 died in the last year. Yet that number has more than halved in the last 30 years, which is again a huge reduction from the 20 million children under 5 wh…

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What Could Go Right?

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S4. Ep. 12: Artificial Unintelligence with Baratunde Thurston 56:13

7d ago56:13

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Is technology moving us forward or backward? What is the human cost of progress? And is artificial intelligence making people more divided, or can it help us find common ground? Comedian, commentator, and author Baratunde Thurston joins us to talk about how technology and humanity are sometimes at odds and sometimes companions. What Could Go Right?…

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Everyday Buddhism: Making Everyday Better

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Everyday Buddhism 89 - Encore of Right Effort: Joyful Balance 1:07:15

19d ago1:07:15

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In this episode, I celebrate May Day with a re-release of Episode 13 of this podcast, Right Effort: Joyful Balance. I originally released the episode for Labor Day 2018. I thought back on it during the last couple of weeks as I struggled to be still and relax, while recovering from oral surgery during the first week of warm weather. I was restless …

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Tricycle Talks

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Opening to Freedom with Sharon Salzberg 56:57

17d ago56:57

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A world-renowned meditation teacher, Sharon Salzberg is the founding teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. In her new book, "Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom," she weaves together Buddhist psychology, her own experiences, and insights from a variety of contemplative traditions to examine how…

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What Could Go Right?

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S4. Ep. 11: Challenging the Consensus on China with Jessica Chen Weiss 50:43

14d ago50:43

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Is China the US's perennial enemy? How do the complexities of China's political landscape affect global affairs? And is conflict over Taiwan inevitable? In today's episode, we explore these questions with Jessica Chen Weiss, a Cornell professor and author specializing in Chinese foreign policy and nationalism. Plus, we learn about Uzbekistan's chan…

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What Could Go Right?

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S4. Ep. 10: Demanding More: Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa with Ebenezer Obadare 53:37

21d ago53:37

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Are the tides shifting in Africa? What direction is the continent's progress toward good governance headed? And how should we understand competing international interests and investment there? Ebenezer Obadare, a Douglas Dillon senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins us to examine Nigeria's contentious election a…

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Principle of Charity

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On the Couch with Caroline Lambert and Matt Tyler 38:00

22d ago38:00

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In Principle of Charity on the Couch, Lloyd has an unfiltered conversation with the guest, throws them curveballs, and gets into the personal side of Principle of Charity. ~~ You can be part of the discussion @PofCharity on Twitter, @PrincipleofCharity on Facebook and @PrincipleofCharityPodcast on Instagram. Your hosts are Lloyd Vogelman and Emile …

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Tricycle Talks

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The Magic of Vajrayana with Ken McLeod 40:53

28d ago40:53

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For the past forty years, Ken McLeod has worked as a translator of Tibetan texts, practices, and rituals. With his new book, "The Magic of Vajrayana," McLeod takes a more personal approach, drawing from his own experience to provide readers with a taste of Vajrayana rituals and practices. Through practice instructions, evocative vignettes, and stor…

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What Could Go Right?

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S4. Ep. 9: The Boys Are Not All Right with Richard Reeves 1:03:37

28d ago1:03:37

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Is the struggle of boys and men a partisan issue? And how have recent economic and social changes influenced the classroom, the workplace, and the family? Brookings Institution scholar Richard V. Reeves joins us to tackle the complex crisis of boyhood and manhood. Plus, we look at the US's renewable power industry and discuss Malaysia's death penal…

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Principle of Charity

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Who has it Harder: Women or Men? 59:33

29d ago59:33

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Women have, by and large, lived under the yoke of patriarchy, in various forms, for as long as… well, certainly as long as civilisations have existed. So it’s with some trepidation, and a little bit of cheekiness, that we’re airing the headwinds that face women alongside those that face men. There’s the danger of moral equivalence, where two views …

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Everyday Buddhism: Making Everyday Better

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Everyday Buddhism 88 - Finding Venerable Dhammananda Bhikkhuni with Cindy Rasicot 1:20:24

1M ago1:20:24

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Don't miss this fascinating episode where I talk with Cindy Rasicot, an award-winning author of Finding Venerable Mother: A Daughter's Spiritual Quest to Thailand and creator of Casual Buddhism, a weekly YouTube series that welcomes people from all walks of life to explore their spiritual practice in conversation with Venerable Dhammananda Bhikkhun…

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What Could Go Right?

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S4. Ep. 8: The Globalization Myth with Shannon O'Neil 56:39

1M ago56:39

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How have regional dynamics shifted in an increasingly globalizing world? And what is going on in Latin America and Mexico, and how will it affect the United States? Today we talk with Shannon O'Neil, vice president, deputy director of studies, and senior fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, as well as the author of …

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What Could Go Right?

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S4. Ep. 7: How to Create Positive Change with Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali 1:02:59

1M ago1:02:59

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How does change actually occur? And what are the best tactics for bringing large coalitions together? Hosts of Democracy-ish, Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali, discuss the balance between angry revolution and individual hope, and what ultimately gets people on board with a movement. Plus, we take a look at the World Happiness Report and the college …

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Tricycle Talks

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Joy as a Practice of Resistance and Belonging with Ross Gay 37:42

2M ago37:42

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It can be so easy to dismiss joy as frivolous or not serious, especially in times of crisis or despair. But for poet Ross Gay, joy can be a radical and necessary act of resistance and belonging. In his new essay collection, "Inciting Joy," Gay explores the rituals and habits that make joy more available to us, as well as the ways that joy can contr…

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What Could Go Right?

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S4. Ep. 6: Entangled with Isaac Saul 1:04:36

2M ago1:04:36

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Are we as divided as we think we are? Is it possible to move out of our political and news silos? And is there a way to re-establish trust in the media? Isaac Saul, the founder of Tangle News, shares his effort to offer truly bipartisan journalism. Plus, what's going on with Silicon Valley Bank, fentanyl test strips, and declassified Covid informat…

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Principle of Charity

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On the Couch with Jane Campion 33:05

2M ago33:05

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In Principle of Charity on the Couch, Lloyd has an unfiltered conversation with the guest, throws them curveballs, and gets into the personal side of Principle of Charity. ~~ You can be part of the discussion @PofCharity on Twitter, @PrincipleofCharity on Facebook and @PrincipleofCharityPodcast on Instagram. Your hosts are Lloyd Vogelman and Emile …

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The MindThatEgo Podcast

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#27: Buddhism and a Brighter Vision of the Future with Emma Varvaloucas 1:47:49

3M ago1:47:49

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Emma Varvaloucas is the Executive Director of the Progress Network, an idea's movement that connects and amplifies voices that are pointing our world in a more positive direction. She is also the co-host of the What Could Go Right? Podcast, and was previously the Executive Editor at Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. Her unique perspective is shaped by…

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What Could Go Right?

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S4. Ep. 5: Bootstrapping the American Dream with Alissa Quart 1:00:50

2M ago1:00:50

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Has the American Dream changed? Is a side hustle the answer to income inequality? And is self-reliance the all-important north star we have been led to believe it is? Today, author, journalist, and Executive Director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, Alissa Quart, asserts that at the heart of our distress is a misplaced belief in our inde…

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Principle of Charity

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Oscars Special: Spotlight with Jane Campion - Can Creativity Make Us Less Self-Obsessed 50:54

3M ago50:54

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Spotlight with Jane Campion: can creativity help us leap outside ourselves? Multiple academy award winning writer and director Jane Campion (The Piano The Power of the Dog) joins Emile and Lloyd for a fascinating conversation on creativity and how it can change and enhance our understanding of each other. Jane explains her creative practices and in…

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Everyday Buddhism: Making Everyday Better

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Everyday Buddhism 87 - Untangled with Koshin Paley Ellison 54:10

3M ago54:10

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In this episode I talk with Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison, an author, Zen teacher, and Jungian psychotherapist who has devoted his life to the study and application of psychotherapy and Buddhism. In our conversation, we discuss Koshin's latest book, Untangled: Walking The Eightfold Path to Clarity, Courage, and Compassion. Among many other things, we…

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Tricycle Talks

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An Antidote to Despair with Emma Varvaloucas 42:21

2M ago42:21

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According to the recently released COVID Response Tracking Study, Americans are the unhappiest they’ve been in fifty years. Between the pandemic, mass shootings, and ongoing environmental catastrophes, it can be easy to feel like we’re always in crisis—and to believe that the world is coming to an end. But journalist Emma Varvaloucas believes that …

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What Could Go Right?

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S4. Ep. 4: Government Secrecy with Matthew J. Connelly 1:03:20

2M ago1:03:20

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What's with Biden's, Trump's, and Pence's classified documents? Why is everything secret in the first place? And what is this costing democracy? Matthew J. Connelly, professor of international and global history at Columbia University, principal investigator at History Lab, and author of the book "The Declassification Engine," looks at the conseque…

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What Could Go Right?

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S4. Ep. 3: Living Up to America's Promises with Peniel E. Joseph 1:04:23

2M ago1:04:23

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Are we actually a "United" States? Has the US lived up to the promise of inclusivity, freedom, equality, and opportunity for everyone? And where can we go from here? Peniel E. Joseph, professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the history department in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin, joins us to ask these qu…

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Principle of Charity

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On the Couch with Michele Borba 22:06

2M ago22:06

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In Principle of Charity on the Couch, Lloyd has an unfiltered conversation with the guest, throws them curveballs, and gets into the personal side of Principle of Charity. ~~ You can be part of the discussion @PofCharity on Twitter, @PrincipleofCharity on Facebook and @PrincipleofCharityPodcast on Instagram. Your hosts are Lloyd Vogelman and Emile …

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Everyday Buddhism: Making Everyday Better

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BONUS - Chat With Everyday Buddhism 1 1:09:47

2M ago1:09:47

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Welcome to a special BONUS podcast, introducing our first "Chat with Everyday Buddhism" YouTube videocast on our Everyday Buddhism YouTube channel and now as an audio version for the podcast. It is our very first episode of "Chat with Everyday Buddhism" where we are planning a series of chats with our sangha leaders, our sangha members, and special…

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The MindThatEgo Podcast

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#26: Empowering The Mental Health Paradigm with Steven C. Hayes 2:13:56

3M ago2:13:56

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Dr. Steven C. Hayes is the originator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), identified as part of the “third wave of cognitive behavioral therapy.” He’s a Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, the author of 47 books, including Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life and A Liberated Mind. Ranked in the top 1,000 most cited schol…

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What Could Go Right?

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S4. Ep. 2: Moral Ambition with Rutger Bregman 52:04

3M ago52:04

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What incentivizes human behavior? How many of our problems come from a lack of cash? And how does shame work as a motivator? Join us and Rutger Bregman, author of “Humankind” and “Utopia for Realists,” to talk about balancing a critical eye with the conviction that the world can be improved upon. Plus, we look at the new billions being spent to fig…

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Tricycle Talks

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How Art Can Liberate Our Perception with Charles Johnson 32:33

3M ago32:33

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Charles Johnson is a novelist, essayist, screenwriter, professor, philosopher, cartoonist, and martial arts teacher—and he’s also a Tricycle contributing editor. Over the course of his career, he has published ten novels, three cartoon collections, and a number of essay collections that explore Black life in America, often through the lens of Buddh…

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Principle of Charity

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Nature Vs Nurture Pt 2: The Alternate View on Moulding Kids with Michele Borba 48:04

3M ago48:04

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Thirty years talking to kids, parents and teachers and analyzing data from across the globe, has led US educator Michele Borba to a categoric conclusion: parents can indeed shape those character strengths of their children that will ultimately determine how successful they are in life. So what are the character traits that can be moulded and how sh…

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What Could Go Right?

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S4. Ep. 1: Good Indicators: A Bird's Eye View of 2023 with Zachary Karabell and Emma Varvaloucas 47:13

3M ago47:13

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What's going on with "the economy"? Is now the best time to be in love in all of human history? Should we be worried about the global state of democracy? "What Could Go Right?" hosts Zachary Karabell, founder of The Progress Network, and Emma Varvaloucas, executive director of The Progress Network, take a look at the world as it currently is and as…

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Everyday Buddhism: Making Everyday Better

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Everyday Buddhism 85 - What Could Go Right with Emma Varvaloucas 1:18:07

3M ago1:18:07

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In this episode, I talk with Emma Varvaloucas, an editor and writer with a decade+ focusing on discovering and publicizing underreported good news in the nonprofit media space. Emma is the executive director of The Progress Network, where she writes the popular What Could Go Right? weekly newsletter and is co-host of the What Could Go Right? podcas…

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Tricycle Talks

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A Practical Guide to the Zen Precepts with Nancy Mujo Baker 35:59

4M ago35:59

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The Zen precepts of non-killing, non-stealing, and non-lying can sometimes be presented as a list of rules and regulations. But Zen teacher Nancy Mujo Baker prefers to see them as expressions of enlightened reality. Drawing from the work of 13th-century Zen priest Eihei Dogen, Baker believes that working with the precepts can be a way of revealing …

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Principle of Charity

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On the Couch with Robert Plomin 32:20

3M ago32:20

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In Principle of Charity on the Couch, Lloyd has an unfiltered conversation with the guest, throws them curveballs, and gets into the personal side of Principle of Charity. ~~ You can be part of the discussion @PofCharity on Twitter, @PrincipleofCharity on Facebook and @PrincipleofCharityPodcast on Instagram. Your hosts are Lloyd Vogelman and Emile …

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What Could Go Right?

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"What Could Go Right?" Season 4 1:11

3M ago1:11

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Whether you need a pick-me-up or are already an optimist looking for smart, new solutions to old problems, a new season of "What Could Go Right?" starts February 15th, wherever you listen to podcasts. What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and The Podglomerate.By The Progress Network with Zachary Karabell and Emma Varvaloucas

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Principle of Charity

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Nature VS Nurture Pt 1: Can We Mould Our Kids With Geneticist Robert Plomin 1:01:12

3M ago1:01:12

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Behavioural geneticist Robert Plomin’s book Blueprint, How DNA Makes Us Who We Are has changed lives. Robert is arguably the leading figure in behavioural genetics, working across the field for many decades. In his book Blueprint, he shows us the extraordinary evidence for our genetic nature being the absolutely dominant force in predicting who we …

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Tricycle Talks

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It's Never Too Late to Be Happy with Robert Waldinger 43:56

4M ago43:56

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As a psychiatrist and Zen priest, Robert Waldinger has devoted much of his professional career to the question of what makes a good life. He currently serves as director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, which is the longest scientific study of happiness. The study has tracked the lives of participants for over 75 years, tracing how childh…

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