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Heavy Things Lightly

This “Enlightened” New World utopia isn’t turning out to be all it was cracked up to be. Society is disenchanting, but are the only alternatives hiding out in the hills or burying yourself in books? With an air of levity and a touch of humor, John Heers teaches how to examine the confusing New World by calling upon the mind and wisdom of oft-forgotten Old. Heavy Things, Lightly. johnheersftf.substack.com

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23:31

Usury at Last | WAWTAR #143

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/07/13

It's the final chapter on usury and it's...well, we will let modern advertising tell the story. (Hint: It's not great). But the story is far from over, who knows what future generations will choose? Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at danielpadrnos@first-things.org Become a Monthly Donor and join our monthly Q&A with John

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76:55

Uncle Seth and A.I. | WAWTAR #142

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/07/05

Uncle Seth is back and A.I. is the battleground. Where does this technology lead and what does it ultimately mean for all of us? Big shout out to Greg Gilbertson and crew for the great music! Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at danielpadrnos@first-things.org Become a Monthly Donor and join our monthly Q&A with John! -

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17:12

From Fearing to Embracing Usury | WAWTAR #141

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/06/27

Why was the Old World so fearful of usury? What did ancient scholars have to say about it? And how were all the warnings slowly ignored to land us in the land of usury today? Big shout out to Greg Gilbertson and crew for the great music! Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at danielpadrnos@first-things.org Become a Monthly Donor and join our

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24:22

Usury & the Old World | WAWTAR #140

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/06/22

Usury. An empire building tool? A necessary evil? A path to build wealth? John walks us through the beginnings of usury in the Old World and in later episodes how we arrived at modern usury (like pre-approved credit cards aimed at unemployed teenagers with unreasonable interest rates). Big shout out to Greg Gilbertson and crew for the great music! Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page:

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67:31

Conversations: Graham Pardun | WAWTAR #139

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/06/14

Orthodox poet, author, and essayist Graham Pardun joins John to talk about modern Orthodoxy, enlightenment, and the value of choosing the right words, in the right order. He has gained recent notoriety for his self-published collection of essays titled, The Sunlilies.Graham's Substack: https://sabbathempire.substack.com/Order Graham's books: https://treedweller.net/booksFor a more academic, written dive into WAWTAR themes, head over to the Heavy Things Done Lightly Substack:

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12:54

Magic Never Really Left... | WAWTAR #138

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/06/06

As we wrap up this White JuJu series, John looks at the future. Is magic, spiritualism, religion, or "how we make meaning in the post-modern world" really gone? And what happens when the irrational world view gets its revenge?Big shout out to Greg Gilbertson and crew for the great music! For a more academic, written dive into WAWTAR themes, head over to the Heavy Things Done Lightly Substack: https://johnheersftf.substack.com/Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should

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17:50

How the West Rid Itself of Magic | WAWTAR #137

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/05/31

White JuJu. Public Schooling. And this week the rise of the mechanistic mind. The expulsion of magic from society. Join John as we take a look at the beginning of how the West today started to expel "magic" and "religion" from society. Big shout out to Greg Gilbertson and crew for the great music! Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or

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88:41

Conversations: Fr. Peter Heers | WAWTAR #136

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/05/24

John is joined by his brother Fr. Peter Heers to talk life, Orthodoxy in America, and his current state of affairs in an almost perfect rendition of heavy things done lightly. Take a moment to visit the Orthodox Ethos here: https://www.orthodoxethos.com/ Big shout out to Greg Gilbertson and crew for the great music! Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email

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15:00

Quantifying Religion | WAWTAR #135

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/05/16

Last week was Juju, both here in the Americas and overseas, and the Old World mindset that accompanied it. And like magic, religion would be "explained" to us by those uncomfortable with mystery. Join us as we peel back history to reveal the roots of Babylon (maybe) and future America's DNA in the guise of the 5x winner of best named things, the New York State Buffalo Normal School. AKA the first public school. Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider

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18:50

White People JuJu | WAWTAR #134

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/05/09

Magic. Juju. Voodoo. It's Old World and for us new worlders, incomprehensible, nonsensical, and quite often frightening. Using magic as our springboard, we are going to explore how we went from a time of mystery to quantity. From magic to data and beyond.Links:Documentary on Appalachia Magic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwaUcSRsQPQ Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities

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59:10

Paul Kingsnorth: The End of Anthropology | WAWTAR #133

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/03/30

John is delighted to welcome back Paul Kingsnorth for a fascinating look at some of the narratives the modern world is wrestling with. Evolution, transhumanism, and more. Discover Paul's work: Substack: https://paulkingsnorth.substack.com/ Website: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/ Youtube: @Peekay72 Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker in Georgia! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email

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66:14

Ben Stamper - Filmmaking & The Making of the Soul |...

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/03/23

Ben Stamper is a director, cinematographer, editor and production designer whose body of work includes acclaimed short films like "The Deep Place," "Jonah," and "Stay With." In his own words, his work looks to "[...] capture intimate and moving portraits of everyday humans doing the extraordinary." Discover Bens work here: https://benstamperpictures.com/ Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Vanguard Field Worker for

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49:46

Austin Klise - Re-immersion | WAWTAR #131

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/03/15

Austin Klise, former Field Worker for FTF, entrepreneur, businessman, and all round great guy talks about the transition back to America, the perception of money, and a little on foreign NGOs. Does the deep immersive experience interest you? We want you to join us in Georgia and Guatemala! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at danielpadrnos@first-things.orgTo support this podcast and the work of First Things Foundation, please consider

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45:42

Esther Lightcap Meek - The Act of Knowing | WAWTAR #130

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/03/07

Esther Lightcap Meek is a professor emeritus at Geneva College and author of multiple books examining our understanding of knowledge. More specifically she aims to illumine how we know what we know. She talks with John today about the erosion of embodied learning in the modern world and how we can work back towards reality as it is.Books by the author:Longing to Know - https://tinyurl.com/4h7a9pjpA Little Manual for Knowing - https://tinyurl.com/4cf7p7rjDoes the deep immersive experience interest

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65:03

Texas Slim - Back to the Roots of Health | WAWTAR #129

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/02/21

Texas Slim joins WAWTAR to talk about food intelligence and the state of American health (spoiler alert: it's not great). What happened to our healthy foods? How can we get back to quality, high-energy proteins that aren't full of filler? And what does this look like for our communities and neighbors? Texas Slim is the founder of the Beef Initiative and you can discover more here: https://beefinitiative.com/ He also maintains a lively Substack page: https://texasslim.substack.com/ Does

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67:49

Joshua Gibbs - What is the Enlightenment? | WAWTAR #128

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/02/16

Today John sits down with Joshua Gibbs, writer, philosopher and educator. Joshua's books, including "How to Be Unlucky" have received national acclaim and his forthcoming book "Love What Lasts" is due to release this year. Josh and John take a deep look into the enlightenment and what exactly that has led to in our modern world. Josh's website to find out more about him and his books: https://www.gibbsclassical.com/ Does the deep immersive experience interest you? We

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46:19

Rogan, Walsh, & Mismarriage | WAWTAR #127

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/02/01

John's head popped off, but he managed to get it placed back on long enough to deliver his thoughts on a discussion between Matt Walsh and Joe Rogan (the very discussion that caused the head popping). What is marriage? What is it for? And where do we all get it so wrong?Does the deep immersive experience interest you? We want you to join us in Georgia and Guatemala! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at

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57:59

Reisha Perlmutter - The Deep End of Art | Immersion...

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/01/24

Reisha Perlmutter is a painter (and we would say philosopher of sorts) whose paintings have captured the fascination and acclaim of both critics and lovers of art in general. Her "classical" training has complemented her drive to answer life's most profound questions to produce incredible pieces of art and John sits down to discover just what that all means.Discover all of Reisha's work and more here: https://www.reishaperlmutter.com/Does the deep immersive experience interest

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75:29

Fabio Leite - Brazil, Syncretism and Being All Things...

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/01/20

This week Fabio Leite and John sit down to talk Brazil: the mindset, philosophy, history, and everything in between. Mostly they talk about the syncretic nature of Brazil and its eclectic nature.Fabio recommends: Aristotle in a New Perspective, Olavo de Carvalho (https://tinyurl.com/ms9wn2rf)Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Vanguard Field Worker for Mozambique! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email

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78:51

Uncle Seth and the Great Experiment | WAWTAR #124

Heavy Things Lightly ·

2023/01/04

Uncle Seth, after a prolonged hiatus, is back! John shares an interesting video feature a biologist named Jeremy from the World Transformation Movement and, well, things go from there.The Full Interview with Jeremy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-TK6_aWqGUDoes the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Vanguard Field Worker for Mozambique! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at

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