Haleh Liza Gafori joins us for part two of a three-part series asking the question posed by poet Christian Wiman: What is poetry’s role when the world is burning? It’s not a metaphorical question. We’re living through wars, climate collapse, collective burnout, and political fragmentation. What possibly might human flourishing mean in such a context? And what might poetry have to do with it? Here, Haleh Liza Gafori—poet, musician, and translator—guides us into the world of the Sufi poet Rumi

Note: This is a rerun of Episode 221I am writing this article and podcasting about it from our RV which is parked in a 49 acre parcel of land in Colorado. By the time you read it, we may very well be back home at the Olympic Peninsula.How on Earth did we get here? I ask myself. And the answer is that we were offered an adventure we could not refuse.You may remember that we are presently digging a well for the Shamanshack. You may also be aware that the $20,000 dollar budget we had for it was not

The indescribable experience of seeing Michelangelo’s David in person draws Lisa and Trudy into a conversation about the value of rejoicing in life and celebrating ourselves exactly as we are. Read our blog: CroneCast.caShare your questions and comments at cronecast.ca/contact.  We want to hear from you about all things crone.(01:01) - Seeing the David (11:01) - Change the narrative (17:40) - Stop comparing yourself (24:30) - Maiden, Mother, Crone (31:18) - Practicing gratitude

In this candid conversation, Van Sedita, Nate Phillips, and John Molina-Moore take on men’s health through stories of stress, faith, and vulnerability. What starts with beard lotion jokes quickly opens into a serious and deeply honest exchange about how men process—or avoid processing—emotions. John shares how stress physically manifested as back pain despite being in the best shape of his life, revealing how the body often tells the truth before we do. Nate connects that experience to learne...

Hosts H. Daniel Mujahid and Dave Kelsey review last weekend’s massive "No Kings Over America" protests, condemn a president’s provocative imagery and discuss growing concerns about leadership, corruption, and national unity.They question the administration’s domestic and foreign policy claims, call for Americans to stop being complicit, and urge listeners to stand together under the principle of "E Pluribus Unum." Subscribe, follow, and engage — the episode closes with a call to action to defend

Have a look at our exclusive content https://www.patreon.com/plasticpillsThe Pill Pod reads Daniel Kolitz' anthropology of the gooners in Harper's Magazine https://harpers.org/archive/2025/11/the-goon-squad-daniel-kolitz-porn-masturbation-loneliness/ and we find it's all connected manOther sources cited included Lacan Seminar X, Freud Beyond the Pleasure Principle, and Baudrillard Transparency of Evil

La idea de que el ser humano es el centro del universo ya no convence a nadie. Por eso invitamos a Luisa González-Reiche a platicar sobre posthumanismo, transhumanismo… y de la alegría en este cambio de paradigma.