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Unraveling Religion

These mystical and practical discussions are explorations of spirituality and its relation to religion and psychology, with questions always. Beyond a specific religion or spiritual practice; what do we share, what do we have in...more

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'Real Flowers Of This Painful World,' Compassion Manifest For All Beings, Spirituality Forged Through Practical Application: A Conversation With Chris Barbera

Episode 1

June 16, 2025

'Real Flowers Of This Painful World,' Compassion Manifest For All Beings, Spirituality Forged Through Practical Application: A Conversation With Chris Barbera

  Pulled from the Archives of Unraveling Religion, this September 2009 episode recorded at the studio in the Home of The Future, Chris and Joel...

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Retrospective Of Prisons And Pilgrimage: An Introduction Into Three Previously Archived Chris Barbera Discussions, A Trailer

June 16, 2025

Retrospective Of Prisons And Pilgrimage: An Introduction Into Three Previously Archived Chris Barbera Discussions, A Trailer

Sitting down with Chris Barbera at Network of Religious Communities to record this trailer, Joel opens to discuss, introduce, and summarize three recorded conversations,...

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'The Cry of Life,' Palestinian Realities in Gaza and The West Bank; Cost, Record, and Directions: A Talk with Naomi Shihab Nye and Five Time Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish

May 22, 2025

'The Cry of Life,' Palestinian Realities in Gaza and The West Bank; Cost, Record, and Directions: A Talk with Naomi Shihab Nye and Five Time Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish

Naomi Shihab Nye opens the talk reading a new, recently penned poem, Current Affairs.   Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish then introduces himself and segways into the...

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Part 2 'Everything Matters'; Death, Dreams, Ancestors, Poetry and Voices of Kent: A Conversation with David Hassler, Executive Directive of Kent State University's Wick Poetry Center

Episode 2

May 03, 2025

Part 2 'Everything Matters'; Death, Dreams, Ancestors, Poetry and Voices of Kent: A Conversation with David Hassler, Executive Directive of Kent State University's Wick Poetry Center

In Part 2 of this heartfelt talk, David and Joel discuss poetry as a transmission, what the heart of one poet offers to others,...

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Part 1 'Everything Matters'; Death, Dreams, Ancestors, Poetry and Voices of Kent: A Conversation with David Hassler, Executive Directive of Kent State University's Wick Poetry Center

Episode 1

May 03, 2025

Part 1 'Everything Matters'; Death, Dreams, Ancestors, Poetry and Voices of Kent: A Conversation with David Hassler, Executive Directive of Kent State University's Wick Poetry Center

Part 1 as the conversation begins, David and Joel share David's introduction and talk about poetry as a growing voice to address 'what troubles...

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Part 2     Theoretical Activism, An Exploration of Wu Wei: Practical Application of Philosophy, A Panel Discussion

Episode 2

April 22, 2025

Part 2 Theoretical Activism, An Exploration of Wu Wei: Practical Application of Philosophy, A Panel Discussion

Part 2 the Panels opens to discuss: 'What makes us come alive?' 'What is your 'note' in life?' (Rumi's 'be your note.') Discussion turns...

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