"Compassion is the antidote to suffering and harmfulness. Put simply, it is a sensitivity to suffering in self and others with a commitment to try to alleviate and prevent it." So says Psychologist Paul Gilbert, the godfather of Compassion-Focused Therapy…
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Sep 30 2022
Track-by-Track Commentary on Podsongs Volume 10
A commentary on the last 11 songs created for the Podsongs project, with musicians Jack Stafford, Maurizio Sarnicola, Massimino Voza and Luigi Falcione. Go behind the scenes with the band to hear how they made the songs inspired by the…
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Sep 14 2022
Professor Carl Hart on why everything you think you know about drugs is wrong - Musical guest...
In this episode of Podsongs—the show where musicians interview inspirational people, as inspiration for a new song—Professor Carl Hart, author of Drug Use for Grownups and a campaigner for drug law reform, talks to American singer-songwriter Tanner Peterson about…
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Aug 31 2022
Michael Gervais and Katie Welch on being your own Masterpiece
In this episode of Podsongs—the show where musicians interview inspirational people, as inspiration for a new song—high-performance psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais, who’s worked with some of the world’s top athletes, talks to LA singer Katie Welch about what it…
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Aug 17 2022
Josiah Zayner and Chicks on Speed talk biohacking and Do-It-Yourself DNA
Jo Zayner is a biohacker, artist, and scientist best known for their self-experimentation and work making hands-on genetic engineering accessible to a lay audience, including CRISPR. josiahzayner.com/
Chicks on Speed is a feminist music and fine art ensemble…
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Aug 3 2022
Track-by-Track Commentary on Podsongs Volume 9
A commentary on the last 12 songs created for the Podsongs project, with musicians Jack Stafford, Maurizio Sarnicola, Massimino Voza and Luigi Falcione. Go behind the scenes with the band to hear how they made the songs inspired by…
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Jul 20 2022
Kyle Cease and Doe Paoro on the need to let go
Can you learn to let go? This is what Kyle Cease challenges Doe Paoro to do in their interview together in this episode of Podsongs.
New York Times Best Selling author Kyle Cease has a gift of merging…
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Jul 1 2022
Jeremy Hunt MP talks about Covid treatment and the new NHS
Jeremy Hunt inspires a song about Covid medicine. Jeremy Hunt is a senior British politician serving as Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee. In this interview with Jack Stafford he discusses Covid treatment and the new…
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Jun 22 2022
Bernardo Kastrup discusses materialism and consciousness
This is a reissue of Episode 7, while Jack recovers for the birth of his first child last week. Bernardo Kastrup's work has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. He…
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Jun 8 2022
Scott Carney - What doesn't kill us makes us stronger... but does it make us wiser
This is a reissue of Episode 6, while Jack takes a short break for the birth of his first child. Scott Carney is an investigative journalist and anthropologist and has worked in some of the most dangerous and unlikely…
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May 25 2022
Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya - Everyday Ayurveda: Habits to change your life
In the show where every conversation inspires a song, Jack Stafford interviews Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya about her book 'Everyday Ayurveda: Daily Habits That Can Change Your Life in a Day'.
Living between Manhattan and Kashi, Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya…
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May 11 2022
Professor Steve Fuller on transhumanism and life-extension
Let's talk transhumanism. Steve Fuller Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick, England talks to Holly Chant of the band Xylaroo, to give her inspiration for a new song.
Social Epistemology, what it is and how it…
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