The Mindful Cranks Podcast
1) Episode 49 - Tara Isabella Burton- Self-Made
I am really excited about the conversation I had with Tara Isabella Burton – who is a novelist, essayist and scholar of religion and spirituality – and we spoke about her new book, Self-Made: Creating...Show More
2) Episode 48 - Derek Beres - Conspirituality
It would appear that Lululemon-wearing Yoga teachers are worlds apart from gun-toting, far-right Trumper conspiracists. Yet, during the Covid-shut down, when revenues from brick-and-mortar yoga studio...Show More
3) Episode 47 - Peter Hershock: Buddhism & AI
Since the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT earlier this year, there has been a media frenzy – with AI suddenly becoming of mainstream interest and concern. In this episode, I spoke with Peter Hershock, a ...Show More
4) Episode 46 - Martin Parker: Shut Down the Business School
I really enjoyed speaking with Martin Parker about his bold book, Shut Down the Business School: What’s Wrong with Management Education, published by Pluto Press. Yes, you heard that right – Shut Dow...Show More
5) Episode 45 - Alissa Quart: Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream
Has the American Dream been built on a fundamental delusion – that we are all independent and autonomous individuals – that whether we become insanely wealthy or completely broke - is simply a matter...Show More
6) Curtis White - Transcendent: Art and Dharma in a Time of Collapse
Could it be the case that the Western Buddhists have lost touch with the radical questioning and the transformative power of transcendence? Has the focus on meditation, the mimicking of South Asian m...Show More
7) Episode 43 - Steve Hagen: The Grand Delusion
Our way of knowing seems seduced into seeing things – including ourselves as the self as the knower – as substantial. We believe and take for granted that the world is a myriad of things and objects, ...Show More
8) Episode 42- Graham Parkes: How to Think About the Climate Crisis
Is the climate crisis a reflection of our lack of understanding of our true nature as human beings in the cosmos? Could our inability to ask such difficult questions be at the root of our collective i...Show More
9) Episode 41 - Rina Raphael: The Gospel of Wellness
Why is everything now about wellness and “self-care”? And it’s not just about Goop – the global wellness industry – from leech therapy, MCT oils, to yoga, clean eating and New Age manifestation coache...Show More
10) Episode 40 - Gail Stearns: Liberating Mindfulness
In Episode 40, I spoke with Gail Stearns about her new book, Liberating Mindfulness: From Billion-dollar Industry to Engaged Spirituality (Orbis Books, 2022). Our conversation explored Gail's journey...Show More