Humanize Me Podcast
1) 804: How to think about Effective Altruism
“Hey Bart, I came across an article on Vox talking about the movement known as Effective Altruism, and the fall of one of its star advocates, cryptocurrency exchange owner Sam Bankman-Fried. The guy h...Show More
2) 909: It's time to say goodbye, for now
Dear Friends, Almost 10 years ago, I recorded the first episode of The Wonder-full Podcast, which turned into Humanize Me the following year. Over the course of the roughly 230 episodes that followed,...Show More
3) 908: Life After Doom, with Brian McLaren
Brian McLaren's new book defines 'doom' as, "The psychological sense that we know our problems are bigger than our solutions." In this episode, he and Bart talk about their fears for the future, a pot...Show More
4) 907: What are the limits of our commitments to others?
"Bart, in your episode with Devin Moss you mentioned envying his role as a humanist chaplain for someone on death row, because he could throw himself into totally being there for that man, knowing it ...Show More
5) 906: The 'Nothing in Particulars', with Pew's Alan Cooperman
Those whose answer to their religion is 'Nothing in particular' make up an increasing number of the population of the United States. They're part of a larger group of 'nones' who differ in many ways, ...Show More
6) 905: A humanist chaplain and a death row inmate, with Devin Moss
Devin Moss is a media producer who became a humanist chaplain during the pandemic and surprisingly quickly found himself ministering to a death row inmate called Phillip Hancock. He was there in Hanco...Show More
7) 904: Cosmogenesis, with Brian Swimme
Brian Swimme is an evolutionary cosmologist whose latest book, Cosmogenesis, is autobiographical, but is also an attempt to tell the story of the universe as science knows it, placing human beings ins...Show More
8) Getting to know a listener from scratch
In the last of three episodes on 'high disclosure relationships', Bart gets to know someone in depth from scratch - a Humanize Me listener called Patti, who turns out to be as wonderful as we could ha...Show More
9) 902: A tool for connecting with someone
Bart shares a tool he's used often to connect with people in the manner discussed in episode 901 with Rich Slatcher.
10) 901: The power of self-disclosure in relationships, with Rich Slatcher
Rich Slatcher is a psychologist who is the current Gail M. Williamson Distinguished Professor in the Behavior and Brain Sciences area of the Department of Psychology at the University of Georgia. In t...Show More