Progressive Spirit

Series produced by John Shuck

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Politics, sex, science, spirituality, justice and peace.

Progressive Spirit is a weekly hour-long program about spirituality and social justice. Listen to interviews with top scholars, authors, social justice activists, and spiritual leaders from around the world. Politics, sex, science, spirituality, justice and peace. Always interesting, informative, and cutting edge.


92 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
How to Survive Your Childhood Now That You Are An Adult
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Ira Israel, How to Survive Your Childhood Now That You Are An Adult
Therapist, Ira Israel, outlines a path to authenticity.

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  • Added: Feb 24, 2018
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
At Peace: Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
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Dr. Samuel Harrington, MD, is the author of At Peace: Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life. He argues the case for taking a clear-eyed yet compa...

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  • Added: Feb 15, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Exodus: How It Happened and Why It Matters
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Richard Elliott Friedman, The Exodus & Wayne Potter and Pam Brown
Biblical scholar, Richard Friedman, makes the case for an historical exodus and its influence on humanity.

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  • Added: Feb 10, 2018
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
Richard Gage AIA: The Activist Architect
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Richard Gage, AIA, Founder of Architects and Engineers of 9/11 Truth
Founder of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, Richard Gage presents the science.

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  • Added: Feb 03, 2018
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
Matter and Desire: An Erotic Ecology
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Andreas Weber
Biologist and Philosopher, Andreas Weber, reframes ecology as a tender practice of forging relationships, of yearning for connections, and of expre...

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2018
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning and Connection for the America We Want
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Frances Moore Lappe and Adam Eichen
Frances Moore Lappe and Adam Eichen team up to get people excited about restoring democracy and getting money out of politics.

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  • Added: Jan 21, 2018
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 4
Jesus in the White House
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Gina Messina
If Jesus was President, how would his policies measure up against those of the Trump Administration? Would Christians of the Trump Era support a Pr...

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  • Added: Jan 14, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 2
Psychedelic Medicine: The Healing Powers of LSD, MDMA, Psilocybin, and Ayahuasca
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Richard Miller, Psychedelic Medicine
A conversation with Dr. Richard Miller about the politics behind the suppression of psychedelic medicines. Plus a news segment about Net Neutrality.

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  • Added: Jan 07, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
IT Came from Beyond Zen: A Conversation With Brad Warner
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Brad Warner
Soto Zen Priest, Brad Warner, talks about Zen, zazen, and Dogen, the 13th century Japanese Zen Master.

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
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Cannabis, Spirituality, & Racism (ENCORE)
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Michael Eric Dyson and Stephen Gray
One of my most popular shows of 2017. Originally produced in April 2017.

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  • Added: Dec 22, 2017
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 2
Danny Goldberg, In Search of the Lost Chord: 1967 and the Hippie Idea (ENCORE)
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: In search of the Lost Chord: 1967 and the Hippie Idea
Music executive, Danny Goldberg, discusses 1967 and the counterculture. This show was originally broadcast, July 28, 2017.

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  • Added: Dec 19, 2017
  • Length: 54:01
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The Divine Feminine and Jesus's Secret Revelations to His Brother
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: (clockwise) Jann Aldredge-Clanton, Brent Landau, Geoffrey Smith
Rev. Jann Aldredge-Clanton discusses her hymns to the divine feminine and Dr. Brent Landau shares his new apocryphal discovery.

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  • Added: Dec 10, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
A Guide to What We Don't Know about the Universe
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Les Jamieson, Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson
Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson bring the big questions about physics to the public.

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  • Added: Dec 02, 2017
  • Length: 54:01
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The Enneagram, Personality Development, and Spiritual Growth
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Chris Heuretz, author of The Sacred Enneagram and Suzanne Stabile and Ian Morgan Cron, co-authors of "The Road Back to You."
This week we explore the enneagram. It is becoming a big deal. What is this enneagram and why are counselors and spiritual directors finding it so ...

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  • Added: Nov 27, 2017
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 2
The Pentagon, Hollywood, Climate Change, and An Appeal for Democracy
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Matt Alford and Phillip Kitcher
Bringing Back the Town Meeting to Talk About Climate Change and Recognizing the Government Control of Hollywood

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  • Added: Nov 18, 2017
  • Length: 54:02
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The Broken Country
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Paisley Rekdal
On Trauma, Crime, and the Continuing Legacy of Vietnam.

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  • Added: Nov 11, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
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The Mystery and Physics of World Trade Center Seven
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: David Chandler at KBOO
David Chandler on 9/11 Speak Out and the Physics of 9/11

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  • Added: Nov 04, 2017
  • Length: 57:56
  • Purchases: 2
Love and Memory
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
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How to Live from Love and Improve Your Memory

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2017
  • Length: 57:59
  • Purchases: 2
Mindfulness in Education and Economics (ENCORE)
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Claire Brown, Buddhism and Economics
Bringing Buddhism to Economics and Mindfulness to Education

  • Added: Oct 20, 2017
  • Length: 57:59
The Rape of Eve: Newly Discovered Texts of Resistance (Celene Lillie) ENCORE
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: The Rape of Eve by Celene Lillie
All the origin myths of Rome are rape narratives. Dr. Celene Lillie has found resistance to Rome's culture of rape and domination in Gnostic texts ...

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  • Added: Oct 13, 2017
  • Length: 57:57
  • Purchases: 3

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