Podcasts by Genuinely Useful

Cuban Health Care: The Ongoing Revolution - Don Fitz from 2020-07-30T03:14:36

Quiet as it's kept inside the United States, the Cuban revolution has achieved some phenomenal goals, reclaiming Cuba's agriculture, advancing its literacy rate t...

When It's Not Just a TV Show - Penny Taylor from 2020-06-14T00:06:26

Our inner cave-dweller within modern society, power structures, tv-series/movie fandoms, and evolutionary psychology. We also get into the power of large, calm gr...

Cosmic Tusk and Comet Impacts - George Howard from 2020-05-23T02:20:46

Explore abrupt climate change and pandemic induced by comets and asteroids during human history at George Howard’s blog called Listen

Conscious Evolution - Rob Cobbold from 2020-04-18T19:36:25

Robert Cobbold is the founding editor of Conscious Evolution, a website, blog and podcast aiming to disseminate the evolutionary worldview, and kindle an evolutio...

What Does This Do For My Soul? with Daniel Thorson from 2020-02-29T22:23:50

Daniel Thorson, host of Emerge podcast, and I recorded our first episode together about a year ago and at that time he was preparing to move to the Monastic Acade...

Pt 3 - Owning Your Tech's Energy Footprint - Katie Singer from 2020-01-04T01:24:51

Over the previous 2 episodes we talked about Electromagnetic radiation effects on biology, and the true cost of the embodied energy of the internet. This is the 3...

Pt 2 - Embodied Energy of the Internet - Katie Singer from 2019-12-06T22:47:50

“If people remain unaware, in the illusion of the simplicity of sending an email, then there isn’t really a way to move forward until Nature imposes limits on us”...

Pt 1 - Electronic Silent Spring - Katie Singer from 2019-11-06T02:46:44

“EMF stands for electromagnetic fields. All living creatures need the Earth’s EMFs in order to navigate, digest food, reproduce and more. Human-made EMFs emitted ...

Mysticism, Immigration Law, and the National Shadow - Robert Foss from 2019-10-02T04:29:04

Robert Foss is the Director of Immigration Legal Services Division at the International Institute of Los Angeles.  

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Welcome Those Leaving the "Cult of Trump" with David Weissman from 2019-09-03T00:11:45

This conversation isn’t so much about the specifics of politics, but more about the nature of leaving the “Cult of Trump” and welcoming others to do the same. Listen

Amazement Receptors with Vismay Amrit from 2019-08-07T03:27:15

“Vismay is passionate about the creative healing sacred sound. With a background of sound ...

Before Orion, Initiatory Caves: Bernie Taylor, Independent Naturalist from 2019-07-02T09:12:43

Bernie Taylor’s book “Before Orion” is premised on Joseph’s Campbell’s hero’s journey<...

The Forgotten Exodus with Bruce R Fenton from 2019-05-21T08:27:17

Bruce R. Fenton is the author of the revolutionary human origins e-book series, The Forgotten Exodus. He was born in the historic English town of Cheltenham, Engl...

Sitting Up the Whole Time - Jason Sadhana Grechanik from 2019-04-15T02:18:03

At The Temple of the Way of Light, a traditional Shipibo plant-medicine shamanic healing center in Peru, I sat down with former actor, photographer, Thai boxer Listen

Reflecting Reflections with EMERGE podcast's Daniel Thorson from 2019-03-03T12:00

Daniel’s podcast EMERGE is an inquiry i...

Meditation in the Amazon Jungle with Geoff Haun from 2019-02-16T05:00

Recorded in the Peruvian Amazon jungle at the Temple of the Way of Light, this episode features Geoff Haun, one of our staff teachers. We sat in his Tambo ( Listen

Journey to Pakistan's Shandur Polo Festival with Fergal Nolan from 2019-01-10T05:00

Fergal recounts his epic journey to Pakistan’s Shandur Polo Festival at the world’s highest elevation Polo grounds. Along the 1500 mile route, he rode his trusty ...

Neonosis with Joshua Fields from 2018-12-11T03:00

Neonosis is a project dedicated to the evolution of human consciousness. Joshua Fields is a graduate student in Philosophy and Consciousness at the California Ins...

Magical Egypt with Chance Gardner from 2018-11-09T05:30

"There's a door in your head that no one told you about.  It’s a door that leads to the central mystery of the universe".

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Saxophone Interlude Episode from 2018-10-16T07:47:02

This episode features a composition written, performed, and produced by Abe Vandenberg

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10 Rise2Shine Sacred Dream - Jit Vaitha from 2018-08-18T20:26:12

Jit and Abe talk about how the school Rise2Shine was formed despite all of the challenges in post-earthquake Haiti. At the Pine Ridge Reservation, Second Dream ma...

Life as Ceremony - Justin Favell [Pt 1] from 2018-08-11T22:03:41

Musicians Justin Favell and Abe Vandenberg recorded this “luxurious” episode on Maui. In Part 1 we catch up, discuss moving one’s life for another person, our mus...

Life as Ceremony - Justin Favell [Pt 1] from 2018-08-11T22:03:41

Musicians Justin Favell and Abe Vandenberg recorded this “luxurious” episode on Maui. In Part 1 we catch up, discuss moving one’s life for another person, our mus...

Moving Across the Pacific - John Absalom from 2018-08-01T08:47:46

Johnny A and I used to play inline hockey near the ocean, shoot paintballs at each other in a valley on Maui, and collaborate on custom theme music for his radio show. In this episode, we drink ...

It's All a Question of Balance - Chris Candito from 2018-07-02T07:07:18

While recording music and controlling invasive species, Chris and I have worked together for a number of years. We spoke after his recent visit to the Islands. He currently lives in Boston and p...

We're All Threads of the Fabric - Shannon Wianecki from 2018-06-13T03:21:40

Shannon Wianecki is a writer and editor based on the island of Maui. Listen

Energy for a Better System - Darin Basile from 2018-05-31T10:00

Darin and I met in the Amazon; the jungle one, not the online one. This episode we talk about dealing with noise during a retreat, Lion's Mane, and Edward Bernays (among many other musings).

Flying Helicopters and Moments of Zen - Tim Perry from 2018-05-22T10:00

Tim and I sit on beach chairs in a coconut palm grove and talk freely about flying helicopters, conservation, climate from a place of curiosity and thoughtful exp...

Peru Integration from the Beginning - Jayson Morris from 2018-05-15T21:00

Jayson and I catch up after our recent journey to the Amazon. We tell travel stories, talk about our ceremonial experiences at SpiritQuest, and reflect on the last few years since beginning the ...

Cycling Through Remembering, Forgetting, and Remembering Again - Jeremy&Heather Nova from 2018-05-12T20:39:37

Abe Vandenberg talks with Jeremy & Heather Nova about having had an ultra-competitive mindset while also pursuing a spiritual path that eventually lead to becoming parents.

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Welcome to the Jungle - Tony Moenich from 2018-05-11T04:23:21

In Peru at SpiritQuest Sanctuary, Tony and I spoke for this podcast in the Huachuma maloca (pictured in the episode artwork)

Tony Moenich is a former USMC scout sniper and is now the host...