In part 11 of this series, Host Michael Lerner talks with author Jeffrey J. Kripal about his book How to Think Impossibly. In this book, a mind-bending invitation to experience the impossible as…
"Bicherío, Chi no parakuya, Durga, Farafara, Guruni, Isong, Kasem, Koya, Nanda Devi, Nisarg, Njuzu, Parisara, Paryavaran, Psocodea, Prakriti, Pull of nature, Sankofa, Sango, Sasia, Tekoha, Teguala,…
Bringing with her the traditional Aboriginal practices of dadirri—a sacred practice of deep listening, reflection, stillness, and connection to the land—and yarning—a conversational practice used by…
Known for bringing loneliness and social connection into the national conversation, former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy joins host Serena Bian at Commonweal’s New School to reflect on the deeper…
Art for Our Common Good: Creativity, Health, and Civic Life - Part Two Hosted by Lisa Simms Booth What role can art play in helping us meet this moment? As communities face growing loneliness,…
Art for Our Common Good: Creativity, Health, and Civic Life - Part One Hosted by Lisa Simms Booth What role can art play in helping us meet this moment? As communities face growing loneliness,…
Russell Jaffe, MD The Alkaline Way: Diet, Supplements, Detoxification, and Real Health Reform Join Michael Lerner in another conversation with a remarkable Commonweal friend, Russell Jaffe, M.D. Russ…
Eric Karpeles My Book Is A Painting: Marcel Proust and the Resonance of the Visual Image Artist and Commonweal Board Member Eric Karpeles, author of Paintings in Proust, presents this illustrated talk…
Jacob Needleman Why Can't We Be Good? Overcoming Obstacles to Our Higher Ideals Join this conversation between author and philosophy professor Jacob Needleman and Steve Heilig, the director of Public…
Jeffrey and Leila Masson Dogs Never Lie About Love and Other Topics When animals are no longer colonized and appropriated by us, we can reach out to our evolutionary cousins. Perhaps then the ancient…