Best The Digital Spirit Network Podcasts (2025)

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158: Your Pain Has a Name: The Deeper Hurt Behind Distressing Thoughts with Therapist Monica DiCristina 39:38

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What if your most distressing thoughts aren’t who you are—but a signal pointing to pain that needs healing? Therapist and author Monica DiCristina joins me to talk about the deeper emotional and spiritual wounds that often lie beneath distressing thoughts. Monica shares her personal journey with trauma-related intrusive thoughts and the power of fi…

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THE PRAYER OF HEALING - FRESH OIL ANOINTING 2025 33:58

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The trailblazing all-Black baseball team that made history 54:34

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More than ninety years ago, led by “Boomer” Harding, “Flat” Chase, and King Terrell, the Chatham Coloured All-Stars became the first all-Black team to win the Ontario baseball championship. Now the story of their historic 1934 season, including the racist treatment they endured and their exploits on the field has resurfaced in an online project, an…

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THE SPIRITUAL ASSASSIN REMIX - LET THEM FALL BECAUSE OF ME - 05/13/2025 16:18

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Russia’s constant craving for U.S. recognition 54:35

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Historian Sergei Radchenko revisits the Cold War, focusing on what the idea of global power meant to the Soviet Kremlin. He argues that Soviet leaders, from Joseph Stalin to Mikhail Gorbachev, have always had a strong desire to be recognized as a superpower on the world stage, especially from the U.S. For decades, this desire could never be satisfi…

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LET THEM FALL BECAUSE OF ME - THE SPIRITUAL ASSASSIN - 05/12/2025 10:04

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Her job is to find buried children at residential schools 54:34

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Métis archeologist Kisha Supernant was sometimes called a 'grave robber' when she started her line of work. With an eye to restorative justice, she tries to help Indigenous communities locate the graves of children who died at residential schools. Now, she's called on to find children's graves. In this public lecture, Supernant explains how the use…

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GOD IS RIGHT NOW - Sunday, May 11th, 2025 16:12

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What Is a Death Doula? Morgan Everitt on End-of-Life Care and Building a Business 46:35

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Send us a text In this episode, Jill talks with her real-life friend Morgan Everitt, a death doula based in Bucks County, PA. Morgan shares how her journey began after her mom got sick in 2015. She came home to care for her, and after her mom passed in 2016, she had a powerful moment in 2017 when she overheard someone mention the word "death doula.…

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PART #9 - WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THAT? - 05/10/2025 - PAY ATTENTION. 18:13

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The power of white evangelical Christians in MAGA politics 54:25

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In the past decade, there has been one stable voting bloc: white evangelical Christians. Their support has been at a constant 80 per cent for Donald Trump, according to historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez. In her book, Jesus and John Wayne, she describes the Trump era as the latest chapter in a long story of exclusion, patriarchy, and Christian national…

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The Remix #8 - What Did God Say About That? - God's People Pay Attention. 20:33

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There's no potential danger of AI discrimination — 'it's here' 54:35

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The grave consequences artificial intelligence poses aren't 'potential' — they are happening now, warns MIT researcher Joy Buolamwini. She argues that encoded discrimination embedded in AI systems — racial bias, sex and gender bias, and ableism — pose unprecedented threats to humankind. Buolamwini has been at the forefront of artificial intelligenc…

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157: Braving Change—3 Ways to Get Unstuck & Transform Guilt and Regret 28:54

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We're tackling a topic that continues to strike a chord with so many of you: how to make a change when you're stuck between loyalty and growth, guilt and freedom, regret and redemption. If you’ve ever struggled with a complicated relationship or wrestled with the quiet shame of feeling stuck, this episode is for you. We explore: The 3 brave paths y…

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PART #8 - What Did God Say About That? - 05/07/2025 - Listen Real Slow... 20:20

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The one exception that makes killing civilians legal in war 54:35

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International law is clear: warring parties cannot kill civilians. It's a war crime. But there is one exception. An attacker can justify killing them if they’re being used as a shield for military objectives. This means a belligerent could kill a civilian and claim, after the fact, they were being used as shields by the enemy. Increasingly, that ju…

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The 2,000-year-old travel list to complete before you die 54:35

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More than 2,000 years ago, someone sat down and wrote a travel bucket list for the ancient world — suggesting must-see places that we now call The Seven Wonders of the World. It was kind of a Lonely Planet guide of its time, and included the Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the lighthouse of Alexandria, and the Temple of Artemis, am…

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PART #7 - WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THAT? - Listen and Pay Attention. 27:09

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Canadian troops who freed the Netherlands from Nazis 54:35

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On May 5, 1945, Canadian soldiers played a key role in the liberation of the Netherlands from the German forces. Almost 80 years later, a large group of Canadians travelled to the Netherlands to pay tribute to their relatives who'd helped liberate the country in the Second World War. They walked on a nine-day pilgrimage through villages and towns, …

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PART #6 - WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THAT? - LISTEN SLOW - PAY ATTENTION. 18:50

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PART #5 - WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THAT? - PAY ATTENTION. 9:26

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Love, Loss, and Living Again with Tony Stewart, author of Carrying the Tiger 45:21

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Send us a text Tony Stewart joined the podcast to share his powerful story about love, loss, and healing after the death of his wife, Lynn. In his new book, Carrying the Tiger: Living with Cancer, Dying with Grace, Finding Joy While Grieving, Tony tells the story of Lynn’s sudden cancer diagnosis, their emotional journey through treatment, and the …

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#4 - WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THAT? - PAY ATTENTION 8:56

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#3 - WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THAT? - Listen Slow So You Know. 14:49

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What it means to call your loved one a ‘corpse’ 54:08

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In the hour’s following her mother’s death, Martha Baillie undertook two rituals — preparing a death mask of her mother’s face, and washing her mother’s body. That intimacy shaped her grief. She had learned earlier to witness death and be present, living with regret after she left the room to get a nurse when her father died. For Baillie her mother…

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PART #2 - WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THAT? - PAY ATTENTION - 05/02/2025 12:59

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The limitless mind and body of an 83-year-old super-athlete 54:08

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"Never let anyone tell you that you're old," says Dag Aabaye, an 83-year-old super athlete who defies age. He runs two to six hours daily in B.C.'s Okanagan Valley, where he lives alone on a mountain. For him, running is “life itself." Blizzards, heat waves, even running 24 hours straight Until he met Aabaye, Brett Popplewell used to dread growing …

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#1 - WHAT DID GOD SAY ABOUT THAT? - 05/01/2025 (New Teaching Series) 21:38

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156: Why Fear Shows Up When You’re About to Grow & How to Break Free from Self-Sabotage with Mary Marantz 42:29

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What if fear isn’t a warning sign—but a signal you’re stepping into something that matters? I’m joined by the brilliant and creative Mary Marantz to explore why fear often shows up right before a breakthrough—and how to stop seeing it as a reason to back down. We also get into: * How fear hides behind perfectionism, people-pleasing, and procrastina…

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How the American cowboy ignited the Republican movement 54:07

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The cowboy — a symbol of the true American man who is anti-government, works independently and protects his family. Historian Heather Cox Richardson calls this rhetoric “cowboy individualism”, and says this myth is the basis for 40-year-old Republican ideology. In this public lecture, Cox Richardson argues that the current Trump administration has …

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Part #9 - Last Episode Teaching Series - Where You At? - 04/30/2025 10:35

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PART #8 - Where You At? - 04/29/2025 19:07

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How horses shaped humankind, from wearing pants to vaccines 54:08

16d ago54:08

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We have a lot to thank horses for in our everyday lives, from the Hollywood motion picture, to life-saving vaccines for diphtheria and tetanus, to a staple in our closets: pants. "Prior to riding horses, no one wore pants," says historian Timothy Winegard. He argues that horses are intertwined in our own history to the point that we overlook their …

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Elections results are in. IDEAS recommends World Report 10:43

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IDEAS listeners think deeply about the state of the world and how to improve it. To do that, you need to know what's going on. That's why we're recommending World Report. It's a daily news podcast that brings you the biggest stories happening in Canada and around the world, in just 10 minutes. Today you can get the latest Canadian election results …

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Reality TV might be making you smarter 54:08

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When reality TV first exploded in the early 2000s, the media panicked about the effect "unscripted" content would have on viewers. They found it difficult to distinguish between what was real and fake. But these days, people generally know better. Viewers now lean on the assumption that most of it is artfully manufactured. And according to experts,…

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PART #7 - Where You At? - Monday, April 28th, 2025 11:15

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PART #6 - Where You At? - Sunday, April 27th, 2025 - Pay Attention! 19:28

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Personal and Professional Lessons in Dementia Care with Jen Riggs 49:39

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Send us a text Jen Riggs shared her powerful journey of finding her true calling, supporting seniors and especially those living with dementia. After spending years as a stay-at-home mom, she pursued a career in commercial baking, only to have a major back injury end that chapter. What felt like a loss at the time became a turning point. Her cousin…

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PART #5 - Where You At? - Sunday, April 27th, 2025 - Kenneth's Podcast 24:03

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PART #4 - Where You At? - Saturday, April 26th, 2025 21:36

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PART #3 - WHERE YOU AT? - Friday, April 25th, 2025 23:57

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What it takes to become a ruthless tyrant 54:08

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Looking back about 3,000 years, the playbook on authoritarianism remains pretty much the same as it is today. Back in the 5th century BCE, when Herodotus travelled the ancient world gathering stories, he became an expert in would-be tyrants. His groundbreaking tome, simply called The History, shared vivid descriptions of autocratic and tyrannical r…

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PART #2 - Where You At? - 04/24/2025 11:09

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155: A Fresh Take on Boundaries—Prioritize What Matters, Avoid Burnout, and Navigate Toxicity 38:10

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Why do I feel guilty for protecting my time or energy? Is this a boundary—or am I just avoiding someone? Boundaries stir up a lot of emotions. But what if they’re not about building walls, avoiding people, or being “selfish”? In this episode, I share a deeply personal and surprising take on what boundaries truly are—and why they matter more than yo…

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#1 - "Where You At?" - 04/23/2025 22:32

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#15 - THE CLOSING PRAYER - TELL ME WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO GET IT - TEACHING SERIES 9:10

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Part #14 - Tell Me What I Have To Do To Get It - 04/21/2025 - Pay Attention!!! 24:59

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Attacking our biggest fear — political polarization 54:07

24d ago54:07

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Canadians’ biggest fear for the country’s future is “growing political and ideological polarization,” according to a 2023 EKOS poll. As part of our series, IDEAS for a Better Canada (produced in partnership with the Samara Centre for Democracy), host Nahlah Ayed headed to the fast-growing city of Edmonton to talk about the creative ways local resid…

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Why PEI cares more than any other province about voting 54:08

24d ago54:08

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PEI has the highest voter turnout of any other province in Canada. Voting is fundamental to this community. Residents see firsthand how their vote matters — several elections were decided by 25 votes or less. In this small province, people have a personal and intimate connection with politicians. MLAs know voters on an individual basis and they fee…

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Has the housing crisis shaken your trust in democracy? 59:00

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Like many cities in Canada, Nanaimo has a housing crisis. As rent prices have surged, so has homelessness. According to the city's last official count, there are 515 unhoused people in Nanaimo at any given time. By population, that is a higher homelessness rate than the city of Vancouver. Our series, IDEAS for a Better Canada (produced in partnersh…

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