Thoughtfully Mindless, hosted by Artie, is a podcast centered around openness and curiosity. We cover a wide range of topics with a dynamic lineup of amazing guests from various backgrounds and expertise. We believe that with more perspective and understanding, a better world is possible, so each week, we bring a guest to share their perspective and experience. https://thoughtfullymindless.com/ Social Media: Instagram: @thoughtfullymindless Twitter/ X: @artieTMpodcast
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Interviews with thought-leaders about their new books. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/van-leer-institute
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A series of conversations (some not-so-mindless Chatter if you will) with thought leaders, politicians, YouTubers, academics, authors, and more. I try to explore ideas and ideologies from all walks of life in order to uncover what truth I can and learn some fun stuff along the way! We get deep into politics, philosophy, conspiracies, corruption, finance, technology and history! Chatter is a podcast from https://www.thejist.co.uk, hosted by Josh Hamilton.
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Welcome to Verbal Thoughts, where we share real, unfiltered thoughts and experiences in a candid, validating way. Many topics are discussed such as self-discovery, growth, mental health, wellness, navigating your 20's, and everything in between. This podcast is here to help you feel validated in whatever phase of life you are in. I’m glad you’re here, xoxo ellie
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Open talks about sports, movies, music, society, and provoking thought, let’s discuss!! We are here for insight and motivation so nothing is off limits. The only way to progress is through open conversation. Cover art photo provided by Mindless Robots Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maul-daniels/support
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A political podcast hosted by Max Klinger, featuring interviews with well-known guests. Things we are generally in favour of: free thought, free discussion and reasoned arguments. Things we are generally against: mindless groupthink, hysterical social media outrage mobs and illiberalism. 'The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but how it thinks.' - Christopher Hitchens.
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Magnificence is the boundless expanse of being. A liberation from limitation. It is the embodiment of authenticity, where you shed the shackles of self-doubt, shame, and imposter syndrome. Here, worthiness flourishes like a vibrant garden where you have the power to determine your actions, destinations, and your closest relationships. In the realm of Magnificence, creative individuality takes center stage. Your greatness is acknowledged, celebrated, and nurtured. Gone are the days of mindles ...
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When Hank Morgan, a practical, no-nonsense Yankee who works in an ammunition factory as a head superintendent gets into a fight with an aggressive employee, little does he know what's in store for him. The bully lays Morgan low with a skull-crushing blow delivered with a crowbar and knocks him out. When Morgan regains consciousness, he finds himself transported back in time, to the sixth century. From here on, the story describes the travails of a hard-boiled, true blue American with strong ...
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Our relationship with our bodies is complex. There’s a reason why most diets and fitness trends don’t work long-term for most people, especially women. If you’ve struggled with weight gain and loss, are stuck in diet culture with no results, or feel like you’re not in control around food, the solution isn’t as simple as it seems. It’s time to part ways with emotional eating, bullsh*t diets, and the painful cycle of being trapped in food hell and body jail. Hello Body Freedom is where women r ...
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Lura Forcum: Can Politics Be Human Again? Branding, Emotion, and the Center Path
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1:47:33What if political messaging didn’t have to be angry, divisive, or manipulative? In this episode, brand strategist and emotional intelligence advocate Lura Forcum joins Artie to explore what it means to communicate honestly in an era of polarization. From her work in marketing and comedy to her ideas about building an “Independent Center,” Lura make…
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#385 - Michael Every: Globalisation Is Dead — What Comes Next?
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57:37PRE-ORDER MY GAMESTOP BOOK - https://wen-moon.com In this episode of Chatter, I sat down with Micheal Every, global strategist at Rabobank Singapore, to talk about the end of globalisation, why the West is imploding from within, and how a new kind of economic warfare is replacing free trade. We got deep into the geopolitics of the Middle East, Ukra…
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#384 - Dr Toghrul Aliyev: GameStop’s Next Chapter: $6 Billion and a Bitcoin Treasury
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47:33ORDER MY GAMESTOP BOOK - https://wen-moon.com In this episode, Dr. Aliyev shares his unexpected journey from a university student with little investing experience to becoming a prominent research analyst, and how a viral Reddit post about cryptocurrency launched his career in finance writing. The conversation covers the evolution of GameStop afte…
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Cary Nelson, "Mindless: What Happened to Universities?" (Jewish Quarterly 259, 2025)
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34:58In Mindless: What Happened to Universities?, renowned scholar and former president of the American Association of University Professors Cary Nelson delivers a searing indictment of modern higher education. Once bastions of open debate and critical thinking, universities have become ideological battlegrounds where dissent is silenced, academic freed…
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Dr. Robert Malone: Silenced by Science – The Cost of Speaking Out
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1:17:28What happens when a scientist challenges the narrative he helped create? In this candid and wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Robert Malone—credited with key innovations behind mRNA vaccine technology—shares his personal account of professional exile, media distortion, and the ethical dilemmas he faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. From the inner work…
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Owen Flanagan, "What Is It Like to Be an Addict?: Understanding Substance Abuse" (Oxford UP, 2025)
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42:47A powerful and important exploration of how addiction functions on social, psychological and biological levels, integrated with the experience of being an addict, from an acclaimed philosopher and former addict. What is addiction? Theories about what kind of thing addiction is are sharply divided between those who see it purely as a brain disorder,…
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Ryan Proctor & Brian Jolley: Shared Reality – Consciousness as a Collective Dream
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52:44What is consciousness, really—and is it something we own, or something we share? In this expansive and deeply human conversation, Ryan Proctor and Brian Jolley join Artie to explore the layers of awareness, the roots of morality, and how technology, nature, and culture are reshaping what it means to be conscious. From the tragedy of the Library of …
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#383 - John Rapley: Why Empires Fall - Bretton Woods & Dollar Dominance
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1:09:07ORDER MY GAMESTOP BOOK - https://wen-moon.com In this episode, I sat down with John Rapley, who co-wrote “Why Empires Fall.” The conversation kicks off with a bit about how John and his co-author, Peter Heather, came up with the idea for the book. They realized that even though they came from different academic backgrounds, they had similar ideas a…
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#382 - John Waldron: GameStop's Bitcoin Treasury
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1:14:37ORDER MY GAMESTOP BOOK - https://wen-moon.com GameStop are buying Bitcoin. I can't quite believe it. It's been a long time since I first saw some Apes meme that GameStop should buy bitcoin. I don't think they ever really expected it to happen. And yet here we are... Waiting for the announcement that GameStop bought Bitcoin from Ryan Cohen - hopeful…
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#381 - Professor Brunello Rosa: CBDCs and The Future Of Money
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1:10:02Today I was joined by Professor Brunello Rosa, author of the book Smart Money to discuss digital money, CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies), and how China is winning the race for the future of money! We break down what a CBDC really is, why it matters for our future, and how China is already light-years ahead when it comes to digital currency. …
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Welcome back to the podcast! Today I am sharing my thoughts as if I were journaling them out. I hope you enjoy listening! xoxo, ellie 💋 ✨Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/verbalthoughtspod/ ✨Pinterest: https://pin.it/27n5D7PKl ✨Current Obsession: CrochetingBy Ellie Strike
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Xannova Xan: Alien at Heart – Singing for the Ones Who Feel Out of Place
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1:40:16She’s got a voice that can shake a stadium—and a message for anyone who’s ever felt like they don’t belong. In this soulful, candid conversation, Xannova Xan opens up about growing up between cultures, building her confidence through performance, and how she created her musical alter ego to express herself. From childhood stages to high-level colla…
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Dr. Linda Henkel: The Psychology of Photos, False Memories, and Digital Lies
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56:56Why do we remember things that never happened? In this mind-bending conversation, Dr. Linda Henkel—cognitive psychologist and memory expert—joins Artie to explore how snapping photos can actually impair memory, how false confessions take root, and why deepfakes and digital filters are distorting more than just images. From the neuroscience of recal…
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Elaine Pagels, "Miracles and Wonder:The Historical Mystery of Jesus" (Doubleday, 2025)
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39:53Early in her career, Elaine Pagels changed our understanding of the origins of Christianity with her work in The Gnostic Gospels. Now, in the culmination of a decades-long career, she explores the biggest subject of all, Jesus. In Miracles and Wonder:The Historical Mystery of Jesus (Doubleday, 2025) she sets out to discover how a poor young Jewish …
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Narratives and Nuance: Parsing Polio, Pesticides, and Power with Brian Jolley
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2:27:11Can a vaccine cause what it's designed to prevent? Are pesticides part of the polio story? In their most layered conversation yet, Artie and Brian Jolley explore the tangled relationship between science, narrative, and belief. They tackle vaccine skepticism, the limits of public health messaging, and how power—and language—shape what we call "truth…
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Sandra Matz, "Mindmasters: The Data-Driven Science of Predicting and Changing Human Behavior" (HBRP, 2025)
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41:31A fascinating exploration of how algorithms penetrate the most intimate aspects of our psychology—from the pioneering expert on psychological targeting. There are more pieces of digital data than there are stars in the universe. This data helps us monitor our planet, decipher our genetic code, and take a deep dive into our psychology. As algorithms…
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David Resnick, "Empowered or Abused: The Bible's Plan to Stop Battlefield Rape and Reduce Sexual Abuse" (BfoT, 2025)
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28:32What to do when a victorious soldier lusts for the beautiful woman he’s just taken captive in an overseas war. In fact, her body already belongs to him as war booty. If they’re alone in an alley, no one will find out what he does to her. That’s the incendiary situation to which the Bible responds with the Beautiful Captive Law. The Bible’s first st…
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My thoughts on mindfulness and mindlessness
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21:05Today I want to ask you if you are being mindful about the decisions you make for your life or if you are mindlessly allowing things to happen and ultimately putting your life on pause. I hope today’s episode gets ya thinkin! xoxo, ellie 💋 ✨Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/verbalthoughtspod/ ✨Pinterest: https://pin.it/27n5D7PKl ✨Current Obsessi…
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Beyond the Divide: Truth, Trust, and Turtle GPS with Brian Jolley
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2:53:55What is truth? How do our perceptions shape reality—and how do we make sense of the world when facts, narratives, and beliefs collide? In this expansive, unscripted conversation, Artie and Brian Jolley return for a thought-provoking dialogue that blends philosophy, politics, science, and human curiosity. Together, they explore the boundaries of obj…
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These are some of my favorite reminders to tell myself when I am feeling overwhelmed or anxious about life. hope you enjoy, xoxo ellie 💋 ✨Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/verbalthoughtspod/ ✨Pinterest: https://pin.it/27n5D7PKl ✨Current Obsession: heat-less curlsBy Ellie Strike
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Ryan Proctor: Are We Losing Wonder? Education, Curiosity, and the Modern Mind
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2:23:09Ryan Proctor joins Artie for a thought-provoking exploration of wonder, meaning, and the state of modern education. Together, they unpack how curiosity is being stifled by institutional structures, why our society struggles to inspire learning, and what happens when we lose a sense of something greater than ourselves. From communism and billionaire…
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Jerome Gellman, "The Problem of God in Jewish Thought" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
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31:44The Hebrew Bible contains two quite different divine personae. One is quick to anger and to exact punishment while the other is a compassionate God slow to anger and quick to forgive. One God distant, the other close by. This severe contrast posed a theological challenge for Jewish thought for the ages. The Problem of God in Jewish Thought (Cambrid…
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#380 - Ben Wehrman: Meme-festing It Into Reality: GameStop Are Buying Bitcoin?!
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43:47Is this the start of a financial revolution? In this explosive episode of Chatter, we dive into GameStop’s jaw-dropping decision to add Bitcoin to its treasury — a move years in the making, driven by grassroots internet communities and unapologetic Bitcoin maximalists. 🎙️ Guest: Ben Wehrman – podcaster, blogger, GME/BTC evangelist, and certified me…
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Today’s episode is centered around a question I ask myself sometimes, wondering if I am too independent, and becoming okay with finding a happy medium between independence and reliance. Hope you enjoy, xoxo ellie 💋 ✨Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/verbalthoughtspod/ ✨Pinterest: https://pin.it/27n5D7PKl ✨Current Obsession: Paint by numbers…
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Ann Jonas: The Love Messenger on Forgiveness, Trauma, and the Lotus Path
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1:52:26Ann Jonas, known as The Love Messenger, joins Artie for a raw and luminous conversation about trauma, healing, and the deeper meaning behind our suffering. Drawing from her own experiences of profound loss, family violence, and spiritual awakening, Ann shares how embracing pain with presence can become a path to profound transformation. From soul c…
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Keith J. Hayward, "Infantilised: How Our Culture Killed Adulthood" (Constable & Robinson, 2025)
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41:15Have you ever noticed that in areas of everyday life, rather than being addressed like a mature adult, you're increasingly treated like an irresponsible child in constant need of instruction and protection? Noticing society's creeping descent into infantilisation is one thing, however understanding the roots and causes of the phenomenon is not quit…
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We live in a world that revolves around the 9-5 lifestyle. This schedule affects our lives in many ways, mainly our mental states and life plans. So naturally, I’m sharing all my thoughts on the 9-5, coming from a woman who works that schedule. Hope you corporate girlies enjoy listening!! xoxo, ellie💋 ✨Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/verbaltho…
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Jamie Reed: Inside the Pediatric Gender Clinics – A Whistleblower's Story
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1:49:10Jamie Reed, a former case manager at a pediatric gender clinic, joins Artie to share why she blew the whistle on the system she once supported. In this powerful conversation, Jamie exposes what really happens inside gender clinics, the rise in trans-identified youth, and the medical practices she believes are harming vulnerable kids. They dive into…
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James Davison Hunter, "Democracy and Solidarity: On the Cultural Roots of America's Political Crisis" (Yale UP, 2024)
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38:43Liberal democracy in America has always contained contradictions—most notably, a noble but abstract commitment to freedom, justice, and equality that, tragically, has seldom been realized in practice. While these contradictions have caused dissent and even violence, there was always an underlying and evolving solidarity drawn from the cultural reso…
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My Thoughts on Moving out of your Hometown
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24:12Today I am sharing tips and pieces of advice for when you are getting that itch to move out of your hometown. From going out of your comfort zone to making friends, theres something for everyone in today’s episode. xoxo, ellie 💋 ✨Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/verbalthoughtspod/ ✨Pinterest: https://pin.it/27n5D7PKl ✨Current Obsession: Ice rol…
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Breaking Down the Divide: Brian Jolley and Artie talk Covid, Trump, and Freedom (Part 2)
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1:55:46The COVID conversation winds down—and the political heat turns up. In the second half of this wide-ranging exchange, Artie and Brian dive into the complex landscape of American politics, beginning with Artie’s support for RFK Jr. and spiraling into a deep debate over Trump, authoritarianism, Russiagate, and the weaponization of institutions. From m…
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#379 - Marantz Rantz on GameStop, Ryan Cohen, Private Equity and The Financial System
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1:13:33Welcome to another exciting episode of Chatter with Morantz from the Morantz Rantz YouTube channel. Morantz is here to share his insights on why he remains steadfast in his belief in GameStop's potential, the evolving strategies under the leadership of Ryan Cohen, and the unique position of the company in the face of turbulent retail market trends.…
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Breaking Down the Divide: Brian Jolley and Artie talk Covid, Trump, and Freedom (Part 1)
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1:42:05What really happened during the pandemic — and what were we never told? In this first part of a two-part conversation, Brian Jolley and Artie take a deep dive into the chaos and contradictions of the COVID era. From vaccine mandates and media narratives to pharmaceutical influence and public trust, this episode explores the science, the skepticism,…
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#378 - Donagh Keary: Debut Fight At Madison Square Garden
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55:49In this episode I talked to Irish Boxer Donagh Keary about his first fight at Madison Square Garden!! PRE-ORDER MY GAMESTOP BOOK - https://wen-moon.com Cast-Magic: The World's Most Powerful Content Tool (30% off with code Casting30) - https://get.castmagic.io/4ktvtch68y67 Make Professional Looking Clips In Seconds With Opus - https://www.opus.pro/?…
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Ep43 The Masculine-Feminine Paradox: Why 'Having It All' Feels Like Having Nothing
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25:57Your success looks perfect on paper, but feels empty on the inside. In this powerful episode of Magnificence, host Patricia Lindner and special guest Jason Croft break down the real meaning of masculine and feminine energies - far beyond what most people think they know. Patricia brings her expertise in helping high-achieving women find true fulfil…
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Fabio Ponzoni: Winning the Inner Game with Mindset, Discipline & Focus
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1:34:56What if mastering your mind was the key to mastering your life? In this episode, Fabio Ponzoni—neuroscience and life coach, former pro athlete, and founder of the Allos Mind app—dives deep into the psychology of identity, discipline, and personal growth. From his intense years as a professional water polo player to his transformation into a mental …
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On Barak, "Heat, a History: Lessons from the Middle East for a Warming Planet" (U California Press, 2024)
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42:55Despite the flames of record-breaking temperatures licking at our feet, most people fail to fully grasp the gravity of environmental overheating. What acquired habits and conveniences allow us to turn a blind eye with an air of detachment? Using examples from the hottest places on earth, Heat, a History: Lessons from the Middle East for a Warming P…
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Anthony Grafton, "Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa" (Harvard UP, 2023)
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31:36Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa (Harvard UP, 2023) is a revelatory new account of the magus―the learned magician―and his place in the intellectual, social, and cultural world of Renaissance Europe. In literary legend, Faustus is the quintessential occult personality of early modern Europe. The historical Faustus, however, was someth…
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Ep42 Escaping The Container That Has You Stuck
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22:29In this powerful episode of Magnificence, host Patricia Lindner and special guest Jason Croft tackle the common yet complex issue of feeling stuck in repeating patterns. Patricia brings her expert insight on: • How talking about problems actually makes them stronger • The science behind frequency levels and their impact on progress • Why awareness …
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Tala Smith: No Excuses - Thriving with Chronic Illness and Staying Active
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2:08:04How do you stay active when life throws relentless challenges your way? Tala Smith knows the answer: No Excuses. As an advocate for sustainable fitness with catastrophic illness, a motivational speaker, and a physically challenged outdoor athlete, Tala has spent her life redefining limits. In this episode, she shares her inspiring journey of resili…
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My Thoughts on Discipline and Living a Softer Life
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20:07Welcome back!! Today is a little bit of a catch up, I’m sharing where I’ve been at mentally and giving you reassurance that it is okay to take breaks and fall into a softer life. Hope you enjoy!! Don’t forget to message me with your favorite podcasts to be featured in an upcoming episode 😚 xoxo, ellie 💋 ✨Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/verbalt…
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Ep41 The Executive's Guide to Setting Unshakeable Boundaries
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21:25Being "nice" could be ruining your life. In this powerful episode of Magnificence, host Patricia Lindner teams up with special guest Jason Croft to break down why setting boundaries feels impossible for so many people. Patricia opens up about her personal story of being a chronic people-pleaser, sharing how her father's words at age six shaped deca…
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Pat Forbes: The Art of Letting Go – Wisdom, Reinvention, and Spiritual Growth
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1:56:08In this deeply introspective episode, Pat Forbes shares her journey of reinvention, resilience, and spiritual growth, revealing the wisdom she’s gained through life’s challenges, loss, and transformation. From navigating personal reinvention after starting over multiple times to embracing non-duality, meditation, and acceptance, Pat offers a refres…
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