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The Marianne Williamson Podcast
Hosted by Marianne Williamson · EN
People are ready to go deeper, be more truthful, and face challenges that confront us in more meaningful ways. We need to talk about causes and not just symptoms, face some inconvenient truths, and have more than prepackaged conversations among us. One question weaves through The Marianne Williamson Podcast - how did we get to where we are, and how can we change things now?
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East Palestine, Labor and Where We are Now with Max Alvarez
Mar 2, 202300:43:58Tap to summarizeMarianne Williamson talks to The Real News Network's Max Alvarez about the dire situation in East Palestine, Ohio and Norfolk Southern’s actions that brought on the disaster. They also discuss where the labor movement is today. Learn more about Max and The Real News Network Follow Max on Twitter @maximillian_alv
Transcribe →My Very Personal Interview with Christian Smalls
Jul 5, 202200:28:50Tap to summarizeMariane talks to labor organizer and Amazon Labor Union president Christian Smalls about his fight against Amazon and the larger impacts he's had on the current labor movement. For more information visit MarianneWilliamson.Substack.com
Transcribe →FDR and his Legacy: A Conversation with historian Harvey Kaye
Jun 5, 202201:21:25Tap to summarizeMarianne Williamson discusses the legacy of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt with historian Harvey Kaye. Learn more at MarianneWilliamson.Substack.com Follow Harvey on Twitter @HarveyJKaye
Transcribe →The Privatization of Everything: A conversation with author Donald Cohen
May 14, 202200:42:59Tap to summarizeShould government be run like a business? No, says Donald Cohen, the founder and executive director of In The Public Interest and author of the book "The Privatization of Everything: How the Plunder of Public Goods Transformed America and How We Can Fight Back" In this episode, Marianne & Donald go deep into the insidious ways that private industry exerts undue influence on our government. These interests "strip public goods of their power to lift people up, creating instead a tool to diminish democracy, further inequality, and separate us from each other." For more information visit MarianneWilliamson.Substack.com and InThePublicInterest.org.
Transcribe →Climate Emergency! A Conversation with Climate Scientist Peter Kalmus
Apr 23, 202201:16:55Tap to summarizeMarianne interviews climate scientist Peter Kalmus for Earth Day. For more infomration visit MarianneWilliamson.Substack.com and PeterKalmus.Net
Transcribe →Freeing Jesus: A Conversation with religious scholar Diana Butler Bass
Apr 17, 202200:40:38Tap to summarize"Get me out of here." Five simple words religious scholar Diana Butler Bass heard repeatedly while sitting in a pew at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. But why? And who was whispering this to her? Jesus. And she writes about why in her latest book, Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence Diana and Marianne discuss what Jesus means to them individually and the importance of freeing him from the confines of doctrine and dogma. As Diana says, "When I think of Jesus I think of wisdom. I think of embodied compassion. I think of this incredible vision of justice." More at MarianneWilliamson.Substack.com For more info about Diana visit DianaButlerBass.com
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Whole Brain Living: A Conversation with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
Apr 12, 202200:51:35Tap to summarizeMarianne Williamson discusses spirituality and brain science with stroke survivor and neuroscientist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. The two talk about Dr. Taylor's recovery, the difference in the brains of boomers and millennials and how to create and keep a healthy brain. The conversation stems from Dr. Taylor's latest book, "Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life." For more information visit MarianneWilliamson.Substack.com or DrJillTaylor.com.
Transcribe →Unions Rising: Amazon v Labor | A Conversation with Max Alvarez
Apr 7, 202201:13:22Tap to summarizeMarianne talks to Real News Network editor-in-chief Max Alvarez in the wake of the historic vote to unionize a Staten Island Amazon warehouse. The two discuss the lead up to the vote, why it was successful as well as the history of labor in the United States. Read, listen to and watch Max Alvarez's work: https://therealnews.com Follow Max on Twitter: @maximillian_alv Max's book "The Work of Living" will be released by OR books this June
Transcribe →Another Civil War?: A Conversation with Author Stephen Marche
Mar 28, 202200:48:13Tap to summarizeThousands of Americans now reject the American experiment and are actively trying to tear the country apart. White nationalists have infiltrated just about every community, seriously armed, and can be found in towns and cities across the United Stares. Marianne discusses all of this with author Stephen Marche who details the problems we face in his frightening new book, "The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future." For more information visit MarianneWilliamson.Substack.com and StephenMarche.com.
Transcribe →A Conversation with Congressman Ro Khanna
Mar 10, 202200:38:12Tap to summarizeMarianne speaks with Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) about his new book "DIGNITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE: Making Tech Work for All of Us," other progressive issues, and also the war in Ukraine. For more information visit MarianneWilliamson.Substack.com
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