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E116| Story, Risk, and Trust w/ Dr. Marc Gafni & Tim Adalin

Philosophy, Culture, Cultural Shamanism, Existential Risk, Religion

Why do we value stories, and how do stories transmit value? Marc Gafni joins Tim Adalin for a dialogue on the philosophy of story, risk, and trust in the context of personal and cultural transformation. Dr. Marc Gafni is a visionary thinker and social activist, holding a doctorate in philosophy from Oxford University, as well as Orthodox rabbinic ordination.

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Abc . 19/3/23 Abc . 19/3/23

E77| Nate Hagens on Energy Blindness, Climate & the Future of Growth (Commons Series III)

A dialogue on humanity’s deep relation with energy in the context of fossil fuels, growth, climate, and meaning in life, with energy expert Nate Hagens.

Abc . 13/2/23 Abc . 13/2/23

E76| Elder Circle | Health & Influence in the Digital Age w/ Gregg Henriques & the Voicecraft Network

In this episode members of the Voicecraft network are joined by professor of psychology Gregg Henriques. They delve into the meaning of psychological health in the context of present and emerging culture.

Abc . 30/1/23 Abc . 30/1/23

E75| Open Session | Transformative Philosophy | w/ O.G. Rose & the Voicecraft Network

This is an episode produced by the Voicecraft Network: an Open Session welcoming the writers O.G. Rose in the form of Daniel and Michelle Garner, along with many other Voicecraft contributors.

Abc . 19/1/23 Abc . 19/1/23

E74| The Imperative Of Beauty: Commons, Attunement & Community w/ Forrest Landry & Tim Adalin (Commons Series II)

On the meaning and significance of the Commons with the philosopher and master craftsman, Forrest Landry. This is the second in the Voicecraft series on the Commons.

Abc . 22/12/22 Abc . 22/12/22

E73 | Novelty & Lineage, w/ Cadell Last & Tim Adalin

Cadell Last returns to the podcast for a dialogue exploring the tensions between novelty and lineage, religion and spirituality, reason and knowing.

Abc . 8/12/22 Abc . 8/12/22

E72 | The Sonic Mysteries Of Language | Elder Circle welcomes Laurel Airica

This is a podcast from the Elder Circle series, welcoming Laurel Airica — a woman with a unique creative intelligence and an incredible passion for word magic. Her work invites a coming to awareness about the mysteries, marvels, and potencies of language — of the utterly profound meanings of words which somehow go unnoticed even as we utter them.

Abc . 31/10/22 Abc . 31/10/22

E71 | The Commons Series: Toward a Higher Logic of Markets & the State, w/ Michel Bauwens & Tim Adalin

Many people sense that the structures of modern society aren’t up to the task of carrying forward a viable, non-dystopic global civilization. But how can we begin to think about alternatives?

Michel Bauwens is a theorist of civilizational transition, exploring a higher logic of societal structure that seeks to incorporate the positive functions of markets and states, without vesting the future in traditional systems like capitalism or communism.

Abc . 14/9/22 Abc . 14/9/22

E67 | The Masculine & Feminine Series (Approaching The Mystery) w/ Adriana Forte, Guy Sengstock, Tim Adalin

This conversation is the first in a public series, preceded by years of effort privately, and in the context of Voicecraft Live & the Voicecraft Network, to cultivate a deeper relation with the themes ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’.

Abc . 1/9/22 Abc . 1/9/22

E66 | Philosophy of Voice w/ Tim Adalin & O.G. Rose

Recorded in May 2022, O.G. Rose invited Tim Adalin to dialogue on the topic ‘The Phenomenology of Voice’. Now edited for parts which were time sensitive, this conversation is a sincere and deep sharing on the importance of voice to philosophy, alongside interwoven themes of self-forgetfulness, embodied meta-praxis, and our relation to violence and transformation.

Abc . 30/7/22 Abc . 30/7/22

E65 | Elder Circle w/ Alex Ebert & Voicecraft Network

This an experimental session named Elder Circle, welcoming for this conversation the musician and philosopher Alex Ebert, known by many as the singer-songwriter for Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes, and increasingly among a network of thinkers and philosophers seeking to understand the shifting dynamics and possibilities of the paradigms which underlie our cultural moment.

Abc . 19/7/22 Abc . 19/7/22

The Philosophy of Lack Series w/ Cadell Last, Alex Ebert, O.G. Rose, and Tim Adalin

Invited and orchestrated by Cadell Last, this is a four part collaboration between Cadell, Alexander Ebert, Tim Adalin, and O.G. Rose, philosophising the relation of lack to being and cosmos.

Abc . 22/3/22 Abc . 22/3/22

E63| Psychedelic Philosophy (2022 Talk At Esoteric Festival)

Psychedelic philosophy without the ordinary substances. Part talk, part improv audience participation in dialogue. Filmed on March 13 2022 at Esoteric Transformational Festival in Victoria, Australia.

Abc . 18/2/22 Abc . 18/2/22

E62| Naming The Nameless, with Voicecraft Network contributors

This is an episode produced by the Voicecraft Network: a Voicecraft session in the mode of Freeform, seeking to address the critical tension of naming the nameless.

Abc . 25/11/21 Abc . 25/11/21

E59| Culture, Meaning and Design in Response to Crisis w/ Forrest Landry & John Vervaeke

Recorded in August 2021, this dialogue with Forrest Landry and John Vervaeke is a profound intellectual journey into the depths of the meaning crisis and existential risk, in the context of generative response.

Abc . 21/8/21 Abc . 21/8/21

E56| Metaphysics & Power in the Digital Age, w/ Forrest Landry & Alexander Bard

Recorded in February 2021, this dialogue with Forrest Landry and Alexander Bard is a fascinating refraction between highly developed philosophies, with variance in background and style, and shared interest in existential risk and cultural transformation in relation to technology.

Abc . 14/7/21 Abc . 14/7/21

E54| Wiser Pathways, w/ John Vervaeke, Forrest Landry, Tyler Hollett, and Tim Adalin

A dialogue exploring and responding to themes and questions relating to collective intelligence, distributed wisdom, and dynamics of group formation.

Abc . 21/6/21 Abc . 21/6/21

E53| What Is Philosophy? w/ Christopher Mastropietro & Tim Adalin

Welcoming the philosopher Christopher Mastropietro for a dialogue about what philosophy means to a couple of guys who care a lot about that stuff.

Abc . 27/11/20 Abc . 27/11/20

E52| Locked Doors, Open Secrets & Cults of Transparency, w/ Alexander Bard and Andrew Sweeny

Alexander Bard is a philosopher and founder of the Syntheist religious movement. Andrew Sweeny is a writer and musician with interests in mysticism and inner transformation. Together we explore the dynamics of membranes and spheres in relation to tribes, cults, and religions.

Abc . 7/11/20 Abc . 7/11/20

E51| Remembering The Future, w/ Zak Stein & Gregg Henriques

Zak Stein is a writer, futurist, and eminent philosopher of education. Gregg Henriques is a tenured professor at JMU who is re-defining the science of psychology itself. They join Tim for a philosophical dialogue that reckons with doubt, false prophets, and the ethics of navigating our time between worlds.

Abc . 16/10/20 Abc . 16/10/20

E50| Myth-Making, Individuation, & Religion, w/ Anderson Todd & Erick Godsey

Joining Tim are the brilliant Anderson Todd and Erick Godsey. Themes of discussion across both parts are individuation, Jung, myth-making, evolution, science, religion and tribe. The theme of recovering religion is picked up on at the start of the second part.