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Vandenberg Flash FocusEp. 12 | Mr. Kishida Goes to WashingtonZack Cooper joins Flash Focus to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's state visit to Washington this week. What are the top-takeaways and how should policymakers think about our relationship with the country that is arguably our most important ally?Japan is central to America's alliance network in the Indo-Pacific and the Administration sees a willing security partner in Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. During the Prime Minister’s state visit in Washington this week, the United States and Japan unveiled plans for military cooperation and coordinated command structure, ranging from missiles to moon landings. Kishida also ad...
2024-04-1218 min
Genuinely UsefulCuban Health Care: The Ongoing Revolution - Don FitzQuiet as it's kept inside the United States, the Cuban revolution has achieved some phenomenal goals, reclaiming Cuba's agriculture, advancing its literacy rate to nearly 100 percent - and remaking its medical system. Cuba has transformed its health care to the extent that this "third-world" country has been able to maintain a first-world medical system, whose health indicators surpass those of the United States at a fraction of the cost. Don Fitz combines his deep knowledge of Cuban history with his decades of on-the-ground experience in Cuba to bring us the story of how Cuba's health care system e...
2020-07-301h 51
Genuinely UsefulWhen It's Not Just a TV Show - Penny TaylorOur inner cave-dweller within modern society, power structures, tv-series/movie fandoms, and evolutionary psychology. We also get into the power of large, calm groups of people gathering for a shared purpose. Penny on Twitter: @fakecongirl, https://www.cavedwellerclub.com/ Psychology Today: Surviving Quarantine with a Smile: Claire's survival guide https://bit.ly/article-Surviving-Quarantine-with-a-Smile Dawn of Humanity (full video) PBS NOVA - https://bit.ly/Dawn-of-Humanity-PBS-NOVA If you haven’t already, please tap subscribe in your preferred podcast player and if you’d like to get email reminders when new episodes are publi...
2020-06-141h 21
Genuinely UsefulCosmic Tusk and Comet Impacts - George HowardExplore abrupt climate change and pandemic induced by comets and asteroids during human history at George Howard’s blog called The Cosmic Tusk. The Tusk also contains a treasure trove of scientific documents in The Cosmic Tusk Bibliography or The Complete Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis Bibliography and Publication Archive. Links to fascinating findings throughout. For many years, George has been in close touch with a group of scientists known as the Younger Dryas Boundary Team, or Comet Research Group, which studies and proposes the Younger Dryas Boundary Hypothesis, which we’re going to talk a lot about here very soon...
2020-05-232h 09
Genuinely UsefulConscious Evolution - Rob CobboldRobert Cobbold is the founding editor of Conscious Evolution, a website, blog and podcast aiming to disseminate the evolutionary worldview, and kindle an evolutionary transition. He has a BA in English Literature from Bristol University and is currently midway through a masters in Sustainable Leadership at Cumbria University. Subscribe HERE for Email Episode Reminders Rob works as program manager for the Green Schools Project and has spent the past three years giving assemblies and workshops in schools with the aim of inspiring and equipping young people to take action on climate change and other social i...
2020-04-181h 31
Genuinely UsefulWhat Does This Do For My Soul? with Daniel ThorsonDaniel Thorson, host of Emerge podcast, and I recorded our first episode together about a year ago and at that time he was preparing to move to the Monastic Academy, which is a training center dedicated to creating wise, powerful, and loving leaders who are an unstoppable force for social and environmental peace on Earth. ---> Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE In this conversation Daniel and I get into how living and working there affects his life, as well as the people around him; the sense of community and purpose…we explore ma...
2020-02-291h 20
Genuinely UsefulPt 3 - Owning Your Tech's Energy Footprint - Katie SingerOver the previous 2 episodes we talked about Electromagnetic radiation effects on biology, and the true cost of the embodied energy of the internet. This is the 3rd installment of conversations with author Katie Singer. Today we’re going to go into dealing with this awareness on a personal level, what we can do ourselves, and how we can adapt our behavior in light of this information. ---> Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE Katie Singer is the author of An Electronic Silent Spring http://www.electronicsilentspring.com/ https://www.ou...
2020-01-041h 12
Genuinely UsefulPt 2 - Embodied Energy of the Internet - Katie Singer“If people remain unaware, in the illusion of the simplicity of sending an email, then there isn’t really a way to move forward until Nature imposes limits on us” ---> Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE Where do we get these wonderful toys? What are the hidden costs of the Internet? How do we get silicon wafers for electronics manufacturing? And while we’re at it, how are we able to download podcasts for free? Or is it free? What is the true cost? Katie Singer is the author of...
2019-12-061h 01
Genuinely UsefulPt 1 - Electronic Silent Spring - Katie Singer“EMF stands for electromagnetic fields. All living creatures need the Earth’s EMFs in order to navigate, digest food, reproduce and more. Human-made EMFs emitted by electronic technologies can interfere with and harm living creatures’ basic functioning.” ---> Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE Katie Singer’s book, An Electronic Silent Spring “focuses on how mobile phones and Wi-Fi affect children and how wireless technologies can interfere with medical implants like insulin pumps, cardiac pacemakers and deep brain stimulators.” “An Electronic Silent Spring also offers an extensive solutions section for policy makers, telecom...
2019-11-061h 16
Genuinely UsefulMysticism, Immigration Law, and the National Shadow - Robert FossRobert Foss is the Director of Immigration Legal Services Division at the International Institute of Los Angeles. ---> Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE "Well I think in general, it's interesting to parse the word ecstasis, ecstacy. And ecstasis to stand outside oneself. So it's a kind of, it's an altered state of consciousness, it's a kind of transcendence...but it's also a connection, some sort of realization that on some deep level, one is not alone." /11:37 Supreme Court Cases Referenced The Cherokee Cases were a trio of cases be...
2019-10-022h 34
Genuinely UsefulWelcome Those Leaving the "Cult of Trump" with David WeissmanThis conversation isn’t so much about the specifics of politics, but more about the nature of leaving the “Cult of Trump” and welcoming others to do the same. ---> Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE David Weissman was born in New York and served in the US Army for 13 years, with two deployments to Afghanistan. He is a former Republican and left MAGA and ended his support for Trump. He joined the Democratic party now fighting for the rights of others. Follow David on Twitter https://twitter.com/davidmweissman ...
2019-09-0300 min
Genuinely UsefulAmazement Receptors with Vismay Amrit“Vismay is passionate about the creative healing sacred sound. With a background of sound engineering & design studies and now reaching a thousand ceremonies, a synergy of science and spirit guide him to create the space of Nada-Brahma (sacred creation through sound) in every ceremony.” ---> Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE “Florestral Community is located in the lush Forest of Southwestern Costa Rica. We live, work and play in a beautiful location that is abundant in nature, with fertile land and immense potential for growth and expansion. We are an open-hearted community based on fri...
2019-08-0757 min
Genuinely UsefulBefore Orion, Initiatory Caves: Bernie Taylor, Independent NaturalistBernie Taylor’s book “Before Orion” is premised on Joseph’s Campbell’s hero’s journey monomyth that is at the core of stories worldwide among indigenous peoples, the ancients, and our modern society. Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE Bernie proposes that select cave paintings from 40,000 years ago are fundamental pieces in the human journey to self-realization, the foundation of written language, and a record of biological knowledge that irrevocably impacted some of the artistic styles, religious practices, and stories that are still with us. ---> If you enjoy this pod...
2019-07-021h 39
Genuinely UsefulForgotten Exodus with Bruce R. FentonBruce R. Fenton is the author of the revolutionary human origins e-book series, The Forgotten Exodus. He was born in the historic English town of Cheltenham, England. He graduated from Anglia Ruskin University in 2002, having studied Information Systems. Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE Fenton is a world traveller and public speaker, his research activities have featured in the UK’s Telegraph Newspaper and on a popular Science Channel show. He is a current member of both the Paleoanthropology Society and the Scientific and Medical Network. http://brucefenton.info/ Th...
2019-05-212h 21
Genuinely UsefulSitting Up the Whole Time - Jason Sadhana GrechanikAt The Temple of the Way of Light, a traditional Shipibo plant-medicine shamanic healing center in Peru, I sat down with former actor, photographer, Thai boxer Jason Sadhana Grechanik for a deep, thoughtful conversation about traditional plant medicine work. Jason was a facilitator during my recent 23 day, 7 ceremony ayahuasca retreat at the Temple, in the Amazon jungle. Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE “The Temple of the Way of Light is a traditional plant-medicine shamanic healing center located in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest that offers intensive ayahuasca retreats with female and male Shipibo he...
2019-04-151h 32
Genuinely UsefulReflecting Reflections with EMERGE podcast's Daniel ThorsonDaniel’s podcast EMERGE is an inquiry into the emerging paradigms shaping the next phase of the human experiment. We have a great conversation about conversations and the nature of recording them for public release, soulcrafting, metamodernism, adapting to the idea of climate change, and what it’s like deciding to move to a monastery. Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE ---> If you enjoy this podcast, tap on over to Apple Podcasts and kindly leave me a rating, write a review, and subscribe! Thank you so much! See...
2019-03-031h 13
Genuinely UsefulMeditation in the Amazon Jungle with Geoff HaunRecorded in the Peruvian Amazon jungle at the Temple of the Way of Light, this episode features Geoff Haun, one of our staff teachers. We sat in his Tambo (see episode artwork) and discussed his experiences learning qigong, meditation, and yoga. We also talk about the Temple and the Chaikuni Institute, the “No Trash Diet”, and Sivananda Yoga Masters working in the Bahamas. Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE If you enjoy this podcast, tap on over to Apple Podcasts and kindly leave me a rating, write a review, and subscribe! Thank you so m...
2019-02-161h 49
Genuinely UsefulJourney to Pakistan's Shandur Polo Festival with Fergal NolanFergal recounts his epic journey to Pakistan’s Shandur Polo Festival at the world’s highest elevation Polo grounds. Along the 1500 mile route, he rode his trusty Suzuki GS150 motorcycle (nicknamed Bucephalus), met a Sufi mystic, and slept through an army shootout with Afghan Taliban goat rustlers. “After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” ― Philip Pullman Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE See Fergal’s Photos from His Motorcycle Journey to Shandur Top ------> https://genuinelyuseful.com/podcast-fergal-nolan ---> Hear Al...
2019-01-101h 47
Genuinely UsefulNeonosis with Joshua FieldsNeonosis is a project dedicated to the evolution of human consciousness. Joshua Fields is a graduate student in Philosophy and Consciousness at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and in a previous life, an Oxford economist, Morgan Stanley analyst, and Scottish amateur boxer. After a series of transformational personal events, he turned his focus away from finance and has since dedicated his life to understanding the ideas and techniques that lead to human flourishing. Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE The conceptual paradigm of the Neonosis project’s content is based on the fo...
2018-12-111h 03
Genuinely UsefulMagical Egypt with Chance Gardner"There's a door in your head that no one told you about. It’s a door that leads to the central mystery of the universe". Chance is the Writer, Director, Editor, and Animator of Magical Egypt 2, a forensic reconstruction of the Science of the Ancients through a study of Ancient Aesthetics. Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE Magical Egypt explores a secret history that tells of Egypt as the inheritor of deep wisdom and magical ability from an even earlier culture. ---- Save 15% on Magical Egypt with Cou...
2018-11-091h 35
Genuinely UsefulSaxophone Interlude EpisodeThis episode features a composition written, performed, and produced by Abe Vandenberg Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE ---> Hear All of the Podcast's Featured Music HERE This episode's Featured Music: https://abeslogic.bandcamp.com/track/jaws These Tweets, below, are from one of my favorite podcasts. It’s absolutely fascinating. Tangentially Speaking: Episode 303 w/Bruce Damer (Origins of Life/Future in Space) 1/"So by going back to the booting up of life we can see the 3 building blocks that...
2018-10-1611 min
Genuinely UsefulLife as Ceremony [Pt 2] - Justin FavellGuitarist Justin Favell and Abe continue talking about bringing ayahuasca lessons to everyday life, how plants are ‘chemical plants”, and explore related topics. When the wind picks up, you can hear the rustle of the coconut palms’ fronds outside the windows. Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE ---> Hear All of the Podcast's Featured Music HERE Music | Abe's Featured Saxophone Track - "Operation Paper Clip" https://abeslogic.bandcamp.com/track/operation-paper-clip Towards a Deliberately Developmental Civilization - by Ken Wilbur and Dustin DiPerna h...
2018-09-091h 36
Genuinely Useful10 Rise2Shine, Sacred Dream - Jit VaithaJit and Abe talk about how the school Rise2Shine was formed despite all of the challenges in post-earthquake Haiti. At the Pine Ridge Reservation, Second Dream may only be beginning, yet there is promising momentum. About Jit Vaitha https://about.me/vaitha Rise2Shine http://rise2shine.org Second Dream https://www.seconddream.one Subscribe for New Podcast Episode Email Notifications HERE Music and Video: ---> Hear All of the Podcast's Featured Music HERE Music: Abe’s Fe...
2018-08-181h 25
Genuinely UsefulLife as Ceremony - Justin FavellMusicians Justin Favell and Abe Vandenberg recorded this “luxurious” episode on Maui. In Part 1 we catch up, discuss moving one’s life for another person, our musical influences from Branford Marsalis, the greater purposes of music in different cultures, revisionist Tesla history, science and spirituality/faith moving towards the communion of religion and science... Subscribe for New Episode Email Notifications HERE Music | Abe's Featured Saxophone Track - "Of Timing" https://abeslogic.bandcamp.com/track/of-timing ---> Hear All of the Podcast's Featured Music HERE Episode Web Page & Artwork...
2018-08-121h 14
Genuinely UsefulMoving Across the Pacific - John AbsalomJohnny A and I used to play inline hockey near the ocean, shoot paintballs at each other in a valley on Maui, and collaborate on custom theme music for his radio show. In this episode, we drink coffee and talk in Johnny's mostly empty house with his cats, right before he moves to Vancouver. Subscribe for New Episode Email Notifications HERE ---> Hear All of the Podcast's Featured Music HERE Featured music, A-Train Radio Show Theme Songs: https://abeslogic.bandcamp.com/album/the-a-train-radio-show-theme-songs Episode Page: h...
2018-08-0154 min
Genuinely UsefulIt's All a Question of Balance - Chris CanditoWhile recording music and controlling invasive species, Chris and I have worked together for a number of years. We spoke after his recent visit to the Islands. He currently lives in Boston and plays bass in The Cole Robbie Band. Subscribe for New Episode Email Notifications HERE ---> Hear All of the Podcast's Featured Music HERE Featured song "Back Then is Over" written by Chris Candito, produced by Abe Vandenberg https://abeslogic.bandcamp.com/track/back-then-is-over The Cole Robbie Band https://www.facebook.co...
2018-07-021h 48
Genuinely UsefulWe're All Threads of the Fabric - Shannon WianeckiShannon Wianecki is a writer and editor based on the island of Maui. She covers travel, science, culture, and food for numerous publications including BBC Travel, Smithsonian, and Hana Hou! – The Hawaiian Airlines Magazine. Subscribe for New Episode Email Notifications HERE Episode music: Abe's Logic, Turnaround (ukulele instrumental) ---> Hear All of the Podcast's Featured Music HERE Twitter - Genuinely Useful podcast https://twitter.com/GenuinelyUseful We talk about: Toward a Deliberately Developmental Civilization by Dustin DiPerna and Ken Wilber
2018-06-132h 11
Genuinely UsefulEnergy for a Better System - Darin BasileDarin and I met in the Amazon; the jungle one, not the online one. This episode we talk about dealing with noise during a retreat, Lion's Mane, and Edward Bernays (among many other musings). Subscribe for New Episode Email Notifications HERE Darin Basile has a BS in mechanical engineering and has worked as a paperboy, busboy, bike messenger, filmmaker, photographer, and currently video director/engineer for large corporate and music events. He hopes to imbue people with a sense of wonder and empathy. Darin is the co-creator/technical director for a fully immersive...
2018-05-311h 03
Genuinely UsefulFlying Helicopters and Moments of Zen - Tim PerryTim and I sit on beach chairs in a coconut palm grove and talk freely about flying helicopters, conservation, climate from a place of curiosity and thoughtful exploration. Close your eyes and hear the rustling of the palm leaves… Subscribe for Email new episode Notifications HERE Featured Music: https://abeslogic.bandcamp.com/track/flyin-away ---> Hear All of the Podcast's Featured Music HERE Episode Webpage: https://genuinelyuseful.com/podcast-ep4-tim-perry ========+++======== HELP SPREAD THE WORD! I’d love it if you cou...
2018-05-221h 49
Genuinely UsefulPeru Integration from the Beginning - Jayson MorrisJayson and I catch up after our recent journey to the Amazon. We tell travel stories, talk about our ceremonial experiences at SpiritQuest, and reflect on the last few years since beginning the medicine work near Iquitos, Peru. Featured song: Back to Feeling Like Me ---> Hear All of the Podcast's Featured Music HERE Subscribe for Email new episode Notifications HERE Show Web Page: https://genuinelyuseful.com/podcast-ep3-jayson-morris ========+++======== HELP SPREAD THE WORD! I’d love it...
2018-05-151h 24
Genuinely UsefulCycling Through Remembering, Forgetting, and Remembering Again - Jeremy & Heather NovaAbe Vandenberg talks with Jeremy & Heather Nova about having had an ultra-competitive mindset while also pursuing a spiritual path that eventually lead to becoming parents. Subscribe for Email new episode Notifications HERE --- Former US bike cross country national champions: Jeremy Nova 20 years of competitive riding 17 World Championship team appearances, and a visit to the Olympics & Creative Director at Studio Shed. "...the most important thing you can do is to start cultivating a practice where you really cultivate a lot of stillness, cause that's what it take...
2018-05-121h 07
Genuinely UsefulWelcome to the Jungle - Tony MoenichIn Peru at SpiritQuest Sanctuary, Tony and I spoke for this podcast in the Huachuma maloca (pictured in the episode artwork) Tony Moenich is a former USMC scout sniper and is now the host of TFCO, a podcast talking about military experiences, healing, and life Featured music "Chippin' Away" by Abe Vandenberg ---> Hear All of the Podcast's Featured Music HERE Subscribe for Email new episode Notifications HERE Cave of Forgotten Dreams 2010 G 1h 30m This fascinating documentary offers an unprecedented look at France's Chauvet Cave, which contains the oldest human-painted images found on...
2018-05-111h 13