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River East Church Podcast(From the Archives) A Failed Revolution — Aaron ThiessenIn this final re-upload of 2022's "Four Faces of the Prodigal Son" series, Aaron shares a so-called "dark reading" of Jesus' famous parable. Drawing on author Kester Brewin, this strange interpretation is a warning of how our best revolutionary instincts can be pacified and swallowed whole by the comforts of wealth. 2025-06-2221 min
Homebrewed ChristianityKester Brewin: Artificial Intelligence Wrap UpIn this episode, I am joined by Kester Brewin, my partner, for the first Process This series on Artificial Intelligence. Here we wrap-up our series of interviews as we delve into the multifaceted impact of artificial intelligence on theology, ethics, law, and society. Reflecting on our conversations with interdisciplinary experts, we focus on the philosophical and ethical implications of AI, from Taylor Swift's stance on AI misuse to the potential dangers of deep fake technology on social media platforms. Topics include AI's challenges to human individuality, freedom, and personhood, illustrated by references to TikTok, historical events, and Weber's theory of...2024-10-2356 min
Homebrewed ChristianityRachel Adams: AI in Relationship to HumanityI am thrilled about this episode in the ongoing Process This series on Artificial Intelligence. In this episode, my series co-host and author of God-Like: A 500-Year History of Artificial Intelligence in Myths, Machines, Monsters, Kester Brewin, is joined by Rachel Adams, the founder and CEO of the Global Center on AI Governance. They discuss her work in AI governance, particularly concerning Africa and the global south. Adams explains the need for AI policies that consider justice, sustainability, and cultural relevance, and highlights AI's unique challenges and opportunities on the African continent. She discusses the African Union's continental strategy on A...2024-10-1146 min
Homebrewed ChristianitySir Christopher Pissarides: AI & Change in the Labour MarketI am thrilled about this episode in the ongoing Process This series on Artificial Intelligence. In this episode, my series co-host and author of God-Like: A 500-Year History of Artificial Intelligence in Myths, Machines, Monsters, Kester Brewin, is joined by Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Sir Christopher Pissarides. Reflecting on his career and insights, Pissarides discusses the historical and future impacts of technological changes on labor markets. He offers an optimistic yet cautious view on AI, emphasizing the importance of communication, strategic regulation, and the complementary use of AI to enhance human work. The conversation also explores the role of stake...2024-08-2948 min
Anazao PodcastsPirates, AI, and Radical TheologyKester Brewin joins Joshua Noel to discuss pirates in this extra special episode! We discuss Kester Brewin's faith journey and a few of his more recent books as well! We discuss what radical theology is, how piracy relates to Christianity, and how the Church should be thinking about Artificial Intelligence (AI)! We discuss a whole wide range of pirates in this episode, including Captain Kidd, Henry Morgan, Bartholomew Roberts, the somalian pirates, Luke Skywalker, Monkey D Luffy, Wendy from Peter Pan, JESUS CHRIST, and even our podcast!.What does radical mean in theology? What did...2024-07-311h 05The Whole Church PodcastPirates, AI, and Radical TheologyKester Brewin joins Joshua Noel to discuss pirates in this extra special episode! We discuss Kester Brewin's faith journey and a few of his more recent books as well! We discuss what radical theology is, how piracy relates to Christianity, and how the Church should be thinking about Artificial Intelligence (AI)! We discuss a whole wide range of pirates in this episode, including Captain Kidd, Henry Morgan, Bartholomew Roberts, the somalian pirates, Luke Skywalker, Monkey D Luffy, Wendy from Peter Pan, JESUS CHRIST, and even our podcast!.What does radical mean in theology? What did...2024-07-311h 05The Whole Church PodcastPirates, AI, and Radical TheologyKester Brewin joins Joshua Noel to discuss pirates in this extra special episode! We discuss Kester Brewin's faith journey and a few of his more recent books as well! We discuss what radical theology is, how piracy relates to Christianity, and how the Church should be thinking about Artificial Intelligence (AI)! We discuss a whole wide range of pirates in this episode, including Captain Kidd, Henry Morgan, Bartholomew Roberts, the somalian pirates, Luke Skywalker, Monkey D Luffy, Wendy from Peter Pan, JESUS CHRIST, and even our podcast!.What does radical mean in theology? What did...2024-07-311h 05
Homebrewed ChristianityJohn Caputo: Angels, Ghosts, & AII am thrilled about this episode in the ongoing Process This series on Artificial Intelligence. In this episode, my series co-host and author of God-Like: A 500-Year History of Artificial Intelligence in Myths, Machines, Monsters, Kester Brewin, is joined by philosopher John Caputo. The conversation occurred at the intersection of artificial intelligence, technology, and theology. They explore the mystical and philosophical implications of AI, reflecting on humanity's relationship with technology and the future of AI in reshaping our understanding of existence. They also touch on key figures such as Heidegger and Derrida, addressing both the potential and peril of t...2024-07-241h 03
Homebrewed ChristianityTim Clement-Jones: Living with the Algorithm - Servant or Master?I am thrilled about this episode in the ongoing Process This series on Artificial Intelligence. In this episode, my series co-host and author of God-Like: A 500-Year History of Artificial Intelligence in Myths, Machines, Monsters, Kester Brewin, is joined by Lord Tim Clement-Jones. He is one of the leading voices in the UK House of Lords on AI regulation and online safety. He served as the Chair of the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence and co-founded the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence. He is the Liberal Democrat House of Lords spokesperson for Science, Innovation and...2024-07-1050 min
Homebrewed ChristianityProcess This: Artificial Intelligence & the Human Future w/ Kester BrewinStep into the interactive world of the inaugural 'Process This' series, a journey into the realm of Artificial Intelligence and the human future. Kester Brewin returns to the podcast to set up a series of interviews with scholars across the disciplines, all helping us wrestle with the reality of AI and how it is reshaping humanity and our future. This episode dives into the technological, ethical, spiritual, political, and economic questions surrounding AI. Unearth the historical evolution of societal views on slavery, the implications of AI on the workforce, and the significant role of films, literature, and myths in...2024-06-171h 22
The New Evangelicals Podcast268.TNE TALKS: Theology Meets AI // Kester BrewinKester Brewin author of God Like: A 500-Year History of Artificial Intelligence in Myths, Machines, Monsters joins Tim to talk about how AI is changing how we understand reality and how theology can be used to use new technologies in wise ways.If you'd like to support our work, you can DONATE here!Get Tickets to Beer Camp (PROMO: TNEHOBBIT)Follow Us On Instagram @thenewevangelicals Watch this conversation on YouTube - @thenewevangelicalsThe New Evangelicals exists to support those who are tired of how evangelical church h...2024-06-101h 13The New Evangelicals Podcast268.TNE TALKS: Theology Meets AI // Kester BrewinKester Brewin author of God Like: A 500-Year History of Artificial Intelligence in Myths, Machines, Monsters joins Tim to talk about how AI is changing how we understand reality and how theology can be used to use new technologies in wise ways.If you'd like to support our work, you can DONATE here!Get Tickets to Beer Camp (PROMO: TNEHOBBIT)Follow Us On Instagram @thenewevangelicals Watch this conversation on YouTube - @thenewevangelicalsThe New Evangelicals exists to support those who are tired of how evangelical church h...2024-06-101h 13
War MachineKester Brewin /// God-like: Machines, Myths, MonstersIn this episode, Matt speaks with Kester Brewin who is an author, educator, and head of communications at the Institute for the Future of Work, about his recently published book called “Godlike a 500 year history of artificial intelligence in myths, machines, monsters”.
"It's not only '100% zesty, it's also a powerful telling of humanity’s ongoing relationship with technology and a reflection on the current questions surrounding AI. It is the most compelling radical theological text I have read.” - Tripp Fuller
Get the book: https://a.co/d/hNGFlAU
warmachinepodcast.com.
Music for this episode:
Exhausted Divinity, Niky Nine
Love Alw...2024-05-011h 08
Drunk Ex-PastorsGod-like: A 500-Year History of Artificial Intelligence, with Kester Brewin In this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors we sit down with Kester Brewin and chat about his latest book, God-like: A 500-Year History of Artificial Intelligence in Myths, Machines, Monsters. We discuss the nature of AI, why it should be considered theologically, and what (if anything) we can do to maintain some control over it. We debrief at the end before sharing biebers involving messaging platforms and deodorant.2024-04-291h 33
Homebrewed ChristianityKester Brewin: Artificial Intelligence & the Future of ReligionWe have all been talking about AI of late and I have been on a bit of a reading deep dive about it. I am thrilled to have my friend Kester Brewin back on the podcast to talk about Artificial Intelligence & the future of religion. His new book, God-like: A 500-Year History of Artificial Intelligence in Myths, Machines, Monsters is out and 100% zesty. It is way too good for y'all not to check it out. It is not only a powerful telling of humanity's ongoing relationship with technology and a reflection on the current questions surrounding AI, but it...2024-04-171h 39
Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech PodcastIs crypto currency supporting terrorism?Send us a textIs crypto currency supporting terrorism?With the phasing out of cash transactions we’ve seen a rise in digital and other transactions. One of the currencies that’s in the ascendancy are crypto currencies, whose place in the market according to Forbes magazine, has shifted from one of fear to neutral, and now to greed. In other words it’s hugely on the up. After facing some downturns a few years ago, it’s now collectively worth more than a trillion dollars. One of the reasons why people are drawn to crypto c...2024-04-1639 min
The Ned Ludd Radio HourA Brief History of (predominantly Artificial) IntelligenceToday, we're speaking to Kester Brewin, an author who works for the delightfully named Institute for the Future of Work here in London. He’s just about to release a new book called God-like: a 500 year history of Artificial Intelligence in myths, machines and monsters. It's a book which charts the ideas that underpin everything – from ChatGPT and Dall.E to the recently-released Sora – back to their roots. Is there something quasi-theological about the way we discuss the possible implications of these radical new technologies? Don’t think of this as a history of Artificial Intelligence, per se, but a histor...2024-02-2834 min
Tent Talks with Dr Stephen BackhouseBONUS Kester Brewin, Pirating the Pirates ZoomposiumJoin us for a bonus recording of the live launch of Kester Brewin's latest YoHo Journal "Pirating the Pirates", published by Unfold Media. Use the code TENT10 for a discount and get yourself a copy HERE.More about Kester Brewin and his books can be found HERE.More about Alex Barker and her book Be More Pirate can be found HERE.Play Dead, the punk band from south London, can be found HERE.
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Just Hoops Podcast#49 Storm a-brewin' Southeast Divisional PreviewIn this episode of the podcast, we continue to preview the upcoming NBA Season with the Southeast Division! This division has a lot of competitive teams, all with hopes of a playoff birth and some with a real chance at a deep playoff run! Hope you enjoy this as we dive into the 5 teams in the Southeast, but make sure to check out the YouTube channel for more basketball content!2022-09-2842 min
Find Your TOVEpisode 07: Pirates & PoetryTOV first shows up in a pirate poem. Every pirate knows, X marks the spot and that’s the poems shape (scholars call it a chiasm).The first people to hear Genesis 1:1-5 had lived under an Egyptian king that enslaved them, making every attempt to keep them from living their TOV. "Pirates," according to Kester Brewin, "emerge whenever economies become blocked" (from Mutany!). Playing pirate made sense, it doesn’t get more blocked than them.Nowadays we’re blocked by different things, but that treasure map still charts the course to your TOV.Som...2022-08-2344 min
Homebrewed ChristianityPeter Rollins: friends are friends foreverPeter Rollins returns to the podcast and we have a bunch of fun. Some of Pete's previous visits Peter Rollins Casts Out a Demon & Plans a Middle School Purity Retreat #theologybeercamp Tony Jones & Peter Rollins on #TheGreatDebacle Soapbox Blabbery with Peter Rollins & Tony Jones Paul w/ Daniel Kirk & Peter Rollins Paul: Rupture, Revelation, & Revolution [High Gravity class w/ Peter Rollins] Plundering Religion with Kester Brewin, Peter Rollins, & Barry Taylor #Mutiny Bootlegged Christianity with Philip Clayton, Jack Caputo, Bill Mallonee, Peter Rollins, & Jay Bakker #PodcastDay Surprise with @PeterRollins Revelation of Darkness LIVE Event: Taylor’s F-it Theology, Rollins reaches be...2021-04-171h 29
closetjudas09 tributarytrack 9 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
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close your mouth – the holy war is neither of the two
too much blood has been wasted on things we’ll never know
no amount of eyeless trust can give us ears to hear
here is where the river that i’m in goes out to sea
see the edge grow distant as the moon brings in the tide
tied, my hands – resigned to let the current gu...2019-10-2305 minclosetjudas05 fulcrumtrack 5 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
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“wherever it is we find ourselves, the gravity of our situation demands that we act, yet the most human response is not flight to some distant hoped-for eden above, nor to fall to the ground in hopeless despair...we need a different story to live by, one that isn’t about abandoning this world, but committing to it. to transition into such a myth – one that pushes us beyond our ache for transcendence – we will need to go to n...2019-10-2304 min
closetjudastributaryread the explanation: https://bit.ly/37Pdrdf
hear the explanation: https://bit.ly/3bT7HSS
track 9 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
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close your mouth – the holy war is neither of the two
too much blood has been wasted on things we’ll never know
no amount of eyeless trust can give us ears to hear
here is where the river that i’m in goes out to sea
see the edge grow distant as the moon brings in the tide
tied, my hands – resigned to let the current guide me forth
i won’t name the n...2019-09-2305 min
closetjudasfulcrumread the explanation: https://bit.ly/34NeQiE
hear the explanation: https://bit.ly/2ZfgGaQ
track 5 of 9 from the 2019 album "lunacy + the second naïveté" by closetjudas.
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“wherever it is we find ourselves, the gravity of our situation demands that we act, yet the most human response is not flight to some distant hoped-for eden above, nor to fall to the ground in hopeless despair...we need a different story to live by, one that isn’t about abandoning this world, but committing to it. to transition into such a myth – one that pushes us beyond our ache for transcendence – we will ne...2019-09-2304 min
Tes PodagogyPhysical learning with professor Trevor Marchand and Kester Brewin“There is a perception from top to bottom that doing things on paper, doing conceptual thinking, is at the apex of everything, that this is where you want to be,” muses Trevor H J Marchand, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS London. “Working with your hands is seen as something for kids who did not quite make it in the classroom."Speaking on this episode, he explains that this needs to change, urgently. “We need to broaden our understanding of what knowledge and what intelligence is,” argues Marchand. “Until we establish a n...2019-07-2436 min
Tes - The education podcastPodagogy - Season 6, Episode 9 - physical learning with professor Trevor Marchand and Kester Brewin“There is a perception from top to bottom that doing things on paper, doing conceptual thinking, is at the apex of everything, that this is where you want to be,” muses Trevor H J Marchand, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS London. “Working with your hands is seen as something for kids who did not quite make it in the classroom."
Speaking on this episode, he explains that this needs to change, urgently.
“We need to broaden our understanding of what knowledge and what intelligence is,” argues Marchand. “Until we establish a new values system, we a...2019-07-0336 min
The DeconstructionistsEp 72 - Kester Brewin ”Getting High”Guest Bio: This week we speak with Kester Brewin! Kester is a mathematics teacher known as one of the leading thinkers in philosophy of religion and technology. The power of his work lies in the synthesis of ideas from disparate fields, playing the history of piracy off a psychotherapeutic reading of Star Wars, or pushing Harry Potter to play alongside both Batman and Shakespeare’s Prospero. Accessible, challenging and richly rewarding, his work has been hailed on both sides of the Atlantic as some of the most courageous and unflinching theological writing of recent years, charting his own path fr...2018-03-211h 23
Humanize Me219: 'Theology' after faith? with Kester BrewinKester Brewin is no longer a believer in a God, but holds some 'theology' and 'Christianity' even so. Bart and Kester have a transatlantic chat about life after belief and how they've both ended up in different places.2017-08-311h 33
Holland UCC122416: We Must Give Birth to LightA few readings from our Christmas Eve service, including selections by Howard Thurman, Kendyl Gibbons, and Kester Brewin. Readings by Christy Berghoef and Rev. Bryan Berghoef.
Holland UCC is a community of justice, peace and affirmation in Holland, Michigan—where everyone is welcome to the table. For more information go to hollanducc.org.
Intro music by Josh Woodward, freemusicarchive.org2016-12-2810 min
Homebrewed ChristianityAdult VBS with Walter Brueggemann, Kester Brewin, and Kristen HowertonYou've never experienced a VBS quite like this! Listen as Walter Brueggemann talks politics, Kester Brewin gets high, Kristen Howerton makes Tripp choke on his laughter, and Barry Taylor discusses love songs. You can check out Kester's newest book here, Reality, Grief, Hope by Walter here, and Kristen's website here. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2016-09-261h 52
Nomad PodcastKester Brewin - The Church and Other Means of Escape (N130)Kester Brewin was founder of one the UK's most creative and innovative alternative worship communities, Vaux. He went onto write The Complex Christ, a critically acclaimed book calling for an emerging Church. But over the following years he began to realise that Christianity was just another means of trying to escape his childhood pain. Tune into the podcast for a challenging and important critique of the Christian faith. “There are God’s all over the place. There are systems and structures that demand... so much from us, that actually it can reduce and diminish our humanity. So, my p...2016-09-221h 02
Life After God's tracks043 - Getting High with Kester BrewinThis week I speak with highly acclaimed author and speaker, Kester Brewin. Kester recently spent two weeks in Los Angeles, speaking to various audiences about his new book, Getting High: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the Dream of Flight. We recorded this conversation LIVE on Saturday, August 6, at the Level Ground Headquarters in Pasadena California.2016-08-061h 17
The Catacombic MachineKester Brewin | A Savage Journey to the Heart of the Dream of FlightIn this episode of Freestyle Christianity you will get to listen to a talk given by Kester Brewin at the festival Wake in Belfast. The subject of Kester's talk was his recently published book Getting High: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the Dream of Flight. We are all born flightless, every one. After so many thousands of years each of us still drops into the world smooth-skinned and featherless.' Why have we never been content to keep our feet on the ground? In the 1960s this desire to get high exploded with the LSD co...2016-05-1100 minThe Catacombic MachineKester Brewin | Technology and Radical TheologyJosef talks to Kester Brewin about technology and radical theology. The conversation explores how technology amplifies our desires and how it cannot live up to what it promises; rather then making us free, technology imprisons us. Kester's respons to this presumably disheartening thesis is a dirty, radical theology that does not only take serious the technology of religion but also the religion of technology.
Freestyle Christianity is availiable on iTunes, Sticher and acast.2015-11-2700 min
Homebrewed ChristianityLet Sleeping Gods Die w/ Kester BrewinKester Brewin is back on the podcast. He was part of a live podcast experience at Monkish Brewing company with his partners Peter Rollins & Barry Taylor. This triumvirate of Radical Theology is always a blast to hear and this time time is no exception. During the live event they explored the way in which Radical theology opens up possibilities for political activism. Ohh Kester also talks about technology, space exploration, and hippies. Enjoy the Brew! Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn...2014-09-051h 03
UnfoldedUnfolded Episode 13 — The Mute MonkSubscribe on iTunes!
Hello Deacons! Unfolded has returned, and we’re back with a remarkable short story by Lutheran Minister and writer Jake Bouma.
The Mute Monk is a captivating parable that will have you contemplating themes of grace, forgiveness, memory, and fate long after you’ve finished listening.
Jake is an ecclesial junkie, aspiring polymath, and cancer survivor who currently serves as Director of Youth & Family Ministry at Faith Lutheran Church in Des Moines, Iowa. In 2012, Jake was diagnosed with and treated for Hodgkin lymphoma, a journey which is intimately captured in a forthcoming feat...2014-07-3015 min
Theology Nerd ThrowdownTNT Call in July 2014The Nerds return after an unplanned break. The field calls from Brekke, Tyler and Richard. One of the calls has to do with the topic of ‘authority’. Here is a link to Bo’s blog on the topic of authority. Check out details for the upcoming live show “Letting Sleeping Gods Die” with Kester Brewin and Peter Rollins over at the FaceBook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2014-07-0548 min
Homebrewed ChristianityTNT Call in July 2014The Nerds return after an unplanned break. The field calls from Brekke, Tyler and Richard. One of the calls has to do with the topic of 'authority'. Here is a link to Bo's blog on the topic of authority. Check out details for the upcoming live show "Letting Sleeping Gods Die" with Kester Brewin and Peter Rollins over at the FaceBook page. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2014-07-0548 min
Short CutsWaking LifeJosie Long presents a sequence of brief encounters, true stories and short documentaries in which the boundaries between 'real' life and dreaming blur.
From the addictive, perception-altering qualities of romantic love through to a surreal story about recording dreams. We hear from the legendary film editor and director Walter Murch about the dreamlike qualities of cinematic narratives and the psychologist Susan Blackmore's experience of looking down from the ceiling at her own body.
The items featured in the programme are:
Waking Life
Feat. Susan Blackmore
Prod. Sara Parker
Dreaming
Feat. Walter Murch
The Man Who Could Record Your Dreams
...2014-04-0129 minShort CutsHushJosie Long presents a series of short documentaries about keeping quiet, being lost for words and complete silence.From the crushing silence after a musician's mistake to the tense hush that surrounds two teenage boys as they hide inches from their headmaster in an oversized box - tales of attempts to keep quiet and the struggle to raise your voice.The items featured in the programme are:Wilderness
Feat. Kate Adie
Produced by Sara ParkerHidden
Feat. Kester BrewinSailing By
Feat. Pete Long and Diana Speed
Produced by...2013-10-0127 min
Homebrewed ChristianityPeter Rollins & Barry Taylor answer THE question “What Would Paul Do?” Ep. 129"What Would Paul Do?" That's the question and Peter Rollins and Barry Taylor are here to answer it Biblically. This is a seriously fun conversation from the Soularize cconference that I thought would be the perfect to share at the beginning of the year. For those who don't read atheist political philosophy...Paul is back, popular, and getting all sorts of attention. In our conversation we play out a number of these Pauline insights and then tackle a bunch of questions being asked in the church today. If you are interested in the philosophical discussion there is no b...2012-01-021h 43
mootukThe Other, Technology and New Monasticism - a dialogue with Kester Brewin
In this Moot Community Podcast Kester Brewin - writer, speaker and teacher - dialogues with Ian Mobsby about the Other, Technology and New Monasticism. There are some really interestng insights here, about the mathematician as mystic, artist and philosopher. As well as teaching and writing, Kester is one of the founders of 'Apple', an important space for dialogue about the modern world, technology and human-wellbeing.2010-09-1729 min
mootukThe Other, Technology and New Monasticism - a dialogue with Kester Brewin
In this Moot Community Podcast Kester Brewin - writer, speaker and teacher - dialogues with Ian Mobsby about the Other, Technology and New Monasticism. There are some really interestng insights here, about the mathematician as mystic, artist and philosopher. As well as teaching and writing, Kester is one of the founders of 'Apple', an important space for dialogue about the modern world, technology and human-wellbeing.2010-09-1729 min
Nomad PodcastKester Brewin - Pirates and the Death of the EmergingKester Brewin is one of the pioneers of the alternative worship scene in the UK and one of the founding members of the Vaux community. His book The Complex Christ was hailed as one of the most important texts on the emerging church movement. We talk to Kester about what the emerging church can learn from pirates, and the importance of churches being temporary places. Books, quotes, links → The creation of Nomad’s thoughtful, ad-free content is entirely funded by our equally thoughtful and wonderful listeners. By supporting us, you gain access to Nomad’s online...2010-09-1046 min