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This public lecture was recorded at Birkbeck College, University of London on 25 November, 2013, and was organised by the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities.

For further details and audience Q&A, visit
http://backdoorbroadcasting.net/2013/11/slavoj-zizek-economy-the-vicious-cycle-of-capitalist-reproduction/

Slavoj Žižek - Economy: The Vicious Cycle of Capitalist Reproduction

Olhos De Gato Backing Track

Onstage with Jim and Tom welcomes Michael John Houghton & Andy Pohl, two of the organizers for the Phoenix’s annual Nostalgia Fest concert. We talk about how & why Nostalgia Fest came to be, the importance of a strong indie music scene, the rise & fall of Section M magazine, the value of the Phoenix and more.

Nostalgia Fest: Michael John Houghton & Andy Pohl - 11/3/14

Big-time Gang of Four fan Annie Clark (St. Vincent) talks with the band’s guitarist Andy Gill about distortion pedals, soccer tricks and the Grateful Dead.

Annie Clark (St. Vincent) with Andy Gill (Gang of Four)

Onstage with Jim & Tom welcomes Judah Nagler, frontman and songwriter for The Velvet Teen. We talk about 15 years of TVT, songwriting, the creative process, collaboration and more. 

Judah Nagler (The Velvet Teen) - 2/18/15

Patricia Kay leads a meditation. From Her Book, Cell Level Meditation by Patricia Kay and Dr. Barry Grundland

PKGuidedMed5 - 52015

“Transsexuals are the stormtroopers of the future.” So says Genesis P-Orridge, the iconic, visionary musician who has fronted influential bands like Psychic TV and Throbbing Gristle. While P-Orridge isn’t transgender — they* call themselves a pandrogyne — their partner in this Talkhouse Music Podcast, Against Me! frontwoman Laura Jane Grace, came out as transgender in 2012. Still, as P-Orridge points out, both musicians have done something very brave: they’ve transitioned, in one way or another, in front of their audience. And it was P-Orridge who paved the way. As Grace says here, “Someone like yourself is so important to me.”

P-Orridge and Grace might hail from different generations, countries and musical communities, but they found plenty to talk about: what it was like to transition in public, the mind-body duality, paranormal phenomena, the perennial bathroom problem, the perennnial airport screening problem, courage, death, Caitlyn Jenner, a hilarious exchange about what to wear on stage, dealing with photographers who want you to show your boobs, and what P-Orridge calls “a gradual shift in the way that gender and sexuality are perceived in our species.”

This is one of the more fascinating and potentially visionary exchanges we’ve ever had on the Talkhouse Podcast. It’s also one of the more risqué, so if you’re easily offended, maybe you’ll want to check out one of our other podcasts.

* A word about pronouns: P-Orridge call themselves “we” because they feel at one with their late wife Lady Jaye. Much more about that in the podcast.

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Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle) Talks with Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!)

In this interview from NPR’s “To the Best of Our Knowledge” program, Ken Wilber offers an energetic and clarifying tour through some of the most fascinating questions of our time. This dialogue is a wonderful short introduction to the Integral approach — very accessible to newcomers, while rapidly covering an enormous amount of territory.

An Integral Understanding of Science and Religion - Ken Wilber and Steve Paulson

Shinzen Young leads a 25-minute guided meditation on how to focus on relaxation in your body. This represents a subset of the full Focus on Rest technique. Learn more at Basic Mindfulness Home Practice Program http://basicmindfulness.com.

Focus On Relaxation

Actor Martin Sheen as you've never heard him before. He has appeared in over 100 films, including Apocalypse Now. He’s best known on television as President Bartlet in seven seasons of The West Wing. But Martin Sheen, born and still legally named Ramón Estévez, has had another lesser-known life as a spiritual seeker and activist. He returned to a deep and joyful Catholic faith after a crisis at the height of his fame in in mid-life. He’s been arrested over 60 times in vigils and protests. "Piety is something you do alone," he says. "True freedom, spirituality, can only be achieved in community."

See more at www.onbeing.org/program/martin-sheen-spirituality-of-imagination/8257

Martin Sheen — Spirituality of Imagination

In this episode I interview philosopher Evan Thompson, who is a Professor of Philosophy at University of British Columbia, mainly in the fields of cognitive science, philosophy of mind and Phenomenology. He is the author of the book Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy. We discuss a wide range of topics, the aspects of consciousness in sleep and lucid dreaming, various scientific studies, meditation as well as get into some geeky philosophical pondering on dreams and the nature of the sense of self.

Links and show notes at: http://www.lucidsage.com/24

Ep 24 - Philosopher Evan Thompson

Stephen Batchelor is a teacher and writer. His books include "Buddhism Without Beliefs," "Confession of a Buddhist Atheist," and "The Faith to Doubt." His newest book is "After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age." This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Stephen Batchelor — The Limits of Belief, The Massiveness of the Questions." 

Find more at www.onbeing.org/program/stephen-batchelor-the-limits-of-belief-and-the-massiveness-of-the-questions/8347

Stephen Batchelor — The Limits of Belief, The Massiveness of the Questions

Nearly 1 in 10 people possess some form of personality disorder. Which means there’s a very good chance that you will encounter someone with this disorder at some point in your life, if you haven’t already. They might be your boss, your lover, your parent, your spiritual teacher, or even your presidential candidate. And while many suffer their condition quietly and without any major harm to themselves or the people around them, others can be tremendously dangerous — especially if they have achieved a position of power (and the more severe the disorder, the greater the tendency to seek these powerful positions.)

How can we engage these personalities with care and compassion, while remaining fully attentive to our own safety and personal boundaries? Listen to find out!

The Spectrum of Brokenness: What to Do When You're Dealing With a Personality Disorder

My colleagues Diane Hamilton and Terry Patten are here at my home, preparing for the Integral Living Room gathering which begins tomorrow. They arrived a day early, yesterday (November 8), so we could celebrate Hillary Clinton's victory together. Ha ha! 

Instead we, like millions of people, are trying to come to terms with the victory of Donald Trump. Suddenly we are in a new world dealing with questions like:

-Where are we?
-Why did this happen?
-What do we need to see?
-How might we respond?

Of course nothing is settled, except that we are embarking on a new adventure together -- one that Diane, Terry and I, at least, would never have chosen. We recorded a  conversation of our process to share with you, in case it might help you make sense of things as well.

The Daily Evolver

The Trump Era: Day 1 | Three integrally-informed friends attempt to face reality

The preconditions are present in the U.S. today. If Congress is quiescent and the public listless, Donald Trump can set the country down a path toward illiberalism, institutional subversion, and endemic graft. Full Text can be found here: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/03/how-to-build-an-autocracy/513872/

How to Build an Autocracy - David Frum - The Atlantic March 2017

A podcast about life, the universe, and everything, Everyone Is Right delivers cutting-edge perspectives and practices to help you thrive in a rapidly changing world. Because no one is smart enough to be wrong all the time.