Very Bad Wizards is a podcast featuring a philosopher (Tamler Sommers) and a psychologist (David Pizarro), who share a love for ethics, pop culture, and cognitive science, and who have a marked inability to distinguish sacred from profane. Each podcast includes discussions of moral philosophy, recent work on moral psychology and neuroscience, and the overlap between the two.
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A free-form podcast about transformation, growth, and purpose; elevating and expanding the super-conscious mind while honoring the down-to-earth wisdom that keeps us grounded and real. "Nothing you do matters, unless what you do matters." Amadon DellErba is on a journey of self-mastery. Join him in the exploration of the spiritual, psychological, intellectual, and emotional elements that make up the mortal life. Equal parts profound and profane; sacred and secular, "Get Real or Die Trying" i ...
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Podcast by Sacred and Profane Love
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This podcast is an evocation of your inner sensuous creature– your feeling, humming, dancing essence that’s throbbing with creative impulse, orgasmic sensitivity, and intuitive wisdom. The one who’s here to not only live but be alive. The Sensuous invites you to experience yourself as a vital organ of the greater animate world, relating to your eroticism, pleasure, and full-spectrum humanness as gateways to your divinity. Join Nadine Hamilton + guests as they explore the sacred and the profa ...
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Welcome to Sex Drugs & Enlightenment where we open the door and take down the walls of the therapy office—to gain tools, insights, support, and the experience of being heard and connected within the 21st century. Hi, I’m Oakley Ogden, a psychotherapist and licensed counselor with over 17 years of experience working with young adults. In this podcast I unpack the profane with my guests to recognize how the tough stuff is the sacred stuff. Join us as we explore it all—the taboo topics and othe ...
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Eternal Insight is a show about living now in the life to come; saying goodbye to all that is temporary; and finally laying hold to what is promised, what endures, and what gives us life to its fullest. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eternalinsight/support
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Podcasts recorded at a Dublin City Council symposium on the history of The Abbey of St Thomas the Martyr. The Abbey was founded in the 12th century and played a pivotal role in the religious and political affairs of Dublin city until its dissolution in 1539. A weekend of events, organised by Dublin City Council, celebrating the Abbey and its history took place in October 2017 and these podcasts were recorded at a symposium on the history of the Abbey which took place in St Catherine�s Church ...
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Ep. 42: Interview with Droop Lion - Conscious Reggae Soul Singer
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In this podcast, Amadon DellErba interviews Droop Lion, one of the leading voices of a new reggae-soul movement. Known for his breakout hit, ‘Freeway’, Droop Lion revolutionized reggae music with his soul-searing voice, inspirational songs, and awe-inspiring live performances. #drooplion Droop Lion grew up in the tough, gritty shanties of Kingston,…
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Episode 293: Who Is the Dreamer? (Borges' "The Circular Ruins")
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David and Tamler crawl up a riverbank, kiss the mud, and dream a discussion of Borges’ “The Circular Ruins.” We sort through various interpretations and allusions, the story as a metaphor for artistic creation, gnostic cosmology, solipsism, eternal recursion, and the unstable boundary between reality and illusion. How does Borges fit all of this an…
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Episode 292: Boundary Issues
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David and Tamler lead off with a breakdown of the new commercial for “friend (not imaginary)” a new AI necklace that takes hikes with you, interrupts your favorite shows, and will be there for your first kiss. Then we talk about a new paper co-authored by VBW favorite Joe Henrich that challenges cognitive science for pretending to be universal with…
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Ep. 41: Interview with Lutan Fyah - International Reggae Legend
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In this podcast, Amadon DellErba interviews Lutan Fyah, a revolutionary spirit delivering a message of love, peace, justice, unity and community through hard hitting reggae dancehall rhythms and lyrics, on stages all over the world. Born and raised in Spanish Town in Kingston, Jamaica Lutan's initial influence of African consciousness was instilled…
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Episode 291: Shoe Shining
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Cornell philosopher David Shoemaker joins us for a long winding journey up to the Overlook Hotel, a DEEP dive on Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. We tackle all the big questions - is the hotel truly haunted? What if anything does it symbolize? Why are there two Gradys and two sets of daughters? How does the filmmaking – and the Steadicam in particula…
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Ep. 40: Interview with Dr. Wendsler Nosie - Apache Stronghold & Protect Oak Flat
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In this podcast, Amadon DellErba interviews Dr. Wendsler Nosie, former Chairman and Councilman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe and founding member of Apache Stronghold (http://www.apache-stronghold.com/)Apache Stronghold recently embarked on a cross continent prayer journey beginning in the Lummi Nation, north of Seattle, WA. The journey culminates …
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70. I asked an almost stranger to witness me self-pleasuring: these are the top 4 takeaways
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I recently had to ask a (just about) stranger to watch my self-pleasure practice for a professional Somatic Sexology certification that I'm currently enrolled in. The experience was vulnerable, raw, intimate, beautiful, empowering, edgy, un-shaming, and healing on levels I didn't know I needed. I experienced a deep sense of sisterhood, solidarity, …
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Episode 290: Blinded by the Light (Plato's Cave Pt. 2)
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David and Tamler continue their discussion of Plato’s allegory of the cave. We talk about the connections with mystical traditions including Gnosticism, Sufism, and Buddhist paths to awakening. We also dig deeper into what Socrates calls ‘dialectic’ – what allows this method to journey towards the first principle (the Form of the Good) and then dou…
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Episode 289: Shadows on the Wall (Plato's Cave Pt. 1)
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Over the years we’ve referred repeatedly to Plato’s cave, Platonic forms, and phrases like “copies of copies” without ever really explaining what we mean by these things. So as part of a new mini-series we’re going dive deeper into Plato’s famous images of the cave, the sun, and the divided line from Republic Books 6 and 7. What are Plato’s forms a…
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Episode 288: The Despised Foot (The Denial of Death Pt. 2)
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David and Tamler conclude their discussion of Ernest Becker’s The Denial of Death. We talk about Becker’s philosophy of science (does he have one?), his sweeping explanations for strongman leaders, neuroses, mental illness, sexual fetishes, and the refreshing absence of an answer or resolution to the existential paradox at the heart of being human.…
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Episode 287: Gods With Anuses (The Denial of Death Pt. 1)
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David faces his greatest fear as he and Tamler dive into Ernest Becker’s 1973 Pulitzer Prize winner The Denial of Death. Blending existentialist ideas within a psychoanalytic framework, Becker argues that the ultimate source of human motivation is not the repression of sexual drives (as Freud thought) but our terror of death and the yearning for an…
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Episode 71: Dana Gioia on the Tragic Thought of Seneca
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In this season finale, internationally acclaimed poet Dana Gioia and I discuss Seneca's thought in general, and his tragic work The Madness of Hercules in particular. I hope you enjoy our conversation!De către Sacred and Profane Love
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Episode 286: Laugh and the World Laughs With You
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David and Tamler dive into the mysteries at the heart of Park Chan-wook’s deeply disturbing masterpiece "Oldboy" (2003). An ordinary man, Oh Dae-su, is imprisoned for 15 years in an old, windowless hotel room. After being abruptly released Oh Dae-su embarks on a mission to discover why he was imprisoned and to get revenge on the man who did it. But…
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Episode 70: The Poetry of John Donne w/ Lars Engle
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In this episode, I speak with my colleague, Lars Engle, on the poetry and person of John Donne. There is no poet more attuned to the connections between the sacred and the profane than Donne, and it was a pleasure to hear Donne's poetic voice through Engle's readings. I hope you enjoy our conversation!…
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Episode 285: On Culture and Agriculture
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It’s an old-school episode as David and Tamler dive into some intriguing research on the origins of cultural differences. Two neighboring communities in communist China were assigned to be wheat farmers and rice farmers. Seventy years later, the people in the rice farming communities showed signs of being more collectivist, relational, and holistic…
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Episode 69: Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" w/ Aaron Gwyn
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In this episode, I discuss Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian with Aaron Gwyn. I hope you enjoy our conversation!De către Sacred and Profane Love
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69. A masterclass on self-love
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My favorite solo episode ever. Listen to this to shift your perception of self-love forever. For real. You'll hear: • Why self-love and trust are a nonnegotiable foundation for sexual thriving • Exactly why we develop self-criticism, self-rejection, and harsh thoughts about ourselves • How to completely redefine self-love and experience it for your…
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Episode 284: Reel Choices
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David and Tamler choose an episode topic that will define the identity and meaning of the Very Bad Wizards podcast going forward – our top 3 existentialist movies. Plus, you’re gonna be shocked to hear this, you might want to sit down, but there has been surprisingly little research on the metaphysics of puns. We look at a recent paper that remedie…
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Episode 68: The Poetry of Jonathan Swift with Steve Karian
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In this episode, I speak with Stephen Karian, renowned scholar of 18th century British literature, on the poems of Jonathan Swift, the promise and perils of satire, and the pleasures of reading profane poetry written by one of the great Divines. I hope you enjoy our conversation. Read along with us at .…
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Ep. 39 Interview with Jeff Hays - Award Winning Documentary Filmmaker
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In this podcast, Amadon DellErba interviews Jeff Hays, an award winning filmmaker, author, and television producer. Hays gives a behind the scenes look at his recently completed film "The Real RFK Jr." https://therealrfkjrmovie.com/ They also discuss spirituality, society, corporate media censoring and Hays' upcoming film projects. Learn more about…
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Episode 283: When Elephants Podcast
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David and Tamler talk about Caitrin Keiper’s wonderful sprawling essay on elephant life and society and the many philosophical questions surrounding these extraordinary creatures. What kind of mental states can we attribute to them? Do they have a kind of language? Are they moral? What are our moral duties to them? What accounts for the long-standi…
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68. Sexual fawning, ritualizing self-pleasure, and owning your erotic power
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This powerful, insightful episode is a recording of an interview I recently did on another podcast, Love Magic Miracles. You'll hear: • The Tantric perspective of healing, trauma, sexuality, and emotions • Why we people-please and fawn during intimacy, and how to no longer abandon yourself • The top 5 ingredients for creating an ecstatic and healin…
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Episode 282: Fearful Symmetry (Borges' "Death and the Compass")
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A Rabbi is found dead in a hotel room, stabbed in the chest. The room is filled with Kabbalah texts and a single page in an typewriter that reads “The first letter of the name has been written.” The celebrated detective and “reasoning machine” Erik Lönnrot suspects a rabbinical explanation but is he seeing patterns that may not be there? David and …
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67. Sexuality as a gateway to remember your divinity [special edition episode]
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This special edition episode is a recording of a juicy recent interview I did on another podcast, Holistic Girl Talk. You'll hear: • The story of how I started working with somatic healing and sexuality • How physical symptoms are the body’s expression of unfelt emotions and the subconscious • Psychosomatic healing and creating inner safety • How e…
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Episode 67: Poetry, Art, and Truth with Carl Phillips
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In this episode, I am joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Carl Phillips to discuss poetry, classic texts, art, and truth. I hope you enjoy our conversation!De către Sacred and Profane Love
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66. How to have an erotic revival, feel safe being rejected, and embody the #1 key to magnetism
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This solo episode is a MUST LISTEN if you want to boldly own your true Self, feel safe in your authentic expression, and ignite your erotic awakening. [❤️🔥 PS - Sign up for my free pop-up class happening this Saturday, April 6th - EROTIC BLISS: Finding Safety and Surrender in Intimacy] Tune in for a deep dive into: • How safety is an inner game • …
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