Almost Awakened

Bill sits down with Janet Bennion, Professor of Anthropology at Lyndon State College. Prof. Bennion specializes in gender dynamics in Mormon fundamentalist communities which practice polygamy and slo in polyamory more generally. Bennion is one of the world’s leading ethnographers of North American plural marriage. She has raised the question of decriminalization of plural marriage in a variety of radio and television forums and several international scholar venues at Brandeis University and the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. Today we discuss polygamy, its pros and cons and whether polygamy should be criminal. We talk about what happens when people have a choice in the type of relationships they enter. and what benefits come from giving people options besides monogamy. Resources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Bennion?fbclid=IwAR3RDo4ViYWqtHxZFTY-KcK_xiCN-bKZo821DRkdh2b6lNRb32S9ltfKTa4https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3411167https://www.northernvermont.edu/about/news-events/news-center/nvu-johnson%E2%80%99s-janet-bennion-presents-polyamory-research-parishttps://www.amazon.com/Sex-Dawn-Stray-Modern-Relationships/dp/1491512407https://www.amazon.com/Ethical-Slut-Third-Practical-Relationships-ebook/dp/B01N0SA1YW/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=polyamory+book&qid=1589639893&sr=8-3https://www.amazon.com/The-State-of-Affairs-Esther-Perel-audiobook/dp/B072W97SV2/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=esther+peril&qid=1589639949&sr=8-3https://www.amazon.com/More-than-Two-Practical-Polyamory/dp/B00X6CIHAY/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=polyamory+book&qid=1589639893&sr=8-2https://www.amazon.com/Therapists-Guide-Consensual-Nonmonogamy-Polyamory-ebook/dp/B07B86YWND/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=polyamory+book&qid=1589639893&sr=8-6https://www.yearofpolygamy.com/year-of-polygamy/episode-96-polygamy-as-feminist-with-dr-janet-bennion/?fbclid=IwAR1sK_wJMEG3KG7NMMeURVj2pLhOIxVSJAOtsyCoCIc6ghemPYkbedcQg7chttps://upcolorado.com/utah-state-university-press/item/2747-the-polygamy-question?fbclid=IwAR1MXJb6ZjQ5I8bq5HBLDeJoJQhUm5nf9UNb2YJksR8R-UWc9ccW-ECyh8Qhttps://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/153-dr-janet-bennion-living-among-mormon-fundamentalist-polygamy-as-an-anthropologist/?fbclid=IwAR3D2mth_xtvw2zaNNhyZETV8jKMz4FHWecZl7owhd7Ft6H6Va5WctTq3XY

Mekael and Bill sit down with Steve Conlin from Five Wives Vodka to discuss the The History of their company and the challenges that their company has faced in getting their product out and how the alcohol industry generally is developing. As a side tangent we also touch on the history of the Barrison Sisters. We discuss the religious and religious deconstruction influence on their brand and how those who partake of alcohol can work with Vodka generally and what seperates good quality vodka from low quality vodka. We also share how Five Wives Vodka is helping during the Covid19 pandemic by shifting a significant segment of their production over to making hand sanitizer for hospitals and other institutional entities. RESOURCES:https://www.fivewivesvodka.com/https://ogdensown.square.site/ – (Website section regarding their hand sanitizer along with other alcohol options they produce)https://www.fivewivesvodka.com/blog – Five Wives Vodka PodcastBarrison Sisters

Today Mekael and Bill sit down with Anthony Magnabosco who has pioneered the recorded demonstrations of Street Epistemology. Street Epistemology is a conversational tool that helps people reflect on the quality of their reasons and the reliability of their methods used to derive one’s confidence level in their deeply-held beliefs.Anthony shares how this works, what his motives are, how he deconstructed his own faith, and his personal thoughts on how various systems encourage continued belief even when said belief is irrational.RESOURCES:https://streetepistemology.com/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCocP40a_UvRkUAPLD5ezLIQHow we let go of faith beliefshttps://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome

Mekael and Bill sit down with their good friend Ryan to discuss his career as a Fireman and Paramedic. They talk about what it takes to handle life’s most harrowing moments. How to process tragedy. What is death to one who encounters death often. What First Responders to emergency situations do to process the horrific moments. And more.

Mekael and Bill in lieu of the Covid19 Pandemic decide to do a brief historical dive into major pandemics in human history.RESOURCES:https://www.mphonline.org/worst-pandemics-in-history/https://www.livescience.com/worst-epidemics-and-pandemics-in-history.htmlhttps://www.history.com/news/pandemics-end-plague-cholera-black-death-smallpoxhttps://www.visualcapitalist.com/history-of-pandemics-deadliest/https://www.healthline.com/health/worst-disease-outbreaks-history#1https://www.health.com/condition/infectious-diseases/worst-pandemics-in-history

We sit down today with Holly Hope and discuss her energy healing practice. We discuss the skepticism around this practice, how drums are made and used in healing practices, the use of energy crystals, and the real life scucess stories Holly has been part of. You can find Holly at http://thebeautyofperspective.com/

Mekael and Bill sit down with Astrologer Rob Barnes to discuss Astrology. Is it legit. What is Astrology. And how can it be helpful. RESOURCES: https://www.astrologybyrob.com/ https://astro.cafeastrology.com/natal.php

Mekael and Bill sit down with local DJ and Music lover Chris Finnegan to discuss how Music has power to awaken us. How it soothes the ego by helping us through the lyrics live in our past and future and with the music it brings us to present. We discuss reggae music in particular and also discuss the deconstruction of systems.Artists:Dirty HeadsRebelutionIya TerraNahkoTubby LoveStick FigureLittle StrangerIration

Today Mekael and Bill discuss their recent visit to the Hashhouse, Bill’s unrelated Food Poisoning, the recent news on huge doses of LSD and how to raise children in a divorced mixed faith arrangement. Lastly Bill and Mekael wrestle with a father who masturbates his mentally and physically disabled adult child. http://whyimasturbatemyson.blogspot.com/2016/05/why-i-masturbate-my-profoundly-disabled.html https://www.sciencealert.com/a-woman-accidentally-took-550-times-the-normal-dosage-of-lsd-case-report-details

Today Mekael and Bill sit down with EMDR Therapist LaDawn and discuss Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.  Discussing how this therapeutic approach deals with trauma and help patients to heal and repair. LaDawn Dewitt What is EMDRHow Does EMDR Work?EMDR Taking a Closer Look