CIIS Public Programs
CIIS Public Programs
This is a podcast for people who are curious about the world and themselves featuring talks and conversations presented by the Public Programs department of California Institute of Integral Studies, a non-profit university in San Francisco. Listen here or on your favorite podcast app to a diverse array of visionaries, artists, and scholars sharing compelling experiences, offering new perspectives, and expanding creative horizons.
Episodes
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May 30, 2019 • 1h 9min
Irshad Manji: Don't Label Me
Author Irshad Manji talks with KQED journalist Kat Snow to discuss her experiences as a refugee from Africa, a Muslim immigrant to the US, and her Moral Courage project.
May 23, 2019 • 1h 3min
Stephen Jenkinson: Cultivating Elderhood
In this episode, author Stephen Jenkinson and CIIS Dean of Alumni Richard Buggs explore what it means to live, and die well.
May 16, 2019 • 57min
Daniel McQueen: On Conscious Cannabis
Psychedelic therapist Daniel McQueen and CIIS’s Natalie Metz explore the potential for healing and personal transformation through the intentional use of cannabis and psychedelics.
May 9, 2019 • 48min
An Xiao Mina: Memes To Movements
Technologist and digital media scholar An Xiao Mina and curator Dorothy R. Santos explore the long, winding road from innocuous cat memes to the central practice for civic engagement that memes have become today.
May 2, 2019 • 54min
Damon Young: What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker
Author Damon Young is joined in conversation by artist A-lan Holt from Stanford's Institute for Diversity in the Arts to discuss the ever-shifting definitions of what it means to be black in America.
Apr 25, 2019 • 1h 4min
Lynne Twist: On The Soul of Money
Author Lynne Twist is joined in conversation by CIIS Provost Liz Beaven to discuss the power money wields over our lives and how we can empower ourselves to re-conceptualize it.
Apr 18, 2019 • 1h 6min
Jessica Lanyadoo: Mystical Advice For Living Your Best Life
Astrologer and psychic medium Jessica Lanyadoo is joined in conversation by CIIS student and local actor Madeline H.D. Brown to discuss self-compassion, astrology, and why you should never look at your crush’s chart.
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Apr 10, 2019 • 1h 5min
Gabor Mate: On Mind Body Unity
In this episode, addiction expert Gabor Mate is joined in conversation by CIIS Dean of Alumni Richard Buggs to discuss his groundbreaking work on trauma and the mind/body connection.
Mar 28, 2019 • 1h 28min
Krista Tippett: On Being Wise
Krista Tippett, author and creator of the On Being podcast, is joined in conversation by author Laurel Braitman to explore the art and mystery of living.
Mar 21, 2019 • 1h
Nicolle Zapien: Reframing Infidelity
CIIS Professor and psychologist Nicolle Zapien discusses her recent research into cases of infidelity, and how we can reframe the way we think about infidelity and sexuality in our relationships.
