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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Mar 29, 2018 • 46min
Ayelet Waldman: A Really Good Day
Author Ayelet Waldman is joined in conversation by CIIS writing professor Carolyn Cooke to discuss her personal experiment with the therapeutic value of psychedelics.
Mar 21, 2018 • 54min
Celeste Headlee: Conversations That Matter
Journalist Celeste Headlee is joined by CIIS professor Zara Zimbardo to discuss ways to have meaningful conversations in a politically and socially polarized time.
Mar 14, 2018 • 49min
Sergio Rodriguez-Castillo: Spirituality in the Workplace
CIIS professor Sergio Rodriguez-Castillo examines why it makes sense to invite spirituality into the workplace, and how to do it.
Mar 7, 2018 • 1h
Deepak Chopra: The Healing Self
In this episode integrative health pioneer Deepak Chopra explores practical ways to experience higher consciousness, transformation, and healing.
Feb 28, 2018 • 1h 2min
Joy DeGruy: Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome
In this episode, author Joy DeGruy is joined in conversation by CIIS Dean of Diversity and Inclusion Denise Boston to explore how trans-generational trauma and systems of oppression have influenced race relations in America today.
Feb 21, 2018 • 53min
Minal Hajratwala: Where Are You From?
In this episode, journalist and poet Minal Hajratwala draws from the realms of creativity and politicized somatics to talk about migration and the body. This event was part of the Haresh and Joan Shah Lecture and Performance Series.
Feb 14, 2018 • 56min
Ijeoma Oluo: So You Want To Talk About Race
Author Ijeoma Oluo is joined in conversation by CIIS Dean of Diversity and Inclusion Denise Boston. They explore Ijeoma’s new book, So You Want To Talk About Race, and examine the racial landscape in America today.
Feb 7, 2018 • 59min
Ellen Ullman: Life in Code
In this episode, author and coder Ellen Ullman is joined in conversation by CIIS writing professor, Carolyn Cooke, to explore the transformation of society through the rise of the internet.
Jan 31, 2018 • 53min
Leslie Berlin and Mitch Altman: How Counterculture Built Silicon Valley
In this episode, historian and author Leslie Berlin is joined in conversation by hacker and inventor Mitch Altman to explore how hippies and hackers built the largest center for innovation in the history of the planet - and why it can’t be replicated elsewhere.
Jan 25, 2018 • 50min
Nikki Mirghafori and Steve Omohundro: AI and Karma
In this episode, Artificial Intelligence scientist and buddhist teacher Nikki Mirghafori and computer scientist Steve Omohundro discuss how the concept of karma can guide us as we push forward towards creating non-human intelligence.
