Conversations as Phenomena of Evolution - Cultivating the second-person at second-tier

Evolving Race and Culture - A conversation with Greg Thomas and Phil Anderson: We are in a cultural moment regarding race where we can literally see and feel the movements of history. It’s making for many great conversations among integralists, and in this episode I share one I enjoyed recently with two evolutionary thinkers, by The Daily Evolver

76 min listen

The Emergence of Post-Progressive Political Thought - A conversation with Steve McIntosh: It’s subtle but some of you have noticed: I’ve changed the tagline of the Daily Evolver to “A post-progressive look at politics and culture”. It used to read “Integral insights into politics and culture”, which still describes what I attempt to do in t... by The Daily Evolver

69 min listen

Spotting Integral Arisings - Three comedians evolve culture and consciousness: In this episode, I point out some integral insights bursting forth from the world of comedy: Bill Maher, who ended his season of Real Time on HBO with a surprising sort-of-integral message Joel Stein, author of In Defense of Elitism, by The Daily Evolver

23 min listen

Choosing the Best Psychotherapy for You - Guest: Integral Psychotherapist and Zen Priest, Chad Bennett: Like everything, the practice of psychotherapy is evolving. Emerging in the field today is a new integration of modalities that have previously been siloed, each claiming to be the best. But best for who – and what? by The Daily Evolver

42 min listen

Judge Judy, Evolution’s Warrior - Wielding ego to liberate ego: As the star of Judge Judy, Judith Sheindlin presides over the #1 show in US daytime television, where she rules on small-claims disputes drawn from real-life litigants across the country. Now in its 23rd year, by The Daily Evolver

29 min listen

The Gebserian Practice of Integral Consciousness - Jeremy Johnson previews his new course on The Ever-Present Origin: In the lineage of Integral philosophers, Jean Gebser is a mystic. Famous for delineating the structures of human consciousness as archaic, magic, mythic, mental and integral, he regarded them as arising not just sequentially in history but also vividly... by The Daily Evolver

49 min listen

Cultural Evolution Goes Mainstream - Considering “This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution”: In this episode, Dr. Keith Witt and I discuss evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson’s latest book, This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution, where he challenges mainstream science to broaden its inquiry to include cultural and conscio... by The Daily Evolver

57 min listen

Some Cheery Contemplations on Death - …. and the Self that doesn’t die: Consider, friend, as you pass by, as you are now, so once was I. As I am now, you too shall be. Prepare, therefore, to follow me. This famous epitaph from a Scottish tombstone sums up the central dilemma of human existence: it ends in death. by The Daily Evolver

30 min listen

Integral European Conference Preview: Today my guest is Bence Ganti, the driving force behind the upcoming Integral European Conference, a major six-day event for the Integral community which will commence on May 26th at the Azur Resort at Lake Balaton in Hungary. by The Daily Evolver

34 min listen

Climate Changes at Every Stage - Guests: Gail Hochachka and Terri O’Fallon: “All of us – researchers, practitioners and activists – are all looking for what it means to meet the call for transformative change. If we can bring in developmental psychology as one of the knowledge sets, by The Daily Evolver

55 min listen

Befriending the State of the World - Terry Patten and I take our perennial argument to the next level: My longtime friend and integral comrade Terry Patten and I have argued for many years about the state and trajectory of the world. And though we both strive to bring an integral perspective to the question, we do see it differently, by The Daily Evolver

84 min listen

Trump Trips the Trigger on Iran: President Trump’s drone assassination of Iran’s General Qassim Suliemani has dramatically increased the tensions between the US and Iran. It also raises concerns about Donald Trump’s motives and judgment in carrying out a U.S. by The Daily Evolver

25 min listen

So It’s Joe - Biden claims the middle lane in a race with Bernie: What a difference a Super Tuesday can make! Last week I and many others wrote off Joe Biden’s candidacy as hopeless. Now he is the front runner for the Democratic nomination in a two-man race with Bernie Sanders. What happened? by The Daily Evolver

42 min listen

The Autocrat and the Democrat - Trump loses his breath while Biden pulls ahead: With less than a month left in the campaign, Trump, knocked back with Covid, stokes his base with new cries about “the Russia hoax”. Meanwhile Joe Biden, up in the polls, goes to Gettysburg to talk about faith in “One America. by The Daily Evolver

32 min listen

A New Politics of Culture - Steve McIntosh discusses his new book, Developmental Politics: In this episode integral philosopher Steve McIntosh and I discuss his new book: Developmental Politics—How America Can Grow Into a Better Version of Itself. Steve employs integral political philosophy to help overcome America’s hyperpolarized cultural ... by The Daily Evolver

39 min listen

Conversations as Phenomena of Evolution - Cultivating the second-person at second-tier: Human beings have evolved – and continue to – within the domains of first-person, second-person, and third-person reality. In first-person (I-space) we integrate ideas and worldviews. In third-person (it-space) we create new systems and technologies ou... by The Daily Evolver

48 min listen

Bernie, Bloomberg or Pete? - Choosing from My Final Three: It’s the high political season here in the U.S., and like all good citizens I am called on to cast my vote. My fellow Coloradans and I are part of Super Tuesday, where one-third of the Democratic electorate will decide who we want to go up against Pres... by The Daily Evolver

40 min listen

The Path of Virtue - How an internet quiz made me a better person: Integral philosopher Steve McIntosh helps us usher in the new year (and decade) with a fresh look at an ancient formula for living a happy, productive and meaningful life. In this episode he explains “the virtues”, by The Daily Evolver

68 min listen

A Plague Arrives - How Integral practice helps us to meet it: This week I take a look at the Coronavirus pandemic and humanity’s response to it. The integral lens helps us see more clearly the myriad forces rising out of this crisis, which increases our wisdom and compassion in dealing with it. by The Daily Evolver

28 min listen

Why Not to Have a Secret Affair - Dr. Keith on How Cheating Ruins Everything by The Daily Evolver

76 min listen

Toward a Post-Progressive View of Race Relations - Part 1: How George Floyd’s murder is growing-up AmericaPart 2: Reading Ibram X. Kendi and Thomas Sowell: The videotaped murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police and the subsequent two weeks of demonstrations has galvanized the nation. In part 1 of this episode (00:10), I look at the evolutionary potency of the events of the last two w... by The Daily Evolver

41 min listen

Listeners respond on race: My last episode, Toward A Post-Progressive View of Race Relations, sparked a lot of letters from listeners. In this episode, I answer some of the very good questions and very smart criticisms I received. Keep them coming! by The Daily Evolver

31 min listen

Zoom into the Integral European Conference - The show will go on - online!: I’m a big fan of The Integral European Conference (IEC), which has become the leading event in the international integral community. The fourth and latest IEC, Global Integral Awakens, was scheduled for the end of this month at Lake Balaton in Hungary.... by The Daily Evolver

18 min listen

Meghan and Harry, The Nobility of Green: Every stage of development brings forth new territories in the evolution of human consciousness and culture. A few days ago we witnessed a move into postmodernity (green altitude) in Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Harry and Meghan, by The Daily Evolver

32 min listen

Psychopaths are People Too - A growing empathy for empathy disorders: Hey, Folks! Moral development involves increasing the categories of people who are inside one’s circle of compassion. At the green postmodern stage, we include people who have been marginalized because of race, looks or sexual identities, by The Daily Evolver

29 min listen

The Power of Authentic Relating and the Circling Practice - A conversation with Jason Digges by The Daily Evolver

29 min listen

Integral Life Practice Comes to Life!: Hey Folks, I recently checked in with Corey Devos, Editor-in-Chief of Integral Life, about their long-awaited debut of Integral Life Practice (ILP), a “personal-evolution” program that integrates the best practices of spiritual, psychological, by The Daily Evolver

67 min listen

Empathy and Friendliness at Integral - Joe Biden and a New Generation Lead the Way: This week I spotlight more of what’s new in cultural evolution: President Joe Biden leads a memorial to COVID victims and offers consolation to their survivors in a way that brings on the best of “good green”. Green consciousness, by The Daily Evolver

39 min listen

Vote for Joe! - And his vision of our next America: One of my biggest surprises in this campaign has been the growth in my estimation of Joe Biden as a person, candidate, and possible President of the United States. No longer just the compromise contender to defeat Donald Trump, by The Daily Evolver

19 min listen

Breath and Body Vitality - Dr. Keith and I rage against the dying of the light: In this episode of “Shrink and the Pundit,” Keith and I explore breathing practices described in a powerful new book, Breath, the New Science of a Lost Art, by James Nestor, as well as a muscle conditioning program developed by Dr. by The Daily Evolver

53 min listen

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