Human Being Human Podcast
75 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings"Human Being Human" is a podcast that digs into the gripping history of humankind, as told through personal stories, scholastic explorations, and sonic landscapes. Created and narrated by Karrington Cooper, a human being human.
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/ / Episode Two: Plain Speaking Folks \ \
June 11, 2020 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the second episode in this podcast series, entitled "Plain Speaking Folks." In this episode, we'll familiarize ourselves with the earliest Nebraskans that lived on the Great Plains over 10,000 years ago. We'll see how the first Human Beings weathered these oceans of grass, as we dig deep into the history of the earliest folks that occupied The Cornhusker State. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, ...
/ / Episode One: Honestly, It's For Everybody \ \
June 04, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the first episode in this podcast series, entitled "Honestly, It's For Everybody." In this debut episode, we'll take a deep dive into this land of Flat Water, as we become more familiar with my home state of Nebraska. We’ll travel through lava, rocks, and volcanoes, across primordial oceans and seas, and into the earliest days of the Great Plains. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively sto...
/ / Episode One: Honestly, It's For Everybody \ \
June 04, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the first episode in this podcast season, entitled "Honestly, It's For Everybody." In this debut episode, we'll take a deep dive into this land of Flat Water, as we become more familiar with my home state of Nebraska. We’ll travel through lava, rocks, and volcanoes, across primordial oceans and seas, and into the earliest days of the Great Plains. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively sto...
/ / Episode Twelve: End of the Rope \ \
July 24, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the twelfth episode of the series, entitled "End of the Rope." In this week's episode, we'll tie-up our Human Being narrative by examining the past, present, and future of our storied species. Human Beings are on the verge of a new Paradigm Shift, and the next thirty years of activity will determine the course of history for the next millennium and beyond. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively s...
/ / Episode Ten: Dark Columbian Roast \ \
July 13, 2019 01:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the tenth episode of the series, entitled "Dark Columbian Roast." In the season finale, we'll watch as the planet becomes unified by global trade, conquest, and military power. As technology increases and our social lives becomes more complex, where does humankind go from here? / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \ / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow ...
/ / Episode Eleven: The State of Planet Earth \ \
July 13, 2019 01:00 - 1 hour - 56 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the eleventh episode of the series, entitled "The State of Planet Earth." In this week's episode, we have a two-part matchup between the ancient heavyweights of the world, "The State vs. The Barbarians" and "The Old World vs. The New World." In these global showdowns, we'll see Great Empires redrawing the atlases of the world, and their new discoveries and knowledge will forever change how we see the past, present, and future of Hu...
/ / Episode Nine: The State of Planet Earth \ \
July 06, 2019 03:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the ninth episode of the series, entitled "The State of Planet Earth." In this episode, we have a matchup between two ancient heavyweights, "The State" and "The Barbarians." During this global battle, the first walled cities and defensive fortifications were constructed as primitive governments fought to their maintain their very existence. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ ...
/ / Episode Ten: Whole Grain Truth \ \
July 06, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the tenth episode of the series, entitled "Whole Grain Truth." In this week's episode, we'll visit the earliest and most ancient Megalithic sites our ancestors constructed, and we'll learn how Human Beings came together to feast under the skies and stars and form Mega Clans and Tribal Chiefdoms. This is the full story behind the Agricultural Revolution, a time that had an astronomical impact on our course of human history. / / ...
/ / Episode Eight: Whole Grain Truth \ \
June 27, 2019 12:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the eighth episode of the series, entitled "Whole Grain Truth." In this episode, we'll visit ancient megalithic sites and watch humans feast together beneath the skies and stars. As we travel back more than 10,000 years ago, we'll learn the whole truth about the Agricultural Revolution, a time that had an astronomical impact on the course of human history. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively...
/ / Episode Nine: The Amazing Human Race \ \
June 27, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the ninth episode of the series, entitled "The Amazing Human Race." In this week's episode, we'll travel back 75,000 years ago to a time of shifting climates, changing skies, and ancient encounters between our mysterious archaic relatives. This world truly was a Planet of the Apes, and we'll discover how Homo Sapiens came out as the victors in this Amazing Human Race. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, ...
/ / Episode Seven: Close Encounters of the Human Kind \ \
June 13, 2019 03:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the seventh episode of the series, entitled "Close Encounters of the Human Kind." In this episode, we'll travel back 75,000 years ago to a world populated by various kinds of human beings. As Homo sapiens left Africa and traversed the planet, our ancestors would encounter archaic relatives during history's most dramatic family reunion. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \ /...
/ / Episode Eight: Family Tree Knocking \ \
June 13, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the eighth episode of the series, entitled "Family Tree Knocking." In this week's episode, we'll unravel and unweave the tangled foliage of the Human Family Tree. From the Neanderthals and Denisovans found in our own genetic code to the mystery Hobbit Men and Red Deer Cave People of our ancestral past, we'll get to know all the family characters in our Human Story. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and...
/ / Episode Six: Family Tree Knocking \ \
June 06, 2019 01:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the sixth episode of the series, entitled "Family Tree Knocking." In this episode, we'll unravel and unweave the tangled Human Family Tree. From the Neanderthals and Denisovans to the mysterious Hobbit Men and Red Deer Cave People, we'll get to know all the family characters in our human story. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \ / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sh...
/ / Episode Seven: Feast Of Friends \ \
June 06, 2019 01:00 - 1 hour - 38 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the seventh episode of the series, entitled "Feast Of Friends." In this week's episode, we've entered into the "Light Anthropocene" and Human Beings are using fire to transform their clan members and reshape their world. And just as a flame to a tinder box, we're beginning to spread out across the ancient land and come together in new and novel ways. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storyt...
/ / Episode Five: Old Flames \ \
May 30, 2019 01:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the fifth episode of the series, entitled "Old Flames" In this episode, humans will learn the use of fire, transforming their tribes and reshaping the world. Like a flame to a tinder box, the spirit of humans will catch fire and spread around the entire world. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \ / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human \ \ Su...
/ / Episode Six: Running Jokes \ \
May 30, 2019 01:00 - 1 hour - 36.2 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the sixth episode of the series, entitled "Running Joke." In this week's episode, we'll learn how our human ancestors evolved into the world's greatest endurance runners and truly became the first hunters & gatherers. As our tribes became successful and more complex, we learned how to laugh with each other, laugh at one another, and laugh together. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytell...
/ / Episode Four: Running Jokes \ \
May 23, 2019 03:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the fourth episode of the series, entitled "Running Jokes." In this episode, we'll watch as our human ancestors evolved into the world's greatest endurance runners and became the first hunters & gatherers. Not only are humans the greatest runners in nature, we're also the greatest laughers. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \ / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for shari...
/ / Episode Five: I Eat, Therefore I Am \ \
May 23, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 37.7 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the fifth episode of the series, entitled "I Eat, Therefore I Am." In this week's episode, we'll get a taste of the ever-changing palates and diets of our earliest hominin relatives and ancestors. Exploring the exposed African savannas together put human beings at the bottom of the food chain, and it took collective will power and curious observation to not only find our next meal but not become the next meal as well. / / Join me...
/ / Episode Four: The Social Butterfly Effect \ \
May 16, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 35.5 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the fourth episode of the series, entitled "The Social Butterfly Effect." In this week's episode, we'll journey far back to the humble beginnings of our collective human story. As we traverse this ancient landscape, we'll discover how a small group of savvy animals banded together and forever changed who we are and the planet we inhabit. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \ ...
/ / Episode Three: I Eat, Therefore I Am \ \
May 16, 2019 02:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the third episode of the series, entitled "I Eat, Therefore I Am." In this episode, we'll learn how the diet of our earliest ancestors transformed humankind. Plants, fungus, and other strange food-like substances shaped our genetics, our physiology, and the inner workings of our minds. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \ / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing wit...
/ / Episode Two: The Social Butterfly Effect \ \
May 09, 2019 13:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the second episode of the series, entitled "The Social Butterfly Effect." In this episode, we'll journey far back to the humble beginnings of our shared human story. As we traverse this ancient landscape, we'll discover how a small group of savvy animals banded together and forever changed who we are and the planet we inhabit. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \ / / Than...
/ / Episode Three: The Great Health \ \
May 09, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 37.7 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the third episode of the series, entitled "The Great Health." In this week's episode, we'll ask ourselves the fundamental question: Why does it feel like to be alive? To help answer this mystery, we'll explore the stories of two exemplary human beings: author Friedrich Nietzsche and artist Maynard James Keenan. As we get to know each other, we'll begin to paint a picture of what it means to be a human being human. / / Join me f...
/ / Episode One: Human Body of Work \ \
May 02, 2019 14:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the debut episode of this podcast series, entitled "Human Body of Work." In this episode, we'll explore the experience and meaning of being a human being. Through this medium, we'll examine the fundamental relationships that shape the world around us, including connections between our minds, bodies, and souls, between ourselves, the Earth, and the cosmos, and with all humankind. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, sch...
/ / Episode Two: Kind Human \ \
May 02, 2019 14:00 - 40 minutes - 18.4 MB/ / Welcome to the next installment of the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the second episode of the podcast, entitled "Kind Human." In this episode, we'll begin to examine the fundamental relationships that shape and mold our human story. As the discussion moves along, we'll also get to know the layout of the podcast series a bit more, and I'll share more stories and conversations about who I am, Karrington Cooper, and who we are, Human Beings. / / Join me for hearty convers...
/ / Episode One: Human Kind \ \
May 02, 2019 14:00 - 39 minutes - 18.3 MB/ / Welcome to the Series Premiere of the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the opening episode of this podcast series, entitled "Human Kind." In this debut episode, we'll begin to explore and contemplate the experience and meaning of being a human being. We'll also get to know more about myself, Karrington Cooper, and how I can best relate my story to our story. By the end, all of us will get to know more about who we truly are: Human Beings. / / Please join me for hearty conv...