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Heavy Things Lightly

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This “Enlightened” New World utopia isn’t turning out to be all it was cracked up to be. Society is disenchanting, but are the only alternatives hiding out in the hills or burying yourself in books? With an air of levity and a touch of humor, John Heers teaches how to examine the confusing New World by calling upon the mind and wisdom of oft-forgotten Old. Heavy Things, Lightly.

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Justin Brierley and Re-Enchantment

March 27, 2024 18:11 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/J_cDmp250Pk About Justin (from his website - link below): Justin is a freelance writer, speaker and broadcaster who has become known for creating dialogues between Christians and non-Christians. Justin is passionate about creating conversations around faith, science, theology and culture. He has also authored a two books: 'Unbelievable?' and 'The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God'. Learn more about Justin: https://justinbrierley.com/ Visit ...

State of the Pod 2024

March 15, 2024 14:56 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MB

Find the YouTube version here: https://youtu.be/GwKAlkCZK-s What is Heavy Things Lightly? What are the conversations we want to have? Or the ideas we want to explore? Here is what we are doing now and in the future. Visit us at https://first-things.org/ 2 years. Deep cultural immersion. Intense personal discovery. See what it means to become a Field Worker with FTF: https://first-things.org/opportunities or email Daniel at [email protected] for more information. Like the pod...

Jordan Hall

March 01, 2024 16:31 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MB

Find this episode on YouTube: Jordan Hall was for a long time an early tech pioneer, perhaps best known for founding DivX (if you've downloaded or watched any video on the internet you can thank him). However his interests turned towards philosophy and what the future holds for humanity. He founded the Civium Project and Plan B to explore how humanity might become less rivalrous and more win-win. Jordan Hall on Medium: https://medium.com/@UCMzT-mdCqoyEv_-YZVtE7MQ On YouTube:  @JordanGreen...

Libertarianism Isn't Enough

February 20, 2024 14:03 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MB

Buck Johnson (formerly of the Death To Tyrants Podcast), now host of the Counterflow Podcast, is a musician, firefighter and Orthodox Christian and has always had an interest and drive to go one way while everyone else runs the other direction. He joins John to talk about how he came to be Orthodox and why, if we want to discover truth, we have to look beyond just the material. Counterflow Podcast:  @Counterflow  Great Candles Here: https://www.glassybaby.com/ Visit us at https://first-th...

True Education is Classical Education

February 16, 2024 14:23 - 1 hour - 83.2 MB

Co-Author of Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America and founder of the CiRCE institute, Andrew Kern joins John today to talk about the history of education, especially in America and maybe where it all went off the rails (hint: it happened before the colonies got their independent streak). They also explore what a return to classical education could look like and what it would mean for future generations. Discover more about classical education and the CiRCE Institute here: htt...

What Is The World - A Christian Perspective

February 02, 2024 15:19 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MB

Find this episode on Youtube: We are the world. Did Michael Jackson and crew get it right back in the 80's? WHAT!? Come and find out as we come to understand the world from a Christian perspective. Visit us at https://first-things.org/ 2 years. Deep cultural immersion. Intense personal discovery. See what it means to become a Field Worker with FTF: https://first-things.org/opportunities or email Daniel at [email protected] for more information. Like the podcast? Join us ...

Martin Shaw: Wild Storytelling

January 25, 2024 16:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MB

Dr. Martin Shaw is known as a brilliant teacher of mythic imagination. He is an author, storyteller, and artist. He has written several books including Scatterlings and A Branch from the Lightning Tree among others. Find out more about him below. https://drmartinshaw.com/ Support the show 2 years. Deep cultural immersion. Intense personal discovery. See what it means to become a Field Worker with FTF: https://first-things.org/opportunities or email Daniel at [email protected] f...

Malcolm Collins: The Population Crisis

January 18, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 56 MB

Malcolm Collins and his wife Simone are founders of Pronatalist.org - a foundation with a goal to preserve as much of civilization and as many cultures as possible. To do this they provide resources for parents/future parents, advocate for policy changes, and create material and information regarding childcare and education. https://pronatalist.org Support the show 2 years. Deep cultural immersion. Intense personal discovery. See what it means to become a Field Worker with FTF: https://firs...

What is the World Pt. 3 - Philosophy Answers! | WAWTAR #163

January 05, 2024 17:00 - 20 minutes - 14.7 MB

Part 3 of 4 in our quest to answer the question: What is the world? We've covered the science take and now we turn to philosophy, before ending with the "religious."  Plato, Heidegger, and the Last Airbender all make a lovely appearance today on the show. Support the show 2 years. Deep cultural immersion. Intense personal discovery. See what it means to become a Field Worker with FTF: https://first-things.org/opportunities or email Daniel at [email protected] for more informatio...

Roundtable: Fr. Sil, Neil DeGraide, & Topher Grant - What a True Feast Means | WAWTAR #162

December 26, 2023 16:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MB

John hosts a few of the guests that came to our 2023 Art of the Tamada event. What does it mean to really feast? What role does the wine play? And how can we invite communities' to rediscover feasting in a time of reenchantment? Art of the Tamada 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA4tFdW_DB8 Support the show 2 years. Deep cultural immersion. Intense personal discovery. See what it means to become a Field Worker with FTF: https://first-things.org/opportunities or email Daniel at danielpa...

What is the World Pt. 2 - Does math define everything? | WAWTAR #161

December 20, 2023 20:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MB

It's part two and it's all about math. Maybe science can define the world for us. Are we all just walking equations? Manifested numbers? Let's find out.  What is the world? Flat earthers. Round earthers. Physical, metaphysical, and all the bits in-between. Purple PBS Video: https://youtu.be/F__elfR3w8c?t=98 Support the show 2 years. Deep cultural immersion. Intense personal discovery. See what it means to become a Field Worker with FTF: https://first-things.org/opportunities or email Danie...

Conversations: Shamans, Magic, and Rationalism with Dr. James Mohebali | WAWTAR #160

December 07, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 47 MB

Chinese medicine. Traditional witch doctors. Oriental shamans. What exactly are they doing. With what, or whom, are the communing? Dr. James Mohebali, Chinese medicine practioner, talks with John to illumine the non-rational parts of our reality. Check out the Substack article here: https://johnheersftf.substack.com/p/d... Original news article: https://tinyurl.com/3kdewtp3 FTF Website: https://first-things.org/ Telegram: https://t.me/firstthingsfoundation Keipi Restaurant: https://keipir...

Conversations: Loren Wilkinson | WAWTAR #159

November 30, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MB

Loren Wilkinson is Professor Emeritus at Regent College where he delves into issues like Christianity and the arts, philosophy, and earthkeeping. He is also an author and his latest book, Circles and the Cross: Cosmos, Consciousness, Christ, and the Human Place in Creation can be found here: https://a.co/d/6CyAcIB Visit us at https://first-things.org/ 2 years. Deep cultural immersion. Intense personal discovery. See what it means to become a Field Worker with FTF: https://first-things.org/...

Uncle Seth and War | WAWTAR #158

November 21, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MB

Uncle Seth is back! And things get a little spicy as the conversation enters into war, where we would fight for, and where this might all end. Visit us at https://first-things.org/ 2 years. Deep cultural immersion. Intense personal discovery. See what it means to become a Field Worker with FTF: https://first-things.org/opportunities or email Daniel at [email protected] for more information. Like the podcast? Join Inside Baseball with John Heers to support our work and gain ac...

What is the World? | WAWTAR #157

November 10, 2023 17:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MB

Today we kick off our next series tackling a huge question: what is the world? Flat earthers. Round earthers. Physical, metaphysical, and all the bits in-between. And at the end we will cap this off with an in depth discussion. Visit us at https://first-things.org/ 2 years. Deep cultural immersion. Intense personal discovery. See what it means to become a Field Worker with FTF: https://first-things.org/opportunities or email Daniel at [email protected] for more information. ...

Conversations: Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy - On Christian Nonviolence | WAWTAR #156

October 31, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 58 MB

Today we are pleased to have Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy join us for an look at his life, teachings and work. Fr. McCarthy is a Nobel Peace Prize nominee for his steadfast teaching of Christian Nonviolence around the world.  Fr. McCarthy's work with the Center for Christian Nonviolence: https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.org/  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities ...

Conversations: Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy - On Christian Nonviolence | WAWTAR #156

October 31, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB

Today we are pleased to have Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy join us for an look at his life, teachings and work. Fr. McCarthy is a Nobel Peace Prize nominee for his steadfast teaching of Christian Nonviolence around the world.  Fr. McCarthy's work with the Center for Christian Nonviolence: https://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.org/  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities ...

Conversations: Fr. Silouan Justiniano - The New World Isn't So Bad John | WAWTAR #155

October 20, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

Iconographer and Orthodox monk Fr. Silouan Justiniano rejoins WAWTAR to have a serious discussion about the New World. Is it really all that bad? Or are we to enamored with the past to see what we have now in the present?  Fr. Silouan's work and more: https://hieromonksilouan.org/  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at danielpadrnos@f...

Conversations: Fr. Silouan Justiniano - The New World Isn't So Bad John | WAWTAR #155

October 20, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MB

Iconographer and Orthodox monk Fr. Silouan Justiniano rejoins WAWTAR to have a serious discussion about the New World. Is it really all that bad? Or are we to enamored with the past to see what we have now in the present?  Fr. Silouan's work and more: https://hieromonksilouan.org/  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at danielpadrnos@f...

Conversations: David Patrick Harry @ChurchoftheEternalLogos | WAWTAR #154

October 12, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB

 Today John sits down with David Patrick Harry, founder of the  @ChurchoftheEternalLogos channel to talk Orthodoxy, masculinity, truth, and technology.  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at [email protected]  Like the podcast? Join Inside Baseball with John Heers to support our work and gain access to monthly, live deep ...

Conversations: David Patrick Harry @ChurchoftheEternalLogos | WAWTAR #154

October 12, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MB

 Today John sits down with David Patrick Harry, founder of the  @ChurchoftheEternalLogos channel to talk Orthodoxy, masculinity, truth, and technology.  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at [email protected]  Like the podcast? Join Inside Baseball with John Heers to support our work and gain access to monthly, live deep ...

Bathing, Baptism, & Orthodoxy | WAWTAR #153

October 05, 2023 13:00 - 18 minutes - 13.5 MB

Our final entry into bathing of our 4 part series. Getting clean goes beyond the physical and today we look at baptism, maybe the most controversial act of "washing" today.  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at [email protected] Like the podcast? Join Inside Baseball with John Heers to support our work and gain access to...

The Symbolic World of Water | WAWTAR #152

October 02, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes - 16.9 MB

Part 3 of our deep dive (pun intended?) into water. Today Heers takes us around the mostly ancient world to examine all the ways water has been understood and where exactly it leaves us in regard to modern materialism. Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at [email protected] Like the podcast? Join Inside Baseball with John...

John Heers at Montanika | WAWTAR #151

September 14, 2023 22:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MB

 From the Montanika conference earlier this year. John talks about how we should be living in this world.  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at [email protected]  Like the podcast? Join Inside Baseball with John Heers to support our work and gain access to monthly, live deep dives into the themes of the show. Check it ou...

Bathing as Ritual | WAWTAR #150

September 05, 2023 11:00 - 17 minutes - 12.5 MB

 Part 2 of our bathing miniseries. Today John takes a historical look at getting clean, both culturally and ritually.  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at [email protected] Like the podcast? Join Inside Baseball with John Heers to support our work and gain access to monthly, live deep dives into the themes of the show. ...

Bathing and Baptism | WAWTAR #149

August 30, 2023 12:00 - 16 minutes - 12.2 MB

 Bathing. Washing. Immersing in water to become clean. What is bathing and by extension...baptism?  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at [email protected]  Like the podcast? Join Inside Baseball with John Heers to support our work and gain access to monthly, live deep dives into the themes of the show. Check it out: http...

Just...War. | WAWTAR #148

August 17, 2023 11:00 - 22 minutes - 16.1 MB

Our final installment on war. Is there really a thing as "Just War?" How can we understand modern war as it relates the "Just" theory? Finally, where does the ancient Orthodox East land when dealing with war?  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at [email protected]  Like the podcast? Join Inside Baseball with John Heers t...

Conversations: Kilts Khalfan | WAWTAR #147

August 09, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

Kiltz sits down with us again to talk about what's happening in France (and around the world), the notion of race, homage, and so much more.  Kilts is a Medieval thinker, poet, concept artist, and co-author of two books (and counting) published by the Dragon Common Room.  Dragon Common Room: https://tinyurl.com/2r376syz  Kilts' latest article "Normans in Paris": https://tinyurl.com/mjpj9fr8  & her telegram channel: https://t.me/sandwichpress  Does the deep immersive experience interest yo...

War as Martyrdom | WAWTAR #146

August 03, 2023 13:00 - 16 minutes - 12 MB

 What happens when the gods go away and war becomes secular? We dive into this by taking a look at the Battle of Bull Run and what it heralded for the New World.  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at [email protected]  Like the podcast? Join Inside Baseball with John Heers to support our work and gain access to monthly, ...

War & Heaven | WAWTAR #145

July 27, 2023 13:00 - 18 minutes - 13.2 MB

Our continued exploration of war. Today we take a look at the ancient understanding that war and heaven were tied together. Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at [email protected]  Like the podcast? Join Inside Baseball with John Heers to support our work and gain access to monthly, live deep dives into the themes of the...

Total War | WAWTAR #144

July 20, 2023 14:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MB

 War. Probably as old as mankind itself. But was it always understood to be the same as our modern age? What of ancient, bloody war? And today's wars of drones and surgical strikes? To start the investigation we will try and understand what total war means in our more modern age.  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at danielpadrnos@fir...

Usury at Last | WAWTAR #143

July 13, 2023 14:00 - 23 minutes - 16.7 MB

It's the final chapter on usury and it's...well, we will let modern advertising tell the story. (Hint: It's not great). But the story is far from over, who knows what future generations will choose?  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at [email protected]  Become a Monthly Donor and join our monthly Q&A with John! - https...

Uncle Seth and A.I. | WAWTAR #142

July 05, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MB

 Uncle Seth is back and A.I. is the battleground. Where does this technology lead and what does it ultimately mean for all of us? Big shout out to Greg Gilbertson and crew for the great music! Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at [email protected] Become a Monthly Donor and join our monthly Q&A with John! - https://f...

From Fearing to Embracing Usury | WAWTAR #141

June 27, 2023 13:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MB

Why was the Old World so fearful of usury? What did ancient scholars have to say about it? And how were all the warnings slowly ignored to land us in the land of usury today?  Big shout out to Greg Gilbertson and crew for the great music!  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at [email protected]  Become a Monthly Donor an...

From Fearing to Embracing Usury | WAWTAR #141

June 27, 2023 13:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MB

Why was the Old World so fearful of usury? What did ancient scholars have to say about it? And how were all the warnings slowly ignored to land us in the land of usury today?  Big shout out to Greg Gilbertson and crew for the great music!  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at [email protected]  Become a Monthly Donor an...

Usury & the Old World | WAWTAR #140

June 22, 2023 14:00 - 24 minutes - 17.3 MB

 Usury. An empire building tool? A necessary evil? A path to build wealth? John walks us through the beginnings of usury in the Old World and in later episodes how we arrived at modern usury (like pre-approved credit cards aimed at unemployed teenagers with unreasonable interest rates).  Big shout out to Greg Gilbertson and crew for the great music!  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-thin...

Conversations: Graham Pardun | WAWTAR #139

June 14, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MB

Orthodox poet, author, and essayist Graham Pardun joins John to talk about modern Orthodoxy, enlightenment, and the value of choosing the right words, in the right order. He has gained recent notoriety for his self-published collection of essays titled, The Sunlilies. Graham's Substack: https://sabbathempire.substack.com/ Order Graham's books: https://treedweller.net/books For a more academic, written dive into WAWTAR themes, head over to the Heavy Things Done Lightly Substack: https://joh...

Magic Never Really Left... | WAWTAR #138

June 06, 2023 11:00 - 12 minutes - 9.39 MB

As we wrap up this White JuJu series, John looks at the future. Is magic, spiritualism, religion, or "how we make meaning in the post-modern world" really gone? And what happens when the irrational world view gets its revenge? Big shout out to Greg Gilbertson and crew for the great music!  For a more academic, written dive into WAWTAR themes, head over to the Heavy Things Done Lightly Substack: https://johnheersftf.substack.com/ Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should ...

How the West Rid Itself of Magic | WAWTAR #137

May 31, 2023 12:00 - 17 minutes - 12.8 MB

 White JuJu. Public Schooling. And this week the rise of the mechanistic mind. The expulsion of magic from society. Join John as we take a look at the beginning of how the West today started to expel "magic" and "religion" from society.   Big shout out to Greg Gilbertson and crew for the great music!  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Danie...

Conversations: Fr. Peter Heers | WAWTAR #136

May 24, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

John is joined by his brother Fr. Peter Heers to talk life, Orthodoxy in America, and his current state of affairs in an almost perfect rendition of heavy things done lightly.  Take a moment to visit the Orthodox Ethos here: https://www.orthodoxethos.com/  Big shout out to Greg Gilbertson and crew for the great music!  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more i...

Quantifying Religion | WAWTAR #135

May 16, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MB

Last week was Juju, both here in the Americas and overseas, and the Old World mindset that accompanied it. And like magic, religion would be "explained" to us by those uncomfortable with mystery. Join us as we peel back history to reveal the roots of Babylon (maybe) and future America's DNA in the guise of the 5x winner of best named things, the New York State Buffalo Normal School. AKA the first public school.  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a...

White People JuJu | WAWTAR #134

May 09, 2023 15:00 - 18 minutes - 13.5 MB

Magic. Juju. Voodoo. It's Old World and for us new worlders, incomprehensible, nonsensical, and quite often frightening. Using magic as our springboard, we are going to explore how we went from a time of mystery to quantity. From magic to data and beyond. Links: Documentary on Appalachia Magic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwaUcSRsQPQ Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/oppor...

Paul Kingsnorth: The End of Anthropology | WAWTAR #133

March 30, 2023 19:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MB

 John is delighted to welcome back Paul Kingsnorth for a fascinating look at some of the narratives the modern world is wrestling with. Evolution, transhumanism, and more. Discover Paul's work: Substack: https://paulkingsnorth.substack.com/ Website: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/ Youtube:  @Peekay72 Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Field Worker in Georgia! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, ...

Ben Stamper - Filmmaking & The Making of the Soul | Immersion Series #7 | WAWTAR #132

March 23, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MB

 Ben Stamper is a director, cinematographer, editor and production designer whose body of work includes acclaimed short films like "The Deep Place," "Jonah," and "Stay With." In his own words, his work looks to "[...] capture intimate and moving portraits of everyday humans doing the extraordinary."  Discover Bens work here: https://benstamperpictures.com/  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? You should consider becoming a Vanguard Field Worker for Mozambique! Check out our Jo...

Austin Klise - Re-immersion | WAWTAR #131

March 15, 2023 18:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MB

Austin Klise, former Field Worker for FTF, entrepreneur, businessman, and all round great guy talks about the transition back to America, the perception of money, and a little on foreign NGOs.  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? We want you to join us in Georgia and Guatemala! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at [email protected] To support this podcast and the work of First Things Foundation, plea...

Esther Lightcap Meek - The Act of Knowing | WAWTAR #130

March 07, 2023 14:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MB

Esther Lightcap Meek is a professor emeritus at Geneva College and author of multiple books examining our understanding of knowledge. More specifically she aims to illumine how we know what we know. She talks with John today about the erosion of embodied learning in the modern world and how we can work back towards reality as it is. Books by the author: Longing to Know - https://tinyurl.com/4h7a9pjp A Little Manual for Knowing - https://tinyurl.com/4cf7p7rj Does the deep immersive experien...

Texas Slim - Back to the Roots of Health | WAWTAR #129

February 21, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MB

 Texas Slim joins WAWTAR to talk about food intelligence and the state of American health (spoiler alert: it's not great). What happened to our healthy foods? How can we get back to quality, high-energy proteins that aren't full of filler? And what does this look like for our communities and neighbors?  Texas Slim is the founder of the Beef Initiative and you can discover more here: https://beefinitiative.com/  He also maintains a lively Substack page: https://texasslim.substack.com/  Doe...

Joshua Gibbs - What is the Enlightenment? | WAWTAR #128

February 16, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MB

Today John sits down with Joshua Gibbs, writer, philosopher and educator. Joshua's books, including "How to Be Unlucky" have received national acclaim and his forthcoming book "Love What Lasts" is due to release this year. Josh and John take a deep look into the enlightenment and what exactly that has led to in our modern world. Josh's website to find out more about him and his books: https://www.gibbsclassical.com/  Does the deep immersive experience interest you? We want you to join us in...

Rogan, Walsh, & Mismarriage | WAWTAR #127

February 01, 2023 17:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MB

John's head popped off, but he managed to get it placed back on long enough to deliver his thoughts on a discussion between Matt Walsh and Joe Rogan (the very discussion that caused the head popping). What is marriage? What is it for? And where do we all get it so wrong? Does the deep immersive experience interest you? We want you to join us in Georgia and Guatemala! Check out our Join FTF page: https://first-things.org/opportunities for more info, or email Daniel at danielpadrnos@first-thi...

Reisha Perlmutter - The Deep End of Art | Immersion Series #6 | WAWTAR #126

January 24, 2023 21:00 - 57 minutes - 39.9 MB

Reisha Perlmutter is a painter (and we would say philosopher of sorts) whose paintings have captured the fascination and acclaim of both critics and lovers of art in general. Her "classical" training has complemented her drive to answer life's most profound questions to produce incredible pieces of art and John sits down to discover just what that all means. Discover all of Reisha's work and more here: https://www.reishaperlmutter.com/ Does the deep immersive experience interest you? We wa...