Curses are stuff of legend and fantasy, but do they still hold sway today?
In this episode, we are speaking to Dr. Phil Stevens, cultural anthropologist and professor emeritus at the University at Buffalo. His research analyzes and traces the roots of religion and spiritualism in human culture and he lends his expertise to our understanding of curses, magic, sorcery and witchcraft.
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Some believe that the TV series The Simspons predicted the recent attempted assassination on Donald Trump in an episode aired in 2015. Fortunately, former president Trump seems to have dodged the curse.
What are curses? Are they universal to human society? Do they actually hold the power?
Join us on Saturday when we speak to Dr. Phil Stevens. Dr. Stevens is a cultural anthropologist and professor emeritus at the University at Buffalo. His research analyzes and traces the roots of religion and spiritualism in human culture and he lends his expertise to our understanding of curses, magic, sorcery and witchcraft.
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Hate threatens to strip us of our civil liberties and our civility. Hate divides us and teaches that our neighbour is to be feared, ridiculed and exterminated.
Hate does not hide underground but runs rampant against the light. And it is for this reason that we thought it timely and critically important to have a difficult but necessary discussion with Hazel Woodrow, Education Program Manager at the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, a nonpartisan, non-profit, proudly anti-fascist organization with the mandate to counter, monitor, and expose hate promoting movements, groups, and individuals in Canada.
Today on At Home and Abroad with Harris and Walker. Wherever you find your favourite podcasts.
Hate threatens to strip us of our civil liberties and our civility. Hate divides us and teaches that our neighbour is to be feared, ridiculed and exterminated.
Hate does not hide underground but runs rampant against the light. And it is for this reason that we thought it timely and critically important to have a difficult but necessary discussion with Hazel Woodrow, Education Program Manager at the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, a nonpartisan, non-profit, proudly anti-fascist organization with the mandate to counter, monitor, and expose hate promoting movements, groups, and individuals in Canada.
This Saturday on At Home and Abroad with Harris and Walker. Wherever you find your favourite podcasts.
Jane Lee, certified yoga & meditation teacher, and medical qigong practitioner, received a life-changing diagnosis that motivated her to leave the corporate world and embark on a quest of self-healing. What she has learned on this journey of self-discovery and exploration is nothing short of remarkable.
Join us today as we explore healing practices that engage and unite the mind, the body and the soul.
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Jane Lee, certified yoga & meditation teacher, and medical qigong practitioner, received a life-changing diagnosis that motivated her to leave the corporate world and embark on a quest of self-healing. What she has learned on this journey of self-discovery and exploration is nothing short of remarkable.
Join us on Saturday, June 22nd as we explore healing practices that engage and unite the mind, the body and the soul.
Compassion.
It truly is what the world needs now. But how do we cultivate compassion in a society that often seems so divided?
In this episode, we speak to the Venerable Thubten Chodron, abbess and founder of Sravasti Abbey, the sole Tibetan Buddhist training monastery. She is currently co-authoring with His Holiness the Dalai Lama a multi-volume series of teachings on the Buddhist path, The Library of Wisdom and Compassion, and shares these teachings on her travels worldwide.
We are blessed to be the beneficiaries of her wisdom on the practice of compassion.
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We are so grateful to have the opportunity to discuss the practice of compassion with the Venerable Thubten Chodron. Venerable Chodron is the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey, the only Tibetan Buddhist training monastery for Western monks and nuns in America. She is currently co-authoring with His Holiness the Dalai Lama a multi-volume series of teachings on the Buddhist path, The Library of Wisdom and Compassion.
We are releasing this enlightening and hopeful episode on Saturday, June 8th. We hope you will listen.
Dr. Adam Fox, a Professor of Paediatric Allergy at King’s College London and a widely recognised leader in the field of Paediatric Allergy sheds light on the origins of allergies, exposes some of the myths and misconceptions as well as shares the ground-breaking treatments that are on the horizon.
Hear it all in our latest episode, wherever you find your favourite podcasts.
Trees are a natural part of our landscape, subtle, solid, ever-present, but have you contemplated their power? Their secrets?
During this episode, we talk trees with Dr. Peter M. Brown, founder of Rocky Mountain Tree-Ring Research. His research involves use of tree-ring and other data to reconstruct fire, forest and climate histories, and the application of such data to current issues in forest and fire management and restoration ecology.
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Grief is a rite of passage, a defining human experience, though we all earnestly wish to avoid it at all costs. Is our pain exacerbated by our resistance? What can we learn from our grief?
American author and therapist, Claire Bidwell Smith, gives us great insight into the transformative potential of grief. Led by her own experiences with grief and fueled by her work in hospice
and private practice, Claire provides support for all kinds of people experiencing all kinds of loss and she does so exceptionally well in her recent book, Conscious Grieving: A Transformative Approach to Healing From Loss.
If you are in the throes of grief, if you still feel it lingering in your heart or if you have been lucky enough to avoid it’s keen grip thus far, this is episode offers us all a gentler way through.
Today on At Home and Abroad. Wherever you find your favourite podcasts.
Grief is a rite of passage, a defining human experience, though we all earnestly wish to avoid it at all costs. Is our pain exacerbated by our resistance? What can we learn from our grief?
American author and therapist, Claire Bidwell Smith, gives us great insight into the transformative potential of grief. Led by her own experiences with grief and fueled by her work in hospice
and private practice, Claire provides support for all kinds of people experiencing all kinds of loss and she does so exceptionally well in her recent book, Conscious Grieving: A Transformative Approach to Healing From Loss.
If you are in the throes of grief, if you still feel it lingering in your heart or if you have been lucky enough to avoid it’s keen grip thus far, this is episode offers us all a gentler way through.
Tune in tomorrow wherever you find your favourite podcasts.
The loss of a loved one is excruciating and unbearable. The thought of never seeing or speaking to them again is so difficult to bear.
But is death really the final act?
Psychic medium Blair Robertson doesn’t think so. In fact, he is able to speak with the loved ones of others and bring healing to the lives of the living.
This episode is too good to miss.
Tune in today wherever you find your favourite podcasts.
What better time of year for an episode exploring birth? At least in the northern hemisphere… 🌷
Join us as we chat with Kristine Lauria, international midwife and expert in high-risk maternity care in low-resource environments who reveals the benefits of midwifery. She has attended over 5000 births in more than 25 countries around the world and is also a staunch advocate for undisturbed, physiologic birth.
Tune in today wherever you find your favourite podcasts.
It is easy today to peek behind the scenes into the kitchens of celebrated chefs. There is no shortage of culinary competitions on television, or foodies to follow.
Creativity, flexibility and determination are just a few ingredients that combine to create a culinary genius.
Catch a glimpse with us into the revered institution of Le Cordon Bleu during our conversation with Executive Chef and Le Cordon Bleu Cuisine Chef Instructor, Chef Yannick Anton.
Have you ever dreamed of taking your skills in the kitchen to the next level? Today on At Home and Abroad with Harris and Walker.
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It is all too easy today to peek behind the scenes into the kitchens of celebrated chefs. Creativity, flexibility and determination are just a few ingredients that combine to create a culinary genius.
We have a glimpse into the revered institution of Le Cordon Bleu during our conversation with Executive Chef and Le Cordon Bleu Cuisine Chef Instructor, Chef Yannick Anton.
Have you ever dreamed of taking your skills in the kitchen to the next level?
You will not want to miss this episode debuting tomorrow wherever you find your favourite podcasts.
It’s that time of year to get those gardening gloves on!
There is real joy and community in gardening, but it is also carries great importance for the future health and well-being of ourselves and our environment.
Listen in to this abridged interview with John Lenz of Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company in Mansfield, Missouri. Baker Creek has a passion for saving, growing, and sharing rare seeds and keeping heirloom varieties alive for future generations.
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Narcissists are self important eltists who preen and primp, admiring themselves and their accomplishments while they blatantly ignore others. Just launch any social media platform and you will find your choice of narcissist there.
But is this really an accurate depiction of narcissism? Are all narcissists toxic?
Dr. Craig Malkin helps us to understand that narcissism is a spectrum on which we all find ourselves. Dr. Malkin is a lecturer in Psychology for Harvard Medical School and the author of the
internationally acclaimed book Rethinking Narcissism: The Secret to Recognizing and Coping with Narcissists.
Today on At Home and Abroad, wherever you find your favourite podcasts.
How can we make sensitive and sustainable choices when we choose to travel?
What impact is climate change already having on travel patterns?
Find out in this micro episode as we chat with with Dr. Daniel Scott, a leading expert in climate change and global tourism.
Travel has the power to transform. In fact, it can be argued that to embark upon a journey to destinations near or far will introduce some change in your perspective.
This shift can be monumental. The change can also be minute. In some way though, we emerge from the experience of travel transformed.
You will not want to miss our interview with Nikki Vargas, author, speaker, and senior editor of Fodor’s Travel, about her own journey of self-discovery captured in her latest memoir, Call You When I Land.
Dropping today wherever you find your favourite podcasts.
