Join TNS Host Steve Heilig with Point Reyes Books owners Stephen Sparks and Molly Parent in a conversation about independent book stores in the internet age, about trends in publishing and selling, and about some of their own personal favorite titles.
Join TNS Host Michael Lerner for the next in our Spiritual Biography series of conversations, this time with Jaune Evans—Zen priest, writer, photographer, and executive director of Tamalpais Trust.
Part of the Spiritual Biography Series
Join TNS Host Michael Lerner in the next in our series of Spiritual Biography conversations, this time with Christina Baldwin—author, teacher, and co-founder of the Circle Way Process.
Part of the Spiritual Biography Series
Join TNS Host Michael Lerner in conversation with Investigative Historian Mark Dowie about the struggle shared by thousands of native peoples around the world for aboriginal title and self-determination.
Michael Lerner speaks at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas, in honor of Richard Rohr, a great Catholic theologian who’s daily missives from his Center for Action and Contemplation are read by countless thousands around the world.
Jeffrey J. Kripal holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University. In this ongoing series of conversations, Jeffrey talks with Host Michael Lerner about his body of work—more than 13 groundbreaking books about the mystical and the erotic, the relationship of mind and matter, and parapsychological phenomena. Michael has been reading, talking, and meeting with Jeffrey for more than a year now, immersing himself in the consciousness worldview that Jeffrey presents in his books and teaching. Follow Michael's journey through these conversations.

Jeanine M. Canty is a visionary scholar whose groundbreaking work illuminates the profound connections between consciousness, thought, and our relationship with the natural world. Her teaching weaves together social justice, ecological wisdom, and transformation. By reading her writings and watching or listening to recordings of her time in residence, you can explore how mind and spirit intersect with ecological healing in your own life.
As a founder of terrapsychology—the study of how the things of the world live in us—The New School’s Spring 2025 Visiting Scholar Craig Chalquist is interested in how imagination, story, and creativity let us tune in on the Greater Conversation unfolding continually around and within us. With the podcasts, videos, writings, and exercises gathered during Craig’s visit, you can join the exploration: growing a more resilient and earth-honoring worldview.
Jeffrey J. Kripal holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University. In this ongoing series of conversations, Jeffrey talks with Host Michael Lerner about his body of work—more than 13 groundbreaking books about the mystical and the erotic, the relationship of mind and matter, and parapsychological phenomena. Michael has been reading, talking, and meeting with Jeffrey for more than a year now, immersing himself in the consciousness worldview that Jeffrey presents in his books and teaching. Follow Michael's journey through these conversations.
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