Rabbi Jonathan Omer-Man
Join Michael Lerner in conversation with Rabbi Jonathan Omer-Man, now retired and living in Berkeley, about his continuing explorations into Jewish mysticism and studies of “sober” Sufism, classical Arabic, and Akbarian thought.
Michael Lerner, PhD
Join Michael, and special musical guests Tim Weed and Debbie Daly, as he shares his insights from the program—an interactive dialogue with him as well as some of the friends, staff and alumni of the program.
James Morris
Join Michael Lerner in conversation with Islamic and religious studies scholar James Morris in The New School at Commonweal’s ongoing series on the great Sufi poet Ibn ‘Arabi.
Sim Van der Ryn
Join Michael Lerner in this conversation about Sim’s collaborative approach to ecological design that help show the way to an evolving planetary era that values both the integrity of ecological systems and the quality of life.
Steve Lerner
Join Michael Lerner in a conversation with Steve about the residents of a new generation of “sacrifice zones,” tainted with chemical pollutants, who need additional regulatory protections.
Ted Shettler, MD, and Sharyle Patton
Dr. Schettler talked with Commonweal’s Sharyle Patton and Michael Lerner about the ecological paradigm of health, a “holistic,” science-based way of thinking about how the environment affects our health, integrating factors including socioeconomic status, nutrition, stress, and chemical exposures.
Rachel Naomi Remen, MD
Join Rachel Naomi Remen, MD—one of the earliest pioneers in the mind/body holistic health movement and the first to recognize the role of the spirit in health and the recovery from illness—in a time for stories that open discussion about the “edge of life.”
Leslie Medine, John Esterle, and Ellen Schneider
Join Michael Lerner in this conversation with three thought partners in social change talking about what it takes to make a difference.
Josiah Tink Thompson
Join Michael Lerner in a conversation with Bolinas’s own Tink Thompson about his book, Gumshoe: Sleaze or Existential Hero?, which chronicles his life as a private-eye, and his highly acclaimed book, Six Seconds in Dallas, which analyzed the JFK assassination.