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Transmission

Written by: Daniel Wolpert and Mark Van Steenwyk
  • Summary

  • Transmission explores radical spirituality in a time of growing alienation, deadly pandemics, environmental degradation, and rising fascism. It is a collaboration between the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing and the Center for Prophetic Imagination.
    Copyright 2022 Daniel Wolpert and Mark Van Steenwyk
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Episodes
  • The Last Episode
    Jun 8 2022
    Alas friends (and enemies), this is our last episode together. We started Transmission early in the pandemic as a sort of experiment. But the time has come to bring the experiment to a close. It has been an amazing and consequential couple of years. Societally and personally. Join us we reflect upon lessons learned and hopes for the future.
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    39 mins
  • Episode 255: The Fascist Shadow of Fervor
    Apr 8 2022
    In this episode, we riff off of a recent New York Times piece about the elements of evangelical worship in Republican political rallies, Is this the same old blurred lines between Church and State? Or the deepening of fascism?
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    37 mins
  • Episode 254: The Vicious Cycle
    Apr 1 2022
    In this episode, Dan and Ashe discuss the new study that shows white support for COVID relief decreased the more it was reported that people of color were disproportionately affected. The study refers to it as a "vicious cycle" where raising awareness resulted in a decrease in empathy and response. This dynamic can be seen in other areas of society, including school funding.
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    33 mins

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