Finding My Religion, a Podcast Ben Goldstein

Marianne Cantwell is the best-selling author of Free Range Humans, a coach, and motivational speaker whose TEDx Talk has nearly half a million views. She sat down with us to talk about her life growing up in Australia, the benefits of being an outsider, and the power of living in the liminal spaces of life. 

Arnold Eisen a professor and author and is one of the foremost experts on Amerian Judaism today. He recently finished serving as the Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary for the past 13 years, the first non-rabbi to hold that position. 

Arnie sits down with us to talk about his childhood in Philadelphia, his own spiritual development, and the issues facing all of us in 2021. 

Mac Brandt is an actor who has appeared in several hit television shows. In 2020 he starred as the villain in Lovecraft Country on HBO, produced by Jordan Peele. He was also a regular on the show Kingdom.
 I've had the privilege of knowing Mac for many years. In this episode we talk about his upbringing in Chicago, his spiritual development, and what motivates him to always be helping those less fortunate. 

I have had the privilege of knowing Mary Jo Barrett for the last ten years. She is one of the wisest people I know, and it was an absolute blessing to sit down and have her share her wisdom with our audience.
Mary Jo is a nationally prominent expert in the treatment of trauma and traumatic violence in the family. Her model is a collaborative, resilience-oriented approach that helps families create healing plans that can provide lasting change. Mary Jo also works extensively with helping therapist prevent Compassion Fatigue and heal from Vicarious Traumatization. She is a leading authority on family violence, including the physical and sexual abuse of children, neglect, incest, and spouse abuse, and has been working on these issues since 1974.

Tahil Sharma is the Regional Coordinator for North America for the United Religions Initiative, the world's largest interfaith network. Tahil has been doing interfaith work for 8 years and has been continuously exploring the intersection of religion/spirituality with themes of human rights and social justice.

He sits down to talk to us about his interfaith work, growing up as a Sikh/Hindu man in the United States, and what is demanded of someone who considers themselves to be religious. 

Paul Adelstein is an American actor, known for the role of Agent Paul Kellerman in the Fox television series Prison Break and his role as pediatrician Cooper Freedman in the ABC medical drama Private Practice. In addition to supporting roles in films such as Intolerable Cruelty and Memoirs of a Geisha, he is also known for his recurring role as Leo Bergen on ABC's Scandal and as Jake Novak in the Bravo television series Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce. He joined us to talk about his childhood in Chicago, his meditation practice, the role of Judaism in his life how he discovered his passion for theater, and how he maintains balance in his life while living in Hollywood.