Growing Down: A Progressive Integral Podcast

Jeremy Johnson, Matt Hudkins
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Growing Down: A Progressive Integral Podcast Podcast

Explore the possibility of aligning progressive culture--the new "radical majority"--with integral philosophy and metamodern politics.

  1. 22/02/2022

    Not Necessarily Politics

    Frayed. That's the word I think of when I think of how I left Growing Down. Growing Down was last published in 2020. A lot of water has flown under the bridge since that time. Here is an update of cohosts Jeremy and Ryan: Jeremy is engaged in other projects but is up for reunions now and then. Ryan has created a wonderful political podcast "Meta-Ideological Politics" with Nate Coffman that deserves a listen to.  As for me, I was not ready to let Growing Down, or GD, go because I believe the panel of thinkers we interviewed are the foundation for future integral politics. I want to build upon their insights.  There are two subjects for the episode. The first is closure.  I am not certain of the future of Growing Down, but I do know that the idea that birthed GD is still very needed today. Before giving up on it, I wanted to explore the subject of political engagement. Growing Down was my political engagement-at least, how I measured it. Without this political outlet, I found myself disinterested in the current political narrative.  There was a wonderful satirical sitcom in the 80's called "Not Necessarily the News". As a child, I watched it with joy to watch some of the world leaders make comedic faux pas' over and over. If anything, it made politics fun. To the skeptics that say politics can't be fun I say this: you are probably right. But --  Let's try.  I asked Canadian metamodernist Brent Cooper (and past interviewee of GD) to cohost to help me unravel some anxiety I have about the future of politics and this podcast: How do politics fit into our lives? How can we transcend the left/right spectrum?  Is direct democracy a good thing? How can we stay politically engaged when all we want to do is quit? And -- Should we quit? Not necessarily.  Be a working class hero and donate a $1 to Brent's project: https://www.patreon.com/abs_tract

    45 min

  2. 02/12/2020

    Healing and Wholeness Through and Beyond Racial Identity, ft. Ashby Goodrum & Brad Kershner

    Brad Kershner is a school leader and independent scholar, and the author of Understanding Educational Complexity: Integrating Practices and Perspectives for 21st Century Leadership. His research, teaching, and writing cover a wide range of interdependent topics, including education, leadership, parenting, race, technology, metamodernism, integral theory, meditation, complexity, and developmental psychology. You can learn more about his work and access recordings of his guided meditations on Patreon. ashby goodrum (preferred pronouns: they/we/us) works as an advanced practice nurse in primary and maternity care settings with significant experience as a bedside nurse/psychopomp and in midwifery. Some of their research and clinical interests include gender affirming care, birth equity, palliative care, cultural trauma and healing centered engagement, and transformative justice. ashby lives in Portland, Oregon which rests on traditional village sites of multiple indigenous tribes – such as the Multnomah, Clackamas, and Tualatin – who were among the land's first human caretakers. Books mentioned:  Thomas Hubl - Healing Collective Trauma Karen and Barbara Fields - Racecraft ashby mentioned: Isabel Wilkerson - Caste Resmaa Menakem - My Grandmother's Hands also: Danielle Allen, Anthony Appiah, Mariame Kaba could also add: Albert Murray - Omni-Americans Carlos Hoyt - The Arc of a Bad Idea For a deeper understanding of transgenerational trauma (a reading list): Mariame Kaba and  other transformative justice resources http://mariamekaba.com/publications/  https://survivedandpunished.org/building-accountable-communities/ https://transformharm.org/ Michael Yellow Bird expert on neurodecolonization and indigenous mindfulness https://vimeo.com/86995336 Karen Murphy explores how to prepare the way for civic healing  https://onbeing.org/programs/karen-murphy-the-long-view-ii-on-who-we-can-become/ Ruha Benjamin on “New Jim Code" - range of discriminatory designs that encode inequity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JahO1-saibU Ruth Wilson Gilmore on racial capitalism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CS627aKrJI&t=4s Robin D.G. Kelley  on how capitalism has been racial from the beginning  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32ZwK2Zlw1U Edward E. Baptist, author of The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP_Rn8InPCo&feature=emb_title David R. Williams on how racism makes us sick  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzyjDR_AWzE&feature=youtu.be "How to Unlearn Racism" Scientific American article https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c0151be1137a6764abd89da/t/5f7276d98f12fd4b48de2efc/1601337050346/How+To+Unlearn+Racism+-+Scientific+American+October+2020.pdf Psychology of Radical Healing Syllabus   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c0151be1137a6764abd89da/t/5f4acedcaf548851802d0a8a/1598738150128/Radical+Healing+Syllabus.pdf ReRooted Podcast with Francesca M. Maximé https://beherenownetwork.com/francesca-maxime-rerooted-ep-26-the-shift-from-fear-to-love-with-james-doty-md/ Maia Szalavitz on addiction as a learning disorder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XsbxM1jGnY Sarah Peyton, facilitator and neuroscience educator  https://beherenownetwork.com/francesca-maxime-rerooted-ep-41-unconscious-contracts-with-sarah-peyton/ bell hooks, groundbreaking cultural critic and author http://www.bellhooksinstitute.com/

    1h 43m

  3. 22/10/2020

    Talking the Future of the Left ft. Ben Burgis

    In this episode we talk with Ben Burgis. Ben is a philosophy instructor at Georgia State University Perimeter College, a Jacobin columnist, and the host of the “Give Them An Argument” podcast and YouTube show. He is also the author of Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left and the forthcoming Canceling Comedians While the World Burns: A Critique of the Contemporary Left.   https://benburgis.com // https://www.patreon.com/benburgis // https://twitter.com/GTAA_Show // GTAA YouTube channel: #LeftisBest #CosmopolitanSocialism #Labor

    1h 28m

  4. 24/08/2020

    MMT and the Politics of Care w/ Andres Bernal

    Andres Bernal returns to Growing Down to discuss the current political landscape and how the principles of MMT can create a new framework for how we view money. Integral Politics advocates for a new paradigm that transcends the left/right binary. What might a new society look like if the conversation shifted from "How are you going to pay for it?" to "How can we create a flourishing society?"

    1h 18m

  5. 15/08/2020

    20. Subtle Activism ft. David Nicol

    Author David Nicol joins the GD podcast to discuss his book, Subtle Activism: The Inner Dimension of Social and Planetary Transformation, and the important role subtle activist can play for the local and global challenges of the meta-crisis. About Subtle Activism: "Can awakened consciousness contribute to social change and, if so, how? David Nicol introduces the concept of "subtle activism to describe the use of consciousness-based practices like meditation and prayer to support collective transformation, such as global meditation directed toward peaceful resolution of a conflict. Subtle activism represents a bridge between the consciousness movement and the movements for peace, environmental sustainability, and social justice. It is not a substitute for physical action but rather a potentially crucial component of a more integrated approach to social chance."  Learn more about David at Earth Rising Credits: Featured Intro/Outro Track "Nobita" by Smith the Mister | Follow GD on Twitter: Jeremy //  Matt //  Ryan

    1h 24m

  6. 13/08/2020

    19. Talking Metamodern Politics ft. Hanzi Freinacht

    Growing Down podcast talks with Hanzi Freinacht. Hanzi is a political philosopher, historian and sociologist, author of ‘The Listening Society’, ‘Nordic Ideology’ and the upcoming books ‘The 6 Hidden Patterns of History’ and ‘Outcompeting Capitalism’.  In this discussion we explore constructive ways out of hyper-polarization, Hanzi's metamodernism and its relationship to an integral left or an integral 'cosmopolitan socialism',  and the politics of a regenerative future. | Subscribe to Growing Down's new YouTube Channel. Follow GD on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jdj_writes https://twitter.com/Integralartist1 https://twitter.com/NakadeRyan  #Metamodernism #IntegralTheory #DevelopmentalPolitics

    1h 24m
  7. Michael Brooks Tribute - Towards an Integralist Cosmopolitan Socialism

    03/08/2020

    Michael Brooks Tribute - Towards an Integralist Cosmopolitan Socialism

    Jeremy Johnson is joined by Ryan Nakade, Brent Cooper, Matthew T. Segall, Brad Kershner and Layman Pascal to honor the memory Michael Brooks  (1983-2020) and discuss his contributions to integrative thinking in politics, cosmopolitan socialism, and where we go from here in solidarity. Recorded on 7/25/20. Watch the YouTube livestream of this talk. The struggle continues. #LeftisBest. #RestinPower. Show notes: Follow and support TMBS / TMBS Patreon / Against the Web by Michael Brooks / Jacobin's Michael Brooks Tribute / Featured Intro/Outro & Track "Nobita" by Smith the Mister

    2h 6m

  8. 30/07/2020

    Addiction: America's Dark Night of the Soul w/ John Dupuy

    John Dupuy, the author of Integral Recovery, reflects on how politics and addiction intersect. As a country, we may be experiencing a dark night of the soul. The opioid crisis highlights a wound in our country that we must be brave enough to face. Can an integral practice provide a clue to addicts and non-addicts alike to how we can flourish into our best self, community and country?

    1h 24m
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