Episodes 21
Avg. Duration 1h 1m
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Apple Rating 5.0 (9)
Since Apr 2025
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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About This Podcast

This podcast features conversations on spiritual traditions, psychology and philosophy. Things people have used to answer questions like, what is the meaning of life? Why are we here? What happens after we die? Join me as I explore systems of thought that answer these questions: welcome to the eternal search.

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21 - Sacred Psychedelics With James Davis

Mar 26, 2026 1h

This episode focuses on psychedelics, a group of hallucinogenic substances that trigger non-ordinary states of consciousness. Today they're usually known as recreational drugs, but psychedelics have…

20 - Mind Sword Path (Shim Gum Do) with Mary Stackhouse-Kim

Mar 12, 2026 57m

This interview focuses on Shim Gum Do, a zen Buddhist tradition originating in Korea. As its English translation of "Mind Sword Path" suggests, Shim Gum Do places martial arts and sword training as…

19 - The Desert Fathers with Stephen Davis

Feb 14, 2026 1h 1m

This episode focuses on the Desert Fathers, early Christian hermits and ascetics whose practices formed the prototype for modern Christian moasticism. My guest is Stephen Davis, Professor of…

18 - Nietzsche & Zarathustra with David Storey

Jan 24, 2026 1h 5m

This interview focuses on Friedrich Nietzsche, a German philosopher active during the late 1800s. While famously atheistic, Nietzsche still saw value in a spiritual life… just not a very traditional…

17 - Christian Science with Scott Shivers

Nov 27, 2025 1h

This interview focuses on Christian Science, a denomination of Christianity founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1800's New England. Herself a devout Christian, she formulated Christian Science as a way to…

16 - Confucius & The Ru with Yair Lior

Nov 12, 2025 1h 4m

This episode features a discussion on Confucius and his ideas. Confucius lived during a chaotic time period of Chinese history, and his ideas concentrated on how to restore order to society. Although…

15 - The Baháʼí Faith with Andrés Shahidinejad

Oct 18, 2025 59m

This episode features the Baháʼí faith, a tradition started in 1800s Persia that emphasizes the essential unity of humanity. My guest is Andrés Shahidinejad, a member of Boston's Baháʼí community. We…

14 - The Vedic Dream with Swami Tyagananda

Aug 09, 2025 1h 15m

Swami Tyagananda is chair of the Vedanta Society in Boston and serves as Hindu chaplain at Harvard and MIT. We briefly discuss the history of the Vedanta Society before moving into Vedic philosophy.

13 - Kabbalah 101 with Yair Lior

Jul 18, 2025 1h 4m

Yair is senior lecturer at Boston University's department of religion. He studies comparative theology, particularly Kabbalah and Confucianism. We discuss the development of Kabbalah, and a basic…

12 - Luther's Bible with Rev. James Hopkins

Jul 15, 2025 58m

Rev. Hopkins is senior pastor of First Lutheran Church in Boston. He has an mdiv from Concordia theological seminary in Ft. Wayne Indiana. Topics include Rev. Hopkin's own spiritual background and a…

11 - Raël and the Elohim with Rob

Jul 06, 2025 57m

Rob is a guide within the Raëlean Movement. Topics include the extraterrestrial origins of humanity, and a new form of spirituality independent of god.

10 - Sikh Saint Soldiers with Angad Pal Singh

Jun 21, 2025 1h 2m

Angad is a member of the local Sikh community in Everett Massachusettes and a trustee of United Sikhs, a non profit focused on humanitarian aid and disaster relief. Topics include basic overviews of…

9 - Individual Judaism with Rav Tiferet Berenbaum

Jun 13, 2025 1h 2m

Rabbi Tiferet Berenbaum is the Rabbi of Congregational Learning and Programming at TBZ Brookline in Brookline, MA. She received rabbinic ordination as well as a Master's of Jewish Education from…

8 - Alexandrian Wicca and Spiritualism with Priestess Tilia

May 31, 2025 1h 2m

Tilia is a Priestess of the Coven of Ildanach, an Alexandrian Wicca coven located in Massachusetts. She is also an ordained spiritualist. Topics include trance states, communicating with the dead and…

7 - Unitarian Universalism with Rev. Joe Cherry

May 25, 2025 1h 3m

Reverend Joe Cherry is a Unitarian Universalist minister currently working at First Parish in Brookline Massachusetts. Topics include the history of the tradition and spiritual pluralism in practice.

6 - Brujería Blanca with Stefan

May 10, 2025 54m

Stefan is an ordained minister and practitioner of Indigenous and Folk practices of Central Mexico. Topics include the melting pot of spiritual traditions in Mexico, ancestor veneration and how to…

5 - Contemplative Christianity & The Episcopal Church with Rev. Won-Jae Hur

May 04, 2025 1h 15m

Rev. Won Jae Hur is an Episcopal priest serving as Rector at St. Paul's Church in Brookline, MA. He holds a PhD in Comparative Theology from Boston College, where he studied connections between…

4 - The Catholic Sacraments with Father Chris Hickey

Apr 12, 2025 1h 5m

Father Chris is a Catholic priest at Our Lady of the Angels parish on the South Shore of Massachusetts. I sat down with him to discuss (among other things) the Catholic Sacraments, the heart of…

3 - Plum Village Mindfulness with Jo and Glen

Apr 12, 2025 56m

Jo and Glen are facilitators at Wake Up Boston, a Buddhist sangha in the Plum Village tradition. Topics include Tich Naht Hahn (the founder of Plum Village) and the importance of mindfulness in his…

2 - Islamic Prayer and the Qur'an with Imam Ismail

Apr 12, 2025 1h 10m

Ismail is an Imam at several mosques in the greater Boston area. I met him at my local mosque during Ramadan to attend a prayer service and discuss the Qur'an, dreams, the Jinn and more.

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