Zimbabwean millennial Kirsty Coventry gets Olympic top job
Kirsty Coventry reacts after she was announced as the new IOC President at the International Olympic Committee 144th session in Costa Navarino, western Greece, Thursday, March 20, 2025.
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Federal Lawsuit Challenges Oregon’s Psilocybin Program Over Disability Discrimination
A landmark federal lawsuit is challenging Oregon’s Psilocybin Services Program, alleging that its strict regulations discriminate against individuals with disabilities. Filed by four licensed psilocybin facilitators, the lawsuit, Cusker v.
Crazy Town 100. A Temporary Techno Stunt: Tom Murphy on Falling out of Love with Modernity
Show Notes
Recovering technology booster Tom Murphy visits Crazy Town to discuss his journey from shooting lasers at the moon, to trying to “solve” the energy predicament, to falling out of love with modernity itself. Asher, Jason, Rob, and
A Gandhian approach to dialogue: The adversary is not the enemy
In this blog, part of our Food Sovereignty and Spirituality series, AgroecologyNow interviewed Siddharta, founder of Pipal Tree India, about the role of spirituality and religion in social action for climate justice, gender justice and inte
Trump orders strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and issues new warning
Smoke rises from a location reportedly struck by U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, on Saturday.
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A U.S. influencer outrages Australians by snatching a baby wombat from its mom
Wombats at the Hannover Zoo in Germany. Sam Jones, a self-described outdoor enthusiast with a large social media following, was widely criticized in Australia after briefly yanking a wombat joey away from its mother in the night.
Francis Weller — The Lost Art of Grieving: Grief as Ritual, Resistance, and Resilience
(Conversation recorded on January 24th, 2025)
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Western culture, particularly in the United States, is often characterized by a profound discomfort and suppression of grief. Without healthy outlets to process loss and pain – es
What if we could uncancel the future?
When Luigi Vitali interviewed me for Dust Magazine
[From Dust magazine: Original here]. Rob Hopkins, a pioneer in sustainability and community-driven change, believes that the future isn’t something we stumble upon—it’s something we activel
Moving Palestinians out of Gaza? Trump's idea takes on a life of its own in Israel
Palestinians line up for water next to a distribution truck at a displacement camp in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan condemned Israel's decision to cut electricity supply to the war-battered Gaza Strip, c
Do you have low energy levels? You may need to increase your NAD+ levels
When you eat, your body converts the energy in food into a usable form for your cells.
Without NAD+ your cells cannot convert food into energy. NAD+ plays a central role in redox reactions, acting like a taxi service transferring electrons
Finding Each other in the Ruins
Ivan’s Story: Looking For My Tribe
A few years ago, I was contacted by an administrator at work who wanted to arrange a phone call. I had been in some meetings with him before, but I couldn’t imagine what he wanted to talk about.
It turned
5 things to know about Mark Carney, Canada's next prime minister
Mark Carney addresses supporters after winning the Liberal Party election on Sunday. He is expected to be sworn in this week.
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A Lagos community, destroyed in one day
A woman gestures in front of her demolished house in Otodo-Gbame waterfront in Lagos, Nigeria. Saturday, March 18, 2017. Slums and shantytowns are often targeted in rampant demolitions across Africa's most populous country
Afghans in Pakistan awaiting U.S. resettlement are stuck in a treacherous limbo
A former employee of Afghanistan's Defense Ministry walks in his neighborhood with his youngest daughter on Jan. 21, in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Meet the Syrians behind the music that inspired a revolution
A flag with a photo of Abdel Basset al-Sarout is seen in Homs, Syria, on Jan. 31.
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HOMS, Syria — His face is ev