Best MODERN ATHENAS Podcasts (2025)

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Epic Transcendence ~ Paradigm-Shifting Changes With Saturn in Pisces and Neptune in Pisces 2026 40:52

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The higher frequencies are here, requiring epic transcendence away from the old, expiring energies on the planet, and within us. We won't be able to take old paradigm energies with us much further. Humans are evolving at a cellular level and transcending into new versions of ourselves at a grand level. Saturn and Neptune in Pisces are clearing out …

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AI, Robotics, and The Future of Work and Life with Dr. Catie Cuan 59:25

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Delanie Fischer chats with engineer and choreo-roboticist Dr. Catie Cuan about the future of AI, robotics, and the art of human-robot interaction. They explore potential pitfalls, promising upsides, and everything in between—impacting creativity, health, the environment, and human connection. Plus: + Rethinking Machines in Hospitals and Beyond + Th…

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Weekly Intuitive Astrology of Sept 17 to 24 ~ Virgo Solar Eclipse, Libra Equinox, Air Grand Trines 48:24

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A big season of change continues as the Virgo Solar Eclipse at 29 deg on Sept 21 catapults you through the Libra Equinox portal and into the next version of your reality. A distinct timeline shift begins with Libra season on Sept 22 as we move into cosmic balancing and enter into the realms of conscious relationships and sharing. Libra planets crea…

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Virgo Solar Eclipse Libra Equinox ~ Grand Endings, Cosmic Rebalancing, Powerful Beginnings 42:00

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The Virgo Solar Eclipse at 29 degrees is a pressure point to change and move forward based on what you have learned, completed, and mastered in previous cycles. The Sun and Moon both oppose Saturn RX in Pisces, which is a serious halt and challenge that must be dealt with responsibly. Within 3 days of this eclipse, we have the Libra Equinox, Sun in…

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Realizing Big Dreams: Tools, Lessons, and Inspiration with Former Thunderbird Pilot Michelle “MACE” Curran 1:19:09

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Delanie Fischer is joined by Michelle “MACE” Curran—former fighter pilot, combat veteran, and the second woman in history to fly lead solo for the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds—to share lessons from a demanding, high-stakes career. They discuss tactics for managing fear and self-doubt, navigating pivots and reinvention, and the importance of followin…

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Weekly Intuitive Astrology of Sept 10 to 17 ~ Sun and Mercury in Virgo conj South Node, Mars-Chiron-Venus Triad, Hygeia, Astraea, Pallas Athena 44:44

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Eclipse movements now show up in the Virgo areas of your chart as editing, refining, and quality control issues that require serious decisions. As the Sun and Mercury in Virgo conjunct the South Node at 18 degrees, you may realize what cannot continue because it is holding you back or keeping you small in the bigger picture of your life. These 3 Vi…

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Mortality Awareness: Meaning, Motivation, and Your To-Die-For Life with Karen Salmansohn 1:01:27

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Delanie Fischer is joined by Behavioral Change Expert and Bestselling Author, Karen Salmansohn, to discuss insights from her latest book, Your To-Die-For Life: How to Maximize Joy and Minimize Regret . . . Before Your Time Runs Out. Karen combines neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and personal stories to share effective mindset hacks, exercises…

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Lunar Cycle Changes Sept 2025 to May 2027: Full Moon Awareness to New Moon Creations 46:31

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Starting with the Pisces Lunar Eclipse on Sept 7, 2025, the lunar cycle changes to the full moon preceding the new moon within each astrology season. The Full Moon, in her bright light of awareness, will occur first in each season, and reveal what needs to evolve, change and be closed out before the New Moon initiates a new creation process. Until …

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Dan Roche, "Eyes by Hand: Prosthetics of Art and Healing" (MIT Press, 2025) 1:05:02

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Eyes by Hand: Prosthetics of Art and Healing (MIT Press, 2025) is a book about artificial eyes—about the artisans and artists who make them, and about the life-changing and sometimes life-saving experience of wearing them, as author Dan Roche has done for 15 years. Eye making is done by hand, for one person at a time, by a very small number of ocul…

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Weekly Intuitive Astrology of Sept 3 to 10 ~ Pisces Lunar Eclipse, Uranus and Sedna Retrograde, Pluto Out of Bounds 39:57

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Virgo season is a time of harvest, as we take inventory and stock of what has been created that is useful, but the strong Pisces focus reveals that we need to be willing to change more than what might be expected. Saturn RX in Pisces, the NN in Pisces, and the Pisces Lunar Eclipse bring transitions that honor your highest growth trajectory. Surrend…

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“You’re So Sensitive”: Understanding Everyday Microaggressions, Implicit Bias, and Best Practices with Billie Lee & Dr. Gina Torino 45:19

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Delanie Fischer is joined by Billie Lee—comedian, activist, and the first openly transgender cast member on BravoTV’s Vanderpump Rules—and Dr. Gina Torino, psychologist and microaggression expert, to share insights from their book, Why Are You So Sensitive?: Navigating Everyday, Unintended Microaggressions. They discuss why microaggressions aren’t …

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Weekly Intuitive Astrology of Aug 27 to Sept 3 ~ Saturn RX in Pisces, Mercury in Virgo, Uranus sextiles Neptune 40:41

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Virgo season will be a journey of important messages and realizations until the Libra Equinox, especially looking at the practical side of your life and how your energy is responding to your current lifestyle. It is easy to be on auto-pilot for how we experience our personal world, but this is a time to tune in at a deeper level at what is healthy …

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Major Astrology of September 2025 - Pisces Lunar Eclipse, Virgo Solar Eclipse, Libra Equinox, Air Grand Trine 38:34

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September ushers in eclipse energies, South Node removals, equinox transitions, and Air Grand Trine developments that continue to move us into new life territory. Saturn retrograde re-enters Pisces on Sept 1 for a 5 1/2 month journey of responsibly ending karma, commitments, and spiritual assignments with a new sense of Self and structure. Get it d…

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Release Your Perfectionism Handbrake: Power Planning, Clean Rest, and Demystifying Procrastination with Sam Laura Brown 1:11:11

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Delanie Fischer is joined by Sam Laura Brown, host of The Perfectionism Project and Founder of Perfectionists Getting Shit Done, to discuss how to approach your personal and professional goals in a way that works with your brain, not against it. Sam shares insights on Power Planning, the importance of clean rest, and an astounding reason why we pro…

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Nick Spencer, "The Landscapes of Science and Religion: What Are We Disagreeing About?" (Oxford UP, 2025) 38:48

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The relationship between science and religion has long been a heated debate and is becoming an ever more popular topic. The scientific capacity to manipulate and change humans and their environment through genetic engineering, life extension, and AI is going to take a huge leap forward in the twenty-first century, provoking endless debates around h…

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Christopher Kemp, "Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation" (Norton, 2022) 50:51

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Inside our heads we carry around an infinite and endlessly unfolding map of the world. Navigation is one of the most ancient neural abilities we have―older than language. In Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation (Norton, 2022), Christopher Kemp embarks on a journey to discover the remarkable extent of what our minds can do. Fueled…

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Eugene Rosenberg and Ilana Zilber-Rosenberg, "Where Did We Come From?: The Origin and Evolution of Life" (Austin Macauley, 2025) 34:56

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In this intimate interview, Mel Rosenberg speaks with Prof. Eugene Rosenberg and his partner in life and in science, Dr. Ilana Zilber-Rosenberg on their new book for the general public on how life started and developed on earth, titled Where Did We Come From? The Origin and Evolution of Life (Austin Macauley, 2025). We talk about their scientific b…

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Mario Livio and Jack Szostak, "Is Earth Exceptional?: The Quest for Cosmic Life" (Basic Books, 2024) 55:44

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For a long time, scientists have wondered how life has emerged from inanimate chemistry, and whether Earth is the only place where it exists. Charles Darwin speculated about life on Earth beginning in a warm little pond. Some of his contemporaries believed that life existed on Mars. It once seemed inevitable that the truth would be known by now. It…

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Weekly Intuitive Astrology of August 20 to 27 ~ Virgo New Moon, Sun square Uranus, Venus in Leo Transformations 44:19

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Virgo season begins on Friday with a dynamic Virgo New Moon at 0 deg 22, accessing the Zero Point Field of new potentials. What are you ready to begin in a new way and from higher awareness? Virgo energies will need to remain adaptable to pivotal changes as Uranus in Gemini square the Sun on August 23. This affects collective systems, databases, co…

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The Psychology of Infidelity: Why People Cheat, Non-Monogamy vs. Monogamy, and Sexual Mindfulness with Dr. Tara 54:37

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Delanie Fischer is joined by Dr. Tara—Tenured Professor of Relational and Sexual Communication and Quantitative Research at California State University Fullerton, TV Sexpert on Celebs Go Dating, and Co-Host of the iconic radio show Loveline—to unpack the “whys” behind infidelity. Dr. Tara shares the 3 main reasons people cheat, how to begin healing…

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Pisces Lunar Eclipse Themes and Changes ~ NN in Pisces, Saturn RX in Pisces, Weather Extremes, World Karma 35:42

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The Pisces Lunar Eclipse at 15 degrees in your chart on September 7 is working with the growth-oriented North Node direction of enlightenment, unity consciousness, and forgiveness. This Full Moon Lunar Eclipse reveals what you are transitioning away from with a focus on acceptance and compassion. Yet there is extra weight as Saturn is now retrograd…

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James Kimmel, Jr., "The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World's Deadliest Addiction—and How to Overcome It" (Random House, 2025) 52:29

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There is a hidden addiction plaguing humanity right now: revenge. Researchers have identified retaliation in response to real and imagined grievances as the root cause of most forms of human aggression and violence. From vicious tweets to road rage, murder-suicide, and armed insurrection, perpetrators almost always see themselves as victims seeking…

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Weekly Intuitive Astrology of August 13 to 20 ~ Mystic Rectangle, Mercury sextile Mars, Sun trine Chiron 37:09

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Complex aspects in the cosmos begin to loosen up now, yet the pressures and uncertainties serve a powerful purpose in requiring us to own where we are rebirthing within. Mercury is now direct, moving slowly in Leo, and makes an ongoing sextile to Mars in Libra for over a week. Mars in Libra brings in the people, conversations, and objective perspec…

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Richard Mainwaring, "What the Ear Hears (And Doesn't): Inside the Extraordinary Everyday World of Frequency" (Sourcebooks, 2022) 1:10:37

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What do the world's loneliest whale, a black hole, and twenty-three people doing Tae Bo all have in common? In 2011, a skyscraper in South Korea began to shake uncontrollably without warning and was immediately evacuated. Was it an earthquake? An attack? No one seemed quite sure. The actual cause emerged later and is utterly fascinating: Twenty-thr…

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What's The Deal with Astrology? 12 Archetypes and Your Cosmic Zone with Madi Murphy 1:08:11

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Delanie Fischer is joined by Astrologer Madi Murphy, Founder of CosmicRX and Author of In the Cosmic Zone: Embody the 12 Astro Archetypes to Unleash Your Genius and Activate Your Authentic Self, to discuss all things astrology—history, skepticism, archetypes, planetary transits, and leveraging your unique natal chart to create a life that feels lik…

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Stabilizing Brilliance with Disciplined Life Changes ~ Dual Timelines ~ Saturn Sextile Uranus 31:59

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We have 3 sextiles between Saturn and Uranus from April 2025 to January 2026 providing fortitude and strength to make important life changes and elevate our cosmic consciousness. Sextiles are subtle influences gently guiding us forward, and might not be as obvious as the stronger aspects of the year. Dual timelines of endings and creations are happ…

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Venus-Jupiter-Sirius Conjunction ~ Water Grand Trine August 2025~ Cosmic Sacred Feminine Rising 22:25

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A surge of creative healing from the cosmos pulses through us as a Water Grand Trine now flows through emotional, spiritual and intuitive imprints that have been holding pain, wounds, trauma, and loss. The Venus-Jupiter conjunction at 14 degrees Cancer on August 11 and 12 is also conjunct Sirius, the fixed star of spiritual illumination, success, a…

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Paul Thagard, "Bots and Beasts: What Makes Machines, Animals, and People Smart?" (MIT Press, 2021) 59:54

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Octopuses can open jars to get food, and chimpanzees can plan for the future. An IBM computer named Watson won on Jeopardy! and Alexa knows our favorite songs. But do animals and smart machines really have intelligence comparable to that of humans? In Bots and Beasts: What Makes Machines, Animals, and People Smart? (MIT Press, 2021), Paul Thagard l…

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Athena Aktipis, "The Cheating Cell: How Evolution Helps Us Understand and Treat Cancer" (Princeton UP, 2020) 57:38

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When we think of the forces driving cancer, we don’t necessarily think of evolution. But evolution and cancer are closely linked because the historical processes that created life also created cancer. The Cheating Cell: How Evolution Helps Us Understand and Treat Cancer (Princeton UP, 2020) delves into this extraordinary relationship, and shows tha…

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Emilio Elizalde, "The True Story of Modern Cosmology: Origins, Main Actors and Breakthroughs" (Springer, 2021) 1:28:20

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This book tells the story of how, over the past century, dedicated observers and pioneering scientists achieved our current understanding of the universe. It was in antiquity that humankind first attempted to explain the universe often with the help of myths and legends. This book, however, focuses on the time when cosmology finally became a true s…

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David J. Helfand, "The Universal Timekeepers: Reconstructing History Atom by Atom" (Columbia UP, 2023) 1:02:13

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Atoms are unfathomably tiny. It takes fifteen million trillion of them to make up a single poppy seed—give or take a few billion. And there’s hardly anything to them: atoms are more than 99.9999999999 percent empty space. Yet scientists have learned to count these slivers of near nothingness with precision and to peer into their internal states. In…

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Weekly Intuitive Astrology of Aug 6 to 13 ~ Aquarius Full Moon, Mars in Libra, Mercury stations direct, Venus conj Jupiter 44:18

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This week's influential Kite gives further lift-off to the separation between energies on the planet as a dramatic divide continues to unfold in more areas of reality. Mars enters Libra on August 6, creating an Air Grand Trine with Pluto and Uranus, leading to revolutionary ideas, truth bombs, announcements and life-changing plans. Mars then oppose…

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An Evening of Conversation & Reading on Love, Labor, and Fury with Minna Dubin 1:02:02

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In this special bonus episode of Postpartum Production, we’re sharing a live conversation recorded at LANEY & LU in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Hosted by Meg Leonard, author of Book of Lullabies, and this incredible essay Being a Writer Shouldn’t Require me to Exist Without My Children, and Jennifer Desrosiers, Founder of LANEY & LU and Altitude Com…

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Meeting Your Soulmate (While Married) and Breaking Free From "Good Girl" Conditioning with Amber Rae 58:37

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Delanie Fischer is joined by Amber Rae, author of Loveable, to unpack what it was like to meet her soulmate—while still married to her ex-husband. Amber shares her feelings about experiencing a lonely marriage, the days leading up to her decision to leave, how she transformed internalized shame, where she and her ex-husband are now in life and love…

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Age of Aquarius In Action ~ Rare Alignments & Eclipses ~ August & September 2025 41:27

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Big astrology and rare alignments in August and September 2025 signal that we are continuing to evolve with the Universe, even if it is not always readily visible on a daily basis.The Air Grand Trine and 2 Kites in Fire signs brings in more ideas, movement, creations, and activity to propel us forward, especially as we are being guided to say YES t…

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On Bullshit in AI 20:40

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Today we’re continuing our series on Harry Frankfurt’s seminal work, On Bullshit. I have the privilege to speak with Arvind Narayanan co-author of the book AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What it Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference (Princeton University Press, 2024). Arvind is the perfect guest to explore the subject of bullshi…

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Weekly Intuitive Astrology of July 30 to August 6 ~ Earthquake Tsunami Energies, Merc RX conj Sun in Leo, Venus in Cancer, Mars in Libra 42:14

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July ends with 4 planets retrograde in fire signs during Leo season, and bringing our awareness to how we are tending to an internal bonfire that may also be burning away more of what you no longer need in the second half of 2025. Chiron stations retrograde at 27 deg Aries on July 30, trining the Galactic Center, which highlights any belief systems…

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Anil Ananthaswamy, "Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Maths Behind Modern AI" (Dutton, 2024) 1:07:21

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Machine learning systems are making life-altering decisions for us: approving mortgage loans, determining whether a tumor is cancerous, or deciding if someone gets bail. They now influence developments and discoveries in chemistry, biology, and physics—the study of genomes, extrasolar planets, even the intricacies of quantum systems. And all this b…

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Book Talk 67 : The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science 1:07:01

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What is reliable knowledge? Listen to philosopher Michael Strevens, author of The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science, to understand how science discovers the truth. At the current moment, when expertise is under attack and the idea of truth is contested from all sides, Strevens explains the remarkable success of science’s “…

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Major Astrology of August 2025 ~ Big Uranus Energies, Aquarius Full Moon, Venus conj Jupiter, Eclipse Season Begins 40:03

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August will be a dynamic month ruled by the 5 aspects and influences of Uranus in Gemini, including the Aquarius Full Moon, signaling that our daily experiences are continuing to accelerate and key life changes are imminent. Mercury will station direct on August 11 at 4 deg Leo, which will bring up the ongoing opposition to Pluto RX in Aquarius, th…

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Want To Adopt An Animal (or Already Have One)? 10 Vital Things To Know Right Now with Lisa Lange 1:07:34

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Delanie Fischer is joined by Lisa Lange, Senior Vice President of Communications for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, to share what to consider before bringing an animal into your home, how to adopt ethically, and everyday care tips for promoting health and longevity. Lisa also debunks common myths, gives us insider details often kept f…

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Kurt D. Fausch, "A Reverence for Rivers: Imagining an Ethic for Running Waters" (OSU Press, 2025) 33:28

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In A Reverence for Rivers: Imagining an Ethic for Running Waters (OSU Press, 2025), Kurt Fausch draws on his experience as a stream ecologist, his interest in Indigenous cultures, and a thoughtful consideration of environmental ethics to explore human values surrounding freshwater ecosystems. Focusing on seven rivers across the globe—from the Salmo…

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Weekly Intuitive Astrology of July 23 to 30 ~ Leo New Moon, Venus enters Cancer, Chiron retrograde 34:48

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Leo season begins with a powerful New Moon at 2 degree on July 24 that is directly opposing Pluto RX in Aquarius, which continues an intense cycle of transformation that has been in motion since the Mars-Pluto oppositions from earlier this year. Power struggles, ego deaths, and lower Leo expressions are being required to evolve through the force of…

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Rene Almeling, Lisa Campo-Engelstein, Brian T. Nguyen eds., "Seminal: On Sperm, Health, and Politics" (NYU Press, 2025) 40:01

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In Seminal: On Sperm, Health, and Politics, Rene Almeling, Lisa Campo-Engelstein, and Brian T. Nguyen come together across disciplines to offer a kaleidoscopic view of the relationship between sperm, health, and the intersecting politics of gender, race, and reproduction. Always insightful and often provocative, the essays in this unprecedented col…

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Robert N. Spengler, "Nature's Greatest Success: How Plants Evolved to Exploit Humanity" (Univ of California Press, 2025) 35:59

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The 15,000-year story of how grass seduced humanity into being its unwitting labor force--and the science behind it. Domesticated crops were not human creations, and agriculture was not simply invented. As Robert N. Spengler shows, domestication was the result of an evolutionary process in which people played a role only unwittingly and as actors i…

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Saturn and Neptune Retrograde In Aries ~ Becoming Cosmic Citizens and Igniting Soul Dreams For This Lifetime 24:35

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Saturn and Neptune station retrograde within 10 days of each other at 2 degrees Aries, and travel back into Pisces in late 2025 before their exact conjunction occurs in February 2026 at 0 deg 48 Aries. This is a time of prepping your consciousness for more of the new earth frequencies that are streaming in from other galactic beings and off-planet …

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The 4 Money Personality Types: Which 1 Are You? with Danielle Hayden 1:02:33

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Delanie Fischer is joined by Danielle Hayden, CEO of Kickstart Accounting, Inc. and reformed corporate CFO, to help you build a simple, shame-free budget—no stuffy suits or cold offices required—based on your Money Personality Type (Perfectionist, Free Spender, Saver, Balance Seeker). If money stresses you out in one way or another, we get it—and D…

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EP 68 — A Shaman in Ancient Greece 25:28

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Send us a text A shaman suddenly appears in ancient Greece to proclaim that Pythagoras, the founder of philosophy, is divine. Behind the scenes, Apollo lurks. Listen as the Greeks are shocked at what unfolds! Support the show Tweet me comments at @Garner_images, or email any episode suggestions to [email protected]…

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Paul Sen, "Einstein's Fridge: How the Difference Between Hot and Cold Explains the Universe" (Scribner, 2021) 1:14:50

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Einstein's Fridge: How the Difference Between Hot and Cold Explains the Universe (Scribner, 2021) tells the incredible epic story of the scientists who, over two centuries, harnessed the power of heat and ice and formulated a theory essential to comprehending our universe. “Although thermodynamics has been studied for hundreds of years…few nonscien…

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Weekly Intuitive Astrology of July 16 to 23 ~ Mercury retrograde begins, Mars conj SN in Virgo, Sun enters Leo 36:54

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Cancer season closes out with the Sun squaring Eris in Aries at 25 deg and Chiron in Aries at 27 deg, which further emphasizes the Cancer-Aries tension that began at the Solstice. Emotional chaos and triggers are heightened that can lead you to new self-awareness around where you need support and self-empowerment. Mars in Virgo reaches the South No…