Inner Revolutionary Radio: Recent Episodes
Helen Hillix, Todd Benton and Chris Reese
You count! Your voice, compassion and dedication to doing the right thing are part and parcel of the Inner Revolution that is sweeping our world, and Inner Revolutionary Radio is your platform. We may not be perfect, but we are standing up to mindless conformity, facing our negative patterns and beliefs, working together to make this a better world. Inner Revolutionary Radio gives us a voice and a way of joining forces. We share a vision: a recognition of our Oneness with one another and the planet; an acknowledgement of our Accountability for our impact on ourselves and each other; a dedication to Mutual Support, knowing that we can’t thrive in a world that is not also thriving. And we’re developing the courage to stand up to all tyrannies, even those in our heads. Each week we offer News of the Inner Revolution and introduce you to guests who are shaking up the world. Tune in, participate, and support this vision.
As Inner Revolutionary Radio comes to a close, we’re taking stock of what we have and haven’t accomplished over these past four years. We’ve interviewed some amazing guests. We’ve addressed important issues — the personal, the political, the shocking and the hopeful. But we have also missed opportunities: topics we didn’t cover, guests we didn’t get to interview, listeners we didn’t reach. Now time has run out, and we feel regret. Many of us feel the same way about our lives. Some of us meant to call in to this radio show and didn’t. Some of us have remained silent about injustice in our world, or we told ourselves we were too busy to call to a suffering friend, or we didn’t protect a child who we suspected was being abused or neglected. What opportunities have we missed? What has that taught us? How can we live differently now? Here’s an opportunity you don’t have to miss! Tune in, call in and let us all gain greater wisdom. You can also tune into all the great archives of our show.
Most of the work being done toward changing how people relate to the environment and social justice is well-intentioned, but ends up being ineffective, or worse, counterproductive. Achieving true, lasting changes in behavior, it turns out, requires changing our worldviews so the new action becomes part of who we are. But if you've ever tried to change a worldview or pattern of behavior in yourself or another person, you know it's quite an effort! Cassandra Vieten, President of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, along with her colleagues, has been studying the science of behavior change for years. She’ll join us to discuss the research and how it is being applied in working with people all around the world. If you are someone committed to bringing about sustainability and justice in your life and for the planet, if you want to be able to communicate more effectively and be a more powerful change agent in the world, you will want to hear this conversation!
Beth Green claims that our society is waging war against us. The White House proposed tax cuts are supposed to help the majority of Americans, yet more than 2/3 of the benefits would go to the top 1%. Income keeps floating to the top. In 1965 CEOs earned 20 times the amount earned by typical workers in their industries. Now they earn nearly 300 times more. The minimum wage isn’t keeping up. From 1973 to 2013, productivity rose 74%, but earnings rose only 9%. Collective bargaining has been gutted. Economic and trade policies have allowed business to exploit the less powerful. Our air, water and soil are being raped. We’re stressed and insecure. The question isn’t whether or not our well-being is being eroded. The question is why we put up with it. Our guest says it’s because we are distracted by fighting for our gender, race, religion, party, culture or geographic region instead of fighting for a future that brings economic, physical and social well being to us all. Can we change that?
What is it like to grow up in a nation dominated by chain stores, multinational corporations, scarce well-paid manufacturing jobs, a culture of money and economic anxiety? What’s it like to live in a society where about 80% of the population lives in urban clusters? What’s it like to grow up inside 21st century American capitalism? What do we tend to value? How do we see ourselves and our world? What are our fears? How does capitalism shape our psyches and our lives? You are invited to share your story, but first, we will be interviewing Economist Prof. Richard Wolff about how capitalism has been changing for more than fifty years. For Blacks, women, gays, workers and others, there may have been no “good old days,” but there were jobs and there was more security. Today, capitalism is a different bird. So let’s hold the spotlight on capitalism as it is now, and let’s talk about what it feels like to live inside its belly. Tune in and call in as well! This is OUR story. Let’s tell it.
In a world where 62 individuals own as much as half the world’s population, where 1% of people own MORE than the other 99% combined, where for decades DuPont knowingly poisoned us by using a toxic, cancer-causing chemical, where since the 1990s Big Oil has been denying climate change while secretly preparing for it, where workers are told that a $15/hour minimum wage is too much, where real wages are going down and money controls much of the media and the political system, don’t you think it’s time to ask if capitalism is working for US? We’ve been told that capitalism and democracy are the same. Are they? Dr. Richard Wolff, former Economics professor at the University of Massachusetts, has long had the guts to question the system. He says there is a better way – a form of socialism that is more democratic. What is it? Could it work? How does it relate to the Inner Revolution? Tune in. Big business and billionaires may control the government and the economy. But they can’t control us!
The InnerRevolution supports an evolution in our economy to move away from the disproportionate distribution of wealth toward an economy and society where individuals' needs are met. How can we do this? Esteban Kelly has some answers. As an important leader and creative force in a solidarity economy and co-op movements, Esteban will share the reality of what it takes for the economic model to transform. Lets challenge ourselves to move beyond our ego's view of life where only MY needs matter and be inspired by the cooperative movement. With Oneness, Accountability and Mutual Support, we can co-create a different world!
Everyone knows that there is a lot of fighting and rage in our country and our world right now! So much hatred, so much blaming! Why IS that? It’s because people are not getting our needs met and we are blaming each other. What can we do about it? Just think: What would happen if we had a world where everyone’s needs were met? What if we had a world where every person felt important, safe and cared for? Would we still be fighting against each other? Would we still be behaving the same way? Not so, says our guest, Beth Green, AKA Granny Rocks. She says that when you listen to our opinions, we are divided, but when we can listen beneath the surface, we hear a different song. Can we do it? Can we change the way we think, feel and treat ourselves and one another so that we can co-create a world that works. Can we envision a world where that meets the needs of people and the earth? What could that look like and how do we get there? Join us for this creative and powerful conversation.
The economic and political system that reigns supreme does not care about the health or welfare of anyone. It's a machine that chews up executives, secretaries and fast food workers alike. But what if this wasn't the case? What if our economic system was based on a wholly different model – based on the notion that quality of life should be measured by more than national income? U.C. Berkeley Economics professor Clair Brown will join us to answer these questions and more. She'll share her approach to organizing the economy that embraces questions of values, sustainability, and equity. In her new book, Buddhist Economics, Brown incorporates the Buddhist emphasis on interdependence, shared prosperity, and happiness into her vision for a sustainable and compassionate world. We cannot thrive in a world where we sacrifice ourselves to an economy and societal norms which put short-term self-interest before our health and the health of the earth. Join us for this important conversation!
Many people are angry about the policies of the new U.S. government, and the word “resistance” is on many people’s tongues. But is resistance enough? How would this resistance be different from the right-wing resistance to President Obama, when the “other” side felt excluded and disenfranchised, which in turn, helped swing the pendulum to Trump? How can we move past divisive politics, where the pendulum keeps swinging back and forth, problems don’t get resolved and a lot of folks get hurt? Is it possible to free ourselves from the tyranny of the pendulum, go beyond resistance and achieve a revolutionary shift in the foundation of society? Tune in to this show, where co-hosts Beth Green and James Maynard talk with Helen Hillix, Co-Director of Outreach of TheInnerRevolution.org, and learn more about what some people are doing to overcome the tyranny of the pendulum swing and to bring about the historic changes we need for a better world. Call in if you can.
Do men and women, working in the same job, with the same level of education and experience, make the same amount of money? All too often the answer is no. Co-hosts Todd Benton and Helen Hillix will speak with Natasha Lamb, a woman who is working to change that, as well as a host of other issues. She is a managing partner in Arjuna Capital, whose engagements with Apple, Intel, Amazon, Expedia, and eBay have led all of them to commit to Gender Pay Equity today. Her 2014 landmark negotiation with Exxon Mobil led to the company’s first public report on global warming and carbon asset risk. What led Natasha to this line of work? How does she and her partners get these companies to make these kinds of changes? What's next? And what can we learn from her and her organization’s approach? Join us!
While we’ve been living in a business-as-usual world, the world has not been business as usual. Historic floods and fires; frightening levels of addiction and death; high levels of polarization and anxiety; and more. What are we doing about it? Beth Green, aka Granny Rocks, says that, generally speaking, we’re not addressing the source of our problems. Democrats often offer tepid incremental responses that don’t match the needs. Republicans are trying to go backward on environmental protection, drugs, inclusivity and the social safety net. Interest groups express outrage but little unity FOR anything. Polarization, racism, scapegoating and hate are on the rise. And we’re not addressing the essential problem: Most of us don’t feel safe in our world, and there are economic, social, spiritual and emotional roots for that feeling of unsafety. We must and can do better, says Granny Rocks. Tune in. Hear her thoughts about the roots of our problems and a direction for their solution.
Fires and floods are happening all over! Can we start facing the reality together, no matter our religious or political beliefs? Love, religion and climate action aren’t often found in the same sentence, but you’ll find all three when you meet climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe, named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in 2014. First, she has the facts about climate change and our responsibility for it. AND she has religious faith and love. An evangelical Protestant and wife of an evangelical Minister, Katharine speaks to the moral imperative behind climate action. Plus she speaks caringly to all, including other evangelicals who deny human responsibility for climate change. If you want a glimpse of this remarkable woman, watch a bonus clip from the documentary Years of Living Dangerously, where you’ll see her in action with climate deniers. Don't miss our encore interview with Beth Green and Katharine Hayhoe, originally aired on September 3rd, 2015, but just as timely as ever, if not moreso! Join us!
The Rabid Right is NOT simply people expressing their opinions. It is people who are insulting, venomous and sometimes even threatening. They have been encouraged by candidates like Donald Trump who don’t care about facts or decency. So how do we respond to the anger, lies and downright meanness of the Rabid Right? Today’s show is a debate between the two sides of host Beth Green. In one corner is Beth, a woman trying to hang onto her humanity as she is being attacked, still trying to reach out compassionately to her attackers in the spirit of Oneness. In the other corner is Madam Mazurka, Beth’s alter ego, who is a hilarious Transylvanian psychic who’s been dead too long to care and is ready to duke it out with opponents. What IS the right approach for our times? Compassion or retort? You be the judge. If you feel upset by our nation’s current discourse and want a chance to think through how we should respond, tune in, and call in to ask questions or cast your vote.
Join Sky and hosts Helen Hillix and Todd Benton as they explore what it takes to live cooperatively and why it is becoming so popular all over the world. What IS cooperative housing? Are there different kinds of intentional communities? Find out whether this is a trend just for Baby Boomers or whether younger people are drawn to living cooperatively and why. What are the advantages and major challenges of living in a cooperative situation? How do they resolve the inevitable conflicts? What makes one cooperative successful and another not? How does cooperative living relate to being an Inner Revolutionary and living according to Oneness, Accountability and Mutual Support? Is it something that you might consider? Join our conversation and see if you get excited about this expanding option.
In 1950, guest Beth Green heard a popular song: “Lucky, lucky, lucky me, I’m a lucky son of a gun. I work 8 hours, I sleep 8 hours and have 8 hours of fun.” Even as a child, Beth was baffled by those words. People worked 8 hours and slept 8 hours but definitely didn’t have 8 hours for fun. Who does? This little ditty shows the lie that we live every day: the lie that work is what we get paid for. This narrow definition ignores all the unpaid work we do every day and disguises how housework and relaxation are connected to work. Aren’t we either getting ourselves ready for work, recovering from work, helping others function at work, avoiding work or raising the next generation of workers? Beth says the way we have been taught to connect work with money has led to the disempowerment of men and women, blinded us to our overwork and kept us divided and down. So what do we do? Let’s start by revolutionizing the conversation about work right now! Tune in to this show and call if you can.
Can we stay positive in a world full of turmoil and pain? Can we remain calm in such challenging times? Hell, yes! says Granny Rocks, formerly known as Beth Green. Or at least she tries. And so must we. Why? Granny Rocks will answer that question through a new Granny Rocks Experience called Bathe in Joy. She’ll be offering it in San Diego via videoconference on September 9th, 10-noon. You can attend in person in San Diego or via the net anywhere. And as always, the event will combine her original music, commentary and humor. It will also include the song, Bathe in Joy, one of her most fun tracks off her latest album Rumblings of Revolution. But first, she’ll drop by our show to talk about staying courageous and positive. And we’ll be playing some of her inspirational songs that we haven’t shared before. We’ll also be asking Granny if she really bathes in joy and, if so, how does a 72-year-old chronically ill semi-invalid do it? So tune in and let’s see if we can bathe in joy, too!
With 2 million daily active users, Grindr, the gay social network is uniquely situated to advance human rights by addressing health, justice, and other important issues among LGBT populations. Can a hook up site really change the world? Why does it matter to all of us? Co-Hosts Chris Reese and Helen Hillix will speak with Jack Harrison-Quintana, director of Grindr for Equality (G4E) and Peter Sloterdyk Vice President of Marketing for Grindr to explore these questions and more. Can we embrace social media as a partner to improve the quality of our lives and suspend judgement if we don’t engage in similar practices? Why do we even label someone as LGBT? We are all humans with the same needs for love, comfort, safety, good health and well-being. Recently, Grindr for Equality sent messages educating Grindr users about the therapy that vastly reduces HIV transmission risk. Follow-up research showed that G4E influenced 20 percent to start treatment. This is for the highest good of all!
Imagine that your phone or tablet can detect your emotions in real time. This isn’t some far off fantasy. Already, researchers at MIT’s Media Lab have taught the eyes in our machines to detect human emotions. As we look at the screen, the screen can watch us – where we look and how we react. And they have developed software so aware of subtle human emotions that they say it can detect if someone is depressed. Currently, it can identify about two dozen different emotions. One application already being demonstrated is that, as we are reading, the “eye” can determine if we’re are engaged or perplexed with a passage of text. Since this is in real time, the software can apply it to what we’ve viewing. Let’s say we’re reading a book and our expression shows that we are struggling with a particular word. The text could then show a definition. With these expanding capabilities, could our devices become our digital counselors, supporting us to stop and reflect? Tune in to find out!
The Finnish educational system ranks among the highest rated in the world. Why is that? Is it because their education starts before their children can walk and offers free education all the way to a doctorate? Could it be their free lunches for all students and free transportation? Or is it their truly socially conscious focus, encouraging the students to understand their differences and to care about each other’s needs. Or the way the students who learn more quickly are expected to help the ones who may struggle? Or their philosophy about not giving much, if any homework? We’ll hear about these practices as well as many others from Kristiina Volmari, Counsellor of Education and Head of Information and Analysis at the Finnish National Agency for Education. Ann Brennan, an experienced American educator will join host Helen Hillix in this fascinating journey into the world of exploring what works best to educate our children and young people and why? Join us!
Who wouldn’t like to learn the secret of being happier in our intimate relationships? Don’t you wish you could figure out how to be less reactive to the things that bug you about him/her? Wouldn’t you like to learn to more loving even when you want to shout instead? What IS the secret to intimacy? Is it settling for what you get or is it trying to change yourself and each other? What did you learn from your family or childhood about intimate relationships? Were your parents happy and affectionate? Listen to Host Helen Hillix interview Beth Green and learn how we can all improve our intimate connections. You are sure to find out things that you can practice on your own and make your own intimate relationships better.
Today our guest is Bill Cordasco, President of Babbitt Ranches. Bill will share his experience and vision for the future as an environmental steward, and cattle rancher. Are these two passions congruent? How do you navigate the tough terrain? The values of Character, Nature and Community have guided Babbitt Ranches since its founding in 1886, a family owned business, Bill has 'steered' the company through environmental challenges and the economic reality of running a private ranch. Bill's passion to do the right thing is Inner Revolutionary. How do we stay connected to one another, in the face of criticism and daunting shifts in the economic landscape? How do we consider the highest good of all as we long to preserve a way of life that previous generations have built? Can cattle ranching follow the Inner Revolutionary principles of Oneness, Accountability and Mutual Support? How do we create a vision for the future that will hurt some people and possibly disappoint others? Let's ask!
On June 17-18, 2017 TheInnerRevolution.org sponsored a retreat where Beth Green totally blew open our definition of creativity! What IS this new definition of creativity? Did everyone develop new artistic talents or did they truly embrace creativity as a lifestyle? Have you wondered how to be more creative in your own life? Can we learn to break old habits and respond to life in a more fluid and open way, letting go of tradition and being truly open to new solutions or processes? Join co-hosts Chris Reese and Helen Hillix as they interview Inner Revolutionary participants. Listen in as participants from the workshop share their experiences at the retreat and their “aha” moments. We are sure that you will relate and will be inspired in your own life! Join us for a lively and deep exploration of how we live and how much we can do to make our experience of living more fun, more effective, more connected, more creative!
Most of the work being done toward changing how people relate to the environment and social justice is well-intentioned, but ends up being ineffective, or worse, counterproductive. Achieving true, lasting changes in behavior, it turns out, requires changing our worldviews so the new action becomes part of who we are. But if you've ever tried to change a worldview or pattern of behavior in yourself or another person, you know it's quite an effort! Cassandra Vieten, President of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, along with her colleagues, has been studying the science of behavior change for years. She’ll join us to discuss the research and how it is being applied in working with people all around the world. If you are someone committed to bringing about sustainability and justice in your life and for the planet, if you want to be able to communicate more effectively and be a more powerful change agent in the world, you will want to hear this conversation!
What inspired LA branding studio executive and founder of Exile Lifestyle blog, Colin Wright, to get rid of everything he owned that didn’t fit in a backpack, and take off across the world? Find out how Colin inspired others to take on the minimalist lifestyle in pursuit of their dreams. Host Helen Hillix will interview Colin about what he has learned in the 8 years of his travels, and how it has changed his view of the world, people, politics, and what is important in life. How does his lifestyle relate to Oneness, Accountability and Mutual Support? Join us as Colin shares how it feels to own nothing, and to be alone as his blog readers vote where he will live next around the world. Are you, also, finding the American Dream is not bringing you the happiness it promised? Are you a minimalist waiting to happen? Join us for a revolutionary conversation about what life can look like if you are willing to give it all up and follow your calling.
Do we have creative capacities we haven’t tapped into? Maybe! Granny Rocks is the new musical venture of Beth Green, former host of Inner Revolutionary Radio, and already a well-known commentator, author, counselor and teacher. Granny is an inspiration. A chronically ill 72-year old semi-invalid, Beth is launching a new career as a singer/songwriter, composer/arranger, and it’s working. Her music is fresh, exciting, beautiful, touching, outside the box and we love it! Beth’s musical career was blocked by illness at the age of 15, but she’s coming back strong at the age of 72. How is she doing it? How is Granny using technology to compensate for her lack of physical capacities? How does she face the challenges and keep going? What can we take away for our own lives and creativity? Tune in, find out, and sample some of the delicious Granny Rocks music we’ll be sharing on air. We’ll also learn about a retreat on living life creatively that Beth will soon be leading in person and online.
The InnerRevolution supports an evolution in our economy to move away from the disproportionate distribution of wealth toward an economy and society where individuals' needs are met. How can we do this? Esteban Kelly has some answers. As an important leader and creative force in a solidarity economy and co-op movements, Esteban will share the reality of what it takes for the economic model to transform. Lets challenge ourselves to move beyond our ego's view of life where only MY needs matter and be inspired by the cooperative movement. With Oneness, Accountability and Mutual Support, we can co-create a different world!
How often do you find yourself in great conflict with two parts of yourself? The conflict might be about whether you should eat that brownie or not, work longer or go to Yoga, keep your mouth shut and not answer your partner’s snide remark, or thousands of other possibilities. And this is just on the personal level. What about collectively? What side of us in charge there? We’ll explore these questions and more with Ronit Herzfeld, an Integral Psychotherapist, Social Activist and Co-Founder of the Leap Forward community. In this wide-ranging conversation, we’ll discuss how Ronit’s formative experiences, her education, her work in a locked in unit of an inpatient psychiatric hospital and her work as a therapist has helped her come to some compelling insights about these two aspects of ourselves. And together, we’ll investigate how to “re-wire” ourselves in order to bring out our capacity for compassion, generosity and creativity.
Last month Beth Green started a powerful conversation about work, housework, money and fun. She discussed production, reproduction and regeneration in a way that blew our paradigm: Paid and unpaid work are one, consumption and production are one, and we've been thinking of economics in an upside down way -- one that keeps us all less powerful and less happy. On May 6 Beth will be leading an event called No More Divide and Conquer, where she’ll discuss the fundamental social division that runs through most human societies, why it exists and how it has hurt us all. In addition, she’ll be talking about the purpose of any economy and where we can go from here. Beth will be sharing all that with us on today’s show and helping point the way to an approach to the economy that makes sense, is revolutionary, supports our happiness and blows up the destructive divisiveness of our current social and economic system. Tune in to this enlightening. Who knew economics could be such fun?
Daryl Davis could have ended up like so many celebrity musicians focusing on indulging himself and making money above all else, but not Daryl! He decided, as a Southern Black man to take on the Ku Klux Klan, one member at a time! Join us for his inspiring and courageous story of how he loaned his tour bus to the Klan and invited them into his home. Find out how Daryl’s warmth and compassion helped to transform hundreds of KKK members to revoke their memberships. What prompted him to take this action? Can we use his example to help us realize that we can all make a difference? How did he feel facing these men and women who professed to hate his whole ethnic group? What has he learned about himself and humanity in the process? Daryl exemplifies the core principles of the Inner Revolution, Oneness, Accountability and Mutual Support. Watch Daryl’s new Netflix documentary, “Accidental Courtesy.” Call in and join the conversation.
It feels good to recycle, buy local, and verify that our clothing brand has sustainable practices. But are we really making a difference? What could have a larger impact? What can we actually do that will impact the economy and the environment in a positive way, supporting sustainability? Join co-hosts Chris Reese and Helen Hillix as they interview Alden Wicker, the founder of EcoCult, a leading sustainable lifestyle blog and a freelance journalist who has been featured in Newsweek, Quartz and many other publications. Alden provides an informed and compassionate perspective and she urges us to take action! Listen in and join the InnerRevolution, where we question everything and are often surprised and inspired with the outcome.
In 1950, guest Beth Green heard a popular song: “Lucky, lucky, lucky me, I’m a lucky son of a gun. I work 8 hours, I sleep 8 hours and have 8 hours of fun.” Even as a child, Beth was baffled by those words. People worked 8 hours and slept 8 hours but definitely didn’t have 8 hours for fun. Who does? This little ditty shows the lie that we live every day: the lie that work is what we get paid for. This narrow definition ignores all the unpaid work we do every day and disguises how housework and relaxation are connected to work. Aren’t we either getting ourselves ready for work, recovering from work, helping others function at work, avoiding work or raising the next generation of workers? Beth says the way we have been taught to connect work with money has led to the disempowerment of men and women, blinded us to our overwork and kept us divided and down. So what do we do? Let’s start by revolutionizing the conversation about work right now! Tune in to this show and call if you can.
The economic and political system that reigns supreme does not care about the health or welfare of anyone. It's a machine that chews up executives, secretaries and fast food workers alike. But what if this wasn't the case? What if our economic system was based on a wholly different model – based on the notion that quality of life should be measured by more than national income? U.C. Berkeley Economics professor Clair Brown will join us to answer these questions and more. She'll share her approach to organizing the economy that embraces questions of values, sustainability, and equity. In her new book, Buddhist Economics, Brown incorporates the Buddhist emphasis on interdependence, shared prosperity, and happiness into her vision for a sustainable and compassionate world. We cannot thrive in a world where we sacrifice ourselves to an economy and societal norms which put short-term self-interest before our health and the health of the earth. Join us for this important conversation!
Aren’t you sick of the pain of the polarized conversation in our country about abortion? Do you believe that there is common ground between the two sides? Is it true that most pro-life supporters are not feminists? And is it true that most pro-life supporters truly believe in supporting all life? Are the New Wave Feminists truly an original idea? Do they promise the hope that the two disparate sides of this issue might be coming toward finding commonalities at last? Are pro-choice women the only group that can be feminists and pro-women’s rights? We won’t shy away from the tough questions on this show! Join us for what is sure to be a dynamic conversation that just might challenge all our perspectives and move us all to a new place on this most painful issue. And it might just help create an Inner Revolution in some of us! Call in with your questions and share your experiences. Then join us for the April 8th, 10-1, Revolutionizing the Abortion Conversation event online or in person.
Are you wondering if resistance and fighting are the solution? Is there a nagging voice in the back of your mind challenging you to not polarize? We cannot fight hate with hate. And we cannot capitulate and recede into the background. How do we find our voice and join forces for real change; to create Oneness, Accountability and Mutual Support? The Handbook for the Inner Revolution provides guidance. Join live or listen in as the InnerRevolution.Org members share from the Handbook and relate their own experiences in overcoming our tendencies to fight and separate. Let's move into more harmony and forward movement for the highest good of all.
Andrea Shelton, president of Heart Bound Ministries, answers that question: Your mommy will read to you. Hear Andrea share about the transformative healing programs that HeartBound brings into the GA correctional system to restore family bonds. This work is Inner Revolutionary because the inmates are not confined to the role of prisoner or criminal. They get to be parents too. Haven't we all made mistakes? Don't we hope that others will forgive us and possibly see us in a different light? Join us as we feel our connection through the common human bond that transcends religion or political affiliation, of longing for family and redemption.
A generation of Americans have grown up seeing progress as an inevitable fact, but many are waking up for to realize that each of us is responsible for shaping our shared future. How can we shape that shared future together, without resorting to shortcuts like labeling or dismissing those we consider different from us? Can we instead, try to understand how the life experiences of others impact their views and choices? Join us for a conversation with Andrew Morgan, who returns to Inner Revolutionary radio to talk about his new online documentary series, Untold America. Can this new series help to foster an Inner Revolution of Oneness, Accountability and Mutual Support? Tune in and find out. The country is more divided than at any point in modern history and the need for powerful and clear stories of who we are, where we came from, and where we can go are more important than ever.
While soldiers make up only 7% of our population they are responsible for 20% of the suicides in the US. Why? What is moral injury and how do we help those who are suffering its effects? Join us as Rev. Brock exposes the painful reality of a deep and wrenching injury that cannot be seen: the injury to the soul when a soldier is asked to do things that are contrary to his or her moral convictions. While PTSD treatment helps many soldiers heal and return to normal lives, there are a significant number who are not healed by it. We will explore why and whether it has anything to do with the type of military engagement, as well as the country’s perception of the battle being fought. What effect does this have on the families? How do they feel about their loved ones being involved in battle and possibly killing others, sometimes civilians and children? Join us as we explore the true cost of war and how to treat our returning soldiers with the care they need.
Many people are angry about the policies of the new U.S. government, and the word “resistance” is on many people’s tongues. But is resistance enough? How would this resistance be different from the right-wing resistance to President Obama, when the “other” side felt excluded and disenfranchised, which in turn, helped swing the pendulum to Trump? How can we move past divisive politics, where the pendulum keeps swinging back and forth, problems don’t get resolved and a lot of folks get hurt? Is it possible to free ourselves from the tyranny of the pendulum, go beyond resistance and achieve a revolutionary shift in the foundation of society? Tune in to this show, where co-hosts Beth Green and James Maynard talk with Helen Hillix, Co-Director of Outreach of TheInnerRevolution.org, and learn more about what some people are doing to overcome the tyranny of the pendulum swing and to bring about the historic changes we need for a better world. Call in if you can.
Our children are experiencing alarming rates of stress, depression, obesity, diabetes and other health risks associated with sedentary lifestyles, according to many researchers. At the same time, children are increasingly disconnected from the natural world. This disconnect is more prevalent in lower income urban neighborhoods where health risks are already high. A growing body of scientific evidence suggests that the creation of nature-rich urban environments can help improve overall health, creativity, and social cohesion. Join host Chris Reese and co-host Helen Hillix as they speak with Margaret Lamar, the Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Children and Nature Network. Lamar tackles the huge issue of children’s sedentary lifestyle and their often-unmet need to play in nature. She works in communities across the U.S. to connect children to outdoor learning and play with the goal of wellbeing. Listen and call in if you can. It will be enlightening, informative, and inspiring!
Have you noticed how few men have really close male friendships. And if they do they're usually drinking or sports buddies. Why is that? What keeps men from connecting with one another in a real way? Join us as men from the men's group Inner Revolutionary Men explore this topic together. We'll share the outcome of our recent retreat Crush or Build: A Workshop for Men Who Want to Use Our Power for the Good. What happened in our lives that caused us to feel men weren't safe to connect to? And what happens in our socialization that reinforces that message? Finally, what can we do to undo all that programming and connect to one another in ways that are authentic, caring, loving and emotionally honest. We're excited to share what we've learned as well as our own challenges in connecting to each other instead of going back to our safe ways of relating. Join us with your questions and comments too.
If you are fired up to make a difference but don’t know how, listen as guest Beth Green, founder of TheInnerRevolution.Org talks about how we can all make a real difference in the world, starting with ourselves. Author of the new little powerhouse book, The Handbook of the Inner Revolution, Beth will tell host Helen Hillix how we can fight for Oneness, Accountability and Mutual Support. She will address the rumors of infighting in the Women’s March on Washington and what makes this such a common occurrence in even the most well-meaning movements and what we need to do to overcome all this divisiveness in our movements, our political parties and our homes. Sound like magical thinking? Well, it’s not! Beth has down-to-earth, practical guidance for every listener. You will be inspired by her original thinking, her brilliance and her humor and you will take away the feeling that you really can do something after all besides be frightened or angry! Join us and call in with your questions.
Most of us have felt jealous. We’ve wanted someone else’s looks, power, success, talent, money, influence, position – even their mate. And others have felt jealous of us. Jealousy hurts everybody, including those who are jealous. It directs negative energy toward its target, which can impact them emotionally and spiritually. And sometimes it turns into real damaging behavior – gossip, undermining or even worse. Sometimes we act out of jealousy but don’t even realize it. Sometimes we are impacted by others’ jealousy but are blind to it. Let’s overcome jealousy. Host Beth Green is going to help us see how. Let’s talk about: Why do we feel jealous? What can we do about it? How can we protect ourselves from it? Call in if you can and take advantage of Beth’s uncanny ability to help us see and free ourselves from jealousy. But even if you can’t call in live, tune in anyway and benefit from the discussion and the experiences of others. What’s the antidote to jealousy? Tune in and find out.
If you are saddened and sickened by the way we treat our veterans, then listen on January 26th about the inspiring and transformative programs being offered by the Greater New Orleans Volunteers of America. CEO Jim LeBlanc and Program Director and Minister Melissa Haley will join our co-hosts Helen Hillix and Chris Reese for an inside look at their veteran services and how they are making a real difference in people’s lives. The Volunteers of America have developed programs that support veterans and their families on every level, including homelessness, mental health issues, substance abuse, unemployment, and just plain losing faith in themselves and life. What an Inner Revolution! Hear what they have to share and be inspired to make an Inner Revolution of your own! There is something we can all do to help the world and it starts with us! Join us for an hour that might just light your inner fire!
The Handbook for The Inner Revolution is now here, and we just held the Inner Revolutionary Training retreat weekend called “Are We Ready to Revolutionize the Revolution?” We’re mobilizing, and we invite you to join us! Listen as co-hosts Todd Benton and Helen Hillix interview several retreat attendees to explore vital questions about the Inner Revolution, such as: What does it mean to be an Inner Revolutionary? How can we stop treating others as cardboard characters and start finding common ground? What’s it going to take to rethink everything and challenge anyone when necessary, including ourselves? How can we bring the Inner Revolution to our relationships, our work, our families, and our causes, if we have them? We’ll also share sections of the Handbook and tell you how to get a free PDF copy of this powerful guide that shows us how to co-create a revolution that will stick, that will be healing, deep and transformative on every level.
So we figured out that life would be better if we didn’t do or say certain things. Or we think life would be better if we did or said other things. But we blew it and now we feel bad. We did what we shouldn’t have, or we didn’t do what we promised ourselves we would! If that’s you, you’re not alone. Lots of us are in the same boat. So let’s see how host Beth Green can help. First let’s look at one of your resolutions and see why or IF you should have made it in the first place! Then let’s noodle out why you broke it. The answer could be amazing. In this show, as always, Beth will use her uncanny intuition to help us see ourselves more clearly. It’s not an easy fix but it could be a big step in the direction of turning our lives around. So call in if you can and get her direct support. And if you can’t call in, tune in anyway. You’ll probably hear someone with a challenge very much like yours! So let’s have a good laugh together and see if we can’t help each other have a great year!
How many of us have become exasperated and angry while trying to parent our kids? How many teachers have turned to punishment to try and control the behavior of “difficult children” in the classroom and found that it backfires? How many of us have become disillusioned in relating to each other in general, especially in this culture of divisiveness, contention, anger and meanness? Listen in next week as host Helen Hillix interviews Dr. Ross Greene, a psychologist with some seemingly radical ideas about how to shift the energy between parents and children, teachers and students and people in general. Believe it or not, his focus is collaboration! Now, that’s a word we don’t hear enough of these days! Join our guest and hear his clear and simple suggestions and his touching successes. We need this kind of inspiration in our lives right now and Dr. Greene can help us all have an Inner Revolution and spread collaboration in our world!
If you’ve never met the hilarious Madam Mazurka, you’re in for a treat. She only comes out on special occasions when Beth Green puts on a long scarf and turns into a dead Transylvanian psychic who tells it like it is and has enough insight to make us ALL feel uncomfortable—but also in awe. Last year, Madam M predicted 2016 would be a transformative year in which “the worm would come out.” However you interpret that – you have to admit it’s pretty darn psychic. This year, we’re throwing another party featuring Madam Mazurka for our final get-together of 2016, with Madam M being interviewed by our very own Christine Benton. We’ll be taking calls too, so join us for a fun time of insight, humor and some New Year’s predictions. And Happy 2017 from Beth, James, Helen, Todd, Chris, Christine and the whole Inner Revolutionary Radio gang!
Public school education for all American students is guaranteed by the constitution and is a basic need for both the student and the community. There is a lot of controversy over the “correct” education techniques and what form of discipline is necessary or allowed. We also see a heavy emphasis on testing and student achievement while students are struggling socially, emotionally and behaviorally and are being impacted by all of the traumas and stressors in their lives -- both at school and in the community. What if we approached this from the perspective of Oneness, Accountability and Mutual Support? What would that look like? How do we approach education with the whole child in mind? How do we consider the needs of the teachers and parents too? We’ll hear from Ann Brennan, a middle school teacher, and Tracey Sridharan, a school psychologist, about their trials, tribulations and successes as they work to create a more harmonious school experience guided by the highest good of all.
The energy of coming together to fight for Oneness seems to be permeating the world news lately. There is Wes Clark, Jr. and his touching amends to the Native Americans. There are the Jewish and Muslim women in the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom working to end prejudice one woman at a time. What Inner Revolutionary stories have you heard about? Are you beginning to feel the stirrings within yourself? Could you be an Inner Revolutionary, too? Listen in to the interview with Beth and find out. She will also share the new “Inner Revolutionary Handbook” that she is writing to help train those of us who do resonate with the call. It promises to be another inspiring and energizing conversation between host Helen Hillix and Inner Revolutionary innovator Beth Green.
Billions of dollars are invested by corporate marketing departments, public relations firms, government agencies and nonprofit organizations in attempts to change social behavior, with outcomes that are not necessarily beneficial to society and the planet. Can a new science of social change put the same technologies, tools and strategies that have been used for centuries to influence the masses to work for the benefit of humanity, nature and a sustainable future? Todd Benton and Helen Hillix will speak with Joe Brewer, a complexity researcher and evangelist for the field of culture design. What is culture design? Can it help us to create a shift in the whole human culture toward a livable future? Though it might sound grandiose, we’ll talk with Joe about why he feels that now is the time for such a science and why it’s so urgent. We’ll also talk with him about how memes spread (or not) and we'll even pick his brain on spreading The Inner Revolution. Join us!
The election is over, but the ripples continue. Millions of people are still distressed and apprehensive about the future. Getting stressed and being unhappy doesn’t help us think clearly or act decisively and appropriately. So how can we feel joy in our personal lives and move forward in our activist lives with calm, determination and the feeling of Oneness? Beth Green, long time spiritual activist and founder of TheInnerRevolution.Org, will be hosting this show. We’ll be talking about the positive and sometimes unexpected changes that we are seeing right now in our world – the new commitments, the greater caring and the deepened determination. And we’ll be releasing ourselves to feel joy in the midst. We need to be awake but calm. So tune in, call in with your comments and observations, and be at peace NOW.
Have you ever felt outraged by the roles that men and women have been given in our world? Have you ever suppressed your nature, hidden your weakness, felt blocked from love, been afraid to ask for help or just felt just a little intimidated by other people? If you’re sick of wanting to impress, dominate or win, or to try and fit into some role that isn’t you, join us. We’ll be speaking with Ashanti Branch, founder of the Ever Forward Club. The Ever Forward Club helps at-risk young men learn to get real and find the emotional support they need to lead successful lives. We’ll talk with him about his workshop Taking Off the Mask and explore with him: Can we share our authentic selves while negotiating the often rigid pressure of cultural roles? There is surprising power in uncovering what we often hide, deny, repress or ignore. What if we showed the world what’s behind our masks? Tune in and join us!
Join us as host Helen Hillix interviews the inimitable Beth Green about how to come together and move beyond the vitriol and downright meanness of this election. Can we overcome the hatred that has been stirred up on both sides? Can we work toward healing the issues that surfaced during this election -- the issues of racism, immigration, corporate greed, trade agreements, job losses to overseas workers, global warming, healthcare costs, education costs and more? Can whoever won the election mend the rift that erupted between Democrats and Republicans and even within each party? Or will the contentiousness and partisanship continue and take us all down with it? Beth will weave her magic as she helps us see what we are facing and what we can each do to find the commonality that is imperative if we are going to heal after election night. Join us for Beth’s perspective on all this, a perspective you may not expect to hear. And call in with your own questions too!
It seems like for months we’ve been bombarded with news story about power, corruption, discrimination, racism, sexism and more. Yet because of this, there’s hope. The ugliness is rising to the surface for all to see; we’ve started talking about important issues; and many of us are taking a stand. Whoever we vote for November 8, many of us are wanting real change. Let’s use this show to talk about it. What value did Bernie, Donald and Hillary lend to the conversation? What can we bring? Humans for a Real Conversation is all about finding our commonality and moving forward. Some of us have already started talking about the pain and plans we share. Now let’s continue that conversation on Inner Revolutionary Radio. So drop the signs and the partisanship! Bring your fervor and inspirations! And, most of all, be willing to be honest. Tune in, and call in! Let’s turn this electoral season into the beginning of something better for us all.
The old Haight Ashbury days of free love are over but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a sexual revolution happening. Just look at the news! Younger people especially are exploring gender roles and identities in more open ways. What does it mean to be pansexual, as Miley Cyrus calls it? What does it mean to be “gender fluid” as one of our guests describes herself? Is there still such a thing as bi-sexual or is that completely out? Why is the word “queer” back in the mix, after years of being a pejorative term? What is the right pronoun to use for gender neutral? Join us for a lively, frank and open conversation among a panel of honest people who live in the reality of this new sexual revolution. What does it mean to them and what could it mean for you and the people you touch? Tune in and find out!
The ego is the ultimate hobgoblin. It knocks at the doorway to our minds and warns us: “Trick or treat!” If we don’t do what the ego wants, there will be a price to pay. But if we give into its every demand, it will give us ego candy as our reward. But is ego candy what we really need? Or, is the ego tricking us into thinking that what we need is candy for our egos instead of food for our souls? Join us for a Halloween discussion about men and their egos with a couple of Inner Revolutionary Men, James Maynard and Todd Benton. Together, we’ll explore: What does the ego want from us? What does the ego reward us with? How does that impact us? What do our souls crave? How does the ego punish us when we give ourselves what our souls crave? How are we then vulnerable to either competing with other men or giving in to those who look more powerful than we are? If you want to stop being haunted by the ego telling you who and what to be, join us!
Isn’t it time we begin to question what we believe is healthy sexuality? Can women get real about their use of pornography or fantasy and stop blaming men and acting innocent? Can we face together the destructive impact on all of us of pornography, Madison Avenue, the media’s image of female beauty and the need to be “hot?” Join us for a lively discussion as Inner Revolutionary men and women talk openly about their experiences, old beliefs and their struggles to change and become conscious about their sexuality. Listen in as our guests discuss what they have done to themselves to try and gain power or security or love through sex. And find out TheInnerRevolution.Org’s definition of healthy sexuality. Maybe it’s time for you, too, to join this exploration! You are welcome to call in!
Donald Trump needs to feel wanted. He changes his tune to please his audience and he lashes out when he feels rejected. He is not alone. We all feel that need and it drives us way more than we know. In an election, two people are desperate to get picked. If they win, they can feel like they are truly wanted, plus they now have the power to make people want them more. What will they do to be picked? What does the young girl do to get boys to like her? Try to make herself look sexy? Give up her self-respect? What does a man do to get his buddies to think he’s a man? Torture recruits at a Marine boot camp? Try to dominate women? What do business people do to feel wanted? Who are they willing to hurt to make their numbers and be praised? Or make enough money to please their mate? What do you do to yourself to feel wanted? How is the need to feel wanted impacting us and our society? Why do we feel so desperate to start with? Why don’t we already feel secure? What can we do about it?
Often people feel that the concept of Oneness is just an abstract theory. Well it’s not. In fact, children from troubled families significantly decrease their peers’ reading and math test scores and significantly increase misbehavior by others in the classroom. That means that you could be the perfect parent, and yet your kids are being hurt by what’s happening to their peers. And that’s a lot of kids. Researchers estimate that between 10 and 20 percent of children in the US are exposed to domestic violence annually. And that could be violence toward them or parental violence toward one another. We can’t escape. Domestic violence knows no boundaries of race, class or religion and all kids are at risk. So let’s welcome Brett Welch, a school counselor, and Vickie Fahed, a teacher, who are doing something about it. Tune in and find out how you can help your school and your kids as well.
The news is full of it – a man sexually victimizing someone. Good that we’re helping the victims, but what about the perpetrators? Aren’t they also victims of their own out-of-control sexuality? Aren’t we daily flooded with examples of men raping, molesting, abusing or sexually harassing others? Aren’t tons of households struggling with sons and fathers addicted to pornography? Today we ask “Why?” Why are so many men struggling with their sexuality? And why are we primarily focused on punishment? Why aren’t more of us addressing how we can help? It’s time for men to speak up and focus on healing what drives men toward sexual violence and addiction – their own and others. Todd Benton, James Maynard and Richard Di Santo are part of the Inner Revolutionary Men’s group, and they’ll be co-hosting and discussing the deep-rooted causes of men’s sexual addiction and what they are doing to help. Let’s tune in and see if we can’t help our men, instead of disowning, punishing or shaming them!
The ego boasts, manipulates, tears others down, puffs itself up and does anything to promote itself. Does that sound like somebody running for President? Okay we confess we’re describing Donald Trump. Does Hillary Clinton have ego? You bet! She is self-protective, secretive and willing to make deals for power. BUT does she also care for others? Does she think about the consequences of her words and policies? Is she responsible? Yes. And that’s the difference. Donald is all ego. Hillary is half and half. So how do we react when the ego roars? Some of us are accustomed to shrink. Some to fight back with our own egos. Some of us love the guy, because we feel safer when the ego is in charge, or we associate with him, projecting that his power is ours. Let’s do something revolutionary – Fight Ego with Oneness. Join us! Let’s get honest about how we’re reacting and why, and let’s turn the tables on the ego! When the ego runs for president, let’s vote for Oneness. Let’s talk about how.
Violence is something our world has too much of and many people are trying to change that. One such group is the Alternatives to Violence Project -AVP-, active in 33 U.S. states and 45 countries. It was founded by Quakers, based on their belief in our inborn potential for peace, but it’s gone beyond the Quaker community and has been picked up by many others in many venues. Is it working? Do we have an inborn potential for peace? What brings it out? On this show, we talk to Steven Gelb, a guy who has been working with AVP in the California prison system. He will share about building brotherhood with male prisoners and how it’s impacted him, and we’ll discuss what his experience means for us all. So let’s find out what AVP is accomplishing and what more our society can do to integrate our prison population and bring their gifts to our world. But beyond that, let’s think about what more we can all do to heal the violence – physical and emotional – in our world.
Are you just trying to get by? So how do you feel when you hear that the average black family would have to work 228 years to build the wealth of the average white family today? And if something doesn’t change, that gap will worsen. If you think that doesn’t impact you, guess again. Whatever our race or gender, most of us focus on our own struggles, feeling we have to fight for ourselves, even if we care about others. So how can we admit that slavery and institutional racism have created virtually insurmountable obstacles for blacks, and Hispanics are also losing out? Our security would feel threatened. But when we realize that we’re all impacted by the race gap, we see that we can’t afford not to fight for one another. Our guests are among the co-authors of a new study showing that there is a growing income gap between blacks, Hispanics and whites. They are here to share the facts and we are here to talk about how all income inequality affects us all. Whatever your race, join us!
What is a Patriotic Millionaire? A millionaire – or even billionaire – who understands that income inequality is bad for everyone and who cares enough about people to demand that millionaires pay their fair share. In other words, these are rich people who are not just willing to level the playing field, they are actively campaigning to do just that. Do they exist? They sure do, and we’re interviewing one of them on this show. Fred Rotondaro is a millionaire who came from a coal mining family to be a teacher, do anti-poverty and civil rights work, to be a journalist and more, and Fred is passionately working to end the obscene income inequality in our nation. Who are these Patriotic Millionaires? What motivates them? What are they doing to change our society? Is this movement catching on? Tune in for all this and more. Join us!
History was made as rival Southern California gang leaders met July 17 to discuss making peace on the streets. Some 2500 people came to the summit, including rival gang members, cops, gang interventionists, families and friends of victims, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, Police Chief Charles Beck and religious leaders of diverse denominations. Though packed with rival gang members, not a single act of violence took place. What do you think would have happened at a similar summit of Democrats and Republicans these days? What sometimes happens in our own houses? If gangs can do it, why can’t we? Let’s talk to Rizza Islam from United in Peace, one of the sponsors of the event and a man who has been working hard to bring peace to the inner cities. How are gang members coming together? Is the process continuing? Is it making a difference on the street? And what can we learn from it? With so much violence in the world, let’s learn more about positive developments where we least expect them.
Everybody loves to hate Donald Trump – except those who love him. And many people fret about Hillary Clinton’s scandals. But Trump is the result, not the cause of the Republican Party’s problems. And Hillary Clinton’s flaws cannot be dismissed without a look at money in politics. So let’s get off the easy candidate bashing and acknowledge what’s really happening this electoral season. And let’s also look at the fantastic surge of the Inner Revolution that is transpiring at the same time. So sit down with a cup of tea, cruise down the road, or let us entertain you while you do your chores, as we bring you an hour of clear thinking, humor and self-honesty. Call in too, if you can! We’d love to hear from you! Join us!
Few things can be more frightening than threats to our health and so we desperately want to believe that someone has reliable answers. But suppose those on whom we rely are misinformed or misled? JD Bear has investigated some widely prescribed drugs and he says he has unearthed damning information that demonstrates that they can be downright dangerous. He claims that scientific records can be corrupted and that our own doctors have been misled into thinking that all approved drugs are safe and effective when they are not. We know that big tobacco has lied, big energy companies have lied, and the lead and asbestos industries have lied, so could big pharmaceutical companies lie too? Hear JD’s research on some popular drugs, and listen to his suggestions for determining for ourselves whether to take the medications our doctors prescribe. Like it or not, we need to support our doctors by questioning them, especially when it applies to our health or that of someone we love. Join us!
Guest host Helen Hillix will be interviewing our own Beth Green on the latest shenanigans of the 2016 elections, focusing on the conventions and any other mayhem that will have just occurred. What do the 2016 elections say about the state of consciousness in our nation? What does the ego have to do with it? Tune in for a primer on what the ego is and isn’t and how the ego is impacting the presidential race, the electorate and the candidates. Expect Beth’s wit and wisdom and the debunking of the pomp and self-congratulatory rhetoric. But also expect a perspective that sees past the obvious and helps us gain strength and hope in the midst of some disturbing realities and damaging nonsense. Please join us live if you can, so you can call in your questions and comments. We are ALL in this together. Tune in!
First a few facts. More than 2.3 million Americans are in prison and over 50% in federal lock-up are there for drug offenses. Of the 9% of prisoners who are women, 75% have histories of severe physical abuse by partners and 82% suffered serious physical or sexual abuse as girls. They are disproportionately black. Some prisoners work, especially in federal penitentiaries, and they can be forced to work for minimum or no compensation, as little as 23 cents/hour. For the last few years, some people are trying to create a different model for prison labor, developing a for-profit manufacturing sector in prison that is supposed to be a win/win for companies and inmates. Tim Grant runs one such factory in an Arkansas maximum security women’s prison. He says he is giving prisoners decent wages, money to send home, skills to use outside and a sense of value. Let’s get the inside story on this new form of prison labor. Does it help prisoners, is it taking our jobs or is it a new chain gang?
On June 30th many of us were shocked by what we learned. We interviewed Josh Hoxie of Inequality.Org and he presented a picture about growing income inequality that is worse than most of us had realized. Income inequality is out of control and it’s threatening our economy, our health and our social cohesion. We see its symptoms every day in this polarized political season. It has consequences for us all: Black, White, Hispanic, men, women, gay, straight, whoever we are. It’s actually even bad for the rich! This time, we’re asking Josh to come back and talk to us about why income inequality has worsened and what we can do about it. We can’t wait for the rich and powerful to have a spiritual awakening and change the world. We need to learn, to discuss and to mobilize if this situation is ever to change. People like Donald Trump have seized upon people’s economic and social pain for their own purposes. Let’s stop fighting among ourselves and take back this issue for us and our children.
When we’re worn out and ready to give up, should we? When we’re stressed and stretched to the max, is that noble or dumb? This show might be your chance to figure it out. Let’s take the time to ask: What are we doing? What drives us to do what we do? How do we know what choices to make, when to persevere, give up or switch gears? Beth Green has an approach, and it might just rearrange your gray cells. So put away your calculator, figuring out the relative risks and benefits of different choices, and jump into a different world view. Learn all about it on this show, and call in if you can! Beth is here to help! Our special co-host today will be Helen Hillix, who will be interviewing Beth. She always does a great job, and we’d love to hear from you, too. Tune in!
Bernie Sanders has brought income inequality into the public conversation. When almost all new wealth is drifting to the top and literally 20 individual Americans own as much as the bottom one half of all of us, we can see that growing income equality is crushing our American dream of equal opportunities for all. Not only does it impact the health, education and welfare of the poor, which is a tragic loss of human potential, it’s impacting every one of us. How bad is income equality in the US? Why is it worsening? How does it affect health, education and the economy? How is it impacting the elections? Josh Hoxie of the Institute for Policy Studies and Inequality.Org has the scoop and will share it with us. He’s bright, passionate and also a former legislative aid to Bernie Sanders. Donald Trump is exploiting people’s pain about income inequality. Let’s turn our anger or denial into information and mobilization. We are One and we can make the difference. Information is power. Tune in!
In a world where it is so important to be number one, to win, to get ahead, it’s hard for us to relax into the idea that someone else has more talent, wisdom or anything else we think important. We’re embarrassed when we strike out because the pitcher is more skilled or lose the scholarship to the younger person who’s smarter. In the same way, we feel humiliated in the face of people with greater awareness or integrity. In theory, we could think: “Wow! That person could help me.” But unconsciously we feel exposed, inadequate and downright jealous. Sometimes we even pretend that they’re wrong. Because we can’t stand how we feel about ourselves in the face of those who are wiser, we tend to emotionally kill off our greatest people. So who’s left to help? Let’s stop this pattern. The egoic need to look good is blocking us from accepting help, but we can change that. If we meet the Buddha, let’s ask for help. But how do we overcome our competitiveness? Tune in for a great discussion.
Why do so many think national health insurance is a crazy, radical idea? Today, over 2500 physicians are calling for single-payer health care reform. They say: Despite the Affordable Care Act, there are still 30 million Americans with NO health insurance, and 39 million more whose insurance is not affordable. Every other developed nation has some form of national health insurance, yet US health spending is far higher than theirs. Single payer national health reform would save nearly $500 billion annually on paperwork and administration, enough to cover all of the uninsured and eliminate deductibles, co-insurance, and co-pays for everyone. Plus, what does the lack of guaranteed health care cost us as individuals and as a society? Host Beth Green challenges us to rethink healthcare and interviews Dr. Adam Gaffney of Physicians for a National Health Program, who is advocating single payer healthcare. If he can stand up to the insurance companies and establishment thinking, why can’t we?
We keep hearing about the need to rebuild the middle class, and middle class is how we Americans like to see ourselves. We are proud that we’re not just workers. We’re better than that. We’re middle class. This appeals to our egos. Now here’s another one: Many of us are aiming to become middle management. We don’t want to be just workers. We want to be a step up, to have status. Why are these statuses a scam? Because middle class and middle management are the labels we are given so we don’t get pissed, join our peers and rebel. These titles appeal to our egos and block our Oneness. What is middle class? Is middle class income really midway between poor and billionaire? Is middle management a position of power, or is it a way to deprive us of unions and overtime, while we haven’t got nearly the power or security that those at the top give themselves? Today we interview two women who will talk with Beth about the unreality of the middle and how ego is blocking our power. Tune in!
For most men, being male is a prison for the soul. As babies, boys cry and get comforted, but at some point, crying, touching and seeking comfort is no longer allowed. The fear of looking like a girl becomes dominant. The world expects boys to transition from real humans to machines, who are no longer supposed to flinch. They are expected to be tough, to be providers and protectors, girding their loins to go into the mines, factories, corporations, boxing rings and wars. If they don’t, they are humiliated. And they’re supposed to know all the answers too! By this time, they don’t even know who they are, because socialization has forced them to bury their natures. In this episode, we interview three guys from Inner Revolutionary Men. They’ll be sharing their experiences, as well as their struggle to become themselves. Discover men who are gathering to help one another and young boys throw off their bondage. Gay, straight, trans, you are all invited. And women are invited to listen too!
It’s not just drugs. There are many kinds of addictions: alcohol, sex, gambling, shopping, food and more. And there are many kinds of punishment: from humiliation to incarceration. Sex addiction, for example, is heavily punished both by social humiliation and sometimes jail. People losing jobs, imprisonment for “deviant behavior,” lives ruined. But let’s get real! Addiction is rampant. Again, look at sex addiction: 20% of US men admit to accessing porn at work. 19% of all adults regularly surf for it. 47% of Christians said pornography is a major problem in the home. 10% of adults admit to internet sexual addiction. And, believe it or not, one third of on-line porn viewers are women. Should we punish addicts through humiliation or prison? What does punishment accomplish anyway? A meditation instructor, Kara Dansky has spent many years in the criminal justice system and she’s questioning the punishment of addicts. Is she naïve or is treatment just common sense? Tune in and find out.
What does it mean to be addicted to God? What’s the alternative? Almost all of us are being blocked from the universal energies that could support us to be more well, happy and beneficial to others. And boy do we need those energies. Most of us are stressed and stretched to the max and could use a little wholeness, well-being and inner power. But to achieve these states, we have to get beyond hierarchical ways of relating to God and one another and instead start learning to tap into the power of the universe. And that’s not easy, especially when our whole paradigm of God the Father blocks us from doing just that. How does God the Father block us from the Source? How can we shift our paradigm and learn how to connect to the universal energies that support us all? Religious, spiritual, atheist, you’re invited to tune in and learn more about universal power – how to experience it and channel it to others. Join us! And start experiencing some of these positive energies right on the air!
Suicide is not rare. It’s killing our kids faster than drugs! It’s the 10th leading cause of death in the US, the 3rd (after accidents and homicides) for youths 15-24, and the 4th among adults 18-65. Men succeed in killing themselves more often than women; women try more frequently. And it’s not only a US problem! WHO identified suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among people 18-44 in the world. Meet Steve Austin, a man who tried to kill himself, failed and came back to become a happier guy. A former youth pastor masquerading as the perfect husband and dad, Steve had been sexually abused and struggled with a culture of stuffed feelings. He is now a blogger, sharing in an open and honest way. Why did he attempt suicide? How did he feel when he failed? What has worked for him and his family? What can he share with you or a loved one? We all know someone who is mentally ill, suicidal, depressed or anxious. It might even be you. Tune in for a deeper look into and out of the pit.
Few of us know prostitution used to be legal, even encouraged, in the US. In our early days, there was often a lack of women, so you yourself may descend from a railway man or gold-miner who had kids with a prostitute – European, Asian, whoever was available. Prostitution didn’t become illegal until the 20th century. Why? Who were those prostitutes? What were the forces that called for criminalization? Did they want females back in the home? Has criminalization helped prostitutes? Has it given them recourse against those who abuse them? Has it protected kids who are being ensnared? Are poorer prostitutes and women of color being disproportionately imprisoned, while politicians and businessmen merrily use them at will? Sex, race and class all factor into the criminalization of prostitution and its selective enforcement, and prostitutes have fought back! Tune in and learn more about prostitution and who’s making money on it. And let’s ask what would support those engaged in the trade.
Alcohol has blood on its hands. Its role in US history includes the slave trade and organized crime. It’s implicated in over half the incarcerations in the US, especially violent crimes. Child abuse, domestic violence, loss of work, drunk driving are its daily results. It damages our health and leads to 88,000 deaths a year. Kids nab some from the family cupboard and become hopelessly addicted. Anybody with a couple of bucks can buy it. Tons of money is spent trying to free ourselves from it. Millions of lives are ruined as wage earners become dysfunctional and parents become angry, violent and incompetent. There’s treatment for alcoholism, and we have improved our awareness around drunk driving. But alcohol itself remains not only legal and available, but the sacred cow of drugs. Doctors even recommend it. Why? What makes it the okay drug? Race? Class? Money? We’re not recommending Prohibition. But let’s take on alcohol: why we give it a pass and what we’re paying for our denial.
Remember the Rorschach tests? You look at an inkblot and tell the tester what you see, such as a dragon, an angel or a Big Mac. This tells the tester about your psyche. Well, this year’s primary has been a collective Rorschach test. Unless you’ve been meditating in the Himalayas, you're aware that the electoral season is upon us and you’ve been having a reaction. Most of us have been talking about the candidates and their shenanigans. But now let’s turn the spotlight on us. Has this primary season: A) Given you a headache? B) Made you laugh out loud? C) Caused you to hide under the covers? D) Dragged you out of bed and turned you into an activist? E) All or none of the above? On this show, we are going to take a look at our reactions and what those reactions say about us. Once we do, let’s see if we want to alter our response. So tune in, or – even better – hop on the phone and join the gang as we take a look at the electoral primaries as a Rorschach test. Be prepared to laugh!
When you think of tech, programmers or Silicon Valley, your first image is probably a white or Asian guy. If so, you’re not alone. Even a Black woman in tech can be stuck with that association. Whitney O’Banner has a story that speaks to the problem and the solution. A Black woman techie, Whitney is supporting other women and minorities to stick with it and break through the silicon ceiling (a relative of the glass ceiling and, yes, Beth just made that up). Whitney has her own story of discrimination, isolation and self-doubt, but more than that, she can speak to what she and others are doing to change that. The new Austin Campus Director of Dev Bootcamp, Whitney is helping recruit and train a tech student body that matches the nation’s diversity. Tech is a huge part of our world economy and culture. Discrimination matters! Get an inside view of what it’s like to be a Black women in Silicon Valley, and be inspired to keep breaking through whatever barriers you face. Let’s welcome her.
She’s got to admit it. When host Beth Green first heard rap, she thought it would never last. Wrong, and she’s smiling about it, because rap has produced some important voices speaking the truth, waking us up and turning people’s heads around. Tune into this show to hear positive rapper Prince Ea, who reveals what’s with the name, what’s his background, how rap turned his life around and more. For those who haven’t heard of Prince Ea, he’s a phenomenon, a super conscious positive rapper with a love for all of us and a keen eye for our nonsense. AND he has millions of followers. If you didn’t hear his earlier interview with Beth, we’re bringing it to you again, along with the latest News of the Inner Revolution. This show will be guest hosted by the charming Christine Benton who is relieving Beth and James as they briefly disappear into the forest, far from the internet. Our regular hosts will be back next week. But for now, tune in to this show. You’ll be happy to meet this young man!
What is it like to grow up in a nation dominated by chain stores, multinational corporations, scarce well-paid manufacturing jobs, a culture of money and economic anxiety? What’s it like to live in a society where about 80% of the population lives in urban clusters? What’s it like to grow up inside 21st century American capitalism? What do we tend to value? How do we see ourselves and our world? What are our fears? How does capitalism shape our psyches and our lives? You are invited to share your story, but first, we will be interviewing Economist Prof. Richard Wolff about how capitalism has been changing for more than fifty years. For Blacks, women, gays, workers and others, there may have been no “good old days,” but there were jobs and there was more security. Today, capitalism is a different bird. So let’s hold the spotlight on capitalism as it is now, and let’s talk about what it feels like to live inside its belly. Tune in and call in as well! This is OUR story. Let’s tell it.
Holidays associated with women usually portray our sweet side: Mother’s and Valentine’s Day are about love and roses. But there’s another side to women, a side of steel and struggle and that’s the real origin of International Women’s Day. In 1907 women workers in New York organized demonstrations demanding better pay, shorter working hours and the right to join a union. In 1909 garment workers in New York went on strike for 13 weeks in what was called “The Rising of the 20,000.” These struggles inspired socialist Clara Zetkin to propose International Working Women’s Day to honor working-class women’s struggles and to draw connections between the fight for workers’ power and the struggle against women’s oppression. Are we there? Not hardly! Women are still fighting inequality and abuse around the world. Most of us know nothing about this day, so let’s honor our foremothers. But let’s also talk about the condition of women today and our continuing struggles all over the world! Call in!
In California, the state spends 7,500 dollars to educate a student and more than 200,000 dollars to imprison a child. We’re spending people’s tax dollars to harm children, says Jakada Imani, who launched the movement to cut the incarceration rate by 50 percent nationwide. Is reforming our criminal injustice system compassion or common sense? What about other areas of social reform? Aren’t compassion and common sense the same? Jakada has personal experience of the devastating impact of the war on drugs on his own home town, Oakland, and he’s done something about it. He has also fought for green jobs and led campaigns to pass progressive legislation, and yet he has kept his compassion. In fact now, he is heading Ignite, a program dedicated to training and supporting spiritually rooted activists. This guy knows what he’s talking about. He can bring us information and a profound understanding of what people need to make real change. We don’t have to choose between compassion and common sense. Join us!
Hear a different take on our electoral madness! Like you, we have been watching the current electoral cycle with our mouths hanging open. But while we’re shaking our heads in disbelief at the nastiness and the lack of substance on the Republican side, we may be missing the bigger story, which is that WE the people are responsible for fueling the bullying in the debates. We dig it. We cheer, we jeer, we take sides, and we treat an election like a football game. And that’s not just on the Republican side. Why are we doing this? What in our psyches is causing this cycle, and what in our current world situation is feeding it? What’s missing in us and our leadership, and who'll name it and speak the truth? Christine Benton will be interviewing our very own Beth Green, who has a lot to share on this topic, so tune in, call in and join us for a sobering yet fun conversation about politics as a blood sport. We may get caught up in the game, but the consequences are deadly. Join us!
Did you know that DuPont Chemical knowingly poisoned and killed people for decades through irresponsibly dumping chemicals into land and water? That the lead industry bragged that lead was good for your health, even though they knew that lead pipes permanently harmed people, especially children? If these kinds of stories make you mad, sick or just want to cry, you will love Mike Papantonio. He’s a lawyer who has spent his life fighting corporate criminals. He’s taken on DuPont, plus pharmaceutical drug litigation, asbestos, breast implants, factory farming, securities fraud, tobacco and other such cases and has received numerous multi-million dollar verdicts on behalf of victims of corporate malfeasance. He’s also the host of Ring of Fire on radio and TV. This guy is fighting for us, and he’s trying to get other lawyers to do the same. Tune into this show to learn about Mike and the many David and Goliath fights we are winning. And let’s ask Mike why those responsible are not in jail!
African American women are often seen as oppressed, but they are much more! Their fight has been central to the fight of all women and the fight of us all. Meet Premilla Nadasen, author of Welfare Warriors and Domestic Workers Unite! Premilla is helping us rethink the role of Black women in our history. But she also helps us see that Black women cracked open the issue of the value of housework, which impacts every one of us. We all have to deal with housework. Either we provide unpaid labor in the home, we expect someone else to do it or we have to pay someone else, so that we can go out and make money ourselves. What is the value of housework? How does it relate to the labor movement? Who is going to take care of the house, the kids and us? How can we work inside and outside the home at the same time? How does welfare relate to housework, and how have black kids been hurt through the racialization of welfare. Women, housework, race and class: This topic will blow your mind. Join us!
The Potluck Revolution is a call for us to go back to our American roots of cooperation and mutual support. For decades we have been told that competition is the normal way to live. Not so. We also have a history and desire for cooperation. We’ve had barn raising, where folks got together to help one another, and potlucks, where everyone contributes what they have, and we all get fed. These models are cooperative and as American as apple pie. Bernie Sanders says that we need a political revolution, where millions of people take back our power from special interests, and we agree. But we also need an economic, social and spiritual revolution, all based on cooperation and caring. Tune into this show to find out about the Potluck Revolution, how to build it and what you can bring to the table. Call in live, if you can. And contact Beth to invite her to come into your world to speak via videoconference. The potluck is a model of how we can and want to be. Let’s spread it! Bon appetite!
St. Valentine and Madam Mazurka are battling to be the guest on this show. By legend, Valentine is a third century priest who defied the Romans and married couples, even though the empire wanted young men to stay unmarried so they would be more likely to be better killing machines. St. Valentine says his voice should be heard to counteract all the romantic and commercial nonsense about the day. He also claims priority because the day was named after him. Madam Mazurka is a hilarious dead Transylvanian psychic who knows all about love and who thinks she has more to say than a churchman. She says her experience and willingness to tell the truth will blow the lid off Valentine’s Day. Tune into our show to find out who nabs the guest spot. Whoever wins, this show will be a hilarious but searing conversation about love, relationships, fantasy and reality. It will also answer your Valentine’s Day gift prayer. Keep your money in your pocket and treat your Valentine to a great radio show!
For many Americans Super Bowl Sunday is an all-consuming spectacle, where money and mania coincide. Anxious fans overeat more than at any time except Thanksgiving and last week tickets start at $3100, with fans also vying for over-priced airfares. But that’s nothing compared to the price paid by football players themselves. Recent studies show 96% of NFL and 79% of college and high school players tested showed CTE, a serious brain disease. Former Super Bowl greats are bursting the bubble too. Tony Dorsett can’t remember where to pick up his kids and 36-year-old Antwone Randall El regrets ever playing. Are there healthy alternatives to football, starting with our kids? You bet. On this show, you’ll learn about Super Supportive Sundays, a family program emphasizing Fitness, Cooperation, Service and Thought. Kids love it! And you’ll hear excerpts from our 10/8 interview of Steve Almond, author of Against Football, a searing indictment of the game Steve loves. Tune in for a game changer!
In a world where 62 individuals own as much as half the world’s population, where 1% of people own MORE than the other 99% combined, where for decades DuPont knowingly poisoned us by using a toxic, cancer-causing chemical, where since the 1990s Big Oil has been denying climate change while secretly preparing for it, where workers are told that a $15/hour minimum wage is too much, where real wages are going down and money controls much of the media and the political system, don’t you think it’s time to ask if capitalism is working for US? We’ve been told that capitalism and democracy are the same. Are they? Dr. Richard Wolff, former Economics professor at the University of Massachusetts, has long had the guts to question the system. He says there is a better way – a form of socialism that is more democratic. What is it? Could it work? How does it relate to the Inner Revolution? Tune in. Big business and billionaires may control the government and the economy. But they can’t control us!
Human trafficking – including sex slavery – is happening all over the globe. Approximately 21 million people are victims of human trafficking worldwide, including hundreds of thousands of at-risk kids here. But guest Kendis Paris has discovered a secret weapon against it, and she’s unleashed a campaign that’s literally on a roll. It’s called Truckers Against Trafficking and it’s a program she co-founded to train truckers to recognize and report suspected sex trafficking activities. Believe it or not, lots of trafficking happens at truck stops on our major highways, and truckers are the invisible eyes and ears who can be mobilized to spot signs of this ugly business and help take it down. Meet Kendis Paris, a woman who is helping create a movement. Not even a trucker herself, hear how she got into this. Learn about the growth of the campaign. And let’s discover how we can help too! Human trafficking has no place in our world. Here’s how truckers are helping stop it.
The Rabid Right is NOT simply people expressing their opinions. It is people who are insulting, venomous and sometimes even threatening. They have been encouraged by candidates like Donald Trump who don’t care about facts or decency. So how do we respond to the anger, lies and downright meanness of the Rabid Right? Today’s show is a debate between the two sides of host Beth Green. In one corner is Beth, a woman trying to hang onto her humanity as she is being attacked, still trying to reach out compassionately to her attackers in the spirit of Oneness. In the other corner is Madam Mazurka, Beth’s alter ego, who is a hilarious Transylvanian psychic who’s been dead too long to care and is ready to duke it out with opponents. What IS the right approach for our times? Compassion or retort? You be the judge. If you feel upset by our nation’s current discourse and want a chance to think through how we should respond, tune in, and call in to ask questions or cast your vote.
Uh oh! Not another depressing story about how we need to change our lifestyle in order to change the world! Are we supposed to stop wearing clothes now? Well, not exactly. But cheap clothes come from cheap labor, and cheap labor is about misery and even death. And we could insist that clothing be made by people who have rights, safety and decent wages; that it be made to last rather than be quickly tossed into our dumps; and that it be made with minimum pollution. In this show, we’re interviewing Andrew Morgan, the Director of “The True Cost,” a powerful film about the fashion industry from top to bottom. And it is an eye opener. There are horror stories, like the collapse of a factory in Bangladesh, where 1,127 workers died because they were forced to go back into a dangerous building despite their complaints. And there’s hopeful stories about people who are trying to change all that. Andrew will inform our minds and touch our hearts. We can help! Andrew Morgan will show us how.
Well, if you’ve never met the hilarious Madam Mazurka, you’re in for a great treat. She comes out on special occasions when host Beth Green puts on a long scarf and turns into a dead Transylvanian psychic who tells it like it is and has enough insight to make us ALL feel uncomfortable. This year for our New Year’s show, we’re throwing a party featuring Madam Mazurka being interviewed by our fabulous alternate host Christine Benton. Madam M. will be joining us to offer her commentary on the year past and the year to come. She’ll be taking calls too. So join us for a wonderful time where we will be combining insight, humor and some New Year’s predictions. And call in, if you can. You never know when Madam Mazurka will rise again from the dead to delight, entertain and enlighten us, so don’t miss this rare opportunity to be with her and ask her questions. And Happy 2016 from Beth, James, Madam Mazurka, Christine and the Inner Revolutionary gang!
It feels kind of crazy, doesn’t it? The holidays are all about peace and good will, and we have presidential candidates threatening to carpet bomb ISIS in areas full of innocent civilians. Some of us are feeling really sick about it. But what are the solutions? On November 5, we interviewed Ani Zonneveld, founder of Muslims for Progressive Values. Ani talked about what she sees as the real Islam, in contrast to the distorted form of the religion practiced by some. Ani is deeply knowledgeable, and it was an education. But we would like to know more about what’s happening in the Muslim world to combat ISIS and we want to know more about how ISIS is attacking the Muslim world itself. Let’s get the view of a woman who is in touch with world events and the topics so much on people’s minds. And let’s see if she can’t help us sort out what’s happening in this troubled part of our globe. We’ve heard enough rhetoric. How about some information? Join us! And call in your questions.
Does this feel like the best of times to you? Probably not. Well, host Beth Green feels like they are, because we have an unprecedented opportunity for humanity to really transform, if we choose. Is she nuts? Tune in to find out. And if you happened to catch the show about a month ago, you heard Christine Benton interview Beth about her presidential bid under the flag of the Oneness Party. Beth discussed some of the issues wracking our world – particularly terrorism, Islam and intolerance, which were on all our minds following the Paris attacks. Many listeners want more. So this time around, you can call in and ask for Beth’s perspectives on the many other issues facing us today. Beth’s views are always insightful, balanced and usually unexpected. And somehow she manages to turn the grimmest realities into an opportunity for us to laugh at ourselves. Christine will interview Beth again, but call in too! Is this the best of all times or the worst? Tune in, call and judge for yourself.
We all have weather and we all eat food. In fact we do it several times a day. So here’s a topic for us all. With the UN conference on climate change, climate is in the news and so is a new focus on food and the environment: what we eat, as well as how we grow and distribute it. On December 3, we interviewed Keegan Kuhn, co-director of Cowspiracy, who gave us more information than some of us wanted about the impact of animal agriculture on the environment. But don’t despair, this week, we’re interviewing Laura Stec, co-author of Cool Cuisine: Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming. Laura has been talking about food and the environment for a long time, but she is not just giving us gloom and doom. She’s offering lots of ways that we can change our diet, get healthier, eat better and help our planet. Laura is an expert. She’s a chef, a health consultant and a pioneer. So, if you want to make a painless switch to a diet that is better for us and our world, tune in! And Healthy Holidays!
The UN climate talks in Paris are happening now and almost everyone is thinking about fossil fuels. But what if a different kind of fuel is taking a huge toll on our environment, and we could change that by changing our diets? It’s true. Some of the foods fueling our bodies are devastating our water supplies, bringing other species to extinction, destroying our rainforests and creating major amounts of greenhouse gases, and most of us don’t want to know about it. In their ground-breaking documentary, Cowspiracy, Keegan Kuhn and Kip Anderson are shaking us up about the impact of animal agriculture on our planet, and it’s making lots of us feel really uncomfortable. Meet Keegan, co-director of the film. Hear the shocking facts about animal agriculture and learn the story of this film, which has gotten the backing of Leonard DiCaprio. Should we all phase out meat? Judge for yourself. In the meantime, check out our video, Cowspiracy Conspiracy, on Inner Revolutionary TV, VoiceAmerica.TV.
Elections are supposed to be a time when we come together to discuss our collective future. But is that what’s happening now? In the US, we’re going through the presidential primaries and seeing a lot of bickering, unsubstantiated claims, empty promises and grandstanding. Some of us feel really passionate about a candidate. Some of us don’t like any of them. But nobody can say that there’s much real discussion going on. And many of us feel uncomfortable even with our “own” candidates, because we don’t see substantial debate or we distrust their forthrightness or wonder if they’re just jockeying for votes. Imagine the Oneness Party has just nominated host Beth Green for president, with Beth running on a platform of Universal Human Values. Christine Benton returns to our show to ask Beth about her presidential campaign. Expect Beth’s special humor and integrity in a discussion of the challenges of our times. And tune in for some fresh perspectives, which may help you sort out your own.
We know that most of the cocaine that hits the streets of America comes from Colombia, and nothing has stopped the drug trade, because nothing has yet stopped us from using. But now let’s look at the drug trade from the other side. What impact has the trade, the War on Drugs and a decades-old civil war had on Colombia? On Central America and Mexico? How is the impact showing up at our borders? And what signs of Inner Revolution shine through? Anastasia Moloney, a British-born correspondent for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, has been covering the violence, the human rights violations and the astounding inspirational stories of some amazing Colombians from her base in Bogota. She’ll share stories of forgiveness and healing; resilience and courage; men confronting machismo; and women creating an Inner Revolution in the face of a culture of violence that has lasted for decades. Meet this inspiring journalist, who tells her own story and theirs. And see how their stories relate to us.
Malaysian-born Muslim Ani Zonneveld was radicalized by September 11, but she wasn’t radicalized in the way we traditionally think. She was appalled by how her religion was represented by extremists, and she decided to do something about it. Having tried to work with other groups, she finally founded Muslims for Progressive Values in 2007, and amazingly her work has spread throughout the US and internationally. Though she doesn’t use these terms, her organization is calling for what amounts to an Inner Revolution in Islam, advocating for equality, women’s and LGBT rights, freedom of expression, and freedom of and from religion or belief. Who is Ani? How did she come to step so far outside tradition? Why does she see her Islam as the true Islam? How have others reacted to her message? How did her organization grow internationally? Learn about an Islam based on Oneness, Accountability and Mutual Support. Tune into this amazing show. Ani’s voice deserves to be heard and spread.
Some months ago, host Beth Green interviewed the world-renowned lecturer, Dr. Larry Dossey. It was an amazing experience to hear these two talk about Oneness as a spiritual and scientific phenomenon. Dossey was so impressed with the interview, he sent Beth a spontaneous testimonial the next day. Here’s a snippet from what he said: “Do yourself a favor: Tune in. Pay attention. Follow Beth. Your life will be richer as a result.” We’ve been asked to encore the show, so here it is. Dr. Larry Dossey is a pioneer in integrative healthcare, a physician, executive editor of Explore: Journal of Science & Healing, former co-chairman of the Panel on Mind-Body Interventions at the National Institute of Health, world lecturer and author of ONE MIND. As a human being and a scientist, Larry says he knows that we’re not separate, but rather part of something bigger. Connecting to that One Mind is vital to our world and our personal health and well-being. Find out why. Tune in for a great experience!
If you think the world is too violent, competitive and polarized, if you think there’s too much greed and self-centeredness, join us for an exciting discussion about what we can do about it. Let’s shape a better future by creating programs to teach our kids alternative values. To do this, TheInnerRevolution.Org has launched a campaign called Unleashing the Power of Kids: Mobilizing Them Through Fitness, Cooperation, Service & Thought. This Campaign aims to encourage individuals and communities to offer fun and stimulating alternatives to violent sports and over-competition, while also supporting kids to experience the power of contributing to our world and exercising critical thought. Our guest, campaign lead Helen Hillix, MFT, will share about the campaign, as well as describe Super Supportive Sundays, a program already inspired by it. If you care about kids and the future, tune in! And watch Beth’s exciting video, Unleashing Kid’s Power, on Inner Revolutionary TV, VoiceAmerica.TV.
Remember the good old days, when family doctors really knew you, paid house calls and had time to talk? Would you be willing to pay a reasonable monthly fee for that? What if the fee also covered basic services and same day appointments? This model exists. Direct Primary Care (DPC) is the latest model of family medicine and doctors around the country are experimenting with it. Because they are freed from billing insurance, they have more time for you. How does it work? How do specialists and insurance fit in? Are they all equal in their care for you? We’ve invited some practitioners to talk about their version of DPC. But they add another revolutionary component. They are also Naturopathic doctors, incorporating nature’s wisdom, alternative modalities, modern medicine and old-fashioned doctoring. Find out more from Drs. Duncan and Myers, two of the three doctors whose Southern Oregon practice, Siskiyou Vital Medicine, is the only Naturopathic Direct Care clinic in the country!
Whether you love, hate or are neutral about football, listen to this show. The game affects us all. Parents, fans, advertisers, owners, tax payers, kids, every one of us is touched by football – a multi-billion dollar industry based on ego, greed, disregard for the welfare of players and our society’s taste for violence. Recent studies of the brains of dead NFL, college and high school players show 96% of NFL players and 79% of all players exhibit CTE, a progressive degenerative disease of the brain. And not just from concussions, but from sub-concussions that happen frequently in practice and play. Steve Almond is a man standing up to the NFL and to us. Author of Against Football: One Fan’s Reluctant Manifesto, Steve is a 40-year fan who is telling the story and turning off football because of the culture of violence, racism, greed and misogyny that football feeds and lives off. Steve gives us the facts. But we have the power to act. Tackle Football. Turn It Off! And pass the word.
In 1965 three civil rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama were met by violence including two deaths. Public outrage helped fuel passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Since then we’ve seen a dramatic erosion to voting rights and an explosion of anger about the disproportionate use of police violence against Blacks. To commemorate earlier marches and to highlight continued injustice, the NAACP organized a 1000-mile march this summer from Selma to DC. This time there was support from all kinds of groups. In the mix was a Torah, the holy book of the Jews, which was carried the whole march by rabbis, Jews and non-Jews alike. Who are Reform Jews, why did they bring the Torah and what spurs their passion? Hear an interview with Rabbi Seth Limmer, who sparked Reform rabbis to march and who originated the idea of carrying the Torah. Who is he, what else are Reform Jews doing and why? Also watch Blacks, Jews & Justice, our video about Seth on Inner Revolutionary TV, VoiceAmerica.TV.
Who is your host, Beth Green? You hear her on Inner Revolutionary Radio easily chatting with world-renowned guests. You watch her loving videos on Inner Revolutionary TV. You see her in-your-face talks on her highly popular YouTube channel, Beth Green TV. You think she’s funny, warm, honest, insightful, intuitive and smart – or you don’t! But you really don’t know her. Well, this is your chance to learn about Beth from the inside out. Christine Benton, a public relations senior executive and the Director of TheInnerRevolution.Org, will be turning the tables this week as she interviews Beth about her amazing life story, her social and political activism, her spiritual awakening, how she became a blogger for the Huffington Post, her comprehensive teachings, School for Counselors and Change Agents, mind-blowing counseling, books, music. Oh, and don’t forget her chronic illness for 55 years. Who IS THIS WOMAN? Tune in and meet your host, Beth Green. And call in to ask YOUR questions, too.
Barbed wire, dead children, desperate people flooding into Europe, this is what we are witnessing these days. It’s heartbreaking and confusing. How can Europe cope? How can we help? Weren’t we already observing mounting anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe, especially toward Muslims? How can Europe open its arms now? Who is, who isn’t and why? On this show, we are talking with a guest who can help us understand this complex situation and who can reframe these horrific events in a positive light. He is Andras Simonyi, former Hungarian Ambassador to the U.S., managing director of the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins University, a rock musician and a believer in cultural diplomacy. He is very familiar with the situation in Europe, understands the migration and is offering us deeper insight into what is happening and what is possible. Join us for an enlightening conversation that addresses our Oneness while honoring common sense. Let’s welcome his knowledge and awareness.
Taking the future into their own hands, 21 kids just filed a landmark federal lawsuit against the President and the US government challenging its continued irresponsible policies on fossil fuels. One of these activists is our guest Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, an Indigenous hip hop artist, change agent and Youth Director of Earth Guardians. Having been an impassioned environmental activist since age six, he has been recognized by the US President, has spoken at the UN and rallies youths everywhere, as he continues to mobilize his army of teens in 25 countries. And he’s doing it with the Inner Revolutionary spirit of Accountability and Oneness with people and the earth. Tune into our radio show to meet this remarkable voice for sanity, responsibility and social justice. Find out about his movement. Plus watch A Kid Climate Warrior, our video about Xiuhtezcatl on Inner Revolutionary TV on VoiceAmerica.TV. See what this young generation is doing to ensure everyone’s future – including our own.
Love, religion and climate action aren’t often found in the same sentence, but you’ll find all three when you meet climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe, named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in 2014. First, she has the facts about climate change and our responsibility for it. AND she has religious faith and love. An evangelical Protestant and wife of an evangelical Minister, Katharine speaks to the moral imperative behind climate action. Plus she speaks caringly to all, including other evangelicals who deny human responsibility for climate change. If you want a glimpse of this remarkable woman, watch a bonus clip from the documentary Years of Living Dangerously, where you’ll see her in action with climate deniers. Find it on Inner Revolutionary TV, Beth’s channel on VoiceAmerica.TV. Just click on our new video on Katharine Hayhoe. And don’t miss our radio interview, where you will discover how she manages to keep love in her heart as she sees the damage we do.
Too much “I” and not enough “We,” that’s one of the core messages of Prince Ea, a rapper who demonstrates that rap has often gotten a bad rap. Here’s a young man mincing no words, but using wit, artistry and keen observation to wake us up to what we’re doing that’s destroying us and the planet. His video “Why I Think This World Should End” covers the gamut of what’s wrong with our world and calls upon US to change. And he’s not just talking. He’s doing something about it with his music and his movement, Making SMART Cool, integrating consciousness into hip hop. Who is Prince Ea? What inspired him to take this path? How does he explain his huge success? Tune in live or via podcast to this conversation with Prince Ea about the global shift on this planet. Plus watch “Why I Think This World Should End” on Beth’s new Inner Revolutionary TV channel on www.VoiceAmerica.TV, launching Monday, August 24. From that date on, enjoy a growing list of videos that tell the truth AND give us hope.
While in many ways on opposite sides of the spectrum, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump both represent outsiders who weren’t expected to rise in the polls. But they are. Why is this happening? Do they have something in common? In this show, host Beth Green will be exploring the wild and wooly elections this year and what they mean about us, our world and where we’re going. This will not be a rehash of the facts, figures and opinions about individual candidates that you’re getting elsewhere. With Beth, you can always expect the unexpected. So tune in and discover the Inner Revolutionary view of our current political happenings. AND prepare to call in with your thoughts, feelings and questions. On this episode YOU will be the guest. Don’t miss it!
With the unprecedented movement of women climbing into positions of power in religion, business, government or even their own families, women need to ask: Do I climb the ladder or tear it down? Is the rise of women making a positive difference for our world? Or do we need new ways of being? This is a question for us all. Should I advance in the world as it is, or turn it upside down? This show features Ann Smith, Co-founder and Director of Circle Connections and Regional Coordinator of Gather the Women Global Matrix. For over 30 years, Ann has been working with women around the world experimenting with circle gatherings, and she can share from the depths of experience. Also, this fall, she’ll be attending the Parliament of World Religions and its Inaugural Women’s Assembly, where she and other women are also co-creating their own gatherings. Tune in to hear Ann’s perspectives. And let’s talk about the choices each of us has to make about whether we climb the hierarchy or tear it down.
Honored for her courage and vision, Dr. Sakena Yacoobi is human like us, yet has had to face daunting conditions, which continue to the present day. In 1990, Sakena returned from the US to establish education, health and training programs in the Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan. In 1995 she founded the Afghan Institute of Learning to continue her work. But when the Taliban took power, they devastated women’s rights, including access to education. Instead of crumbling, Sakena worked with communities to establish home schools. The resulting years have seen an astounding litany of accomplishments including the rebuilding of Afghan society. How has she done it? How did her organization found 80 secret schools under the Taliban at the risk of death? And what about today? Although no longer in control of the national government, the Taliban and repressive attitudes toward women still have a hold. What’s happening now? We often see the anguish of Afghan women. Tune in and see the courage.
When you buck a big hierarchy like the Catholic Church, you can expect a fight. But perhaps the Vatican didn’t expect the fight back! Meet Rebecca Parrish, director of the inspiring film Radical Grace, which documents the struggle between U.S. nuns and the Catholic hierarchy. The film focuses on three remarkable nuns, including Simone Campbell (interviewed June 30 on InsideOut). Prior to Pope Francis, the Vatican launched an inquisition into American nuns and their social justice agenda, and it put a male bishop in charge of reforming them. The nuns and their allies pushed back. Ultimately Pope Francis called off the investigation and thanked the sisters for their dedication.This story transcends religion and women’s rights. It’s part of the Inner Revolution against mindless conformity and for the needs of real people. We’re thrilled to introduce you to director Rebecca Parrish. You’ll discover the story behind this film, Rebecca’s personal story and how making the film changed HER.
Can you enjoy an eco-friendly resort in Central America, surf, do yoga, and at the same time help a local community realize its dreams, including schools and clean water? Plus know that employees are paid a fair wage and are afforded scholarship opportunities? In other words, be on vacation in a developing nation without feeling guilty? In fact, feel great about it? Meet Earl Cahill, co-owner of El Coco Loco in Northern Nicaragua, linked with their nonprofit Waves of Hope. Earl and his friends were students in Canada when they felt inspired by a vision of working and living in a community where they could make a real difference, as well as afford their family and guests a unique opportunity. Hear their story and share in their challenges, learn more about their resort, and discover the many opportunities it offers for relaxation, service and/or just plain fun. Plus be inspired. Many dream of doing something outside the box, but few do it. Let Earl inspire you to take YOUR next step.
Thanks to the Supreme Court, same-sex marriage is now legal in all states. But what does that actually mean for gay people? Gay marriage is not just a political slogan or an opportunity for benefits and legal status. Any kind of marriage is a choice and challenge. On this show, we’ll talk about gay marriage from the inside out. Meet two very diverse couples. Larry and Corey live in a Southern state where same-sex marriage has NOT been legal. They’ve been together 8 years, but they never before had to confront the question: Should we marry? Debra and Heidi have been together over 30 years. They live in California, took commitment vows in 1993 (their ceremony was the subject of an Academy-award nominated documentary), have two children they birthed, and have been legally married under California law since 2008. Each couple has had to face social and family challenges, and each deals with the issues we all face in relationship: issues of caring, cold feet, love and commitment. Tune in.
What if your kid has dropped out of rehab yet AGAIN, and you’ve already mortgaged your house? What if your business partner has stolen all the assets? What if your lover or mate is having an affair or has simply withdrawn emotionally? What if your political opponent has launched a bogus smear campaign against you? What if the government under which you live has arrested and tortured your friends for the crime of wanting freedom? What if your home has been destroyed by the other side or a random drone? How do you love? And should you? Is there a place for anger? Even rage? What does anger do to you and your world? How do you overcome it? What if you don’t? It’s easy to talk about love and Oneness, but what does that really mean? Is there a difference between love and Oneness? What if it’s hard to love? Tune into this important discussion led by host Beth Green, who will help us look at the meaning of love and Oneness in the real world. Today, YOU are our guest, so call in and share.
In 2012 the Vatican cracked down on American nuns for challenging the hierarchy and focusing on social services and equality, rather than on abortion. Guilty as charged! Our guest Sister Simone Campbell and her organization NETWORK are Catholic sisters committed to awakening social conscience and lobbying for change. The Vatican specifically cited NETWORK, so Simone seized the opportunity to launch a series of tours called the Nuns on the Bus, attracting even more attention to the many social needs American nuns have been addressing. When Pope Francis was elected in 2013, he called on Christians to become revolutionaries caring for the poor and now he’s confronting climate change and our responsibility for it. He also met with representatives of America’s nuns and expressed his appreciation. Sounds like an Inner Revolution! Now Simone and two other nuns are the subject of a new documentary called Radical Grace. An activist touched by spirit, she’s is not alone. Tune in and learn more!
A recent U.N. poll shows that 90% of the world’s citizens want governments to lead us toward zero emissions to combat climate change. That’s rich, poor, everybody. The U.N. Conference on Climate is happening this December, and the future is in their hands. With so much at stake, people everywhere are mobilizing to get governments to act. On June 18, the Pope issued an encyclical saying that human-made climate change is fact (the Pope is a trained scientist) and that confronting it is a moral imperative. Yet in our own nation, the Chairman of the Senate Environment Committee, Inhofe (R-OK), says climate change is a hoax or doesn’t matter. So, Paris – the climate conference in December; Italy – the Pope; and Iowa? That’s where John Davis comes in. John is an organizer for the Climate Reality Project in Iowa, and he’s a grandfather who cares. He can help us understand the Pope’s encyclical, and he can share with us what we can do to get our government to listen and act. Tune in! Call in!
We’ve all had traumas and negative programming that damaged us in one or many ways. When we heal, we hope everyone will support us, but that’s not always the case. If you’re the only sober member of an alcoholic family, your sobriety will force others to look at their own drinking. If you stop conforming to painful and foolish conventions, such as wearing high heels, friends will have to look at what they’re doing and why. If you grow up in a spiritual community, peers might feel threatened when YOU question sacred cows. And if you change to a healthier diet, how do those around you justify that last cupcake? Have YOU dared to heal and change, even in the face of disapproval or worse? Dared to heal enough to take unpopular stands? Dared to heal enough to stand up to your OWN opinions and change them when YOU’RE wrong? Healing can be a revolutionary act, threatening your self-image, relationships or sense of safety. Healing is part of the Inner Revolution. Join us and call in to share!
As children, many of us felt called to DO something to help our world. Some became dedicated activists. But many of us became discouraged or burnt out from the anguish and the anger of the movement itself. Then some of us found a new way. One such person is James O’Dea, former president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, the Washington office director of Amnesty International, author, philosopher and international peace worker. James is joining host Beth Green to talk about his latest book The Conscious Activist, where he describes his own journey from mysticism, to outrage, to a mature blending of his spirituality and his commitment to help. James is calling us to work on ourselves and face the suffering of the world and to learn to act from the insight gained from the depths of compassion. The Inner Revolution is the movement of people to change the world from the inside out. Meet James O’Dea, who is doing just that and lighting the way for others to do the same. Tune in, call in.
A guy steps on your foot. Ouch! Are you feeling his pain or just yours? It’s horrible to see people getting blown up in Iraq, but is it as painful as your spouse dumping you after 25 years? Oneness is a great idea, but is it real? Hear a scientist who says yes. Dr. Larry Dossey is a physician, executive editor of Explore: Journal of Science & Healing, former co-chairman of the Panel on Mind-Body Interventions, renowned world lecturer and author of ONE MIND, and he says he knows that we’re not separate, but rather part of something bigger. Not only is he ready to share his evidence, he says connecting to One Mind is better for our world and our health. Overcoming the feeling of separateness is part of the Inner Revolution, so let’s welcome Dr. Dossey to our show. If you’ve had experiences that showed you’re connected to others, you are not alone. Learn about scientists and lay people alike who’ve experienced that, too. Tune into our show. Or, better yet, call! The doctor will be in.
We all need help, and most of us know that. But how can we help each other without giving ourselves away? The Inner Revolution unleashes our power to help one another in healthy ways, because it trains us to overcome envy, anger and self-centeredness, and it free us from the motivation of looking “nice” or being liked. On this episode of InsideOut, we’re going to ask you to think about how you can help another person or group without looking for praise or selling yourself out. It could be in a big way, a small way, or in a way that seems small but is really impactful. Join us for a stimulating conversation where we ask ourselves who we can help and HOW. And, by the way, we at InsideOut are always thinking about how we can help you. Maybe you’ll come up with some ideas about how you can help us, too! Tune in, call in, and act. Learning to give in the right ways could revolutionize your life and our world. For more discussion, join the post-show forum. Link on right side of host page.
Looking at ourselves and our world, we see both aggression and passivity, and both can be traced to fear. What do we fear? Pain and the infinite forms that pain can take: Physical pain from illness, accidents, aging, childbirth and violence. Emotional pain from being squelched, abandoned or shamed. Our own pain AND the pain of others, including other animals and maybe even the plant life going through drought and death. Pain is an epidemic in our world, and that epidemic then causes another epidemic, fear: fear of existence, fear of what could happen, fear of what is happening, fear of what could happen again, fear of God.The more we feel pain, the more we feel fear, and the more we need to find ways to cope. But our coping mechanisms often create more pain and more fear. We withdraw, deny, dominate, manipulate, hide, sell ourselves out or scare others away. Then we're alone. What can we do? Stop denying, stop pretending the Creator is perfect, get real and look for answers. Join us!
This week, InsideOut is taking on the corruption of social media. We’ll share examples related to Freddie Gray and the Baltimore police protests, as reported by the Washington Post. But we could be looking at any of the other fabrications frequently going viral the internet. Why is this important? Because social media is our responsibility. It’s democracy’s answer to the monopolization of news, but when it’s abused, it subverts our efforts to create a better world. This week on InsideOut we’ll talk about how the misuse of social media corrupts the Inner Revolution and we’ll examine the part we play. Are we feeding negativity, gossip or feel-good fluff? Do we reserve judgment until we get facts? Do we spread unexamined statements serving only to feed our cherished opinions? Tune in, call in and talk about your relationship to social media. Let’s acknowledge the power of the tweet and start holding ourselves accountable for not debasing this great tool that has come into our hands.
And let's talk about how to do it. Most of us spend a lot of time feeling discouraged. There are things we would like to change, but we are so convinced we can't, we don't even think about how we COULD.Today on InsideOut, we are going to continue with our theme of the Inner Revolution by asking ourselves what we would really like to change about our our lives and our world. And then we'll talk about how we could make it happen. The change could be something personal, such as the way we relate to our spouse or children. Or it could be something social, such as taking action about global warming or corporate behavior. Once we've identified what we want to change, let's think about whether these changes are already happening and how. And finally, let's plunge into the conversation about what we CAN do. Each caller or guest on InsideOut has a piece of the Inner Revolution. Let's start thinking about what we really want.
Outer revolution focuses on confronting someone or something outside ourselves. Inner revolution focuses on confronting ourselves, healing ourselves and then helping co-create a world that is more humane, sustainable and mutually supportive. Our world needs nothing less than an inner revolution. We need to question everything: our personal assumptions, social and political institutions, ways of relating to one another and the earth, spiritual beliefs, healing modalities, the way we think and more. And we have to be willing to change it all. Once a social radical, host Beth Green is now an inner revolutionary. And she is calling us to join her. Are you part of the inner revolution? Do you want to see the world change from the inside out? There's no time for self-doubt and despair. If you want to see change in our world, tune in, call in and declare your participation in the inner revolution. Let's support one another to change ourselves, so that, together, we can change our world.
Hey, pals, listeners to InsideOut. We invite you to call in about experiences you’ve had or news articles you’ve read that suggest that humanity may be becoming more conscious. And by that, we mean more aware of our motives and our impact on others. We’ve been watching some interesting happenings, and we want to celebrate them. Yet we also want to be realistic. So give us some juice here. If you or those around you are getting more courageous, more self-aware, more honest or more willing to be held accountable, let us know! This could mean being more conscious about the environment, health or tendency toward violence, greed or fear. More conscious about how to love, parent or relate. We could be becoming less reactive. Any signs of consciousness, call into the show and tell us about it! We’ll share what we see, too. And, after the show, check out the InsideOut Forum (see the link on the right). Sometimes the fight feels hopeless. But if there’s something to celebrate, let’s do it.
Many of us want to improve our lives -- the way we feel, our status in the world, the amount of love we receive, the beauty of our environment, our health, and so on. But how many of us want to improve ourselves? And by that, we don't mean improve just external things about ourselves, such as our education. We mean improve our inner selves -- our reactivity, our clarity, our self-discipline, our ability to give to others, our ability to be honest with ourselves and communicate clearly. Let's look at what it is that we want to improve about our lives and then look honestly at whether we're ready to improve ourselves to get there. For example, do you want to have better relationships, and are you willing to open your heart to have them? Do you want to improve your health, and are you ready to drastically change your diet and exercise to have it? What do you want to improve about your life? And what do you need to change in yourself to have it? Tune in, and call Beth so she can help you.
Is this a trick question? Everybody knows that humanity has too much power -- the power to pollute the air, land and sea; to commit atrocities; to self-destruct with drugs and alcohol; the power of war and nuclear weapons; the power to destroy other species. Isn't it obvious that humanity has too much power? Well, maybe not. Maybe the problem isn't that humanity has too much power; rather that it has too little. Who are the bullies? those who feel powerless. Who are the terrorists? those desperate to feel potent. Who are the child abusers, the wife batterers, the molestors? Those who are trying to prey on the weak; those without power. Humanity needs power: the power of wisdom, the power of wholeness, the power of connection to the Divine. Let's talk about power: what it is and how to develop it. It's time to ask the heavens to open and shower power on humanity. Without more wisdom, we will self-destruct. Let's support real power developing on earth. Join us!
Whether we’re friends, colleagues, employee/employer, lovers, or members of the same group, we have the opportunity to support each other’s growth or reinforce each other’s wrong thinking or behavior. We are all responsible to be self-aware, but we’re also responsible for confronting others when they are in denial or being needlessly mean or self-centered. Do we? In fact, how often do we go into agreement instead? When something important is at stake, such as love or a job, many of us tend to excuse and justify others’ behaviors to avoid some potential negative consequence. Maybe we don’t want them to get mad at us. Maybe we want to let them off the hook so they’ll do the same with us. Maybe we just don’t want to think about anything very deeply at all and so we don’t question anything. Sure, we want to offer others love, but compassion is not collusion. What is compassion? What’s collusion? And which are you choosing in your relationships? Tune in, or call in and ask Beth to help.
We live in a world run by ego. Our business model is ego based. Our political system is the ego’s playground. Our religions have been hijacked. And even our personal relationships are riddled with ego. Most of us have seen ego win in our families and our world, and we’ve come to believe that the ego always wins! But it doesn’t. Some listeners want to know “what is the ego?” And some of you are shrugging your shoulders and saying that’s just the way it is. And some of you are upset that the ego seems to always win and you just want to go to the forest and escape. And some of you have a smile on your face because we’re calling the lie. Well, we’re smiling, too, because the ego doesn’t always win! So tune in, call in, learn more about the ego and tap into the power that can take its place. If we want the ego to stop winning, we’ll have to stop believing that it always does! Let’s break ranks with the ego and acknowledge the power of higher consciousness. Join us!
In a recent workshop, a participant admitted that she's nice in order to get people to love her. Is that really kindness? Or is it manipulation? Have you ever been nice in order to get someone to like you? A popular kid at school? A good-looking guy or girl? An employer? Why did you do it? What was the result? How can you tell when your kindness is genuine vs. when it’s a manipulation? How does it feel when it happens to you? Host Beth Green says if you’re getting love through being “nice,” you’ll never feel loved. And if people are buying your love, your won't feel loved either. She says kindness and nice are not the same. In fact, she questions the whole paradigm of nice and not nice. Get in on the discussion. Let’s talk about kindness. Tune in, call in and ask Beth how to become more authentically yourself. After the show, “like” us on Facebook, share the link, and join the post-show (see link on the right.) Or don’t. And don’t do it just to be nice!
Lots of us have felt excited at different times of our lives. Excited about a promising relationship, a new job, going to college, getting a first car, buying a house or having a baby. What happened to that excitement? Do you still feel it? Was getting excited a good thing, or did it set you up for disappointment? Do you still feel excited about life? If so, congratulations. If it’s gone away, where did it go? What is excitement? Is it even a good thing? Is it gone? Can you get it back? Host Beth Green is wondering about that herself, so she’s inviting you to tune in, call in and talk with her and the gang about excitement: what it is and how to keep it. This should be an exciting show. (Groan. Did we say that?) And don’t hesitate to call and ask Beth to help you gain or recapture that sense of excitement in your life. Or call to share YOUR excitement and how you’ve kept it. After the program, “like” us on Facebook, share the show, and join the post-show forum. See link on the right.
Most of us think our having power would be really cool – make more money, order people around, create the universe in the image of our beliefs and desires. Well, we’re not so sure that power is always a good thing. We are often hurt by the power of others, and we’re not sure that we have the wisdom to wield it properly ourselves. Let’s get honest. Are we that sure of our intentions, judgment or ability to make correct decisions for ourselves, much less for anyone else? In fact, isn’t power often dangerous because it’s uninformed and ego-based? But there is a kind of power that we can develop and really trust, and that is spiritual power. If you are interested, tune in. We’ll be talking about a different kind of power, which is real. We’ll talk about what it is, why we want it and how to develop it. Listen in, and call in if you can. Beth is always ready to help you develop your own spiritual power. That’s something we all need.
Beth Green says, who cares if God’s real? The important question is can God help? Now that doesn’t make sense, you might think. If God isn’t real, how can he/she/it help? Well, InsideOut host Beth Green is going to talk about her understanding of God and how “God” helps, whether or not he/she/it exists. And she is going to address lots of questions about divine guidance and the nature of divine help. If you’re curious and/or have an open mind, tune in. Beth has over 35 years of experience being an agent of higher consciousness, which she demonstrates every week on the show. And she’s ready to share her experiences with you. Call in with your questions and your experiences. Let’s make this another fun, challenging and enlightening show. And don’t forget the post-show forum (link on right), if you can’t make the live discussion.
She’s back! Who? Laura Stec! Who’s Laura Stec? Well, if you haven’t heard her before on our show, you’ve missed a treat. Laura Stec is a chef, health advocate and knowledgeable voice on climate change all wrapped into one. Laura first appeared on our climate panel in November, speaking about how we dramatically affect global warming through the ways we eat, shop and grow food. She assured us that we could eat food that is at once healthier, more delicious and better for the environment. It’s a win-win. We were fascinated, so next time we invited her on by herself. Wow! We were even more impressed and enlightened. Our listeners loved her and wanted her back. She’s charming, open and amazingly knowledgeable. If you want to learn more about how to cook, shop and grow food that is healthy, delicious and better for the environment, don’t miss this one. And try to tune in live, so you can ask Laura all the questions you didn’t get to ask last time. Take advantage of her expertise! Join us.
Folks, believe it or not, a press agent contacted InsideOut and offered us an exclusive interview with Mrs. God, and we grabbed the opportunity. The agent would not disclose any of the topics Mrs. God might want to discuss, but we were told that NOTHING was off limits. We’ve never heard her interviewed, but we’re going on faith (ha ha) that Mrs. God will be a very enlightening guest… although, actually, we thought we heard the voice of what sounded like a complaining old Jewish woman in the background, but we won’t let that dissuade us. If you have EVER wanted to know what is going on in the private life of Mr. and Mrs. God, tune into this show. And call in your questions. Might as well speak out loud. Mr. & Mrs. God will hear you anyway! Seriously, tune in, call in and let’s hear what the female side of God has to say. And after the show, join our post-show forum (link on right side of this page.) Don’t miss this show. It will be a once in a lifetime opportunity – probably
True confessions. Beth has trouble sleeping. So what does she do? Wakes up in the middle of the night and frantically checks her email. Obviously there’s nothing she really must read at 3 am and the process just further awakens her. But even worse, if something important does come in, she feels driven to reply immediately. Why? None of this will put her back to sleep. She’s going to be even more stimulated and have more trouble sleeping. No wonder she’s tired. Do you do dumb things and wonder why? Tune into this episode of InsideOut and ask Beth to help you decipher just why you do them and what you can do about it. If you can’t participate live, listen to the podcast and join the InsideOut Forum via phone or blog after the show (link on the right). Plus go to Beth’s website www.bethgreen.org for a free PDF copy of her book Living with Reality and to learn about 15 Minutes with Beth, a chance for a private consultation. While there, learn more about Beth Green TV, her YouTube channel.
What’s a role, and what’s a relationship, and how can you tell the difference? And who cares anyway? Many of us are in roles in our marriages, in our parenting and every area of our lives. Are we playing out an idea of how we should behave or are we genuinely relating? How does that impact all involved? When is it right to be in a role? With kids, mates, jobs? When is it toxic? Tune into this episode of InsideOut to explore these questions and face the issues. Will host Beth Green be in a role or in a relationship with her audience? Tune in, and find out. And feel free to call Beth on the show to discuss where you may be confusing the two or getting stuck. After the show, join the post-show forum (see link on right) to continue the conversation. By the way, you can now take advantage of 15 private minutes with Beth to get her guidance on any issue. See http://bethgreen.org for the cost and other details.
Violence is the energy of separation. I am not YOU, and I can treat you differently. And we all use it. Many of us have been scared by the violence in France, the radical Islamic insurgency and terrorism at home. Of course we’re scared. If we are Muslim, we fear retribution. If we are not Muslim, we fear violence from those who have taken on the mantle of religion to terrorize others. But rage, religion and righteousness don’t start or end with Islam. People wrap themselves in the mantle of Christianity or even free speech in order to rationalize their rage, racism and violence. Political leaders use these stances for self-promotion. And all of us tend to try to hide our violence behind the stance of self-righteousness of some kind. We don’t like someone’s views or behaviors, and boom, they’re not human. Whoever you are, if you’re ready to get honest about all the ways we rage and what we use to justify our violence, tune in, call in and let’s get InsideOut together.
This week, InsideOut is taking on yet another spiritual platitude that can make us crazy. The platitude is God never gives us more than we can handle. If that were true, we wouldn’t have so many suicides and broken people strewing the planet, hurting themselves and others. So let’s take this one on. What does it mean? Does “God” actually give us our experiences? Is there any truth to the statement? When is it a helpful way of thinking? When is it damaging? What actually does break us and what makes us grow? Let’s distinguish between the truth and the delusion. Let’s try to make everything into a growth experience, and yet let’s have compassion for ourselves and others when we break. Tune in, call in, and let’s continue getting more and more honest with ourselves. And check out the post-show forum via phone and internet. (See link on the right side of this page.) It’s 2015, the year we’re giving up delusional thinking. So join us!
Okay, so it’s not April, and for most of us it’s not Paris. So why the title? Because many of us are so delusional in our thinking that we might as well be announcing that it’s April in Paris. We kid ourselves about how nice, how smart, how much in love, how accomplished, how rich, how poor, how creative, how honest, how oppressed, how misunderstood and how whatever we are. And we really believe it. We also delude ourselves about how RATIONAL we are, how reasonable our reactions. And we delude ourselves about our capabilities – whether we exaggerate or minimize. What’s your biggest delusion about yourself? Why do you believe it, and are you ready to give it up? Join host Beth Green and co-host James Maynard as they bust through our delusional thinking. Tune in, call in and ask Beth to help you look at yourself. Life is so much easier when we’re in reality. So give yourself the gift of reality for the New Year! And use the link on the right of our hostpage to join our post show forum.
Who says you can’t have it all? Listen to Laura Stec – chef, health consultant and author of “Cool Cuisine: Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming.” Laura says we can have more delicious food, healthier bodies and combat climate change all at once and it’s not hard. And she’s got the expertise to back it up. Many of you were inspired by Laura when you heard her on our November 11th panel on climate change, and you wanted more of her culinary/climate wisdom. So we’re having her back. On this show, Laura will share more about preparing and eating delicious and healthy food while helping combat climate change. She’s got a 6-pronged program that offers so many alternatives that you’re bound to find something that works for you, whether it’s the way you shop, eat, cook or treat the soil. So whether you’ve made a New Year’s resolution about healthier eating, you want delicious-tasting food and/or you care about the climate, tune in and hear this fascinating guest. And call in your questions
Host Beth Green is offering you a free musical gift for the holidays, a gift you can also give to others. Some of you may not know that Beth is a composer and has already created three CDs of sacred music – beautiful, mystical and emotionally moving. On this week’s InsideOut, we are going to listen to selections from her CD, The Gift of Peace, plus we’ll meditate, share and support one another to feel deeply connected to ourselves and the Divine. Beth will also tell you how to get free copies of The Gift of Peace, both for yourself and to pass on to others. So if you want to nurture yourself and offer nurturing to others, then join us. Tune in, call in and let’s come together to claim a sacred moment for healing, regeneration and upliftment. Your ears, heart and soul will thank you for it. And please give and receive The Gift of Peace for the holidays. Tune in to find out how. Happy Holidays from Beth and the gang!
With the latest killings of unarmed black men by white police officers, lots of people are talking about race and racism, and many are taking sides. Instead of reacting and judging, let’s see what we can learn. Racism: the tendency to assume characteristics of a person based on his or her race. In other words, I see a white man, and I assume certain things. I see a black man, and I assume others. And so on. What does racism have to do with me? Have I suffered from racism? Do I recognize racism in myself? Have I done stupid things to try to prove I’m not racist? What were the attitudes about race in my family and my world? How have they impacted me? Whichever side we’re on, it’s easy to condemn others. But how many of us are willing to take a hard look at ourselves and see how racism has affected us and our lives. Join us for an honest conversation. Let’s look deeply into racism and start healing. Tune in, call in, and join the post-show forum (link on right). Let tragedy feed growth.
Whether or not you believe in Christmas as a religious holiday, you’re surrounded by gift-giving madness at this time of year. Perhaps you’re caught up in it yourself. But have you asked yourself: What do I really need this holiday season and how can I give it to myself? Most of us don’t know what we need, or if we do, we don’t have a clue as to how to meet those needs. In fact, we often mistakenly use THINGS to try to meet our inner needs, and that just leads to more frustration. Or we try to manipulate others to meet our needs when we have to meet them ourselves. So let’s take on the InsideOut Christmas challenge: Let’s identify some inner need and then figure out how to go for it. If you’re intrigued, tune in. Better yet, call in and let host Beth Green help you identify what you really need and how you can give it to yourself. Give yourself the gift of InsideOut for Christmas. And after the show, gift yourself with our post-show forum (see the link on the right side of host page).
Most of us are keeping something secret – a thought, a feeling or a behavior. And if we’re hiding something from ourselves or others, we lose intimacy and the chance to get help if we need it. On this show we ask the questions: What are our secrets – even from ourselves – why do we keep them, and what’s the consequence to us and our relationships? If you think you’re not keeping any secrets, look again. Isn’t there anything you’re secretly thinking, feeling or doing in relation to a mate, boss, business partner or friend? What’s the real motive? Here’s a chance to reveal a secret and you can even do it anonymously. Call in, make up a name and spill the beans. Or better yet, tell us who you are and let it out. Or just listen as others share the secrets they’ve been keeping and see if you identify. Whether your secret is big – such as, I’m gay – or seemingly small – such as I hate that dress – secrets make us feel more alone and can even make us sick. Tune in and see if you don’t agree.
Some of us don’t even want to use the word illness. We have to talk about health. But we ALL experience illness – from mild to severe; from passing to chronic. And our attitude toward it can dramatically impact our lives. In fact, it can sometimes mean the difference between life and death. So let’s talk about illness and how we treat it. On this episode of InsideOut, we’ll ask you: How was illness treated in your family of origin? How is it treated in your current family or culture? Do you deny it? Worship it? Exploit it? Do you accept it in yourself but not in others or vice versa? Why? Where did you get your attitudes? What are you teaching your children? Does your attitude help or hurt the physical or mental health of yourself and those around you? Don’t miss this opportunity to talk about illness, some myths about it and the mayhem those myths can create. Tune in, call in and ask Beth’s intuitively-guided help. And join our post-show forum (see link) to continue the conversation.
Our tongues may be somewhat in our cheeks, but we think this is a legitimate question. From our climate change panel of November 11, we saw that we can still save ourselves. There are solutions if we act now. But is humanity worth saving? Let’s look at the record. We haven’t exactly been a blessing to the planet: rape of the land, pollution, extinction of other animals and deforestation. We haven’t always even helped ourselves either. We can boast of creating war, antibiotic-resistant germs, diet-caused illnesses, violence and genocide. Then there’s the oppression of women, abuse of children, exploitation of men, veterans with needs unmet, nursing home atrocities, masses of traumatized refugees, persistent slavery, poverty, hunger, drug and alcoholic addiction, abuse of animals, greed and stress galore. So if we could make ourselves extinct with climate change, why fight it? Is the humanity worth saving? What do you think? Tune in, call in, ask Beth Green and tell us what you think.
From drought to floods, climate change has come home. But the solutions are coming home too. The VoiceAmerica network and the InsideOut show are co-sponsoring a two-hour internet-radio special that may inform and surprise you. Hear Professor Scott Denning, a climatologist who makes science fun and understandable. Laura Stec is a chef, consultant and author who shows us how to shop and eat for great taste, better health AND the climate. Peter Sinclair is a videographer who shares about how to take back our power from the utility companies while improving our economy and the environment. And Kelsey Wirth is a mom from Massachusetts who is reaching out to other moms to preserve the earth for our children. So if you are concerned about climate change, tune into this two-hour special co-hosted by Beth Green and Dr. Grant Deane of UCSD. We’ve made the climate worse. Now we can make it better. Let’s see how. Listen live or via podcast. For more, watch this brief, a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTkEIOQYjZc&list=PL7Llv6w5efB0fik2c5rGSiMqdzahNB6tk target=_blankfun video/a . And pass it on!
Think back to yourself as a child. What did you want for your future? Did you hope for achievements, such as money, career, marriage or kids? Were you striving for a feeling, such as acceptance or love? Were you hoping to help the world or striving to be important? Did you pursue your dream? How did you pursue it? Did you succeed? If you’ve achieved your dream, are you glad you did? If you haven’t, did you try something else or just give up? In this episode of InsideOut, we’re taking a journey of self-exploration where we acknowledge what we hoped to experience in life, review whether or not we tried to achieve it and acknowledge what have been the results of our efforts. Expect some surprises and commit to making changes, if needed. Perhaps our dreams weren’t right for us to start with, and it’s time for a different perspective. Or maybe our dreams were right, but the path to achieve them was flawed. Maybe it’s time for a tune up. Let’s ask Beth Green. Tune in, call in and find out.
Life is tough for most of us. My family was poor and we lacked necessities. Or my parents had money, but mom couldn’t be bothered with a child. Or Dad worked endless hours and snorted cocaine. Or my parents divorced and hated each other. Or I grew up in a violent neighborhood, or I was raped or molested, or I was born with a speech defect, or my husband is an alcoholic, or I have cancer. Everyone has a story of real suffering, even those who don’t admit it. So it’s natural that we don’t really trust life, which means we don’t really trust God. And who would blame us for looking for ways to control reality? For many spiritual people, the craving for control has shown up in beliefs such as the “Secret” or other versions of manifestation consciousness. In this show, we’re going to take a hard look at the Secret and related beliefs, we’ll discuss what’s good about them, and we’ll acknowledge what’s damaging. And then we’ll look at the alternative, which is living with reality. Join us!
In an earlier show, we talked about why it can be hard for us to sit still and how we use activity to block our feelings – both emotional and physical. On the emotional side, we went deep and discovered feelings that could compel us toward big changes. But we also discovered that silence brought us into connection with our bodies and our bodies’ pain, anxiety and distress. And we started to discuss how paying attention to those feelings could also compel us to question our livelihood, lifestyle or life choices. Quiet can feel threatening! But it can also be divine. In this show we will continue the conversation. Plus we will share a different experience of stillness, transformed from a threat into an opportunity for peace, the peace we need to face our pain, our anxiety and our scary choices. Even if peace seems like an impossible goal, give yourself this chance. Tune in, call in or use the podcast. As usual, Beth will guide us through her insight, wisdom and connection to the divine.
Most everyone is sickened by the Islamic State and its gruesome actions. But do we have any idea what caused it or what to do about it? Do you? Are you up in arms, calling for action without knowing what will work? Or are you acquiescing to military action but trying not to think about it? Do you have more opinions than information? Do you feel upset and fearful of reprisals? Do you know the difference between Islam and the people who say they represent it? What are the causes of this kind of violence anyway? Does violence end violence? If you are ready to confront these questions, tune into our show. Once again, we will welcome Prof. Jim Gelvin of UCLA, who will help us with the facts. And this time we’ll look at the statements and response of Muslims, responses to IS and responses to our own military actions. We may also have a last-minute guest. So tune in and be surprised. War is not a game. So let’s take an hour to tone down the rhetoric and tune up our information and awareness.
The New York Times recently reported that people, men in particular, would prefer to give themselves an electric shock than to sit in silence and have nothing to do but think or feel. In 11 experiments involving more than 700 people, the majority of participants reported that they found it unpleasant to be alone in a room with their thoughts for just 6 to 15 minutes. So are you super-busy? Is ALL your activity really necessary – running here and there, texting while driving, multitasking, and so on – or do you manufacture stuff to do in order to distract yourself from yourself? It seems that most of us can’t handle the anxiety and negative thoughts we encounter when we’re still. Yet studies suggest that quiet time helps us be better problem-solvers. And when we let ourselves feel our feelings, we can do something about them. So let’s take get more comfortable with ourselves. Tune in, call in and let’s talk about being quiet. Grin. And then join the post-show forum. See link on right.
Host Beth Green has always felt the world’s pain and wanted to do something about it. She’s tried to help but how much has she succeeded? What about you? Have you felt the pain of a parent who wasn’t prepared to raise children but had them anyway, or the pain of a sibling competing with you for love or attention, or the pain of a maiden aunt who felt alone, a cousin who was deformed and isolated, a neighbor who locked herself in the house with a bottle or an insecure teacher mocked by mean kids? Have you felt the pain of the homeless, the mentally ill or those subjected to discrimination or abuse? And when you have felt that pain, what do you tend to do? Shut yourself off and pretend not to notice? Jump in to take on everyone’s fight? Try to fix it? Do you know how to deal with the world’s pain without hurting yourself or others? That’s the topic of this week’s InsideOut. Tune in, call in and let Beth help you find the most productive way to deal with pain you see and feel every day.
Do you have a tendency to jump to conclusions with very little evidence but lots of certainty? Most of us do. In fact, the news is full of stories about what we have decided is true about Ray Rice, the Middle East, people with opposing political views and just about everything else. Are our opinions accurate? Have we taken the time to study the situation? Do we have access to all the facts? Where do our opinions come from? Why do we need them? And what mischief do they cause? Because when we rush to judgment, we can do a lot of damage – leap into war, condemn the innocent or ruin the lives of people who are in the public eye doing what many others do in private. Let’s talk about how we rush to judgment and the damage that causes. Let’s talk about why we think we need to have opinions about everything. And let’s talk about how we can learn to pause long enough to get the information we need to be judicious, rather than judgmental. Tune in, call in, share and join our post-show forum.
Have you ever seen someone use spirituality to escape from reality? Do you do that? Like an addiction, spirituality can make us feel high. For a moment we feel elevated above ordinary life and wish we could stay there, but most of us can’t. Instead we crash down into our normal depressed or anxious state as soon as we’re back in everyday life, and that makes us feel ashamed. What about folks who use spirituality to make themselves look superior, pretending they aren’t crabby, petty or anxious like the rest of us, even though they are? Do you do that? Can we embrace spirituality deeply and not get high or puffed up? If we don’t get high, will that stop the crash? Beth Green says yes. And she’ll help you experience sober spirituality, one that is elevating and grounding at the same time. Using spirituality to get high does not ultimately nurture us. Sober spirituality does. Tune in, call in, and let Beth support us all to connect deeply to both our spirit and our feet at the same time.
How would you like to have a million strangers decide what you wear each day, what you eat for lunch and who you date? Well democracy is like that – all kinds of strangers telling you who you can marry, whether you can have an abortion, who can carry a gun and whether or not we go to war. Whatever your wishes, in many vital matters you don’t have the deciding vote, and your life can be critically impacted by the beliefs and actions of millions of people you may not trust and can’t control. And now we have even more democracy. We used to have two political parties, a few media outlets and one phone company. Now we have the internet, lots of choices, everyone’s on YouTube, and somebody is advocating for just about everything. Most of us like democracy when we win but think others are idiots when we’re outvoted. Let’s get real about democracy, how we feel about it, how technology is impacting it and what we can do to make it better. Join in! Tune in, call in and join our post-show forum!
Anyone who is self-aware knows there are changes we need to make in ourselves. Some of us need to become more thoughtful, some need to take more risks. Some of us need to admit how selfish we are, some need to act on the compassion we feel. Some of us need to stop playing big, and some need to stop playing small. Some of us sense we need to make changes but don’t know where to start. Some of us have been working hard on changing but haven’t gotten there yet. Wherever you are in your journey, this episode of InsideOut can help. Let’s talk about what you need to change and what’s holding you back. In fact, let’s see how we can help you down that path today! Tune in, call in and let host Beth Green support you in her amazingly intuitive way. Then click on the link at the right of this page to learn how to participate in our post-show Forum via phone or internet. Join the InsideOut community so we can help you and each other free ourselves from the patterns we know it’s time to change.
How often do we pretend we can do something we can’t? Why do we do that? On the other hand, how often do we tell ourselves we CAN’T do something we can? Just think about it. Make a list of all the things you think you can’t do: Learn a computer program, leave a bad relationship, get more exercise, stand up to a bully, fix a toilet, comfort a friend, or face something about you or your life. Now consider each item. Where did you get the idea that you can’t do it? Was it true in the past that you couldn’t? Is it still true? Or is it that you don’t want to risk failure or ridicule? Or you’re faking dependence to puff up someone else or to make yourself feel loved? Or you could do it, but you’re just scared? Or? If you can’t do something, don’t stress over it, and love yourself anyway. But if you might be able to do something, love yourself enough to try. Let’s talk about our “can’ts”. Call in to ask Beth to help you turn your can’t into a can. And join our post-show forum when you CAN!
Many of us feel overwhelmed by the demands of daily life. We‘re already at our limit. Yet here’s reality: Climate change is devastating our land with fire and drought, violence is turning schools into war zones, our political system is paralyzed and more. We know we have to do something but what and how? We already have too much to do, too much to think about and too few answers. We don’t have the time, the energy or the inspiration to take on our world’s problems. But can we afford not to? There is no business as usual anymore. There’s no usual weather, usual public safety, usual conditions for our kids to grow up in. Our world is changing and we have no say – unless we join with others and take a stand. What really stops us? And what can we do about it? Let’s support each other to get involved and take a stand for things that we believe in. Start by taking a stand with us! Tune in, call in, share the show on Facebook, join our post-show forum! Help Beth help US become who we can be.
In 2003 we were manipulated into war with lots of hype and very little information. The result? We helped destabilize Iraq, now embroiled in never-ending sectarian violence, and we feel lost in the quagmire. Many of us feel guilty, upset or confused. What do we do now? Bomb? Invade? Bury our heads in the sand? Let’s face this challenge together and do three things differently. Let’s get solid information BEFORE we act. Let’s talk honestly about our feelings – guilt, fear, anger – so we can face the latest challenges calmly, knowledgeably and courageously. Let’s get involved. For solid information, we welcome James Gelvin, author of 4 books and Professor of Modern Middle East History at UCLA, who will give us the historic context of what’s happening in the Mid-East and our role in it. For honest discussion, we’ve got Beth Green. To get involved, start here: Tune in, call, share, and help your friends by passing on the podcast. Then join our post-show forum to continue the conversation!
We all have fear. What’s yours? Losing love, money or security? Are you afraid of people, because they seem selfish or hurtful? Do you fear failing, getting old or dying? Are you afraid to walk in your neighborhood or go home to an abusive parent or spouse? Are you anxious about a decline in your health or your mind? Life can be scary and it’s always unpredictable. We ARE vulnerable. We may be fine one moment, and then not the next. But while fear is normal, it’s sometimes irrational or exaggerated. Or it can be so chronic, anxiety becomes our habitual state of mind and we don’t even see it anymore but eat or drink over it. Let’s talk openly about fear. Do we deny it, give in to it or try to ignore it? Are we ashamed of it? Can we trace its origin? Can we overcome it? Tune into InsideOut. Call and ask Beth’s help. Go to our InsideOut post-show forum where we can all support one another (see link on right). Don’t be alone with fear! Don’t stuff it and don’t be dominated by it. Join us!
What a way to describe a human being! And yet how many times have we described ourselves or others as idiots? When you’ve made an obvious mistake, do you feel like an idiot? When others can’t understand something or are slow or confused, do you judge them as idiots? How are we going to fess up to our foolishness, if we condemn ourselves? And how can some of us also face becoming impaired by illness, age or anxiety, if we judge cognitive loss as shameful? Let’s stop denying our mistakes and impairments. Let’s stop blaming others and covering up. We are all idiots sometimes, and some of us are declining as well. Tune into InsideOut to face the reality of our own mental limitations. Let’s stop beating ourselves up and learn how to get more support so we can make fewer mistakes and forgive ourselves when we make them. Don’t BE an idiot! Call in and talk about the way you FEEL like one, and let Beth help. Then join our post-show forum via phone or internet; see link on right of this page!
If you’re anything like Beth Green, you get upset watching the news. Or you just don’t watch. Let’s talk about how YOU react and why. Are you overwhelmed by human cruelty or irrationality? Do you judge with few facts? Do you avoid issues that seem too complicated? Do you blame “them” for what’s happening and never address your own accountability? Do you just hide in the horoscope? Once informed, do you feel like you have the answers but nobody listens? Or do you feel like you have no answers and you’re glad nobody is asking? If you want to stay informed but not get angry or depressed, tune in to InsideOut. Let’s examine our typical reactions and learn how to face the facts in a way that supports us and others. You can even call in for Beth’s help or to share how you may have overcome some past reactivity and gotten engaged in ways that make a difference. We need to be informed. So tune in. Get real. And join our post-show forum (link on right) to further engage in the conversation.
How much of your life do you spend waiting vs. living? Why? Sure, we all have things to look forward to, but do you ever feel that you’re actually waiting for your life to begin? Are you waiting first to buy the house, get a job or meet, marry or divorce a guy, and then your life will begin? Are you waiting for a baby to be born or for your kids to leave home or to finish school so that life can begin? Are you waiting to get up the guts to make a change? And are you waiting for something to give you those guts: get more secure at work or save enough money to take a chance? If you feel like you’re waiting for your life to begin, you are not alone. In fact most of us feel that way on some level some time. But for some of us waiting seems to be a permanent state. Don’t wait anymore. Tune into InsideOut, call in or email, and ask Beth to help you stop waiting and start living. And join the post-show forum (see link on right) to continue the conversation. Life happens only once. Join us!
Many of us say we want intimacy, but do we? Intimacy is being totally honest and transparent about ourselves – our feelings, thoughts and agendas – and having our partner be the same. And that includes our feelings toward each other. Do we want that much truth? Do our partners? If we don’t really want intimacy, what are we seeking from relationships? This episode of InsideOut will confront the question: Do we want intimacy, or are we craving admiration and security? Do we want someone to know us, or are we really trying to get someone to think we’re fabulous so they’ll never leave us? Let’s have a good laugh at ourselves and how much we kid ourselves about our desire for intimacy. But let’s also acknowledge the cost of hiding and ask host Beth Green to help us embrace the true value of intimacy and overcome our discomfort with it. Tune in, call in live or join our weekly post-show forum (see link on right) via phone or internet where you get to join the conversation whenever you can.
The Declaration of Independence says that we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all persons are created equal and are endowed with certain inalienable rights, including life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Our rights may be inalienable, but we can still lose them. If you kill someone, you lose your liberty and maybe your life. If your pursuit of happiness includes molesting a child, you lose that right. But not only do we lose our rights, we throw them away. We don’t speak out of fear, we can’t think because of our slavish assumption of social attitudes, we aren’t free because of our addictions and egos. On this edition of InsideOut, we’re going to talk about our inalienable rights, how we keep them and how we lose them. If you want to exercise your freedom of speech, call in live! If you can’t, join our post-show forum (see link on the right of page). Let’s not squander our rights. Let’s confront how we lose them, and let’s celebrate this July 4th by taking them back.
Some of us wax poetic about Dad and how great he was. Some of us are pissed at the guy till the day we die. Some of us didn’t even know him. How did you really feel about your dad? Do you know? Do you want to? Did you fear him, hate him, crave more attention from him, really bond with him or barely see him? Did you adopt your mother’s view of him? Did you reflect his view of himself? Did he embarrass you? Did he overshadow you? What’s a Dad for anyway? Let’s get a real InsideOut look into our relationship with Dad. Who was he to you? And how did that affect you? Tune in and hear host Beth Green guide our discussion with her usual humor and insight. If you call in, she can even help you sort out your feelings. Father’s Day may have passed, but let’s not let another day go by without understanding a relationship that has been so critical to who we are. And join our weekly post-show forum (see link on right) via phone or internet where you get to join the conversation whenever you can.
Fly over California and look at the parched earth. Go to Miami Beach and watch the waters rise. Why are we still arguing about global warming? Why are we still resisting making the big changes? And whose fault is it? Special interests? China? Politicians who are afraid to ask us or industry to change? Or is the problem us – all of us? We want the car that uses lots of gas because it’s more comfortable. We don’t want to pay more for green products. Very few of us are prepared to change OUR lives or demand change from industry. And fewer of us even know what to do. A couple of months ago climate scientist Dr. Grant Deane came on the show and shared his knowledge with us. Now that we’ve had more drought, more record-breaking cold, more tornadoes, we’re asking him back. Tune in to our show. Email or call in live. Get involved by joining our after-show phone or internet forum (see link on right). Let’s talk. California’s burning, so let’s stop fiddling, and let’s face the music together.
The two sides of aging – loss and freedom. Become a teen and resent your greater responsibilities, or relish your new freedoms, like a car. Become 40 and regret the loss of physical strength or beauty, or be relieved that you don’t have to prove that you’re macho or look perfect anymore. Become 70 and hate being hard of hearing, or rejoice that you can pretend deafness and just tune out what you don’t want to hear. If we can regret or embrace the changes of age, which are YOU choosing? Why? Don’t let anyone tell you aging is all wonderful! Each age carries its challenges, but each also brings the possibility of maturity, relaxation and a greater connection to ourselves. Let’s cultivate the skill of embracing our aging at any age. Call and share your stories. Ask questions and let host Beth Green help you laugh to enlightenment. And click the link to the right to join our growing community – the post-show InsideOut discussion forum – via phone or online! Let’s take on aging together!
You’ve heard people say: “Don’t hang out with that guy. He has no ambition.” But then you’ve also heard: “Watch out for that new girl. She’s ambitious and doesn’t care who she steps on.” Ambition: Is it good or bad? Do you have it? Do you lack it? Do you like it in yourself but distrust it in others? Are you embarrassed to have it? Do you think it’s okay in some areas but not in others? Let’s get real. In this edition of InsideOut, host Beth Green blows the cover on ambition. What exactly is it? Why the love/hate relationship with it? How do we transform our relationship to it so that it supports rather than drives us? And how do we get it if we need it? For honesty and new insights, trust Beth Green and InsideOut! Tune in, call in, email, or participate as you’re comfortable in our NEW post-show phone and online forum where our audience discusses each show! Click the link on the right side of our host page for all the details. Join us and become part of our growing online community!
So you’ve set up your apartment, house or cabin in the woods, and now you’re alone. Or you’ve filled your home with a mate, kids, friends or pets, and there you are! In your haven. Or are you? Do you want to come home at the end of the day? Is there loneliness, or is there tension, arguing, polite non-conversation, pretending or smoldering resentment? Is your home clean and orderly, or is it in chaos, strewn with pizza boxes, dirty dishes, unopened bills? Home: haven or hell, and why? Is it us? Is it them? Are we living alone when we should live with others? When with others, do we have tools to resolve differences, large or small? Do we or our housemates bring home stress or exude negativity? Are we ourselves demanding or self-centered? Even alone, are we peaceful within ourselves? Let’s take an honest look at our homes and learn what we can do to make them the sanctuaries we hope they can be. Tune in for some real soul searching, and call host Beth Green to share or to ask for help!
Loss – everybody has it. Whether it’s a loved one, home, job, money, business, health or capacities, we all face loss. Even as kids we lose our two front teeth and maybe our belief in Santa Claus! But if the young suffer loss, the more we age, the more we seem to lose, and that’s not fun. When we’re young, we see the future as an exciting time to acquire: an education, career, house, mate, kids, the chance to do new things. But as we age, we seem to face more and more loss and fewer and fewer gains. No matter our age, however, the challenge is the same: How to turn loss into gain without lying to ourselves, pretending or rationalizing. In this episode of InsideOut, we’re going to face this question head on! What have you lost? What did you gain? Did you piss and moan and then evolve? Or did you piss and moan and then piss and moan? Tune in or email. Better yet, call in, tell us your loss, and let’s see if we can help you turn loss into gain – even if the gain is just greater wisdom!
Have you ever been envious, jealous or competitive with others? Have you ever suffered from other people’s envy, jealousy or competition with you? Most of us have. These qualities are common and widespread among us, but they still can hurt. On this episode of InsideOut, we’re going to get real about envy, jealousy and competition. We’re going to define them, look at their origins in our psyches and society, and acknowledge their effects on us all. And we’re going to do so with compassion for ourselves and everybody else. But let’s go further. Let’s bond together to see how we can lessen their power over us and support one another to co-create a world where they become increasingly rare. Are you game? Can you envision a different world? Tune into this episode of InsideOut. Email questions before or during the show. Or call in live to share your story about how you have been envious, jealous or competitive or been hurt by those qualities in others. Share what you’ve learned. Join us!
Have you ever been around someone who had real confidence? Did you envy them? Or did you admire them and feel safe, because you knew you could trust them to be who they said they were and do what they said they could? On the other hand, have you ever felt resentful or suspicious of someone who acted confident? Was it because you were feeling negative about yourself and felt compelled to cover it up by putting them down? Or was it because you sensed they were puffing themselves at your expense and/or not able to deliver? In this edition of InsideOut, host Beth Green will lead a discussion of confidence and ego. She’ll help us tell the difference between the two in ourselves and others. And she’ll support us to discover what might be stopping us from being confident when we should be and what might be causing us to puff ourselves up when humility would be the better course. Tune in, call or email. Speak to Beth live if you want to benefit from her uncanny insight into you and others.
Most of us think of ourselves as individual souls on a singular path. But here’s a guy, Dr. Carl Calleman, with a different idea. He says, “What if human civilization is a product of an evolving global mind field that we are all part of? What if this is a divine mind that always influences the way we think?” So much for free will! Carl Calleman is coming to InsideOut to discuss his latest book, The Global Mind and the Rise of Civilization. In it, he speaks knowledgably about history, archaeology and human biology, examines the rise of civilization and brings evidence to a mystical perspective. Tune into our show, where he and host Beth Green will talk about their shared view that we are aspects of the divine in the process of evolution. Learn more about his unique perspective, that of a scientist, as well as a world-renowned expert in the field of the Mayan calendar. Call in or email in advance. Let’s discuss just how the global mind could inspire you, limit you, express through you.
Lots of things guide us to our destiny. Sometimes we have a vision and go for it. Other times things get so bad, we just have to change. Think of a situation that was so bad you had to shift course. Was that a change you secretly wanted but feared to admit? Did you want things to get that bad, so you would have to change, despite your fears or reluctance? Did you want to prove how bad things were, so that people around you would have to support you, even if initially they didn’t? And when adversity did guide your destiny, did you gripe or embrace the process? Did you tend to focus on the value of the change or the pain of the loss? Whether it’s a marriage getting to the breaking point, our health tanking or our own behavior nearly destroying us, let’s acknowledge how bad things can guide us to move in different directions, and let’s look at how we react when it does! Tune in, call in or email. Maybe we won’t need adversity to guide us next time, or maybe we’ll embrace it when it does!
Madam Mazurka is on a roll. This dead, Transylvanian psychic lady is fresh from her first-ever video appearance on the topic of “How to Increase Love & Passion at Any Age,” featured on YouTube.com. And she’s ready for more. “I just scratched the surface of the topic,” she said in a recent interview. “And I’d like to go deeper.” So join us! Ask her why age doesn’t matter, when it comes to love, passion and sex. Learn more of her tips for deepening your connection to your partner and yourself. And have more experiences of energetic connection with her, experiences that open you to that spiritual-sexual connection to life! For those who don’t know her, Madam Mazurka comes out of Beth’s mouth, but she’s her own free spirit. She frequently co-hosts with Beth and James, and people love to hear her on the show. So tune in to this episode to enjoy the wit and wisdom of Madam M! Call in your questions live, or email during the show or before. And watch her video on YouTube for even more.
We all know how to celebrate: Dinner, flowers, a party or gift. But are these traditions always geared to the person or occasion? Or are we just doing what’s expected (I’ve always given my son a Christmas gift)? Or trying to look caring by doing the “right” thing the other parents are going all out for their daughter’s wedding)? On today’s show we’re going to talk about celebration. We’ll laugh at some of the things we’ve done for the wrong reasons. Then we’ll look at some people or occasions we want to recognize and do it consciously. We’ll tap into the spirit of the event or person, then uncover the most meaningful way to celebrate them! We need your participation. Who or what do you want to honor? Email or call in live, so you can help us tune into their spirit and explore the best way to celebrate them. We’ll be joined by Madam Mazurka and the “Guru,” two of Beth’s personas, who will help create more meaningful celebrations that truly honor the spirit of what matters to us.
What causes someone to become a spiritual teacher who dedicates his or her life to inspiring others? Have you ever wanted that identity for yourself? What are the joys? What are the pitfalls of ego, expectations and self-delusion that can accompany such an identity? Meet Simran Singh, host of 11:11 on VoiceAmerica’s 7th Wave channel, publisher of 11:11 Magazine and creator of the Rebel Road Tour. Many of you have heard her program and would like to know more about her from the inside out. We will be asking Simran about her early life as the child of an Indian Sikh family growing up in Bamberg, South Carolina. What can she share about living at the divide of 2 cultures? How did those experiences shape her personality? What was it like entering an arranged marriage? Why is she so passionate about transformation and authenticity? How does she handle having a bad hair day? If you are interested in an intimate portrait of Simran Singh, join us. And call in or email your questions.
We’ve all lived with authority figures: natural, step- or foster parents, older siblings, teachers, even bosses. And we’re used to those figures being in charge. What happens when they are no longer there – either because they died, became frail or someone moved away? These were the guys who created order in the universe, even if the order was unfair. How does their absence change us and our relationships? Do we rebel angrily against having been dominated in the past? Do we claim the role of authority figure or critical parent with someone we think WE can dominate? Do we try to punish the sibling we think the parents favored? Do we pick on someone who represents that sibling to us now? Do we seek a new authority? Let’s get conscious about how we behave when no one’s in charge. Let’s laugh, heal and transform our sibling relationships, wherever they show up – with mates, friends or anywhere else. Let’s turn competition into cooperation and mutual support. Listen, call, email. Join us!
The quality of our inner space determines the quality of our lives. In other words, the way we experience life is mostly determined by the way we feel. Sometimes changing circumstances can help us feel different. But all too often there’s little connection between our internal and external lives. Each of us seems predisposed to a certain palette of emotions, like anxiety, envy or resentment; optimism, happiness or peace. Which emotions dominate your inner space? Why? Do you even know what you feel, or do you stuff your feelings and pretend to be more positive than you are? The “Guru,” one of Beth’s personas, says sanctuary is a place of inner safety where we can be deeply connected to ourselves and experience awareness but without judgment. How do we do that? How do we turn our insides into the safest place to be? Beth and the “Guru” will lead the discussion and offer some processes to turn our inner space into a sanctuary. Listen, call or email in advance. Join us, and pass the word!
Most of us endlessly seek happiness but can’t seem to find it. What’s worse, some think that wanting happiness is in itself selfish, not as important as other goals. In fact, happiness is an essential part of spiritual living. It’s a key to health, well-being and the ability to give to others. So let’s turn up our happiness quotient! And let’s start on our show. What is happiness? Do we value it? Have we looked in all the wrong places? Are we victims of the “never-satisfied” disease? What can we do to increase our happiness? On this episode of InsideOut, let’s talk about real happiness. Beth and James will be joined by the “Guru” and Madam Mazurka, two of Beth’s alter-egos whose wit and wisdom just pop out of her mouth. And Beth will also lead some processes to help us increase the joy in our lives, processes you can do wherever you are. So join us and participate. Listen, call or email. You’ll be happy you did! And so will all the people whose happiness will be enhanced by yours!
With the recent death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, our attention has been brought back to heroin, one of the world’s most addictive drugs. His death is a dramatic tale but not unique. Whether it be to food, drugs, alcohol, sex or anything else, many of us live with addiction – our own or that of a loved one. And we face its devastation. Today we’ll hear from a mother and daughter who represent the two faces of addiction: the addict and the family. On one side is Rebecca, a gifted young woman whose life has been ravaged by heroin but who is determined to take it back. On the other side is Helen, a mom who has had to watch her daughter fall into its grip and who’s had to discern the line between abandoning her child and enabling her addiction. What have they gone through? How have they grown? How have they come together to fight the addiction, rather than each other? Here’s a story that relates to so many of us. Tune in, email or call into this compelling program. And share your own.
Lots of folks urge us to follow our dreams, but are we willing to risk whatever comes? We may have a ball and become fabulously wealthy. Or we may have a miserable time and go broke. We may grow emotionally, or we may shrink into disillusionment and self-doubt. Taking chances can be downright expensive, financially and emotionally. We can follow our dream into a marriage that turns our guts upside down and costs us alimony. Or into a new career that flops and leaves us even more desperate. Hear the story of Chris Reese, a woman who followed the dream of opening a store with her husband, only to watch it close after 7 long years of stress and effort. What did this experience cost emotionally, physically and financially? What did she gain? Was it worth it? Is there a difference between a dream and a fantasy? Are our dreams divinely inspired, or are they just ego egging us on? Listen, call in or email. Let’s get real about our dreams and support each other to follow those worth the risk.
A coincidental meeting, a voice in our head, a sudden turn of events, a dream, a gut feeling, a sudden pain in our bodies, a comment we happen to hear – are these messages we’re getting from the universe? Or are they just random happenings onto which we project meaning? Have you gotten messages from the universe? Did you listen? Did you ignore them when they were inconvenient? Did you pay the price? This week’s show explores the many ways the universe speaks to us and how we respond. To highlight one way the universe can speak to us, author Patricia Brooks will talk to us about her encounters with animals and the messages they have brought. Patricia’s book, God Is in All Things, is an honest recounting of her personal journey and how experiences with animals have been part of her healing and spiritual awakening. Call in or email live or in advance. Let’s all share about the many messages the universe is giving us and how we respond. Maybe we’ll all be better listeners next time!
We know we need love, but what is it? Is it admiration, affection and/or caring? Is it always the same emotion? How much love do we have in our lives, romantic or otherwise? How loving are WE? Beth, James and the crew at InsideOut are going to honor Valentine’s Day by delving into these age-old questions! And we’re going to ask you to look into yourself. Who do you love? What does that mean? Is it feeling comfortable with someone? Is it a product of your getting your emotional or material needs met? Is it something you give to others regardless of the return? Should it be? Love is a deep and vital aspect of our lives, and we hope you join us and share honestly about your relationships and the love you feel or don’t feel in relation to others. We’ll be benefiting from the wisdom of the Guru and Madam Mazurka, so tune in, call, email and participate! Whether or not we’re in a romantic relationship, let’s see if we can’t increase the love we give and receive in our lives!
Most of us have been taught through the liberal use of shame. Bad boy. Bad girl. This conditions us to use shame to try to discipline others and/or to stop people from hurting us. Does shame work to help us change or to support others to do the same? In small doses, shame can bring awareness to hurtful behavior. But shame is so painful, it often backfires. Shamed people usually get defensive and counter-attack. Or they feel so devastated, they are too paralyzed to change. Why is shame such a powerful emotion? How can we stop using it to control others? How can we overcome our own so we can welcome self-awareness without shaming ourselves? Learn more about shame and how to overcome it. And join us in some experiential processes to help us overcome shame and embrace new ways of teaching and learning. Internationally-known spiritual counselor and teacher Beth Green will lead the processes, along with her alter-ego the Guru. Participate live or via podcast. And share the show with others.
Oh, no, not the “f” word! Are you afraid of being fat? Do you binge or purge? Diet? Think about your weight too much? Stuff your face? Feel shame about your body? If so, you are not alone. Let’s get out of the closet and talk about the way we feel about food and fat, and let’s embark on a road of healthier eating. On this show, we’ll chat with two guests who openly acknowledge food issues and who have worked hard to overcome them. One is intuitive Therapist Helen Hillix-Di Santo, who will share her own experience battling a food disorder, as well as her professional views. And the other is Chris Reese, who is on the skinny side, but who is no less tormented by the drive to eat compulsively and is also obsessed with her weight. Madam Mazurka, one of Beth’s alter egos, has promised to join us, too. Listen, call in questions or email in advance. Let’s all get real about our compulsions, obsessions and shame about food and fat. And let’s support ourselves and each other to get healthier!
A lot of people talk about altered states of consciousness, but are they real? And if so, what’s the point of them? Can we experience them without drugs? Can they make us more wise? More connected spiritually? Are they dangerous? Are people experiencing them actually crazy? Or pretending to make themselves look impressive? Let’s talk about altered states. Co-hosts Beth Green and James Maynard will share some of their experiences, and we invite you to share as well. Then Beth and the “Guru,” one of Beth’s personas, will lead a process which will hopefully help us co-create a drug-free altered state of consciousness for hosts and listeners alike, right on the show! You don’t have to be with us live to be part of the experiment! Just tune in during or after the show, and let’s see if we can’t co-create an altered state of consciousness that will help us be more expanded but also more grounded! Call in, email and help co-create an experience that challenges our notions of time and space.
Wanting something too much means putting some goal, thing or a desire before our needs and being willing to sacrifice those needs to do, get or achieve it. What kinds of things can we want too much? A relationship; a baby; a house; a job, career or financial success; to become a star, to look like a good parent, to be thin, to appear spiritual; really just about anything. Have you ever sacrificed your health or well-being for something? Where did that goal come from, and why was it more important than your needs? Is there anything that you want too much NOW? What are you sacrificing? Are you willing to let it go? On this episode of InsideOut, Beth, James and the gang of Beth’s alter egos – Madam Mazurka and the “Guru” – will help us explore wanting anything too much. And they’ll offer suggestions as to how to get past being run by our “must haves.” Listen in and/or participate. Share your story and questions by calling us live or by emailing us before, during or even after the show.
How do we use age as an excuse? Have we said things like: I’m too young to quit drinking? Too old to start a new career? Too young to settle down? Too old to change? Really? And do we think we’re too young or too old to learn music, start exercising or get therapy? As we begin a new year, let’s take stock of what needs changing inside and out. Do we need to end something that’s hurtful but familiar? Should we start something challenging but nurturing? Let’s talk to co-host James Maynard, who soon turns 70. Hear him describe the changes he’s embracing every day. And let’s talk to Ann Brennan, a public school teacher and the director of a family program training young kids to be conscious. She’s teaching them self-awareness, Oneness and mutual support. Whether we’re confronting our inner patterns or reshaping our outer life, let’s start the New Year right. Shake off excuses about age and welcome the New Year with determination and joy! Join us. Call in, or email questions in advance.
For a fun way to start the New Year, join the gang at InsideOut for a bunch of laughs, reminiscences, predictions and commitments. We’ll hear from the hilarious Madam Mazurka and the lofty Guru (Beth’s alter egos), as well as Beth and James, as we look back to 2013 and forward to 2014! And let’s hear from YOU. Let’s get real about the year that’s passed – not only what happened, but how we felt, thought and behaved – and let’s also share what we learned. Then let’s look into our crystal balls to see what’s up for next year: promises we are going to make to ourselves, even if we break them before the first day is done, and hunches we have about what’s next for us and for our planet. And, most important, let’s connect to our deepest hopes for the coming year and what can do to support their realization. So join the gang at InsideOut, as we look at what’s happened this past year, what we hope for in the next year, and what WE are going to do to make that future real! Happy New Year!
In 1988, host Beth Green was inspired to write The Autobiography of Mary Magdalene. Told to the author on the night of her death, this is a gut-wrenching first-person account of a woman who confronted extreme hardships, sexual abuse, discrimination and the painful realities of her times and who transcended anger and despair through scrupulous self-honesty. Her story is our story. Today we interview Lynn Hillix and Annette Hughes from The Stream’s women’s group, which is offering a Healing Arts Theater production of the book in January. They will present excerpts from the story and share how it has transformed them. Beth will also speak about the process of writing it. Fact or fiction, you will see the truth of yourself in Mary Magdalene. Man or woman, you will relate. Join us. Let’s heal together from our own pain, and let’s reframe our views of Jesus and the Crucifixion, so we may help release the Earth from 2000 years of shame and blame. Perhaps Mary will join us. Merry Christmas!
Is this season getting to you – making you green with envy, red with frustration or just altogether blue? OR are you feeling great – green as in abundant, red as in jolly or blue as in serene? Or some mix of the above? To help us get centered for this holiday season, we’ve invited back the warm and wise Helen Hillix-Di Santo, intuitive Marriage and Family Therapist, who’ll help us explore what’s going on inside US during the holidays: why we get stressed, overindulge and overspend, and how we can turn this holiday season into a time of nurturing for our bodies, minds and spirits. Informed sources also tell us that Madam Mazurka and the “Guru,” two of Beth’s alter-egos, might make an appearance and add their delightful and unexpected comments. So put up your feet, sip on a healthy beverage, and join us for a moment of introspection, peace and goodwill toward ourselves, as we support one another to make this holiday season the best one yet. Join us! And call in or email us in advance.
Don’t lots of men express anger toward women by calling them bulldozers, weak, domineering, clingy, ballsy, dumb or dependent? Don’t men often act like babies and criticize women for resenting it, or feel entitled to dominate women and feel offended when they can’t? Don’t they often resent their own mothers, calling the devoted mother smothering, the one who took care of herself selfish, the one who argued with her husband a ballbuster, and the one who connected to her husband neglectful of them? Why are men so angry with women? Men Getting Real with Men is a group of guys willing to talk about everything, and that includes the way men can still act like little boys who were disappointed by Mom. They say that men are often trying to make their mates into that perfect mother and that they are angry when their women can’t or won’t go along with the program. They are also trying to do something about it. Meet them on the show, learn what they’re doing, and share your thoughts, as well.
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at VoiceAmerica, which we KNOW is your favorite internet radio network? Here’s your chance to find out! In this episode of InsideOut, we’ll be interviewing Jeff Gerstl, Director of Host Services for VoiceAmerica. Jeff is the go-to person for us hosts who need help, and he gives that help with a smile. No kidding. Jeff is one of the nicest guys we know, AND he’s been around long enough to know all. But will he tell? Tune in and find out. You can play a big part, too. Email or call in questions you dare him to answer. How did he end up on VoiceAmerica – a guy with over 25 years of broadcast experience? How does he really feel about working for internet radio? What’s it like dealing with hosts? His boss? What are his funniest experiences in live radio, and what got him into radio to start with? Don’t miss the opportunity to join Beth, James and the gang – the “Guru” and Madam Mazurka – as they turn Jeff and VoiceAmerica inside out!
Whether you’re a healthy person enhancing your life, or a disabled person transcending physical limitations, technology can be miraculous. Communication, music, information, physical wellbeing, what isn’t supported by technology today? But high tech can also challenge or intimidate us. Are we taking full advantage of what technology has to offer? What ideas, habits and beliefs block us? How can we shift our attitudes to embrace this new world? Let’s hear from two who are grateful for technology. One is Christine Benton, a smart, healthy 40-something woman who loves technology and all the learning and connecting it facilitates for her and her family. The other is our host, Beth Green, a woman who has struggled with chronic illness and disability her whole life, but who can be with people even when housebound and compose music even when too crippled to play. Thanks to technology! Share your own techno miracles, and let’s celebrate a 21st century Thanksgiving with a “Thank you Geeks Day.”
Few of us think about the financial stress of the small businesses that serve us, but their survival has impact. When the local store, the producer of specialty parts, a favorite restaurant, family doctor or trusted mechanic go under, that changes our lives. Small businesses sometimes need cash to start up, expand or just hang on, and sometimes they need it NOW, so a lending industry has grown up that takes full advantage of that need, charging high interest rates with tough terms. A loan can mean life or death to a desperate owner, but repaying that loan can kill the patient or mean higher prices for you. Enter Jim Salters, a guy who considers himself an enlightened entrepreneur. He claims his company provides ethical loans to small businesses and that his approach is changing the industry. How? Has he combined good business sense with care, compassion and integrity in a field that can look pretty slimy? Listen in and find out how Jim is changing a part of the world that impacts you.
Religious beliefs, bad personal experiences and ignorance can bring shame and dysfunction into intimate relationships, gay or straight. Spirituality can help us heal by supporting the release of old traumas and deepening our experience of Oneness, intimacy and energetic connection. Let’s discuss how. Hear from Todd and Christine Benton, who have been in a Sex & Spirituality program for many years. Learn about their challenges, as well as their victories over old patterns of alienation and disconnection. Host Beth Green will share as well. Beth has been teaching programs about Sex & Spirituality for over 30 years. And enjoy the unique perspectives of our guest hosts, the guru and Madam Mazurka! Whether you or your partner has a block to sexuality or an obsession with the act itself, this show could offer you both the comfort that you’re not alone and some guidance as to how to overcome the blocks to your own and your partner’s fulfillment. Tune in, email questions or call in live!
Here’s a guy who has taken on Christianity and yet still believes in it. Why? A now-retired Episcopal Bishop of Newark for 24 years, a biblical scholar, independent thinker, best-selling author and world-renowned speaker, John Shelby Spong is calling for a New Christianity for a New World. A man who has been threatened and celebrated, John Spong is a true radical. He has challenged fundamentalism, texts of hatred in the bible, the literal ascension of Jesus, the Virgin Birth and many other traditional Christian views. He is a long-time supporter of gay relationships and the ordination of women. His latest book, The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic, reinterprets and reframes the story of Jesus to eliminate many beliefs Spong believes have been used to justify prejudice and hate. But if you strip away so much of what has been understood to be Christianity, why bother to be a Christian? Ask Bishop Spong. A remarkable and courageous man, we feel honored to have him on our show.
Do you think of yourself as a fighter, a quitter or a realist? Do you quit when you should push through? Do you persevere when you should let go? Do you know the difference? When times are tough, what should we do? What about those who tell us that we fail only if we quit? Is that true? Isn’t the opposite also true? Isn’t it crazy to keep doing something, trying harder, or believing in something or somebody, when we’re out of reality? How can we tell when to surrender and when to push on? Let’s ask some folks about the choices they’ve made about fighting or quitting, what they learned from those experiences, and if they are any wiser now. Today’s co-host will be Madam Mazurka, who’s smart, funny and dead. (Beth channels her and we all love it.) And our guest will be Erica Myers, who’s often been a quitter but who nevertheless keeps fighting back from nearly dying. (How does she do that?) Our other guest could be you, if you dial in! So join the conversation. Tune in, email or call!
Let’s get real and have fun with a sensitive topic. Let’s talk about being mean: malicious, vengeful, petty, spiteful and unkind. Let’s admit we get that way sometimes, figure out why we do and see if we can’t help each other change. But first, we have to get honest. Few of us want to acknowledge that we can be mean. Sure we know we’re sometimes angry, firm, or just taking care of ourselves. But mean? Deliberately hurtful? That’s the other guy. Well, sometimes we ARE the other guy. Why, and what can we do about it? Join the discussion on this episode of InsideOut. Let’s laugh together, get honest and maybe even help each other transform. Our guests will be Helen Hillix-Di Santo and Elizabeth Treeheart, people just like us. The wise and witty Madam Mazurka will be our special co-host. (Madam M. is one of the characters that comes through Beth.) Tune into this stimulating conversation. Email or call in your questions, and be part of a growing community of folks ready to be InsideOut!
For those of you who listened to our October 1 show on climate change, the Guru is no stranger. He came on as a co-host and will be co-hosting many shows in the future, alternating appearances with the famous Madam Mazurka. Yes, the Guru is another of Beth’s entertaining personas, which she spontaneously channels when she hears the call. Many of you now know Madam Mazurka, who is funny, sexy, Transylvanian and dead. But you are less acquainted with the Guru, who is Indian, calm, elevated, and also dead. Or maybe not. In any case, we invited the Guru to be our guest, and to our honor and delight, he is making himself available so that you can question him directly about yourself, life, the cosmos, spiritual matters, whatever comes to mind. The Guru is full of surprises and twists of perspective. But for him to answer your inquiries, you must email us before or during the show, or call in live! And tell your friends to call or email as well, so they can Ask the Guru, too. Don’t miss it!
In our world people have either chosen or been forced to abandoned long-held roles along gender lines. If the woman earns more money, she has to work. If the man’s schedule allows him more time, he needs to take on more child-rearing. In addition, many of us are sick of traditional concepts of male and female. Do “sexy” uncomfortable clothes make us women? Does grunting monosyllabic answers about our feelings make us male? Even if we let these obvious stereotypes go, how many other preconceived notions are we carrying? The sweet understanding woman? The brave man at the battlefield? While traditional roles are crumbling on the outside, aren’t they still clinging to us on the inside? Join us as host Beth Green interviews Lynn Hillix and Todd Benton, two folks who have lived or are living role reversals in their homes. How does it feel? What inner conflicts still haunt them? And what about you? Where do you still long to break free? Email your questions or comments. Join us and call in!
Ignorance is not bliss when our world is being turned upside down by climate change. It’s already happening. So now what’s our response? Are we living in panic, lost in denial, or feeling too overwhelmed to think about it? Climate change is not going away, so let’s get educated and face it together. What is the truth about climate change? What is actually happening? What isn’t happening? And what, if anything, can we do about it? If you want the facts, tune into InsideOut and let’s ask an actual climate scientist. Our guest, Dr. Grant Deane, is the Director of the Hydraulics Lab at UCSD. In addition to directing the lab, Grant travels the world researching and sharing information with other climate scientists. He can bring to us top-quality information and translate it for us into lay terms. Don’t miss this show. And call in if you can. This may be one of your few opportunities to actually talk to a climate scientist about a topic that is changing our world and altering the future.
Yes, YOU are our guest. Have you ever wanted to speak on the radio? Here’s your chance. In this episode of InsideOut, we are launching Be Our Guest, a format where we will introduce a topic and callers share their wisdom while taking the chance of having egg on their face. Here are the ground rules. You can’t monopolize the whole program. No hate rhetoric. You can’t focus on putting down other individuals or groups. Be willing to receive feedback. Be honest and self-revealing. And accept that you might get hung up on. Does all this sound like fun? And, oh yes, you’ve got to call in, or there’s no show. For this episode, some of the topics will be spirituality – what it really is; hypocrisy – which we all have; and common sense – which most of us lack. And how all three of those connect. If you think you’re smarter than your co-hosts or their guests, here’s your chance to prove it! Smile. Call in and tell the truth about yourself, or just tune in and let’s all laugh and learn together.
You’ve never met anyone like her. Madam Mazurka is funny, psychic, sexy, Transylvanian and dead. And she tells all. Never inhibited, Madam Mazurka wants you to call in and ask questions about her, life, you, anything that crosses your mind. Okay, she looks a lot like Beth with a scarf, but trust us, Beth would never say the things that blurt out of the Madam’s mouth. Beth met Madam Mazurka in 1999 when she showed up one night to read some tarot cards. Since then, she’s made rare appearances. Amazingly, she agreed to guest on this show and even turned up for a photo shoot, so we’d have a picture for this hostsite. Take a look under “Guests.” Even though she’s dead, she’s more alive than we are. People love her. She’s funny plus she gives amazingly perceptive though blunt answers to whatever you ask. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet Madam Mazurka and ask her questions. Just bring your sense of humor with you. And call in live if you can. Let’s welcome her, and maybe she’ll come back!
When are we being honest, and when are we dumping, venting or blaming others? Can we always tell the difference? Let’s ask Dr. Brad Blanton, whose book Radical Honesty was a national bestseller and who has authored 7 more books on the theme. What is radical honesty? How is it different from dumping? How can it change our lives and our world? Therapy, 12-step recovery and lots of self-help programs emphasize honesty, disclosure and, as Brad puts it, finishing unfinished business. Yet many of us still stuff our feelings, pretend, feel resentful, cover up for ourselves or others, or get defensive when confronted with real feedback. Why? If you want support being honest with yourself or others, if you are struggling with someone who is abusive but claims to be honest, if you want to stop covering up the truth of your past or present, tune in. You’ll want to listen to this lively discussion about honesty, self-honesty and its impact on our relationships and our world. Call in if you can.
We all need to face the question: How do we treat our bodies? Do we honor and nurture them? Or do we exploit and hurt them? And why? On this show, we’ll be cutting through some big topics: Is plastic surgery an act of self-love or an endless quest for something unachievable or even self-destructive? Have we driven our bodies in other ways to prove something about ourselves? On this edition of InsideOut, we’ll be interviewing Dr. Carol Hollan, an award-winning plastic surgeon with 30 years experience. She’ll be sharing what it’s like to be on the other side of the knife. What motivated her to become a plastic surgeon? How does she handle people’s egos and expectations? What has it cost her and her body to be a surgeon? Joining her will be her husband Bob Hettiger, a man paralyzed since 21. Bob co-founded Challenged America, a disabled sailor’s organization, and he’ll be talking about his urge to be a hero and the price he’s been willing to pay. Tune in, call in, email your questions.
What does it mean to be a Black woman in America? How does she refuse to be pigeon-holed while simultaneously acknowledging the reality of race? How do we all embrace who we are and not be defined by being straight, gay, Asian, white, rich, poor, whatever? Host Beth Green will interview Rozz Hopson, a Black woman with roots in the South, an upbringing in the West, and life experiences that are clichés for Black American families. Her mother was a single mom, working for low wages. She was co-raised by a great-aunt in an environment of welfare, domestic violence and molestation. She was taught to straighten her hair and try to climb the ladder in white society. How did she become herself? Meet a woman who doesn’t want to be stereotyped. Share her struggle to not be defined as too white, too Black or too anything at all. Tune in, call in, and let’s have a real conversation about a topic that applies to us all, as we grapple with our own gender, race, ethnicity, background or class.
Whether we see them or not, most of us live in hierarchies that we have created or that we have inherited from our world. Aren’t we always comparing ourselves to others, trying to evaluate our place in the pecking order? What was the hierarchy in your family? How did that impact you? Don’t you still have pecking orders among friends, at work, in your current families and world? Do you want to be the God on top and be in charge? Do you want to be on the bottom, so others will be responsible? Do you want to tear down the guy on top just to replace him or her with YOU? Do you hold back your own contribution because you devalue yourself? Hear Beth interview internationally-known author Kingsley Dennis about pecking orders, gurus and the many hierarchies in our lives. Let’s see what we can co-create that’s different, moving from what Kingsley calls “domination consciousness to the empathetic mind.” We all have a stake in this. So join us, call in, or email! No hierarchy. We need you, too! Connect with Kingsley: Kingsley Dennis
Whether you’re a businessperson facing a crossroad, a parent struggling with a tough decision that could affect your kid’s life, or just anybody facing those everyday decisions, large or small, wouldn’t it be great to have a strong hunch, an intuition, an inner voice to rely on? But can you? How strong are your intuitions? Do you have an occasional hunch, or are you flooded with impressions? How accurate are they? Do you trust them? Meet Helen Hillix-Di Santo, a marriage and family therapist for nearly 30 years, who relies heavily on her intuition to help clients deal with their most sensitive issues. How does she do it? What has she done to enhance her sixth-sense, so that it’s more accurate? How does she apply it in counseling? What can you do to become more intuitive? Tune into our show where Helen and host Beth Green share what they’ve learned about using and training their intuition, and get a glimpse into the insides of an intuitive counselor. Call in, or email your questions. Connect with Helen: Helen's Place
How does a guy go from fundamentalist Christianity to becoming America’s evolutionary evangelist, and why? In this edition of InsideOut, we are going to be turning God upside down and Michael Dowd inside out, and we’re going to have fun doing it. Rev. Michael Dowd, a former pastor in the United Church of Christ, is devoting his life to challenging our notions about God and preaching a new gospel, combining science and religion. Travelling the country in a van with his wife, Connie, an acclaimed science writer, Michael reframes religion in scientific terms and yet still uses the God word – but in a new context. God is a mythic name for reality, says Michael. His bestselling book, Thank God for Evolution, was endorsed by 6 Nobel prize scientists and spiritual leaders alike. How does he build bridges between science and religion? Why is he so passionate about the need to do so? Who or what is God now? And what does it all have to do with you? Tune in, call in, email, and find out. Find Michael here: The Great Story