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Greg Epstein—The Transformation

Greg Epstein—The Transformation

FromStrange Customs with Sasha Sagan


Greg Epstein—The Transformation

FromStrange Customs with Sasha Sagan

ratings:
Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Apr 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Sasha Sagan talks with humanist rabbi GREG EPSTEIN about an ancient tradition they both participate in each year, with themes and messages they find both inspiring and abhorrent. How can a thoughtful person engage a tradition shot through with such contradictions?We'll also hear from historian of religion DR. CAROLE CUSACK about how this tradition and others like it connect with the deep cycles of the earth and its creatures.
Released:
Apr 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (15)

Why do we do things the way we do them? We take on customs from our ancestors, then teach them to the next generation, often without thinking. But when we take a step back, they can seem bizarre, arbitrary...and sometimes, profoundly beautiful. Join Sasha Sagan, author of "For Small Creatures Such as We," as she talks to smart, funny, interesting celebrities and scholars, uncovering just how weirdly wonderful we Earthlings can be.