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Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon
Mental Health
Spirituality
Meditation
Grief
Mindfulness
Trauma
Personal Growth
Anxiety
Motherhood
Reincarnation
Consciousness
Awareness
Relationships
Self-Compassion
Creativity
Therapy
Community Support
Love
Autism
Death

Tami Simon, Founder and Publisher of Sounds True interviews spiritual teachers, visionary writers, and living luminaries about their newest work and current challenges—the growing edge of their inner inquiry and outer contribution to the world.

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Reverend angel Kyodo williams says that if you go all the way into your suffering, right to the center of it, that's where you'll find your joy. Tami's response: really? What follows is a case for radical dharma, and for why the pain we package away ... more

How badly do you want to be free? Tami Simon speaks with Reverend Dr. Michelle Wadleigh, minister, retreat facilitator, and author of Dance Like Nobody's Watching, about the uncomfortable precondition for forgiveness: wanting freedom more than you wa... more

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In the first episode of The Point of Insight, a new monthly reflection from Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon shares the transmission she received while preparing to interview ethnobotanist Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass. Tami expl... more

A century ago, a Jesuit priest predicted that humanity would evolve into something he called the "ultra-human." Tami Simon speaks with religious studies scholar D.W. Pasulka—author of The Others: UFOs, AI, and the Secret Forces Guiding Human Destiny—... more

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Diana Pasulka
Professor of religious studies
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Episode: D. W. Pasulka: Could We Become Ultra-Human? UFOs, A.I. & Our Evolution
Jonathan Cohen
Executive producer and co-host of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown; energy worker
Mayim Bialik's Breakdown
Episode: Phenomena | Season 1, Finale: Not a Machine but a Flame [Takeover]
Meredith Sprengel
Expert guest on energy healing and interdisciplinary research
Independent researcher/educator
Episode: Phenomena | Season 1, Finale: Not a Machine but a Flame [Takeover]
Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
Poet, ordained Zen Buddhist priest, author of Opening to Darkness
Zen Buddhist teacher, author
Episode: Just One Question | Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel: How Can We Accept Darkness?
Michael A. Singer
Wisdom teacher, founder of the Temple of the Universe, author
Temple of the Universe; Sounds True interview guest
Episode: Michael A. Singer: The Pain That Ends All Pain
Craig Foster
Filmmaker and naturalist behind My Octopus Teacher
Self-employed / filmmaker
Episode: Just One Question | Craig Foster: Why am I Afraid of Nature?
Marisa Renée Lee
Award-winning author, advocate, speaker; CEO of Beacon Advisors
Beacon Advisors
Episode: Marisa Renee Lee: Making A Stubborn Commitment to Hope
Ilia Delio
Sister, Franciscan nun, theologian and founder of Center for Christogenesis (now World Institute for Science, Religion and Culture)
Center for Christogenesis / World Institute for Science, Religion and Culture
Episode: Ilia Delio: A Cyborg Christian on the God Revolution We Need Now
Rainn Wilson
Emmy-nominated actor, writer, producer; known for Dwight Schrute in The Office
Actor/Author
Episode: Just One Question | Rainn Wilson: Why Are You NOT an Atheist?

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 3.3k ratings
  • Martha Beck 💯‼️

    Thank you for having Martha Beck answer the one question. I have also stumbled upon listening to audiobooks or podcasts without ads when I wake up at 3 AM & it does put me back to sleep. I appreciate the self care ideas as well. 🙏🏻

    AND I love all the other Sounds True guests and host as well. Thank you so much! 🫶🏻

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    scenicride
    United Statesa month ago
  • Volume

    Tami's voice is always twice as loud as the person she's talking to.

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    verdedafloresta
    United States2 months ago
  • Wow

    This man has changed so much my way of thinking about life. Summoning of the soul in the middle of such mystery. 🙏

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    WhiteChocolate1313
    Canada2 months ago
  • A’ho

    Riveting conversation with Jason Young Bear. Thank you.

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    United States2 months ago
  • Jasper Young Bear

    Beautiful podcast very moving thanks Tami

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    New Zealand2 months ago

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Just One Question | Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel: How Can We Accept Darkness?
Q: How can we accept darkness?
The guest explains that darkness can be a teacher when we stop resisting it, stay with the experience, and listen closely to the sensations, thoughts, and inner guidance that arise, which can lead to a profound shift in how we understand light and life.
Just One Question | Connie Zweig: What Does It Mean to Romance the Shadow?
Q: I want to understand more what you mean still by romancing it.
Romancing the shadow involves naming and image-making for a shadow fragment, then dialoguing with it or representing it in some form, so you can relate to it consciously rather than unconsciously being controlled by it.
Phenomena | Season 1, Finale: Not a Machine but a Flame [Takeover]
Q: When you hear the statement that we are not molecular machines, what thoughts come to mind?
Meredith and Jonathan describe healing as a symphony of influences, emphasizing relational, phenomenological, and cellular dimensions beyond a simple machine metaphor.
Just One Question | Craig Foster: Why am I Afraid of Nature?
Q: What explains the paradox of feeling connected to nature in imagination but terrified when actually outside?
Foster explains that humans carry three million years of wild memories that make us biologically wired to feel at home in wild environments, but our modern bodies haven't kept pace with that reality; the tame part fears real wild spaces while the wild part still longs for belonging, so gradual exposure helps reconcile both sides.
Ilia Delio: A Cyborg Christian on the God Revolution We Need Now
Q: What is the God Revolution, and how should it reshape religion today?
The God Revolution begins with recognizing an inner wholeness and divine presence within each person, then living from that presence in daily life while cultivating relational communities. It calls for moving beyond rigid monotheistic structures toward a cosmotheandrism that integrates science, nature, and culture, and uses symbols that energize life rather than rote rituals.

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7. Marisa Renée Lee
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