Global Humanist Shoptalk

by M L Clark

A podcast dedicated to "thinking slow" about how different topics relate to being more humanist in our approach to a complexly hurting world. Join us as we look at how everyday objects and seemingly straightforward topics can all reveal deeper questions about how to advance better policy and move among one another with greater compassion and curiosity. 

Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • S01 E14 - The Humanist Light Source

    S01 E14 - The Humanist Light Source

    In this Season One closer, we explore the history of the light bulb, and what aligning ingenuity with literal illumination has done for us as a culture (for better, and for worse). When we consider how best to uplift fellow humans...

    22:28
  • S01 E13 - The Humanist Monument

    S01 E13 - The Humanist Monument

    In this episode (and in the wake of a few years of toppled statues and related historical markers), we reflect on our use of public spaces to establish a specific ethos for our cultures. What do we venerate with our memorials and ...

    23:49
  • S01 E12 - The Humanist Punk Aesthetic

    S01 E12 - The Humanist Punk Aesthetic

    Punk is a complicated term, because its history has found it appropriated by many different - and often completely contradictory - political movements and societal vantage points. How can so many ideologies fit under one umbrella ...

    20:16
  • S01 E11 - The Humanist Sneakerhead

    S01 E11 - The Humanist Sneakerhead

    In this episode, I grapple with a passion that I did not fully understand - but wanted to. What kinds of cultural tension points exist in the world of sneakerheads? What can the phenomenon teach us about societal priorities, and t...

    21:35
  • S01 E10 - The Humanist Fire

    S01 E10 - The Humanist Fire

    Climate crises require a bigger reframe with respect to how we talk about our relationship to the planet, and the work of prevention as much as crisis management. But do we really need to reinvent the wheel here? Or are there othe...

    25:23