Arab Aramin, Robi Damelin, Liora Eilon, Mohamed Abu Jafar — Turning Unbearable Loss Into Ground of Shared Life
In this episode Krista Tippett sits with four members of the Parent Circle Bereaved Families Forum—Arab Aramin, Robi Damelin, Liora Eilon, and Mohamed Abu Jafar—who have lost loved ones to the Israeli‑Palestinian conflict and now work together for peace. Each shares a personal story of loss, from Robi’s sister killed by an Israeli soldier to Liora’s son who died defending her kibbutz during the Oct 7 attacks, and describes how confronting shared grief has transformed their desire for revenge into a commitment to dialogue and reconciliation. The conversation highlights the Forum’s role as a grassroots space where former enemies meet, listen, and create “ground of shared suffering” that fuels hopeful, concrete peace initiatives. Their perspectives illustrate that healing is possible when individuals choose to see the humanity in the other side, even amid ongoing violence.
"Psychedelic Science and Radical Healing" — Gül Dölen with Krista Tippett
The conversation between Krista Tippett and neuroscientist Gül Dölen explores how modern psychedelic research is reshaping our understanding of brain plasticity and mental‑health treatment. Dölen, who leads the Dolan Lab at UC Berkeley, recounts her interdisciplinary journey—from a self‑designed major in...
Gül Dölen – Psychedelic Science and Radical Healing
Gül Dölen, a leading neuroscientist at UC Berkeley and Johns Hopkins, discussed the transformative potential of psychedelic‑assisted therapy during the 2025 Aspen Ideas Festival. Her research demonstrates that compounds such as psilocybin and MDMA can rapidly alleviate treatment‑resistant depression, complex PTSD,...
Joy Harjo and Tracy K. Smith "This World Is Full of Everything Good, Everything Beautiful."
The event, held at New York’s Symphony Space and recorded for Krista Tippett’s “On Being” podcast, brought together the nation’s two most recent U.S. Poet Laureates—Joy Harjo (2019‑2022) and Tracy K. Smith (2017‑2019). Host Tippett framed the conversation as a...
Joy Harjo and Tracy K. Smith – "This World Is Full of Everything Good, Everything Beautiful."
Joy Harjo and Tracy K. Smith, former U.S. Poet Laureates, held a vibrant conversation at Symphony Space in New York celebrating their new books, *Girl Warrior* and *Fear Less*. The dialogue framed poetry as a technology for navigating grief, mystery,...