Chris Kavanagh is a cognitive anthropologist, and the co-host of the increasingly popular and influential podcast ‘Decoding the Gurus’. This is a podcast that critiques many of the new breed of public intellectuals, including some who have been featured on Rebel Wisdom. Together with co-host, psychologist Matt Browne, they analyse the methods and messages of

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia is now over a month old. Konstantin Kisin is a comedian and the host of the Triggernometry show, he is also a Russian immigrant with family in both Ukraine and Russia. In this conversation with Rebel Wisdom’s David Fuller he talks about his emotional journey over the course of

How can we relate authentically in a world that’s tearing itself apart? What skills do we need to truly understand perspectives that differ from our own, and in turn, how can we invite people to consider other ways of thinking?  In this conversation with authentic relating superstar Sara Ness we go from the personal to the cultural, asking how do

How will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shape the world for decades to come? Samo Burja is a geopolitical expert who has developed a reputation for bucking the conventional wisdom. In this conversation he makes his predictions for the future, explaining how he believes we are misunderstanding Russia, how China is playing an economic long game,

What are the deeper religious and philosophical currents informing Vladimir Putin and the Russian invasion of Ukraine? Gary Lachman is the author of the recent book ‘The Return of Holy Russia: Apocalyptic History, Mystical Awakening, and the Struggle for the Soul of the World’. In this conversation he argues that we have to understand the

Integral philosophy has been a big influence on many of Rebel Wisdom’s guests over the years. So we brought together three key figures, meditator and mediator Diane Musho Hamilton, the host of the popular Daily Evolver podcast Jeff Salzman and the author of the book Developmental Politics, Steve McIntosh. They talked about how the integral

All the arrayed forces of the sensemaking crisis, cancel culture, censorship and the ethical dilemmas of truth seeking seem now to be focused on one man, the podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan. These questions were already brought into a heightened focus by the pandemic, and the question of accurate medical information or misinformation taking on

A few months ago we put out a brilliant conversation about the deep mythology of the new Dune movie with the sci fi writer and podcaster Damien Walter – looking at what the stories we tell through science fiction tell us about who we are and where we’re going. This is a dialogue with the

As Russia looks poised to invade Ukraine, we speak to a friend of ours inside Ukraine. Vytas Buciunas is a developmental coach based in Kiev. In this conversation we discuss the recent history of Ukraine, what a conflict might mean for the region and the world, and whether the developmental map from disciplines like Integral