Yochi Fischer and Loaay Wattad — On Seeing th...

From Krista: Michael Pollan’s latest book, A World Appears, is an exploration — with scientists and journalists and technologists and spiritual teachers — of what consciousness is, and is not, or might be: from the plants which have always fascinated him, to the new technologies ...  Show more

From Krista: On April 4, 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech at Riverside Church in New York City called “A Time to Break Silence.” This is often referred to as his “Beyond Vietnam” Speech. His own allies criticized it as a risky departure from a focus on civil rights. But ...  Show more

Author of "Edward Said: The Politics of an Oppositional Intellectual," professor Nubar Hovsepian joins us to delve into the nuanced legacy of Edward Said, exploring common misunderstandings of his work, the reception of "Orientalism" within academia, and Said's vision of the " ...

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to our 100th episode of the Sounds of SAND podcast, marking two years since we launched on September 8, 2022.
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">As SAND grows and evolves with the changing times, we aim to integrate—not a ...

Palestinian doctor, scholar and research fellow Ghada Karmi offers powerful, truthful and hard-hitting words on Palestine's past, present and future. She sheds light on a common experience amongst Palestinian diaspora: that of blocked memories, suppressed as a result of trauma. S ...  Show more

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Disentangling Judaism from the Violence of Occupation</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">“The way to manifest your sacredness is to embody sacredness – to treat all life as sacred.”
– Rabbi Cat Zavis</span>