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Sounds of SAND

Hosted by: Science and Nonduality

Sounds of SAND invites listeners into a contemplative journey through the infinite cycles of existence - from its raw beauty to its deepest mysteries, from its intricate complexity to its profound wonder. Through...

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Healing with Songlines: Joe Williams & Dr. (Uncle) Paul Gordon

This episode was recorded live at The Eternal Song Film Gathering in 2025.Ā  Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo welcome Dr. (Uncle) Paul Gordon and Joe Williams, featured in the upcoming SAND Film In the Circle of Life...
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Dispatches Through the Rubble: Haidar Eid & Ashira Darwish

From a recent SAND Community Gathering (December 2025). This urgent conversation, facilitated by Ashira Darwish and rooted in Haidar Eidā€™s new book Banging on the Walls of the Tank, moves through the fractured present...
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Threshold Voices: Sounds of SAND 2025

This final episode of 2025 reflects on a year of transitions and healing, focusing on themes of intergenerational trauma, collective grief, and social justice, especially in the context of the ongoing genocide in...
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Engaged Contemplation: Father Adam Bucko

In this episode of The Sounds of SAND podcast, host Michael Reiley speaks with Father Adam Bucko about his journey and the integration of Christian contemplative spirituality with social justice activism. Father Adam...
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Therapy Is Not Neutral: Dr. Jennifer Mullan & Iya Affo

A Decolonial Invitation to Remember, Relearn, and Resist Ā  From a live SAND Community Gathering (November 2025) a live conversation with Dr. Jennifer Mullan & Iya Affo. Their discussion emphasizes the importance...
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Trauma Healing: Gabor MatƩ, Judy Atkinson, Patricia June Vickers, Diana Kopua, Del Laverdure

This episode, recorded live at The Eternal Song live gathering (June 2025), brings together a distinguished panel featuring Patricia June Vickers, Judy Atkinson, Dr. Diana Kopua, and Donald ā€œDelā€ Lavedure, moderated...
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Radical Symbiosis: Cara Judea Alhadeff

Dr. Cara Judea Alhadeff discusses her work and the profound ideas in her book Ā Zazu Dreams: Between the Scarab and the Dung Beetle, A Cautionary Fable for the Anthropocene Era. She explores themes of dream...
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Trauma in a Time of Collapse: Kazu Haga

What does it mean to stay tender in times of unraveling? In this live SAND Community Gathering (November 2025), SAND co-founders, Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo spend the hour with activist and author Kazu Haga. This...
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Tending the Threshold: Bayo Akomolafe

Recorded live at The Eternal Song Seven Day Film Premiere Gathering.Ā  In this episode, hosts Maurizio and Zaya engage in deep conversation with Yoruba philosopher and post-humanist thinker Bayo Akomolafe. In this...
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The Medicine Story: Jungwon Kim & Linda Thai

Hosted by SANDā€™s Lisa Breschi Almond, this poignant discussion entitled 'War's Long Shadow Part Two: The Medicine of Story' was recorded live as a recent SAND Gathering. The show features two heartfelt stories of...
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Decolonial Healing & Liberation: Dr. Thema Bryant

In this episode, SAND co-founders and hosts Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo welcome Dr. Thema Bryant, a tenured professor of psychology and former President of the American Psychological Association, to discuss holistic...
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Rongoā Māori: Donna Kerridge

Recorded live at The Eternal Song Seven Day Film Premiere summit with Indigenous voices.Ā  Donna Kerridge, a Rongoā Māori practitioner from Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand, shares insights into her journey bridging Māori...
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