The Sacred Now

3.02 — A Walk With the Wicked

Could it be that the people we so enthusiastically vilify in popular media are just reacting to a lifetime’s worth of oppression, judgment, or just plain old bad luck? Comedian and artist VALYRIA GRAVES-KOGEN [https://kogentown.com] takes Jay on visit into the not-so-wonderful world of Oz as portrayed into Gregory Maguire’s Wicked, and discusses how the eerily prescient events of this book are reflected in the current American climate.

3.01 — Hankerin' for a Haunting: Horror, Halloween, Death, and the Afterlife

It's spooky season! And if you’re like millions of people, you LIVE for Halloween horror. Why, though, this fascination with death and the macabre? What is it about horror, in film specifically, that thrills us so? And how much does it reflect our beliefs about the afterlife? For this conversation Jay sits down with hubby CK and with very special guest JUST HAUNTR [https://twitter.com/Justhauntr], and we discussed what horror reveals about us, and what it says about the kind of people we are.

2.26 — Spooky Superstition: The Cultural and Clinical Implications of Compulsive Behavior

Can prayer, making the sign of the cross, and other superstitious rites be considered cultural rights - or indicative of compulsive behaviors? JAY JACKSON consults clinical psychologist DR. CANDICE HOKE KENNEDY and historical anthropologist CURT SMITH to find answers.

2.25 — The Power of the Tongue: Talking About Talk

Special guest SETH WILSON [https://www.facebook.com/LetsTalkTalkPodcast/] of "Let's Talk Talk" [https://open.spotify.com/show/0YOVvfMaiHAUKDuUvMWLrd?si=g7gB7sadRMGp1aQ3_nswZA&dl_branch=1] reconnects with JAY JACKSON to talk about the idea of language itself, how grammar rules are used as weapons by the ruling class, and how a common understanding can transcend language barriers.

2.24 — Logic and Emotion in "Star Trek"

Special guest CHRISTOPHER POUNDERS joins JAY JACKSON for a fascinating discussion on the conflict between logic and emotion in "Star Trek" — and how it factors into social relationships, neurodiversity and autism, and our progress as a society. :: See the amazing, custom works from O'Faolain Leather Goods! [https://www.ofaolainleather.com/]