A New Season for a Tender New Year

The upcoming season of On Being focuses on finding pragmatic wisdom and transformative healing within a hurting world, particularly through the lens of devastating human circumstances. Conversations with poets, a philosopher rabbi, and a storyteller explore the practical application of love and the nature of hope when hopelessness appears rational. A significant portion of the season examines the intersection of neuroscience and spirituality, specifically highlighting majestic new learning from the frontier of psychedelically assisted therapeutic treatments for brain and life restoration. The dialogue also centers on witnessing mutual promise and pain through the perspectives of four Israelis and Palestinians, seeking life-giving ways forward amidst conflict. These exchanges aim to provide nourishment for the human spirit by investigating how deep searching and pondering can lead to restorative outcomes in modern life.