Jay Michaelson Podcast

Jay Michaelson works in two worlds. He is legal affairs columnist for The Daily Beast and a frequent commentator on NPR and MSNBC, covering law, religion, LGBT issues, and politics. And he's a leading meditation teacher in Buddhist and Jewish traditions. This podcast includes both.

Unorthodox Podcast: Jay Michaelson and Liel Leibovitz on Spirituality and Politics

Jay Michaelson guests on the Unorthodox Podcast with Liel Leibovitz, discussing the nexus of spirituality and politics.

11-18
01:41:45

Engineering Enlightenment? Mindfulness in a Transhuman Future

What does meditation practice look like when the brain can be modified to emulate profound states and stages of enlightenment? Dr. Jay Michaelson, author of Evolving Dharma: Meditation, Buddhism, and the Next Generation of Enlightenment, surveys the secularization of Buddhist teachings and speculates as to where it may be headed in the next hundred years.

09-05
20:42

Guided Meditation: Happiness for Grumpy People

Ten Percent Happier teacher Jay Michaelson leads a three-minute meditation for grumpy, cynical people who want to feel happy without feeling stupid.

08-22
03:00

Prosecutorial Misconduct: The Hidden Driver of Mass Incarceration

In this report from 2015, Jay Michaelson discusses how prosecutors drive mass incarceration by pursuing a "tough on crime" approach in order to win elections.

03-18
08:34

Water Has No Need of Opposites

Poetry by Jay Michaelson -- Music by Shir Yaakov

02-23
01:19

Religious Liberty and LGBT Equality at the Supreme Court | NPR

Rabbi Jay Michaelson talks with Rev. Welton Gaddy about conflicts between LGBT equality and religious liberty at the U.S. Supreme Court.

05-07
15:43

The Jew in the Lotus: 25 Years After the Journey

The Jew in the Lotus: 25 Years After the Journey from NMAJH on Vimeo.

11-16
01:08:56

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