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Quiet as it's kept inside the United States, the Cuban revolution has achieved some phenomenal goals, reclaiming Cuba's agriculture, advancing its literacy rate to nearly 100 percent - and remaking its medical system. Cuba has transformed its health care to the extent that this "third-world" country has been able to maintain a first-world medical system, whose health indicators surpass those of the United States at a fraction of the cost.  Don Fitz combines his deep knowledge of Cuban history with his decades of on-the-ground experience in Cuba to bring us the story of how Cuba's health care system evolved and how Cuba is tackling the daunting challenges to its revolution in this century. BOOK: Cuban Health Care: The Ongoing Revolution by Don Fitz (author), https://www.amazon.com.au/Cuban-Health-Care-Ongoing-Revolution/dp/1583678611 Buena Vista Social Club - Chan Chan (Official Audio), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5cELP06Mik Invention Secrecy Still Going Strong, https://fas.org/secrecy/2010/10/invention

Our inner cave-dweller within modern society, power structures, tv-series/movie fandoms, and evolutionary psychology. We also get into the power of large, calm groups of people gathering for a shared purpose. Penny on Twitter: @fakecongirl, https://www.cavedwellerclub.com/ Psychology Today: Surviving Quarantine with a Smile: Claire's survival guide https://bit.ly/article-Surviving-Quarantine-with-a-Smile Dawn of Humanity (full video) PBS NOVA - https://bit.ly/Dawn-of-Humanity-PBS-NOVA If you haven’t already, please tap subscribe in your preferred podcast player and if you’d like to get email reminders when new episodes are published, click the link in the show notes to join the podcast email list.  Subscribe HERE for Email Episode Reminders Episode’s Music by Abe Vandenberg Bandcamp -> “Saxophone from ~'99”  All Podcast Music Album HERE THIS EPISODE’s WEBPAGE - [Episode photo by: Anthony Delanoix] Want to share a comment or a topic for a future episode?  Contact: genuinelyuseful@gmail.com ========+++======

Explore abrupt climate change and pandemic induced by comets and asteroids during human history at George Howard’s blog called The Cosmic Tusk. The Tusk also contains a treasure trove of scientific documents in The Cosmic Tusk Bibliography or The Complete Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis Bibliography and Publication Archive. Links to fascinating findings throughout. For many years, George has been in close touch with a group of scientists known as the Younger Dryas Boundary Team, or Comet Research Group, which studies and proposes the Younger Dryas Boundary Hypothesis, which we’re going to talk a lot about here very soon.  At the Tusk and during this episode, you can find out about topics like what a Cosmic Tusk actually is, the recent findings of a cosmic impact at ancient Abu Hureyra, the mysterious and impressive Carolina Bays, the implications of the discovery of the Hiawatha Crater under an ice sheet in Greenland, and we even touch on infectious microbes inside cosmic dust collected from the OUTSIDE

Robert Cobbold is the founding editor of Conscious Evolution, a website, blog and podcast aiming to disseminate the evolutionary worldview, and kindle an evolutionary transition.  He has a BA in English Literature from Bristol University and is currently midway through a masters in Sustainable Leadership at Cumbria University. Subscribe HERE for Email Episode Reminders Rob works as program manager for the Green Schools Project and has spent the past three years giving assemblies and workshops in schools with the aim of inspiring and equipping young people to take action on climate change and other social issues. He is also a Director of Earfh, a new social network that’s in development, which aims to make it easy, fun, and rewarding for people to do good. If you haven’t already, please tap subscribe in your preferred podcast player and if you’d like to get email reminders when new episodes are published, click this link to join the podcast email list.   As always, I encourage you to dig into the show notes,

Daniel Thorson, host of Emerge podcast, and I recorded our first episode together about a year ago and at that time he was preparing to move to the Monastic Academy, which is a training center dedicated to creating wise, powerful, and loving leaders who are an unstoppable force for social and environmental peace on Earth. ---> Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE In this conversation Daniel and I get into how living and working there affects his life, as well as the people around him; the sense of community and purpose…we explore many topics surrounding the concept of sense making; the process of our “making sense” of the complexity of our modern world and how that can lead to a sense of purpose, or not. As always, I encourage you to dig into the show notes, where you’ll find links to the music I make, references, and ways to share this podcast with others that you think would enjoy listening to it.  If you haven’t already, please tap subscribe in your preferred podcast player and if you

Over the previous 2 episodes we talked about Electromagnetic radiation effects on biology, and the true cost of the embodied energy of the internet. This is the 3rd installment of conversations with author Katie Singer. Today we’re going to go into dealing with this awareness on a personal level, what we can do ourselves, and how we can adapt our behavior in light of this information. ---> Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE Katie Singer is the author of An Electronic Silent Spring http://www.electronicsilentspring.com/ https://www.ourweb.tech   Episode’s Music Featured Track on Bandcamp -> “Different Kind of Drug” Music by Abe Vandenberg   Hear All of the Podcast's Featured Music HERE   See Episode Webpage  https://genuinelyuseful.com/podcast-ep26-katie-singer   >>>>> Questions about this episode?    Want to share a comment or a topic for a future episode?  You can send me (Abe) an email using this online message form: Click Here   Links and References:   5G Coming to Your Neighborhoo

“If people remain unaware, in the illusion of the simplicity of sending an email, then there isn’t really a way to move forward until Nature imposes limits on us” ---> Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE Where do we get these wonderful toys? What are the hidden costs of the Internet? How do we get silicon wafers for electronics manufacturing? And while we’re at it, how are we able to download podcasts for free? Or is it free? What is the true cost?  Katie Singer is the author of An Electronic Silent Spring http://www.electronicsilentspring.com/ https://www.ourweb.tech   Episode’s Music Bandcamp -> “Easy Life” Music by Abe Vandenberg ---> Hear All of the Podcast's Featured Music HERE See Episode Webpage  https://genuinelyuseful.com/podcast-ep25-katie-singer   >>>>> Questions about this episode?    Want to share a comment or a topic for a future episode?  You can send me (Abe) an email using this online message form: Click Here Links and References:   Get informed about the true costs o

“EMF stands for electromagnetic fields. All living creatures need the Earth’s EMFs in order to navigate, digest food, reproduce and more. Human-made EMFs emitted by electronic technologies can interfere with and harm living creatures’ basic functioning.” ---> Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE Katie Singer’s book, An Electronic Silent Spring “focuses on how mobile phones and Wi-Fi affect children and how wireless technologies can interfere with medical implants like insulin pumps, cardiac pacemakers and deep brain stimulators.” “An Electronic Silent Spring also offers an extensive solutions section for policy makers, telecom and utility companies, schools, civic groups and individuals who want emf solutions and protection for emf.” Katie’s websites: http://www.electronicsilentspring.com/ https://www.ourweb.tech >>>>> Questions about this episode?  Want to share a comment or a topic for a future episode?  You can send me (Abe) an email using this online message form: Click Here Other li

Robert Foss is the Director of Immigration Legal Services Division at the International Institute of Los Angeles.   ---> Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE "Well I think in general, it's interesting to parse the word ecstasis, ecstacy. And ecstasis to stand outside oneself. So it's a kind of, it's an altered state of consciousness, it's a kind of transcendence...but it's also a connection, some sort of realization that on some deep level, one is not alone." /11:37 Supreme Court Cases Referenced The Cherokee Cases were a trio of cases before the Marshall Court:  Tassels' Case: a December 1830 writ of error in the criminal case of George Tassels, mooted by Tassels' execution before the Court could hear the case Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, 30 U.S. (5 Pet.) 1 (1831) Worcester v. Georgia, 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 515 (1832)   United States v. Schooner Amistad, 40 U.S. (15 Pet.) 518 (1841). Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. (19 How.) 393 (1857) In re Ah Fong, 1 F. Cas. 213, 216 (1874) ("we cannot

“Vismay is passionate about the creative healing sacred sound. With a background of sound engineering & design studies and now reaching a thousand ceremonies, a synergy of science and spirit guide him to create the space of Nada-Brahma (sacred creation through sound) in every ceremony.” ---> Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE “Florestral Community is located in the lush Forest of Southwestern Costa Rica. We live, work and play in a beautiful location that is abundant in nature, with fertile land and immense potential for growth and expansion. We are an open-hearted community based on friendship and service to Great Spirit, and we are blessed to provide a supportive ground for healing and self-transformation through a deeper discovery of love and oneself. Our work is based on the creation of Sacred Music and Sound Healing.” https://www.florestral.org/   “Tucked away in the lush forest of Costa Rica, we have devoted several years to developing and building this 22 channel omni-direct

Bernie Taylor’s book “Before Orion” is premised on Joseph’s Campbell’s hero’s journey monomyth that is at the core of stories worldwide among indigenous peoples, the ancients, and our modern society. Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE Bernie proposes that select cave paintings from 40,000 years ago are fundamental pieces in the human journey to self-realization, the foundation of written language, and a record of biological knowledge that irrevocably impacted some of the artistic styles, religious practices, and stories that are still with us.    ---> If you enjoy this podcast, tap on over to Apple Podcasts and kindly leave me a rating, write a review, and subscribe!  ___________   Genuinely Useful podcast is sponsored by Magical Egypt (go to this podcast’s Episode 13 with Chance Gardner, released Nov 8, 2018)   You can Save 15% on Magical Egypt with Coupon Code "genuse" Own Both Magical Egypt Series 1 and 2   ___________   This episode’s featured song - “Ukulele Beginning” https://ab

Bruce R. Fenton is the author of the revolutionary human origins e-book series, The Forgotten Exodus. He was born in the historic English town of Cheltenham, England. He graduated from Anglia Ruskin University in 2002, having studied Information Systems. Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE Fenton is a world traveller and public speaker, his research activities have featured in the UK’s Telegraph Newspaper and on a popular Science Channel show. He is a current member of both the Paleoanthropology Society and the Scientific and Medical Network. http://brucefenton.info/ The Forgotten Exodus: The Into Africa Theory of Human Evolution https://amzn.to/2H5dTcZ   ---> If you enjoy this podcast, tap on over to Apple Podcasts and kindly leave me a rating, write a review, and subscribe! Thank you so much! ---> Hear All of the Podcast's Featured Music HERE See Episode’s Web Page https://genuinelyuseful.com/podcast-ep19-bruce-r-fenton Other LINKS Multiple cosmic impacts 790,000 years ago https://e

At The Temple of the Way of Light, a traditional Shipibo plant-medicine shamanic healing center in Peru, I sat down with former actor, photographer, Thai boxer Jason Sadhana Grechanik for a deep, thoughtful conversation about traditional plant medicine work. Jason was a facilitator during my recent 23 day, 7 ceremony ayahuasca retreat at the Temple, in the Amazon jungle. Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE “The Temple of the Way of Light is a traditional plant-medicine shamanic healing center located in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest that offers intensive ayahuasca retreats with female and male Shipibo healers. We are dedicated to providing our guests with the opportunity to benefit from the ancient healing wisdom of the Shipibo people, and to helping this unique culture preserve its knowledge and identity in the 21st Century.”   ---> If you enjoy this podcast, tap on over to Apple Podcasts and kindly leave me a rating, write a review, and subscribe! Thank you so much! ---> Hear All of

Daniel’s podcast EMERGE is an inquiry into the emerging paradigms shaping the next phase of the human experiment. We have a great conversation about conversations and the nature of recording them for public release, soulcrafting, metamodernism, adapting to the idea of climate change, and what it’s like deciding to move to a monastery. Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE   ---> If you enjoy this podcast, tap on over to Apple Podcasts and kindly leave me a rating, write a review, and subscribe! Thank you so much!   See Episode Artwork https://genuinelyuseful.com/podcast-ep17-daniel-thorson   --------------   Genuinely Useful podcast is sponsored by Magical Egypt (go to to this podcast’s Episode 13 with Chance Gardner, released Nov 8, 2018)   You can Save 15% on Magical Egypt with Coupon Code "genuse" Own Both Magical Egypt Series 1 and 2   You can also support the podcast by visiting Bandcamp to listen and/or buy the featured original music This episode's featured song - “We Always Make

Recorded in the Peruvian Amazon jungle at the Temple of the Way of Light, this episode features Geoff Haun, one of our staff teachers. We sat in his Tambo (see episode artwork) and discussed his experiences learning qigong, meditation, and yoga. We also talk about the Temple and the Chaikuni Institute, the “No Trash Diet”, and Sivananda Yoga Masters working in the Bahamas. Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE If you enjoy this podcast, tap on over to Apple Podcasts and kindly leave me a rating, write a review, and subscribe! Thank you so much!   See Episode Artwork  https://genuinelyuseful.com/podcast-ep16-geoff-haun   --------------   Genuinely Useful podcast is sponsored by Magical Egypt (listen to episode 13 with Chance Gardner, released Nov 8, 2018)   You can Save 15% on Magical Egypt with Coupon Code "genuse" Own Both Magical Egypt Series 1 and 2   --------------   You can also support the podcast by visiting Bandcamp to listen and/or buy the music This episode’s Featured Original M

Fergal recounts his epic journey to Pakistan’s Shandur Polo Festival at the world’s highest elevation Polo grounds. Along the 1500 mile route, he rode his trusty Suzuki GS150 motorcycle (nicknamed Bucephalus), met a Sufi mystic, and slept through an army shootout with Afghan Taliban goat rustlers. “After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.”  ― Philip Pullman Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE   See Fergal’s Photos from His Motorcycle Journey to Shandur Top ------> https://genuinelyuseful.com/podcast-fergal-nolan ---> Hear All of the Podcast's Featured Music HERE Genuinely Useful podcast is sponsored by Magical Egypt (listen to episode 13 with Chance Gardner, released Nov 8, 2018)   You can Save 15% on Magical Egypt with Coupon Code "genuse" Own Both Magical Egypt Series 1 and 2   You can also support the podcast by visiting Bandcamp to listen and/or buy the music This episode's featured song - “Wars Ragin” https://abeslogic.bandcamp.

Neonosis is a project dedicated to the evolution of human consciousness. Joshua Fields is a graduate student in Philosophy and Consciousness at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and in a previous life, an Oxford economist, Morgan Stanley analyst, and Scottish amateur boxer. After a series of transformational personal events, he turned his focus away from finance and has since dedicated his life to understanding the ideas and techniques that lead to human flourishing. Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE The conceptual paradigm of the Neonosis project’s content is based on the following pillars: Societal change starts at the level of the individual Change must be understood using systems-thinking The evolution of consciousness is at the heart of all Neonosis is the synthesis of two Greek words – ‘neo,’ meaning ‘new,’ and ‘gnosis,’ meaning ‘knowledge‘. http://www.neonosis.com/about/ Neonosis podcast on Apple Podcasts   PODCAST SPONSOR Genuinely Useful podcast is sponsored by

"There's a door in your head that no one told you about.  It’s a door that leads to the central mystery of the universe". Chance is the Writer, Director, Editor, and Animator of Magical Egypt 2, a forensic reconstruction of the Science of the Ancients through a study of Ancient Aesthetics. Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE Magical Egypt explores a secret history that tells of Egypt as the inheritor of deep wisdom and magical ability from an even earlier culture. ---- Save 15% on Magical Egypt with Coupon Code "genuse" Own Both Magical Egypt Series 1 and 2 ---- Watch Magical Egypt Series 2 on Youtube - Trailer Watch Magical Egypt Series 1 Episode One on Youtube - Remastered in HD Watch Magical Egypt Series 1 Episode Two on Youtube - Old Kingdom and Older Kingdom too! ------------------ MUSIC This episode's Featured Original Music: Taking Us Home Album of All Episodes' featured original music LISTEN/DOWNLOAD Podcast Episode Page https://genuinelyuseful.com/podcast-magical-egypt Contact:

This episode features a composition written, performed, and produced by Abe Vandenberg Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE   ---> Hear All of the Podcast's Featured Music HERE This episode's Featured Music: https://abeslogic.bandcamp.com/track/jaws   These Tweets, below, are from one of my favorite podcasts. It’s absolutely fascinating. Tangentially Speaking: Episode 303 w/Bruce Damer (Origins of Life/Future in Space)   1/"So by going back to the booting up of life we can see the 3 building blocks that physics is crappy at, physics can't do probability very well. Here we have a 13 billion year old Universe and we get Gold.." #BruceDamer https://overcast.fm/+-HVM_ivY/1:25:18 @ThatChrisRyan   2/"...we get Uranium, but we don't get Californium until Intelligence makes the, it's like, that's all the Universe has done in 13 billion years is make a bunch of stars and heavy elements, it's not productive, right.." #BruceDamer https://overcast.fm/+-HVM_ivY/1:25:37 @ThatChrisRyan   3/"..it's re

Guitarist Justin Favell and Abe continue talking about bringing ayahuasca lessons to everyday life, how plants are ‘chemical plants”, and explore related topics. When the wind picks up, you can hear the rustle of the coconut palms’ fronds outside the windows. Subscribe for new podcast episode Email Notifications HERE   ---> Hear All of the Podcast's Featured Music HERE Music | Abe's Featured Saxophone Track - "Operation Paper Clip" https://abeslogic.bandcamp.com/track/operation-paper-clip   Towards a Deliberately Developmental Civilization - by Ken Wilbur and Dustin DiPerna http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/0947c8_77773468df5b44c7950365d6125b4501.pdf     This Episode’s Web Page (for Ep 9 + 11) https://genuinelyuseful.com/podcast-ep9-justin-favell   Related Genuinely Useful podcast episodes:   Peru Integration from the Beginning - Jayson Morris https://genuinelyuseful.com/podcast-ep3-jayson-morris   Energy for a Better System - Darin Basile https://genuinelyuseful.com/podcast-ep5-darin-basile   Rise2Shine Sacr