Podcast Episodes

Sacredness After Deconstruction

Season 2 Episode 12

Britt Hartley is a certified spiritual director, meditation teacher, and leading voice in secular spirituality, specializing in religious trauma, deconstruction, and nihilism recovery. With a Master’…

Published on 4 months ago

Hacking Humanity: Data, Desire, and the Future of Free Will

Season 2 Episode 11

What happens when data knows us better than we know ourselves? In this raw and riveting conversation, John Vervaeke and Christopher Mastropietro sit down with Andy Russell — a former architect of dat…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Lectern Q&As: The Virtue of Love | Featuring John Vervaeke, Ethan, and Ellie

Season 2 Episode 10

Welcome to a special installment of the Lectern Q&A! This month’s theme is Love as a Virtue and Existential Stance. This session dives into the nature of love—not just as a feeling, but as a particip…

Published on 5 months ago

Autonomy, Authenticity, and the Fragmented Self

Episode 9

If you find yourself torn between rationality and spirituality, science and mysticism, facts and belief; The Lectern's inaugural 8-week course will offer you a new lens through which to reflect on th…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Redefining Human Flourishing: AI and the Meaning Crisis

Episode 8

As AI continues to advance and integrate into our daily lives, can it truly be designed to align with our deepest human values and moral principles? If so, how can we ensure that AI not only understa…

Published on 6 months ago

Neoplatonism and the Ground of Relationality

Episode 7

What if the deepest truth of reality lies not in substances or isolated things, but in the pure relationality that connects everything?

John Vervaeke is joined by renowned scholar Douglas Hedley to e…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Reconnecting to the Real | A Transformational Retreat

Join John Vervaeke, Guy Sengstock, and Kyle Koch as they invite you to a transformative retreat designed to help you reconnect to the real—deepening your connection to yourself, others, and the world…

Published on 7 months ago

The Interwoven Mind | Plotinus, Contemplation, and the Structure of Reality

Episode 6

What is the true nature of contemplation, and how does it intertwine with our understanding of reality?

John Vervaeke is joined by Mateusz Stróżyński to discuss his masterful work, Plotinus and the…

Published on 7 months ago

Rethinking Divinity: The Limited God and the Fine-Tuned Universe

"How does the concept of a 'limited God' differ from traditional theistic views, and what implications does this have for understanding the purpose of the universe and human existence?"

John Vervaeke…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

How Jhana Meditation Facilitates Insight and Cognitive Flexibility

Question - "How does Jhana meditation simplify experience to facilitate insight and cognitive flexibility?"

John Vervaeke is joined by Mark Miller, Rick Repetti, to explore the intersection of predic…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago