Polarization gets a lot of attention these days--but what is the antidote? We explore the necessary yin and yang of being conservative and being change oriented. What is the proper aim of someone seeking to be a Willing Fool?

In the search for purpose and the meaning of life, we often fail to look to one of the most important sources of wisdom--the wisdom hidden deep within ourselves. Join us for a thought experiment that will reveal what you already know deep down inside.

In this episode, we explore what kind of place we find ourselves in--what is the universe like? It's the kind of question that's so deep, it can often go unexamined and unanswered. Of the four alternative explanations of reality we discuss, one is perhaps the most overlooked, and yet also perhaps the most compelling and helpful for understanding the meaning and nature of life. 

In this episode, we consider the idea that the religious or spiritual is the opposite of the natural and everyday. It's so embedded in our psyche that it often goes unchallenged and unnoticed. But what if the reality is cosmically better than that? There really is a better alternative, that's worth considering deeply, as all manner of new possibilities open up when we do.

In this episode, we ask the question "What kind of being is a human?" What is the shape or nature of a person? We query some of our deepest inner senses, and compare them to the alternatives explanations of life to consider which match and why. We also take a peek at a fascinating corner of psychology--the idea of "inner selves" within us that we communicate and negotiate with, in respect and compassion, in pursuit of being a fully integrated person.

What's in a name? We need words, categories, and labels to help us think and speak, but what happens when the categories and labels make it harder to think and communicate? In this episode, we explore how some of our well worn words can stymie our journey and tie up our attempts at deep communication into knots, especially when it comes to sensitive and important topics like the meaning of life. Is there any reason to hope we can find a way around the curse of language?

We don't all agree on the answers of life, but we do seem to agree that there is a way to be, a way to live, that is better and more admirable, than other choices. This is one of the deep bonds that connects us, and shines light on the nature of reality. We explore how this search for "the way" plays out in real life, and how it can connect us in common cause and language.

In this episode, we discuss what it feels like to find yourself in a liminal space--not quite belonging to any group in particular. It turns out that there are many more people in that space with us than we may realize, and that there are unique opportunities and lessons that come from being in a liminal space, if we are willing to journey honorably, openly, and authentically to discover them.

In The Willing Fool podcast, we ask questions and seek answers about the biggest questions of life and discuss things that you care about but might not feel safe to say out loud. We consider this search for wisdom a sacred journey that we can take together. Check out a sneak preview of what we'll cover in Season 1 of The Willing Fool:--liminal space--when you feel out of place or  "between two worlds"--sources of wisdom inside you--our search for "the way" to live--how we can get bogged down in religious terms (or avoiding them) and what we can do about it--shared interests and language for people of faith and open searchers--what is the meaning of life and what's most important in life--what is the nature of the universe/reality--what is the nature of a human and how should I treat myself and others