08 A Conversation with Rennie MacKay Quinn (wife of author Daniel Quinn)
Human Nature Odyssey
In this very special episode, author Daniel Quinn’s wife Rennie Mackay Quinn joins us for her first ever interview: sharing untold stories, new insights, and reflections on her life and journey with her beloved late husband & Daniel Quinn.
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07 After 'Ishmael' by Daniel Quinn
Human Nature Odyssey
In this climactic culmination of the Ishmael series, we ask the question : how do we transform an entire society?
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06 A Civilization That Flies
Human Nature Odyssey
Is it possible to build a civilization that flies? (metaphorically speaking of course)
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05 Adam, Eve, and the Agricultural Revolution
Human Nature Odyssey
Who first told the story of the Garden of Eden? Could it have been a way to explain the unfolding Agricultural Revolution from the perspective of the people who were there?
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04 Takers and Leavers
Human Nature Odyssey
In this episode we take a step back from Ishmael to better view the philosophical context it was written in.
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03 Imaginary Games for Grown Ups
Human Nature Odyssey
Ishmael theorizes our culture is held captive by a story, a mythology we take for granted, act out every day, and is leading to the destruction of the world. So in this episode we tell this story out loud, from beginning, to middle, to end.
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02 Your Call To Adventure
Human Nature Odyssey
Why can’t we seem to stop destroying the world? Like seriously though?
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01 Self-Help Guide for Society
Human Nature Odyssey
We’re all on our own quest to live more meaningful, healthy, and fruitful lives.
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Human Nature Odyssey Trailer
Human Nature Odyssey
You are living the latest chapter in a 10,000 year story. Join storyteller Alex Leff on a search for better ways to understand and more clearly experience the incredible, terrifying, and ridiculous world we live in.
info_outlineIn this climactic culmination of the Ishmael series, we ask the question : how do we transform an entire society?
Ishmael doesn’t give us the “10 Simple Steps to Save the World” instead, he offers us a map and compass to navigate our intergenerational civilizational transformation ourselves. Where we go from here is up to us.
We’ll meet the fantastical Prince who first concocted the criminal justice system, have a final reckoning with our Taker Mythology hat, and return to the abandoned land of Ashbourne.
Thank you to Honan and Dylan for their voice acting.
CITATIONS
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn (1992)
Washington Post "Turner Prize" by David Streitfeld (1991)
creativity-found.org/ted-turner
AV Club "CNN’s doomsday video" by Sean O'Neal (2015)
Music: Celestial Soda Pop
By: Ray Lynch
From the album: Deep Breakfast
Courtesy Ray Lynch Productions © Ⓟ 1984/BMI
All rights reserved.
1. Amazon: Celestial Soda Pop
https://amazon.com/music/player/albums/B000QQXURI
2. iTunes:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/celestial-soda-pop/3242445?i=3242425
3. Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/track/2THDVIVytLuGX7S7UghuC1?si=20ea63807bba401f