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How an old fable sheds light on our current political climate.Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/extracrispypodcast)

Brian Jeansonne is a pastor and spiritual director who was recently diagnosed with ALS. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/extracrispypodcast)

Religion has been blamed for many wars, conflicts and human suffering over the centuries, but would the world be better without religion or is the impulse towards religion so fundamental to human existence that suppressing it will only cause the religious impulse to manifest in other ways such as political ideologies?Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/extracrispypodcast)

When the devil came he was not red, he was chrome and he said, "Come with me, you must go"...Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/extracrispypodcast)

Crispin talks with Bobby McDonald about the record they have been collaborating on for the past 3 years and features some of the songs from the album.Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/extracrispypodcast)

Brian Jeansonne is the director of Seeds and Souls, an organization dedicated to spiritual direction and soul care. He is also the pastor of Mid City church in the Mid City neighborhood of New Orleans.Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/extracrispypodcast)

Darrell Galatas is a musician, songwriter and psychotherapist. This episode features a conversation on mental/emotional health, music, truth and beauty as well as in studio performances of Darrell's original songs.Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/extracrispypodcast)

In this episode Crispin looks at how intention and attention can lead one into an experience of beauty, truth, wisdom and transcendence in music, art, nature and even loved ones. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/extracrispypodcast)

Silicone Boone is a songwriter and recording artist from Campbellsville Kentucky. Boone spent the early years of his childhood in the Amish church where he was never allowed to listen to much in the way of music. In his 20s he discovered the work of Carl Sagan which he describes as a kind of conversion experience which, in part, inspired the making of his first solo album The Reaches, a concept album about space, exploration, and existence. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/extracrispypodcast)

Dan Caro is a drummer and speaker who has an incredibly inspirational story of overcoming adversity. After being burned over 80 percent of his body at age 2 and losing his hands, Dan went on to become a professional drummer who has played all over the U.S. and Canada. Bless your ears and your soul with this inspirational conversation!Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/extracrispypodcast)

Brian Stoltz is a musician, songwriter, producer famous for his guitar work with The Neville Brothers, The Funky Meters and Bob Dylan. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/extracrispypodcast)

In this episode Crispin looks into the world of quantum physics, brain science, philosophy and creativity to explore how to live in a world that is more open.Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/extracrispypodcast)

We are addicted to knowing good and evil, to dividing the world into us versus them, and yet our own judgments are so compromised by our lack of true understanding. How then shall we live?Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/extracrispypodcast)

How blindly we trust in our own sight... In this episode Crispin discusses how easy it is to succumb to the idolatry of ideology. When we hold too tightly to our beliefs we can easily become blind to seeing people and experiencing truth all around us.Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/extracrispypodcast)

Brad Jersak is a patristics scholar, author, and spiritual practitioner. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/extracrispypodcast)

John Barnett is a prolific songwriter, singer, and musician known for writing songs of worship with lyrical depth firmly rooted in the tradition of American roots music.Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/extracrispypodcast)