Nurture Pod 37: Death Cults and Renewal

Recorded on a misty Oregon coast Easter (Ostara) Sunday, Iris and Ginger discuss spring renewal; in mythology, personal practice and as a necessary part of life.  

The beauty of spring in 2025 is juxtaposed against the unprecedented political rise of techno-fascist-deathcults that seek their own eternal life through AI and biotechnology while at the same time accelerate the destruction of natural life here on Earth. 

What can we learn by stepping back and viewing the current moment with the mythic lens that all parts of life and in a constant state of death and renewal? 

How do we harness the energy of renewal to help us respond with creative, vital and powerful energy to a culture and economic system that is in drastic need of change?

Show notes:

News Article:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/13/end-times-fascism-far-right-trump-musk

Alan Watts on Zen:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-33-zen-reconsidered/id1569521748?i=1000677936909New Folk Music:

Carsie Blanton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAFmxnJA_OQ

Jeffrey Martin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8WI9uu5D50

Jesse Welles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DmAu4g95xc

Ted Talk and Book:

Dave Logan: Tribal leadership

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTkKSJSqU-I

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Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

Nurture Pod Season Two Begins!

Welcome to Season Two of the Nurture Pod!

Iris and Ginger begin each season by calling in the five elements that nurture all of life; air, fire, water, earth and spirit.

We're living in wild and unprecedented times but the elements are ancient guides- showing us how to renew, transform and envision our way forward. 

2025 will be a season of new adventures, new friends and many conversations about how we can nurture the "beautiful world our hearts know is possible" into being.  

Thank you for joining us for another turn around the wheel of the year!

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To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visit
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Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

Nurture Pod 35: Spring Equinox Season One Finale

We've reached the finale of Season One of the Nurture Pod!

Iris and Ginger started the Nurture Pod one year ago on Spring Equinox 2024. Somehow that time has turned into 35 podcasts and thousands of downloads! 

Thanks to you our listeners for making this podcast a success and for listening to us talk Nurture week after week. 

In this episode we are reflecting, recapping and honing in on what a year of conversations has turned into in terms of Nurture Culture. 

In essence- we think it's needed more now than ever. 

What do you think? Are we onto something? Let us know in the comments.

It helps other people find the podcast if you rate and review us on Apple or Spotify too. We are building a nurture culture revolution one listener at a time!

Happy Spring Equinox! Onward to Season 2!

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To find Ginger's events, coaching and courses visit:
https://www.northfork53.com/

Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music!

Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

Nurture Pod 34: Orphan Crusher vs.Slime Mold

In this episode Iris and Ginger delve into the wildness of the moment we are living in on Planet Earth. With the forces of oligarchy, climate change, social upheaval on all sides choosing a positive way forward becomes increasingly mired in confusion. 

The full moon in Virgo is a total lunar eclipse. The shadow world of what has been lying beneath so much of what America has been built upon is being exposed. 

Nurture culture asks us to reflect on how all this is playing out in the day to day world, and how can we work within the shadows of our own small slices of reality to understand and transform what has been unconscious towards the healing and transformation of our planet. 

To find more about classes and courses Iris is offering visit
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To find Ginger's events, coaching and courses visit:
https://www.northfork53.com/

Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music!

Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

Nurture Pod 33: Survival of the Nurtured

In this episode Iris and Ginger dig into how we survive in times when we are called into community action.

How do we create community and connections in a culture that has emphasized individualism and competition. 

Netflix and chill is ending. We are in the era of potluck and organize- and with that comes it's own set of skills and challenges of how to get along with others. What models do we have to draw from? 

Earth is a place of survival of the nurtured. Let's get into it. 

To find more about classes and courses Iris is offering visit
https://www.dreambirdstudio.com/

To find Ginger's events, coaching and courses visit:
https://www.northfork53.com/

Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music!

Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home