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Think Again: Shahid Mustafa on History and Consciousness

2/6/2023

 
 In a conversation about recent and distant human history, Shahid Mustafa questions why aspects of the human experience (like racism) continue to plague us. He suggests that our limited perception and understanding of human consciousness itself may hold some answers.

Shahid references "Genesis Consciousness" a notion of original consciousness embodying our individual and collective human relationship to the universe. He also references "Akashic Records" which in theosophy and anthroposophy are considered a compendium of all human events, thoughts, words, emotions, and intent ever to have occurred in the past, present, or future.


Shahid Mustafa - Taylor Hood Farms

Akashic Records

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Think Again: Dr. Julia Smith on Critical Thinking, Symbolism, and Meaning

1/30/2023

 
Today's guest is Dr. Julia Smith; NMSU Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies | Feminist Methodologies | Film History and Theory | Critical Theory and Cultural Studies (Critical Race Theory, Queer Theory, Psychoanalytic Criticism) | Women in Transgressive Art, Film, and Literature  (19th c. to now).

 Dr. Smith brings a fun and thought-provoking conversation, sharing some of her thoughtfully nuanced considerations of:

  • Thinking critically about written and spoken language, and visual symbolism
  • Culturally embedded symbolic stereotypes of marginalized social groups
  • Individual and collective determinations of "Meaning" "Truth" and what is "Real"
  • Individual and collective cultural impacts of symbolism in film and television
  • How the human brain translates, interprets, and responds to spoken words
  • Symbolism within the contexts of time and social constructs
   
and more...


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Think Again: Keith Whelpley - Brain Game - "I - Me - My"

1/23/2023

 
Today, co-hosts Keith Whelpley and Randy Harris explore the everyday use of the words "I - Me - My".  Do these words prompt subtle but meaningful influences in the minds of both the speaker/writer and the listener/reader?

Listeners are invited to participate in a fun little brain game; to notice how these three words - spoken or written by ourselves or others - may affect how we think, feel and communicate.
The conversation also peeks briefly into considerations of I as self, how our thinking, our feelings, and our language interrelate, and on the use of absolute statements and sweeping generalizations.

I, Me, Mine - The Beatles


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Think Again: Shahid Mustafa and Jerome Davis - MLK Day 2023

1/16/2023

 
On this "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day" we welcome Shahid Mustafa and Jerome Davis, who share some of their memories of growing up in the same neighborhoods of Chicago, Illinois, and their personal perspectives on MLK's role and influence in their lives.

The conversation touches on some of today's most challenging societal considerations of race, ethics, politics, economics, education, and equity - marking the beginning of further Think Again programs (February 2023) to more deeply explore these topics.


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Think Again: Keith Whelpley on Digital Surveillance and Surveillance Capitalism

1/9/2023

 
Prompted by a recent program in which Bob Diven and Deidra Schaub shared their experience of terminating their social media accounts, Keith Whelpley joins us today to explore broader considerations of digital surveillance in general. This conversation touches on a few of the profound influences that unchecked digital surveillance has upon our information access. We look at the influences upon our decision making, our personal freedom, our democracy, our economic structures and our individual and collective psyches. We briefly touch on artificial intelligence, social media, algorithms, unauthorized eavesdropping through our devices, and the harvesting, storing and selling of our personal data. The conversation also points to some of the efforts being made to rein in and redirect what seems like a wild west period of runaway technologies.

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Think Again: Deidra Schaub and Bob Diven on Severing our Social Media Ties

12/26/2022

 

This morning, two multidimensional thinkers from our community, Deidra Schaub and Bob Diven, join us again for an insightful exploration of their personal experiences of recently terminating their social media accounts. Their observations touch on the intentionally addicting nature of social media - the personal, social and business considerations - and the implications of how it shapes our thinking, our emotions, our relationships, and our culture.

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Think Again: Keith Whelpley - Christmas, Church and the Lonesome

12/19/2022

 
Today's program features Keith Whelpley reading and discussing his annual end-of-year essay.
In this very moving story Keith explores memories of his father and family both from the perspectives of a youngster, and how he sees it now. In our conversation he expands on his deeply personal and thought-provoking observations about his father, (a single father of eight) and his father's life, choices, purpose and meaning.

Christmas, Church and the Lonesome


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Think Again: Mick Harris on Parenting

12/12/2022

 
This episode of Think Again brings a thought provoking conversation with Mick Harris, son of host, Randy Harris. In an unscripted, spontaneous conversation, Harris the Younger opens an unexpected inquiry into parenting. The exploration ranges across his experience of being parented, and his father's experience of parenting him, and more.

As a young man considering becoming a parent himself, Mick shares some of his thoughts, feelings, and perceptions. He mentions a book he finds valuable, "Notes to Myself" by Hugh Prather. This father and son exploration may point to some meaningful evaluations of what it means to be a parent - a profound aspect of the human experience.

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Think Again: Peter Goodman on Creating Fictional Characters

12/5/2022

 
In this episode of “Think Again”, author Peter Goodman offers a delightful peek into some of the mental and emotional processes involved in creating the characters in his recent novel The Moonlit Path.

His historically accurate tale, set in Oakland, California in 1914, gives life and voice to an engaging 32 year old woman, an artist. His main character, Katherine, convincingly reflects through her eyes and experience, her take on her personal life and on the society and the world around her. Goodman offers a rare glimpse into the process of what creating a fictional character looks and feels like, from inside the author’s own head and heart.

Fun and thought provoking.


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Think Again: Zero Fare Bus Service

11/28/2022

 
Today’s program coincides with an important implementation of “Zero Fare” public bus service in Las Cruces.

Our guest, Kari Bachman, host of her own program on KTAL, Just Community, shares her perceptions and experience of alternative transportation modes in our city - including for walkers, bicyclists, and those who use wheelchairs. She affords us a worthy and informative listen, highlighting some of the transit challenges and achievements in our community. The conversation also touches on the peculiar thinking and attitudes about social status as related to transportation - that affect us all on a personal, local and culture-wide scale.


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