Humanist Experience

Humanist Experience

Hosted by Seráh Blain and Evan Clark

The Humanist Experience is a unique podcast series where we seek out radical experiences that educate our emotions and expand our world. Our commitment to social change motivates us to look for ways to connect people to contemporary issues—and persuade them to become changemakers! The Humanist Experience uses experiential learning and storytelling to do just that. We see story, context, and experience as crucial tools for real understanding. Our podcast uses these tools to provide insight and inspiration for engaging positively in the world around us.

43 minutes 17 seconds

S2E5 - Democracy: Inaccessible

Evan and Seráh interact with issues around disability and accessibility, particularly in the political process. They share stories from the 2014 congressional race they staffed for a blind candidate, interview a disability rights activist who was paralyzed by a gunshot wound, and search all over town for an accessible bathroom.

14 December 2017, 9:01 pm
43 minutes 49 seconds

S2E4 - Atheists in Foxholes

Our hosts visit Lackland Air Force Base, home of the nation's only atheist “religious” service available to enlistees in Basic Training. We explore the challenges faced by nonreligious service-members, and how one group of Humanists is working to make sure “no religious preference” doesn’t mean “no moral support.”

14 July 2017, 11:47 pm
38 minutes 27 seconds

S2E3 - Failing Forward Part III: The Humanist Case for Hope

Discouraged by this past election, Seráh and Evan look for evidence supporting the rationality of hope. From the AIDS crisis to small town racism to the Women’s March following Trump’s election, our hosts explore whether small groups of people can make big change. This is the third of a three-part episode on failure, and the case for hope.

13 April 2017, 4:40 pm
41 minutes 22 seconds

S2E2 - Failing Forward Part II: A Year of Travel with the Humanist Experience

Seráh and Evan navigate running a business with Humanist ideals while juggling financial crises, chronic illness/disability, and political upheaval. This is the second of a three-part episode on hope and failure that follows their travel across the country over the past year.

9 March 2017, 11:57 pm
23 minutes 38 seconds

S2E1 - Failing Forward Part I: A Year of Travel with the Humanist Experience

Seráh and Evan put themselves at the center of a Humanist story by sharing their own lived experiences of failure, sense of purpose, and chronic illness/disability. This is the first of a two-part episode that follows their travel across the country over the past year.

4 February 2017, 10:29 pm
36 minutes 1 second

S1E5 - Disaster, Resilience, and Art

Evan and Seráh visit a small town in California where hundreds of residents lost their homes in a recent fire. We explore the role art is playing in this community’s resilience, economic growth, and sustainability.

4 August 2016, 11:45 pm
33 minutes 13 seconds

S1E4 - Our Naked Bodies

Seráh and Evan spend the weekend at a nudist resort and explore issues of body shame and nudity taboos. They confront anxieties about their own bodies and look for ways to align their emotions with their values around body positivity.

4 August 2016, 11:39 pm
30 minutes 10 seconds

S1E3 - Helping Women Access Abortion

Evan and Seráh volunteer as patient escorts at an abortion clinic, helping women avoid harassment by protesters. We get a glimpse of what it’s like outside clinics for women who decide they need abortion services.

4 August 2016, 11:38 pm
28 minutes 8 seconds

S1E2 - What is a Humanist Experience

We explore our definition of a Humanist Experience—and what makes it different from an ordinary experience. By following the life-changing stories of a veterans’ advocate, a pro-abortion lobbyist, a businesswoman, and a poet, we’ll learn about educating our emotions, cultivating empathy, and using experience to gain understanding.

4 August 2016, 11:26 pm
30 minutes 34 seconds

S1E1 - Blistering At The Margins - Humanist Experience

4 August 2016, 11:13 pm
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