{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61de0665cc27c20014ea15cf/61de066f8657180013af4062?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Krista Tippett: Becoming Wise","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61de0665cc27c20014ea15cf/61de066f8657180013af4062.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Today's conversation features <a href=\"http://www.onbeing.org/becoming-wise\" target=\"_blank\">Krista Tippett</a>,&nbsp;a Peabody-award-winning broadcaster, New York Times bestselling author, and National Humanities Medalist.</p><p>As the creator and host of public radio’s On Being, she takes up the great questions of meaning amidst the political, economic, cultural, and technological shifts of 21st century life.</p><p>In 2013, Krista took <a href=\"http://www.onbeing.org/\" target=\"_blank\">On Being</a> and its emergent Civil Conversations Project into independent production, creating \"a social enterprise with a radio show at its heart.\" She grew up in Oklahoma, attended Brown University, was a journalist and diplomat in Cold War Berlin, and holds a masters of divinity from Yale.</p><p>Her books include <em>Einstein's God</em>, <em>Speaking of Faith</em>, and most recently <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Wise-Inquiry-Mystery-Living/dp/1594206805\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living.</em></a></p><p><strong>In This episode, You’ll Learn:</strong></p><ul><li>Lessons she drew from her&nbsp;hellfire and brimstone Southern Baptist grandfather.</li><li>Her experience being in East Germany while the wall was still up.</li><li>What drew her to divinity school.</li><li>Why pitching her idea for On Being was a hard sell in the early 1990's.</li><li>Why it took 2 years to convince her to release the long form, unedited content of her show and why this resonates with listeners.</li><li>What essential quality she thinks is a mark of wisdom.</li><li>Why leaning into mystery, being fully grounded in our bodies, and returning to the beloved community are so crucial today.</li><li>How joy and hope play into the attainment and expression of wisdom.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned In This Episode: </strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"http://www.onbeing.org/program/listening-generously/124\" target=\"_blank\">Rachel Naomi Remen —&nbsp;Listening Generously</a></li><li><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cialdini\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Cialdini - consistency principle</a></li><li><a href=\"http://richardjdavidson.com/research/\" target=\"_blank\">The research of Richard Davidson</a></li><li><a href=\"http://www.goodlifeproject.com/elizabeth-gilbert/\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan's conversation with Liz Gilbert</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Jonathan Fields / Acast"}