Making Global Sense

Making Global Sense

Seasoned journalist and award-winning author Judah Freed offers news, views and interviews with global thinkers discussing ideas and issues in the book, Making Global Sense: Grounded hope for democracy and the earth inspired by Thomas Paine's Common Sense (GlobalSense.com). Podcast episodes explore and encourage a global sense of life in our world.

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April 13, 2025 13 mins

Here is the preface from the forthcoming audiobook version of Making Global Sense

Because my voice is  rough from cancer treatments, your narrator is Daniel Greenberg, a professional voice artist. His soulwork features supporting intentional communities worldwide, so he recorded this preface test run in India, and he'll be recording  the full audiobook in Mozambique.  Other locales around the world join the list as he and I d...

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Reflections while visiting Hawaii over  Christmas and New Year. I played Santa for a performance of "Santa Baby" at CSL Kauai. I  also responded to movies.



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January 15, 2024 4 mins

I  voice feeling sadness tonight about my life and our world. I'm grateful I can feel my feeling and ride the wave of sadness . I  own my  grief and find peace in the healing.

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January 14, 2024 3 mins

Grievances may be valid, yet I may use complaining to avoid responsibility for fixing the problems I identify.  My goal is discernment and action without ego in the way.

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January 13, 2024 3 mins

As a child, I practiced magic tricks and became adept at deception. As an adult, I practiced self-deception and became adept at living a  lie to get along in the world. I see humanity doing likewise today on a global safe. We can outgrow the habit.

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November 19, 2023 3 mins

Reflections on the power giving thanks. Closes with my 1984 "Poem for Thanks Giving." 

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September 9, 2023 3 mins

A few thoughts about life and living from my front porch on a late summer evening.

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January 10, 2023 2 mins

Welcome to the first episode of the Making Global Sense Podcast, launched on the 247th anniversary of Common Sense by Thomas Paine. This episode introduces the main concepts and sets the tone for the episodes to come. 

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