In a politically charged return to the Indie Spiritualist Podcast, Chris Grosso sits down with John Fugelsang to talk about finding humor as a weapon against the world's chaos.
In this episode, Chris Grosso and John Fugelsang converse about:
- Politics, the state of the world, and Joe Biden’s accomplishments
Spiritual and emotional burnout preventing us from looking at global suffering
- The frightening accuracy of post-apocalyptic movie Leave the World Behind
- Atrocities vs. benevolence committed by Christian people
- The criminalization of abortion compared to what the bible says
- Melding religions and the book The Sermon on the Mount According to Vedanta
- Similarities between Christ consciousness and the Buddha mind
- The upcoming election and America’s rejection of Donald Trump
- Finding joy in difficult times and how humor can be an act of resistance
- Loving our enemies and knowing we are not better than anyone else
- John’s in-progress book called Separation of Church and Hate
About John Fugelsang:
John Fugelsang is a New York-based political commentator, comedian, TV and radio personality, performer, and writer. He was the host of America’s Funniest Home Videos and has appeared frequently on news commentary shows on CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, Fox News, and NPR. Recently, Fugelsang was the host of Current TV’s daily show, Viewpoint, where he analyzed the news and facilitated conversations about current affairs. Currently, he hosts a daily program called “Tell Me Everything” on the new SiriusXM Insight Channel. Keep up with John on Instagram or his website.
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