Humanize Me
Bart Campolo
A podcast about making the most of this life by reframing your story, building better relationships, and cultivating wonder and gratitude. Hosted by longtime counselor and community builder Bart Campolo, the show features warm, thoughtful conversations about generating love and meaning in a universe that doesn’t always provide it.
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903: Getting to know a listener from scratch
Humanize Me
04/08/24 • 69 min
In the last of three episodes on 'high disclosure relationships', Bart gets to know someone in depth from scratch - a Humanize Me listener called Patti, who turns out to be as wonderful as we could have hoped - and in the process, provides an example of such conversations to inspire you to do the same.
515: Facing up to collective trauma
Humanize Me
06/15/20 • 33 min
In this solo episode, Bart talks about seeing the current wave of protest and uprising - the most significant moment ever for the Black Lives Matter movement - in the context of collective trauma.
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Humanize Me is hosted by Bart Campolo and is produced by John Wright at JuxMedia.com.
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The reason this podcast exists, even in trying economic times, is because some people support it monthly at Patreon.com/HumanizeMe. Please consider supporting us there for the cost of a cup of coffee once a month and get extra content for it. That amount won’t likely matter much to you, even now, but it will mean everything to us! (Includes access to the audio story of Bart’s recent psychedelic experience, the bonus podcast, ‘Why It Matters’ where we discuss the show and read listener feedback, and the ‘Campolo Sessions‘, long-form conversations between Bart and his dad Tony Campolo.)
Humanize Me is hosted by Bart Campolo and is produced by John Wright at JuxMedia.com.
509: Post doom, with Michael Dowd
Humanize Me
04/04/20 • 72 min
Three years ago to the week, Michael Dowd talked with Bart on this podcast about our modern way of life, sustainability and the future of civilization. When the coronavirus pandemic hit, Bart could think of nobody he wanted to talk to about it more than Michael, so he's back!
In this conversation, Bart and Michael talk about their shared sense that the pandemic will be followed by an economic recession or even depression, and that it signals the beginning of the end of our current way of life. Michael talks about the industrial world's reliance on the 'religion' of growth-based progress, the ecological fallacy being committed, the illusion of control we have, the inevitability of collapse, the stages of grief in response, and his optimism about what lies beyond it all.
Michael's website can be found at PostDoom.com.
On Patreon this week, hear Bart's story of his first psychedelic experience after taking LSD! It's at Patreon.com/HumanizeMe.
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The reason this podcast exists, even in trying economic times, is because some people support it monthly at Patreon.com/HumanizeMe. Please consider supporting us there for the cost of a cup of coffee once a month and get extra content for it. That amount won’t likely matter much to you, even now, but it will mean everything to us! (Includes access to the story of Bart's acid trip, the monthly bonus podcast, ‘Why It Matters’ where we discuss the show and read listener feedback, and the ‘Campolo Sessions‘, long-form conversations between Bart and his dad Tony Campolo.)
Humanize Me is hosted by Bart Campolo and is produced by John Wright at JuxMedia.com.
In this conversation, Bart and Michael talk about their shared sense that the pandemic will be followed by an economic recession or even depression, and that it signals the beginning of the end of our current way of life. Michael talks about the industrial world's reliance on the 'religion' of growth-based progress, the ecological fallacy being committed, the illusion of control we have, the inevitability of collapse, the stages of grief in response, and his optimism about what lies beyond it all.
Michael's website can be found at PostDoom.com.
On Patreon this week, hear Bart's story of his first psychedelic experience after taking LSD! It's at Patreon.com/HumanizeMe.
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Follow this podcast to stay up-to-date:
Twitter: @HumanizeMePod
Instagram: @HumanizeMePodcast
Facebook Group: Facebook.com/Groups/1772151613053280
The reason this podcast exists, even in trying economic times, is because some people support it monthly at Patreon.com/HumanizeMe. Please consider supporting us there for the cost of a cup of coffee once a month and get extra content for it. That amount won’t likely matter much to you, even now, but it will mean everything to us! (Includes access to the story of Bart's acid trip, the monthly bonus podcast, ‘Why It Matters’ where we discuss the show and read listener feedback, and the ‘Campolo Sessions‘, long-form conversations between Bart and his dad Tony Campolo.)
Humanize Me is hosted by Bart Campolo and is produced by John Wright at JuxMedia.com.
11/13/19 • 65 min
John Tucker used to be a literalist Christian, but says he has now rejected the 'belief paradigm' to move beyond either accepting or rejecting the claims of religion.
In this conversation with Bart Campolo, John lays out how he sees truth now, and says that he thinks religious claims should be expressed only as catch-22s. An example of a catch-22: "The only acceptable evidence for religious belief is evidence that is unacceptable." Confused by this, Bart explores what John means by it.
Along the way, John and Bart talk about how works of fiction can be 'mined' for profound insight, and that Christianity can be too, how there are differences between pre- and post-Enlightenment thinking, how we are stuck in the 'correspondence theory of truth', how virulent forms of religion can be 'tamed' and used beneficially, how John was devastated when he first realized that Adam and Eve were not historical figures, the future of Christianity and how following generations will come to relate to it, why John refutes the context of a question like, 'Did Jesus rise from the dead?', the philosophy of how words are used, how Bart can't figure out why John doesn't just become a straight-up humanist like him, and an analogy about stained glass windows.
John's book on these topics, Zero Theology, can be found on Amazon.
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Check out Patreon.com/HumanizeMe! Support the podcast there for the cost of a cup of coffee once a month and get extra content for it. That amount won’t matter to you, but it means everything to us and makes the podcast happen! (Includes access to the monthly bonus podcast, ‘Why It Matters’, where we discuss the show and read listener feedback, and the ‘Campolo Sessions‘, long-form conversations between Bart and his dad Tony Campolo.)
Got a question for Bart to answer in a future show? Call the ‘Q Line’ at (424) 291-2092.
Humanize Me is hosted by Bart Campolo and is produced by John Wright at JuxMedia.com.
In this conversation with Bart Campolo, John lays out how he sees truth now, and says that he thinks religious claims should be expressed only as catch-22s. An example of a catch-22: "The only acceptable evidence for religious belief is evidence that is unacceptable." Confused by this, Bart explores what John means by it.
Along the way, John and Bart talk about how works of fiction can be 'mined' for profound insight, and that Christianity can be too, how there are differences between pre- and post-Enlightenment thinking, how we are stuck in the 'correspondence theory of truth', how virulent forms of religion can be 'tamed' and used beneficially, how John was devastated when he first realized that Adam and Eve were not historical figures, the future of Christianity and how following generations will come to relate to it, why John refutes the context of a question like, 'Did Jesus rise from the dead?', the philosophy of how words are used, how Bart can't figure out why John doesn't just become a straight-up humanist like him, and an analogy about stained glass windows.
John's book on these topics, Zero Theology, can be found on Amazon.
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Follow this podcast to stay up-to-date:
Twitter: @HumanizeMePod
Instagram: @HumanizeMePodcast
Facebook Group: Facebook.com/Groups/1772151613053280
Check out Patreon.com/HumanizeMe! Support the podcast there for the cost of a cup of coffee once a month and get extra content for it. That amount won’t matter to you, but it means everything to us and makes the podcast happen! (Includes access to the monthly bonus podcast, ‘Why It Matters’, where we discuss the show and read listener feedback, and the ‘Campolo Sessions‘, long-form conversations between Bart and his dad Tony Campolo.)
Got a question for Bart to answer in a future show? Call the ‘Q Line’ at (424) 291-2092.
Humanize Me is hosted by Bart Campolo and is produced by John Wright at JuxMedia.com.
435:Thought-provoking science fiction
Humanize Me
11/05/19 • 35 min
It's a Q&A episode! And this week, the question is:
"Hey Bart, you humanists seem to really love science, so I’m wondering... do you love science fiction too? If so, what do you love and why?" - Marianne
Bart Campolo talks with producer John Wright about sci-fi and the thoughts it can provoke. In the process, he strongly recommends a book that is controversial, poorly-written and probably wrong, and which made him consider the benefits of fascism.
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Got a question for Bart to answer in a future show? Call the ‘Q Line’ at (424) 291-2092.
Humanize Me is hosted by Bart Campolo and is produced by John Wright at JuxMedia.com.
"Hey Bart, you humanists seem to really love science, so I’m wondering... do you love science fiction too? If so, what do you love and why?" - Marianne
Bart Campolo talks with producer John Wright about sci-fi and the thoughts it can provoke. In the process, he strongly recommends a book that is controversial, poorly-written and probably wrong, and which made him consider the benefits of fascism.
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Follow this podcast to stay up-to-date:
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Check out Patreon.com/HumanizeMe! Support the podcast there for the cost of a cup of coffee once a month and get extra content for it. That amount won’t matter to you, but it means everything to us and makes the podcast happen! (Includes access to the monthly bonus podcast, ‘Why It Matters’, where we discuss the show and read listener feedback, and the ‘Campolo Sessions‘, long-form conversations between Bart and his dad Tony Campolo.)
Got a question for Bart to answer in a future show? Call the ‘Q Line’ at (424) 291-2092.
Humanize Me is hosted by Bart Campolo and is produced by John Wright at JuxMedia.com.
08/27/19 • 81 min
In Episode 423 of this podcast, David Fleischer talked with Bart Campolo about changing minds with the methodology of 'deep canvassing.'
In this episode, David returns! He and Bart talk about the next election, Trump as the opposite of loving and humanist, how to encourage people to vote without shaming them about not voting last time, how the lessons of deep canvassing relate to the conversations people are having about faith in God, and more.
Part I of our chat with David can be found at https://bartcampolo.org/2019/07/423.
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Check out Patreon.com/HumanizeMe! Support the podcast there for the cost of a cup of coffee once a month and get extra content for it. That amount won’t matter to you, but it means everything to us and makes the podcast happen! (Includes access to the monthly bonus podcast, ‘Why It Matters’, where we discuss the show and read listener feedback, and the ‘Campolo Sessions‘, long-form conversations between Bart and his dad Tony Campolo.)
Got a question for Bart to answer in a future show? Call the ‘Q Line’ at (424) 291-2092.
Humanize Me is hosted by Bart Campolo and is produced by John Wright at JuxMedia.com.
In this episode, David returns! He and Bart talk about the next election, Trump as the opposite of loving and humanist, how to encourage people to vote without shaming them about not voting last time, how the lessons of deep canvassing relate to the conversations people are having about faith in God, and more.
Part I of our chat with David can be found at https://bartcampolo.org/2019/07/423.
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Follow this podcast to stay up-to-date:
Twitter: @HumanizeMePod
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Facebook Group: Facebook.com/Groups/1772151613053280
Check out Patreon.com/HumanizeMe! Support the podcast there for the cost of a cup of coffee once a month and get extra content for it. That amount won’t matter to you, but it means everything to us and makes the podcast happen! (Includes access to the monthly bonus podcast, ‘Why It Matters’, where we discuss the show and read listener feedback, and the ‘Campolo Sessions‘, long-form conversations between Bart and his dad Tony Campolo.)
Got a question for Bart to answer in a future show? Call the ‘Q Line’ at (424) 291-2092.
Humanize Me is hosted by Bart Campolo and is produced by John Wright at JuxMedia.com.
418: How to grow your inner circle
Humanize Me
05/30/19 • 40 min
On this week's episode of Humanize Me, Bart Campolo answers this question:
"I just read an article saying that, like me, the average American has just one close friend, and 1 in 4 of us have none at all. I want to fight the 'loneliness epidemic' and have decided to make a really big effort to seek out more meaningful connections. Over the years, I've been letting my average friendships naturally die in order to concentrate on finding people with whom I more deeply connect, but potential soulmates are hard to find. Where do I find new close friends?"
Takeaways: Some places, some people, some periods of time, lend themselves better than others to making friends; don't let 'average friendships' die but 'frack' them for deeper connections; the best friendships are often forged with average people by those with the skills to do it; join groups; be bold and strike early while the stakes are low.
All eight sessions of long-form conversation between Bart and his famous evangelical father, Tony Campolo, recorded for the film Leaving My Father’s Faith, are now available to Patreon supporters (become one easily) at BartCampolo.org/Campolo-Sessions.
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Humanize Me is hosted by Bart Campolo and is produced by John Wright at JuxMedia.com.
"I just read an article saying that, like me, the average American has just one close friend, and 1 in 4 of us have none at all. I want to fight the 'loneliness epidemic' and have decided to make a really big effort to seek out more meaningful connections. Over the years, I've been letting my average friendships naturally die in order to concentrate on finding people with whom I more deeply connect, but potential soulmates are hard to find. Where do I find new close friends?"
Takeaways: Some places, some people, some periods of time, lend themselves better than others to making friends; don't let 'average friendships' die but 'frack' them for deeper connections; the best friendships are often forged with average people by those with the skills to do it; join groups; be bold and strike early while the stakes are low.
All eight sessions of long-form conversation between Bart and his famous evangelical father, Tony Campolo, recorded for the film Leaving My Father’s Faith, are now available to Patreon supporters (become one easily) at BartCampolo.org/Campolo-Sessions.
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Got a question for Bart to answer in a future show? Call the ‘Q Line’ at (424) 291-2092.
Humanize Me is hosted by Bart Campolo and is produced by John Wright at JuxMedia.com.
409: Climate change - a redo!
Humanize Me
03/12/19 • 53 min
In episode 407, Bart and John attempted to answer the question of a 15 year-old listener who wondered aloud why people aren't freaking out more, and doing more, about climate change.
In the wake of that episode, Bart heard from many other listeners who didn't think we nailed it. So, this is our attempt at a redo! Let us know what you think.
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In the wake of that episode, Bart heard from many other listeners who didn't think we nailed it. So, this is our attempt at a redo! Let us know what you think.
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Got a question for Bart to answer in a future show? Call the ‘Q Line’ at (424) 291-2092.
Humanize Me is hosted by Bart Campolo and is produced by John Wright at JuxMedia.com.
401: Reflections from a new grandfather
Humanize Me
01/08/19 • 58 min
It's a new year! A time for fresh ideas and new beginnings, and so much has been happening in Bart Campolo's life that this episode serves as an update and a reflection on various themes, including:
How helping a parent cross life's finish line can focus the mind and change your plans.
How the birth of a first grandchild a few days later can turn the whole thing into a 'circle of life' motif, while turning attention on the kind of world they're being born into.
How suddenly becoming aware of your own habits and behaviors can give you a desire to change them.
Also, Bart talks about the expectations we have to react in certain standard ways when going through life's journey, and how authenticity can cut through those expectations.
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Got a question for Bart to answer in a future show? Call the ‘Q Line’ at (424) 291-2092.
Humanize Me is hosted by Bart Campolo and is produced by JuxMedia.com.
How helping a parent cross life's finish line can focus the mind and change your plans.
How the birth of a first grandchild a few days later can turn the whole thing into a 'circle of life' motif, while turning attention on the kind of world they're being born into.
How suddenly becoming aware of your own habits and behaviors can give you a desire to change them.
Also, Bart talks about the expectations we have to react in certain standard ways when going through life's journey, and how authenticity can cut through those expectations.
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Follow this podcast on Twitter or Instagram to stay up-to-date:
Twitter: @HumanizeMePod
Instagram: @HumanizeMePodcast
You can also join our Facebook Group. Not a supporter on Patreon yet? Join up at Patreon.com/HumanizeMe and get extra content for it!
Got a question for Bart to answer in a future show? Call the ‘Q Line’ at (424) 291-2092.
Humanize Me is hosted by Bart Campolo and is produced by JuxMedia.com.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Humanize Me have?
Humanize Me currently has 310 episodes available.
What topics does Humanize Me cover?
The podcast is about Religion & Spirituality and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Humanize Me?
The episode title '515: Facing up to collective trauma' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Humanize Me?
The average episode length on Humanize Me is 55 minutes.
How often are episodes of Humanize Me released?
Episodes of Humanize Me are typically released every 7 days, 22 hours.
When was the first episode of Humanize Me?
The first episode of Humanize Me was released on Jan 9, 2016.
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