Our World Plainly Seen

This episode looks at the changing face of religion in our increasingly secular and technological culture. Hopeful signs and dangerous signs Link to transcript coming soon

This episode takes a look into that curious space in life in which things we think we wholly believe things, and then act like we don't believe them at all. Transcript (together with episode) available here : https://frankkaufmann.us/2025/10/26/mind-the-gap/

On November 16 of this year (2023), Imam Shamsi Ali of the Jamaica Muslim Center hosted an interfaith dialogue and invited me to speak. I described three areas of international war or conflict... ⁠ Transcript available here Watch the video here

We are in a time of war. There are now two active, world-level wars cursing our planet, the Russia-Ukraine War, and the Israel-Hamas war. These are happening during a period in which the perennial symbol for the harmonization of international differences

There’s this fellow I know, whom I  would ordinarily call a friend, but for me, he’s more of an elder brother. For this particular relationship the term friend... Transcript available here

The Transition from Thought to Speech, and the Three Freedoms Required for Dignity. Human beings have two parts to our makeup, our spiritual side and our physical side. There are a great many inclined to deny human spirituality because it is not easily measured by the tools by which material reality is measured and tested. Transcript available here

A workingman’s guide to assessing what’s going on around us. The nature of reality is hierarchical and manifests strength, power, and size as elements of a functioning and harmonious cosmosphere. Transcript available here

The problem with addictions is that they eventually erase the adequate functioning of conscience in the host bodies they inhabit and ultimately control. A clear marker in this descent to becoming subhuman is the juncture at which the sanctity of human life is rejected in favor of satiating the blinding demands of an addiction.  Transcript available here

The world we live in becomes increasingly unstable and insecure with the rapid development and misuse of technology. What can we rely on through these uncertain times? Transcript available here

On July 19, 2023, Twelve Gates President, Dr. Frank Kaufmann was invited as a speaker to the  United Nations High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development . The event, organized by  Women's Federation for World Peace, International (WFWP) , focused on the topic of  "Integration and impact of digital technology in developing countries in the context of the Right to Development.&quo...

This episode critiques the terms misinformation and disinformation as secret tools to criminalize dissent Transcript here

The episode rejoices in the celebration of Juneteenth, and examines two key elements that give rise to slavery Podcast Transcript is Here

AI seemed to burst into our lives suddenly. One day it seemed not to exist at all, and the following day it seemed to exist everywhere, in countless inscrutable forms, brands and promises. It instantly seemed to erupt a class of people as immersed in AI as fully as the rest of us count on our eyes to see. ⁠⁠Transcript available here⁠

The indictment of President Donald J Trump yesterday at the Manhattan Courthouse in the southern district has drawn literally gallons of print ink and miles of video and media commentary. ⁠Visit us at the Settlement Project here⁠ ⁠Watch the video here⁠ ⁠Transcription available here⁠

This podcast examines and compares the roots of Religious Freedom Rights found in the United States Constitution and in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights respectively. Visit us at Twelve Gates Foundation Watch the video here Transcription available here

Each end of year a great many people reflect on the year past, and look for signs about the year to come. Was 2022 a good year, or a bad one? Will 2023 be better? Or are we heading toward more difficult times? Visit us at Twelve Gates Foundation Transcription available here

In this interview, Dr. Gordon Anderson discusses his newly published work, "Integral Society, Social Institutions and Individual Sovereignty". Dr. Anderson explains the proper levels and spheres for social institutions such that they strengthen human sovereinty and freedom. Special empahsis is placed on economic freedom that has been blocked by corrupt relationships between centralized banks and e...

On September 15, 2022, Dr. Frank Kaufmann, President of the Twelve Gates Foundation, offered brief thoughts on the future of the Metaverse at an online event sponsored by the Pew Research Center and Elon University. Dr. Kaufmann was one of six experts invited to speak at the Twitter Spaces audio program, “Hype, Hope or Hell?: The Metaverse in 2040”, hosted by Lee Rainie and Janna Anderson. Visit u...

This is a brief speech offered by Frank Kaufmann of the Twelve Gates Foundation to the 33rd Annual Peace Festival of the World Yoga Community. Visit us at Twelve Gates Foundation Watch the speech here Transcription available here

Dr. Bruce Tallman is an author, spiritual director, and marriage coach. As a full-time spiritual director since 2002, Dr. Tallman has worked with laity and clergy from every Christian denomination. He has published two books for spiritual directors (one of them, Finding Seekers: How to Develop a Spiritual Direction Practice from Beginning to Full-Time Employment, is a bestseller in the field). He...

Dr. Frank Kaufmann, President of the Twelve Gates Foundation, offers a brief message and prayer at the closing ceremony of the World Yoga Festival.    Visit us at Twelve Gates Foundation Transcript available here

How does political polarization affect friendship?  Visit our site for more Podcast transcript available here 

This episode examines the US Constitution on Free Speech, The Department of Homeland Security's Disinformation Governance Board, tech platform "independent" fact checkers, and the rise of censorship.   Visit us at The Settlement Project Transcript soon to follow 

This episode examines the relationship between physical prowess and growing experience and wisdom Visit us at Twelve Gates Foundation  Transcript coming soon

This episode exposes strategic failures to recognize the actual elements of world war, naively focusing just on military aggression. Transcript available here