Heavy Things Lightly

Find this episode on YouTube: Yeah. This needs to be said. HQ: https://www.heavythingslightly.com ✒ Substack: https://johnheersftf.substack.com/ ⓧ https://x.com/johnfromftf 🍷The best dinner party you've ever experienced - Supra Dinner Society: https://supradinner.com/ 🏖️ Tailormade tours that give back: https://www.gratitude-travels.com/home 🔎 Discover the non-profit behind Heavy Things Lightly:...

Find this episode on YouTube: Our favorite guest is finally back after months of radio silence. Take a moment and show some support for hltp here: ✒ Substack: https://johnheersftf.substack.com/ ⓧ https://x.com/johnfromftf 🍷The best dinner party you've ever experienced - Supra Dinner Society: https://supradinner.com/ 🏖️ Tailormade tours that give back: https://www.gratitude-travels.com/home 🔎 Dis...

Find this episode on YouTube: Mathew Namee and Richard Rohlin join John to talk history. But weird history, because it turns out the world has ended. Maybe multiple times. And the way we see history today is not how humanity has always seen it. Mathew Namee is the editor for Orthodox History ( https://www.orthodoxhistory.org/ ) and works closely with the Orthodox Studies Institute. Richard Rohlin...

Find this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPI-yQCZfKo We welcome back Dr Pete Patitsas, author of the Athos Diet, to talk more about the science behind intermitent fasting, diet, and the broader implications of fasting. Fasting goes beyond the physical and when applied culturally, may have far reaching benefits. Read more on the Athos Diet here: https://www.theathosdiet.com/ **...

Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zSipCRWg5uo Pets in prams. Cats in specialized plastic comfort domes on wheels. Dogs on ADHD medicine. Today we take a journey into the absurd. To the far reaches of pet ownerdom, where there is no conveyance too fancy, no medication too specialized, no diagnosis left unexplored. Welcome to part 1 of a 3 part series where I tackle the pet mania. Is th...

Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Yn3kveaCt-o Today we sit down with Andrew Favorov, who had the luck (good or bad) to be in the path of Rudy Giuliani and the Trump shenanigans surrounding energy and natural gas during the previous election cycle. An Orthodox Christian, Andrew has worked extensively overseas in the energy sector and helps us understand the narrative surrounding Ukrain...

Find this episode on YouTube: A singer-songwriter known for his lyrical acumen and plaintive harmonica style, Joe Pug has released a string of critically acclaimed albums since 2008. Additionally, Joe is the creator and host of the popular podcast The Working Songwriter. John and Joe explore what it means to be an artist, what Joe notices in the myriad conversations he has on his podcast about wor...

Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0BisN-lw4ew John talks with Pavel Schelin ( @PavelShchelin ) about modernity, the war in Ukraine, and what this means for America and Russia. Pavel is a Russian, Orthodox Christian and political philosopher. ✒ Find articles, John's novel, and even more Heavy Things Lightly at Substack: https://johnheersftf.substack.com/ ✈ Tailormade travel adventures...

Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/306z2Ezv6Mw Dr. Pete Patitsas (  @theathosdietdrpete2600  ) is an emergency medicine physician who, after visiting Mount Athos, took to a rigorous study of the monks diets. What he (re)discovered was a diet that allowed for weight loss, lots of energy, and an abundance of health. He would later transform his research into 'The Athos Diet.' Discover mo...

Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JCaReT9X6Bk Nino joins us today from Georgia to talk about the history of the Supra, it's significance in Georgian history and it's importance today. Discover Nino's work here: https://www.academia.edu/34293446/LITURGIC_NATURE_OF_THE_GEORGIAN_TRADITIONAL_FEASTS_EXULTATION_AND_FESTIVE_HYMNS Why is the Supra important here in the US? Find out here: http...

Find this episode on YouTube: It seems Strauss has finally managed to kill baseball. Its logo is ubiquitous. Everywhere and on everyone's heads. And I'm here to talk about it. 🍷Want to throw the best dinner party you've ever experienced? The Supra Dinner Society has you covered: https://supradinner.com/ ✒ Find articles, John's novel, and even more Heavy Things Lightly at Substack: https://johnhee...

Find this episode on YouTube: Recently a certain scientific paper out of Nigeria is making (made?) waves in its attempt to disprove same-sex marriage. On the opposite side is the question of religion and state and everything is quite confusing. But at the end of the day...what is marriage? Here comes the Old World with an answer... ✒ Find articles, John's novel, and even more Heavy Things Lightly...

Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/csAaELRuPy4 The fourth and final installment of our exploration on the phrase "the road to hell is paved in good intentions." Find articles, John's novel, and even more Heavy Things Lightly at Substack: https://johnheersftf.substack.com/ Tailormade travel adventures in Europe and Africa: https://www.gratitude-travels.com/home Discover the non-profit b...

Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1mUdGqSNnm8 Jonathan Pageau talks about mediating the Orthodox Christian life and being in a world that is majority non-Christian. How do we navigate this reality and make decisions? That's the discussion today! Don't miss Jonathan Pageau and Jordan Hall in Florida for the Art of the Tamada: https://first-things.org/aot Find articles, John's novel, an...

Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2lemBCvOFac Jordan Hall rejoins the show to talk about our upcoming Art of the Tamada event in Islamorada and dives into what exactly is happening right now in history. The levels of technology, power, and knowledge are unprecedented, but what does that mean for us? Get tickets to the latest Art of the Tamada event feat. Jonathan Pageau and Jordan Hal...

Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3H9pIf_fjNA What are we building towards? What do the most incredible engineering projects around the world, from ancient times until now, point to? Would and ancient culture understand the Large Hadron Collider? Do we moderns really understand the deeper reality of the Temple of Hara? Let's find out. Get tickets to the latest Art of the Tamada event...

After much traveling and all things FTF John returns and welcomes Simon Scionka. Simon has been making films since 1997 at the age of 17. Today he has had over 20 years in documentary film production, having visited 40 countries in the course of telling stories. He has filmed feature documentaries like Poverty Inc (a highly recommended film for anyone who wants a deeper insight into foreign aid) a...

Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1epb8MOU59E Making pilgrimage to CERN, ancient oracles, auguries, and more. John continues his exploration into intentions and how we are aligning ourselves to a good (or God depending!). And you might be surprised to find that the Old World folk and their entrail readings are that far removed from Physics Girl making pilgrimage to the ultimate scienc...

Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8BNf5N4c318 Uncle Seth returns...with a vengeance! But please be kind, because we truly do love him. Visit us at https://first-things.org/ 2 years. Deep cultural immersion. Intense personal discovery. See what it means to become a Field Worker with FTF: https://first-things.org/opportunities or email Daniel at danielpadrnos@first-things.org for more i...

Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IGUbH5TEUrM The Road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Is it though? Is this a truism or just a clever quote with a particular amount of omph behind it. Today we start down that road - paved or not - and dive into CERN and physics and all these things were we ask ourselves, why are we doing this again? Visit us at https://first-things.org/ 2 year...

Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3t98_ghU2Jc Stephen Roach of the Makers and Mystics podcast joins the show to talk about artistry, how to be comfortable with the paradox that Christianity calls people towards, and developing the arts as a language to talk about the higher things. Makers and Mystics is a podcast exploring the intersections of faith, culture, and art. It is tied to th...

Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3t4deihkPyk Perhaps no type of modern media has had the level of impact as movies. But from their inception until now so much has changed. Are movies redemptive? Can modern movies be redeemed? John talks to the Bazed Lit Analyzer to find out. More on Bazed Lit:   @BAZEDLITANALYZER Visit us at https://first-things.org/ 2 years. Deep cultural immersion....

Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yhChUUGkStQ Richard Rohlin of Universal History and Symbolic World fame rejoins John to talk about race. What is the Christian perspective? How did the enlightenment, the theory of evolution, and more change this understanding? Art of the Tamada coming up quick! New ticket options mean you can chose to join us for just a day or two. Details and ticket...

Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RGfvsPHGBlU Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times best-selling author of the Orphan X series, joins John to talk about writing, our changing new world view, and the terrifying new tools taking over our lives. Discover more about Gregg here: https://gregghurwitz.net/ Visit us at https://first-things.org/ 2 years. Deep cultural immersion. Intense personal disco...

Discover more about Fr. Turbo on his podcast The Royal Path: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRoyalPath Fr Turbo Qualls also contributes to Patristic Faith: https://www.patristicfaith.com/ ------ Visit us at https://first-things.org/ 2 years. Deep cultural immersion. Intense personal discovery. See what it means to become a Field Worker with FTF: https://first-things.org/opportunities or email Daniel a...