The Marianne Williamson Podcast

Should government be run like a business? No, says Donald Cohen, the founder and executive director of In The Public Interest and author of the book "The Privatization of Everything: How the Plunder of Public Goods Transformed America and How We Can Fight Back"   In this episode, Marianne & Donald go deep into the insidious ways that private industry exerts undue influence on our government. These...

Marianne interviews climate scientist Peter Kalmus for Earth Day.   For more infomration visit MarianneWilliamson. Substack.com and PeterKalmus. Net

"Get me out of here." Five simple words religious scholar Diana Butler Bass heard repeatedly while sitting in a pew at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. But why? And who was whispering this to her?  Jesus. And she writes about why in her latest book, Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence  Diana and Marianne discuss what Jesus means to them i...

Marianne Williamson discusses spirituality and brain science with stroke survivor and neuroscientist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. The two talk about Dr. Taylor's recovery, the difference in the brains of boomers and millennials and how to create and keep a healthy brain. The conversation stems from Dr. Taylor's latest book, "Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Ou...

Marianne talks to Real News Network editor-in-chief Max Alvarez in the wake of the historic vote to unionize a Staten Island Amazon warehouse. The two discuss the lead up to the vote, why it was successful as well as the history of labor in the United States. Read, listen to and watch Max Alvarez's work:  https://therealnews.com   Follow Max on Twitter: @maximillian_alv Max's book " The Work of Li...

Thousands of Americans now reject the American experiment and are actively trying to tear the country apart. White nationalists have infiltrated just about every community, seriously armed, and can be found in towns and cities across the United Stares. Marianne discusses all of this with author Stephen Marche who details the problems we face in his frightening new book, "The Next Civil War: Dispat...

Marianne speaks with Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) about his new book "DIGNITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE: Making Tech Work for All of Us," other progressive issues, and also the war in Ukraine.   For more information visit MarianneWilliamson. Substack.com

The ascension of far right politics in this country didn't happen overnight - it was manufactured over decades. Marianne Williamson talks to author Nancy MacLean about her book "Democracy in Chains," chronicling how proponents of property rights absolutism thought they could only succeed by putting "democracy in chains." Democracy in Chains MarianneWilliamson. Substack.com  

Williamson discusses the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings with Harvard historian Annette-Gordon Reed.   To learn more visit MarianneWilliamson. Substack.com

Status Coup's Jordan Chariton can be found at some of the most important events of the last decade. His on-the-ground reporting from Flint, Standing Rock and the 2020 BLM protests among others brings us the in-depth coverage the corporate media ignores. So why is his material being suppressed? Jordan and Marianne sit-down to discuss the state of the news media, how big tech squashes independent ou...

According to journalist Andrew Cockburn in his latest book,  The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine , our bloated $778 billion defense budget doesn't necessarily provide for our safety. Cockburn, the Washington editor of Harper's, has spent decades covering the Pentagon and defense industry and says money and power - not legitimate security concerns - is what drives our ball...

Routing the Taliban from Afghanistan was a successful exercise in brute force. But keeping them out - and helping the Afghans keep them out - was something that required skills not currently in America's tool box. If anything, we proved the ultimate futility of endless violence. We succeeded at waging war, but we failed miserably at providing the conditions of a sustainable post-war state of peace...

Subscribe to Marianne's Substack, TRANSFORM: MarianneWilliamson. Substack.com   Visit FreeDonziger.com to learn more about Steven and his case.   Follow Steven Donziger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sdonziger   Steven Donziger is a Harvard law school graduate who went to Ecuador in the 1990's. He was traveling with a team of lawyers and doctors to view the horrific evidence that Texaco, an oil g...

REFLECTIONS ON AFGHANISTAN: A lecturer of conflict resolution at the American University in Afghanistan, Obaidulluh Baheer decided to stay in Kabul when many were trying to escape during the US evacuation. His family history made him feel he could have a unique role to play in helping the country make a palatable transition to Taliban rule.   Subscribe to Marianne's Substack, TRANSFORM: https://ma...

REFLECTIONS ON AFGHANISTAN: My guest for this episode of Conversations with Marianne is Joe Cirincione, a distinguished fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft in Washington DC. Previously Joe worked for the US House of Representatives on the Armed Services Committee and the Committee on Government Operations.   In our conversation we talk about Afghanistan, the military industri...

Subscribe to Marianne's Substack, TRANSFORM: MarianneWilliamson. Substack.com In part 2 of Transforming Capitalism, we continue our examination of the ways in which modern American capitalism fails to adequately provide for the majority of Americans. We discuss some concrete policies that would ease the financial oppression that burdens so many of our citizens, and how a financially secure populac...

Subscribe to Marianne's Substack, TRANSFORM: MarianneWilliamson. Substack.com REFLECTIONS ON AFGHANISTAN: Having lived there originally in the 1970's, Tom Freston was excited to go back again after the fall of the Taliban, this time as a successful American media executive who would play a major role in establishing Afghanistan's first television and radio stations.  Freston talks with Marianne ab...

Williamson in discussion with Zainab Salbi. Salbi is founder of Women for Women International, a humanitarian organization that invests in rebuilding the lives of female victims of war. Subscribe to Marianne's Substack, TRANSFORM: MarianneWilliamson. Substack.com Learn more about Zainab: http://zainabsalbi.com/ Learn more about Women For Women International: https://www.womenforwomen.org Follow Ma...

Williamson and Chayes discuss Chayes' article "The Ides of August," about her experiences working as a reporter and special counsellor to the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the war in Afghanistan. Subscribe to Marianne's Substack, TRANSFORM: MarianneWilliamson. Substack.com Watch the full interview: https://youtu.be/6rPjZBNBPrY Learn more about Sarah: https://www.sarahchayes.org/ Read "T...

Williamson and Joseph discuss the economic and social systems prevailing in the world today and what is needed to heal society. Subscribe to Marianne's Substack, TRANSFORM: MarianneWilliamson. Substack.com Learn more about Peter Joseph: https://www.peterjoseph.info Read Peter's Book: The New Human Rights Movement: Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781942952...

Economist and Professor Richard Wolff analyzes the deficiencies of modern capitalism, articulating the benefits of a socialist system and the road to a more equitable society. He promotes not a radical shift in economic system, but a gradual transformation involving a shift in consciousness from profits before people to people above all else. Listen to the full TRANSFORMING Capitalism Podcast: htt...

This is Part One of our exploration of modern American capitalism. Our current economic model serves a small group of people at the expense of the economic security of the vast majority of Americans. Why is that true and how can we change it? Our podcast presents a rundown of how the United States has historically attempted to balance public and private interests, and how we have arrived in our cu...

John Adams said that he hoped that every July 4th, Americans would revisit its first principles. Those principles are found in the Declaration of Independence and today we celebrate the 245th anniversary of its signing.  I sat down with author and progressive radio host, Thom Hartmann, to discuss those first principles, how our democracy is being threatened and the steps needed to save it… Let thi...

For Pride month, Marianne chose to highlight the issues transgender people face. Too many Americans don't know someone who is trans…their journey, their experience, and the issues that they face. Very valuable insight comes from hearing their stories. Meet two fantastic transgender women, plus a mother now dealing with a child who is currently transitioning. Much to be aware of, and much to celebr...

A giant in the fields of alternative medicine and spirituality, my friend of three decades, Deepak Chopra, joins me on today's podcast. We dive into the state of the world today, the miracle of human existence, and how aging has led us both to reevaluate the way we approach our lives.  After the interview I take listener questions. Deepak's Website: https://www.deepakchopra.com Follow Deepak on In...