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The Ten Thousand (10,000) Heroes Show
The Ten Thousand (10,000) Heroes Show
Ankur Shah Delight

10,000 Heroes is a show about Purpose. We interview people we admire about their journey with Purpose. Which is a journey we’re all on... more

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It's Worse Than You Think: We Too Must Grow!

Happy USA Election Day 2024, denizens of the world. May it be, in fact, happy and harmless. I have... more

05 Nov 2024 · 12 minutes
How to Win a Democracy

This episode is based on a speech/sermon I wrote in October 2024 and delivered at a March for Democracy in... more

21 Oct 2024 · 18 minutes
#00124 Move Slowly and Heal Things: A Muslim-Jewish partnership conversation

This episode is about Muslim-Jewish relations. It's about whats been going on in Israel and Palestine for the last year.... more

16 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Pacific Northwest Sea Gardens and What We Owe Our Descendants (with Nicole Norris)

Two years ago I overheard a conversation at a local farmers' market about Clam Gardens.  Being a nosy podcast host,... more

22 May 2024 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
The Third Side

In this episode I present what I learned from William Ury's The Third Side. The basic idea is that our... more

14 Apr 2024 · 27 minutes
Civic Engineering V1 Plan (How to Prevent a Civil War)

For the last few months I've been reflecting on How to Prevent a Civil War. Here's why I think we... more

13 Apr 2024 · 21 minutes
The Six Dimensions of Conflict Transformation

The concept I want to present today is the Six Dimensions of Conflict, which comes up in Chapters 2 and... more

11 Apr 2024 · 24 minutes
Three examples of slow dialogue

As part of my journey towards understanding what brings us together and what keeps us apart, today I want to... more

09 Apr 2024 · 19 minutes
A Sober Roadmap to Nuclear Disarmament (with Ward Hayes Wilson)

As Lao Tzu used to say: "Do the hard thing while it is still easy." According to my guest, Ward... more

06 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Every Conflict Hides a Story, with Somia Sadiq

Somia Sadiq is a peacebuilder and entrepreneur focused on Conflict Transformation. Our conversation was so wide-ranging I thought it would... more

30 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Atheism, Spirituality, and Civil War with Casper ter Kuile

Casper ter Kuile is like a better version of myself. He's on a mission to rescue spiritual truths from religious... more

28 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
#00115 A meditation on Pain, Drugs, and Gratitude with Wolf Sherman

Wolf Sherman has dealt with excruciating pain 24/7 since being hit by a car a couple of years ago. The... more

17 Mar 2024 · 57 minutes
#00114 John Giuliano on Justice, Revenge, and the situation in El Salvador

In this episode, I talk with one of my greatest mentors, John Giuliano, about how the Régimen de excepción is... more

06 Mar 2024 · 56 minutes
#00113 Thanksgiving Sourdough Bread Recipe (Depth-First Search)

Here’s a gratitude-forward recipe for Sourdough Bread. I go through the 4 main ingredients that go into the bread, and... more

20 Nov 2023 · 12 minutes
Abby Carl: Composting Trauma into Healing

If what I’m trying to do with this podcast is: Go deep immediately without any fluff, and ... more

19 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Jason Taylor: Five Elements Acupuncture and The Seasons of Life

Jason Taylor runs deep.    He’s an ecologist and Five Elements acupuncturist with a lot to share about living a... more

11 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Crystal Beasley: Making Decisions with the Heart and A Finishing School For Men

Crystal Beasley is a trip. She’s a high priestess of the heart and listening to her journey is the auditory... more

04 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Walter Faro: The actual Assassin’s Creed

Walter Faro sees himself as a protector and creator of refuge.   His father (and mentor) was a trained assassin... more

28 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
How to stop a war? Israel, Hamas, and the prospects for peace-building with Ken Cloke

I talk to world-renowned mediator Ken Cloke about:   His personal reaction to the October 7th attacks and ensuing war... more

23 Oct 2023 · 47 minutes
Melvin Myles: Healing The Heart Through Music

Melvin Myles wields music as a weapon of love. He grew up in a gospel tradition in Mississippi, discovered Jazz... more

21 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 36 minutes
Eric Grace: The Density of the Soul

🦸‍♀️🦸🏾🦸🏼‍♂️🦸🏽‍♀️🦸🏿🦸 ♥️ If you liked this episode, let us know with a review. And follow this show to get all... more

14 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 45 minutes
Jeff Salzman: Four Reactions To Horrific Violence inside each one of us

This is an excerpt from a conversation Jeff Salzman with the Developmental Alliance, with a brief preface from yours truly.... more

12 Oct 2023 · 8 minutes
I've got my goals: What could possibly go wrong?

There's two critical steps towards making the impact you want to make in the world: 1) Knowing what you want... more

11 Oct 2023 · 9 minutes
Karen Bonner: How To Use Your Dreams

🦸‍♀️🦸🏾🦸🏼‍♂️🦸🏽‍♀️🦸🏿🦸 ♥️ If you liked this episode, let us know with a review. And follow this show to get all... more

08 Oct 2023 · 59 minutes
Fabiana Fondevila: From Wonder To Action

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01 Oct 2023 · 56 minutes
We’re writing “The Book” on Purpose

If I were to write a book about purpose today (I have another ~3 hours before I need to pick... more

02 Sep 2023 · 14 minutes
How To Find Your Purpose

There’s two things I want to do today: Explain how you find your purpose (according to me, today)... more

23 Aug 2023 · 25 minutes
#102 George Moore: Seeing AIDS as a Teacher, not a Curse

A couple of months ago, at an in-person event I helped organize to connect people with their Visions, I met... more

14 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
Mike Taubman: The Goal of Education

In this episode, I interview an old friend of mine, Mike Taubman, who has dedicated his life to education. Mike... more

05 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
I Unlocked a Fountain of Limitless Creative Energy in Less Time Than It Takes To Toast A Waffle

These are the final days of our first public Elephant In the Room challenge and it’s been a dramatic success,... more

29 Jul 2023 · 16 minutes
The Land of Unease: Where The Transformation Lives

What did this episode awaken in you? Don’t be shy. https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow This is Ten Thousand Heroes and I’m Ankur Shah... more

22 Jul 2023 · 9 minutes
Brendon Tomasi: The Fatherhood Ritual

What did this episode awaken in you? Don’t be shy. https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow   I talk with an old friend – Brendon... more

15 Jul 2023 · 18 minutes
Every Moment Has A Message

What did this episode awaken in you? Don’t be shy. https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow This is Ten Thousand Heroes and I’m Ankur Shah... more

15 Jul 2023 · 7 minutes
Happy Decolonization Week

What did this episode awaken in you? Don’t be shy. https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow   This is Ten Thousand Heroes and I’m Ankur... more

08 Jul 2023 · 6 minutes
Nico Slate: What is Brotherhood?

What did this episode awaken in you? Don’t be shy. https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow   This is Ten Thousand Heroes and I’m Ankur... more

05 Jul 2023 · 47 minutes
#00094 The Elephant in the Room Challenge (Starts July 1st)

Finally! Finally! Finally!   I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a long time. In a few days... more

24 Jun 2023 · 9 minutes
Dan Anear: Marriage Is Like War, only smaller

In this episode I talk with Relationship Therapist and Coach Dan Anear about conflict in relationships and specifically, the role... more

20 Jun 2023 · 34 minutes
Shilpa Jain: FeedForward (Like Feedback But Better)

Shilpa Jain has been mediating, facilitating, and working with conflict since she was a wee lass.   In this episode... more

10 Jun 2023 · 23 minutes
How to turn Uncertainty into a superpower? April Rinne: Flux, Uncertainty, and Decision Making

What did this episode awaken in you?  Don’t be shy.  https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow   April Rinne’s whole message is about Flux. Flow,... more

03 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
#00090 The Limits of Conflict Avoidance

  Most of us love avoiding conflict...  ...if love is evaluated on the basis of our actions rather than our... more

27 May 2023 · 9 minutes
Nala Walla: Grief, Ancestor Work, The Invention of Whiteness, The Ecstasy of Grief

    What did this episode awaken in you? Don’t be shy. https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow   This is a different kind of... more

20 May 2023 · 24 minutes
Conflict Resolution, The Future of Work, AI, Basic Income, and The Machine

So last week I came at you with a whole map of what I'm going to do this season, involving... more

14 May 2023 · 20 minutes
Greg Thomas: How Jazz Becomes Heroic Through Conflict

  What did this episode awaken in you? Don’t be shy. https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow   Welcome to the first interview of Season... more

06 May 2023 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
#00086 Welcome to Season 6! Solocast:Ten Definitions of a Hero

Today I want to share my plan with you for the next season of this show, Season 6.   This... more

03 May 2023 · 12 minutes
#00085 Special Announcement: Season 5 Closer !

Title: #000XX Season 5 Closer   Description: What did this episode awaken in you? Don’t be shy. https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow   Hey... more

01 Apr 2023 · 1 minute
The Role of Anger in Nonviolence with Professor Nico Slate

What did this episode awaken in you? Don’t be shy. https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow   The rage is relentless. The anger continues. In... more

29 Mar 2023 · 33 minutes
Ank tries to “Red Up” and show some anger (with Dr. Manuel Manotas)

What did this episode awaken in you? Don’t be shy. https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow   As part of my continuing exploration with anger,... more

27 Mar 2023 · 34 minutes
#00082 John Giuliano on Anger, Love, and the war in El Salvador

What did this episode awaken in you? Don’t be shy. https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow   Welcome back to another conversation with my foul-mouthed... more

25 Mar 2023 · 51 minutes
#00081 Guilt and Shame of Whiteness / Salt March Pilgrimage / Philosophical Merit Badges and Jiu-Jitsu Stripes (Ank and Jeff unpack Deepa Iyer’s episode)

What did this episode awaken in you? Don’t be shy. https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow   Using the last 10 minutes of Deepa Iyer’s... more

22 Mar 2023 · 38 minutes
Ank on Poseidon, Krishna, Gods, and Community

What did this episode awaken in you? Don’t be shy. https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow   Ank tries something new this time: recounting myths.... more

20 Mar 2023 · 14 minutes
Interview: If Art Is Service, then What is Business? (with photographer Rik Nagel)

What did this episode awaken in you? Don’t be shy. https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow   This is Ten Thousand Heroes and I’m Ankur... more

18 Mar 2023 · 46 minutes
Register Now for Q2 Goals Day (March 25th)

  What can I do today to build the life of my dreams?   Matt, Nate, and I host a... more

16 Mar 2023 · 1 minute
#00078 Micah Lapidus and Melvin Myles Live Recording

What did this episode awaken in you? Don’t be shy. https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow   We did it! We hosted our first ever... more

16 Mar 2023 · 28 minutes
Ank’s Baby Steps Towards Integrating Red (Anger, Adrenaline, Warrior mindset)

What did this episode awaken in you? Don’t be shy. https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow   I’m continuing the thread Jeff Salzman laid out... more

15 Mar 2023 · 12 minutes
Nate and Ank: Is there space for everybody’s pain?

    Today’s episode is a brief investigation of what it takes to respond out of compassion instead of out... more

13 Mar 2023 · 24 minutes
#00075 You don’t need to feel so alone: The Social Change Map with Deepa Iyer

What did this episode awaken in you? Don’t be shy. https://www.speakpipe.com/10khshow   Deepa Iyer is a veteran of social change... more

11 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
What does Red Ank look like (with guest Jeff Salzman)

Today I’m going to make the experiment a bit personal. If I’m here to be my fullest most integrated self,... more

09 Mar 2023 · 24 minutes
Nate and Ank debrief Ashanti (And why Ank loves it when people cry)

Nate and Ank explore the powerhouse tour de force round of amazement that was Ashanti’s episode a few weeks ago,... more

06 Mar 2023 · 24 minutes
Feedback on the Katy Bowman episode – is the cast in the chair or is it in our minds?

Ring the bell! This is a new kind of episode and one that I’m really excited about – because this... more

04 Mar 2023 · 7 minutes
Josh Morrison, co-founder of Frolic, on the resurgence of housing co-operatives (and the sordid history of home ownership in the US)

  In today’s show, I got a real education.   I thought talking with Josh would focus on the benefits... more

04 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
What is community and how do we build it? with community jammer Shilpa Jain

  One of my unconscious obsessions is community. Basically: I love hanging out.   (And I’m good at it)  ... more

25 Feb 2023 · 41 minutes
What do Sugar Addiction, Boredom, and the Boddhisatva Vow have in common (Answer: Jeff Salzman)

Part of our ongoing conversation with Jeff Salzman is how to integrate multiple points of view, so we can learn... more

22 Feb 2023 · 11 minutes
Ank: The Paradox of Planning and Relaxation

This episode is about reconciling opposites. In this case, planning and relaxation. I introduce a tool I use called the... more

20 Feb 2023 · 14 minutes
#00067 Jan Canty on Truer Than True Crime: The Real World Consequences of Murder

This interview is about lemons, lemonade, and murder.   When Jan Canty’s husband of 11 years was murdered (decades ago),... more

18 Feb 2023 · 1 hour,
Ank: An experiment in proactive gratitude

  So this is a bit of a strange episode. It’s a kind of gratitude meditation, in public. Which I’ve... more

15 Feb 2023 · 14 minutes
Nate's Dream (Hell?) Vacation on Holbox

  In today’s episode, Nate gives us the harrowing download of his supposedly fun vacation on a Mexican sandar. We... more

13 Feb 2023 · 35 minutes
Interview: Ashanti Branch on what young men are getting, missing, hiding, and revealing at school

  In this episode Ankur interviews Ashanti Branch, founder of the Ever-Forward Club (based in Oakland) and prophet of bringing... more

11 Feb 2023 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
Jeff Salzman on an Integral Approach to Abortion

  The whole point of the Teal Society project is this gambit that every side, every perspective, is holding on... more

10 Feb 2023 · 26 minutes
Matt Coffman on Proactive Gratitude

  For this week’s supposedly “solo” cast I’m going to share a perspective from my friend (and Momentum Lab co-founder)... more

08 Feb 2023 · 13 minutes
#00061 Ank finally learns about Oprah (by the grace Robyn Brecker)

If you’ve been listening to the show for a while, you probably know that I have a lot of blind... more

04 Feb 2023 · 51 minutes
Feedback: John Giuliano on Gandhi

I’m back with one of my greatest heroes this week, John Giuliano. I did a big long interview with John... more

03 Feb 2023 · 25 minutes
Special Announcement: Live Music Cocktail Hour on March 2nd, with Interfaith Musical Duo Micah Lapidus and Melvin Myles

Please join us for a musical cocktail hour that brings creativity, music, and spirituality together with a trio of 10,000... more

02 Feb 2023 · 1 minute
Ank on Unlimited Meaning and Connection

We’re getting into it this time – love, value, service, and the meaning of life – through a 5 minute... more

01 Feb 2023 · 7 minutes
A love letter to Movement Literacy: Nate Ramos, Katy Bowman, and Moshe Feldenkrais

Hey everybody! Today’s episode is a debrief: Nate and I talked about the last episode with movement guru Katy Bowman.... more

30 Jan 2023 · 29 minutes
That Chair is a Cast: The movement (not exercise!) gospel of Katy Bowman

This week’s interview is with Katy Bowman. While Katy is officially a biomechanist, she’s best known as an award-winning author... more

28 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
#00056 Jeff Salzman weighs in on Ank’s definition of “Teal Society”

  Hey, Ankur here. I really stuck my neck out on this one: Recklessly recording an off-the-cuff definition of... more

27 Jan 2023 · 17 minutes
Ank's Solocast : The Lao Tzu Dinner Party In 7 Easy Steps

(with apologies to the estate of Lao Tzu…)   I think we're coming to the conclusion of a cycle here.... more

25 Jan 2023 · 14 minutes
The space between wandering and lostness (Ank and Nate debrief John Giuliano’s life and storytelling)

This was both an easy and tough episode to record.   John Giuliano being one of my mentors and heroes,... more

23 Jan 2023 · 36 minutes
John Giuliano on growing up in the Bronx with Dorothy Day, the Berrigans, The El Salvadoran war, and what it means to share

My guest this episode is John Giuliano. You’ve probably never heard of him, but he’s a real, true hero. And... more

21 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 44 minutes
#00052 Ank: Why community (and the dinner party) is essential to achieving impossible goals

So this is the 3rd part in what might be a 4-part series this quarter. In this episode I outline... more

18 Jan 2023 · 10 minutes
If we’re all artists, then what are we all doing with our lives? Nate and Ank unpack Micah and Melvin’s incredible performance

After some initial roasting and banter, Nate gets down to business and tries to understand what Melvin means by bringing... more

16 Jan 2023 · 27 minutes
The Most Inspiring Musicians I've ever met: Micah Lapidus and Melvin Myles

In this episode, I try to unpack the Noah Rasheta episode with Nate. He gives me some lip, including throwing... more

14 Jan 2023 · 55 minutes
Ank on Gandhi’s letter to Hitler and the improbability of modern science

I have two main goals with these solocasts: advancing the mission of this podcast, and getting more interaction with our... more

11 Jan 2023 · 11 minutes
Noah Rasheta (and Nate) body slam Ankur on the Purpose Question

In this episode, I try to unpack the Noah Rasheta episode with Nate. He gives me some lip, including throwing... more

09 Jan 2023 · 44 minutes
It’s time to Be Who You Are with Noah Rasheta

The first interview of Season 5! The first interview of 2023! I am so excited!   I’m also delighted to... more

07 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Ank on The Teal Society, Moral Relativism, Loving Your Enemies, Gandhi, MLK Jr, and You.

I’m trying something new. Szechuan peppers. Just kidding, I’ve liked those for a long time.   Solocasts. My idea with... more

04 Jan 2023 · 11 minutes
Season 5 Opener: The 10,000 Heroes Plan for 2023 and my crazy idea for a conference (you're invited!)

This is Ten Thousand Heroes and I’m Ankur Shah Delight.   Welcome back and Happy New Year.   This episode... more

31 Dec 2022 · 6 minutes
What, concretely, is stopping you from living your purpose? (w/ Matt Coffman)

Matt Coffman is one of my best and oldest friends. It’s actually hilarious that it took 44 interviews to get... more

24 Dec 2022 · 49 minutes
The Power of the Life Review – Ank and Nate debrief Amy Robbins

  This whole season we’ve been talking about purpose. In today’s episode, Nate and I discuss how Amy Robbins’s approach... more

17 Dec 2022 · 28 minutes
What kind of scientist starts talking to the dead? (A conversation with Dr. Amy Robbins)

I know I’m not supposed to have favorites. And I have favorites. And this episode is a little my favorite... more

14 Dec 2022 · 55 minutes
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The first interview of Season 5! The first interview of 2023! I am so excited!   I’m also delighted to have had... more