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Humanize Me
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... more

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Episodes

909: It's time to say goodbye, for now

Dear Friends, Almost 10 years ago, I recorded the first episode of The Wonder-full Podcast, which turned into Humanize Me the... more

13 Sep 2024 · 55 minutes
908: Life After Doom, with Brian McLaren

Brian McLaren's new book defines 'doom' as, "The psychological sense that we know our problems are bigger than our solutions."... more

15 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 25 minutes
907: What are the limits of our commitments to others?

"Bart, in your episode with Devin Moss you mentioned envying his role as a humanist chaplain for someone on death... more

28 Jun 2024 · 57 minutes
906: The 'Nothing in Particulars', with Pew's Alan Cooperman

Those whose answer to their religion is 'Nothing in particular' make up an increasing number of the population of the... more

10 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 16 minutes
905: A humanist chaplain and a death row inmate, with Devin Moss

Devin Moss is a media producer who became a humanist chaplain during the pandemic and surprisingly quickly found himself ministering... more

23 May 2024 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
904: Cosmogenesis, with Brian Swimme

Brian Swimme is an evolutionary cosmologist whose latest book, Cosmogenesis, is autobiographical, but is also an attempt to tell the... more

20 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
903: Getting to know a listener from scratch

In the last of three episodes on 'high disclosure relationships', Bart gets to know someone in depth from scratch -... more

08 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
902: A tool for connecting with someone

Bart shares a tool he's used often to connect with people in the manner discussed in episode 901 with Rich... more

06 Mar 2024 · 42 minutes
901: The power of self-disclosure in relationships, with Rich Slatcher

Rich Slatcher is a psychologist who is the current Gail M. Williamson Distinguished Professor in the Behavior and Brain Sciences... more

30 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
820: Doing the next right thing - a list

There’s doom and gloom in the ether, and many people aren't feeling too great about the world. What to do? Bart... more

14 Dec 2023 · 1 hour,
819: _______giving!

Thanksgiving is here in the United States, set aside for the emotion of gratitude. We wonder what other emotions would... more

20 Nov 2023 · 47 minutes
818: 'My truth' v 'The truth'

A 'Q&R' episode where a listener question about truth leads to morality via Dan Dennett.

31 Oct 2023 · 53 minutes
817: We of Little Faith, with Kate Cohen

Kate Cohen is a contributing columnist at The Washington Post whose new book, We of Little Faith: Why I Stopped... more

11 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 28 minutes
816: A conversation across the faith divide, with Philip Yancey

Bart talks with prominent evangelical Christian author Philip Yancey, whose books have been instrumental in supporting the faith of many... more

06 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
815: Revisiting anti-natalism... should people have children?

Is it right, or not, to have biological children? The last time Bart addressed this issue in the podcast (Episode... more

28 Aug 2023 · 52 minutes
814: The Practice of Belonging, with Lisa Kentgen

Back from a summer vacation and into a wide-ranging conversation with Lisa Kentgen, a psychologist who's written a book called... more

08 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 53 minutes
813: Criminal justice reform, with Robert Rooks

Robert Rooks is the CEO of REFORM Alliance, a criminal justice organization focused on transforming probation and parole systems. In... more

03 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
812: Worship the creator, not the created?

A listener asks: "Hi Bart, I just want to encourage you by communicating how much your podcast has helped me... more

18 Jun 2023 · 42 minutes
811: Religious naturalism, with Ursula Goodenough

They say you should never meet your heroes, but this conversation with Ursula Goodenough proves definitively that it isn't always... more

05 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
810: The implications of AI for humanists

It was only a matter of time before we got drawn into the burgeoning conversation about recent advances in artificial... more

15 May 2023 · 50 minutes
809: Morality for the rest of us, with Todd May

You’re probably never going to be a saint. Even so, let’s face it: you could be a better person. We... more

01 May 2023 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
808: Consciousness and liberal Christian friends

Two questions are posed to Bart, the first of which he declines to answer! Iain McGilchrist is one of several... more

17 Apr 2023 · 33 minutes
807: Strange Customs, with Sasha Sagan

Sasha Sagan is an author and now a podcaster who is intensely curious about the rituals, traditions, norms and practices... more

04 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
806: How surprised would you be by an afterlife?

After Bart's deconversion from Christianity, he has been a 'naturalist', lacking belief in any of the proposed deities and supernatural... more

23 Mar 2023 · 32 minutes
805: How God becomes real, with TM Luhrmann

We've recently been wondering about the movement in Kentucky that has become known as the 'Asbury revival', and the mass... more

15 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
804: How to think about Effective Altruism

“Hey Bart, I came across an article on Vox talking about the movement known as Effective Altruism, and the fall... more

20 Feb 2023 · 42 minutes
803: How the Bible shapes society, with Bart Ehrman

We're joined by leading bible scholar Bart Ehrman, who has written many New York Times best-selling books on the Bible... more

06 Feb 2023 · 1 hour, 56 minutes
802: Bart is sick, but here's a hopeful thought

In lieu of a full episode this time, here's a short, hopeful thought from a sick-sounding Bart Campolo.

19 Jan 2023 · 7 minutes
801: The ingredients of a good media diet, with Vanessa Otero

Awash in a sea of information and misinformation, most of us don't know how to navigate today's media landscape, especially... more

02 Jan 2023 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
720: I wasn't with my grandfather at the end

Bart and John respond to a question from a listener who, despite knowing her grandfather was going to die, missed... more

16 Dec 2022 · 32 minutes
719: The re-conversion of The Voice winner Josh Kaufman

Josh Kaufman won NBC’s The Voice in 2014 after wowing the talent show’s judges and audience with his soulful vocals... more

02 Dec 2022 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
718: How do I deal with difficult holiday conversations?

Bart answers a question from a listener who is nervous going into a fraught holiday gathering. In the process we... more

18 Nov 2022 · 47 minutes
406: Pro-semitism, with the hosts of Unorthodox

After a recent rise in talk of antisemitism, we couldn't help but think about this classic episode of Humanize Me... more

11 Nov 2022 · 49 minutes
717: My Big Fat Recovery, with Molly Robbins

Our bodies are tied up with so much - beauty standards, phobias, obsessions and stigmas - and we think there... more

04 Nov 2022 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
716: My bad habits while alone make me feel bad about myself!

Bart answers a question from a listener whose habits while living alone make her feel bad about herself. Bart thinks... more

21 Oct 2022 · 32 minutes
715: A listener's abortion story

Cian is a listener of Humanize Me. He and his wife Krista got in touch to talk about the very... more

07 Oct 2022 · 1 hour, 31 minutes
714: Five questions and a tree

What’s wrong with Rotary? Does religion comfort people in hard times? Is it wrong to want my wife to stop... more

16 Sep 2022 · 48 minutes
713: Childish Things, with Dave Warnock

Bart welcomes back Dave Warnock, who had a memorable first appearance in 2019 (Episode 419). They talk about his recently... more

09 Sep 2022 · 1 hour, 1 minute
712: Thoughtful meandering with William Deresiewicz

Bart enjoys a wide-ranging conversation with Bill Deresiewicz that touches on solitude, moral goodness, the value of the arts, the... more

02 Sep 2022 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
711: How to create meaning this weekend

Fine, a listener says, you've sold me on the concept that life can be meaningful even if there isn't a... more

19 Aug 2022 · 41 minutes
710: What can play teach us about our fellow humans?

Game designer Logan Dean talks with Bart about the nature of play, storytelling, community, competitiveness and how playing games can... more

05 Aug 2022 · 41 minutes
421: 'Leaving the Witness', with Amber Scorah

A classic episode! Amber Scorah was raised as a Jehovah's Witness. She tells the story of her 'deconversion' in her... more

30 Jul 2022 · 1 hour, 35 minutes
709: Should I marry my Christian girlfriend?

Bart and John respond to a question from a listener who worries that, having started a journey out of his... more

15 Jul 2022 · 47 minutes
708: Disentangling from purity culture

The evangelical culture of sexual purity has left many who grew up in it hurt and sometimes even traumatized. In... more

01 Jul 2022 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
707: How can I judge someone's character?

John and Bart are back in the studio together on this week’s episode to discuss the nature of character and... more

17 Jun 2022 · 51 minutes
706: Bart gets his tarot read by a witch

Bart and chaos witch Vanessa Walilko discuss her playful approach to belief, and to helping others through witchcraft. Bart, a... more

03 Jun 2022 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
705: A listener who has less tolerance for social interaction now

Bart responds to a question from a listener who says they have less tolerance for social interaction since society 'opened... more

13 May 2022 · 37 minutes
704: On open relationships

Bart muses an experience he's heard recently: a former Christian who, in the process of re-evaluating their lives, begins to... more

15 Apr 2022 · 48 minutes
703: Should I let news about the war stress me out?

After a podcast hiatus, Bart and John attempt to answer a question from a listener about being stressed out about... more

25 Mar 2022 · 37 minutes
702: Reflecting on the state of the evangelical movement

Bart reflects on the state of the evangelical movement he was once a part of, particularly by taking a moment... more

20 Jan 2022 · 30 minutes
701: Talking to Crazy, with Dr. Mark Goulston

How should we deal with irrational or difficult people? And what are some good strategies for establishing healthy boundaries with... more

11 Jan 2022 · 1 hour, 36 minutes
620: Some people are hard to feel empathy for

Let's be honest: some people just don't inspire our empathy! In this last episode of 2021, Bart responds to a... more

28 Dec 2021 · 46 minutes
619: We're creating meaning as we speak!

Bart with a solo episode on how we create meaning in our lives, and get access to meaning as we... more

07 Dec 2021 · 40 minutes
618: Should we form friendships with people who don't share our values? with Chrissy Stroop

Chrissy Stroop is a writer and scholar who, despite being an 'exvangelical', remains interested in, and critical of, evangelical culture.... more

02 Nov 2021 · 1 hour, 20 minutes
617: Re-evaluating time in Christian urban ministry

Bart responds to a question from a listener who wants to know why he doesn't talk more about his time... more

18 Oct 2021 · 41 minutes
616: Using emotional intelligence like a hostage negotiator, with Derek Gaunt

Derek Gaunt in an educator and author with 20 years of experience as a hostage negotiator for law enforcement agencies... more

23 Sep 2021 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
615: Recorded live at the Wild Goose Festival

Bart tells his story at the progressive Christian Wild Goose Festival.

12 Sep 2021 · 54 minutes
614: Mental blocks

Bart talks about a 'combo platter' leading to a big mental block recently, and asks whether we can learn to... more

09 Sep 2021 · 36 minutes
613: Mental Immunity, with Andy Norman

Does the mind have an immune system? It turns out it does, according to Andy Norman, who applies the emerging... more

18 Jul 2021 · 1 hour, 33 minutes
612: Life after lockdown

Bart and John talk about the current status of life in a waning pandemic, including: the psychology of lockdown, the... more

02 Jul 2021 · 36 minutes
611: Israel and Palestine, with Salwa Duaibis and Gerard Horton

Before recent events in Israel and Palestine, Bart Campolo had this conversation with Salwa and Gerard of an organization called... more

01 Jun 2021 · 1 hour, 49 minutes
610: Do you believe in miracles?

Bart and John discuss the a question from a listener called Paolo about believing in miracles. Even though he has... more

21 May 2021 · 49 minutes
609: Lost Connections, with Johann Hari

Johann Hari is an international best-selling author, journalist and thinker who has written two books we especially love: Chasing the... more

30 Apr 2021 · 1 hour, 49 minutes
608: Transgender listener calls us out...

...in the nicest possible way. On a recent episode, Bart Campolo casually referred to a bar full of people you... more

15 Apr 2021 · 33 minutes
607: Political Junkies, with Claire Potter

How do we recapture political nuance, thoughtfulness and open-mindedness at a time when alternative media has hooked us on politics... more

09 Apr 2021 · 1 hour, 23 minutes
606: Secular communities survey, with Joe Blankholm

Bart talks to Joe Blankholm, a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who with his colleagues is conducting... more

19 Mar 2021 · 58 minutes
605: Connection after deconstruction

A question from a former church pastor about finding connections and community with other people on the other side of... more

03 Mar 2021 · 56 minutes
604: Constructive disagreements, with David C. Smalley

How can we learn to have our disagreements across ideological divides more constructively and respectfully? David C. Smalley may be... more

17 Feb 2021 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
603: Thoughts on the Inauguration

Bart and John share thoughts about the Inauguration of President Biden, the emotions it raises, what is entailed in turning... more

22 Jan 2021 · 41 minutes
602: Coping with insecurity, with songwriter Ali Tamposi

What does it take to cope in a high-pressure, competitive environment... without falling into harmful behavior? Ali Tamposi is a... more

14 Jan 2021 · 51 minutes
601: Progressive Christians ALWAYS become atheists, with Konrad Benjamin

Bart joins Konrad Benjamin, host of the Australian podcast Ideas Digest, to talk about why he isn't a progressive Christian... more

07 Jan 2021 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
530: A very COVID Christmas

A coronavirus story, Bart’s contention that Christmas should be once every 4 years, and a reminder that life isn’t ‘supposed... more

18 Dec 2020 · 51 minutes
529: Better conversations II, with David Fleischer

The second of two classic installments of this podcast that we’re posting on the topic of better conversations. Last week,... more

07 Dec 2020 · 1 hour, 59 minutes
528: Better conversations, with Anthony Magnabosco

In a reprise of this classic conversation with Anthony Magnabosco, we talk about a conversational tool which can change the... more

01 Dec 2020 · 59 minutes
527: Stream of consciousness

Bart gives a stream-of-consciousness update from under his rock, including stark thoughts about the recent attempted suicide of a close... more

17 Nov 2020 · 34 minutes
526: Re-Enchantment, with Daniel Shkolnik

This week we air Bart's interview on the podcast Re-Enchantment with host Daniel Shkolnik. We don't do this often, but... more

17 Oct 2020 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
525: Similar values, but contentious under the hood

Bart and John attempt to answer a listener question whose family, despite practically compatible values, insists on framing everything with... more

05 Oct 2020 · 42 minutes
524: Lessons from Haiti, with John Engle

John Engle, known for his work with Haiti Partners, joins Bart to answer the question, 'What have you learned from... more

28 Sep 2020 · 1 hour, 30 minutes
523: The Death of the Artist, with Bill Deresiewicz

Bill Deresiewicz is an award-winning essayist and critic who has written a new book. The book warns that the art... more

10 Sep 2020 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
522: How should a humanist respond to the Falwell scandal?

A scandal for the ages has emerged about of one of the most prominent evangelical Christian leaders of the Trump... more

31 Aug 2020 · 45 minutes
521: Christian culture, authenticity and Mega, with Holly Laurent and Greg Hess

Mega is an improvised satire from the staff of a fictional mega church, hosted by Holly Laurent and Greg Hess.... more

26 Aug 2020 · 1 hour, 20 minutes
520: Speech, tolerance and open debates, with Mark Oppenheimer (Part 2)

In this Part 2 with Mark Oppenheimer, recorded later after both had listened back to their first conversation, Mark and... more

11 Aug 2020 · 1 hour, 30 minutes
519: 'Tragic optimism' by Esther Perel, unauthorized edit by Bart Campolo

A recent blog post by Esther Perel caught Bart Campolo's eye. In this brief, bonus episode, Bart reads his unauthorized... more

05 Aug 2020 · 11 minutes
518: Speech, tolerance and open debates, with Mark Oppenheimer (Part 1)

Mark Oppenheimer is a friend of this podcast who is a signatory to a recent open letter published by Harper's... more

03 Aug 2020 · 1 hour, 1 minute
517: Is intimacy possible between people who have different worldviews?

'Hi Bart, I know in your podcast you talk a lot about people in 'suddenly interfaith' marriages, where one is... more

20 Jul 2020 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
516: Should we deconvert people on the brink? with Leah Helbling

Leah Helbling is a close friend of Humanize Me and a member of the team at the humanist community Cincinnati... more

01 Jul 2020 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
515: Facing up to collective trauma

In this solo episode, Bart talks about seeing the current wave of protest and uprising - the most significant moment... more

15 Jun 2020 · 33 minutes
514: What are we to make of anti-natalism?

After talking a bit about insomnia, shaking hands with a local dog owner and dating in the pandemic, we turn... more

23 May 2020 · 41 minutes
513: Heaven and hell, with Bart Ehrman

Where did our popular ideas of heaven and hell come from? Did Jesus teach a doctrine of eternal torture? How... more

13 May 2020 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
512: Missing Jesus in the pandemic

Two questions about missing prayer and church during the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes an update on life during lockdown.

04 May 2020 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
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