The Marianne Williamson Podcast

What is it like to have been described by the President of the United States as "bad for the country and a threat to humanity?" Rosie O'Donnell gives it back to him as good as she gets. Subscribe to Marianne's Substack: MarianneWilliamson.Susbtack.com Subscribe to Rosie's Substack: https://rosieodonnell.substack.com/

It was great talking live today with astronaut and social entrepreneur Ron Garan. He has a profound understanding of what it will take for humanity to evolve beyond this critical inflection point at which we find ourselves. Much of what he learned came from epiphanies gleaned while working both at the bottom of the ocean and in the further reaches of outer space. How fortunate we are to have his wisdom among us. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. You can learn more about Ron at RonGaran.com. You can subscriber to his Susbtack at RonGaran.Substack.com. You can subscriber to Marianne's Substack at MarianneWilliamson.Substack.com.

I've been a fan of Sam Daley Harris for many years. His thinking and activism has motivated and inspired my own efforts in the non-profit world. An organization he founded called RESULTS is a citizen lobby dedicated to creating the political will to end poverty and hunger. His work has literally saved people's lives. He founded and now leads Civic Courage, providing all of us the opportunity to make a difference on the lives of people we will never even know. Sam's book Reclaiming Our Democracy is a testament to what's possible when citizens are engaged in the democratic process. Working through Civic Courage, Daley Harris and his volunteers have led successful efforts to block some of the draconian budget cuts in the Trump agenda, forming a bulwark against their cruelest effects. He is an important leader for such a time as this. Subscribe to Marianne's Substack: MarianneWilliamson.Susbtack.com Subscribe to Marianne's YouTube Channel Follow Marianne on Instagram Follow Marianne on Facebook Follow Marianne on TikTok Learn more at Marianne.com

From deporting innocent citizens to criminalizing homelessness, America's government today is breaking laws and normalizing cruelty. Tens of thousands of America's unhoused population work part or even full time. Many have children. When homeless encampments are removed and people's belongings trashed, how are those people to keep their jobs? How are the children to go to school? The level of trauma being inflicted on people is something beyond what any person of conscience should be willing to tolerate. I asked Jesse Rabinowitz, Campaign and Communications Director at National Homelessness Law Center, to help explain what's happening and what we can do about it. Please support a bill currently before Congress that would actually help solve the problem. Make calls. Spread the word. Make noise. Cruelty is evil. We must not give in. Subscribe to Marianne's Substack: https://mariannewilliamson.substack.com Subscribe to Marianne's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MarianneWilliamson Follow Marianne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariannewilliamson Follow Marianne on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marwilliamsonofficial Learn more about Marianne at https://marianne.com

A little change of pace today… I did an interview you might enjoy. Relationships, sociopaths and spirituality are the topics covered in my conversation with author Arielle Ford about her latest book, "The Love Thief." The book is coming out this week, and if you find the interview compelling you can check it out at at www.thelovethief.com. It's based on a true story and captures insights very relevant to the times in which we live. Enjoy!

Mariane talks to labor organizer and Amazon Labor Union president Christian Smalls about his fight against Amazon and the larger impacts he's had on the current labor movement. For more information visit MarianneWilliamson.Substack.com

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 interests "strip public goods of their power to lift people up, creating instead a tool to diminish democracy, further inequality, and separate us from each other." For more information visit MarianneWilliamson.Substack.com and InThePublicInterest.org.

"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 individually and the importance of freeing him from the confines of doctrine and dogma. As Diana says, "When I think of Jesus I think of wisdom. I think of embodied compassion. I think of this incredible vision of justice." More at MarianneWilliamson.Substack.com For more info about Diana visit DianaButlerBass.com