THRIVING IN TIMES OF STRUGGLE
by Michael C. Patterson
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# 17. Humor As Resistance - The Giullare, Part 2
Aug 28, 2026
30m 40s
# 16. Giullare Part 1 - Street Performers
Aug 10, 2026
15m 52s
#15 Humor As Resistance - Dwarfs As Mechanisms of Liberation
Jun 22, 2026
14m 54s
14. Humor as Resistance - Carnival and Street Theater
Jun 16, 2026
19m 16s
13. Humor as Resistance: Rude Humor - Commedia Dell'Arte
Jun 9, 2026
17m 09s
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| 8/28/26 |  # 17. Humor As Resistance - The Giullare, Part 2 | Comments? Send me a text message. Part Two of the giullari episodes begins with a discussion of the body as political instrument and explores how the medieval street performer's tradition of physical humor has been used, again and again, as a means of resistance. Gesture, facial expression, pratfalls, even profanity and vulgarity are used to expose the vulnerable humanity that exists, even behind the masks of invincibility used by those in power. The giullare spirit has found its ... | 30m 40s | ||||||
| 8/10/26 |  # 16. Giullare Part 1 - Street Performers | Comments? Send me a text message. Before the court jester, before commedia dell'arte, there was the giullare — the medieval Italian street performer who set up in market squares with no stage, no script, no patron, and no safety net. Be funny or starve was not a metaphor. It was the operating condition. In this episode of Flourish in Times of Struggle, I explore the giullari — agitators, satirists, and physical performers who mocked the powerful, named what everyone knew but no one was suppos... | 15m 52s | ||||||
| 6/22/26 | humorresistance+5 | — | SolidarityOrange Alternative | Poland | humorresistance+5 | — | 14m 54s | ||
| 6/16/26 | humorresistance+5 | — | — | — | humorresistance+5 | — | 19m 16s | ||
| 6/9/26 | political humorrude humor+3 | — | commedia dell'arte | — | humorpolitical humor+5 | — | 17m 09s | ||
| 5/29/26 | humorpower+4 | — | The Court Jester | — | humorcourt jester+5 | — | 23m 20s | ||
| 5/9/26 | politicsdeceit+3 | — | — | — | trumperydeceit+4 | — | 22m 16s | ||
| 5/6/26 | humorpolitical resistance+4 | — | The KnightsLysistrata | Athens | humorpolitical resistance+4 | — | 21m 04s | ||
| 4/29/26 | dehumanizationpolitical control+3 | — | — | — | dehumanizationpolitical control+4 | — | 22m 27s | ||
| 3/30/26 | boycottsresistance+3 | — | Lysistrata | — | boycottsresistance+5 | — | 20m 20s | ||
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| 3/13/26 | human valuemoral crisis+3 | — | — | — | disposable peoplemoral crisis+7 | — | 14m 19s | ||
| 2/25/26 | freedomresistance+3 | — | On Freedom | UkraineRussia | freedomresistance+6 | — | 13m 46s | ||
| 2/4/26 | social movementsauthoritarianism+4 | — | — | — | Movement Ecologysocial movements+4 | — | 19m 55s | ||
| 1/27/26 | activismcoalitions+3 | — | — | — | YES coalitionsNO coalitions+3 | — | 12m 32s | ||
| 1/19/26 | civil disobediencejust laws+3 | — | LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL | — | MLKcivil disobedience+5 | — | 14m 10s | ||
| 1/13/26 | longevitypublic policy+4 | — | — | United States | zip codelongevity+5 | — | 15m 52s | ||
| 1/5/26 | democracypolitical upheaval+4 | — | — | — | democracywell-being+5 | — | 8m 02s | ||
| 9/29/25 | Welcoming Wisdom #12 - The Pre-Motor Cortex and the Default Mode Network | Comments? Send me a text message. Our accidental mind is a marvel of evolution—capable of breathtaking creativity, yet vulnerable to distraction, self-deception, and runaway ego. In this week’s Welcoming Wisdom podcast, we explore two unlikely partners in this drama: the premotor cortex and the default mode network (DMN). The premotor cortex rehearses actions before we move, allowing us to simulate outcomes and imagine future possibilities.The default mode network weaves our sense of self and... | 15m 21s | ||||||
| 9/23/25 | Welcoming Wisdom #11 - The Obstetric Dilemma | Comments? Send me a text message. The Obstetric Dilemma and the Birth of the Plastic Brain What happens when evolution backs itself into a corner? In this episode of Flourish As You Age, Michael C. Patterson explores one of the most profound evolutionary compromises of all: the obstetric dilemma. As our ancestors evolved upright posture and larger brains, childbirth became a dangerous bottleneck. The solution wasn’t elegant but it was effective—babies began to be born earlier, with brains sti... | 10m 25s | ||||||
| 9/16/25 | Singing Our Way Into Flourishing: Encore Creativity + Pasadena Villages | Comments? Send me a text message. This month’s podcast episode tells the story of how two remarkable organizations—Encore Creativity, the nation’s largest choral program for older adults, and Pasadena Villages, a thriving part of the Village Movement—came together to launch a new singing ensemble in Southern California. At first glance, it’s a story about a choir. But look closer and it becomes a story about aging well, intergenerational collaboration, and the power of music to lift health, j... | 21m 38s | ||||||
| 9/8/25 | Welcoming Wisdom #10 - Working Memory: The Whiteboard of Consciousness | Comments? Send me a text message. In this episode of Flourish As You Age, Michael C. Patterson explores working memory, the fragile mental workspace where consciousness itself takes shape. Think of it as the virtual whiteboard of the mind—a place where perceptions and memories flicker into awareness, linger just long enough to be combined or reshaped, and then fade to make room for new thoughts. Working memory may be limited, but it is also the platform of conscious life: the stage on which r... | 16m 31s | ||||||
| 9/1/25 | Welcoming Wisdom #9 - The Kluge Within: Navigating the Accidental Mind | Comments? Send me a text message. In this episode of Flourish As You Age, Michael C. Patterson explores the “accidental mind”—not a perfectly engineered machine, but a brilliant kluge (pronounced klooj): an evolutionary patchwork that works despite its awkward design. Drawing from David Linden and Iain McGilchrist, we look at why the brain’s jury-rigged architecture needs scaffolding—culture, contemplation, and mature perspective—to function wisely. You’ll hear about: Why evolution builds “go... | 11m 13s | ||||||
| 8/25/25 | Welcoming Wisdom #8 - Mature Creativity | Comments? Send me a text message. In this episode, Michael C. Patterson traces the creative landscape of later life — from Dr. Gene Cohen’s groundbreaking research on creative aging, to Twyla Tharp’s fierce manifesto for movement, to the wide horizons of Georgia O’Keeffe’s Sky Above Clouds. He concludes with a reflection on how artificial intelligence has become a collaborative partner in extending his mature mind. The episode is a compelling exploration of how creativity, adaptability, and n... | 15m 51s | ||||||
| 7/21/25 | Welcoming Wisdom #7 - Developmental Intelligence: The Super Power of the Mature Mind | Comments? Send me a text message. In this episode, host Michael C. Patterson explores Dr. Gene Cohen’s groundbreaking concept of developmental intelligence—the idea that our minds can continue growing in complexity, depth, and wisdom throughout life. Drawing on Cohen’s framework for postformal thinking—relativistic, dualistic, and systematic—Michael shares insights from his book Welcoming Wisdom and discusses how mature minds can cultivate new ways of seeing, thinking, and contributing to a f... | 18m 16s | ||||||
| 7/16/25 | Welcoming Wisdom #6 - Mature Minds and the Sky Above Clouds | Comments? Send me a text message. In this episode of Flourish As You Age, host Michael C. Patterson explores the often-overlooked strengths of the mature mind. Drawing from his upcoming book Welcoming Wisdom, he challenges the myth of inevitable cognitive decline, offering instead a vision of aging as a period of continued mental development, creative growth, and integrative insight. Through reflections on Plato’s Republic, Anne Rice’s wise vampire Marius, and Dr. Gene Cohen’s beloved metapho... | 10m 28s | ||||||
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