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INSPIRE CHANGE-Season 6-224 Insights into Humanity with Special Guest Dr. Greg Downey

Inspire Change with Gunter

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“This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/GUNTER and get on your way to being your best self.” Get started today and enjoy 10% off your first month. Your discount code “gunter" will be automatically applied.This week on Inspire Change is quite exciting as we welcome renowned Anthropologist and Professor Dr. Greg Downey to the podcast.  Dr. Greg Downey is a teacher, writer, and anthropologist who has conducted field research in Brazil, the United States and the Pacific. He has advocated extensively for neuroanthropology — the integration of brain and cultural research to understand how humans induce variation in their own nervous system. Greg is the author of Learning Capoeira: Lessons in Cunning from an Afro-Brazilian Art(Oxford, 2005). Greg is also the co-editor, with Daniel Lende, of The Encultured Brain: An Introduction to Neuroanthropology (MIT, 2012), and co-editor with Melissa Fisher of Frontiers of Capital: Ethnographic Reflections on the New Economy (Duke, 2006).As a teacher, Greg has helped to build Macquarie University’s strength in a range of areas, especially the teaching of human diversity, evolution, psychological variation, and human rights. In 2013, he was chosen for the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence, recognition for his teaching in the Department of Anthropology and his innovative online education (through Open2Study).Greg lives in Sydney, where he’s also an avid salsa and tango dancer. For more info on Greg visit his website: https://gregdowney.meGunter and Greg will engage you into a mindblowing and much needed conversations on the insights into humanity . Now without further ado...let's get started with Inspire Change with Gunter. If you have a topic or would like to be a guest contact: creative@bonfirecinema.com  also make sure you become a Changemaker in the Changemaker Collective for a bonus video broadcast of this episode. Details below:Do you want to Inspire Change? Or maybe you are because many of us inspire change everyday, but what about making a global difference? Become a CHANGEMAKER  or an Agent of Change because well that just sounds really COOL!  For only  $12 per month to join and you will get EARLY RELEASE special guest episodes, exclusive Changemaker members only content, one on one tips and quick sessions and meet and greets with Gunter, there will always be swag, a quarterly newsletter and more. SIGNUP HERE https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inspire-change-with-gunter--3633478/supportDon't miss out be sure to signup up here: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inspire-change-with-gunter--3633478/supportAlso Check out Gunter, the Making Good Men Great Movement, his books and the podcast feature in Variety, New York Times, Hollywood Reporter and here in the lifestyle section of Podcast Park https://lifestyle.thepodcastpark.com/story/48663818/gunter-swobodas-debut-historical-novel-mountains-of-the-sea-about-masculinity-surfing-and-a-privileged-aristocrat-learning-to-adapt-is-criticallyMake sure you also check out Gunter's 5 Things to get Satisfaction video on #Buzzfeed today: https://www.buzzfeed.com/miranda10/gunter-swobodaas-5-things-to-get-satisfaction-5aerlsc57mAnd there is more: In an interview in Authority Magazine/Thrive with Drew Gerber, Gunter shares why so many of us are feeling unsatisfied & what we can do about it. Full Article HereTo purchase Gunter's books:Making Good Men Great: Surfing the New Wave of Masculinity you can get it on Amazon Prime, Barnes & Noble and most online retailers: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Good-Men-Great-Masculinity/dp/0999266802 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Making-Good-Men-Great-Surfing-the-New-Wave-of-Masculinity-Paperback-9780999266809/685658548In Australia:https://www.angusrobertson.com.au/books/making-good-men-great-gunter-swoboda/p/9780999266809In the UK:https://www.waterstones.com/book/making-good-men-great/gunter-swoboda/9780999266809To watch the Venice TV Award nominated documentary created by Gunter and directed by Miranda Spigener-Sapon you can rent or buy on Amazon Prime:https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07RVD89XZ/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/inspire-change-with-gunter--3633478/support.

1h 3m 24s  ·  Mar 13, 2024

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