guest appearances

This section gathers the conversations John Paul has had as a guest on different podcasts across the years. These are podcast formatted conversations where John Paul serves a moderator, guest, or where a conversation or lecture has been recorded and released as a podcast. These conversations touch into a variety of topics, the most prominent of which are conflict transformation, peacebuilding, and facing toxic polarization.

Varela Symposium: Transforming Conflict – From Science to Real World Applications
Read Watch Listen
collection
Varela Symposium: Transforming Conflict – From Science to Real World Applications

John Paul's contributions to the Upaya Zen Center's Varela Symposium 2018, which explored the theme, "Transforming Conflict: From Science to Real World Applications."

2018
Want to be Resilient? Build Local, Build Now
Read Watch Listen
podcast
Want to be Resilient? Build Local, Build Now

An episode of the “Reimagining Us” podcast exploring the challenges of isolation and division facing communities in the U.S., and the power rebuilding of trusting relationships to build individual and collective resilience to crisis.

2024
Grateful Living in Conversation
Read Watch
interview
Grateful Living in Conversation

A conversation between John Paul and Joe Primo in contribution to the course, “Grateful Hope: Passion for the Possible.”

2024
The Art and Soul of Building Peace
Read Watch Listen
presentation
The Art and Soul of Building Peace

A dharma talk shared with the Upaya Zen Center on the moral imagination and connectedness with self and other.

2020