From Stardust To Us
From Stardust to Us is a spirituality and consciousness podcast featuring in-depth conversations with thought leaders, scientists, artists, and spiritual activists exploring what it means to be human in an evolving universe.
At the intersection of science and spirituality, we explore nonduality, sacred activism, eco-spirituality, grief, cosmology, interspiritual practice, and the reimagining of our relationship with Earth and one another. In a time of cultural, ecological, and spiritual upheaval, these conversations invite deeper awareness, integrity, and compassionate action.
Hosted by Bernice Marie-Daly, Ph.D., a contemplative activist and interspiritual guide whose work centers Divine Feminine presence and relational spirituality, and LaNell Haydon, writer and creator exploring spiritual insight, human experience, and awakening in everyday life.
Podcast music provided by Soundstripe.com.
Episodes
28 episodes
Reimagining Jesus: Author Brian Muldoon on Jesus' Missing Years
Author Brian Muldoon joins us to discuss his novel The Luminous One, which reimagines the missing years of Jesus between ages 12 and 30.In this conversation, we explore Jesus as a mystic and moral leader who may have enco...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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From Lawyer to Chaplain: Justice, Refugees, and Intergenerational Healing
In this powerful and timely conversation, we speak with Linda, an attorney-turned-chaplain, whose life has been shaped by advocacy for immigrants, survivors of violence, and marginalized communities.Due to safety concerns surrounding...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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52:50
Interspiritual Wisdom with Br. Mark D'Alessio - Franciscan and Zen Paths in Practice
The Rt. Rev. Br. Mark D’Alessio is a Franciscan friar and the Mentor General in the spiritual society of the Companions of Francis and Clare. He is also a Christian bishop and priest, ordained Buddhist lay minister, spiritual director, chaplain...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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59:45
The Gospel of Secrets with Ken Wortley: A Pastor's Journey of Coming Out and Living Authentically
In this deeply honest conversation, we sit with Kenneth Wortley. His life journey spans decades of ministry, education, marriage, and fatherhood. Ultimately, it leads to liberation.Ken was born in 1951 into a blue-collar family in...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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Hands in the Soil: Kara Huntermoon on Ecology, Ancestral Skills and the Future We're Building
In this conversation, we sit with Kara Huntermoon, whose life and work are deeply committed to the Long Tom Watershed and the human and more-than-human communities of the Southern Willamette Valley. Kara shares how her path unfolded into...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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A Year of Listening - Closing 2025 and Our First Year
In this short year-end episode, we reflect on our first season by revisiting some of our favorite quotes and poems shared by our guests. These words helped shape the spirit of this podcast. We offer them again as a way of closing th...
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26:16
The Eternal Bond: The Mother–Daughter Connection in Life, Death and the Afterlife with Janet Roseman, Ph.D.
Janet Lynn Roseman, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Integrative Medicine at the Dr. Kiran Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. She teaches courses in Spirituality and Medicine, Art and Medicine, and Death and Dying for medical school studen...
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Beyond Jesus: Patricia Pearce - A Former Pastor's Journey into Mystical Awareness
In this conversation, we speak with writer and spiritual teacher Patricia Pearce, whose journey from Presbyterian pastor to mystic invites us to rethink the boundaries of faith and spiritual identity. Patricia shares how a profound shift in con...
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The Story of the Noosphere: Brian Thomas Swimme and Monica DeRaspe-Bolles
In this episode, we enter a conversation at the edge of human evolution, where science and spirituality converge.Our guests, cosmologist Brian Thomas Swimme and scholar Monica DeRaspe-Bolles, co-authors of The Story of ...
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Icons for a Living Earth: In conversation with Angela Manno - International Artist
Today, we are honored to welcome Angela Manno, an internationally recognized artist whose work bridges the worlds of science, spirituality, and ecology. Angela’s artistic journey has taken her from being commissioned by NASA to commemorate the ...
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Our Shared Humanity: Comic and Bestselling Author John Roedel
It’s been almost two years since our last conversation with John Roedel, an episode that quickly became one of our most listened-to.This time, John returns to share the working title of his forthcoming book of poems and blessings, An...
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The Mystic Path: John Deuel on Technology, Compassion, and Divine Union
John Deuel describes himself as a mystic pilgrim, spiritual director, and supervisor, roles he stepped into after closing out a 36-year career in high tech. In this conversation, John shares his journey from Catholic roots into the vocation of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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Body, Spirit, and the Quantum Mind: A Conversation with Laura Lee & Paul Robear of the Cuyamungue Institute
In this episode, we welcome Laura Lee and Paul Robear, Co-Directors of the Cuyamungue Institute, for a conversation that explores the deep intelligence of the body, the soul’s journey through collective darkness, and the call of a benevol...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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Planting the Seeds of Earth Law with Tony Zelle, Esq.
In this episode of From Stardust to Us, we speak with Tony Zelle, an Earth lawyer, author, and visionary, about the emergence of Earth Law: a transformative legal philosophy rooted in gratitude, reverence, and justice for the entire Ea...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:07:44
Colonization and the Call to Compassion: Leslye Colvin on Contemplative Activism - Part 2
In Part 2 of our conversation with writer and contemplative guide Leslye Colvin, we continue exploring the long arc of colonization, the myth of “unprecedented times,” and the intergenerational t...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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26:08
Colonization and the Call to Compassion: Leslye Colvin on Contemplative Activism - Part 1
In Part 1 of our conversation with writer, spiritual companion, and contemplative activist Leslye Colvin, we explore the roots of her faith, her family’s journey toward Catholicism, her reflecti...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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30:19
Humanity's New Cosmic Story with Jennifer Morgan of Deeptime Network - Part 2
Jennifer Morgan, president and founder of the Deeptime Network, is an award-winning author, storyteller, and educator inspired by the work of Teilhard de Chardin, Maria Montessori, Thomas Berry, and Brian Swimme. Her Universe Story Trilo...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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29:55
Humanity's New Cosmic Story with Jennifer Morgan of Deeptime Network - Part 1
Jennifer Morgan, president and founder of the Deeptime Network, is an award-winning author, storyteller, and educator inspired by the work of Teilhard de Chardin, Maria Montessori, Thomas Berry, and Brian Swimme. Her Universe Story Trilo...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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26:38
Carolyn Baker, Ph. D.: Humanity's Rite of Passage
This is a re-edit of an earlier interview we had with Carolyn Baker on our previous podcast, Cosmic Entanglement.Carolyn Baker, Ph. D., was a psychotherapist in private practice for 20 years and a professor of psychology and history for ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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37:23
Brian Tucker: Computer Scientist and Spiritual Director on Archetypes and Cosmogenesis
This is a re-edited interview we had with Brian a couple of years ago on our previous podcast, Cosmic Entanglement. Today's conversation is with Brian Tucker, a cross-cultural Spiritual Director and Advisor who trained with the Gui...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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John Roedel: From Comic to Best-Selling Author: The Journey of ‘Hey God. Hey John"
This is a re-edit of our interview with John Roedel for our previous podcast, Cosmic Entanglement.John Roedel is a comic who unexpectedly gained notability as a writer and poet through his heartfelt Facebook conversations that went viral...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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A Life of Service, Sustained by Joy - The Rev. Dorothée Renée Caulfield
In this episode, we welcome the Rev. Dorothée Renée Caulfield—a spiritual leader, teacher, chaplain, and guide whose journey through ministry spans decades and a wide spectrum of service. From her early days as an ordained deacon at the Cathedr...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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37:48
Weaving the Noosphere: Intersubjectivity and Spirituality with Dr. Emily DeMoor
Join us for a captivating conversation with Dr. Emily DeMoor, a visionary thinker, teacher, and creative force dedicated to guiding humanity toward a more unified and peaceful world. With an interdisciplinary background spanning musicology, rel...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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39:29
Finding Resilience in Uncertain Times with The Rev. Dianne Disston
The Rev. Dianne Disston is a Spiritual Guide, Certified Grief Counselor, and Licensed Psychoanalyst. Last Fall, after 14 years of service, she retired as Director of the Apprenticeship Program at The Guild for Spiritual Guidance and is ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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37:32
Jan Phillips - Visionary Thought Leader
This episode was initially released in September 2023. It has been re-edited for our new Podcast series, From Stardust to Us. The themes of the interview are even more important today than they were 18 months ago. In this episode, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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