On October 3 the Rubin Museum of Art will launch the third season of its AWAKEN podcast, hosted by Grammy Award–winning vocalist, composer, and educator FALU. AWAKEN is a Webby Honoree podcast about the dynamic path to enlightenment and what it means to “wake up.” The new season delves into the notion of “Life After” and explores how we navigate the key events and qualities of human life—birth, learning, emotion, aspiration, morality, conflict, and death—as well as grapple with the ultimate mystery: the afterlife.
With art from the Rubin Museum’s collection as a jumping off point, guests share insights on how to move through change and emerge on the other side. Guests include neuroscientist and author Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor; Visionary artists and cofounders of the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors Allyson Grey and Alex Grey; poet Marie Howe; writer and professor Kiese Laymon; artist, director, and author Chella Man; professor, clinical psychologist, and scientist Dr. Lisa Miller; Tibetan Buddhist meditation teacher and author Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche; writer and editor Haley Nahman; artist and podcaster Nigel Poor; author and poet Michelle Tea; meditation teacher and writer Sebene Selassie; neuroscientist Dr. Kay Tye; meditation teacher and author Spring Washam.
Following the release of the first two episodes on October 3, episodes will drop weekly on Tuesdays and be available for streaming on major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
The first season of AWAKEN premiered in June 2021 and was a Webby Honoree in the Arts & Culture category. It featured ten episodes hosted by acclaimed musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson, with stories from comedian Aparna Nancherla, writer Alok Vaid-Menon, meditation teacher Tara Brach, and more.
Season 2 premiered in October 2022 with seven episodes about the transformative power of emotions using a mandala as a guide. The season was hosted by singer and songwriter Raveena Aurora and featured insights from writer adrienne maree brown, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard, and more.
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