Commune with Jeff Krasno
Commune
The Commune Podcast is where we explore the ideas and practices that help us live healthy, connected, purpose-filled lives. Each week host Jeff Krasno speaks with teachers, spiritual leaders, doctors, and storytellers on topics related to personal and societal well-being — from nutrition and integrative medicine to spirituality and personal growth to environmental regeneration and civic engagement. In addition to being a podcast, Commune is also an online course platform with more than 100 full-length video courses with top teachers such as Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Dr. Mark Hyman, Adriene Mishler, and many others.Learn more at onecommune.com.
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Feb 26, 2026 • 44min
How Big Tobacco Built the Food Industry with David Chiu
David Chiu, San Francisco City Attorney known for high-profile public-interest litigation, discusses a first-in-the-nation lawsuit against major ultra-processed food manufacturers. He traces tobacco industry ties to Big Food and explains how addictive product design and targeted marketing harm children and low-income communities. The conversation explores legal claims, potential restitution uses, and visions for reshaping the food system.
Feb 24, 2026 • 32min
Glyphosate, Soil Health, and the Fight Over Food Safety
An in-depth look at glyphosate: how it works chemically and why GMO crops changed its use. Discussion of residues, soil nutrient chelation, and harm to soil microbes and earthworms. Coverage of the legal and political fight, Bayer’s business model, major lawsuits, and a Supreme Court case that could reshape liability. Exploration of what a true shift away from chemical‑dependent farming would require.
Feb 19, 2026 • 53min
Activating Your Body's Natural Renewal System with Christian Drapeau
Christian Drapeau, a stem cell scientist and neurophysiologist who studies the body’s innate repair systems. He explains how endogenous stem cell mobilization could shift medicine from symptom care to true repair. Topics include fasting and plant compounds that release marrow stem cells, how stress suppresses repair, differences between injections and mobilizing your own cells, and lifestyle hormesis like cold, heat, and exercise.
Feb 17, 2026 • 25min
How Music Makes Us All Feel the Same
A reflective look at how music synchronizes brains and aligns nervous systems during shared moments. A discussion of music as a group emotional regulator that supports bonding, ritual, and protest. An exploration of why we seek out sad songs and how they help process grief and collapse distance through memory and attachment.
Feb 12, 2026 • 26min
Love as a Practice: Yung Pueblo & Jillian Turecki on Relationships
Jillian Turecki, a couples coach who teaches practical communication and rituals, and Yung Pueblo (Diego Perez), a writer-meditator focused on emotional healing, discuss love as a practiced skill. They explore kindness, compassion, and growth as anchors. They cover preventive emotional check-ins, daily rituals and repair, balancing comfort with novelty, and how self-work shapes lasting connection.
Feb 10, 2026 • 51min
Desire, Redefined [Luminescence Podcast]
Rosie Acosta, a holistic wellness coach and teacher of yoga and meditation, speaks on self-compassion and community during hormonal change. Dr. Mariza Snyder, functional wellness and menopause specialist, explains metabolic shifts and practical blood sugar strategies. Dr. Jolene Brighten, naturopathic endocrinologist and sex educator, breaks down desire, arousal, and orgasm across cycles and midlife. They explore hormones, insulin, body changes, and the power of connection.
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Feb 5, 2026 • 1h 4min
Your Guide To Better Sleep with Dr. Michael Breus
Dr. Michael Breus, clinical psychologist and board-certified sleep specialist known as The Sleep Doctor, breaks down chronotypes and how timing shapes sleep. He covers melatonin uses and dosing, temperature and breathing tricks to fall back asleep, effects of alcohol and late meals, and practical hydration, supplement, and sleep-aid guidance.
Feb 3, 2026 • 59min
Vagina Conspiracies [Luminescence Podcast]
Rosie Acosta, holistic wellness coach and meditation teacher, shares personal stories about shame and body image. Dr. Marisa Snyder, menopause and hormone expert, breaks down perimenopause, vaginal estrogen, and systemic hormonal shifts. Dr. Jolene Brighten, naturopathic endocrinologist and clinical sexologist, explains microbiome, pH, arousal physiology, and pelvic health. They tackle myths, lubrication vs desire, and when to seek care.
Jan 29, 2026 • 1h 2min
Cultivating Strength with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, physician and muscle-centric medicine leader and author of The Forever Strong Playbook. She explores why skeletal muscle is the organ of longevity. Topics include muscle’s link to brain and metabolic health. Practical rules for protein intake and progressive overstimulus. Mindset, small daily friction, and family routines for building strength safely over time.
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Jan 27, 2026 • 1h 2min
Sex Between Your Ears [Luminescence Podcast]
Dr. Marisa Snyder, a menopause clinician focused on hormone effects on the brain, and Dr. Jolene Brighten, a naturopathic endocrinologist and clinical sexologist, discuss perimenopause science. They unpack estrogen and progesterone as brain regulators. They explain HPO axis basics, why libido and mood change, neurotransmitter shifts, and practical ways to approach symptoms.
