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The Contemplify podcast kindles the examined life through artful musings with scholars, creatives and master teachers. Each episode delivers a subtly intoxicating* exchange on the contemplative lifestyle with practical takeaways to emulate in daily life. Ring the bell. Rob the moment. Contemplify. Host, Paul Swanson, is a husband, father and contemplative educator at the Center for Action and Contemplation's Living School**. *Contemplify is best served with a pint in hand. Please listen responsibly. ** All shenanigans, tom foolery and bally-hoo posted on Contemplify are my own. Contemplify is not representative of the Center for Action and Contemplation or Richard Rohr on any matter.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Contemplify podcast kindles the examined life through artful musings with scholars, creatives and master teachers. Each episode delivers a subtly intoxicating* exchange on the contemplative lifestyle with practical takeaways to emulate in daily life. Ring the bell. Rob the moment. Contemplify.
Contemplify is hosted by Paul Swanson | Contemplative Shoveler. The show has published 50 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Thomas Gardner on Poverty Creek Journal" (1 October 2026, 62 minutes), "Noah Davis on The Last Beast We Revel In" (1 September 2026, 67 minutes), and "Todd Goddard on Jim Harrison (author of Devouring Time: Jim Harrison, A Writer’s Life)" (1 August 2026, 63 minutes).
Contemplify publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 56 minutes across 50 episodes.
Booking probability for Contemplify is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Contemplify requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Contemplify's contact route on record: verified email.
Paul Swanson | Contemplative Shoveler hosts Contemplify, a society podcast with 50 episodes published.
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“The achievement of ‘Poverty Creek Journal’ is precisely that it does retrace that kind of wandering–and, in so doing, makes something lovely and meaningful of a difficult year. Gardner does not...
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“Noah Davis is a poet whose capacious imagination runs on river sounds and open air.” — Adrian Matejka, Pulitzer Prize Finalist and editor of Poetry. Noah Davis is an award-winning poet, whose collection The Last...
“Todd Goddard tells the story of this bon vivant, outdoorsman, hellion, and great poet from his ancestors to his end with grace, momentum, generosity, and insight…and what a great American life it was, wreckage, glory...
“”I got saved by poetry, and I got saved by the beauty of the world.” — Mary Oliver Sasha Waters, an American documentary and experimental filmmaker, feminist and educator. She has produced and directed over...
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“With poetic clarity and theological depth, Beverly Lanzetta names the sacred within the human, the Divine Feminine within tradition, and the transforming power of contemplation for our wounded world.” — Fr. Adam Bucko...
“In the ashes of all we have lost, a world of liberation is waiting to be born, if we are brave enough to labor for it. Like the wisest midwife, Liza Rankow takes our hand and offers practical tools to unlock a courage...
“Find in these pages profound beauty, deep comfort, and vexing disquiet. Ask yourself some of the questions Connors keeps asking. Then walk out of the house to some perfect, inscrutable run of nature and fall in...
“Through her graceful poetry and pristine instrumentation, the folk singer delivers indictments of modern indignities alongside moments of hope.” — Pitchfork Anna Tivel is an award-winning songwriter and musician from...
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“Here is a rosary of soaring myth, gripping narrative, and deep wisdom, all told with breathtaking verve that enchants and sweeps us along, from first word to last. A superb, inspiring read.” — Gabor Maté, author...
“As Christians…we are Ceremony people, story people, poetic people.” — Martin Shaw Season 7 is hatching. A series of conversations has come together, mighty and beautiful folks offering feathered insight and story...
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“Always keep death before you.” — Rule of St. Benedict Musing on obituaries with your name on it. Photo by Contemplify
“I highly recommend What Makes You Come Alive to churches, religious and educational institutions, and spiritual seekers everywhere who are looking for an inward journey that finds its home in the world of...
“Some people need to stay outside.” — Jim Harrison Musing on my personal non-liturgical liturgical calendar that runs from December 11 – December 10 each calendar year. Photo by Contemplify
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“In radiant, lyrical prose, Gail Straub takes us on a voyage like no other, both into little-known places across the globe and, most memorably, the inner realms of the soul. …..this is a journey that no reader...
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“A truly beautiful book that can take you to the very heart of who you are meant to be in God.” — Fr. Adam Bucko Mark Longhurst is an author and contemplative guide who has spent years exploring the sacred...
“ Water is immediate and timeless. These poems imprint on the heart. To read these verses is to enter mystery and paradox, to be burnished by the sacred fire and broken open by the holiest dance.” — Suleika Jaouad...
“This book is just what the world needs right now. At a time when tensions are hot, divisions are growing, and uncertainty is the order of the day, Sacred Parenting is a call to reconnect with what matters most: our...
“In this taut, fearless, and well-argued manifesto, Larry Ward offers us a deeply insightful analysis of America’s racial karma—of how it operates individually and collectively—and how it can be worked with and...
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“You can trust Amy Frykholm as a modern-day amma who knows the terrain of the soul. Reading Journey to the Wild Heart is like going out to the desert for a word. It helps us slow down, let go, unknow in Silence, and...
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“To read a new and selected collection is to experience the evolution of a voice, in this case an essential voice in American poetry. To sit with the whole of these transportive, immersive poems is to awaken like...
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