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Bewildered

Martha Beck and Rowan Mangan
Bewildered
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  • Bewildered

    Your Plans Are Not the Boss of You

    2026-11-04 | 1h 11 mins.
    Have you been outsourcing your knowing to apps, rings, and to-do lists...but you still feel overwhelmed? We’ve been there. On this episode of Bewildered, we talk dog crates, corn patches, and cushion forts: all the places we retreat to when another “fabulous plan” hits the wall. We also share about our timid shelter dog Rumi, a marathon runner who couldn’t feel his own exhaustion, and why surrendering to love beats surrendering to schedules. We’ve got plenty of personal stories in this one—join us!

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    CREDITS
    Wandering The Path by Punch Deck | https://soundcloud.com/punch-deck
    Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
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    When Hard Work Works

    2026-10-21 | 1h 9 mins.
    Most of us would probably agree: We wish to work less, but not get paid less. Is that countercultural, or just common sense—or both? On this episode of Bewildered, we’re looking at the distinction between working hard for the culture and working hard for our own true nature—and how to tell if you’re spinning on a hamster wheel or actually getting some traction. We also talk about trust, chickens, and the difference between clumping as culture and clumping as community. Tune in and let’s figure it out!

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    CREDITS
    Wandering The Path by Punch Deck | https://soundcloud.com/punch-deck
    Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
    Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    Blessed Are the Wigglers

    2026-10-07 | 57 mins.
    In the face of the unprecedented complexity of today’s world, how do we navigate our days? On this episode of Bewildered, we explore why five-year plans and rigid schedules no longer work, and how to trust the unexpected pockets of beauty in our days instead. Join us for the full conversation to hear how to ditch cultural expectations, go up and down with the water, and find the magic hiding inside your wiggle room. Tune in, lean into the present moment, and learn why “blessed are the wigglers”!

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    Follow Martha on Instagram
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    CREDITS
    Wandering The Path by Punch Deck | https://soundcloud.com/punch-deck
    Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
    Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    Are We There Yet?

    2026-09-23 | 55 mins.
    We’re all chasing a destination—that big promotion, that perfect relationship, that hundred million dollars—convinced that once we arrive there, life will finally stop life-ing and everything will fall into place. This time on Bewildered, we dig into why relationships, body, and money are “the biggies,” why the place we want to go always recedes like a desert mirage, and how coming to our senses means realizing we’ve already reached our destination: this exact moment, right here, right now. Join us!

    CONNECT WITH US
    Follow Martha on Instagram
    The Bewildered Show Notes
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    CREDITS
    Wandering The Path by Punch Deck | https://soundcloud.com/punch-deck
    Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
    Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    Hadestown and the Mythology of Work

    2026-09-09 | 58 mins.
    This time on Bewildered, we’re doing something kind of interesting… Using the brilliant Broadway musical Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell, we explore how we feel about work, money, “the man,” patriarchy, capitalism, and the grind that feels like hell. But as Anaïs Mitchell points out so beautifully—and as we’re discovering for ourselves—there’s a crack in the wall of hell. We’re looking for that crack in expectancy theory, pattern interrupts, and the transcendent enchantment of art. Join us to hear more!

    CONNECT WITH US
    Follow Martha on Instagram
    The Bewildered Show Notes
    Follow Ro on Instagram
    Follow Bewildered on Instagram
    CREDITS
    Wandering The Path by Punch Deck | https://soundcloud.com/punch-deck
    Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
    Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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About Bewildered
What if we stopped listening to the controlling voice of the culture around us, and instead learned to reconnect with our own true nature?  Sometimes we aren’t even sure why we feel so bewildered… and discontented… and even downright miserable. Often it’s because we have let the forces of society replace our own instinctive knowledge of what is right for us.  Now, it’s time for us to find that voice again—before it’s too late. For Martha and Rowan, Job One is to live according to our deepest truths, making the commitment to feeling good even when it means looking weird. We believe that this is how we will reinvent our world—from the inside out— to create a society that’s kinder, more equitable, and more ecologically sustainable than the one we see around us right now.  This is the vision that we laugh and stumble and chat and feel our way towards here on this podcast.  Did we mention LAUGH? We want no part of personal and global transformation if it isn’t fun! So if you struggle to find a place where people who are as idealistic and brokenhearted, as silly and deeply sincere, as bewildered as you are—you might have just arrived.  Welcome!
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