30 episodes

A podcast where we explore how to find compassion in the most difficult places in daily life.

Audacious Compassion Melissa and Gregory Avery-Weir

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 2 Ratings

A podcast where we explore how to find compassion in the most difficult places in daily life.

    Audacious Compassion 029 – Toothpaste and Lemonade

    Audacious Compassion 029 – Toothpaste and Lemonade

    Our final episode. We appreciate all of you very much, and want to thank you for listening and sharing your questions and situations with us. Don’t forget that you can find us elsewhere: Gregory’s actual play podcast Tabletop Garden. Future Proof Games, our indie game studio and the Future Proof Podcast. We make games that … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 029 – Toothpaste and Lemonade"

    • 13 min
    Audacious Compassion 028 – January 2019 Update

    Audacious Compassion 028 – January 2019 Update

    Another short episode this month, and our final scheduled episode until we receive a prompt. We focus mostly on some media that’s been inspiring us: Patrick Rothfuss’s Kingkiller Chronicle and the crushing feeling of looooong-running projects. Hbomberguy‘s massive Twitch stream of Donkey Kong 64 in support of the Mermaids charity. Famous folks like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 028 – January 2019 Update"

    • 18 min
    Audacious Compassion 027 – Holiday Update 2018

    Audacious Compassion 027 – Holiday Update 2018

    No full episode this month, but we give an update on how we’re doing and plug our other work: Melissa’s publishing a trip diary of their Christmas trip to Nuremberg! Gregory has been working on revamping and improving their Patreon. Gregory has a new podcast called Tabletop Garden, where you can listen to short roleplaying … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 027 – Holiday Update 2018"

    • 8 min
    Audacious Compassion 026 – Schrödinger’s Ableist

    Audacious Compassion 026 – Schrödinger’s Ableist

    We talk about how to persuade people to be compassionate. This is a combined October/November episode, with a transcription coming soon! Our prompt came from a friend of the show: So yeah, like, I play a lot of video games, like you do, and I consider myself open-minded and respectful of other people while playing. I … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 026 – Schrödinger’s Ableist"

    • 41 min
    Audacious Compassion 025 – Ramen Philosophy

    Audacious Compassion 025 – Ramen Philosophy

    We talk about demonstrating active compassion in the face of systemic injustice. Our prompt came from a friend of the show and was paraphrased from a verbal conversation: I really like your show, but I have a hard time figuring out how to apply your ideas. I work in an industry where I see active … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 025 – Ramen Philosophy"

    • 31 min
    Audacious Compassion 024 – Enjoying That Hamburger

    Audacious Compassion 024 – Enjoying That Hamburger

    We talk about being compassionate toward a group of anonymous people that you perceive as immorally complacent. Content warnings for this episode: mention of the October 1, 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas. We also talk about The Norwood Suite by Cosmo D; Fallen London by Failbetter Games; and Melissa’s Fallen London fiction, “The Bazaar Correspondent“. If … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 024 – Enjoying That Hamburger"

    • 43 min

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