Welcome to Commune. This is Jeff Krasno. Our mission is to spread the ideas and practices of the world's greatest teachers.

We do that through online courses, a weekly newsletter, and this podcast. On the show, I excavate perennial spiritual questions,

like what is consciousness, what is the nature of reality? How do we live with purpose?

Reality is infinite. We experience a narrow bandwidth of it unless we transcend our senses through meditation.

We delve into practices and modalities that can heal trauma and help us thrive.

Mastering the art and the science of forgiveness is necessary to move through life.

A miracle is a shift in perception from fear to love.

We explore the spiritual traditions that help us acknowledge that we are all connected

by a power greater than us.

We are all indeed individuals, yet we need to find collective and communal solutions.

We build a sturdy bridge between personal wellness and societal well-being.

It's only when you get people who are pursuing their dreams, living their truth, and feeling

good, that we can actually move the needle of society forward.

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Okay, today on the podcast, I welcome John Lewis and Keegan Coon, the creators of a new documentary

film titled They're Trying to Kill Us. Now, this feature-length documentary is really a unique

take on food injustice told through the lens of hip-hop and urban culture.

So the film follows co-director John Lewis, otherwise known as the badass vegan,

as he crosses the country seeking answers to why Americans of Color suffer disproportionately from higher rates of chronic disease.

The documentary, which was executive produced by basketball all-star Chris Paul and seven-time

Grammy winner singer Billy Elish, probes the intersections of food, disease, race, poverty,

institutional racism, and government corruption. Through myriad interviews with

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