J.A. Santana

About J.A. Santana

At J.A. Santana, stories are our portal into the human experience. Let's gather 'round to explore tales of all kinds - mythology and poetry, speculative fiction and interactive games. Through them we'll unpack insights about life's complexity - love's light, human nature's shadows. Guided by history's lessons, myths' magic, philosophy's perspective, we'll seek truth, virtue, purpose. We'll discover how words, read and written, teach and transform lives. This is a place for curious minds, kind hearts, and shared discovery. Let's traverse rich worlds both imagined and lived.

Publisher

J.A. Santana

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Jun 2023

Latest episode

24 Feb 2024

Latest episodes

39 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Feb 2024

   The Path to Lasting Happiness: Learning from Life of Pi

   Join Sam as they take deep insights from the novel Life of Pi, using it as an allegorical guide on their journey towards discovering lasting happiness. Learn more about how happiness is influenced, the balances between pleasure and meaning, the importance of quality relationships, and the role of self-compassion and purpose. Teachings from various authors are woven in this exploration, offering a comprehensive perspective towards experiencing fulfillment amidst life's ups and downs. Alongside the search for personal contentment, the video also explores the impact of modern life, materialism, and social media on our happiness, and how changing these aspects can enhance overall well-being. 🙋Welcome to J.A. Santana, where "I explore the depths of human nature through storytelling." 📚 Storytelling & Literature: Immerse yourself in enchanting tales of love, human nature, and the complex shadows within us all. Let's explore literature across mediums - from books to cinema to interactive games - and see how each story reveals our shared human experience. 🔍 Together we'll dive into history's wisdom, mythology's magic, psychology's insights, and philosophy's perspectives, illuminating the intricacies of our emotions, motivations, and desires. 🎦 Subscribe to YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnta1A0pghtvRQ_NE-e3LeQ?sub_confirmation=1⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnta1A0pghtvRQ_NE-e3LeQ?sub_confirmation=1) 🌍 My website: ⁠https://jasantana.me/⁠ (https://jasantana.me/) 📨 Subscribe with email: ⁠https://jasantana.me/free/⁠ (https://jasantana.me/free/) 📚 My personal library: ⁠https://jasantana.me/great-books/⁠ (https://jasantana.me/great-books/) 📚 My books: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/author/jasantana⁠ (https://www.amazon.com/author/jasantana) 🖥 Tools & Services I use: ⁠https://jasantana.me/tools-and-services/⁠ (https://jasantana.me/tools-and-services/) 🛒 Official Merch: ⁠https://jasantana.creator-spring.com/⁠ (https://jasantana.creator-spring.com/) 📚 Free Chapbook of ⁠The Cool and Warmth of Hearts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://subscribepage.io/chapbook-love) 📚 Free Chapbook of ⁠Shadows Amongst the Threads⁠ (https://subscribepage.io/chapbook-shadows) 📚 Free Chapbook of ⁠Inspirational Verse⁠ (https://subscribepage.io/inspirational-poems) 📚 Free Download of the ⁠Poetry Writing Process⁠ (https://subscribepage.io/poetry-process) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📷My Gear: ▶ Shure MV7 USB Microphone https://amzn.to/3YR7yYW (https://amzn.to/3YR7yYW) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 Recommended Reads, Watch ▶ The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom https://amzn.to/48olHR5 (https://amzn.to/48olHR5) ▶ Life of Pi: A Novel https://amzn.to/3RufRXz (https://amzn.to/3RufRXz) ▶ Life of Pi https://amzn.to/3TsLd36 (https://amzn.to/3TsLd36) ▶ The Courage to Be Happy: Discover the Power of Positive Psychology and Choose Happiness Every Day https://amzn.to/480sQHq (https://amzn.to/480sQHq) ▶ The Power of Myth https://amzn.to/4aiqHbH (https://amzn.to/4aiqHbH) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📢 Let’s Connect: 📺 Odysee ➔ ⁠https://odysee.com/@jasantana:4⁠ (https://odysee.com/@jasantana:4) 📺 Rumble ➔ ⁠https://rumble.com/c/c-3324478⁠ (https://rumble.com/c/c-3324478) 📷 Instagram ➔ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jasantanaauthor/⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/jasantanaauthor/) 📘 Facebook ➔ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/jasantanaauthor⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/jasantanaauthor) 🎧 Podcast ➔ ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasantana⁠ (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasantana) All socials ➔ ⁠https://lhub.to/jasantana⁠ (https://lhub.to/jasantana) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Disclaimer: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasantana/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasantana/support (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasantana/support)

2. 

   17 Feb 2024

   Exploring the Pursuit of Happiness: A Philosophical Journey

   Journey with Sam on a profound exploration of the pursuit of happiness, intersecting philosophy, historical context, cultural norms, and personal transformation. Discover insights from philosophers like Hermann Hesse, Aristotle, the Stoics, and Epicurus. Understand how societal and cultural factors influence our happiness. Consider the impact of modern life, technology, and economic instability on personal fulfillment. Learn about lessons from Buddhism, the teachings of Jesus Christ, and the importance of virtues and relationships. Moreover, grasp the significance of dealing with negative emotions, nurturing healthy positivity, and achieving balance in life for sustainable happiness. Let Sam's exploratory journey inspire you to redefine your understanding of happiness and guide you towards inner peace and contentment. 🙋Welcome to J.A. Santana, where "I explore the depths of human nature through storytelling." 📚 Storytelling & Literature: Immerse yourself in enchanting tales of love, human nature, and the complex shadows within us all. Let's explore literature across mediums - from books to cinema to interactive games - and see how each story reveals our shared human experience. 🔍 Together we'll dive into history's wisdom, mythology's magic, psychology's insights, and philosophy's perspectives, illuminating the intricacies of our emotions, motivations, and desires. 🎦 Subscribe to YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnta1A0pghtvRQ_NE-e3LeQ?sub_confirmation=1⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnta1A0pghtvRQ_NE-e3LeQ?sub_confirmation=1) 🌍 My website: ⁠https://jasantana.me/⁠ (https://jasantana.me/) 📨 Subscribe with email: ⁠https://jasantana.me/free/⁠ (https://jasantana.me/free/) 📚 My personal library: ⁠https://jasantana.me/great-books/⁠ (https://jasantana.me/great-books/) 📚 My books: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/author/jasantana⁠ (https://www.amazon.com/author/jasantana) 🖥 Tools & Services I use: ⁠https://jasantana.me/tools-and-services/⁠ (https://jasantana.me/tools-and-services/) 🛒 Official Merch: ⁠https://jasantana.creator-spring.com/⁠ (https://jasantana.creator-spring.com/) 📚 Free Chapbook of ⁠The Cool and Warmth of Hearts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://subscribepage.io/chapbook-love) 📚 Free Chapbook of ⁠Shadows Amongst the Threads⁠ (https://subscribepage.io/chapbook-shadows) 📚 Free Chapbook of ⁠Inspirational Verse⁠ (https://subscribepage.io/inspirational-poems) 📚 Free Download of the ⁠Poetry Writing Process⁠ (https://subscribepage.io/poetry-process) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📷My Gear: ▶ Shure MV7 USB Microphone https://amzn.to/3YR7yYW (https://amzn.to/3YR7yYW) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📚 Recommended Reads ▶ Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse https://amzn.to/49AzwNI (https://amzn.to/49AzwNI) ▶ Nicomachean Ethics https://amzn.to/46adz4X (https://amzn.to/46adz4X) ▶ The Philosophy of Epicurus https://amzn.to/3stq4ei (https://amzn.to/3stq4ei) ▶ The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering https://amzn.to/3ucnaeo (https://amzn.to/3ucnaeo) ▶ Stoicism Mastery: The Surprisingly Simple Philosophy To Change Your Life For The Better https://amzn.to/479Rvsx (https://amzn.to/479Rvsx) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📢 Let’s Connect: 📺 Odysee ➔ ⁠https://odysee.com/@jasantana:4⁠ (https://odysee.com/@jasantana:4) 📺 Rumble ➔ ⁠https://rumble.com/c/c-3324478⁠ (https://rumble.com/c/c-3324478) 📷 Instagram ➔ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jasantanaauthor/⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/jasantanaauthor/) 📘 Facebook ➔ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/jasantanaauthor⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/jasantanaauthor) 🎧 Podcast ➔ ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasantana⁠ (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasantana) All socials ➔ ⁠https://lhub.to/jasantana⁠ (https://lhub.to/jasantana) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Disclaimer: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasantana/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasantana/support (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasantana/support)

3. 

   10 Feb 2024

   The Nature of Happiness: Why Happiness is Fleeting

   Join Sam in their introspective journey as they question their repetitive, unfulfilling life and explore the philosophy and psychology of happiness. Discover what happiness truly means through Sam's explorations of concepts like hedonism, eudaimonia, and the affective state theory. Learn about the role of neuroplasticity and biological influences on our happiness 'set point'. This narrative delves deeper into the evolutionary reasons for our fleeting moments of joy, highlighting the difference between temporary pleasures and lasting contentment that stems from purpose and meaning. 🙋Welcome to J.A. Santana, where "I explore the depths of human nature through storytelling." 📚 Storytelling & Literature: Immerse yourself in enchanting tales of love, human nature, and the complex shadows within us all. Let's explore literature across mediums - from books to cinema to interactive games - and see how each story reveals our shared human experience. 🔍 Together we'll dive into history's wisdom, mythology's magic, psychology's insights, and philosophy's perspectives, illuminating the intricacies of our emotions, motivations, and desires. 🎦 Subscribe to YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnta1A0pghtvRQ_NE-e3LeQ?sub_confirmation=1⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnta1A0pghtvRQ_NE-e3LeQ?sub_confirmation=1) 🌍 My website: ⁠https://jasantana.me/⁠ (https://jasantana.me/) 📨 Subscribe with email: ⁠https://jasantana.me/free/⁠ (https://jasantana.me/free/) 📚 My personal library: ⁠https://jasantana.me/great-books/⁠ (https://jasantana.me/great-books/) 📚 My books: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/author/jasantana⁠ (https://www.amazon.com/author/jasantana) 🖥 Tools & Services I use: ⁠https://jasantana.me/tools-and-services/⁠ (https://jasantana.me/tools-and-services/) 🛒 Official Merch: ⁠https://jasantana.creator-spring.com/⁠ (https://jasantana.creator-spring.com/) 📚 Free Chapbook of ⁠The Cool and Warmth of Hearts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://subscribepage.io/chapbook-love) 📚 Free Chapbook of ⁠Shadows Amongst the Threads⁠ (https://subscribepage.io/chapbook-shadows) 📚 Free Chapbook of ⁠Inspirational Verse⁠ (https://subscribepage.io/inspirational-poems) 📚 Free Download of the ⁠Poetry Writing Process⁠ (https://subscribepage.io/poetry-process) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📷My Gear: ▶ Shure MV7 USB Microphone https://amzn.to/3YR7yYW (https://amzn.to/3YR7yYW) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ▶ Those Who Remain https://amzn.to/46uKF0i (https://amzn.to/46uKF0i) ▶ The Hero with a Thousand Faces https://amzn.to/46MA1Su (https://amzn.to/46MA1Su) ▶ The Myth of Sisyphus https://amzn.to/3QitlX1 (https://amzn.to/3QitlX1) ▶ Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics https://amzn.to/3RremJt (https://amzn.to/3RremJt) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📢 Let’s Connect: 📺 Odysee ➔ ⁠https://odysee.com/@jasantana:4⁠ (https://odysee.com/@jasantana:4) 📺 Rumble ➔ ⁠https://rumble.com/c/c-3324478⁠ (https://rumble.com/c/c-3324478) 📷 Instagram ➔ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jasantanaauthor/⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/jasantanaauthor/) 📘 Facebook ➔ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/jasantanaauthor⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/jasantanaauthor) 🎧 Podcast ➔ ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasantana⁠ (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasantana) All socials ➔ ⁠https://lhub.to/jasantana⁠ (https://lhub.to/jasantana) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Disclaimer: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you. 📚 Recommended Reads, Watch --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasantana/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasantana/support (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasantana/support)

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