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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>The Long Defeat</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-long-defeat--7126018</link><description><![CDATA[Maybe being human isn't about how we avoid suffering, but how we face it.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/7126018/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Society &amp; Culture</category><copyright>Copyright Marshall</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ea40d71317a314360328abcf7399f1d8.jpg</url><title>The Long Defeat</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-long-defeat--7126018</link></image><lastBuildDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:46:26 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Marshall Bauer</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Marshall</itunes:name><itunes:email>bauer.marshall@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ea40d71317a314360328abcf7399f1d8.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Maybe being human isn't about how we avoid suffering, but how we face it.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Maybe being human isn't about how we avoid suffering, but how we face it.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>ce34411e-2df5-529f-904c-9e8d57d1cd90</podcast:guid><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Dr. Ed Farrell</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-ed-farrell--75023553</link><description><![CDATA[A familiar guest joins for a very different kind of conversation.<br /><br />Suffering is simultaneously unique and universal. Dr. Ed and I have had many conversations on the nature of suffering; in those conversations, we found a common ground on the meaning and importance of sharing stories of suffering despite the societal stigma attached to these kinds of conversations.<br /><br />Per Dr. Ed, this is for his kids and is a tribute to his late wife, Marypat Coughlin. Her story is remarkable and her resilience, unrelenting hope, and tangible love in the face of such profound suffering has a great deal to teach each one of us.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75023553</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:42:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75023553/dr_ed_farrell_7_6_26_audio.mp3" length="63741379" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Marshall Bauer</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A familiar guest joins for a very different kind of conversation.

Suffering is simultaneously unique and universal. Dr. Ed and I have had many conversations on the nature of suffering; in those conversations, we found a common ground on the meaning...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A familiar guest joins for a very different kind of conversation.<br /><br />Suffering is simultaneously unique and universal. Dr. Ed and I have had many conversations on the nature of suffering; in those conversations, we found a common ground on the meaning and importance of sharing stories of suffering despite the societal stigma attached to these kinds of conversations.<br /><br />Per Dr. Ed, this is for his kids and is a tribute to his late wife, Marypat Coughlin. Her story is remarkable and her resilience, unrelenting hope, and tangible love in the face of such profound suffering has a great deal to teach each one of us.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3984</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b8bc60ed327220f586a3bac065fdeb81.jpg"/><itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Gabriel León</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/gabriel-leon--74698321</link><description><![CDATA[Gabriel León is a 6th year PhD candidate doing his doctoral internship in the Stress, Trauma, and Resilience clinic at UCLA's Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. In this conversation, we talk about his work in Dr. Darby Saxbe's lab studying the unique challenges of families and relationships when they have children. We discuss his work in different clinical and community settings and a whole host of other things (music, changing relationships, deconstructing religious doctrines, etc.).<br /><br />Here are a couple relevant links:<br />Go pick up Dad Brain by Dr. Darby Saxbe, read about some of the work here<br /> https://reprohealth.ucla.edu/2025/05/12/dr-darby-saxbe-neurobiological-changes-in-fathers/<br /><br />Homeboy Industries YouTube<br />https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1qB5vOjXwp2ptuS7wkijxw]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74698321</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:34:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74698321/utf_8_q_gabriel_le_c3_b3n_7_3_26_audio_mp3.mp3" length="64650439" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Marshall Bauer</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Gabriel León is a 6th year PhD candidate doing his doctoral internship in the Stress, Trauma, and Resilience clinic at UCLA's Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. In this conversation, we talk about his work in Dr. Darby Saxbe's lab...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Gabriel León is a 6th year PhD candidate doing his doctoral internship in the Stress, Trauma, and Resilience clinic at UCLA's Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. In this conversation, we talk about his work in Dr. Darby Saxbe's lab studying the unique challenges of families and relationships when they have children. We discuss his work in different clinical and community settings and a whole host of other things (music, changing relationships, deconstructing religious doctrines, etc.).<br /><br />Here are a couple relevant links:<br />Go pick up Dad Brain by Dr. Darby Saxbe, read about some of the work here<br /> https://reprohealth.ucla.edu/2025/05/12/dr-darby-saxbe-neurobiological-changes-in-fathers/<br /><br />Homeboy Industries YouTube<br />https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1qB5vOjXwp2ptuS7wkijxw]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4041</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8d26f45853cde85784c04324b8bcdc6d.jpg"/><itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Daniel Schaub</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/daniel-schaub--74227078</link><description><![CDATA[Daniel Schaub is a nurse (BSN/RN) who has worked in cancer infusion centers for the better part of 10 years. In that time, he's entered into a unique form of suffering with people during one of the hardest things they will ever have to do. We discuss what cancer infusion looks like, how people often have preconceived notions of it and how they suffer while receving treatment, how he can partner with them to support them, and how he has learned to cope with the suffering he enters into. Dan is a remarkable person with a huge capacity for empathy and care; I'm better because I know him. I hope you'll enjoy this conversation.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74227078</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:08:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74227078/ep_4_dan_schaub_audio.mp3" length="56003291" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Marshall Bauer</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Daniel Schaub is a nurse (BSN/RN) who has worked in cancer infusion centers for the better part of 10 years. In that time, he's entered into a unique form of suffering with people during one of the hardest things they will ever have to do. We discuss...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Daniel Schaub is a nurse (BSN/RN) who has worked in cancer infusion centers for the better part of 10 years. In that time, he's entered into a unique form of suffering with people during one of the hardest things they will ever have to do. We discuss what cancer infusion looks like, how people often have preconceived notions of it and how they suffer while receving treatment, how he can partner with them to support them, and how he has learned to cope with the suffering he enters into. Dan is a remarkable person with a huge capacity for empathy and care; I'm better because I know him. I hope you'll enjoy this conversation.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3501</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c907096ea6c89a437b52c24a86b8a2a6.jpg"/><itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Dr. Lia Fiallos</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-lia-fiallos--73187438</link><description><![CDATA[Dr. Lia Fiallos is a Family Medicine physician at Colorado Coalition for the Homeless with an undergraduate degree in Anthropology. Using her skills, she has traveled and participated in medical missions yearly to Guatemala, where her family is from. During this conversation, we discuss the lessons she has learned from nearly two decades of medical missions; she tells me about things like her evolving philosophy and feelings on medical missions, what those missions have often looked like for her, and how she deals with the unique challenges they present.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73187438</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:00:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73187438/dr_lia_fiallos_audio_only.mp3" length="43920087" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Marshall Bauer</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Dr. Lia Fiallos is a Family Medicine physician at Colorado Coalition for the Homeless with an undergraduate degree in Anthropology. Using her skills, she has traveled and participated in medical missions yearly to Guatemala, where her family is from....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr. Lia Fiallos is a Family Medicine physician at Colorado Coalition for the Homeless with an undergraduate degree in Anthropology. Using her skills, she has traveled and participated in medical missions yearly to Guatemala, where her family is from. During this conversation, we discuss the lessons she has learned from nearly two decades of medical missions; she tells me about things like her evolving philosophy and feelings on medical missions, what those missions have often looked like for her, and how she deals with the unique challenges they present.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2745</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b988abcf48310c833b64785620e02437.jpg"/><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Levi the Poet</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/levi-the-poet--72990574</link><description><![CDATA[Over the last 20 years, Levi Macallister has used writing as a way to make sense of the world around him. In this conversation, we get a quick history of his spoken word project, Levi the Poet, a window into how creating art has helped him deal with the suffering he has experienced, and how it has evolved to allow him to share his gift of transforming suffering into art with others.<br /><br />Keep an eye out for his new book: pay attention, you're alive<br /><br />Below are relevant links:<br /><br />Preorder the new book here!<br />https://www.levithepoet.net/store <br /><br />The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill Podcast<br />https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3a5FVPb_IjEDq3ghafswkyaZsnyDG3mn&amp;si=CZ0twnbx9wFnRYeL<br />]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72990574</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:07:42 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72990574/room_recording_1.mp3" length="57870717" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Marshall Bauer</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Over the last 20 years, Levi Macallister has used writing as a way to make sense of the world around him. In this conversation, we get a quick history of his spoken word project, Levi the Poet, a window into how creating art has helped him deal with...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Over the last 20 years, Levi Macallister has used writing as a way to make sense of the world around him. In this conversation, we get a quick history of his spoken word project, Levi the Poet, a window into how creating art has helped him deal with the suffering he has experienced, and how it has evolved to allow him to share his gift of transforming suffering into art with others.<br /><br />Keep an eye out for his new book: pay attention, you're alive<br /><br />Below are relevant links:<br /><br />Preorder the new book here!<br />https://www.levithepoet.net/store <br /><br />The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill Podcast<br />https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3a5FVPb_IjEDq3ghafswkyaZsnyDG3mn&amp;si=CZ0twnbx9wFnRYeL<br />]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3617</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/786a7285ecb1d7c3d53317d41400cf04.jpg"/><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Dr. Ed Farrell</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-ed-farrell--72657005</link><description><![CDATA[I've had the unique and profound pleasure of working closely with Dr. Ed Farrell over the last two years at Colorado Coalition for the Homeless as his medical assistant. We've had innumerable conversations in which I've learned more than I could ever describe about the art and science of medicine. Below are links to the other podcasts he's been featured that I mentioned during this conversation. Thanks for listening!<br /><br /><br />Changing the Conversation: Motivational Interviewing<br />https://thinkt3.libsyn.com/podcast/ed-farrell <br /><br /><br />Health Equity Club at Rocky Vista College of Osteopathic Medicine<br />https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/af18f54b-199c-4665-8e0f-1e7682532d45/episodes/3407f5a5-40e6-4ffd-bd92-9b4dc94d2820/health-equity-club-interview-series-dr-ed-farrell-healthcare-for-people-experiencing-homelessness]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72657005</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:36:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72657005/dr_ed_farrell_5_5_26_final_cut_audio_only.mp3" length="49112818" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Marshall Bauer</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I've had the unique and profound pleasure of working closely with Dr. Ed Farrell over the last two years at Colorado Coalition for the Homeless as his medical assistant. We've had innumerable conversations in which I've learned more than I could ever...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I've had the unique and profound pleasure of working closely with Dr. Ed Farrell over the last two years at Colorado Coalition for the Homeless as his medical assistant. We've had innumerable conversations in which I've learned more than I could ever describe about the art and science of medicine. Below are links to the other podcasts he's been featured that I mentioned during this conversation. Thanks for listening!<br /><br /><br />Changing the Conversation: Motivational Interviewing<br />https://thinkt3.libsyn.com/podcast/ed-farrell <br /><br /><br />Health Equity Club at Rocky Vista College of Osteopathic Medicine<br />https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/af18f54b-199c-4665-8e0f-1e7682532d45/episodes/3407f5a5-40e6-4ffd-bd92-9b4dc94d2820/health-equity-club-interview-series-dr-ed-farrell-healthcare-for-people-experiencing-homelessness]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3070</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ec88960f0d2e57191d1092c0317b52d5.jpg"/><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Conversations on Suffering</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/conversations-on-suffering--72703987</link><description><![CDATA["You and I belong to the ever-defeated never altogether subdued side" - JRR Tolkien<br /><br />Over the years, I've had many conversations with incredibly inspiring people that have changed me. Many of those conversations had to do with suffering in some form or fashion - it's a reality of the human experience and most traditions (religious, philosophical, or otherwise) deal with it in one way or another.<br /><br />I'm really excited to bring you along for these conversations! These are some really amazing people with really great insight. Welcome to The Long Defeat.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72703987</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:11:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72703987/the_long_defeat_conversations_on_suffering_audio.mp3" length="2250411" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Marshall Bauer</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>"You and I belong to the ever-defeated never altogether subdued side" - JRR Tolkien

Over the years, I've had many conversations with incredibly inspiring people that have changed me. Many of those conversations had to do with suffering in some form...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA["You and I belong to the ever-defeated never altogether subdued side" - JRR Tolkien<br /><br />Over the years, I've had many conversations with incredibly inspiring people that have changed me. Many of those conversations had to do with suffering in some form or fashion - it's a reality of the human experience and most traditions (religious, philosophical, or otherwise) deal with it in one way or another.<br /><br />I'm really excited to bring you along for these conversations! These are some really amazing people with really great insight. Welcome to The Long Defeat.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>141</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ea40d71317a314360328abcf7399f1d8.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>trailer</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
