Sounds of SAND

Zaya Benazzo, Maurizio Benazzo

Booking Overview

A contemplative interview podcast focused on consciousness, spirituality, Indigenous wisdom, ecology, psychology, and the deeper questions of existence, typically featuring authors, scholars, clinicians, cultural practitioners, and other expert voices. Credible pitches include published authors, respected researchers, mental-health professionals, restoration and sustainability experts, Indigenous knowledge keepers, and artists whose work engages substantive spiritual or cultural themes; booking difficulty is medium because guests are accomplished but not uniformly celebrity-level.

Metrics

Episodes: 182

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcast@scienceandnonduality.com

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Host

Zaya Benazzo - Co-host and creative contributor to Science and Nonduality, supporting conversations that connect contemplative inquiry, culture, and lived experience.

Maurizio Benazzo - Co-founder of Science and Nonduality and a filmmaker and producer focused on consciousness, spirituality, science, and transformative ideas.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Published authors, university-affiliated scholars and clinicians, award-winning researchers, experienced ecological or social practitioners, and Indigenous cultural knowledge keepers with established community or professional work.

Required Achievements:

Published books, University appointments, Award-winning professional work, Long-term community-based practice, Leadership in cultural, clinical, or ecological initiatives

Recent Guest Discussions

Avianja Rakel Sanimuinaq - Ancestral Healing, Inuit Identity, Soul Sickness, Spiritual Responsibility, And Relationships Between Land And People.

Nuka Alice Lund - Inuit Drum Dance, Cultural Continuity, Decolonization, Truth-telling, And Community Connection.

Ikimaliq Pikilak - Inuit Tattooing, Cultural Reclamation, Ancestral Markings, Healing, And The Effects Of Colonization.

Maceo Carrillo Martinet - Indigenous Science, Ecological Restoration, Climate Solutions, Pueblo Agricultural Knowledge, Fire Management, And Sustainable Futures.

Jess Ghannam - Global Mental Health, Palestinian Historical Trauma, Clinical Frameworks, And The Role Of Mental-health Professionals Under Conditions Of Oppression.

Recent Topics

Nonduality, Consciousness, Spirituality, Indigenous Wisdom, Ecology

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Sounds of SAND

Arborescence: Robert Moor

August 13, 2026

Robert Moor is a journalist and essayist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, The Atlantic, Emergence, and The New York Times. His first book, On Trails, won the National Outdoor Book Award and the William Saroyan International Prize. He lives in Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia. His new book is 'In Trees'. Topics 00:00 Welcome, and the new SAND course 00:04 A tree is a verb, not a noun 00:06 Branching, brains, and why AI has no roots 00:13 Pruning, gnarling, and the beau...

Superfluity of AI: Lyla June, Kathy Wan Povi Sanchez & Ashley Nicole Leitka

August 06, 2026

The third conversation in "The Great AI Unraveling", recorded live with our community on July 10, 2026. Throughout time, humanity has experimented with playing God, and each time we have been humbled by forces larger than ourselves. Many Indigenous Nations consciously chose not to pursue certain technologies, recognizing that not every innovation serves life, and that wisdom lies in understanding the boundaries of nature and those of our human condition. As artificial intelligence promises e...

Healing the Soul Wound: Eduardo Duran

July 30, 2026

Recorded live at our May 2026 online gathering celebrating Little Singer, the Diné film in The Eternal Song series, this conversation with psychologist Eduardo Duran (Apache/Tewa/Lakota) begins with the prophecy of Crazy Horse and moves through the teachings of the elder who trained him, the soul wound and the origins of the term historical trauma, why Indigenous languages of verbs change how we understand diagnosis, and the Diné teaching of K'é: the universe wired in complete relationship. T...

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