DOES VEDANTA KNOW HOW TO GRIEVE? | Free Radical Podcast #82 | Jaya Jagannatha 11/18/26

In this episode of the Free Radical Podcast, we sit down with friend, mentor, and artist Jaya Jagannatha Prabhu for a deeply reflective and wide-ranging conversation on grief, emotion, and healing.

Described by himself, with characteristic humility, simply as “Padmanabha Swami’s friend,” Jaya Jagannatha brings a presence that resists easy definition—one shaped by generosity, insight, and lived experience. In this dialogue, we explore grief not only as personal sorrow, but as a transformative force that reshapes praise, presence, community, and the way we relate to one another.

Together, we ask: what does it mean to grieve well? How do we create safe spaces to witness and hold emotional truth? And what are the consequences—individually and collectively—of grief left unprocessed?

From intimate emotional landscapes to the broader healing of communities, this conversation opens into questions of how we listen, how we feel, and how we remain present with what is difficult.

We invite you to join us at the table.

Listen, reflect, and share if the conversation resonates.

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