<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The New Glossary: 🔥 Hopeforge]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you’ve been feeling stretched thin by the news cycle or worn down by the cynicism in the air, you’re not alone. That’s why we’re starting Hopeforge, a section inside The New Glossary where we read, talk, and rediscover what’s still good, strong, and possible in us.]]></description><link>https://www.thenewglossary.com/s/hopeforge</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yY8L!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbe27a7df-b70f-4dc1-ac75-b90c84cd2299_1280x1280.png</url><title>The New Glossary: 🔥 Hopeforge</title><link>https://www.thenewglossary.com/s/hopeforge</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:45:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thenewglossary.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Samir Selmanović]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[thenewglossary@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[thenewglossary@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Samir Selmanovic]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Samir Selmanovic]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[thenewglossary@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[thenewglossary@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Samir Selmanovic]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Final Conversation! Humankind (Week 7: Chapters 16 to 18 + Epilogue)]]></title><description><![CDATA[To be hopeful is to be dangerous.]]></description><link>https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/final-conversation-humankind-week</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/final-conversation-humankind-week</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samir Selmanovic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:46:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5EXC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5e14759a-4d2f-4aed-9972-b7eb769d8f0f_3840x2160.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the Hopeforge section of The New Glossary. You can change your section subscription settings <a href="https://www.thenewglossary.com/account">here</a>. Thank you.</em></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humankind (Week 5: Chapters 10 to 12)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Human decency is the rule&#8212;our myths of evil are the exception.]]></description><link>https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/humankind-week-5-chapters-10-to-12</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/humankind-week-5-chapters-10-to-12</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samir Selmanovic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:03:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!45Xr!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd4a4f7ac-5f2f-425d-89f7-790f72d82956_3840x2160.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>It&#8217;s time to pour yourself your favorite drink and curl up with the book!</strong></p><p>&#8220;This brings us to the next mystery: If Homo puppy is such an innately friendly creature, why do egomaniacs and opportunists, &#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Songs of Humankind #3: Give It All]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every revolution needs songs of justice, joy, and friendship.]]></description><link>https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/songs-of-humankind-3-give-it-all</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/songs-of-humankind-3-give-it-all</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rod Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:24:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ad139941-0351-4ea1-b654-3f8cf40c3fca_3840x2160.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the Hopeforge section of The New Glossary. You can change your section subscription settings <a href="https://www.thenewglossary.com/account">here</a>. Thank you.</em></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humankind (Week 4: Catch-up & Reflection)]]></title><description><![CDATA[To be hopeful is to be dangerous.]]></description><link>https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/humankind-week-4-catch-up-and-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/humankind-week-4-catch-up-and-reflection</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samir Selmanovic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 17:55:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xj6m!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcc53ab24-094d-45ab-af4a-bdcde6746e36_3840x2160.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>This week is for catching up!</strong></p><p>Good time to go back or forward to our reading so far, up to Chapter 10.</p><p>And here are two songs to check out:</p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;b399e115-e30e-4770-9b22-59473b8473c9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the Hopeforge section of The New Glossary. 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Conversation: Let’s Gather Here]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join the chat thread]]></description><link>https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/book-conversation-lets-gather-here</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/book-conversation-lets-gather-here</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samir Selmanovic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:22:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/55f9d6cc-7097-49ee-9345-7f1f567ad8dc_3840x2160.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey, Readers of Humankind by Rutger Bregman!</p><p>To keep our discussion lively and ongoing, we will have all book conversations&nbsp;<strong>in one continuous chat thread</strong>. This way, we don&#8217;t have to spread comments ac&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humankind (Week 3: Chapters 7 to 9)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Human decency is the rule&#8212;our myths of evil are the exception.]]></description><link>https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/humankind-week-3-chapters-7-to-9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/humankind-week-3-chapters-7-to-9</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samir Selmanovic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 17:13:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5d35ed79-5965-413d-8003-9309ebd80f02_6000x3375.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>It&#8217;s time to pour yourself your favorite drink and curl up with the book!</strong></p><p>&#8220;If you push people hard enough, if you poke and prod, bait and manipulate, many of us are indeed capable of doing evil. The r&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Songs of Humankind #1: Love Letters to God]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every revolution needs songs justice, joy, and friendship.]]></description><link>https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/songs-of-humankind-1-love-letters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/songs-of-humankind-1-love-letters</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rod Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:09:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ec998588-c894-44d0-bc24-5732b4771013_6000x3375.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the Hopeforge section of The New Glossary. You can change your section subscription settings <a href="https://www.thenewglossary.com/account">here</a>.</em></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humankind (Week 2: Chapters 4 to 6)]]></title><description><![CDATA[To believe in humanity is to believe in yourself.]]></description><link>https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/humankind-week-2-chapters-4-to-6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/humankind-week-2-chapters-4-to-6</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samir Selmanovic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 16:48:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c6dac290-f7d2-4984-a840-c702ea8cf356_6000x3375.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>It&#8217;s time to pour yourself your favorite drink and curl up with the book!</strong></p><p>&#8216;There&#8217;s a failure to recognize that not only problems but also solutions can grow exponentially,&#8217; Professor Boersema told me.&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humankind (Week 1: Prologue + Chapters 1 to 3)]]></title><description><![CDATA[To believe in humanity is to believe in yourself.]]></description><link>https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/humankind-week-1-prologue-chapters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/humankind-week-1-prologue-chapters</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samir Selmanovic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:05:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oHIJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3001d99c-e650-4af6-b610-aa28a65cdc5c_6000x3375.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>&#8220;Cynicism is a theory of everything. The cynic is always right.&#8221; </strong></p><p><strong>&#8220;Now the question: Which planet do we live on?&#8221;</strong></p><p><strong>&#8220;We&#8217;re not alone. We have each other.&#8221;</strong></p><p>~ Rutger Bregman</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[So, You’ve Decided to Forge Some Hope?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let's start.]]></description><link>https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/so-youve-decided-to-forge-some-hope</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/so-youve-decided-to-forge-some-hope</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rod Colburn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:30:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e25ff3a4-a4b4-46f9-ae42-b9befaefcb77_6000x3375.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome, friends&#8212;I'm Rod, one of your hosts for this Hopeforge experiment (alongside <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Monte  Torkelsen&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:16245989,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/342de8f0-951d-4dda-a2e2-d5955557b2e5_144x144.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;f4219831-e657-4cf0-8539-02985ab70f91&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> and <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Samir Selmanovic&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:5667063,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7c69a265-30a4-438a-aed2-148617df39af_3375x3375.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;36b86afa-e21e-412b-90db-e006de826dbd&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>). If you&#8217;ve clicked your way here, you&#8217;ve already done the hard part: you&#8217;ve chosen not to opt out of hope. &#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to Book Salon: Humankind by Rutger Bergman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let's see what happens when we make hope a practice.]]></description><link>https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/book-salon-humankind-by-rutger-bregman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenewglossary.com/p/book-salon-humankind-by-rutger-bregman</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samir Selmanovic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 19:18:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3179e928-0241-417f-bd0e-9468413d0b12_6000x3375.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This August and September, we&#8217;re reading <em>Humankind: A Hopeful History</em> by Rutger Bregman in a <strong>free, global book salon called Hopeforge.</strong></p><p>&#8203;For those of us who are outraged or discouraged, this book is wa&#8230;</p>
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