Ojai: Talk of the Town

Dec 05 2024 223 ep. 66 mins

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A look at the community of Ojai - an astonishingly beautiful village of 7,500 people perched on the eastern edge of the Pacific Rim. From the people who bring you Ojai Quarterly, Ojai Monthly and Ojai Hub.

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A Life Aloft with Tracey Curtis-Taylor

Dec 05 2024 63 mins

Tracey Curtis-Taylor, (on the cover of the Winter OQ) is an adventurous aviator, who has retraced some of the most epic routes in flying history, from Capetown to London across the length of Africa, retracing Lady Heath's journey in 1928, and another from England to Australia, flying the same route as Amy Johnson in 1930. She now flies a 1940 Boeing Steerman, and joins the Commemor

What Looks Like Bravery with Laurel Braitman

Dec 01 2024 63 mins

In a repost of a fan favorite from 2022, Laurel S. Braitman (re-)joins the podcast to talk about her most recent book, "What Looks Like Bravery: A Journey Through Love & Loss" about losing her father to cancer and finding herself in the process. She is the Writer-in-Residence at the Stanford School of Medicine. Her work has appeared in The Guardian,[5] The Wall Street Journal,

Going "Chimp Crazy" with Eric Goode

Nov 20 2024 62 mins

In this podcast episode, Eric Goode, founder of the Turtle Conservancy and an acclaimed conservationist, opens up about his latest project, Chimp Crazy. Following the success of Tiger King, which helped pass the Big Cat Safety Act, Goode aims to do the same for chimpanzees. The show shines a spotlight on Tonia Haddix, a colorful character whose chaotic attempts to shelter Tonka, a

On Death & Dying in Ojai with Cheserae Scala

Nov 14 2024 64 mins

Cheserae Scala is a certified Death Midwife, bringing families together around a dying loved one, facilitating the transition and providing ceremonies and sacred rites, grief counseling, death-care directives, after-death care and funeral planning. She talked about growing up in northern Michigan to an entrepreneurial family, and how her mother's terminal cancer diagnose awoke in h

Douglas Parker: From Watergate to the World Series

Nov 07 2024 68 mins

Doug Parker is a retired attorney who worked for the legendary Len Garment in a white-shoe NYC law firm. After his narrow loss to JFK in 1960, the firm gained a new partner, Richard Nixon. When Nixon regained the White House in 1968, he brought along some of his former associates, including Doug. When the Watergate scandal broke, Parker represented President Nixon in front of the "

Ask Me Anything With Bret Bradigan

Oct 31 2024 50 mins

The long-delayed AMA episode is here! Expect to learn why I do the podcast, who's listening, and from where, future plans and projects. Mostly, I've been gathering listeners' questions and feedback and wanted to share those with the rest of our listeners. There's a few criticisms (ouch!) which I promise to take onboard. And a criticism or two that while well-intended, weren't well

Tall Tales & True Lies with Bil Lepp & Kara Lakes : The Ojai Storytelling Festival Returns

Oct 22 2024 63 mins

The Ojai Storytelling Festival takes place October 24-27 this year with events at the Ojai Art Center and Libbey Bowl with a roster including the country's top practitioners of this ancient art form. Bil Lepp, host of the History Channel's Man v. History show, five-time winner of the West Virginia Liars Contest and author of 28 books and audio collections, joins festival director K

Ship of Fire, Hearts of Steel: John Mawson on the "Unsinkable" audio movie,

Oct 17 2024 64 mins

John Mawson returns to the podcast after successfully launching his "Unsinkable" project with partner Misha Crosby. Unsinkable follows the adventures of the 16 surviving crew members of the San Demetrio, a fuel ship abandoned on a North Atlantic convoy crossing in 1940 after being attacked by a German "Wolf Pack." After floating at sea for several days and nights, the crew was lef

Healing Our Heroes with Atz Kilcher & Miriam Jones

Oct 12 2024 63 mins

Ojai's newest performing venue will be the site of a special benefit for veterans, "Heroes Healing: Songs from the Wilderness," on November 2 from 3 to 7 pm. It's being organized by Open Circle Foundation and Heroes Healing Homestead in Homer, Alaska, to provide a wilderness therapy experience for veterans suffering from service-related PTSD. Joining us on the podcast are Open Circ

Talking Culture Change with Tom Krause

Oct 03 2024 72 mins

Thomas R. Krause, Ph.D, is the co-founder of Behavioral Sciences Technology and a recognized expert in risk assessment and workplace culture. He's helped corporations and government agencies navigate major events, such as NASA's Columbia shuttle disaster and to prevent these tragedies from recurring. He recently published his fifth book, "If Your Culture Could Talk," in which he ta