Wise Talkers

Jul 12 2024

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Our theme is “Actionable Wisdom for Turbulent Times” and I seek that wisdom in one-on-one conversations with thought-leaders and changemakers from a wide variety of backgrounds. Together we delve into their passions and worldviews, exploring how their work and ideas can help us better understand and meaningfully engage these truly extraordinary times we are living through. More information at wisetalkers.com

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The Serenity and Tumult of Swami Kriyananda – A Mid-Life Conversation with Yogananda’s Beloved Disciple

Jul 12 2024 45 mins

This 5th Legacy Edition features an interview I conducted in 1981 with Swami Kriyananda, direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda and founder of Ananda Village, headquartered in Nevada County, California. Kriyananda was a controversial figure in the world of yoga gurus. He was beloved and even favored by Yogananda, but fell out of favor with the organization Yogananda founded, the

From the Emerald Triangle: Marijuana and Health – My 1996 Interview with Two Humboldt County Doctors

May 28 2024 29 mins

This 4th “Legacy Edition” of the Wise Talkers podcast features an interview I conducted in 1996 on KMUD radio in southern Humboldt County, California. In conversation with two doctors from the heart of the famed Emerald Triangle, one of the world’s largest marijuana-producing regions, we discussed the long-term health effects of regular marijuana use. There were very few rese

Integrating Spirituality and Psychotherapy, with Dr. Ron Mann

May 08 2024 52 mins

This third full episode of Wise Talkers features an interview with psychotherapist Dr. Ron Mann that I conducted in 1981. Dr. Mann’s life and career was greatly influenced by a workshop he took in Hawaii in 1976 with Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. The immediately preceding episode of Wise Talkers featured my 1981 interview with Kübler-Ross – and this 1981 interview with Ron Mann

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: “On Death & Dying”…and Beyond

Apr 06 2024 38 mins

This episode features a live radio interview I conducted in 1981 with death and dying pioneer Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. The episode begins with an overview of the remarkable life of the late Swiss-American psychiatrist, and the enormous impact her lifework has had on how the medical world and the public at large view and treat the dying process. Hospice, palliative care, end-of-l

The Timeless Wisdom of Gary Snyder

Feb 20 2024 62 mins

When I got the idea last September to start the Wise Talkers podcast in search of actionable wisdom that can help us navigate today’s turbulent world, I knew just where to start: with an interview I conducted with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gary Snyder… 45 years ago!Gary’s extensive knowledge of Indigenous cultures and ancient wisdom informs his eloquent advocacy for appropr

Actionable Wisdom for Turbulent Times

Feb 11 2024 4 mins

On Wise Talkers I engage in one-on-one conversations with guests from a diverse array of backgrounds – teachers and writers, scientists and spiritual teachers, psychologists and philosophers, activists, Indigenous leaders, social entrepreneurs – changemakers and thought leaders who have some valuable wisdom to share. Not just armchair philosophizing, but actionable wisdom that