Wise Talkers
Launched February 2024, the Wise Talkers Podcast is the home of six interviews from decades past when I was conducting live radio broadcasts. In these Legacy Editions I re-purpose each original conversation with a new introduction and epilogue to provide context to the previously recorded live interview. I give some background on the guest and the interview, and discuss its relevance today. More information at wisetalkers.com
Episodes
6 episodes
Demystifying Meditation - in 1979!
This 6th Legacy Edition of Wise Talkers features a 1979 radio show in which I was interviewed about meditation on KNCO in Grass Valley, California. I was teaching meditation classes at the time. It’s an interesting look back on how meditation w...
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Episode 6
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21:47
The Serenity and Tumult of Swami Kriyananda – A Mid-Life Conversation with Yogananda’s Beloved Disciple
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 cont...
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Episode 5
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45:38
From the Emerald Triangle: Marijuana and Health – My 1996 Interview with Two Humboldt County Doctors
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 t...
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Episode 4
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29:09
Integrating Spirituality and Psychotherapy, with Dr. Ron Mann
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-...
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Episode 3
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52:50
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: “On Death & Dying”…and Beyond
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...
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Episode 2
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38:31
The Timeless Wisdom of Gary Snyder
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 Ga...
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Episode 1
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