EP#164 LEGO Serious Play with Stories Love Music (w/ Loretta Veney)
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We welcomed Lego Serious Play facilitator and Stories Love Music team member, onto the podcast! We hear her powerful story about how Lego helped build a bridge between her and her mother when she was diagnosed with dementia. When Loretta joined forces with Stories Love Music we dreamed up the idea of a and we just produced our first one in October 2024 in Ocean CIty, Maryland. We speak about how amazing it was to provide a space and creative experience for caregivers to relax and create. One of the symposium highlights was our collaborative session of We take some time to describe the...
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Dar Williams Interview: What I found in a Thousand Towns (*Encore)
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An impassioned account of the fall and rise of the small American towns she cherishes by A musician, educator, author, Dar rose out of the vibrant mid-90’s Boston scene, inspired by the eclectic influences of alt-rockers, Berklee jazz musicians, slam poets, and folk artists, After a year of touring non-stop with her first album, The Honesty Room, in 1994, she was invited by Joan Baez to tour in Europe and The United States. To date she has written 14 albums and 6 books. And we wanted two speak with Dar about one of those books. “What I Found in a Thousand Towns” A Traveling...
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Art and Spirit (Encore Interview with Coeleen Kiebert)
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Right now on this planet it's time to wake up to what affects the development of self and our culture as a whole. What if we were to regularly engage in the creative process and what happens to our spirit when we stop creating? Art and Spirit, they are in a marriage and are profoundly dependent on each other in ways we do not understand! What are the steps of the creative process and how is the subconcious at play with this? We have invited someone to shed light on this….an artist, teacher and author. Coeleen Kiebert is a sculptor working in both ceramic and bronze. She exhibits...
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EP#163 Twist of Fate
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Lay down with us and take a deep breath. This episode was recorded in bed, as it is a day we needed to process and remember when we lived in NYC on 9-11-01. All Music and Lyrics written and performed by your hosts: James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin. All episodes archived at: noiknowpodcast.com
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EP# 162 Marriage in a Crab Shell Part Two
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Marriage in a Crab Shell part two with your co-hosts, Ilyana and James. Our conversation in our teardrop camper Barbarella on Chincoteague Island continues. We cover: Addiction and dry drunk behaviors, why flags and bumper stickers are not going to change mindsets, Arts and Culture as the Heart and Soul of a place and why communities need it to thrive, Gen X and Latchkey childhoods and mixing it up in marriage and love. All Music and Lyrics by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin. Visit us here: www.noiknowpodcast.com
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EP# 161 In a Crab Shell (Ilyana and James: Part One)
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Recorded June 11, 2024 on Chincoteague Island in our teardrop camper, aka Barbarella. In honor of our 19th wedding anniversary and the 9th year of the , we are once again popping the hood on our marriage and partnership. In this episode we cover: How do you handle your own issues in a marriage or relationship? How does chanting and meditation help you find more space inside and out? Addiction and many marriages. How does geography spark our imagination? Podcasting as a learning tool. How it became socially acceptable to video everything. Armchair critics vs the ones who get paid...
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EP# 160 We are All Fighters
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We are all fighters. You against you, we all struggle with something in our lives that tests our will, our strength. How can we martial our own forces, body, mind and spirit? Why do we need this discipline within our self? Going to the edge of our comfort zone to test and see what we are really made of. You could climb to the top of a mountain, run a race, or perhaps try something called Martial Arts. When I lived in NYC I studied Kung Fu and then landed on a marital arts called Hapkido, a Korean kickboxing and martial arts technique of it’s own. There are many styles and schools of...
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EP#159 Starling Song Project: Cultural Workers in Ireland.
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Where can artists be seen as cultural workers and offer other humans much needed creative engagement? The intersection of Arts and Health. In 2017, we founded (501c3) and integrated our deep relationship with music into a program (The Joy of Creative Engagement), for caregivers and those living with dementia. The United States does have some exciting organizations that are diving into this world of Neuro-Arts, the creative arts meeting the challenges in neurodegenerative diseases. And when we hear of artists doing this kind of awesome work in other countries, we have to talk to them!...
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EP# 158 Go Green OC and Rhythm & Roots
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No, I Know's Make a Difference Series continues. Across America there are beach towns and resorts areas filled with restaurants and hotels that can create an incredible amount of waste and food waste. Ocean City, Maryland is no different. What can be done about this food waste? Lets find out. Segment One: Josh Chamberlain is the visionary founder of Go Green OC, an environmental non-profit committed to transforming Ocean City, Maryland into the first zero waste resort town in the United States. Armed with a background in marketing, Josh has always harbored a deep passion for...
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EP# 157 Art and Spirit, a Memoir by Coeleen Kiebert.
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How does it affect the development of self and our culture as a whole if we regularly engage in the creative process and what if we don’t? Art and Spirit, they are in a marriage and are profoundly dependent on each other in ways we do not understand! What are the steps of the creative process and how is the subconscious at play with this? We have invited someone to shed light on this….an artist, teacher and author. Coeleen Kiebert is a sculptor working in both ceramic and bronze. She exhibits her work nationwide in museums and galleries and is represented in numerous private...
info_outlineOur Special Guest: Nikon Ambassador and National Geographic Magazine photographer, Ami Vitale has traveled to more than 100 countries, bearing witness not only to violence and conflict, but also to surreal beauty and the enduring power of the human spirit. Throughout the years, Ami has lived in mud huts and war zones, contracted malaria, and donned a panda suit— keeping true to her belief in the importance of “living the story.” In 2009, after shooting a powerful story on the transport and release of one the world’s last northern white rhinos, Ami shifted her focus to today’s most compelling wildlife and environmental stories. In Style Magazine named Ami one of fifty Badass Women, a series celebrating women who show up, speak up and get things done. She appeared alongside a group of incredible women including Jane Goodall, Christiane Amanpour and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She has been named Magazine photographer of the year in the International Photographer of the Year prize, received the Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding Reporting and named Magazine Photographer of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association, among others. She is a six-time recipient of World Press Photos, including 1st Prize for her 2018 National Geographic magazine story about a community in Kenya protecting elephants. She recently published a best-selling book, Panda Love, on the secret lives of pandas. Vitale was the subject of the Mission Cover Shot series on the National Geographic Channel as well as another documentary series featuring Madagascar (Over the Islands of Africa). She lectures for the National Geographic LIVE series, and she frequently gives workshops throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Her photographs have been commissioned by nearly every international publication and exhibited around the world in museums and galleries. She is a founding member of Ripple Effect Images an organization of renowned female scientists, writers, photographers and filmmakers working together to create powerful and persuasive stories that shed light on the hardships women in developing countries face and the programs that can help them. All Music and Lyrics in this episode by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin. *This episode originally aired 2021. Plus a visit to Epworth Skate Park!