Ep 93: The Gentle Place
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Daniel and I sit down at the kitchen table to talk about travel and filmmaking, the magic of strangers, and the death of our friend Christophe. You can find us online at and . [“The Greater Wings” - Julie Byrne]
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Ep 92: Following the Mystical Thread w Kasem
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My friend Kasem joins for a tender, deeply personal conversation about his lifelong dance with the mystic. From a childhood rooted in the Missionary Baptist church to his last 13 years as a practicing buddhist, Kasem has been following the radical meme of self-discovery. We talk about everything from putting Jesus back in context and learning to examine the nature of reality, to the “double dutch” of code switching and navigating the American Dream as the child of immigrants. If you want to connect with Kasem, you can email him at [email protected]. More podcasts at and IG ....
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Ep 91: Ketamine Counseling w Kenton Bartlett
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“Nerdy rebel” Kenton Bartlett discusses starting Alabama’s first psychedelic studio where he shepherds people through therapeutic ketamine sessions. We talk about leaving behind traditional talk therapy models, holding space, curating music, legality, and combatting drug war propaganda. “If I had to summarize my current philosophy, it would be: trust yourself. And everything I’m trying to do as a therapist is just get out of the way.” You can find photos of Kenton’s meticulously designed trip spaces on and learn more about his offerings on . Listen to the higher...
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Ep 90: My Body Knows the Way w Phil Cook
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Musician and human laser beam of positive energy Phil Cook comes to the woods in Alabama for an intimate conversation by the creek. We talk everything from space and swing, to dad’s ski tapes, to getting diagnosed with ADHD at 40, and learning to respect the power of plants. It’s been a big time of reflection and setting new direction. Welcome to Phil’s big, beautiful world. You're part of the family now. Watch Phil’s new documentary and listen to his new album . He’s on IG . More podcasts at and IG . [“All These Years” - Phil Cook]
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Ep 89: Looking at the Hollow Within w Chase Bauer
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My dear friend Chase Bauer returns to the podcast with a deeply personal exploration of the nature of mind. In telling the story of a recent psychedelic ceremony, Chase reveals how a constellation of wisdom including nonviolent communication (NVC), guru yoga, and the witness of LSD helped him understand his relationship to addiction in a radically new way. Along the way we contemplate cults and spiritual abuse, whiteness, codependence, the value and limitations of constructing mental models, and doing whippets in your 30s. Watch Chase’s short films and and connect with him on IG ....
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Ep 88: Not Here to Make Pretty Pictures w Kathy Nida
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Kathy Nida is an artist most well known for her quilts, which depict potent visions of the human experience. She describes quilting as a form of meditative practice that is essential to her mental health. She has intentionally prioritized it throughout her life, including while also being a mother and a full-time middle school science teacher. In this conversation, we explore truth-telling and censorship, art and capitalism, pantyhose revolt, and finding hope for the future in critically-thinking 12-year-olds, among much more. You can connect with her at and on IG . More podcasts where...
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Ep 86: The Magnificent Journey w Susan Ateh
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Susan Ateh is a breathwork facilitator whose goal is for all people to experience love for themselves. An Irish-Cameroonian living in LA as a working actor for many years, Susan realized that the misogyny, materialism, and judgment inherent to the film industry had worn down her love for her craft, and she found herself paralyzed by depression. She shares how breathwork reconnected her to the beauty of her emotions and helped her begin to release decades of unprocessed emotion, a journey into reconnection that she now holds space for others to walk. We talk about the socialization of “the...
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Ep 84: Freedom Is Possible w Jeanette Waddell
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Jeanette Waddell is a storyteller and wise elder based in middle Georgia. She returns to the podcast (catch her on episode 37!) to share her experience as a black woman in America, from confronting racism in intimate relationships to underrepresentation of black bodies in the media to learning to keep her heart open with healthy boundaries through ongoing oppression. She shares the stories of community organizing and individual vision that ground her in her own agency: Malcolm X, MLK, the organizers of the bus boycotts, and the community of the black church. Through it all, she presents...
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Ep 83: Seeking Comfort w Nick Nail
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Nick Nail is a musician, painter, gentle soul, and friend of ours in Birmingham. Here Nick explores his lifelong quest for comfort and belonging after experiencing a painful split in his consciousness in the wake of early childhood sexual abuse. At times Nick has found relief in long distance running and creating music and art and at other times in codependent relationships and regular heroin use. Nick has a tremendous capacity for compassionate observation. He talks with radical transparency about the gifts and limitations of addiction, choosing homelessness, bearing the stigma of being a...
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Ep 82: Ibogaine & Harm Reduction w Juliana Mulligan
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Juliana Mulligan is the founder of , where she coaches people before and after treatment sessions with the powerful entheogen ibogaine. Her call to devote her life to helping others formulate a new healing life structure is deeply personal: after seven years of struggle with opioid dependency, which forced her into the further trauma of the mainstream rehab system, from methadone and Suboxone to 12 step programs and the justice system, Juliana finally found freedom with ibogaine. Although the treatment was a success, the clinic did not followed proper safety protocols and Juliana nearly died...
info_outlineVoice Porter is a poet, muralist, and master gardener, among many other creative roles. He is a founding member of Ensley Alive, a collective movement dedicated to the renaissance of Ensley, a neglected neighborhood where he grew up in Birmingham, Alabama which became synonymous with violence and poverty in the city’s imagination. He heads the Color Project, which creates gardens and public art that have transformed the area into a destination space for creativity, physical and mental wellbeing, and community for residents and visitors. In this expansive conversation, he talks about his experience of America as a black man and father, exploring the exposure of willful ignorance, rejecting the language of the oppressor, wielding art as revolution, and honoring his family’s lineage of growing food, bartering, and nourishing his community. You can contact Voice at [email protected], find him on facebook under Brian Voice Porter Hawkins, or on IG @freevoice. More podcasts where podcasts are found, MauraJames.com, and IG @maurajames.
[“Wake Up Everybody” - Teddy Pendergrass]