Wake Up, Human 016: The Power of Nonviolence

I talk with Lorin Peters, a physicist, teacher, and lifelong activist for nonviolence and peace. Our conversation centers on themes of war, peace, and religion, and some of the ways in which nonviolence can wake us up as a spiritually and socially transformative power. It’s inspiration for questioning the status quo.
Wake Up, Human 015: On Wasting Time in the Corporate World

In this episode we’ll explore the modern-day worry about ‘wasting time,” question cultural narratives around success that don’t serve us, and reclaim our own definition of what is worth pursuing in life.
Wake Up, Human 014: What the Animals Teach Us

I talk with Rose De Dan: animal communicator, Reiki Master Teacher, shamanic energy healer, and author. We’ll explore our ancient relationship to animals, and their power to teach, heal, and transform us.
Something Special about Magnolias…

Gazing at these ancient companions, I wonder…what wisdom do they ferry into the present day from 100 million years ago? What gifts from the past can they offer us? Who were we, and what did we know, when we knew them best?
Wake Up, Human 013: Ancient & Sacred Sites of Ireland

In this episode I have the pleasure of talking with Mr. Jack Roberts, an independent researcher and publisher on the landscape, mythology, and sacred sites of Ireland.
Pro-this, Anti-that: In a Divided World, I’m Pro-Compassion.

Language of divisiveness—left vs. right, or pro- vs. anti- in the time of Covid, for example—is not the language of the people. When used by the ruling and elite classes, it’s language designed to pull us apart, by people who benefit from our division.
Wake Up, Human 012: Love as a Spiritual Path

I talk with Matthew Busse on the theme of Love as a Spiritual Path: reconnecting to our hearts and reclaiming the power of love, not only as a healing path for the individual, but as a tool for the activist working for a more just and loving world.
We are All Indigenous to Somewhere.

A journey to Ireland brought me closer to my worldly roots, and in the process, reminded me that I am always rooted…wherever I may be.
Wake Up, Human 011: We Are All Indigenous

In this episode I narrate one of my own written works, a piece entitled, “We Are All Indigenous.” I humbly offer this story as a contribution to the important conversation in this country about healing the wounds of the peoples of this land, both those who have been historically oppressed and those who are descended from the oppressors—and everyone in between.
You can’t own me: a lesson I learned from water.

In this piece I share my ritual of water and some of the lessons it has taught me…about the commons of life, the collective thirst, and the curious habits of cats.
Wake Up, Human 010: Everyone is an Artist

I talk with artist and teacher Denise Kester about the fundamental power of creativity. We’ll explore creativity as a doorway to the unconscious, the relationship between creativity and dreaming, and the notion that creativity is not a luxury, but an essential need of the human being.
The Wake Up, Human Podcast is Alive!

I’m pleased to announce the inaugural episode of the Wake Up, Human podcast. Like the WUH project itself, the podcast is dedicated to reawakening the essential powers of the human being.