Launched February 2024, the Wise Talkers Podcast is the home of six conversations from decades past when I was conducting live radio interviews.
In these episodes, which I am calling Legacy Editions, I re-purpose each original dialogue with a new introduction and epilogue to provide context to the previously recorded live interview. I provide some background on the guest and the interview, and discuss its relevance today.
In five of these episodes I am the interviewer, and in the other I am the guest.
Legacy Editions
The Timeless Wisdom of Gary Snyder
Featuring a 1979 interview with the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, on KVMR radio.
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: “On Death & Dying”…and Beyond
Featuring a 1981 interview with the famed death & dying pioneer, on KVMR radio.
Integrating Spirituality and Psychotherapy, with Dr. Ron Mann
Featuring a 1981 interview with the noted psychotherapist, on KVMR radio.
From the Emerald Triangle: Marijuana and Health – My 1996 Interview with Two Humboldt County Doctors
Featuring a 1996 interview with Dr. Bill Hunter and Dr. Mark Phelps, on KHUM radio.
The Serenity and Tumult of Swami Kriyananda – A Mid-Life Conversation with Yogananda’s Beloved Disciple
Featuring a 1981 interview on KVMR radio with the founder of Ananda Village.
Demystifying Meditation – in 1979!
This final Legacy Edition features a 1979 interview on KNCO in Grass Valley where I am the guest instead of the host!
All episodes are described and available for listening on the Episodes page. Each post there includes links to a full transcript of the show (available for all but one episode) and a Comments section, where your feedback is welcome and encouraged.
You can also listen to Wise Talkers on Apple, Spotify and many other podcast directories.
Future Plans
I intend to conduct new Wise Talkers interviews in the future, just when to be determined. As of now, in December 2024, most of my time is being devoted to a new business project I got involved with in September. I’ll update this site periodically to keep you up to date on future plans.
In the meantime, I invite you enjoy one or more of my Legacy Editions above. They are slowly but steadily gaining a growing listenership, especially the two episodes based on my interviews with Gary Snyder and Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Which is not surprising, given they are the most well-known of my interview guests.
And I’ll even say it: They are good interviews! Extremely interesting and even eloquent guests. The interviews were popular when I conducted them on live radio, circa 1980, and they are being appreciated now again as podcast episodes.
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