Episodes
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Writing it Down, the Evolution of Trent Zelazny
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Trent Zelazny is a Santa Fe fiction author and writer. In this hour-long podcast, Trent recounts his life as the son of a famous international writer and the attendant lifelong issues surrounding growing up in a dysfunctional family. Trent not only describes his journey and process as a writer but also shares as a man bent on surviving the emotional traumas of youth.
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Rosa Thompson-Viera - A Professional Cellist in Love with Her Work
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
The second of a series of interviews with some of the creative and energetic millenials of Minneapolis and St. Paul, this conversation reviews the musical performance journey of Ms. Rosa Thompson-Viera - a professional cellist now residing in St. Paul. Challenged like so many of us during the pandemic, Rosa has been able to stay active as a teacher/performer and student of the cello. Our conversation runs about 45 minutes.
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Zoe Prinds-Flash, In Frame
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
In this first in a series of interviews with millennial women of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Zoe Prinds-Flash shares her journey and workings as a professional photographer. As a serious photographer determined to thrive, her story is one of hope in this age of total chaos due to COVID-19. From selling lemonade as a kid to becoming a successful independent businesswoman, Zoe's professional and personal evolution has been one of collaboration and seeking mentorship as needed. In this 40 minute conversation, Zoe and I share a few tales and she recounts her life and business in Minneapolis. We - as all Americans except Iowans, Dakotans, Oklahomans, the Fox Nework, etc - zoomed from a safe distance in April of 2020.
To learn more, you can contact Zoe at Zoe Prinds-Flash Photography on Facebook or through her webpage http://www.zoeprindsflash.com/
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
The Avant-Garde Life and Musings of Jada Griffin
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
"It’s my belief that we have a poignant longing for deep and vivid communion with art. Where empathy, compassion, vision, imagination, and love exist, a communion that might be called holy." Jada Griffin
This initial hour-long conversation unearths the beginnings and a bit of the continual evolution of Santa Fe's Jada Griffin; a painter, writer, and dancer. Her life's journey continues to unfurl for the sake of art and community.
Jada would especially like to thank her friend, David Bentley - he the current President of Chose Local Media and publisher of the Portland Interview magazine. In the Spring of 2018, Jada published here a tribute of her late partner, Thomas Paul Augustine.
More samples of Jada's written and painted work and her contacts can be found on her webpage: https://avant-garde-art.com/
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Friday Oct 25, 2019
The way to get it done...or... it's worse without a nurse. Part 1.
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Friday Oct 25, 2019
In a brief review of her life's work, Sue shares in this Thinking it Through double episode how she was able to put the pieces together to create the first professional nursing program for the University of South Dakota and bring health professionals to previously unreachable Americans in that state. Her energies were also important in establishing a similar program at St. Cloud State University a couple of decades later. With intelligence, empathy and care, and plenty of political savvy, Sue's career in education and health care has made a significant impact on hundreds if not thousands of people of the northern plains.
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Becoming an Anthropologist in The Land of Enchantment
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Nancy Nelson is a native midwesterner who migrated to New Mexico and had a successful career as an anthropologist - in particular, working and teaching at the University of New Mexico and Wake Forest University. As she describes in this interview, her life included a number of incredible adventures leading to her eventual doctoral study of street vendors in Bogata, Colombia in the latter part of the 20th century.
Tuesday May 28, 2019
Stated clearly and making a difference, Roger Williams
Tuesday May 28, 2019
Tuesday May 28, 2019
Born in Cannon Falls some 82 years ago, Roger Williams became a servant of the state of Minnesota for some 32 years prior to retirement. Roger embodies the hard working, civic minded responsible state employee that has been dynamic and effective in improving the lives of others while seeking little recognition for his efforts.
If you've been camping in the state of Minnesota or enjoying the educational information found at state sites (historical, monuments, parks, etc.) in part you owe your comfort and experience to the hard work of people like Roger who carefully worked on making Minnesota outdoor sites - including Voyageurs National Park - accessible to all.
For the last 15 years of his career, Roger served as the Director of the Minnesota Office of Dispute Resolution. Under his guidance and creativity, he assembled an office dedicated to resolving disputes without litigation.
His skill in working and collaborating with highly diverse groups of people from all over the state during his career speaks to his unique talents and passions.
Saturday May 04, 2019
A Hawaiian Story with Leomi Bergknut
Saturday May 04, 2019
Saturday May 04, 2019
As a final episode in the Hawaiian series of podcasts, local Hawaiian Leomi Bergknut shares her connection to the Big Island and Hawaiian culture in this 55 minute podcast. Leomi's life has been one of cultural diversity and respect and a love of Hawaiian culture and people. Her life's story is more complicated than this mere 55 minutes, but her kind spirit is genuinely revealed.
Friday Jan 11, 2019
What is it I'm supposed to learn?
Friday Jan 11, 2019
Friday Jan 11, 2019
Catherine Southern is a multi-talented and reflective woman who has lived in Hawaii for the last 11 years or so. Her life story and mine intersected through her healing and gentle yoga class at Yoga Centered in Hilo.
Moving from place to place throughout her life while seeking to connect to her passions, Cat is sensitive to the impermanence of place and the importance of letting life unfurl in front of her.
She's the consummate healing yoga teacher, inviting all who are moving with her to listen to their bodies and breathe and savor each moment.