Dream Chasers and Eccentrics

The Magical Life: a Guide to Building a World that Restores you, RD Ravenwood

R.D. Ravenwood is the author of The Magical Life: A Guide to Building a World That Restores You. He is a retired CIO and entrepreneur and brings a systems thinker's persp

Austin Galante, Making Movies, Making Music, and Creativity

Austin Galante is an independent filmmaker, director, actor, and cinematographer. He's directed four feature films including the cult hit "Sanguine Teeth on a Driftless R

Robot Gardener, a Short Story by Paul Trammell

Robot Gardener is a science-fiction short story, read by Paul Trammell, the author.  I publish a new short story on paultrammell.substack.com on the first of every mont

Sugar Coated, Dr. Marion Nestle, Healthy Food, Junk Food, and Food Politics

Dr. Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University, which she chaired from 1988-2003 and from

Maya Rupert, Politics, Race, Diversity, and Authenticity

Maya Rupert is a political strategist, social-justice leader, writer, and podcast host. In 2020, she was the campaign manager for Julián Castro's presidential campaign. S

Alexa, a Short Story

Alexa is a sci-fi / thriller short story by Paul Trammell, narrated by the author. The idea was inspired by a comment made by Tina Erwin in an earlier episode. I was aski

Pete Goss, the Rescue of Raphael Dinelli

Pete Goss is an explorer, adventurer, and sailor best known for his rescue of Raphael Dinelli in the 1996-1997 Vendee Globe race, for which he was awarded medals of honor

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Mark Astor, Navigating Mental Health and Addiction Crises in the Legal System

Mark Astor is a lawyer who leads a legal team dedicated to helping families in crisis due to mental health disorders, substance use, and failed recovery efforts. They dea

Robert Mitchell, Vietnam, a Spiritual Transformation, and Education Reform

In 1966, Robert Mitchell was drafted into the Vietnam War. He became a helicopter pilot and served until a crash sent him back to the USA, where he continued to serve as

Author John Bond, To the End of Reckoning

John Bond is an author, publishing consultant, former editor, former librarian, and lover of books who has been immersed in books and the expression of ideas for over 35

Rand Timmerman, A Spiritual Passage, Vietnam, Sobriety, and the Appalachian Trail

Rand Timmerman is the author of "A Spiritual Passage," a book about hiking the Appalachian Trail with his brother, both in their seventies. He also a Vietnam Veteran with

Sam Trammell, Making it as an Actor, remastered

This is a remastered version of episode 4, from 2023, when the podcast was new. It's such a great interview that I remastered it and republished it. Sam Trammell is not o

Margaret Bryden, Poetry in Therapy

Margaret Bryden is a licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, author, and founder of Sage Insight Therapy. She works with individuals and couples navigating anxiety, de

Native American Author David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Wisdom Corner

David Heska Wanbli Weiden is an award winning author, professor, and an enrolled citizen of the Sicangu Lakota nation. He received his MFA from the Institute of American

Antiauthoritarian Psychotherapy, Lincoln Stoller

Lincoln Stoller is a quantum physicist, neuropsychologist, hypnotherapist, clinical counselor, psychonaut, mountaineer, author, and educator. His approach to psychotherap

Past Lives and Forgiveness, Dr. Anthony Emmett, remastered

This is an episode I published in February of 2024, and it is so good that I remastered it to remove background noise and improve sound quality. Even if you listened to i

Anthony Horowitz, Author of A Deadly Episode

Anthony Horowitz is a British novelist and screenwriter who has written over fifty books. He started with children's books and first found success with the Alex Rider sei

Cornucopia, a Sci-Fi Short Story by Paul Trammell

Cornucopia is a short story about a mission to colonize another planet, written and narrated by Paul Trammell. Subscribe to paultrammell.substack.com to get a freee sho

Phyllis E Leavitt, a Spiritual Journey and America in Therapy

Phyllis E Leavitt graduated from Antioch University with a Masters' Degree in Psychology and Counseling in 1989. She co-directed a sexual abuse treatment program called P