Spirit Talk Show - Bedtime Stories for Grown Ups

S7-EP20: Moonchild: Anthony Dyer on Combat Aviation, Loss of Identity, and Learning to Land After War

What happens after the uniform comes off? In this powerful episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle sits down with Anthony Dyer (@anthonyp_dyer)

S7-EP19: The Way Back to the Soul: Soreya James on Metamorphosis

She begins every gathering in silence. Then she sings before she speaks. And I keep thinking about that, because it tells you everything you need to know about how Soreya

S7-EP18: Luminous Theater: Xavier Nuez on the Alleys That Saved His Life

In 1987, Xavier Nuez walked into a job interview, was asked his name, and his brain snapped. Not metaphorically. His nervous system broke down in the chair, and he has ne

S7-EP17: Lee Ann Walling: The Salt and Light Express: Reinvention, Faith, and the Courage to Begin Again

What if the bravest chapter of your life begins after everyone assumes your story is already written? In this episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups,

S7-EP16: Kristan Swan on Heart Mapping, Self-Discovery, and Coming Home to Yourself

The goal is not to fix yourself. That one idea sits underneath everything Kristan Swan does. Most of what we are handed about self-work assumes something is broken and n

S7-EP15: The Rock by the River: Greg on God, Healing, and Hydrogen

He was not supposed to survive. His cardiologist told him his heart was like a Toyota Corolla towing a giant trailer — it was just going to burn out. He had been through

S7-EP14: A Family, Maybe: Lane Igoudin on the Love That Asks You to Give Everything to Something Not Yet Yours

There is a kind of love that asks you to give yourself completely to something that is not yet given to you. Foster parents know this love. It is patient in a way most lo

S7-EP13: Teri M. Brown: Stories Carried Across America

What happens when you stop waiting for “someday” and start living the story you’re meant to tell? In this luminous episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown

S7-EP12: Hiraeth: Elizabeth Bromstein and the Cabin She Found at the End of Her Own Story

There is a Welsh word — hiraeth — for the feeling of being homesick for a place you have never been. A longing so specific it sits in the chest. A sense, just around the

S7-EP11: What If the Root Goes Deeper: Beatty Carmichael on Healing the Part Medicine Can't Reach

He comes from seven generations of doctors. Surgeons, internists, healers of the body — a family that spent over a century learning how to fix what was broken. And somewh

S7-EP10: Cracked Open: Jon Paul Crimi on Breathwork, Matthew Perry, and Letting It Go

He walked into his first breathwork class and saw a sheepskin rug, crystals, and oils. He looked around and thought: what is this fresh hell that I have now stepped into?

S7-EP9: Rodney Phillips on Dissension, Conflict, and the Courage to Finish 37 Years Later

Some stories don't die. They wait. At 19 years old, Rodney Phillips began writing a novel about conflict — about how a single disagreement can fracture trust, unravel l

S7-EP8: The Underneath Place: Craig Meriwether on Hypnotherapy and Hidden Trauma

Most of what runs your life is not part of you. You would not recognize it if it bumped into you in the street. Underneath the version of you that picks out a t-shirt in

S7-EP7: Sarah Marshall: Burning Man, Impermanence, and the City That Disappears

What does it teach you when a city rises from nothing… and then vanishes on purpose? Doyle is joined by guest co-hosts Howie and Russ for a wide-ranging conversation wit

S7-EP6: Devorah Brinckerhoff on Trauma, Creativity, and the Healing Power of Soul Portraits

In this deeply moving episode of Spirit Talk Show, Doyle sits down with Devorah Brinckerhoff for a powerful conversation about grief, trauma, creativity, and the quiet co

S7-EP5: Opening the Box: Mike Balaban, 50,000 Photos, and the History He Didn't Know He Was Making

Mike Balaban didn't set out to be a historian. He was a closeted Wall Street banker who drove across America in 1978 with a dog-eared copy of the Bob Dameron guide, a yel

S7-EP4: The Tip of the Spear: Terrence Rotering on NORAD, Faith, and the War Nobody Sees

He spent four years at the Air Force Academy. Twenty years flying fighter aircraft. Fifteen years at NORAD, the command responsible for watching the skies over all of Nor

S7-EP3: Gerald Everett Jones on Writing, Hollywood, and Why Stories Matter More Than Fame

In this extended episode of Spirit Talk Show, Doyle sits down with award-winning author Gerald Everett Jones for a wide-ranging conversation about writing, publishing, Ho

S7-EP2: In the Room Where It Happened: Richard Sparks on Writing for Rowan Atkinson, Robin Williams, and the Golden Age of British Comedy

He was in the pub with Rowan Atkinson when John Cleese called. He watched Rick Mayal and Adrian Edmondson do their very first television appearance. He stood at the back

S7-EP1: Scott Miller & The Lost Sci-Fi Signal — A Radio Play Adventure | Season 7 Premiere

Every season begins with a spark. For the Season 7 premiere of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle welcomes a guest who feels perfectly at home in the