The Quotidian - The Magic of Everyday Creativity: Recent Episodes
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The Quotidian explores how we navigate the intersection of creativity and everyday life from a depth psychological perspective.
We speak to individuals about how they employ creative energy to make meaning and sense in their lives, and how, through creative work, imagination, and play, the common life becomes uncommonly profound.
Hosted by Bradley Denis, and produced by Carolina Commons dot Org.
Arupa Tesolin learned from an early age how her creative and intuitive powers deeply affected the way she was able to be in the world. With powerful experiences of integrated somatic and intuitive presence as her guide, she has written books and even created software to help afford others the experience of these innate creative gifts, which she believes (as do all of us here at the quotidian) are our natural birthright.
Arupa is the creator of Intuita Mindware, and she's one of the leading voices for intuition in business today. She is an insightful and articulate, well-published author, consultant, speaker, and facilitator. She wrote the book Ting! The Surprising Power of Intuition to Transform Work & Innovate, is a story that explores the relationship between authenticity and intuition.
Her lifelong passion for the creative process led to a personal quest to find an explanation that better reflects the true nature of our relationship with the creative universe.
This episode is sponsored by Chocolate Debonaires: The Sophisticated Doughnut Experience, and by Carolina Commons Creative, a catalyst for creative thinking and transformational development, and our parent company. Check us out at carolinacommons.org
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The followup from part 1. . .To support the work we do here at the Quotidian and Carolina Commons, you can Like, Subscribe, comment, and share. You can also become an official Quotidiot by joining our Patreon campaign to receive gifts, unique content, and the chance to be on the show.Thank you, as ever for being here and joining in the conversation.Theme MusicThe Colours of ChlöeWritten & Performed by Eberhard WeberUsed by arrangement with ECM RecordsIncidental music from Epidemic SoundCopyright ©2023 www.carolinacommons.org
The continuation of our conversation with Ethan Kobayashi-Hsieh, talking about theater, meaning making, and presence.
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The Colours of Chlöe
Written & Performed by Eberhard Weber
Used by arrangement with ECM Records
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound
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This week I'm speaking with the theater performer, director and teacher Ethan Kobayashi-Hsieh. Ethan is the creator of TIAMAT, which stands for The Integrative Approach and Methodology of Active Transformation. Put succinctly, Ethan's work uses theater as the means for practitioners to create an embodied, multi-perspectival awareness of themselves as applies to a robust search for meaning and purpose.
I first encountered his work through the podcast of cognitive scientist and professor John Vervaeke. I immediately saw parallels to my own theories about theater as a pathway toward individuation: Jung's term for the process of intense self discovery and meaning making. Both Ethan and John's work has proven inspirational and I reached out to Ethan and began a conversation.
This led to our recording what you're about to see which lasted nearly two hours. I'm breaking the episode in two for ease of digestion. We get in to the nuts and bolts of how theater is uniquely suited as an ecology of practice and it's immediacy of effect. Ethan also explores deeper aspects of his work as relates to Vervaeke's theories of meaning making.
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I'm thrilled to have had this conversation, and look forward to more. If you like what you're seeing and hearing, let us know.
Thanks for being here, and please enjoy this dialogue with the hyper intelligent, ebullient and effervescent Ethan Kobayashi-Hsieh.
- Theme Music
- The Colours of Chlöe
- Written & Performed by Eberhard Weber
- Used by arrangement with ECM Records
- Incidental music from Epidemic Sound
- Copyright ©2023 www.carolinacommons.org
My guest today is the executive coach, Mike Hanas. Before his career in leadership coaching, Mike was the head of school at the Carolina Friends School in Durham, NC, the San Franscisco Friends School, and has thrived in education since 1985. He received his masters in Administration, planning and social policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and most recently earned his certification at the Berkely Executive Coaching Institute.
Mike began his coaching practice, Furthering Leadership in 2018, emphasizing conflict resolution and consilience in his work with individuals and teams.
As the Quotidian Podcast begins to turn toward the learning, coaching, and leadership space, I was particularly curious to hear Mike's thoughts on post-covid leadership trends, how Quaker pedagogy intersects with his practice, and what is both most needed and requested from his clients. We spoke about those topics, as well as what Mike's work has in common with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters.
Mike is a thoughtful, earnest, and compassionate leader to whom I look as an example of holding space for meaningful and inclusive cultural transformation.
The Quotidian Podcast is produced by Carolina Commons whose mission is to help individuals, teams, and communities engage their creative energies for personal and professional growth. To learn more about how we can help you and your organization, visit www.carolinacommons.org.
Dr Mary Antonia Wood is a scholar of archetypal depth psychology and the author of the new book, The Archetypal Artist: Reimagining Creativity and the Call to Create. Her work and focus are among the principal resources I claim as inspiring this show and the topics I curate here, namely a reinvigoration of meaning through the creative process.
Dr Wood is the chair of the Depth Psychology and Creativity program at the Pacifica Graduate Institute, and an accomplished visual artist whose work draws deeply from both the surrealist bricolage movement as well as the feminist symbolism of seminal painters such as O'keefe and Cornell. Her work reflects a deep interest in the eternal mysteries of existence. She has said of her work, ". . . it is an act of discovery a journey through mystery, legend, and myth. It is a sort of spiritual archaeology, which eventually leads to the barest elements, the hidden essence within." She is an encyclopedia of creative philosophy and reference, whose breadth of knowledge continues to astound me at every turn.
We spoke about the shamanic origins of human creativity, the role of the artist in the growing social and political space, and her middle name and the power she derives from her Hispanic heritage.
You can find out more from her creative coaching website, Talisman Mentoring.
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Theme Music
The Colours of Chlöe
Written & Performed by Eberhard Weber
Used by arrangement with ECM Records
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound
Copyright ©2021 www.carolinacommons.org
This week inaugurates the series: Love and Work, focusing on the interplay of relationships and creativity.
I met Grace in the Fall of 2020 as we both began work in our graduate studies at the Pacifica Graduate Institute. Her then-fiancee, now husband! Elliott joined another cohort at the same school, diving into the world of archetypal depth psychology–the psychology of the unconscious–to add to their already enormous breadth of knowledge of the human psyche and spirit through the lens of comedy.
Both Grace and Elliott are well known to the YouTube community, having been content generators for over a decade. In Grace's case, for 15 years in such groundbreaking offerings as My Damn Channel & Daily Grace.
They are comedians as well as extremely observant, deep thinkers, and it was only natural that two people with such incredible talent would fall madly in love.
We spoke about their history together, about the dangers of social media in an age of anxiety, and how these tools can be used to transform, rather than simply amuse, entertain, and edify.
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The Colours of Chlöe
Written & Performed by Eberhard Weber
Used by arrangement with ECM Records
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound
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- I'm pleased to bring to the show the deep thinking of an artist I admire whose work continues to intrigue and challenge me.
- Daniel Domig's work infiltrates the unconscious with alarming precision and emotional intensity. He contends with the insta-image and digital marketplace of immediatism that floods modern consciousness. His is a process-based art form exploring human connection, among other things. We spoke about these connections, the loss of poetry as a means of expression of the soul, and how paintings provide us hospitality. His art invites the viewer to linger and listen to the sounds of our own inner voices in dialogue with his images.
- Daniel studied Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria, where he currently lives with his family. He has exhibited widely in both Europe and North America over the past two decades and is currently shown in Sydney, Edinburgh, and New York among other locations.
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Theme Music
The Colours of Chlöe
Written & Performed by Eberhard Weber
Used by arrangement with ECM Records
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound
Copyright ©2021 www.carolinacommons.org
- Welcome back to the Quotidian Podcast. I'm Bradley Denis
- In the world of astrology, the name Richard Tarnas is well known. His book Cosmos & Psyche broke ground in establishing a hybrid of Jungian archetypal psychology and a contemporary version of astrology that includes rather than repudiates modernity.
- Perhaps less well known, but certainly formidable in her range and scope of knowledge is his daughter, Becca Tarnas.
- Becca is a scholar, artist, and counseling astrologer, and an editor of Archai: The Journal of Archetypal Cosmology. She received her PhD in Philosophy and Religion at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco. Her dissertation is titled The Back of Beyond: The Red Books of C.G. Jung and J.R.R. Tolkien. She teaches at both Pacifica Graduate Institute and CIIS, as well as several other online education platforms, and has published one book thus far, titled Journey to the Imaginal Realm: A Reader’s Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
- We spoke about the intersections of creativity in her work as an archetypal astrologer, how astrology positively impacts the world today, and what astrology holds for both the skeptical mind and the believer alike.
Dr. Tarnas' both, featured on www.astrologyhub.com later this month. Stay tuned to that address for more details.
- This podcast is sponsored by Carolina Commons, which teaches individuals, teams, and communities how to stay connected to their creative powers, and to use these energies to transform themselves and the world. A majority of our work is focused on helping young people recapture their attention and connect to meaning in an increasingly distracted world.
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- The Colours of Chlöe
- Written & Performed by Eberhard Weber
- Used by arrangement with ECM Records
- Incidental music from Epidemic Sound
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This episode is a special one for me, and longer than usual. I'm speaking with the multidisciplinary writer, Adam Sobsey , author of Bull City Summer, a collaborative documentary project about minor-league baseball, which evolved out Sobsey's nearly five years covering the Durham Bulls for the Independent Weekly, as well as a biography of rock music legend Chrissy Hynde, which Pop Matters called "gloriously comprehensive. . ." and " a noble effort and a satisfying read."
He's written about sports and culture for The Paris Review, for Grantland, for Town & Country. He's won several awards for his playwriting and the grand prize for arts criticism from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.
What makes this conversation special for me is that Adam was one of my closest childhood friends, and we've stayed in touch since we first met in the late Seventies.
This is a particularly candid episode, as we recorded on Adam's front porch in downtown Durham, which displays itself in the background of our conversation in vivid voice. We spoke about how creativity expresses itself, inherited generational trauma, the innate gifts of creativity vs. the hard won gains of effort and study, and the similarities between writing and drumming.
Learn more about Adam's work at www.sobsey.com
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- The Colours of Chlöe
- Written & Performed by Eberhard Weber
- Used by arrangement with ECM Records
- Incidental music from Epidemic Sound
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- WORLD PREMIER SNEAK PEAK!
Acapella hip-hop guru, a baritone with a conscience, and enough funk for anyone's trunk, Kid Beyond represents a unique foray into popular music's over-saturated landscape. A deeply thoughtful artist who is equal parts nutty professor and lyrical magician, Kid uses his immense talent and gracious spirit in service to individuals and communities whose voices need amplification and platforming. And he does it with a scorching brew of bluesy alt-rock and future bass electro. Like the White Stripes meets James Blake, Zepplelin meets Yeezus, it's visceral heart-warrior music for turbulent times, fueled by Kid's soul-shouter pipes, his deep roots as a Buddhist teacher and activist, and his virtuosic band of electro-funk shamans. * We spoke about his love of puzzles and involvement in the international puzzle community, how his intellectual and spiritual pursuits combine into a service-oriented creative practice, and his evolving strategy for solving the daily Wordle. * Kid also shares with us a sample of his upcoming single, SUFFRAGIST, streaming on all platforms by mid-July, in support of women's reproductive freedom.
Thank you, as ever, for your presence here. For more information about this project and how you can participate, go to www.thequotidianpod.com and learn more about how to invite more creativity into your daily life.
Links mentioned in the show: * http://kidbeyond.com/
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My guest this week, Dr. Peter Rojcewicz has intrigued me since I first encountered his expansive views on creativity and the the poetic voice during a lecture I attended at the Pacifica Graduate Institute. I had the occasion to visit the beautiful campus outside Santa Barbara and we sat down to talk further about those topics, and how depth psychology holds key ingredients for a transformative change of culture and perspecitve.
Dr. Rojcewicz is a higher education administrator and professor, folklorist, and poet, and is currently Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Pacifica Graduate Institute.
Trained in folklore and folk life, English and American literature, and depth psychology, he is an authority on archetypal images and symbols. He has taught the humanities, fairy tales, myths, comparative religions and folk belief systems at several universities, as well as at the C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology, New York.
Thank you as ever for being here with us, and joining in the conversation. You can learn more about this project and how you can participate, at www.carolinacommons.org.
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Used by arrangement with ECM Records
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound
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Nor Hall is a legend in the depth and archetypal psychology world. She's a writer and researcher whose books include, The Moon and the virgin; Images of the Archtypal feminine; These Women, and Irons in the Fire.
She was a psychotherapist in private practice and is a theatre-collaborator. who has worked with Pantheatre's Myth & Theatre Festivals in (Paris), and with Archipelago Theatre (Chapel Hill) where I had the distinct privilege of helping bring some of her writing to life, in the film, NORTH: A love letter, directed by her longtime collaborator, Ellen Hemphill.
Hall lives with her family in the Twin Cities and on Bailey Island, Maine.
We spoke about her ideas around creativity in and out of the pandemic, about her earliest creative inspirations, and about the biological mysteries of women's aging.
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Theme Music
The Colours of Chlöe
Written & Performed by Eberhard Weber
Used by arrangement with ECM Records
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound
Copyright ©2022 www.carolinacommons.org
Dr. Brian Brander is the head of school of the Hill Center for Learning in Durham, North Carolina, which focuses on developing and nurturing children with diverse learning needs.
I have been particularly inspired and impressed with results I've seen firsthand, both in students I have taught who have attended Hill Center, as well as members of my own family who have thrived as a result of Hill's unique style and singular dedication to the whole child.
Dr Brander received his doctorate of education from North Carolina State University, and holds a degree in social work as well.
We spoke about what makes a good teacher, about creative approaches to teaching and learning, and how many of the societal issues we face today could be alleviated by a more widespread use of even a few of the techniques employed at the hill learning center.
The Quotidian is sponsored in part by Carolina Commons LLC and is hosted by Bradley Denis. To support the work we do here at the Quotidian and Carolina Commons, you can Like, Subscribe, comment, and share. You can also become an official Quotidiot by joining our Patreon campaign to receive gifts, unique content, and the chance to be on the show.Thank you, as ever for being here and joining in the conversation.
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The Colours of Chlöe
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Used by arrangement with ECM Records
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound
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Today I present my conversation with author and playwrite Scotto Moore. His new science fantasy novel BATTLE OF THE LINGUIST MAGES, a is available now, with a second novel due in next year. For fourteen years, he was an active playwright in Seattle, with major productions nearly every year during that time, and 45 short plays produced as well. He wrote book, lyrics, and music for the acappella sci-fi musical SILHOUETTE, which won the 2018 Gregory Falls Award for Outstanding New Play. He also wrote, directed and produced three seasons of the sci-fi/comedy web series THE COFFEE TABLE; and wrote and starred in the horror/comedy play H.P. LOVECRAFT: STAND-UP COMEDIAN!
We spoke about his new work and the inspiration he derives from other's creative output, the humbling process of submitting our art to others' critique, and why the most important inquiry today must be why we're not insisting on a massive redistribution of wealth.
The Quotidian is sponsored in part by Carolina Commons LLC and is hosted by Bradley Denis.To support the work we do here at the Quotidian and Carolina Commons, you can Like, Subscribe, comment, and share. You can also become an official Quotidiot by joining our Patreon campaign to receive gifts, unique content, and the chance to be on the show.Thank you, as ever for being here and joining in the conversation.
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The Colours of Chlöe
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Used by arrangement with ECM Records
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound
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On paper, Greg Hohn is a communications professor at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. But he is much more than that. Greg has been the director of Transactors Improv Company in Chapel Hill, NC since 1996, and has worked in professional theater for nearly forty years. He has taught at Duke University's theater studies department and has led aplied-improv programs for corporations, organizations, and a multitude of other academic institutions.
He has recently released the book, Putting Improv to Work: Spontaneous Performance for Professional and Personal Life. These are subjects near and dear to my personal and professional life, so it was a thrilling opportunity to speak with Greg about his work, about the book, and how defining our own metrics for success are among the most important things we should investigate.
The Quotidian is sponsored in part by Carolina Commons LLC and is hosted by Bradley Denis.
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The Colours of Chlöe
Written & Performed by Eberhard Weber
Used by arrangement with ECM Records
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound
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Darek Mazzone is a well known and loved centerpiece of Seattle culture, as a DJ at the famed KEXP studios where he has curated music from around the world for thirty years. Originally from Gdansk, Poland, Darek embodies the essence of immigrant power, determination, and originality, providing a host of creative services, giving voice to peoples and cultures from around the globe.
We spoke the day after Russia invaded Ukraine, and we talked about the power of music to afford consilience, connection, and empathy. He also told the story of how he came to move to Seattle, trusting the providence of an engine breakdown as the end of one road and the beginning of another.
You can find Darek participating in a number of transformative projects. His company Tashkent Park, assists organizations and communities with creative application of art and technology. He co-founded SAMA, which focuses on bringing sacred music and art to the Seattle area. And, of course, you can find him on any of the socials–but definintely check out his Insta: @darek_mazzone
He's a man of many talents and of deep humility. Please enjoy our conversation.
The Quotidian is sponsored in part by Carolina Commons LLC and is hosted by Bradley Denis.
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The Colours of Chlöe
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Used by arrangement with ECM Records
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound
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On this final episode of the Winter season, Bradley talks about where to start when looking for a way into creative innovations, or to get unstuck after some blockages. It's all about attention and presence.
We'll be taking a short break after this episode to focus on end of term matters for grad school. Join us for season two as Spring makes its way back to the Northern hemisphere. Until then, keep creating.
Mentions:
Deviate, by Beau Lotto
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Incidental music from Epidemic Sound
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MICHAEL MEADE, is a renowned storyteller, author, and scholar of mythology, anthropology, and psychology. He combines hypnotic storytelling, street-savvy perceptiveness, and spellbinding interpretations of ancient myths with a deep knowledge of cross-cultural rituals. He has an unusual ability to distill and synthesize these disciplines, tapping into ancestral sources of wisdom and connecting them to the stories we are living today.
He is the author of several books, including Awakening the Soul, The Genius Myth, and is the creator of the Living Myth Podcast.
As well as the founder of Mosaic Multicultural Foundation, a nonprofit network of artist, activists, and community builders that encourages greater understanding between diverse peoples.
He's a man after my own heart, in many ways. We spoke about how the pandemic has played a pivotal role in our lives as a rite of passage-the isolation and solitude of a coming of age ritual in many ways, and how Michael's rethinking of the meaning of the word Genius, can help us build ourselves and our communities back into forces for positive personal and global change.
This episode is sponsored by Carolina Commons who exist to help individuals, teams, and communities develop their creative voice and vision in order to help make sense and meaning in the world. Go to www.carolinacommons.org to learn more about how you can develop and enhance your creative capacities.
To say Stanley Hauerwas is a theologian dismisses a great deal of the substance that makes him one of the most sought after religious thinkers in the West. He describes himself as conservative, however this might only be applied in a religious context. His politics lean much more left of center than his Texas blue collar past and gravelly twang might imply.
Stanley has written or co-authored dozens of books and papers, among them his memoir, Hannah's Child, a beautiful and award-winning reflection on a life of metaphysical and theological passions in a herculean effort to discern Truth: for himself, for his students, and for the church.
We met at Stanley's home and enjoyed his amazing art collection as well as his two Siamese cats, Hope and Faith, who appear a few times during the conversation.
We spoke about why postmodern leanings which defer to personal identity obfuscates a deep search for the divine, the importance of friendship to cultivating a relationship to religio, and why imagination is essential for a true faith and relationship to something greater than ourselves.
This episode is sponsored by carolinacommons.org who exist to help individuals, teams, and communities develop their creative voice and vision in order to help make sense and meaning in the world. Go to www.carolinacommons.org to learn more about how you can develop and enhance your creative capacities.
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Used by arrangement with ECM Records
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound
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Siolo Thompson is a writer/illustrator living in the Pacific Northwest whose work reflects her love of nature, travel, magic, books, and food.
She is actively published by Llewellyn Worldwide and has also worked for McSweeny's as the Angry Doodler, Victoria’s Secret, Facebook, Astrology.com, and many others.
We talk about how seeing the world invigorates soul and creative work, and affords multiple perspectives on both inner and outer worlds. We also discuss archetypal imagery and the importance of intention in both creative life and everyday relevance realization. Chief among her latest pursuits is the creation of several stunning tarot decks. She shares some of her process of divination and living an intuitive live.
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Used by arrangement with ECM Records
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound
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This week, I recap the last year, give an overview of where we've been, and look ahead to what's to come. I give special significance toward offering a road map of purpose for this show, and invite the community that is beginning to gather to help stoke the fires. There is also a Seth Godin impression. Lots of music this episode. Enjoy.
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Performer, Emcee, and theater scholar Dave Crellin might be better known by his vaudvillian nom de guerre Armitage Shanks: the one time RingMaster of Seattle's Circus Contraption, and the front man for musical act Phinneas Gage.
We get into some really engaging territory regarding the role of performance in modern times, and the differences between hierarchical and rhizomatic structures within interpersonal work. Stay tuned here to find links to his upcoming website.
Literature mentioned:
The Emancipated Spectator, by Jacques Rancière
A Thousand Plateaus, by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari
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Incidental music from Epidemic Sound
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My conversation with Jeff Barney continues as we discuss alternative educations, the multiple ontologies of reality, and looking at life creatively. We continue examining epistemics, and he breaks down the perennial query, "What is the question that's not being asked?"
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Incidental music from EpidemicSound.com
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Jeff Barney is a scholar, a restaurateur, a husband and father, and the owner/principal behind the Saxapahaw General Store–a top notch eatery and community center. Jeff talks with Bradley about sensemaking, the rebirth of the commons, and the importance of education reform for the future of our society.
Topics and links:
Daniel Schmachtenberger & Zac Stein/ The Consilience Project
https://consilienceproject.org/
Rebel Wisdom:
https://rebelwisdom.co.uk/
Iain McGilchrist
https://channelmcgilchrist.com/
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Theme music:
The Colours of Chlöe
Written & Performed by Eberhard Weber
Used by Arrangement with ECM Records
Incidental music from EpidemicSound.com
This podcast is a production of www.carolinacommons.com
Recent Grammy nominee Pierce Freelon visits The Quotidian. We talk about the roles of creativity in leadership and in developing the future for ourselves and our children. You can find out more about Pierce and his multiplicity of accomplishments at www.piercefreelon.com
Theme Music: The Colours of Chlöe
Written and Performed by Eberhard Weber
Used by arrangement with ECM Records
Dr. Carol Burbank is an independent scholar, mentor and teacher specializing in archetypal, mythic and indigenous approaches to exploring the stories that shape our identities, experiences, expectations, performances, and roles. From the world of the arts, to leadership studies, organizational and social change movements. She has a Ph.D. from Northwestern University's Performance Studies Department, and MA in Creative Writing/English from Boston University.
We talked today about a number of things, among them her work with www.storyweaving.com, her background and interest in Hawaiian energetics, as well as the role of the personal narratives, theater, performative vulnerability, and drag queens.
Our theme music is written and performed by Eberhard Weber, and is used by arrangement with ECM Records.
Incidental music by Asyndeton & Chiasmus, and by agreement with Epidemic Sound.