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On October 7, 2023 Dan woke up to a regular Sabbath in his hometown, Bet Shemesh. It turned out to be something very different than a 'regular' Sabbath!
In podcast episode # 76 my good friend Dan Weiss talks about the war in Israel.
Dan and I met in Big Sur 30 (or so) years ago. We have stayed in touch ever since. I am proud of my friendship with Dan.
This episode is published close to the anniversary of the massacre on Nov 7th, 2024.
Today is also close to Rosh Hashanah (October 3-4), a holiday commemorating the “Head of the Year,” marking the beginning of the Jewish calendar.
Dan and I speak of some places where we get thoughtful analysis and news:
Times of Israel
For Heaven's Sake
Call Me Back
Dexter Filkins on the Honestly Podcast
Mordechai Kedar
The Daily Briefing
Thank you for listening!
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Remarkable that we found this file just at this time! In it John tells us about his Big Sur life and, towards the end, he speaks of his pilot for a beautiful movie he was dreaming of making with the sign language as the main protagonist...
This also just in time for our memorial service/gathering on Wednesday, September 25. Please let us know you are coming here!
Check out the previous episode with John.
Folks mentioned by John are, among others:
David Lindley
Kay Short
Chicken Richard
Margaret Owings
Leon Panetta (the CIA spy!)
Mike Mahoney
Jeff Norman
Rosalia
Ramon
Mel Kelm
The story of Neil Young...
Chris Robinson
Rick Rosas
Carl Hartman...and many others...Support the show
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Stephen D. Edington, a Unitarian Universalist minister, discusses his personal journey and the influence of Jack Kerouac on his spiritual beliefs.
Good links:
Register for the event on August 30 at the Henry Miller Library
Lowell Celebrates Kerouac
Unitarian Universalist Faith
Books by Steve Edington
Summary
Stephen D Edington, a Unitarian Universalist minister, discusses his personal journey and the influence of Jack Kerouac on his spiritual beliefs. He shares how he transitioned from a conservative Baptist upbringing to a more liberal interpretation of Christianity and eventually found his place in the Unitarian Universalist faith.
Steve explains his belief in a higher power and the importance of self-discovery in his spiritual journey. He also discusses his involvement in the Lowell Celebrates Kerouac festival and the continued interest in Kerouac's writings among different generations.
Jack Kerouac was a complex figure who embodied multiple identities and roles. He was seen as an intellectual, spiritual, romantic, and cultural icon. While he was not overtly political, he had revolutionary and messianic qualities.
Kerouac was both an intellectual and an athlete, excelling in academics and sports. His driving force was his duty to write, which he considered his purpose on Earth. He sought recognition as a major American writer and inspired others to pursue their own creative journeys. Kerouac's life ended tragically, but his writing continues to inspire and resonate with readers.Sound Bites!
"I was raised in a pretty conservative Baptist church in southern West Virginia.""I believe there is some reality or some power that is greater than myself.""I've always felt like I've been on some kind of a journey of discovery throughout my life.""He's an intellectual, he is spiritual, he is romantic.""He might have blanched a little bit at political.""He was both intellectual and athlete."
Below is the Kerouac presentation/sermon Steve Edington will be presenting at the Palo Alto Unitarian Universalist Church on the 25th of August.
Why Jack Kerouac MattersIn 1988 I came to Nashua, New Hampshire to begin what turned out to be a 24 year ministry with the Unitarian Universalist Church there. One of my colleagues in our district ministers’ chapter was your minister, Amy Morgenstern, who was serving a congregation in Vermont. She eventually made her way westward here to Palo Alto, and I stayed in New England. We’ve kept up our friendship over the years.
One of our points of connection was and is our affinity for some of the Beat Generation writers; and, for me, Jack Kerouac in particular. I don’t think Amy became the “Kero—wacko” that I have become, but we have a shared interest in the writer. She’s been very kind and generous in having me here to speak at some
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Speaking with Patrick Brown of the Breakthrough Institute about wildfire mitigation, fuel reduction, science and its malcontents, and much more.
LINKS:
Forget Adapting to Climate Change, We Must First Adapt to the Climate We HaveThe Social Feedback Loops That Constrain Climate Science
When Science Journals Become Activists
Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center, San Jose Univ.
Forget Adapting to Climate Change
An Ecomodernist ManifestoSupport the show
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Good links:
Don Usner's website
Big Creek Reserve
Ken Norris
In The Rough Land To The South
If you don't have a copy of The Natural History of Big Sur please stop in at the Henry Miller Library we try to always keep it in stock!
Some of the people mentioned:
Linus Pauling
Lucille Packard
The Harlan Family
Alisa Fineman
Sam, Frank and Walter Trotter
Steve Harper
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A history and insight into the life of a monk and the history of the New Camaldoli Hermitage courtesy author, gardener and mother of four, Paula Huston.
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The Hermits of Big Sur Website
The Books by Paula Huston
Music of Silence: A Sacred Journey through the Hours of the DaySupport the show
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In 1984 Sharen came to Big Sur and since then she has been proving Big Sur with excellent healthcare. It was an honor for me to speak with her.
Please email with any questions, suggestions etc.
Thanks for listening!
BIG SUR HEALTH CENTERSupport the show
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New Title by Elizabeth Weiss:
On the Warpath: My Battles With Indians, Pretendians, and Woke Warriors.
Previous podcast episode with Elizabeth Weiss
Elizabeth at the Heterodox Academy
Recent article in the NY Post
Magnus reached out to the faculty at Anthropology Dept. and received no response or a response saying "I decline" with a referral to the "University Media Dept." who said "the university is unable to comment at this time."
Read: Indigenous Activists Are Targeting My Research. My Own University Is Helping Them
Read: https://www.nas.org/academic-questions/36/4/stanford-academic-freedom-conference
Read: https://historyreclaimed.co.uk/repatriation-of-artefacts-a-recipe-for-disaster/
Read: There’s no such thing as a nonbinary skeleton
Watch: Combatting Cancel Culture
Watch: https://historyreclaimed.co.uk/webinar-indigenous-slavery-in-america-and-america/
Read: Anthropology prof loses Twitter account after woke pushback>>>>>>>>>>>>
Here are links to some papers of interest in the context:
Homeschooling: A Tool Against Indoctrination, by Elizabeth Weiss
Statement on Human Remains
Open Letter to University Press of Florida
An Open Letter to the SAA President, Board of Directors and Executive Director
Review of Jennifer Raff's, A Genetic History of the Americas
Elizabeth Weiss' Response regarding a photo with a skullSupport the show
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Breakfast at Deetjen's with Shelley Newell
(episode is unexpurgated and approved by the authority)
I so thoroughly enjoyed this episode! Her ability to recall so many characters and stories through the years in such vivid detail was incredible. I loved hearing all of the background sounds over breakfast at Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn! / Stephanie Ann Riggs
Places etc.:
Mennonites
Darwin
The Big Share
Sorta Gorda
Nepenthe
River Inn
The Thought Dial by Sydney Omarr
Sandy Ingerman 'Medicine for The Earth
The Way of The Shaman by Michael Harner
The Stone House
People:
Norman Stonecrow
Jaime Morton
Jaime DeAngulo
Crazy RichardSupport the show
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We lost Iguana John Thursday morning, May 23.
He died from heart failure at the Community Hospital.
John was born John Carlin in January of 1956. Many of us here in Big Sur have been touched by John. He did indeed have an Iguana on his shoulder for many years. Both his parents were deaf so John signed fluent ALS (American sign language). He lived for many years at Kay Shorts house in Coastlands, he also lived on Pfeiffer Ridge and for the past several years he was the caretaker at the Henry Miller Library. Seeing him sign with deaf guests at the library is unforgettable. He came to life with the love of 'speaking' in the way he knew so well. We love John and we miss him.
John leaves behind his sister Sheryl Pierce, his brother Paul Carlin, and his niece Nicole Burnett.
At the time of writing this there's no plan yet for a memorial gathering. If and when that happens it will be announced on Big Sur local social media sites.
The audio you hear is John and Magnus driving to the hospital at a previous occasion./Magnus
PS.
John lived in his van for the past 12 years or so. He was a war veteran, a short stint in Vietnam. He had little Buddha’s and prayer flags placed inside his van in several places. He thought of a spiritual realm through the teachings of the Buddha.
Portrait of John by Dan BernSupport the show
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Some of the people and places we touch on:
Jeff Norman
Peter Cummings
Gary Breschini
Trudy Haversat
Terry Jones
Alfred Kroeber
J.P. Harrington
The Rat Creek Fire
Fort Hunter Liggett
Butterflies in Big Sur
Big Sur Watersheds Fair
Watershed as an idea/concept
CB-handles:
The Green Pea
The Hook
Red Tail
Sticky Wicket
Big Sur thirty years from now
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Where to find the best weather forecast and why it is always right.
What about the Big Sur weather?
Will we survive the upcoming weather?
Plus many more questions answered by:
Author and Earth Scientist William Selby!
www.rediscoveringthegoldenstate.com>>>>>>>>>>
National Weather Service
Bjorn LomborgSupport the show
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Easterine Kire
Nagaland
Sky is My Father by Easterine Kire
Naga Voices from the War, a presentation by Easterine Kire
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Early impressions of Nagaland / short video
Talking to you from a rooftop in Viswema / short video
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Languages disappearing
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Writers we mention:
Chinua Achebe, Nigeria
Ngugi wa Thiongo, Nigeria
Amos Tutuola, Nigeria (YORUBA)
Hugh MacLennan, Canada
Sigrid Undset, Norway
Karin Fossum, Norway
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An unusual episode recorded in Dibrugarh, Shiyong and Mokokchung. Town and villages in NE India.
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Kerri Frangioso / Rizzo Lab.
Kerri Frangioso / UC Davis
Plant Pathology / Davis
Sudden Oak Death Task Force
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The Jade Festival
Big Creek Reserve
White Stag
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Sudden Oak Blitz, April 29th
Essalen TribeSoberanes Fire
Telephone Landline
Satellite
the ‘Hoist’
280 plots!
Prudoe Bay
Costa Rica
Food supplies
Fire prevention
Gardening
Water and gravity
Pampas
Invasive Species
LUP
Madrones excude sap and its yummy!
Peacocks!
Santa Lucia Fir
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I have Magnus Norell and Ricki Neuman, both from Sweden, with me for this episode. We are talking about what is going on in Israel and Gaza.
Magnus Norell
Ricki Neuman
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I mention:
Raja Shehadeh.
Yossi Klein Halevi
(We carry titles by both Shehadeh and Halevi at the Library)
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A conversation with the author Chad Hanson, PhD
The short musical intro is: CANYON live at Nepenthe’s Halloween Bal Masqué 2002.
Important links for further information:
The John Muir Project
Big Sur Fire
Fire Adapted Big Sur
Fire in Paradise, PBS, FrontlineSupport the show
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To Mom & Pop, who brought me up to believe I could become anything.
I don’t think they meant a snake biologist. But here we are... / E. Taylor
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A conversation with Dr Emily Taylor about snakes and her upcoming book:
California Snakes & How To Find Them.
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Professor of Biological Sciences
Interim Associate Dean, Bailey College of Science and Mathematics
Director, Physiological Ecology of Reptiles Laboratory
www.EmilyTaylorScience.com
How to be a HerpetologistSupport the show
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Sam Goldeen lived for many years on Partington Ridge in Big Sur. He loved it here and "A Big Sur Podcast" is proud of having his voice be part of what we have to share!
Sam's obituary in the Pine Cone.Support the show
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A conversation with Andrew Schelling and Mary Kerr.
Please make a Reservation for the event on February 24
LINKS:
The recorded Indian Tales from KPFA
Jaime DeAngulo
Franz Boas
Alfred Kroeber
Carl Jung
Mabel Dodge Luhan
Yanko Varda
Edward Sapir
Music clip: KÁRUK "LUCK SONG" - Brian Tripp, Káruk ArtistSupport the show
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