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A Big Sur Podcast

Magnus Toren, host

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Frequency: 1 episode/14d. Total Eps: 111

An ongoing conversation with people from near and far about Big Sur's past, present, and future. A Big Sur Podcast interprets 'community' to mean ALL people from around the world who are curious about, and who care about, the preservation and restoration of the wild and rural character of Big Sur. Stories are told by visitors and residents, plumbers and linesmen, musicians and authors, dancers and jugglers and others. Sometimes we drift (way) off-topic into the arts, sciences, personal stories, gossip, politics, philosophy, ornithology, Henry Miller, and our zeitgeist in general. We like that! If you are planning a visit to Big Sur and you listen to some of the folks on this Podcast talk about their love of the place your visit will probably be a lot more rewarding. Please email magnus@henrymiller.org with any comments, critique & suggestions. Music clips courtesy John Holm: https://www.discogs.com/artist/374084-John-Holm | Sound editing software by Hindenburg | Special thanks to Jim Agius for special support.Please support the podcast by making a donation to the Henry Miller Library, a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization. Thank you!

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# 103 God, Jack Kerouac and Steve Edington.

Season 1 · Episode 103

samedi 17 août 2024 • Duration 57:42

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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.

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"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 Matters

In 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

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# 102 We Choose to Reduce Wildfire Danger, Not Because It Is Natural But Because It Is Good

Season 1 · Episode 102

dimanche 4 août 2024 • Duration 01:20:54

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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 Have

The 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 Manifesto

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# 93 My Father Shot a Tiger: Talking about Nagaland with Easterine Kire

Season 1 · Episode 93

lundi 22 avril 2024 • Duration 01:24:02

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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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Thank you Easterine!

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# 6 Butch Kronlund, Executive Director of the Community Association of Big Sur (CABS)

Season 1 · Episode 2

dimanche 7 mars 2021 • Duration 01:20:20

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EMAIL US - hmlib@henrymiller.org with suggestions and comments.
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This episode is an interview from the series presented live at the Henry Miller Library in the past few years known as the Under The Persimmon Tree . Several other interviews from the series will be published here as we move along!

Butch is the Executive director of the Community Association of Big Sur. (CABS) He is here talking about his early childhood and upbringing, meeting Patte, his wife, arriving in Big Sur to build the foundations for the entire Post Ranch Inn, working with Mickey Muennig on several private homes, helping to build our new Health Center, and re-building the baths at Esalen! We also hear about how in more recent years Butch has helped to raise and distribute funds for people in need after floods and fires. Today Butch is working on many community issues including the Destination Management Plan for Big Sur.

Please email magnus@henrymiller.org with any comments, critique and/or suggestions. Thanks!

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# 2 (v1) Kenny Comello, a long time South Coast resident and the owner of Big Sur Jade Co.

Season 1 · Episode 1

samedi 6 mars 2021 • Duration 01:40:50

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NOTE: Kenny Comello (v2) is better and includes Chapter markers.
GO HERE

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Kenny Comello
At his home up Willow Creek on January 10, 2016

We touch on many things. Below some highlights.

Buck Eye Fire 1970
Garden, Fruit Trees, Naked Woman watering…
Manchester
Black Fir Mining Claim
Miguel Lopez
Hippie Patrol

Cruikshank 1888
Gold people started coming
150-300 people into Manchester / Last Chance Mine (hard rock mine).
Into the eighteen nineties…hundreds of mines.

Lockwood/Jolon 28
There’s nothing easy about gold…
Plaskett Family
Gorda
1955 meat hunter for convict labor
Every day worked = two off sentence

Pacific Valley School
Slide at Julia Pfeiffer
14 months no road…

Prudent Man concept for mining claims: 38:15

Ed Starck (sp)
Matt Glazby (sp)
Justin Barrett
Ryan Burke
Pink
Ed Singleton
Ernie Porter
Jerry Doyle

Jade - Big Sur Jade Co.
https://sites.google.com/site/hobbitmine/canyon-neighbors/blue-heaven

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# 92 How did it begin...did I meet "Headhunters?" Why, and how, did I travel up into these hills.

Season 1 · Episode 92

jeudi 11 avril 2024 • Duration 52:26

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An unusual episode recorded in Dibrugarh, Shiyong and Mokokchung. Town and villages in NE India.

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# 91 Listening to Whales breathe! A conversation with Kerri Frangioso, a scientist who does most of her research in the wild of Big Sur.

Season 1 · Episode 91

lundi 25 mars 2024 • Duration 02:05:40

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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 Tribe

Soberanes 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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# 90 Israel and Gaza. Perspectives on the war in Gaza from Sweden.

Season 1 · Episode 90

dimanche 17 mars 2024 • Duration 01:18:36

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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)
Sderot

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# 89 SMOKESCREEN | Debunking Wildfire Myths to Save Our Forests and Our Climate

Season 1

dimanche 10 mars 2024 • Duration 01:07:23

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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, Frontline

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# 88 California (& Big Sur) Snakes & How To Find Them

Season 1 · Episode 88

vendredi 23 février 2024 • Duration 01:05:08

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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 Herpetologist