Category: Podcast

Food As Medicine with Mary Sheila

Food As Medicine

Mary Sheila, nutritionist consultant, met with me to discuss the real changes possible when we see “Food as Medicine.” She has spent a lifetime acquiring knowledge about how to nourish our bodies with healing foods, and I was happy to visit her at her home to learn firsthand about her expertise.  In addition to sharing…
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Molly Hildenbrand, creator of Be Rooted Botanicals

Be Rooted Botanicals

For this season two celebration of 4/20, I’m shining the spotlight on CBDs with my friend Molly Hildenbrand’s business “Be Rooted Botanicals.” Being the creatrix of my own podcast, I get to decide when I’m going to release episodes. This is the second year in a row that I’m excited to add an extra special…
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Julia Green Barnyard Midwife

Barnyard Midwife

I came to visit Julia, the “Barnyard Midwife,” at her home once many years ago, and I was astounded by what I saw there. She had turned a rental property into a fully fledged farmstead. Such is her devotion to the craft that she made a farm happen even without her roots firmly planted. Since…
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Tamara Wilder Paleotechnics

Paleotechnics

Tamara Wilder started “Paleotechnics” to help us all return to our roots. Tamara teaches people the paleotechnologies that help distinguish us as human beings. She joined me for a podcast episode to explore her own role in the ancestral skills movement, and the ways she sees the movement evolving. She has been an instructor and…
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Yeshe Matriarchal Priestess

Matriarchal Gift Economy of the Ancient Future

For the Spring Equinox, I’m offering a special edition episode “Matriarchal Gift Economy of the Ancient Future” for “The Positive Fantastic” with Priestess Yeshe Matthews. Yeshe Matthews is a modern day witch, drawing on countless traditional witchy practices to uplift and support us all living our lives with the strength and conviction we need to…
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Got Goats Family

Got Goats?

Got Goats?

Robin Burnside in Big Sur on The Positive Fantastic

Feed The People

“Feed The People” is the third episode in season two of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast. My friend Robin Burnside is a woman who was devoted her life to culinary arts. Everywhere she goes, she leaves happy, nourished people in her wake. Join us as we take a dive into the deep waters of Robin’s abiding…
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Max Manchester drag king on The Positive Fantastic

The Art of Drag

Have you ever wondered about the art of drag and what it would be like to play with another gender expression? If so, Episode 4 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast, “The Art of Drag,” is the perfect listen for you! Kimber Holmes is a male impersonator, and I invited her to be…
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Lauren Sinnott Mural The Positive Fantastic

History Speaks in Art

“History Speaks in Art” is an episode interview with artist Lauren Sinnott about her recently finished Ukiah History Mural for “The Positive Fantastic” podcast. I travelled to the small coastal town of Point Arena to join the artist in her home, surrounded by countless works of her art, to discuss her latest and most impressive…
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Mushroom Cultivation Shiitake Logs on The Positive Fantastic

Mushroom Cultivation

Who wants to know about mushroom cultivation? I’m Mori Natura and in episode 2 of Season 2 of “The Positive Fantastic” Podcast, I discuss how you can grow your own shiitake mushrooms. Mushroom cultivation has been a passion project of mine, as I’ve grown my own shiitakes for over a dozen years, and I recently…
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