Welcome to the second season of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast with an episode interviewing The Forest People. In 2022, I’m going to continue bringing you interviews with interesting folks doing awesome things in the world. My focus will still be mainly on Northern California with some forays out into the wide world. In addition, I’m…
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Season Two is coming out tomorrow! I’m so excited to release more episodes of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast. It’s been such a fun journey to collaborate with some many amazing people to bring you some fabulous content about how humans can thrive in diverse ways. In Season one we got to look at artists, farmers,…
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In “Nature As Muse” on “The Positive Fantastic” podcast, I discuss with musical guest Alice Dimicele about her lifetime of letting song have its way with her. She shares about her singer-songwriter journey and the many albums she’s released along the way. With Nature as her muse, several of Alice’s original songs are featured in…
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Near the Headwaters of the Russian River watershed, Frey Family Vineyards is growing organic and biodynamic grapes to be made into wine. The Frey Vineyards family has been tending over a thousand acres of land in the heart of Mendocino County. For my final episode of Season 1 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast, I interviewed…
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I’m absolutely in love with fermentation and I hope by the end of the episode about Sonoma Enlivened, you will be too. As someone who grew up familiar with the S.A.D. “Standard American Diet,” I fully embraced fermentation when I came of age and started to marvel at all the delicious, nutritious, and traditional cultures…
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“Regeneration with Hugels” is a subject near and dear to my heart. In this special Fall Equinox edition of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast, I interview integrated cannabis and vegetable farmer Josh Khankhanian about using hugelkultur in regenerative agriculture. Josh has that twinkle in his eye when he talks about his farm and gardens. In all…
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I teamed up with my yoga teacher, Tirza Dawn, to share about the more esoteric practices of yoga in “This Is Yoga,” episode 21 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast. I came to yoga as a teenager, but was always very shy about practicing because I am more intellectually intelligent than kinesthetically able-bodied. As a fully…
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Episode 20 of “The Positive Fantastic” is all about Heart Synchrony! Dorothy Mandel conducted her PhD research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Her dissertation explored how we are connected through our hearts. In this episode Dorothy shares with me what she discovered on her academic journey and the implications for how we can all…
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We’re cruising into episode 19 of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast with Earth Stewardship on our hearts and minds. I arrived at Abuela Gardens and marveled that this conscious community and educational center is actually a very short distance from my own home as the crow flies. Enjoying the connection of being backyard neighbors, I walked the…
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The Ceres Community Project exists at the intersection of food rights and youth empowerment. This 18th episode of “The Positive Fantastic” podcast explores how this amazing non-profit org has been structured to create a sustainable model in support of healthy community. Through volunteering activism, nourishing meals, and education about nutrition and gardening, episode 18 hits…
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