PODULA RASA

We discuss non-duality and the illusion of ego, true self, and non-self, with a little help from our virtual Google NotebookLM podcast friends. Are they a dream within a dream? Who is the author, who is the reader, who is the listener? Are we inside or outside the box? Is there a box? Get full access to ESCHORAMA at eschorama.substack.com/subscribe

In this brand new episode of Podula Rasa podcast, Dave and Jim discuss momentous changes in their lives. Get full access to ESCHORAMA at eschorama.substack.com/subscribe

What are vision quests and how can they help you? Dave talks about his vision quest experience in the early 1990's. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podula-rasa-podcast/support Get full access to ESCHORAMA at eschorama.substack.com/subscribe

In our September 2023 show, we share meditation updates, discuss recent music we've been diving into, and share two songs from the Thom Williams archives. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podula-rasa-podcast/support Get full access to ESCHORAMA at eschorama.substack.com/subscribe

Dave and Jim discuss some August news and sundry tidbits: Dave's new dog, a new chapter beginning in Vermont, Tim Horton's, and the exploitation of adjunct instructors. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podula-rasa-podcast/support Get full access to ESCHORAMA at eschorama.substack.com/subscribe

Jim and Dave share their reactions to Rick Rubin's new book: The Creative Act: A Way of Being. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podula-rasa-podcast/support Get full access to ESCHORAMA at eschorama.substack.com/subscribe

We celebrate Dave's recent teaching award and talk about recent reading highlights, meditation updates, music we've been listening to, and the memories they've triggered. Check out these links for content mentioned in this episode: Rick Rubin's book The Creative Act: A Way of Being and podcast interview with Roger McGuinn , The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa, The Apple TV seri...

Dave interviews Jim about the life of Frank Ford, an experimental writer and professor who died recently at age 90. They explore creative connections and teaching/mentor relationships between Frank, his student Thom Williams, and Jim, who was a student of both. To access a complete archive of Frank's writing, go to https://archive.org/details/frankbford Young Italian Girl Resting On Her Elbow-...

Dave reports on his recent family trip to Italy. Plus a special cameo from our biggest fan! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podula-rasa-podcast/support Get full access to ESCHORAMA at eschorama.substack.com/subscribe

Dave and Jim discuss the ominous implications of ChatGPT, then move on to Yogis, the Upanishads, Ralph Waldo Emerson's Journals, Dave's encounter with a Jerry Harrison/Adrian Belew live show, Jim's trance-inducing encounter with Shostakovitch's 4th symphony, and Dave's upcoming trip to Italy.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podula-rasa-podcast/support Get full ac...

In February's episode, Jim and Dave provide meditation updates, discuss  the Morning Pages journaling technique, Jim and Stacy's friend Tom Reed,  the Police, Talking Heads, Laurie Anderson, and Stevie Ray Vaughn among  others, more Aldus Huxley, and good reasons for quitting Twitter!  We  hope that you enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podula-rasa-podcast/su...

Dave and Jim do a post-mortem on Season 4 and talk about recent encounters in books and music, including Neil deGrasse Tyson, Aldous Huxley, Half Zaftig, Steely Dan, and Mahler. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podula-rasa-podcast/support Get full access to ESCHORAMA at eschorama.substack.com/subscribe

Dave and Jim catch up on summer developments. They discuss Dave's new house, Jim's meditation anxiety, Aldous Huxley, Meghan O'Gieblyn, Jethro Tull, and Gene Clark. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podula-rasa-podcast/support Get full access to ESCHORAMA at eschorama.substack.com/subscribe

Dave's daughter Leah joins us to read our astrological charts for evidence of why we became, and continue to be, friends. Read your own chart at cafe astrology .  Https://Astro.cafeastrology.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podula-rasa-podcast/support Get full access to ESCHORAMA at eschorama.substack.com/subscribe

After a hiatus, Dave and Jim launch a new format for Season 4. Listen to updates on their meditation practice and current events in their lives. Bonus links: InsightTimer is a meditation app we both use and like a lot. In the episode, you'll hear discussion of Astral Travel - Theta Binaural Beats , a one hour music meditation that sent Jim to some strange new places. Try it yourself! --- Support t...

Dave and his daughter Leah talk about music and life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podula-rasa-podcast/support Get full access to ESCHORAMA at eschorama.substack.com/subscribe

The twisting, untold story of the shoulda-been-a-hit song "Locusts in October," which Jim wrote during his musical partnership with Jim Morris as the band "JOE". What does any of this have to do with Lionel Richie, Thom Williams, Brian Eno, and the legal profession? Listen and find out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podula-rasa-podcast/support Get full access to...

Dave and Jim talk about getting older. At what point in life do you become "old"? Can you be young and old at the same time? Does getting older always have to be a bad thing? Does it bring wisdom? Is it possible to live in the present without worrying too much about the future? Join us for a free wheeling discussion. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podula-rasa-pod...

Dave, Jim & special guest / old bandmate Jim Morris discuss stories, dreams, and connections between our previous shows about Fear and Moving. Also included is the World Premier of the vintage track--"Clinging to the Noose" (words by Jim Esch,  music by Jim Morris)--from the band JOE's first tape, circa early 1980's.   --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podula-ra...

In todays offering, Jim and Dave discuss the topic of fear and meander all the way to Hamlet.  Dave weaves in a musical theme, a tribute to a musical giant.   Listener feedback welcomed!  Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podula-rasa-podcast/support Get full access to ESCHORAMA at eschorama.substack.com/subscribe

A conversation about the theme of "moving." What do we learn about ourselves, about our relation to lived experience and presence, when we move? Are we the same person on either side of the move? Dave and Jim swap stories about moves they've experienced over the years, along with  song interludes pertinent to the theme.  image by Michael Margulis --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotif...

Dave interviews Phil Charron, an early student of Thom's, only slightly later than Dave and Jim, revealing insights about Thom in his early teaching career.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podula-rasa-podcast/support Get full access to ESCHORAMA at eschorama.substack.com/subscribe

In her mid 20's, Jill Benedict quit writing. When Covid crashed into our lives, she clawed her way back to the creative path. Jill reads two stories for today's show. The first is about the shocking reawakening of the creative process. The second engages very honestly way with that looming pivot point we all must face, turning 30. You can follow Jill on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/write...

Dave and Jim talk with musician / songwriter John Grecia, a student of Thom Williams, about their songwriting collaboration and the rediscovery of a cache of songs they wrote back in the day. We discover the revelatory power of music, how it can speak to our contemporary moment, spanning years and bridging lives. The show includes the following Grecia/Williams demos:  She Danced January If Wishes...

Jim and Dave have an extended conversation about dreams, meditation, atman, Narcissus, the conservation of energy, entropy, transcendence, metaphysics, and the meaning and non-meaning of life.   --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podula-rasa-podcast/support Get full access to ESCHORAMA at eschorama.substack.com/subscribe