Magnus Toren, host

A Big Sur Podcast

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A Big Sur Podcast 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 gene...

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Magnus Toren, host

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#36 Driving the Abano Pass in Georgia 21.07.2022 1:17:02

Send us Fan Mail This episode is unusual. (best with headphones!) I have been traveling in Georgia for three weeks and I am now in a small town, Oni, close to the border between South Ossetia (many Georgians prefer calling it the Tskhinvali Region), Russia and Georgia. Earlier during my visit I drove the road from Akhmeta in Kakheti to Omalo in Tusheti over the notorious Abano pass . This episode...

#35 First Violin in the Big Sur Symphony: Edwin Huizinga 23.06.2022 1:24:48

Send us Fan Mail EMAIL US with any comments, suggestions or ideas! Thanks! >>>>>>>>>>>> Edwin Huizinga; friend, violin player, music teacher, performer and impresario! We sit in Emil's Canyon talking about Bach, Vivaldi, childhood, Suzuki method, sounding good, sounding bad, having fun, learning and making music a way of life. The piece that Edwin plays in...

#34 Jack Kerouac at 100! Big Sur at 60! With Steve Edington and Jerry Cimino 19.06.2022 51:57

Send us Fan Mail The 100th Birthday of Jack Kerouac calls us to invite Steve Edington, author of the forthcoming book THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JACK: Tracking Kerouac in My Life, and Jerry Cimino, creator and owner of the BEAT MUSEUM in San Francisco for a conversation! This year is also the 60th anniversary of the publication of Kerouac's Big Sur! We are previewing a couple of events coming up...

# 33 Novelist, Poet and Journalist Barbara Quick in a conversation with Magnus Torén 12.06.2022 53:13

Send us Fan Mail Please email us with any comments, suggestions, etc. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A conversation about writing, publishing, historical research and Barbara Quick's most recent novel What Disappears. (reserve your copy of the book for the event on July 3 at the Library). Barbara Quick Main Site Online Reserve your place at th...

# 32 Author and Artist Robin Lee Carlson. THE COLD CANYON FIRE JOURNALS 02.06.2022 57:11

Send us Fan Mail Please e-mail comments, suggestions. >>>>>>>>>>>> Reserve a spot for our book signing event with Robin on August 14, 2022. Thank you Robin Carlson for joining the podcast. A book about fire ecology, fire behavior and its impact on our ecology is always welcome. The more we all consider how to best live in harmony and balance with fire the better...

# 31 Letters to Emil Schnellock from Henry Miller. A conversation with Michael Paduano. 28.05.2022 1:34:27

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a great conversation about the creative process, the Rosy Crucifixion, Istanbul, Archival research, Black Spring, the art of letter writing and much more! Michael Paduano, who has been at the Library doing a remarkable job for the past 12 weeks, is a PhD student living in Paris. We are very grateful to him for his efforts on our behalf. We speak of a lot of things and a...

# 30 The BiGSuRCuS, Burning Man, Fire Dance, Belly Dance, Rosalia and Jessica! 20.05.2022 39:47

Send us Fan Mail For more about the BiGSuRCuS and how to engage them go here: https://www.bigsurcus.com/ Ticket release TBA Stay tuned for July 30 & August 27 ticket release for this summer's BiGSuRCuS! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please e-mail us with suggestions, critique, appreciations, donations... Support the show ___________...

# 29 Indrajit Banerjee, Master Sitar player and Clay Caroon, Sitar student 09.05.2022 47:15

Send us Fan Mail “Even in the informal realm of a rehearsal space, Indrajit Banerjee resonates majesty.” …so begins a piece in the Austin Chronicle about the acclaimed sitarist who, along with Nikhil Pandya, will be performing at the Library for a special performance on May 22nd. This episode is a conversation with Banerjee and Clay Caroon, Sitar student. Please join us on May 22 for a very speci...

# 28 Big Sur Woman, Sula Nichols 05.05.2022 1:22:19

Send us Fan Mail From Suffolk in the U.K. via Hydra in Greece to Big Sur. This conversation touches on a few places, people and events in the remarkable life of Sula Nichols of Big Sur. Friends and neighbors mentioned during the conversation: George Choley Louis Nichols Kasparian Giles Healey Kate Healey Tim Green Eric Stromberger Bob Nash Helen Morgenrath and many others of course... Henry Cow Fr...

# 27 Anders Lindberg, Political Editor-In-Chief, Aftonbladet, Sweden 02.05.2022 59:49

Send us Fan Mail This again is a departure from Big Sur and back to the war in Ukraine. I asked Anders Lindberg , the Political Editor-in-Chief of Aftonbladet, the largest newspaper in Sweden, if he would join us in A Big Sur Podcast to help us understand the situation in Sweden and the Nordic countries after the invasion of Ukraine. He very graciously accepted. This is well worth listening to if...

#26 Professor Elizabeth Weiss. Anthropologist from San Jose State University currently locked out of a collection of bones. 21.04.2022 1:21:08

Send us Fan Mail EMAIL US - hmlib@henrymiller.org with suggestions and comments. >>>>>>>>>>>> Magnus in a conversation with Professor and author Elizabeth Weiss from San Jose State Department of Anthropology. Magnus reached out to the faculty at Anthropology Dept. and received no response or a response saying "I decline" with a referral to the "Un...

# 25 David Price. Update from Legnica, Poland. 19.04.2022 26:44

Send us Fan Mail EMAIL US - hmlib@henrymiller.org with suggestions and comments. Support Our Podcast >>>>>>>>>> Got an update from David this morning, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. We spoke previously about the situation in his own neighborhood, Legnica, and Poland in general subsequent to the invasion of Ukraine, here: Previous episode with David Price Three Links to Mar...

# 24 The Coasts of California w/ Obi Kaufmann 16.04.2022 1:25:30

Send us Fan Mail EMAIL US - hmlib@henrymiller.org with suggestions and comments. Support Our Podcast >>>>>>>>>> Sometimes it is good to have a guide as one stumbles around on California beaches! I can't think of a better guide than 'The Coasts of California' by Obi Kaufmann. Listen to our conversation, and by all means try to make it to our book launc...

# 23 Richard Hamlin Mole III / Surfing the pacific...living by the water. 10.04.2022 1:05:58

Send us Fan Mail EMAIL US - hmlib@henrymiller.org with suggestions and comments. Support Our Podcast >>>>>>>>>>>>> Sitting by the side of the highway, it is a nicely hidden place with some good shade. We have a 160 degree view of the Pacific Ocean. Mole and I have a good conversation about life on the coast, travel, surfing, odd jobs, growing up on the Monter...

# 22 A chat with neighbors Jake, Katie Rose, and Tristian about the newly reborn BIG SUR OPEN MIC! 03.04.2022 51:54

Send us Fan Mail Together, Jake, Katie, Tristan and Magnus, at the Henry Miller Library, talking about music, the beauty of music, and how it can make community thrive. We speak about the newly reborn OPEN MIC at MILLER'S! Share this: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1726307/10371519 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Email us: hmlib@henrymiller.org with suggestions a...

#21 Emile Norman Arts Foundation. A conversation with Heather Lanier, Kim Stemler and Heather Rose Engen.. 23.03.2022 54:32

Send us Fan Mail Email us: hmlib@henrymiller.org with suggestions and/or comments. Support Our Podcast >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Emile Norman Arts Foundation is a beautiful gift to Big Sur. Heather Lanier, Kim Stemler and Heather Rose Engen are responsible for nurturing and managing the Foundation. We have a wide ranging conversation about the his...

# 19 From Fernwood to Krakow, Poland. Dear friend and neighbor Tom Lis. 18.03.2022 45:01

Send us Fan Mail A conversation with Tom Lis. Tom is well known in Big Sur as a main player for the loud PHRAT Boys and for tending bar at Fernwood Tavern with grace & style. He now lives in Krakow, less than 200 miles west of the Ukrainian border... It is good to hear from a neighbor and friend at at a time like this. Thank you Tom! Support the show _______________________________________...

#20 Welcome back David Price! A conversation with Magnus about Esalen, Acting, Music, Babatunde Olatunji, Family, Poland... 15.03.2022 1:45:16

Send us Fan Mail Email us hmlib@henrymiller.org with suggestions and comments. Support Our Podcast >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Episode # 20 We have a wide ranging conversation about David's life. Family, Acting, Music, Big Sur, Poland and, of course, his very intimate relationship to Esalen Institute. HERE IS DAVID ON MARCH 8 , 2022 talking about t...

#18 Jeffrey Lewis, Prof. at MIIS and author of The 2020 Commission, in a discussion about Nonproliferation, Nuclear arms, Biological warfare... 10.03.2022 51:21

Send us Fan Mail Email us hmlib@henrymiller.org with suggestions and comments. Support Our Podcast >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nuclear Arms, Tactical Nuclear Arms, Biological and Chemical Warfare - we discuss it. Thank you to Jeffrey Lewis for talking with us. Recent podcast also pertaining to the tragedy in the Ukraine: David Price Anna Vassilieva Boo...

# 17 Our friend David Price speaking to us from Legnica in Poland 09.03.2022 36:21

Send us Fan Mail Email us hmlib@henrymiller.org with suggestions and comments. Support Our Podcast >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Episode 17: (note also Episode #20 Interview with David published 03/15/22 ) David Price , dear friend and former neighbor needs no introduction in Big Sur. David is a well known musician, promotor, Father, actor, producer an...

#16 Arthur Hoyle, author of The Unknown Henry Miller, A Seeker in Big Sur. 08.03.2022 51:58

Send us Fan Mail Email us hmlib@henrymiller.org with suggestions and comments. Support Our Podcast Some links: Buy The Unknown Henry Miller by Arthur Hoyle Buy Mavericks, Mystics, and Misfits: Americans Against the Grain by Arthur Hoyle Joseph Strick's Tropic of Cancer Blaise Cendrars New Directions Barney Rosset Mary Dearborn's Biography Jay Martin's Biography Robert Ferguson&apos...

#15 Anna Vassilieva, Head of the Russian Studies Program at MIIS. 05.03.2022 53:13

Send us Fan Mail Email us hmlib@henrymiller.org with suggestions and comments. Support Our Podcast >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Listen also to: Nuclear Arms with Jeffrey Lewis David Price tells us about situation in Poland >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This episode is a conversation with Anna Vassilieva about the war in...

#14 Sanna Björling, former Swedish foreign correspondent in Washington DC for Dagens Nyheter in a conversation with Magnus Torén. 28.02.2022 1:22:57

Send us Fan Mail We sit in a bar, at Benny Andersson's Rival , on Söder in Stockholm! I am speaking with Swedish author and journalist Sanna Björling . (Far from Big Sur, but as we have said, A Big Sur Podcast is free to roam!) ____________ EMAIL US - hmlib@henrymiller.org with suggestions and comments. Support Our Podcast ____________ Sanna recently worked as foreign correspondent in Washin...

#12 Peter Rosen: Flying with the Hawks! 06.02.2022 55:05

Send us Fan Mail Peter Rosen is a long time Big Sur resident. He is known for his extraordinary feats of hang gliding far above the Santa Lucia Mountains! In recent years Peter is also known for hauling trash out of Big Sur. We are only touching on a few things in this brief conversation so I hope we'll have a 'chapter 2' soon. ____________ EMAIL US - hmlib@henrymiller.org with sugg...

#11 Steve Beck, Master Gardener 27.01.2022 1:09:47

Send us Fan Mail This is not our Big Sur. At most we are caretakers for the next generation! / Steve Beck There’s no way that Big Sur can ever meet the demand with supply. / Steve Beck ____________ EMAIL US - hmlib@henrymiller.org with suggestions and comments. Support Our Podcast ____________ Links: Esalen Institute El Sur Ranch Bismarck, North Dakota Please email magnus@henrymiller.org wit...