Dream Chasers and Eccentrics

Catia Batalha is a psychotherapist, spiritual teacher, author, and mystic, devoted to guiding souls on their journey of awakening, healing, and self-discovery. Moved by a deep reverence for the hidden wisdom that flows through all traditions, she has spent much of her life immersed in the holistic philosophies of the East and the psychological sciences of the West. We talk about growing up in Port...

Libbie Grant, who writes as Olivia Hawker, is a Washington-Post Best-selling author and a UFO enthusiast. She and I have both seen UFO's, and she wrote a historical fiction novel, "The Stars and their Light," about the Roswell incident in 1947. We talk about UFO's, her book "The Stars and their Light," religion and how UFO sightings can affect our beliefs, biblical references to possible UFO's, th...

Danny Johnson's hilarious, clean stand-up has entertained audiences in comedy clubs, corporate events, and churches nationwide for over 15 years. Danny's work as a stand-up comedian has been humbly compared to Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin James, and Jackie Gleason, blending his original material with his renowned facial expressions. Danny's show is relatable, entertaining, and always evolving. Danny has...

John David is the author of the novel "The Bystander," which I read and loved. It's a thriller about a journalist who films an active-shooter incident and a "good samaritan" with a concealed weapon taking out the shooter. However, things are not what they seem. We talk about writing fiction and nonfiction, writing about a real location, setting, the second amendment and concealed weapons, heros, h...

Libbie Grant, who also write under the pan name Olivia Hawker, is a Washington Post best-selling author of historical fiction and literary fiction. I recently read her novel "The Ragged Edge of Night," which tells the story of a Franciscan Friar in Nazi Germany struggling to maintain his sense of morals and doing what he can to thwart the efforts of the Nazis. Libbie has written and published 46 b...

Inna Segal is a pioneer in the field of energy medicine and human consciousness. She is also the bestselling author of "The Secret Language of Your Body," which has been translated into 26 languages and has sold over a million copies worldwide. We talk about her roots as a healer, clairvoyance, pain, anxiety, meditation, exercise, living consciously, intuitive healing, food choices, understanding...

Thom Barrett is an adventurer, cancer survivor, and the author of several books: "Living While Dying", "Chasing My Northern Lights", "Embracing the Cold", "The Strength of Surrender" and "Beyond the Blueprint." His stories of resilience, adventure, and self-discovery empower readers to navigate life's adversities, cherish their experiences, and uncover the beauty in unexpected places. We talk abou...

Ian Wallace is a dream psychologist who has also worked professionally as a North Sea oil-rig roughneck, mountain guide, session musician, fashion photographer, commercial pilot, military psychologist, relationship counsellor, child psychologist, celebrity psychologist and artificial intelligence inventor. His knowledge of dreams and his ability to articulate this is extraordinary.  We talk about...

Mike Pushkin is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates and is the Chair of the WV Democrat Party.  We talk about why elections matter, the top of the ticket vs the bottom of the ticket, substance-abuse issues, addiction and recovery, a day in the life of a delegate, representing the people, division of Americans, what we all have in common, the joy to be found in politics, driving a taxi...

Elliott Hasler wrote, directed, and filmed "Vindication Swim," the story of Mercedes Gleitz, the first British woman to swim the English Channel. He also wrote and directed "WWII: The Long Road Home," which opened in the USA and the UK, and for which Elliott was praised as "perhaps the next Spielberg." "Vindication Swim" opened in select theaters October 17. We talk about filming the movie, swimmi...

After the previous episode with Scott Wells and Tina Erwin, I realized Tina and I had a lot more to talk about. The subject of Karma and Frequency came up and I was intrigued. After learning that she had written a book on this, titled "Karma and Frequency," I scheduled another interview with her, got the book, and read it. One could argue that nothing in life is more important than managing our ka...

You might remember Tina Erwin from the episode Ghost Helper Tina Erwin April 2024. She is a retired Commander in the US Navy who has had psychic abilities since she was a child. She is now know for helping ghosts, who she explains are souls trapped on Earth, pass on to Heaven. After last week's interview with Scott Wells where we discussed his Ouija Board experience and his book "Marked by the Oui...

Scott grew up in a small town in Idaho. When he was 16 years old, he bought a Ouija board. His friends got to it before he did, and while he was at work, they had an experience so terifying that they burned the board. This is just the beginning of a story so enthralling and scary that I got goosebumps several times during the interview. The book, "Marked by the Ouija," is based on this experience....

Robert Abele is an artist who paints Cape Cod scenes in oils. He is also a master of cultivating a creative life, and a master of articulating what this means.  We talk about becoming an artist, being inspired by a teacher, trying to be a Disney animator, capturing a feeling of time, selecting colors, playing in the shadows, skills that cross over beteween the arts, cultivating creativity in life,...

Tom Cunliffe is the author of the new novel Hurricane Force, which I read and loved. He has also written 30 sailing nonfiction books and is a lifelong sailor. He lives in England with his wife Ros, sails a Mason 44, and drives a 1949 Mk VI Freestone and Webb Bentley.  We talk about writing fiction vs nonfiction, sailing, navigating by the stars, learning to write without formal study, real and fic...

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett is an author, creative-writing teacher, and host of the podcast Writers on Writing. Her latest book "Pool Fishing" is a collection of noir short stories and releases Sept 16. We talk about her book Pool Fishing, the genre Noir, breaking the law, making bad decisions, creating characters, setting and how it affects story, eliciting an emotional response, Stephen King, her fa...

David Olsen is the Editor in Chief of Kelp Journal, a boutique publisher of literature including surf noir and ocean-based literature. He also writes under the pen name Nik Xandir Wolf. We talk about publishing and writing, what makes writing great, endings, Steinbeck, writing pet peeves, favorite books, the genre noir and how to define it, surfing and big-wave surfing, AI and our opinions on its...

Tony Stead was an offshore commercial diver, working on oil rigs in th Gulf of Mexico in the years before and after hurricanes Rita and Katrina. After this episode of his life, he started a scuba diving operation in Bocas del Toro, Panama. I met him surfing here in Bocas. He is one of the friendliest and most generous people I have met and is a good friend. His stories of commercial diving are cap...

Laura Stanfill is the author of two books: "Singing Lessons for the Stylish Canary," and "Imagine a Door." She is also the owner of Forest Avenue Press.  We talk about why she started a publishing house, the importance of local bookstores, the joy of publishing and working with authors, Forest Avenue Press, what makes a book great, her book "Singing Lessons for the Stylish Canary," a head injury t...

Michael Stockham has worked as a big-firm lawyer for over twenty years after receiving his law degree from Cornell Law School. He's a sought-after litigator and speaker. His award-winning legal thrillers include Confessions of an Accidental Lawyer and the Jake Fox series of legal thrillers, which begins with Jake Fox: Ties that Blind. His books have attracted over 2.5 million page reads, over 100,...

Peter Gooch is the author of the new novel "Lips." He was on the show last year for his debut novel "Seren." He   is a painter, writer, and former art professor living in New Mexico. His short fiction has appeared in numerous literary magazines and online. Originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan, he holds an MFA from Western Michigan University. He resides in Corrales with his wife, Dr. Sharon Ransom....

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Meteor Shower is an original short story by Paul Trammell, narrated by the author. Every month, I post a short story on my substack page. If you sign up, and it's free, you'll get a short story, written by me, in your inbox on the first of every month, as well as occasional poetry, books reviews, and essays. Find this at https://paultrammell.substack.com/ Shownotes are at https://www.paultrammell....

Ryan and Jonah are two brothers writing and recording original music in the band Crown Mountain.  We talk about writing and recording music, creativity and how to cultivate it, setting aside time to be creative, playing covers, improvisation, playing different instruments, what it takes to make it big, drinking, drugs and writing music, drugs and performing, touring, overproduced music, pitch corr...

Aurora Winter is an author and creative entrepreneur. Her books include "Turn Words into Wealth," "Marketing Fast Track," and the fantasy series "Magic, Mystery, and the Multiverse." We talk about writing fantasy, getting into a creative frame of mind, freedom of speach, grief, healing from a broken heart, reinventing ourselves, using our story to our advantage, neuroscience of effective communica...