The New Design for Living

Kaleem is a mentor, spiritual colleague and the person I go to for perspective and insight when my own isn't brining me home. Today on the show, we get into a conversation that runs the gamut from the civil rights movement and how it reminds us that this moment is not new to MLK and the courage it takes to love to George Bush and Jesus! 

Duke Russell returns to the studio today for another radically honest conversation about homelessness and the unconscious biases that can keep us in a fantasy about this growing problem. Duke was contracted to be the artist at the 2025 Project Homeless Connect, a position that gave him an observer's view on the city's effort to bring services to those in need. 

A passionate discussion about the state of our country and the division that is moving us towards becoming "The Divided States of America." The good news is that the new design model shows us how to heal the divide first within ourselves and then with each other. The choice is ours. 

Lynn Lockner's passion for Astrology can be heard immediately in this fascinating conversation that covers a lot of ground from the wholly science of astrology whose language includes numbers, symbols, letters, and sacred geometry. Fascinating information about Washington D.C. as a chosen spot for astrological reasons by our Founding Fathers and the sacred role of women as our first record keepers...

Chase Rowan is a former Army Ranger who was addicted to opioids due to a brain injury sustained during a night time exercise. For seventeen years he struggled with addiction which included heroin and fetanyl, two car accidents and the loss of his family. At his darkest time when he believed everyone would be better without him, Chase stumbled onto a podcast in 2023 in which veteran Dakota Meyer wa...

Chris Devlin is one of the most extraordinary men I've ever known! Today we talk about his passion for hot springs and mineral soaks and the work he's doing with the Balneology Association. Chris also shares his near death experience that happened in the 1970's before it was named as such and how it led to his first soak. His sharing about the healing properties of mineral hot springs from a spiri...

Lifelong Alaskan, Kurt Riemann has produced some of Alaska's most iconic music. Today Kurt talks about the Alaska Music Archives and the culmination of a ten year project that is now showing at the Anchorage Museum. "MARS" is a six-screen visual and surround sound interplanetary experience that's about to go on a road trip!   

This is one of those conversations that everyone needs to hear. Shane is an extraordinary young man who is creating a space in Anchorage for men to gather and talk about their lives. Shane's honestly was inspiring and together we had a deep and meaningful conversation that left us both more aware, more compassionate and more understanding of what it's like for men these days and the effect toxic m...

Blaze Bell is a podcaster, singer, keynote speaker and so much more. She's also collaborating with me in a new monthly circle called "Women Gathering." In this episode, we talk about what it takes to be your authentic self in a fast changing world and what happens when you say, "Yes!" to being a full-time entrepreneur. 

Oh what a show!!  I am thrilled to have Sandy Harper in the studio today to talk about the role of art during a societal collapse. Sandy (who just turned 85!) is a legend in Alaska.  Along with her husband Jerry, Sanday started Cyrano's Theatre, a landmark for decades that gave a stage to local performances and out of state productions as well. Dick Reichman has been central to Alaska theater as a...

Stand Up Alaska has been leading the way for the peaceful protests happening in Anchorage. Today we find out what it really takes to organize multiple, state-wide protests while setting the record for the largest crowd ever to assemble in Anchorage with the "No Kings" rally. 

I am so excited to have Anchorage's first elected female mayor on the show today! Mayor LaFrance engages in a fantastic conversation about the new design for local government and what she would do in the new design model to change things up! Her willingness to engage in such a conversation is truly exceptional! And she's a rocker, too! 

In The New Design for Living war is obsolete. It can only exist in a society that believes in duality and separation and of course in the new design model we live in unity consciousness and the principle of oneness. But what does it really take to step out of the matrix of war and can it be done in our lifetime? I go deep today. Come with me. 

The old design for personal healing has run its course as new modalities and energy medicine take us to the next level of experiencing our own wholeness. Excited to talk about the power of somatic healing with Catherine Nicholas after my own experience of this powerful therapy! 

This administration just sent the National Guard to Los Angeles and ignites a revolution of consciousness. 

Lance Howard is an author, a musician, a coach and one of the collaborators of The New Design for Living. His new book, "Bible Redefined" is our starting point in today's conversation about the new model for religion. This is a model that moves from a God outside of us to our own divinity at the center of own beingness. This is such a cutting edge conversation! 

Shirley Mae Springer Staten is one of the most incredible women I have ever met! Her bio, background and experience is an episode unto itself! As the founder of the non-profit, Keys to Life which fosters and empowers rich communities through the arts and cross cultural events, Shirley is a trailblazer in the field of non-profits. With funding cuts affecting everyone, we talk today about the new de...

In The New Design for Living we want to become our best selves. We want to grow, mature and evolve into a fresh version of ourselves that matches our new set of values and principles and the future we're imagining. To do this, we must die to the old version in the exact way that the caterpillar dies to itself in order to become the butterfly. If you've been feeling something tugging at you and yet...

Brian Hutton is an extraordinary poet whose work throughout the state has inspired hundreds of people to write a poem! Whether it's a senior through his Senior Poetry Workshop or senior in school, Brian's talent as a facilitator and poet is meaningful and life changing. Today on the show we talk about the creative spark in us all, the etch-a-sketch and of course, Brian recites a few of his extraor...

When it comes to nutrition and supplementation for optimal performance of the immune system, NOBODY knows more than Louie Plante. Formerly known as Chef Steve, owner of Organic Oasis Restaurant and founder of Anchorage's first juice bar, "The Enzyme Express," Louie is my go-to when it comes to nutritional wellness and the immune system which is the engine of our health. The New Design Model for he...

You can't build a new life with old tools! These days of massive evolutionary change require us to get rid of what doesn't work anymore and replace it with what does. Outdated definitions, old, limiting beliefs, patriarchal programming and everything else that comes out of the current collapsing system all need to be replaced. Turns, out we've got access to everything we need for our new toolbox! 

Sound Practitioner and Astrologer, Todd Lance talks about the ever growing popularity of "sound baths, a meditative experience where participants experience deep relaxation while emersed in the sounds of gongs, chimes and crystal bowls. These sounds reduce stress and promote emotional well-being by influencing brainwave activity. This ancient healing tradition when coupled with astrology is making...

Duke Russell is a world reknowned artist whose recent transformation of the self led him to answer the call to feed the homeless here in Anchorage. He does it his way and it works. He also hosts a quarterly community dinner for eighty people! In this episode, we talk about the power of community and what happens when one person asks themselves, "What is mine to do?" and then does it. So good!

In this episode, we continue our focus on local communities and the need for us to become more engaged in what's happening in our own backyard. We also realize that when we do bring our passion for change and even our anger for the outrageous steps being taken by this administration to our own problems, we feel a much needed sense of measurable influence in shaping a world that works for everyone....

In The New Design for Living, we go move our attention from global to local and find ourselves more deeply committed to our own communities.  No doubt the internet has created a global society unlike anything we've ever known before. However, the old system effectively limits just how much change we can achieve in a corrupt, greed and power centered system. Instead, we turn our attention to what's...