Love Is The Author

In this special Street Monk episode, Jaymee opens the floor to questions from his mentees about spiritual practice, honesty, purpose, and the discipline of living what you say you believe—especially when life gets messy. There’s no script here, just presence: part guidance, part storytelling, part “learned this the hard way.” Jaymee shares what it means to bring spiritual awareness off the cushion...

Ali Johnes  is an American film producer ( Holy Hell ,  Frida ,  The Witch ) and the former co-head of  Time Magazine's  documentary division. Quinn Johnes is her incredible 9 year old son whose father, the legendary  Gerry Gilhool  passed away in a surfing accident on the 5th year anniversary of Quinn's conception, while Ali had in the middle of her battle with breast cancer. This is the incredib...

Julio The Carpenter is a beloved handyman and craftsman of the Turtle Conservancy , The Hotel El Roblar and Twin Peaks Ranch in Ojai. Originally from the state of Jalisco, Mexico, Julio journeyed to America in search of greater opportunities, and eventually had a chance meeting with Eric Goode and Jeremy McBride, the filmmaking team behind Goode Films (creators of The Tiger King and Chimp Crazy do...

Born I ( Ofosu Jones-Quartey ) is a DC-based rapper, Buddhist practitioner, meditation teacher, and householder. He brings his signature blend of insight, humor, and lived experience in conversation with Jaymee as the two explore the realm beyond individuality, how OCD helped him hone his craft as a lyricist, how Wu-Tang Clan was an aspirational sangha, the mix tape that changed his life, sufferin...

Jaymee sits down with Christopher Mansfield ( Fences ) and Jonah Marc Levine , his producer, for a chat about their new album "Now She's Long Gone Sun Squint." They discuss the process of making a record, ordinary everyday magic, the high probability of being pranked by creative geniuses, formulas for artistic manifestation, and Fences performs a new song from their record with Jaymee sitting in s...

Jaymee hosts Brandon Boyd —frontman of the iconic band Incubus , painter, surfer, lifelong spiritual explorer and new father —for a playful and thoughtful conversation about creative morality and the toll of success after decades in the spotlight. Brandon reflects on the strange miracle of a band of friends from California growing into one of the most beloved rock groups of their generation, while...

Jaymee is thrilled to share this two-hour conversation with YouTuber Dakota Wint . With his channel Dakota of Earth nearing the one-million subscriber mark, Dakota reflects on his unlikely entry into the spiritual path—from once being an argumentative atheist encouraged by the writings of Christopher Hitchens, to becoming a devout man of God enthusiastically exploring the sacredness of a multitude...

In this expansive double-issue episode, Jaymee welcomes back the wandering mystic known as Jesus Christ, or "Jesus Eveningstar Aurum Aquarian" from his time in the spiritual cult The Source Family . What unfolds is a hilarious, reality-bending exploration of mysticism, spiritual experimentation, communal living in the heart of 1970s spiritual counterculture, and the long arc of awakening...

Mary Wright is an American painter and founder of the Wright Way Organic Resource Center in the Santa Monica Mountains, sacred land where her and her late husband, organic architect Eric Lloyd Wright lived, stewarded and offered to the public for ceremonial and teaching purposes for over 4 decades. Jaymee co-facilitated weekly sweat lodge ceremonies with shaman Miguel Rivera at Wright Way from 201...

Multidisciplinary artist and creator of The Wild Unknown Tarot series Kim Krans makes her fifth appearance on the podcast, engaging in a non-ordinary conversation with Jaymee on creativity, high-risk joy, artistic discipline, the multiverse of symbolism, art as a spiritual practice, the rhythm of the self, and the secret loving architecture of boxing. Plus a fun round of marry/fuck/kill’s, mantras...

Jaymee is joined by Doug Bihlmaier —fashion icon and mythical creative force at Ralph Lauren for over 5 decades, for a luminary conversation with one of the forefathers of vintage on the Icons of his youth, the ingredients of cool, and the arc of his longtime friendship and creative collaboration w Ralph Lauren. Plus the one fashion trend he can't pull off no matter how hard he tries, and why you...

Samuel Bercholz —legendary founder and editor-in-chief of Shambhala Publications— returns for his 10th appearance on the podcast, dropping pearls of wisdom like he has holes in his pockets, bridging past conversations with a breathtaking round of new secrets and truths. This is a conversation on sex, lies, and power on the road to enlightenment, within one of the most accomplished Buddhist communi...

In this episode of Love Is The Author , Jaymee welcomes Ganesh Das —host and producer of Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield on the Be Here Now Network— as well as a kirtan walla, artist and gnarly goofy footed skateboarder. Ganesh Das is also a big fan of Love Is The Author , and this past year, entered into weekly Spiritual Mentorship sessions with Jaymee to process core wounds and develop new spir...

In this episode of Love Is The Author , Jaymee interviews Gregory Rogove - musician, composer, and longtime drummer for Devendra Banhart . Greg is also known for playing with Brandon Boyd, Unknown Mortal Orchestra , Seal , Rodrigo Amarante , and his favorite music project of all time: Megapuss (with Devendra and Fabrizio Moretti from The Strokes ). He also won a Latin Grammy for producing Natalia...

Jaymee and his partner/manager Lacee Dilmore are back with another YAWN & LOKO themed episode, a two hour window into their unique relationship as romantic partners, mental health professionals, business partners, and devout spiritual practitioners.  LITA PODCAST:  hosted, produced, edited by Jaymee Carpenter.  OPENING MUSIC: Ben Carpenter CLOSING MUSIC: Jaymee Carpenter OPENING NARRATION: Max Kro...

Elena Brower is a bestselling author, international yoga and meditation teacher and the host of the acclaimed Practice You podcast. Her new book,  Hold Nothing published by Shambhala Publications in late 2025 has been incredibly successful, celebrated generously by the spiritual elite, iconic authors and lay practitioners alike. Jaymee and Elena meet for the first time and sparks fly discussing th...

Wayne Carpenter is Jaymee's father, a New York born singer/songwriter who lived and breathed music from his earliest life. Wayne developed himself as a performer and writer while attending prestigious music colleges before chasing his dreams on the West Coast in the early 1970's pursuing a record deal with his band (which included Jaymee's mother). But a twist of fate and a mouth to fe...

Chance Feimster aka "Da Snake Mon" is a naturalist guide and wildlife expert from North Carolina who’s been a devout fan of Jaymee's podcasts for the past 5 years. Earlier this year the two began working together in weekly Spritual Mentorship sessions online and a close bond formed between them. Chance decided to travel across the country to meet Jaymee and Lacee in person for the first time to sp...

Tulku Orgyen P'huntsok Rinpoche is a Vajrayana Buddhist Master at the Odiyana Institute in Santa Barbara, CA, and one of Jaymee’s root guru’s in Tibetan Buddhism. At 18 months of age he was recognized as the reincarnation of an important teacher by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche , and was raised since childhood to fulfill his incarnation. He is a beautifully tender and peaceful man, who speaks with...

Chuck Testa is owner/operator of Ojai Valley Taxidermy and easily the most recognizable taxidermist in the world, due largely to his viral internet commercial created by YouTubers Rhett and Link for their docu-series Commercial Kings. Besides a healthy exploration of the origins and ethics of taxidermy, Jaymee and Chuck engage in a meaningful conversation about the importance of engaging in open-m...

Jamie Kilstein has been a working comedian for decades, exploring the vast spectrum of highest highs and the lowest of lows both personally and professionally. After hearing his story you may feel that’s putting it lightly. But remarkably, Jamie has survived the gauntlet of his own mistakes and the rollercoaster of showbiz with the genuine heart of enthusiasm for what he’s learned along the way, g...

Daren Thomas Magee is the prolific visionary artist behind the wildly popular design-meets-humor lifestyle brand known as Real Fun, Wow! For nearly 5 years he co-hosted a podcast with Jaymee titled Mystical/Cynical , a hilarious show about radical empathy which generated three seasons worth of episodes and a loyal fanbase around the world. Mystical/Cynical came to a close this past September, and...

Jaymee and his partner Lacee are back with another YAWN & LOKO themed episode, offering one of a kind advice on how to maintain healthy romantic relationships while sustaining emotional health. The couple breaks down the noncommittal aspects of men, the poverty mentality within the feminine, a creative practice to help find God in the day to day, how to be in touch with your fundamental unbrok...

Adrian "Bonezeye" Cavazo s is the multidisciplinary artist and former taxidermist behind the legendary Kill Tony Show podcast joke book, which he conceived during a massive psychedelic trip at the lowest point of his life. In this in depth conversation centered around overcoming mental health issues and generational trauma, Adrian shares unconventional methods of how he found his artisti...

Jaymee and multidisciplinary artist Coulter Jacobs got together at CJLA Studios to record their third long form conversation about honoring the muse, devotion to the craft, sustainable mental health, irrational love, God, Buddhism, Beat Poets and guardian angels. LITA PODCAST:  hosted, produced and edited by Jaymee Carpenter.  MUSIC BY: Jaymee Carpenter Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship w...