Love Is The Author

Spencer King is an American Filmmaker, who is the son of director Amy Berg and musician David King of the band Mary's Danish. His new film 'The Wilderness' starring Hunter Doohan ( in theaters October 17th) tackles the complicated subject of teen behavioral modification wilderness programs in America. THE WILDERNESS official trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_IEFPnFGAc LITA POD...

Amy Berg is an Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker known for her groundbreaking storytelling in films like 'Deliver Us From Evil', 'West Of Memphis', and the new Jeff Buckley documentary 'It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley'. In her most revealing interview to date, Amy and Jaymee discuss loss and forgiveness, limitless empathy for the underdogs, what it was like be...

Rob Bell is an American author, speaker, and former pastor known for his books challenging traditional Christian views. He’s a New York Times Bestselling author of fourteen books, including the bestseller 'Love Wins'. Rob and Jaymee meet for the first time and sparks fly, which set the stage for a highly engaging (and hilarious) conversation on the nature of God, the mechanism of belief, the subve...

What do Dazed And Confused, Saving Private Ryan, A Beautiful Mind, Zodiac and the sitcom Friends have in common? Adam Goldberg , who’s been a working actor in Hollywood now for over three decades contributing memorable roles (and catch phrases) to some of the most iconic films in cinema history. In this 2 1/2 hour conversation with Jaymee, Adam shares his gratitude as well as some of the pitfalls...

Christopher Mansfield is the charismatic frontman of the group Fences . On September 14th he will be featured on the Season 8 opener of AMC’s series RIDE with Norman Reedus . Jaymee and Christopher met for the first time the day before this podcast was recorded to write a song together about God that they share with you in this episode. They met the next day to discuss the influence of Elliott Smi...

Jaymee sits down with his spiritual teacher and guru, Lama Lhanang Rinpoche , for a deep conversation on how every word and thought functions as prayer, the difference between ordinary love and unconditional love in Buddhism, and how to approach impermanence, karma, and even daily interruptions with mindfulness. Rinpoche also explains the paradox of being both disciplined and relaxed in practice,...

Atlanta based music artist TuesdayNightSwim is a content creator and the host of The Highly Emotional Podcast , a show focused on cultivating emotional intelligence and healing through spiritual awakening. This episode is a powerful conversation about God, overcoming generational trauma and transcending racism and violence through self-knowledge and compassion.  TuesdayNightSwim on IG:   www.insta...

Multidisciplinary artist and NYTimes bestselling author Kim Krans returns for her fourth conversation on LITA with Jaymee, this time to contemplate 7 cards from her wildly popular ARCHETYPES tarot deck from The Wild Unknown series: The Comic, The Bardo, The Creator, The Orphan, The Seed, The Poet, and Anima Mundi. Plus meditations on Bob Dylan, how Jung might be critical of Jungian Psychology, wha...

David Nichtern of Dharma Moon has been a meditation teacher for over 40 years, is the guitarist in Krishna Das' s band and an author of many books. He was also a close student and attendee of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche . This is David’s third appearance on the podcast, and he and Jaymee discuss where creativity comes from, how to prepare for the unpredictability of death, the denial of extremes on t...

Founder/Executive Director of Living/Dying Project RamDev Dale Borglum returns for a conversation with Jaymee on utilizing the imagination in spiritual practice, working somatically with mantra, taking refuge in the full picture when agitation occurs, the power of pure motivation, conscious drinking with Chogyam Trungpa in the 1970’s and the fallout and  forgiveness he experienced with Ram Dass ....

Susan Piver is a Buddhist teacher and a New York Times bestselling author of many books, including the award-winning How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life and the newly released Inexplicable Joy: On The Heart Sutra. She is the founder of the Open Heart Project, an online Dharma center with over 20,000 members, and host of the new Buddhism Beyond Belief podcast.  SUSAN / OPEN HEART PROJECT: https:/...

Raghu Markus , beloved host of the Ram Dass Here & Now podcast, co-founder of Love Serve Remember Foundation and the Be Here Now Network returns to the podcast for his most vulnerable conversation with Jaymee, sharing super rare stories of Ram Dass , Krishna Das , and Neem Karoli Baba , and also to discuss the new documentary Bridge Of Grace: The Gift Of KK Sah being released through ramdass.org o...

Who are we beyond the story we tell ourselves? How can we feel safe embracing the unknown? How do I feel I'm on the right track without accomplishing something externally? Jaymee covers these topics and more on this 35 minute solo episode. www.loveistheauthor.com LITA PODCAST:  hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter.  Interested in Spiritual Mentorship with Jaymee email: lacee@love...

A curated compilation for art/ritual practitioners: Coulter Jacobs on the mastery of self-talk, and how to navigate mental health through the practitioners lifestyle. Rain Phoenix on the danger of applause and the importance of pure motivation. Pete Holmes on why fame won't solve your problems, and why forgiveness is the most important thing in life. Mark Mahoney on being in the right place at the...

This episode is a live recording of Love Is The Author's debut event this past month at Light And Space Yoga in Ojai, CA featuring a one of a kind conversation with SOMA (Sacred Order Of Mystic Apogees) who were just coming off of participating in an historic countercultural event in Los Angeles: opening for Tyler Childers at the iconic Hollywood Bowl to a sold out audience. The recording begins w...

Legendary founder/editor in chief of Shambhala Publications Samuel Bercholz returns for his 8th appearance on the podcast, this time with his daughter Sara Bercholz (Exec, Vice President of Shambhala Pub. ) to discuss the elements of deception, the phenomenon of karmic connection, the commonality of all religious traditions, the Buddhist recipe for forgiveness, and the unique experience Sara had g...

Larry Charles is a living legend of comedy who’s long awaited highly revealing memoir Comedy Samurai is out today on Grand Central Publishing wherever you buy new books. The Emmy award-winning writer of iconic Seinfeld episodes, director of Borat, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Religilous and Bob Dylan's Masked And Anonymous sits down for a 2 hour conversation with Jaymee at Love Serve Remember Foundation...

Jaymee and his partner/manager Lacee return with another YAWN AND LOKO episode, sharing one of a kind relationship advice, mental and emotional health offerings, and tried and true homegrown spiritual practices. You can also watch the full video version of this episode on our 'Love Is The Author' Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/b1mLQ1RN6N0?si=-Yr-v1QlYwVt4Eh_ Interested in Mentorship with Jaymee...

Multidisciplinary artist Coulter Jacobs returns to the podcast for another two hour episode with Jaymee live from CJLA STUDIOS. Coulter shares about the intangible values of artistry, taking a stance for freedoms sake, how to prepare your space for the muse to arrive, and the lessons he hopes to teach his newborn son. He also sings Phil Collins. Interested in Mentorship with Jaymee? email: lacee@l...

A Buddhist, two Mormon Missionaries, and Chuck Testa walk into a conversation to try to find the cosmic punchline in this instant classic episode of non-stop hilarity and wisdom. Chuck Testa is easily the most recognizable taxidermist in the world, due to a viral commercial for Testa's business created by Rhett & Link for the show Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings, and the catchphrase &qu...

Guru of Ojai vintage John Dennis returns to celebrate our 100th episode in hilarious, healing and heartwarming conversation with Jaymee, covering everything from cold-plunging to crack smoking in their youth. John's amazing shop of oddities Valley Of The Moon has been a sponsor of this podcast, and John is not only a friend but a fan favorite and one of our most requested return guests since he ma...

Spend a couple power hours with Jaymee as he randomly calls friends, mentees, fans of the show, and his own mother to ask them vulnerable questions about their lives on the spot, "disguised" as a radio disc jockey from "K LITA FM". Interested in Mentorship with Jaymee or Lacee? email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation, or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship SPONSORS: RA...

Welcome to the multidimensional mystical inner landscape of multidisciplinary artist Adam Green, the highly influential creative mind behind many solo albums, films, music videos, graphic novels who came up in the  ⁠anti-folk⁠  music movement as one half of the band  ⁠the Moldy Peaches⁠ . His new EP 'Houseface University' (out now) is an extension of his incredible star-studded film 'A...

Legendary tattoo artist and painter Robert Ryan returns for his fourth conversation on the podcast to discuss the hidden language of graffiti, learning about spiritual practice from hardcore music, the influence of protest music, how preparation can be grounds for failure, and how he and his kirtan group SOMA (Sacred Order Of Mystic Apogees) became the opening act for Tyler Childers upcoming tour,...

INSTANT DHARMA is an uncommon conversation between Jaymee and a mentee of his named Duffy about addiction, death, recovery, insanity, enlightenment, gardening, God and the Buddha. Shambhala Publications course w/ Kilung Rinpoche "THE FREE MIND" Saturday May 17th & 18th: www.shambhala.com/courses/the-free-mind/#a_aid=loveistheauthor&a_cid=b48e0156 Interested in Mentorship with Jaymee or Lac...