A Big Sur Podcast

This years Monterey County Gives Campaign are heading for its final crescendo! Please join us and make it the best so far.

We speak to seven of the Big Sur Non Profits who are participating in this years campaign. Click on 'chapters' above for a direct link to each organization.

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Big Sur Fire
Big Sur Health Center
Keep Big Sur Wild
Community Association of Big Sur
Big Sur Park School
Emile Norman Arts Foundation
Ventana Wilderness Alliance
The Henry Miller Library

Other Big Sur nonprofits:
The Big Sur Grange
Big Sur Food and Wine
Mid Coast Fire Brigade (with Gives)
Ventana Wildlife Society (with Gives)
The Big Share
Big Sur River Run
Range of the Condor (with Gives)
Big Sur Historical Society
Big Sur Marathon
Big Sur Softball
Esselen Tribe of Monterey County
and more...

Previous podcast episodes with some of the guests above:
Marcus Foster, Keep Big Sur Wild
Heather, Heather and Kim of Emile Norman Arts Foundation
Butch Kronlund of CABS
Matt Harris of FIRE
Sharen Carey, Big Sur Health


The intro include clips from the MGM short film narrated by Richard Burton promoting The Sandpiper (1965) starring Burton and his then wife Elizabeth Taylor. 

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A wonderful conversation with Jan Straley about Humpbacks, Tide pools, Ed Ricketts, Wave Shocks, her book Ed Ricketts, from Cannery Row to Sitka, Alaska and what it all means!

The book: Ed Ricketts, from Cannery Row to Sitka, Alaska is available at the Henry Miller Library.

Quick links:
John Straley
Ed Ricketts
John Steinbeck
Joseph Campbell
Doc Ricketts Lab

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On October 7, 2023 Dan woke up to a regular Sabbath in his hometown, Bet Shemesh. It turned out to be something very different than a 'regular' Sabbath!

In podcast episode # 76 my good friend Dan Weiss talks about the war in Israel.
 
Dan and I met in Big Sur 30 (or so) years ago. We have stayed in touch ever since. I am proud of my friendship with Dan.
 
This episode is published close to the anniversary of the massacre on Nov 7th, 2024.

Today is also close to Rosh Hashanah (October 3-4), a holiday commemorating the “Head of the Year,” marking the beginning of the Jewish calendar.

Dan and I speak of some places where we get thoughtful analysis and news:
Times of Israel
For Heaven's Sake
Call Me Back
Dexter Filkins on the Honestly Podcast
Mordechai Kedar
The Daily Briefing

Thank you for listening!

Leonard Cohen 

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Remarkable that we found this file just at this time! In it John tells us about his Big Sur life and, towards the end, he speaks of his pilot for a beautiful movie he was dreaming of making with the sign language as the main protagonist...

 This also just in time for our memorial service/gathering on Wednesday, September 25. Please let us know you are coming here!

Check out the previous episode with John.

Folks mentioned by John are, among others:
David Lindley
Kay Short
Chicken Richard
Margaret Owings
Leon Panetta (the CIA spy!)
Mike Mahoney
Jeff Norman
Rosalia
Ramon
Mel Kelm
The story of Neil Young...
Chris Robinson
Rick Rosas
Carl Hartman...and many others...

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Stephen D. Edington, a Unitarian Universalist minister, discusses his personal journey and the influence of Jack Kerouac on his spiritual beliefs.

Good links:
Register for the event on August 30 at the Henry Miller Library
Lowell Celebrates Kerouac
Unitarian Universalist Faith
Books by Steve Edington

Summary

Stephen D Edington, a Unitarian Universalist minister, discusses his personal journey and the influence of Jack Kerouac on his spiritual beliefs. He shares how he transitioned from a conservative Baptist upbringing to a more liberal interpretation of Christianity and eventually found his place in the Unitarian Universalist faith.

Steve explains his belief in a higher power and the importance of self-discovery in his spiritual journey. He also discusses his involvement in the Lowell Celebrates Kerouac festival and the continued interest in Kerouac's writings among different generations. 

Jack Kerouac was a complex figure who embodied multiple identities and roles. He was seen as an intellectual, spiritual, romantic, and cultural icon. While he was not overtly political, he had revolutionary and messianic qualities. 

Kerouac was both an intellectual and an athlete, excelling in academics and sports. His driving force was his duty to write, which he considered his purpose on Earth. He sought recognition as a major American writer and inspired others to pursue their own creative journeys. Kerouac's life ended tragically, but his writing continues to inspire and resonate with readers.

Sound Bites!

• "I was raised in a pretty conservative Baptist church in southern West Virginia."
• "I believe there is some reality or some power that is greater than myself."
• "I've always felt like I've been on some kind of a journey of discovery throughout my life."
• "He's an intellectual, he is spiritual, he is romantic."
• "He might have blanched a little bit at political."
• "He was both intellectual and athlete."

Below is the Kerouac presentation/sermon Steve Edington will be presenting at the Palo Alto Unitarian Universalist Church on the 25th of August.

Why Jack Kerouac Matters

In 1988 I came to Nashua, New Hampshire to begin what turned out to be a 24 year ministry with the Unitarian Universalist Church there. One of my colleagues in our district ministers’ chapter was your minister, Amy Morgenstern, who was serving a congregation in Vermont. She eventually made her way westward here to Palo Alto, and I stayed in New England. We’ve kept up our friendship over the years. 

One of our points of connection was and is our affinity for some of the Beat Generation writers; and, for me, Jack Kerouac in particular. I don’t think Amy became the “Kero—wacko” that I have become, but we have a shared interest in the writer. She’s been very kind and generous in having me here to speak at some of your summer services on occasion.

Yes, I’ve had the pleasure of being here with you before. Once for a book I did on Woody Guthrie, another for a book on the Beat Generation writers in general, and one for a spiritual autobiography I came out with a few years ago. Thanks for having me back here again.

Now, about this thing I have for Kerouac. I have to wonder how much of it has to do with geography. When I took up my ministry with the Nashua UU Church in 1988, I found myself living just a short distance from Lowell, Massachusetts. This is the town where Kerouac was born and is the setting for five of his novels, which tell&

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Speaking with Patrick Brown of the Breakthrough Institute about wildfire mitigation, fuel reduction, science and its malcontents, and much more.

LINKS:

Forget Adapting to Climate Change, We Must First Adapt to the Climate We Have

The Social Feedback Loops That Constrain Climate Science

When Science Journals Become Activists

Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center, San Jose Univ.

Forget Adapting to Climate Change

An Ecomodernist Manifesto

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Good links:
Don Usner's website
Big Creek Reserve
Ken Norris
In The Rough Land To The South

If you don't have a copy of The Natural History of Big Sur please stop in at the Henry Miller Library we try to always keep it in stock!

Some of the people mentioned:
Linus Pauling
Lucille Packard
The Harlan Family
Alisa Fineman
Sam, Frank and Walter Trotter
Steve Harper
et. al.

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A history and insight into the life of a monk and the history of the New Camaldoli Hermitage courtesy author, gardener and mother of four, Paula Huston.

LINKS
The Hermits of Big Sur Website
The Books by Paula Huston
Music of Silence: A Sacred Journey through the Hours of the Day

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In 1984 Sharen came to Big Sur and since then she has been proving Big Sur with excellent healthcare. It was an honor for me to speak with her.

Please email with any questions, suggestions etc.
Thanks for listening!

BIG SUR HEALTH CENTER

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New Title by Elizabeth Weiss:
On the Warpath: My Battles With Indians, Pretendians, and Woke Warriors.

Previous podcast episode with Elizabeth Weiss
Elizabeth at the Heterodox Academy
Recent article in the NY Post

Magnus reached out to the faculty at Anthropology Dept. and received no response or a response saying "I decline" with a referral to the "University Media Dept." who said "the university is unable to comment at this time."

Read: Indigenous Activists Are Targeting My Research. My Own University Is Helping Them
Read: https://www.nas.org/academic-questions/36/4/stanford-academic-freedom-conference
Read: https://historyreclaimed.co.uk/repatriation-of-artefacts-a-recipe-for-disaster/
Read: There’s no such thing as a nonbinary skeleton
Watch: Combatting Cancel Culture
Watch: https://historyreclaimed.co.uk/webinar-indigenous-slavery-in-america-and-america/
Read:  Anthropology prof loses Twitter account after woke pushback

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Here are links to some papers of interest in the context:
Homeschooling: A Tool Against Indoctrination, by Elizabeth Weiss
Statement on Human Remains
Open Letter to University Press of Florida
An Open Letter to the SAA President, Board of Directors and Executive Director
Review of Jennifer Raff's, A Genetic History of the Americas
Elizabeth Weiss' Response regarding a photo with a skull
Weiss vs San Jose State  - Complaint

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