A Big Sur Podcast

By Magnus Toren, host

A Big Sur Podcast

An ongoing conversation with people from near and far about Big Sur's past, present, and future. A Big Sur Podcast interprets “community” to mean ALL people from arou

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November 20, 2023 # 79 Quiet Days in Clichy - Jours Tranquilles a Clichy - A beautiful new French edition. With Charles Ficat and Michael Paduano in Paris.
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Charles Ficat of Editions Bartillat in Paris and Michael Paduano, PhD student at Université de Lorraine, in a conversation with Magnus about the brand new French edition of Quiet Days in Clichy! w/ Special guest Al Rose!

We mention:
Michael Paduano's first appearance.
Michael Paduano's second appearance!
Brassaî
Walter Benjamin
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Gertrude Stein
Bob Dylan
George Hoffman - Agent
Quiet Days in Clichy Danish Film
(Soundtrack by Country Joe!)
Quiet Days in Clichy French/English Film
Quiet Days in Clichy American HBO Film
Al Rose!

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November 17, 2023 # 78 The Burden of Joy. A conversation with author Lexi Kent-Monning. "We were stranded on opposite sides of the crashed Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge!"
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The Burden of Joy by 'our own' Lexi Kent-Monning.
A wonderful conversation about writing, life, relationships and The Burden of Joy!
We are sitting by the creek back in the Redwood canyon.
Please join us!

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Lexi's main site online
LA Review of Books

Please email us with your thoughts!

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“Never before has the wreckage of a failed marriage been more brutally and bloodily documented. The candidness with which Lexi writes about this terrible time in her life is a thing of dark beauty. The Burden of Joy is truly an incredibly brave piece of work.”
— Ben Gibbard, Death Cab for Cutie/The Postal Service

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November 08, 2023 # 77 Paul Kephart: Ecologist and naturalist with a deep history, love and knowledge of the Big Sur coast.
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As Principal Ecologist and Designer at RANA, Paul is sought after as a pioneer and innovator of living architectural systems, a thought-leader in ecological design, and a dedicated horticulturalist. He has consulted on many groundbreaking and iconic projects, including large-scale living roofs and living walls, site master plans, and cumulative restoration of many thousands of acres of grassland, wetland and coastal landscapes in the Western U.S.

ALSO THE FOUNDER OF NUTJOBS!

Paul has a deep history and love affair with the Big Sur landscape - listen to this episode and you'll find out.

He did a classic 60's drop-out trip and landed in paradise!

LINKS:
RANA: The cohabitat company
Short bio of Paul Kephart
https://nutjobs.com/

Some of the folks mentioned:Vern Yadon
Also Lepold
David Packard
Vern Yadon
Judith Goodman
Big Sur Historical Society
Connie McCoy
The Harlan family
Linus Pauling
Larry Ford
Don Usner
Jeff Norman
and more...(-:
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1h 17min
October 30, 2023 # 76 My friend Dan Weiss reports from the war in Israel. Please listen.
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On October 7 Dan woke up to a regular Sabbath in his hometown, Bet Shemesh. It turned out to be something very different than a 'regular' Sabbath!

My good friend Dan Weiss talks about the current 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 him. Dan is married with four children and the past several weeks have been very difficult for him and his family and people.

I hope you will listen. I think it is important to consider what Dan has to say.

/Magnus

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1h 13min
October 04, 2023 # 75 Nocturnalia: Nature in the Western Night w/ José Gabriel Martínez-Fonseca and Charles Hood
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A conversation between Magnus and authors and photographers Charles Wood and José Gabriel Martínez-Fonseca about their book "Nocturnalia: Nature in the Western Night."

Some good links for more:
Charles Hood:
Wild Sonoma
A Salad Only the Devil Would Eat

José Gabriel Martínez-Fonseca:
Sea Turtles to Sidewinders
Photography by José

Heyday Books

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1h 9min
September 16, 2023 # 74 California Against the Sea: Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline. Magnus is talking with author Rosanna Xia.
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Heyday presents California Against the Sea
Rosanna Xia’s California Against the Sea with Steve Lopez
Rosanna's LA Times page

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1h 15min
September 14, 2023 # 73 State Senator John Laird: Once you left Carmel Highlands and went south you were in the Wild West!
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State Senator John Laird in a conversation with Magnus.

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John Laird's website
Invite to the River Inn on September 22
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September 06, 2023 # 72 Feathered Canyons: Big Sur circa 1964! Author Jeanette Hanby at Nepenthe with Bill Hargis, Eric Barker, Gold mining, watching lions! A typical Big Sur story!
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Jeannette Hanby grew up in a paved-over Southern California “wanting to know how to stop humans from ruining the planet.”
After a high school teacher exposed her to philosophy, Jeannette majored in physiological psychology at UC Berkeley before working with abandoned and abused children in Los Angeles County.

Emotionally exhausted, she found refuge in Big Sur. (Sound familiar!)

Her new book, "Feathered Canyons," illustrated by her partner David Bygott, reflects on her pivotal time in Big Sur in the early 60s as well as her stint with a gold-mining crew on the Feather River in the High Sierras.

After you have listened to this podcast there's a good chance you'll want know more! Fear not : WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY ON OCTOBER 8 where you'll meet Jeanette and David for a presentation and booksigning.

WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT FEATHERED CANYONS: CLICK HERE!
IMPORTANT LINKS:
EVENT AT THE LIBRARY ON OCTOBER 8
David and Jeanette on the web
Books by David and Jeanette
My Nepenthe by Romney Steele
Podcast with Pico Iyer
Podcast with Obi Kaufmann
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1h 15min
August 31, 2023 # 71 A conversation at a small café in rural North Carolina
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A conversation at a café in a small town in rural North Carolina.
Episode photo is of Mio, a new family member!

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Zachary Beare

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August 17, 2023 # 70 Big Sur Women with Rachel Anne Goodman
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Speaking with Rachel Anne Goodman about her late Mother Judith Goodman. We touch on Judith's background, her work in Big Sur, friendships and passion for the landscape and culture of Big Sur. We also speak of our plan to publish parts of the book "Big Sur Women" in audio format. Please stay tuned!

Links below will get you to more on some of what we speak of.

Special Thanks...to Rachel Anne Goodman!

Big Sur Historical Society
Rachel Anne Goodman Music / Soundcloud
Rachel Anne Goodman Music / Bandcamp
The Big Sur Round-Up
Interviews with Judith Goodman
Judith Goodman Obit
Jeff Norman Obit
Morehouse (the Purple People)

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