A Big Sur Podcast

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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On the anniversary (or close to) the dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima this episode takes a look at the small book "These 50 Years Gone" by Bern Porter a close friend of Henry Miller's.  Published by Roger Jackson the book includes quotes by Miller.   

Special thanks to Roger Jackson for giving us permission to quote and read from his publication "These Fifty Years Gone."

Thanks for listening!

LINKS:
Bern Porter
New Camaldoli Hermitage
Togzhan Kassenova: The Atomic Steppe
Jeffrey Lewis: Nonproliferation, Nuclear arms, Biological warfare...

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Kate is in full swing campaigning for the 5th District Supervisor seat.  We talk about the job of public service, some of Kate's ambitions, I get a civic lesson, it is a good conversation. Visit Kate's website HERE.

Here are links to some of  the folks we mention in this episode:
Shelley Alden Brooks
Karin Strasser Kaufmann
Mary Adams
Leon Panetta
Jimmy Panetta
John Laird

(episode photo shows Mary Adams (right) and Kate Daniels (left) © County Weekly

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