Laura tells the story of JOHN LEWIS, one of the “Big Six” and a prominent civil rights activist, preacher, and politician, who worked tirelessly and peacefully towards ending racial segregation in the U.S. Born: February 21, 1940, Alabama, U.S.A.; Died: July 17, 2020, Atlanta, GA.

Episode Sources

Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation by John Lewis printed on July 30, 2020 New York Times

"John Lewis" By Jeff Wallenfeldt Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2020

Opinion: John Lewis to Black Lives Matter protesters: 'Give until you cannot give any more' Washington Post Opinion by Jonathan Capeheart, June 10, 2020 at 3:01 a.m. PDT

Oprah Shares a Tribute to Congressman John Lewis After His Death at Age 80 By Ariana Davis Jul 18, 2020

'Emmett Till was my George Floyd': John Lewis makes final rousing call for progress in essay By  Ed Pilkington Thu 30 Jul 2020 14.20 BST

How Martin Luther King Jr. Recruited John Lewis By Vann R. Newkirk II

Stefania tells the story of ADA LOVELACE, a mathematician and writer, whose passion for mathematics led to a prophetic interpretation of The Analytical Engine that provided the framework from which she would be viewed as one of the first computer programmers in history. Born: Dec. 10, 1815, London, UK; Died: Nov. 27, 1852, London, UK.

Episode Sources:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace

Isaacson, Walter. The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution. New York, NY, Simon & Schuster, 2014. 

CHM Live. Ada Lovelace: The Making of a Computer Scientist. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UxjkGePZ48

Ada Lovelace: Great Minds. SciShow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBbVbqRvqTM

Ada Lovelace: The Original Woman in Tech. Zoe Philpott. TedxBucharest. TEDx Talks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QQ3gWmd20s

BBC DOCUMENTARY : Calculating Ada - The Countess of Computing 2015. Forgotten Diaries. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgUVrzkQgds - Host Dr. Hannah Fry

Morais, Betsy, “The First Tech Visionary,” The New Yorker, October 15, 2013. https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/ada-lovelace-the-first-tech-visionary

Laura tells the story of GEORGIA O’KEEFFE: an American-born visual artist best known for her unconventional, and sometimes controversial contributions to modern art in the 20th century.  Born: Nov. 15, 1887, Sun Prairie, WI; Died: March 6, 1986, Santa Fe, NM.

Sources:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_O%27Keeffe

The wild beauty of Georgia O’Keeffe By Olivia Laing 2016.07.01

Exclusive: Georgia O'Keeffe's Younger Man By Charlotte Cowles 2016.02.24

About Georgia O'Keeffe Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Library and Archive

In this episode, Stefania tells the story of DORIS ANDERSON whose ground-breaking and visionary editorial work at Chatelaine would help introduce the next wave of feminism to women in Canada, and propel the nation to the front lines of women’s rights. Born: Nov. 10, 1921, Medicine Hat, AB ~ Died: Mar. 2, 2007, Toronto, ON.

 

Episode 2 Sources

Anderson, Doris. Rebel Daughter. Toronto, Ontario, Key Porter Books Limited, 1996. 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Anderson

CBC Digital Archives. Take 30: Doris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, and Mom. 1969.

www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/doris-anderson-editor-in-chief-and-mom

Anderson, Doris, “The 51-per-cent Minority,” Maclean’s Magazine, January 28, 1980, https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1980/1/28/the-51-per-cent-minority

In this episode, Laura tells the story of RICHARD ALPERT aka RAM DASS,  a spiritual teacher, author, and psychologist whose work and teachings continue to inspire people to study and adopt the practices of Eastern Philosophy into their lives, as it relates to self-awareness, meditation, and mindfulness.  Born: April 6, 1931, Boston, MA; Died: Dec. 22, 2019, Maui, HI. 

Selected Resources:

The Acid Test by Tom Shroder

Ram Dass Bibliography / Book TimeLine

Love, Serve, Remember Foundation

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)

Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research - John Hopkins University

Ram Dass, Going Home, Netflix 2018

Transcendental Meditation

Episode Sources:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Dass (2020.08.18) 

Alpert, Dr. Richard. Be Here Now. San Cristobal, New Mexico, Lama Foundation, 1971. 

Ram Dass, aka Richard Alpert, Psychedelic Pioneer and Spiritual Teacher, Author of "Be Here Now" Dies at Age 88 by Roger Friedman - 2019.12.23 2:25 am

Ram Dass, Beloved Spiritual Teacher, Has Died by Joan Duncan Oliver -2019.12.22

Baba Ram Dass, Proponent of LSD Turned New Age Guru, Dies at 88  by Douglas Marin - 2020.12.23

The Strange Case of the Harvard Drug Scandal by Andrew T. Weil  - 1963.11.05

The Harvard Psychedelic Club: How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America by Dan Lattin - 2010.05.01

In Episode 0, Laura and Stefania introduce themselves and share the unique story of how they met and created the Dash of Life Podcast. They let us in on what the podcast is all about, and their aspirations to make it a podcast that you will love and look forward to as a regular source of joy, entertainment and inspiration.

Between birth and death, there is a dash. Life stories that inspire.

 

Welcome the Dash of Life Podcast! Weekly biographical stories of the worlds most incredible people as told by two 30something women over a glass of wine and a lot of laughs.