Future Primitive Podcasts

Jeffrey Lewis is a story teller and trader who has lived for many years close to Zuni and Hopi indigenous people learning about their traditions and stories: “My role in the revitalization of these ancient routes has been a blessed one. I have brought macaw feathers from the Mayan jungles and worked to preserve that […]

Rick Doblin studied with Stan Grof, M.D., and was in the first group to become certified as holotropic breathwork practitioners. His dissertation was on “The Regulation of the Medical Use of Psychedelics and Marijuana,” and his master’s thesis focused on the attitudes and experiences of oncologists concerning the medical use of marijuana. His undergraduate thesis […]

Patricia Flasch is an author, a soul and depth coach and a business catalyst who has always been fascinated by the discovery of her own soul and she has spent a lifetime passing on her learning to the countless students she has encountered over the years. Her practice includes writing, counseling, coaching, mentoring, ministry, and […]

Charles Eisenstein is the author of The Ascent of Humanity: The Age of Separation, the Age of Reunion, and the convergence of crises that is birthing the transition – a book about the history and future of civilization from a unique perspective: the evolution of the human sense of self. He is also the author […]

Lars Schmidt is an artist, facilitator, project developer and sustainability educator.As founder of Art, Ecology & Education, The Pollinators and initiator/co-developer of Integral Ecoawareness Training and Practice, Lars is a pioneer and visionary in the field of creating and facilitating transformative processes and projects for integrated, sustainable living. He studied acting, dance, singing and photography […]

Dr. Edward Tick is the author of the groundbreaking book War and the Soul and founder of Soldier’s Heart, a veteran’s return and healing project based in Troy, NY. He is a practicing psychotherapist specializing in veterans with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). His pioneering work with PTSD or, in his words, “loss of the […]

Douglas Rushkoff is an author, teacher, and documentarian who focuses on the ways people, cultures, and institutions create, share, and influence each other’s values. He is the winner of the first Neil Postman award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity. He has written ten best-selling books on new media and popular culture, written and […]

Anne Baring is a writer and retired Jungian analyst, is author and co-author of five books including The Myth of the Goddess: Evolution of an Image, The Mystic Vision, The Divine Feminine, and a book for children, The Birds Who Flew Beyond Time. Anne’s website www.annebaring.com explores the deeper issues facing us at this crucial […]

Known to many as the “Matisse of Japan”, Mayumi Oda has done extensive work with female goddess imagery. From 1969 to the present Mayumi has exhibited over 40 one-woman shows throughout the world. Her artwork is also part of the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, The Museum of Fine […]

Natalie Goldberg is the author of Writing Down The Bones: Freeing The Writer Within (1986), which broke open the world of creativity and started a revolution in the way we practice writing in this country. The book has sold over one million copies and been translated into fourteen languages. Since then she has written nine […]