Love Is The Author

Chuck Testa is owner/operator of Ojai Valley Taxidermy and easily the most recognizable taxidermist in the world, due largely to his viral internet commercial created by YouTubers Rhett and Link for their docu-series Commercial Kings. Besides a healthy exploration of the origins and ethics of taxidermy, Jaymee and Chuck engage in a meaningful conversation about the importance of engaging in open-minded conversation with people you don’t agree with. 

LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. 

Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?

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RAUM GOODS (www.raumgoods.com)

INDIAN LODGE ROAD (www.indianlodgeroad.com) 

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THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: 

www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast

FAN CONTACT: [email protected]

ON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @ojai_valley_taxidermy / @unconventionalgardener

Jamie Kilstein has been a working comedian for decades, exploring the vast spectrum of highest highs and the lowest of lows both personally and professionally. After hearing his story you may feel that’s putting it lightly. But remarkably, Jamie has survived the gauntlet of his own mistakes and the rollercoaster of showbiz with the genuine heart of enthusiasm for what he’s learned along the way, grateful to be alive simply to tell the tale another day, to practice kindness towards himself and others, and make strangers laugh. You’ll learn what it was like being mentored by Robin Williams, who saved Jamie’s life, and what it’s been like navigating Jamie’s continuing mental health since Robin’s passing. 

LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. 

Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?

email: [email protected] to set up a free consultation,

or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship 

SPONSORS: 

TOTALLY BLOWN (⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠)

RAUM GOODS (www.raumgoods.com)

INDIAN LODGE ROAD (www.indianlodgeroad.com) 

YERBA MADRE (www.guayaki.com)

THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: 

www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast

FAN CONTACT: [email protected]

ON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @thejamiekilstein / @unconventionalgardener

Daren Thomas Magee is the prolific visionary artist behind the wildly popular design-meets-humor lifestyle brand known as Real Fun, Wow! For nearly 5 years he co-hosted a podcast with Jaymee titled Mystical/Cynical, a hilarious show about radical empathy which generated three seasons worth of episodes and a loyal fanbase around the world. Mystical/Cynical came to a close this past September, and this is their first long-form conversation since. Conversations about laying it all on the line for your art, the subtle and pronounced effects of micro-dosing mushrooms, integrating home grown spiritual realizations, the importance of humility, and the bewilderment of Love are all topics covered, plus Jaymee invites Daren to lead his first guided meditation at the end of the episode, so make sure to grab your Real Fun, Wow! cushion and stay a while.

LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. 

COVER PHOTO: Daren Thomas Magee (www.realfunwow.com)

Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?

email: [email protected] to set up a free consultation,

or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship 

SPONSORS: 

TOTALLY BLOWN (⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠)

RAUM GOODS (www.raumgoods.com)

INDIAN LODGE ROAD (www.indianlodgeroad.com) 

YERBA MADRE (www.guayaki.com)

THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: 

www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast

FAN CONTACT: [email protected]

ON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @realfunwow / @unconventionalgardener

Jaymee and his partner Lacee are back with another YAWN & LOKO themed episode, offering one of a kind advice on how to maintain healthy romantic relationships while sustaining emotional health. The couple breaks down the noncommittal aspects of men, the poverty mentality within the feminine, a creative practice to help find God in the day to day, how to be in touch with your fundamental unbrokenness, how to motivate yourself to do life’s uncomfortable things, and  the difference between intuition and fear based thinking. Also, how to use your “cool” for the benefit of all living beings

LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. 

COVER PHOTO: Matt & Jess Meyer (wearemattandjess)

Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee or Lacee?

email: [email protected] to set up a free consultation,

or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship 

SPONSORS: 

TOTALLY BLOWN (⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠)

RAUM GOODS (www.raumgoods.com)

INDIAN LODGE ROAD (www.indianlodgeroad.com) 

YERBA MADRE (www.guayaki.com)

VALLEY OF THE MOON (www.shorturl.at/dCVh2)

THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: 

www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast

FAN CONTACT: [email protected]

ON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @unconventionalgardener

Adrian "Bonezeye" Cavazos is the multidisciplinary artist and former taxidermist behind the legendary Kill Tony Show podcast joke book, which he conceived during a massive psychedelic trip at the lowest point of his life. In this in depth conversation centered around overcoming mental health issues and generational trauma, Adrian shares unconventional methods of how he found his artistic purpose in life, and how kindness saves his life everyday. 

LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. 

ENGINEER/VIDEOGRAPHER: Patrick Schipper

Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?

email: [email protected] to set up a free consultation,

or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship 

SPONSORS: 

TOTALLY BLOWN (⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠)

RAUM GOODS (www.raumgoods.com)

INDIAN LODGE ROAD (www.indianlodgeroad.com) 

YERBA MADRE (www.guayaki.com)

VALLEY OF THE MOON (www.shorturl.at/dCVh2)

THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: 

www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast

FAN CONTACT: [email protected]

ON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @bonezeye / @unconventionalgardener

Jaymee and multidisciplinary artist Coulter Jacobs got together at CJLA Studios to record their third long form conversation about honoring the muse, devotion to the craft, sustainable mental health, irrational love, God, Buddhism, Beat Poets and guardian angels.

LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced and edited by Jaymee Carpenter. 

MUSIC BY: Jaymee Carpenter

Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?

email: [email protected] to set up a free consultation,

or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship 

SPONSORS: 

TOTALLY BLOWN (⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠)

RAUM GOODS (www.raumgoods.com)

INDIAN LODGE ROAD (www.indianlodgeroad.com) 

YERBA MADRE (www.guayaki.com)

VALLEY OF THE MOON (www.shorturl.at/dCVh2)

THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: 

www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast

FAN CONTACT: [email protected]

ON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @coulterjacobs / @unconventionalgardener

Spencer King is an American Filmmaker, who is the son of director Amy Berg and musician David King of the band Mary's Danish. His new film 'The Wilderness' starring Hunter Doohan (in theaters October 17th) tackles the complicated subject of teen behavioral modification wilderness programs in America.

THE WILDERNESS official trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_IEFPnFGAc

LITA PODCAST: hosted, producedand edited by Jaymee Carpenter. 

MUSIC BY: J. Carpenter

Special thanks to Matt and Jess Meyer for hosting this recording at their beautiful home, and Matt Meyer for the episode cover photo.

Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?

email: [email protected] to set up a free consultation,

or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship 

SPONSORS: 

TOTALLY BLOWN (⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠)

RAUM GOODS (www.raumgoods.com)

INDIAN LODGE ROAD (www.indianlodgeroad.com) 

YERBA MADRE (www.guayaki.com)

VALLEY OF THE MOON (www.shorturl.at/dCVh2)

THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: 

www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast

FAN CONTACT: [email protected]

ON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @thewildernessmovie / @spencerking / @unconventionalgardener

Amy Berg is an Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker known for her groundbreaking storytelling in films like 'Deliver Us From Evil', 'West Of Memphis', and the new Jeff Buckley documentary 'It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley'. In her most revealing interview to date, Amy and Jaymee discuss loss and forgiveness, limitless empathy for the underdogs, what it was like being a rising star and a single mother in the golden age of documentary filmmaking, her unknown LA punk rock roots, the sainthood of Jeff Buckley, and the making of her next documentary on the life of Chris Cornell. 

Recorded in the ballroom of The El Roblar Hotel in Ojai, CA. Special thanks to Jeremy and Eric, and David Berger at the Ojai Playhouse.

LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced and edited by Jaymee Carpenter. 

MUSIC BY: J. Carpenter

'It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley':  ⁠⁠www.magpictures.com/jeffbuckley⁠⁠

Ojai Playhouse: ⁠⁠www.ojaiplayhouse.com⁠⁠

Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?

email: [email protected] to set up a free consultation,

or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship 

SPONSORS: 

TOTALLY BLOWN (⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠)

RAUM GOODS (www.raumgoods.com)

INDIAN LODGE ROAD (www.indianlodgeroad.com) 

YERBA MADRE (www.guayaki.com)

VALLEY OF THE MOON (www.shorturl.at/dCVh2)

THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: 

www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast

FAN CONTACT: [email protected]

ON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @amy_berg / @unconventionalgardener

Rob Bell is an American author, speaker, and former pastor known for his books challenging traditional Christian views. He’s a New York Times Bestselling author of fourteen books, including the bestseller 'Love Wins'. Rob and Jaymee meet for the first time and sparks fly, which set the stage for a highly engaging (and hilarious) conversation on the nature of God, the mechanism of belief, the subversive nature of joy, making friends with fear, the utility of nostalgia and what inspires him today. 

ROB BELL: www.robbell.com

LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited and music by Jaymee Carpenter. 

Interested in Mentorship with Jaymee?

email: [email protected] to set up a free consultation,

or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship 

SPONSORS: 

TOTALLY BLOWN (⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠)

RAUM GOODS (www.raumgoods.com)

INDIAN LODGE ROAD (www.indianlodgeroad.com) 

YERBA MADRE (www.guayaki.com)

VALLEY OF THE MOON (www.shorturl.at/dCVh2)

Special thanks to Matt and Jess Meyer for hosting this recording at their beautiful home, and Matt for the episode cover photo.

THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: 

www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast

FAN CONTACT: [email protected]

ON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @realrobbell / @@unconventionalgardener

On the morning of September 11th 2025, Lady Diana J. Mukpo, who was Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s wife, closest friend, and confidant, and a brilliant Buddhist teacher in her own right passed away. Jaymee was granted the incredibly rare opportunity to interview Lady Diana in 2023 on the 36th anniversary of Trungpa Rinpoche's passing (April 4th, 1987) while she herself was hospitalized related to her ongoing battle with cancer. This in depth interview would sadly be her last, and is being re-released as a small offering of condolence to her family, many friends, students and admirers. Within this hour we discuss her extraordinary life journey as the Queen Of Shambhala. There are those who may be intimately familiar with the books and teachings of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, but have yet to be introduced properly to the extraordinary feminine force by his side all of those years who made so much of what he accomplished in the west possible, planting initial seeds of the Buddha dharma to flourish for future generations. 

LITA PODCAST: hosted, produced, edited by Jaymee Carpenter. 

MUSIC BY: Devendra Banhart

Interested in Mentorship with Jaymee?

email: [email protected] to set up a free consultation,

or visit: www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship 

SPONSORS: 

TOTALLY BLOWN (⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠)

RAUM GOODS (www.raumgoods.com)

INDIAN LODGE ROAD (www.indianlodgeroad.com) 

YERBA MADRE (www.guayaki.com)

VALLEY OF THE MOON (www.shorturl.at/dCVh2)

THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT: 

www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast

FAN CONTACT: [email protected]

ON INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @unconventionalgardener