Real Good Stuff

In a new podcast series from Real Good Stuff: Scott talks about his journey of learning Italian, sharing about his Italian heritage, a pocket Italian dictionary that was saved from a public library book sale, going to Italy & how it's finally time to get reading glasses. In 2010 at LA City College Scott took a year of Italian & after singing songs in Italian for voice lessons & as a voice major at a university there is still so much to learn. Scott comes from a family of large personalities & big emotional creative tempers on both sides of the family tree, but his dad was adopted. As a little boy, Scott would sit at the foot of his grandfather Albert's old roll top desk listening to opera together; these are some of his best memories as child. In this episode we talk about the words Forgive & Forgiveness. Episode we will discuss a new word or related words in the Italian language.

In this episode Scott shares about his experience growing up in Oregon, a state that is mostly white and founded with black exclusion laws. He shares about his experiences at the intersection of mental health shaming, homophobia, homelessness & white supremacy.

In this new meditation series community organizer, activist, podcasthost, producer & teacher Scott Clapson shares about how the storms of our life can yield beautiful results. Whether you've been meditating for years or this is your first time, we invite you to breathe. This podcast is dedicated to Ben, Eric & Reagan.

In this episode Co-Founder & Co-Director of Urban Voices Project, Leeav Sofer is the first guest ever for a virtual Real Good Stuff. Leeav talks with Scott about Urban Voices Project 3rd virtual performance of the year, how he said "Yes" to working on skid row with music, & how music connects us to one another. Every Wednesday at 4pm Urban Voices Project hosts a Neighborhood Sing. These gatherings pre-pandemic happened at the Wesley Health Center on San Pedro in Skid Row. During the pandemic we transferred all music classes, choir rehearsals & Neighborhood Sings to zoom calls. Out of this was born a virtual choir performance in the early summer & now we are hosting our second one August 23, 2020. Look to the Rainbow. UrbanVoicesProject.org or Facebook.com/UrbanVoicesProject Thank you Leeav Sofer & everyone at Urban Voices Project & thank you for listening. 

In this episode of Podcasting Wisdom, Scott shares about podcasting as a mental health recovery tool in his own life, as a community organizing medium & anthropological phenomenon. Scott would like to help you create your own podcast series He has over 5 yrs podcast host & production experience & over a year teaching.

Community Organizer Joan Howard sits down to talk with Scott about The Source at the LA Public Libraries & why the library is an important resource for people who are experiencing homelessness.

Kerry Morrison of Heart Forward LA talks with Scott about mental health, homelessness and leading with our hearts. Kerry was inspired by a mental health transformation movement in Trieste, Italy, to grow collaborative relationships, bring people together and transform the way we are in community with people who are struggling with their mental health. Trieste and their innovative approach to mental health is world famous and Kerry has a vision to bring their practices and principles to Hollywood and Los Angeles.   

Change Your Algorithm is a new mental health class series that focuses on reprogramming our minds and thoughts. Change Your Algorithm Founder Joel Relampagos sits down with Scott to talk about this new mental health program. Joel is a Executive Television Television Producer, Podcast Host of The Empowered Mind, and Recovery Dharma group facilitator. To learn more and to sign up for a class visit ChangeAlgorithm,com it is free and each meeting is peer facilitated group discussion lead by a therapist, with a short mindfulness meditation following. Check out his podcast The Empowered Mind available on YouTube and other listening platforms. 

In this episode Real Good Stuff host and producer Scott Clapson defines social capital, community organizing and a speech he delivered on social capital in 2015. Social Capital is defined as "the networks of relationships among people  who live and work in a particular society, enabling that society to  function effectively."

thebenchplay.com Robert is the first returning guest on RealGoodStuff.org