Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan

By Christopher Ryan

Society & Culture Arts

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Tangentially Speaking is dedicated to the idea that good conversation is spontaneous, organic, revelatory, and free to go down unexpected paths with unexpected people. Come hang with porn stars, comedians, bank robbers, drug smugglers, health gurus, scientists, authors, world travelers, and an Italian prince or two.

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385 - Derrick Jensen (Ecolo...

07.22.2019

Derrick Jensen is a coauthor of Deep Green Resistance, and the author of Endgame, The Culture of Make Believe, A Language Older than Words, and many other books. He was named one of Utne Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing ...

Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan episodes:

07.22.2019 385 - Derrick Jensen (Ecological Activist/Author) Derrick Jensen is a coauthor of Deep Green Resistance, and the author of Endgame, The Culture of Make Believe, A Language Older than Words, and many other books. He was named one of Utne Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing ...
07.15.2019 384 - Michael Ellis (Naturalist & Travel Guide) Michael Ellis has been around. His goal in life has been to excite and educate people about the rhythms of the natural world and biological processes, thereby stimulating an active participation in the protection of the valuable resources of the ...
07.08.2019 383 - Astrid Daley (Escaped Abusive Relationship) Astrid honored me by sharing a story that is both profoundly personal and, in some ways, not terribly uncommon. If you’ve ever felt that a relationship (or partner) was absorbing you into an alternate reality, this conversation will speak to ...
07.03.2019 382 - Seane Corn (No BS Yoga Teacher) SEANE CORN is an internationally acclaimed yoga teacher and public speaker known for her social activism, impassioned style of teaching, and raw, honest and inspired self-expression.
06.24.2019 381 - Mickey Avalon (Glam Rapper) There’s nobody quite like Mickey Avalon. His perspectives on art, music, fame, performance … are unique, thoughtful, and always sincere. He’s on tour with our mutual friend, Dirt Nasty (Simon Rex) this summer, so go see them if you get ...
06.16.2019 380 - Hunter Maats (Metacognitivist) Hunter likes to think about how we think. And he's plenty good at it.
06.10.2019 379 - Leigh Ann Orsi (Former Actress/Pole Dancer) Leigh Ann Orsi is an American dancer and former actress. She is best known for playing Brad's second girlfriend, Ashley, on the sitcom Home Improvement. Also featured as Hannah in the 1994 film, The Favor starring Brad Pitt. She's currently ...
05.21.2019 378 - John Harrison (Therapist and Fugitive from Injustice) John Harrison has enjoyed much of his time on the planet exploring both the inner and outer landscapes. A therapist with a practice based in San Diego specializing in Addiction Treatment and Personal Transformation, John was Principal Investigator for MAPS’ ...
05.16.2019 377 - Charles Eisenstein (Author/Philosopher) Charles is a public intellectual, speaker, and the author of five books, including Climate: A New Story, Sacred Economics, and The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible.
05.06.2019 376 - On the Big Island with Kyle and Simon We recorded this one during a pig hunting trip. Our conversation ranges far and wide, to put it mildly. Check out Simon's podcast, Nervous Rex, and The Kyle Thiermann Show.
04.27.2019 375 - Chris Paine (Filmmaker/Environmentalist) Chris Paine is an American filmmaker and environmental activist. His notable works as director include the documentaries Who Killed the Electric Car? Revenge of the Electric Car and Do You Trust This Computer? Paine received a nomination for the Writers ...
04.15.2019 374 - Daniele Bolelli (Badass Historian) Daniele Bolelli is a writer, martial artist, university professor, and podcaster. He was born in Italy and currently lives in Los Angeles.
04.07.2019 373 - James Ostrer (Artist/Lunatic) James has been known to dress himself in the flayed flesh of pigs and take self-portraits as a commentary on, what? How we're all encased in the suffering of other animals? How we're all both sacred and just meat? How ...
04.01.2019 372 - ROMA 32 In which I call out Gandhi, question the narrative of a recent Hollywood sex scandal, share some thoughts on hunting, and discuss my fear of becoming a douchebag guru.
04.01.2019 371 - Hawaii Hunt (Special Episode) This is a somewhat chaotic conversation involving Kyle Thiermann (big wave surfer), Mark Healey (surfing legend), Ben Greenfield (fitness guru), and a little bit of me (flabby imposter). It was recorded on the island of Molokai, Hawaii, at the end ...
03.24.2019 370 - Dan De Lion (Forager) Dan De Lion is an Earth Herbalist, Forager, Musician, and Teacher dedicated to working with Nature to facilitate the reunion of the people with our planetary purpose. He teaches through Return to Nature, providing classes, lectures, and seminars on wild ...
03.20.2019 369 - Shane Heath (Mudslinger) Shane wasn’t mad at coffee, he was disappointed. He was sold the dream that coffee would allow him to do more and do it faster. But, he noticed that he was reliant on it just to get to baseline. The ...
03.11.2019 368 - Philip van Wyck (Missionary/Sea Gypsies) Philip is a South African Christian missionary working with the Moken people (aka Sea Gypsies) on the island of Ko Phayam, in Thailand. When the tsunami in 2004 destroyed their boats, they were forced to live on land. Philip is ...
03.05.2019 367 - ROMA 31 Is meat important? If so, why? Does love always have to hurt? What are the dangers of humility? Can people and animals sense your vibe when you're tripping? These and other pressing issues are featured in yet another ROMA episode.
03.04.2019 366 - Carsie Blanton (Singer/Songwriter/Troublemaker) Nobody writes songs like Carsie. They come from straight from her heart, her head, or her ... shall we say, genital chakra. No filters. No shame. No prepackaged commercial nonsense. She's unabashedly political, sexual, and animal. She's one of my ...
02.26.2019 365 - Igor Vamos/Mike Bonano (Yes Men) Mike/Igor is half of the duo known as the Yes Men. These guys combine humor, political outrage, and medial savvy to convey radical ideas through the tools of the oppressor. Drawing on techniques that date back to the ever-present trickster-shaman, ...
02.24.2019 364 - Greg Simmons (Endangered Music) Greg is a sound engineer who is working hard to try to save some of the endangered music of Asia. We met on Ko Phayam, where he’s spent a lot of time with the Moken people (aka “Sea Gypsies”) who ...
02.04.2019 363 - Bruce Carpenter (Art Historian in Bali) Author and co-author of more than 20 books and numerous articles on Indonesian art, culture and history, Bruce W. Carpenter is considered a leading expert in the field of Indonesian studies. He's also an accomplished traveler and an old friend ...
01.28.2019 362 - Tony Perrottet (Cuba Libre) Tony is an old friend of mine and the author of several books of sexy history. Among them, Napoleon's Penis, The Naked Olympics, and most recently, Cuba Libre -- a book that reads like an adventure novel, but is the ...
01.17.2019 361 - Johann Hari (Author: Chasing the Scream) Johann Hari is a journalist, columnist, and the author of Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs, and Lost Connections. His TED talk on addiction has been seen over 9 million times. His mind ...
01.07.2019 360 - Greg Lansky (Porn Mogul) Greg knew he wasn't going to make it in the normal world. He craved the disapproval of hypocrites and scolds. He wanted to be an outlaw, but didn't want to risk getting shot or put in a cage. And he ...
01.01.2019 359 - Ben Stewart (Filmmaker/Musician) Ben Joseph Stewart is a filmmaker, musician, veteran, traveler, thinker.... Lots going on with this guy. Find him on Instagram.
12.26.2018 358 - ROMA 30 How to laugh on a dying planet? How to lose a dad? What do you wish you'd known when you were young? And 70s party music.
12.20.2018 357 - Jake Johannsen (@JakeThis) Jake Johannsen is a comedy legend. He was on David Letterman's show 14,682 times (more or less). His standup is so good that I often steal his jokes. And he's one of my closest buds. Join us in Jake's kitchen ...
12.15.2018 356 - Karley Sciortino (Slutever) Karley Sciortino is a writer, television host, and producer. She is the founder of Slutever, a website that focuses on sex and sexuality, and executive producer and host of the Viceland documentary series of the same name. She also writes ...
12.09.2018 355 - Janelle Kaz (Motogypsy) Janelle is a lot more than a pretty face. She spent months exploring Colombia while bringing attention to the problem of illegal trafficking of endangered wildlife. She's a passionate defender of the natural world and an excellent photographer. Plus, she ...
12.03.2018 354 - Adam Skolnick (Badass Travel Writer) Adam's writing ranges from surprising to insightful to necessary -- normally all of the above. He's been published everywhere from the New York Times to Men's Health to Outside. He's also written a slew of Lonely Planet guidebooks. With no ...
11.22.2018 353 - Connor Jones (Permaculture Farmer) Connor lives on a piece of desert that he and his family have shaped and caressed into Paradise. East End Eden is a living, working demonstration of what's possible with knowledge, planning, patience, and hard work. Hell yeah!
11.18.2018 352 - Bruce Parry (Explorer/Traveler/Documentarian) Bruce Parry is an English documentarian, indigenous rights advocate, author, explorer, trek leader and former Royal Marines commando officer. His documentary series for the BBC: Tribe, Amazon, and Arctic have shown Bruce exploring extreme environments, living with remote indigenous peoples ...
11.04.2018 351 - ROMA 29 Listener messages and my meandering responses.
10.31.2018 350 - Lloyd Kahn (Simple Living/Green Architecture) Lloyd Kahn is the founding editor-in-chief of Shelter Publications, Inc., and is the former Shelter editor of the Whole Earth Catalog. He is also an author, photographer, and pioneer of the green building and green architecture movements.
10.29.2018 349 - Stephen Jenkinson (Orphan Wisdom School) Stephen is a teacher, author, storyteller, spiritual activist, farmer and founder of the Orphan Wisdom School, a teaching house and learning house for the skills of deep living and making human culture. It is rooted in knowing history, being claimed ...
10.23.2018 348 - Wim Hof ("The Iceman"/Human Health Pioneer) During his long existential journey, Wim Hof came face to face with nature’s most primordial elements. Staring right back, the merciless cold and bountiful air revealed an energy now lost to most of modern society, dormant inside all of us ...
10.15.2018 347 - Charris Ford (Environmental Activist/Rapper/Very Cool Dude) Charris is one of the most creative, charming, and inspiring people I know. He’s off the grid, in pretty much any sense you can think of.
10.07.2018 346 - Wednesday Martin (Author of Untrue/Expert on Female Sexuality) Wednesday Martin's fantastic new book is called Untrue: Why Nearly Everything We Believe About Women, Lust, and Infidelity Is Wrong and How the New Science Can Set Us Free. The book, like it's author, is smart, funny, surprising, and unapologetic.
10.04.2018 345 - Alexandra Paul (Actress/Activist) Alexandra played Lt. Stephanie Holden for 5 seasons on Baywatch, and has appeared in over 100 feature films and many TV programs. She's a serious activist, using her platform to support voting rights, animal liberation, progressive energy policies, and family ...
10.01.2018 344 - Paul Kloppenburg (Multi-faceted Badass) In 1969, 18 year-old Paul left Holland, hitchhiking east, with a vague sense that he wanted to spend time with Tibetans. His life has been a stream of adventure and insight ever since. Traveler, philosopher, builder, designer, artist, forager ...
09.24.2018 343 - Mr. Money Mustache (Badass financial advisor) Mr. Money Mustache is a very early retiree who writes about how we can all live a frugal yet badass life of leisure. Based in Boulder, CO, he helps young people get their finances arranged to maximize freedom and minimize ...
09.21.2018 342 - Theo Von (Standup Comic / Podcaster) Theo Von is funny, smart, and deeply kind (and not necessarily in that order). He’s a guy on the fame train, wondering where to get off. I am really enjoying the process of getting to know him better, as you’ll ...
09.17.2018 341 - Aron Ralston (Played by James Franco in 127 Hours) In April of 2003, Aron dislodged a boulder while descending a slot canyon at Blue John Canyon, in Eastern Wayne County, Utah, crushing his hand and pinning it against a canyon wall. After five days of entrapment with little water ...
09.10.2018 340 - Ricardo Serpa (Photojournalism/Epic Motorcycle Trips) Ricardo happened to meet my pal Andrew (host of the Monkeytooth podcast) on the road, and Andrew thought we should hang. So we did. A few hours later, we were planning a motorcycle trip to Patagonia together. Trust me on ...
09.05.2018 339 - Susan Nemcek (Willow Farm Contemplative Center) Susan is a healer, therapist, and Zen buddhist chaplain. She is also the founder of Willow Farm Contemplative Center, where she works with people facing end of life issues.
08.29.2018 338 - ROMA 28 If we don't grieve for the dead, are we necessarily cold-hearted? What's behind the collapse of the American empire? How to deal with the chaos and uncertainty of being young? How did disabled people fare among hunter-gatherers?
08.27.2018 337 - Steve Mullins (Ethnomusicologist / Flamenco Guitarist) What is music, anyway? Does a Beethoven sonata elicit the same emotions if played for someone who's never heard western music? Do any other animals experience music? Is singing related to crying? To laughing? These are the sorts of questions ...
08.23.2018 336 - The Reverend Duncan Trussell, MD PhD Duncan is qualified to receive your reverence. He deserves it, too. You could live many lifetimes without meeting anyone who combines as much humor, wisdom, and sincerity as this guy. I'm always happy when we find some time to hang ...

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