The Explorer Poet Podcast

My guest today is a master sculptor and a lovely human being named Gedion Nyanhongo. Gedion began learning the art of stone carving from his father, while still a young man in Zimbabwe. Since that early start he’s exhibited his work all over the world. Gedion’s sculptures speak to traditional values, the importance of community, positive and respectful human relationships, and the sacredness of life. He’s got a great spirit, a big smile, and a true passion for creating by subtracting. I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation.

In our conversation, we discussed consciousness and connection, the living force inside of stone, committing as an artist, universal materials, all of us are one of a kind, picking your material and being your number 1, taking the work where the people are, human life being the same, the difference between clay and writing and stone, stone coming to life as it's chipped away, art and beauty existing in the world, art as a mirror of our lives, the timelessness of stone, putting something out there for others to tell their own story, sharing and owning art, success and being, effort and making it happen, failures as the bricks of success, staying thirsty forever, going through pain without fear, the freedom to do what you want, snakes and zebras, gods becoming eternal, dirt is life and life giving, the responsibility of every generation, love peace unity oneness inclusiveness, differing with love, and how every single stone is one of a kind.

Episode Details:

Guest Name: Gedion Nyanhongo

Website: https://gediongalleries.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gedionnyanhongo/

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Gedion-Tafadzwa-Nyanhongo-257400725207391/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gediongallerie

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Where to find The EXPLORER POET Podcast:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explorerpoet/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExplorerPoetPod

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Explorer-Poet-105087492172066

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z9WKzUIWbq5qOJE1zmRJQ

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My guest today is an amazingly hard worker with a giant heart. Her name is Tonia Tewell and she’s the Founder and Executive Director of Holding Out Help. Tonia is incredibly giving, dedicated, and personable. For over 14 years, Tonia and her husband have been serving individuals who have escaped from religiously polygamist backgrounds. My conversation with Tonia was incredibly intimate, and I found her to be both understanding of others' circumstances and genuinely empathetic to their needs. Tonia is a fantastic leader and I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation.

In our conversation, we discuss polygamist communities in Utah and the surrounding states, my families connection to this history, how people often seem crazy but are not, Mormon apologists, putting yourself in other’s shoes, the religious fear of being or doing enough, growing up isolated from others, public school, social learning, feeling normal after leaving polygamy, intentionally creating a persona, abuse and fatigue of abuse within religion, shelves or drawers in which to put religious doubts, emotional intelligence, joy and happiness, walking away from a self-sustaining society, the architecture of one’s reality, honesty of people who have hit rock bottom, the types of people you can trust, relating to others, children’s souls, external worlds and emotions, trauma from emotional neglect, not being allowed to feel, our bubbles becoming us, courage and blessings, becoming a whole person, reality and our perception of it, father’s becoming daddys, and our trial making us who we are today.

Episode Details:

Guest Name: Tonia Tewell, Founder and Executive Director of Holding Out Hope (HOH)

Website: https://holdingouthelp.org/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holdingouthelp/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holdingoutHELP/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/HoldingOutHELPinc

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Where to find The EXPLORER POET Podcast:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explorerpoet/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExplorerPoetPod

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQxs0F0mGoEJYNNJx4ph5g

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Explorer-Poet-105087492172066

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z9WKzUIWbq5qOJE1zmRJQ

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My guest today is Bruce Marion, a fantastic, fun loving artist, and teacher. Bruce is a contemporary impressionist painter whose work explodes with vivid color and complex texture. Bruce exhibits his art in galleries throughout the United States and is collected worldwide. His range of work includes figure, landscapes, cityscapes, wildlife and his “Joyful Bears”. I found Bruce to be extremely personable, funny and fun. He’s also very good at conversation and I enjoyed our time together very much.

In our conversation, we discuss having real conversations, dogma, having a life’s work and legacy, having a sense of humor, innate optimism and loving people, self love and acceptance, coming to grip with art, high school pranks and concrete phalluses, being a fighter, souls and circuitry, accepting the journey, family bubbles, alexithymia, psychology, bankruptcy, being too afraid to fail, learning as human beings, life dependent outcomes, trying new things, self doubt, helping others with our unique gifts, the simplicity of being a kid, wisdom from various sources, being comfortable with discomfort, listening to your inner self, people who have arrived, fear of losing it, letting go of the path, roadmaps for life and god, enjoying the creative process, insistent thoughts or desires, the zen of being a bear, creation and creativity, the adaptability of humans, cats and calendars, art as a meditation, the hardest part of art, music and breaking the rules, having the space to do crappy stuff, and the essence of life.

Episode Details:

Guest Name: Bruce Marion

Website: https://www.brucemarion.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brucemarion/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brucemarionstudios/

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Where to find The EXPLORER POET Podcast:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explorerpoet/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExplorerPoetPod

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQxs0F0mGoEJYNNJx4ph5g

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Explorer-Poet-105087492172066

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z9WKzUIWbq5qOJE1zmRJQ

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-explorer-poet-podcast/id1621189025

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My guest today is an amazing artist and human being named Alejandro Macias, who also goes by Alex. Alex is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona School of Art and has exhibited his work nationally and internationally. He was born in Brownsville, Texas, and is a self-proclaimed “product of the border”. Alex’s work is driven by his Mexican-American identity and the current social-political climate, addressing themes of heritage, immigration and ethnicity, which are set in contrast to his critical engagement with the assimilation and acculturation process often referred to as “Americanization.” I found Alex to be extremely friendly, thoughtful, and optimistic about the future.

In our conversation we discussed personal guardian angels, creativity and the bubbles we grow up in, being behind a veil, meditation through artistic work, doing what makes you happy, mental states, poverty and states of mind, wishes, being a product of the border, art and what it’s given us, art as a tool, making the work, writing, perspectives and empathy, handling rejection and criticism, doing better, the things one should be doing, love, how we’re all the same, empathy, and loving one another.

Episode Details:

Guest Name: Alejandro Macias

Website: https://www.alexmaciasart.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alex.macias.art/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexMaciasArt

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alexmaciasart/

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Where to find The EXPLORER POET Podcast:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explorerpoet/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExplorerPoetPod

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQxs0F0mGoEJYNNJx4ph5g

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Explorer-Poet-105087492172066

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z9WKzUIWbq5qOJE1zmRJQ

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My guest today is my amazing friend Ebbie. Ebbie and I met way back in a past life. Since those days, we’ve both been reborn into a new form and are embracing the curiosity of being children once again. Ebbie is a fantastic human being, filled with compassion and a desire to do good for others. She left a successful career in the accounting and finance world to dedicate herself to helping others. Specifically, Ebbie serves the underprivileged youth of central Phoenix. She’s well versed in the ways of life and salvation, and I truly enjoy this, and all, of our conversations.

In our conversation, we discuss the thrill of discovering real conversation, the unknowable essence of God, experiencing real prayer, leaving careers without a plan, identifying with others ideals, begging the universe for meaning, homeopathy and modern western medicine, faith and honesty, science and religion, insatiable curiosity, cultures’ views of children, emergence, higher powers and love, religious movements, ancient and archaic peoples, materiality and spirituality, motivation, and following one’s awe.

Episode Details:

Guest Name: Ebbie

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Where to find The EXPLORER POET Podcast:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explorerpoet/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExplorerPoetPod

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQxs0F0mGoEJYNNJx4ph5g

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Explorer-Poet-105087492172066

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z9WKzUIWbq5qOJE1zmRJQ

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-explorer-poet-podcast/id1621189025

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Welcome to The EXPLORER POET Podcast. In this intro episode I discuss the podcasts format, my intent to explore through conversation, the unexplored realms of today, my podcast objectives, and I invite everyone to come explore with me.

Episode details:

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Where to find The EXPLORER POET Podcast:

Website: www.explorerpoet.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explorerpoet/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExplorerPoetPod

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQxs0F0mGoEJYNNJx4ph5g

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Explorer-Poet-105087492172066

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Z9WKzUIWbq5qOJE1zmRJQ

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-explorer-poet-podcast/id1621189025

Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MmM5ZTY5NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjA6v_KhPn3AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA