The Listen Podcast

Shelly De Vito is a Paris-based stage director, playwright and former ballet dancer originally from New York.

In 2010, with her husband, visual artist James Porter, she founded Les Moulins de Paillard contemporary arts centre in a former 18th century papermill in the Loir Valley of France. For the past ten years, the couple has directed their attention and efforts to the work of other artists.

Check our her blog: https://moulinsdepaillard.wordpress.com/

When we invited Rachael to join us on The Listen Podcast, we had no idea that her interview would be recorded against the backdrop of powerful protests following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. As a self-described social justice minister, Rachael had much to share about first becoming politically aware while at seminary, examining…

Arun’s interview is full of insights on the world we live in. As a yoga therapist and an Ayurvedic practitioner, he sees his craft as a path to discovering oneself and to understanding life. At a time when we are enduring a global pandemic that is changing the world, Arun shares his vision of the…

Yogi and Ayurvedic practitioner Arun Deva believes there is no force strong enough to oppose the power of the people of the world coming together for peace. https://yogarasayana.com/

The founder of Arunachala Yoga & Ayurveda, he has the pleasure of serving both the National & California State Ayurvedic Associations as a Board Member. He teaches internationally, and has been featured on both radio and TV. Born in India, Arun has made his home in Los Angeles since 1977.

Even though Sarah grew up in a Christian household, she drifted away from religion when she was 17 years old. After years of partying and doing her thing, she started looking for a deeper meaning at age 28. She researched multiple religions and discovered that merely picking and choosing her favorite elements of a religion…

When a single mother of two seeks to find a personal relationship with God, she discovers that merely picking and choosing her favorite elements of a religion is not an option.

Sarah Ronan is a 49-year-old American who raised four children while completing two university degrees, including a Master’s in Education.

She is currently an elementary librarian at the largest Islamic school in the south, which is located in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas.

J. Edward Kruft, or Joey, as we prefer to call him, was an actor who became a writer who became a psychoanalyst, who is now a writer and a psychoanalyst. To date, his flash fiction pieces have appeared in over 30 online and print journals. He remembers having always written. In fact, he wrote his…

Writing his novel in grad school was so excruciating that he turned away from the pen for a full decade… until he discovered flash fiction. www.jedwardkruft.com

J. Edward Kruft was an actor who became a writer who became a psychoanalyst who is now a writer/psychoanalyst. His (mostly) flash fiction stories have appeared or are forthcoming in over 30 online and print journals, and he is editor-at-large at trampset.

He lives with his husband, Mike, in New York City. Twitter: @jedwardkruft.

Although Brooke was initially trained as an actor, she felt a voice inside telling her that acting was not her calling. Today, she has worked as a playwright, a screenwriter, a director and a memoirist. In her interview, she tells us about how classical music, journaling and her training as an actor shaped her career…

Brooke Berman is an award-winning playwright, filmmaker and memoirist. Her films have been recognized by the Tribeca Film Festival, and the Aspen International ShortsFest. Her plays, which include Hunting and Gathering, Smashing, and Until We Find Each Other, have been seen across the US and internationally, and she is the author of three books, including the memoir No Place Like Home. A graduate of the Juilliard School and Barnard College, Brooke lives in New York City with her husband and their son.