Alicia is a self-proclaimed people lover and logic nerd who has carved out a global career in technology consulting whilst nurturing her deep love of education, books, and reading. She’s drawn to complexity like it’s a magnet, and her commitmen

#13 Historian Tom Griffiths read from ‘Gun Island’ by Amitav Ghosh

Jul 14th, 2022 16m 38s

Tom Griffiths is a beloved historian whose books and essays have won prizes in literature, history, science, politics, and journalism. His true stories are about fire and ice, climate and culture, forests and deserts, and the haunting relations

#12 Writer Director Bonnie Foster reads ‘Wild Dreams of A New Beginning’ by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Jul 7th, 2022 7m 27s

Bonnie Foster is an award-winning writer/director working in documentary, narrative film, and music videos. Her original films have won over 21 awards and played in more than 30 festivals worldwide, earning accolades including Best Director at

#11 Silversmith Brooke Macbeth reads ‘The Five Boons of Life’ by Mark Twain

Jun 30th, 2022 8m 20s

Brooke Macbeth is a lifelong Californian and devoted Angelena. She is a silversmith, an occasional research scientist with a focus on entomology, a mother, and she loves to cook. She cherishes neighborhood walks, and flowers, and lives life wit

#10 Bricoleur Tim Ottman reads from ‘Cloud-Hidden, whereabouts unknown’ by Alan Watts

Jun 23rd, 2022 11m 43s

Tim Ottman has an unparalleled knack for crafting beautiful things from foraged and forgotten objects. As Production Designer for the film DUSTWUN, he wrangled discarded electric objects and building materials to create a visually captivating 5

#9 Art historian Meredith Lancaster reads from ‘Positive Obsession’ by Octavia E. Butler

Jun 18th, 2022 15m 13s

Meredith Lancaster is a curator, art historian, archivist, and social media maven. She serves on the Black Alumni Board of Directors at the University of Oregon and is a member of the Society of American Archivists, the Black Caucus American Li

#8 The Off-Grid Guy Michael Mobbs reads ‘An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow’ by Les Murray

Jun 9th, 2022 16m 5s

Michael Mobbs’ house was recreated for an exhibition at one of Australia’s premier museums: the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (the fancy name for the place we all know and love as The Powerhouse) in Sydney Australia. What does it take fo

#7: Screenwriter Joe Petricca reads the final speech from the script of ‘The Great Dictator’ by Charlie Chaplin

Jun 5th, 2022 11m 29s

Joe Petricca is a screenwriter and film education specialist in Los Angeles. He worked at the prestigious American Film Institute for over twenty years, most recently as Executive Vice Dean. His impact is global: Joe is the Chief Advisor of the

#6: Scholar Char Miller reads ‘In This Short Life’, ‘I Dwell in Possibility’, and ‘Hope is the thing with feathers’ by Emily Dickinson

May 26th, 2022 13m 29s

Char Miller is an accomplished environmental historian, who teaches at Pomona College in Claremont where he leads the Environmental Analysis program. He writes extensively in scholarly and popular publications about water, landscapes, Texas, C

#5: Magician and author S. Sëan Tretheway reads ‘Immortality’ by Clare Harner

May 19th, 2022 5m 49s

S. Sëan Tretheway was born and raised in Los Angeles, but having built and sailed a concrete boat to Australia in the 1970s, he found his piece of paradise and has called the idyllic beachside town of Noosa home ever since. From there, he works

#4: Yoga Therapist Melissa Adylia Calasanz reads from ‘Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants’ by Robin Wall Kimmerer

May 12th, 2022 13m 27s

Melissa Adylia Calasanz integrates her extensive professional expertise as a yoga therapist with her passion for California native plants. For over 15 years Melissa has been using yoga and other healing modalities to support athletes, dancers,

#3: Collector Kevin Segall reads ‘Chopin, Ballade in F Major’ by Nicholas Galanaitis

May 5th, 2022 7m 6s

Kevin Segall is a bibliophile, a collectibles maven, a member of the World famous Magic Castle in Hollywood and the devoted owner and restorer with his wife Stephanie of the historic Winston House in Los Angeles. His passions include magic, com

#2: Filmmaker Genevieve Anderson reads from ‘The Road’ by Cormac McCarthy

Apr 28th, 2022 11m 41s

Genevieve Anderson is a writer, director, producer, artist, and the creator of the mission based minimalist fashion brand, WUNZ. Her short films have played at over 100 festivals worldwide, winning awards in Berlin, Seattle, Chicago, Rhode Isla

#1: In Memory of Lewis MacAdams, with Mike Sonksen, Lila Higgins, Kat Superfisky, and Michael Atkins

Apr 21st, 2022 26m 19s

One of 2020's many losses was the death of Lewis MacAdams, the poet laureate of the Los Angeles River and a crucial figure in the environmental and social history of Los Angeles. Lewis was a charismatic and brilliant writer, strategist, dreamer

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Storytime for the Apocalypse - Trailer

Apr 19th, 2022 3m 12s

Storytime for the Apocalypse is a collection of mini podcasts for your listening pleasure. In each one, you will hear from one reader, bringing you a well-measured dose of read-aloud medicine. Hosted by Tilly Hinton.

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