Shows
Hidden LanguageSomething About A MountainJay takes us along on a climb up a mountain in search of nature, solitude, and perspective.2022-03-1513 min
Hidden LanguageGood WordsWhat was your earliest lesson about the power of words? 2022-03-0115 minHidden LanguageA Clear and Just ThingHow do the civic and societal mores of our youth shape those we hold later in life? Today, Jay goes back to where he started in search of an answer.2022-02-1516 min
Hidden LanguageCapital StandardsScott punctuates the need to look at how we identify ourselves and what happens when others try to do so for us.2022-02-0112 minHidden LanguageShoot Out the RainJay tells us about concussionism, a once widely held belief that we might literally shoot rain from the sky. If that mix of unwarranted optimism and alarming violence seems perfectly American, well, you’re right. But how might that relate to our response to climate change?2022-01-1523 min
Hidden LanguageThree Characters in Search of a StoryScott drills down into origin stories that don’t wash.2022-01-0119 min
Hidden LanguageIn Defense of Christmas MusicJay presents an argument in defense of Christmas music that just might make you reconsider how you view the genre.Check out the expanded Spotify playlist accompanying this playlist as well.2021-12-1528 min
Hidden LanguageSound BodyScott wraps up his two-part series on the language of massage, listening to sounds — and silence — as therapy.2021-12-0112 min
Hidden LanguageKitchensWhat do our kitchens mean to us? How do they speak to us? Today, Jay opens the fridge, the cabinets, and more in search of an answer.2021-11-1512 min
James Madison University: Conversations at the Cohen CenterEpisode 20: Interview with Dr. Scott Lunsford and Jay VarnerMichael speaks with Scott Lunsford and Jay Varner about their new podcast Hidden Language. 2021-11-0840 min
Hidden LanguagePalpateMellow out with the body language of massage in this first of a two-part story. 2021-11-0117 min
Hidden LanguageTunnelingsJay takes us underground as he explores the historic Blue Ridge Tunnel and stories blasted from rock.2021-10-1515 min
Hidden LanguageSplintered Wood and Rusted StaplesScott looks for a lost cat and wonders about the utility of utility poles.2021-10-0118 min
Hidden LanguageHear the Corn GrowJay looks back on another summer in his home garden and wonders if it’s actually possible to actually hear corn grow.2021-09-1514 min
Hidden LanguagePresenceScott reflects on one way we memorialize those who died on September 11, 2001, as we mark the 20th anniversary of the attacks.2021-09-0109 min
Hidden LanguageHidden Language TrailerJoin Scott Lunsford and Jay Varner for a podcast about tuning into place, bodies, and time and discovering the unexpected ways their stories can be told.2021-07-2700 min