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Fantastic Tones for Human BonesSept Bandcamp Recommendations Ft. Michael LaDueThis Friday - September 3rd, 2021 - Bandcamp has announced that they are waiving their fees for to help support artists impacted by the pandemic. This means that if you buy music on Friday this week the artist actually gets all the money (minus paypal or credit card processing fees). Learn more: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021 We thought this was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite albums so that you may fill up your bandcamp shopping cart this friday. Here are the links to the albums we talk about: ...2021-09-011h 43
A LIMINAL SPACEEP#16 - Tribes, Consciousness, Connection & Plant Medicine. (Bruce Parry)Bruce Parry is a documentary filmmaker, indigenous rights advocate, author, explorer and former Royal Marines commando officer.
He is most well known for his multiple BBC documentary series: Tribe, Amazon and Arctic – where he lived with remote indigenous communities, highlighting important environmental and other issues faced by these tribes.
Bruce’s latest film project is a feature-length documentary called “TAWAI – A Voice from the Forest”. Focussing on the Penan of Borneo, one of the last remaining nomadic indigenous people on the planet, this film explores the different ways that humans relate to the natural world, and how th...2021-02-231h 07
A LIMINAL SPACEEP#15 - The role of death in life, and our search for meaning. (Sheldon Solomon)Sheldon Solomon is an experimental social psychologist at Skidmore College in the United States. He is the co-developer of "Terror Management Theory", and co-author of the book "The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life", and he has been featured in several films (Flight from Death), television documentaries and radio interviews.Sheldon's life work is based on the concept that our knowledge and fear of death is at the core of the human experience and condition, and the hidden motive behind almost everything that we do, how we see the world, and the...2020-12-141h 23
A LIMINAL SPACEEP#14 - How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World (Tyson Yunkaporta)Can Indigenous thinking save the world? Tyson Yunkaporta's new book "Sand Talk" explores this question, offering techniques and processes for living and learning. It's a book of sense-making, bringing clarity to complexity, and is making a huge impact around the globe. Tyson is a member of the Apalech Clan in far north Queensland, in Australia, and is also a senior lecturer in indigenous knowledges at Deakin University in Melbourne, working extensively with Aboriginal languages and in Indigenous education. In this conversation, Tyson encourages us to look at global systems through an indigenous lens, challenging us to think differently, and re...2020-11-011h 13
A LIMINAL SPACEEP #13 - The transformative power and magic of music. (HIATUS / Cyrus Shahrad)Cyrus Shahrad is a British Iranian musician, releasing music under the name HIATUS. His music combines soft piano melodies with electronic music and haunting soundscapes, heavily influenced by his Iranian roots and film soundtracks … taking listeners on deep and hypnotic journeys.Cyrus is also a journalist, novelist and film critic; Using his writing to explore, and attempt to make sense of the world around him.Some of the things we discuss include: Finding your voice as an artist and staying authentic, the curse of perfectionism, embracing mistakes and uncertainty, the benefits and power of collaboration, cr...2020-10-251h 21
A LIMINAL SPACEEP #12 - Jetstream Superman: Embracing your fears for a fulfilled life. (Marc Hauser)Marc Hauser is a Swiss skydiver, adventurer, motivational speaker and entrepreneur.He holds the world record for the fastest horizontal free fall, traveling at 304km/hr without wings, and without a tail wind. And he is the first person to sky dive into the jetstream – a high-altitude, fast-flowing air current in the atmosphere, which is believed to contain 20 times the energy needed for all of humanity.This discussion goes deep on many issues, including facing and embracing fear and risk, strength vs bravery, using pressure to excel in your life and discover your best self, th...2020-10-131h 06
A LIMINAL SPACEEP #11 - Rites of passage: Creating liminal space for personal growth. (Dr. Arne Rubinstein)Dr. Arne Rubinstein is an internationally recognised expert on adolescent development and rites of passage, with 30 years experience as a medical doctor (family & emergency medicine), counsellor, author, mentor, speaker and workshop facilitator.He is the found of the Rites of Passage Institute, whose programs have been attended by more than 200,000 young people around the world, which helps boys and girls to successfully make a safe and healthy transition to adulthood – to strengthen their sense of self, discover their potential and create a healthy vision for the future.This discussion explores the concept of liminal space, ri...2020-10-0558 min
A LIMINAL SPACEEP #10 - Can Indigenous wisdom change the world? (Hineani Tunoa Roberts)With an Australian mother and Indigenous Māori father, Hineani's mixed upbringing has provided her with a very unique lens through which she sees the world, and in this discussion she invites us to consider; Can Indigenous wisdom change the world?Hineani Tunoa Roberts (ko Rongowhakaata iwi) works as a media artist in Naarm (Melbourne).Her work takes inspiration from visual symbolism found in traditional Māori art and its strong design principles. She combines digital printmaking techniques, digital technology and design process to bring cultural iconography into a modern context.2020-09-1600 min
A LIMINAL SPACEEP #9 - CHASING YOUR DREAMS : Adventure, exploration & a sustainable life in the great outdoors (Jon Muir)Jon Muir is one of the world’s greatest mountaineers and explorers.He was the first Australian to reach the summit of Mt Everest alone, and has walked to both the North and South poles.Perhaps Jon's greatest achievement was walking alone across Australia, covering 2,500kms in 128 days, traveling through the driest of Australian deserts with only his dog Seraphine for company - totally reliant on the landscape around him for his food, shelter and ultimate survival. Jon also filmed this journey - released as a documentary titled “Alone Across Australia”.Jon was awarde...2020-09-0100 min
A LIMINAL SPACEEP #8 - A REBEL CLOWN : Sharing hope, love & compassion with the world (Sabine Choucair - Clown Me In)Sabine Choucair is a Lebanese humanitarian clown, storyteller and performer – with qualifications in performing arts from London, and social therapy from New York.She is the co-founder of “CLOWN ME IN” – a group that uses the art of clowning to fight social injustice, spreading laughter and providing relief in refugee camps and disadvantaged communities around the world.Sabine is also a member of Clowns Without Borders, and is the artistic director of “The Caravan Project” – an interactive and participatory live performance that brings together professional theatre makers and non-professional refugee artists, incorporating interviews conducted with people from Le...2020-08-2800 min
A LIMINAL SPACEEP #7 - Defending the rights of the world's most vulnerable (Felicity Gerry QC - Australian Barrister of the year 2020)Originally from the Uk and now based in Australia, Felicity Gerry is a barrister and QC who specialises in representing the world's most vulnerable people, and was recently awarded "Barrister of the Year" at the Australian Law Awards 2020.Felicity mainly works in the fields of human trafficking, modern slavery, sex trafficking, torture, terrorism, war crimes and female genital mutilation, with a specific interest in issues related to women.Felicity is also an educator, public speaker, teacher, university lecturer and mentor and is a powerful advocate for the rights of prisoners and other vulnerable people, especially...2020-08-2400 min
A LIMINAL SPACEEP #6 - Art, activism & protest to plant the seeds of change (Chips Mackinolty)From his early days in the 1970’s protesting in the streets of Sydney against the Vietnam War, and being arrested at the very first Mardi Gras, Chips Mackinolty has made a career from his provocative art and activism, and his weapons of choice are generally screen printing, graphic design and radical poster art. Chips is also a journalist and government adviser, and for the past forty years has been very active in supporting Aboriginal art and artists, and using his own art to bring attention to injustices and inequalities experienced by Aboriginal Australians.His art is...2020-08-1700 min
A LIMINAL SPACEEP #5 - Storytelling for a more conscious & compassionate world (Alan Dean Foster)Alan Dean Foster is a true Renaissance man. He is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy, best known for his many novelizations of film scripts including Star Trek, Alien, Terminator, Transformers and Star Wars ... which he ghost wrote for George Lucas.He has also written several book series and more than twenty stand-alone novels, many of which have strong environmental and ecological elements to them, and his work has been translated into more than fifty languages.Alan is also an intrepid traveller, with a particular love of discovering traditional cultures and wild places.2020-08-0600 min
A LIMINAL SPACEEP #4 - An Aboriginal man's personal journey towards reconciliation (Henry Purcell)HENRY PURCELL is an aboriginal Australian, who was given up for adoption as a baby, and raised by non-aboriginal parents.Today he works in child protection, working for the same Aboriginal-controlled organisation that facilitated his own adoption.Henry is also an activist and DJ, performing under the name DJ fosters.He hosts his own radio show, and uses music as a way to bring people together, share messages, raise issues, and improve emotional health and wellbeing.In this discussion, Henry opens up to reveal his own incredible personal journey towards reconciliation – it...2020-07-2600 min
A LIMINAL SPACEEP #3 - Meditation & mindfulness to improve mental health, wellbeing and happiness (Ray Good)Listed as one of the world's Top 100 DJs in the 1990's, RAY GOOD discovered meditation as a way to improve his own mental health, wellbeing and happiness. Today he is a meditation and mindfulness practitioner and coach, teaching these techniques to help the lives of others.In this episode, Ray discusses many ways that mindfulness and meditation can be used to improve wellbeing and mental health, and lead to greater happiness in our lives. He also talks about the concept of "micro-meditations" - short meditations from 30 seconds up to only a few minutes, that can h...2020-07-2100 min
A LIMINAL SPACEEP #2 - Epidemic modelling and analysis : Covid-19 pandemic ( Omer Tzuk)OMER TZUK is a scientist and philosopher, currently working in the Laboratory for Epidemic Modelling and Analysis at Tel-Aviv University in Israel, where he is using mathematical modelling and statistical analysis to predict the spread of the Covid-19 virus.Omer provides an extraordinary insight, right from the scientific frontline in the fight against the global Covid-19 pandemic, and I’m sure you won’t want to miss what he has to say.2020-07-2100 min
A LIMINAL SPACEEP #1 - Activist filmmaking as a tool for social and political change (Iara Lee)IARA LEE is the founder of Cultures of Resistance Films, whose mission is to create and distribute films that advance public awareness about issues of social and economic justice, and that showcase creative efforts to promote peace and protect human rights.Iara speaks with an optimism and positivity that is contagious, and it’s impossible to not be touched, moved, inspired and motived by her words, and more importantly, her actions.2020-07-2000 min
The Writer's Journey with Michael La RonnEp 88: Lighthouses and Amusement Parks (aka Another Deep Episode)In this episode I talk about: - How my law midterm fared—did I pass or did I bomb? - How my most recent class teaching experience went - Thoughts on a long drive home through the snow about my life, life purpose, and what it all means Another deep episode this week, but if you've ever thought about your life, life purpose, and why you're meant to be in this world, maybe this is something you need to hear this week. Visit A Liminal Space: http://www.aliminalspace.com ...2019-11-1430 min