A Big Sur Podcast Podcast Artwork Image
A Big Sur Podcast
Become a supporter of the show!
Support
Starting at $3/month

A Big Sur Podcast

Magnus Toren, host

An ongoing conversation with people from near and far about Big Sur's past, present, and future. A Big Sur Podcast interprets 'community' to mean ALL people from around the world who are curious about, and who care about, the preservation and restoration of the wild and rural character of Big Sur. Stories are told by visitors and residents, plumbers and linesmen, musicians and authors, dancers and jugglers and others. Sometimes we drift (way) off-topic into the arts, sciences, personal stories, gossip, politics, philosophy, ornithology, Henry Miller, and our zeitgeist in general. We like that! If you are planning a visit to Big Sur and you listen to some of the folks on this Podcast talk about their love of the place your visit will probably be a lot more rewarding. Please email magnus@henrymiller.org with any comments, critique & suggestions. Music clips courtesy John Holm: https://www.discogs.com/artist/374084-John-Holm | Sound editing software by Hindenburg | Special thanks to Jim Agius for special support.Please support the podcast by making a donation to the Henry Miller Library, a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization. Thank you!
Episodes
# 63 The Most Important Questions. Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope, Shakespeare and JANE SMILEY!May 29, 2023
Episode artwork
# 62 Pico Iyer | The Half Known Life | New Camaldoli Hermitage, Big Sur, Jerusalem, Greece, Leonard Cohen, Thomas Merton, Dalai Lama, Cyprian, Japan, Tahiti...May 10, 2023
Episode artwork
# 61 A new book by Henry Miller! The Book of Conversations with David Edgar. May 04, 2023
Episode artwork
# 60 Big Sur Ronna Rio Riding Water Buffaloes, Giraffes & Teaching Art!April 22, 2023
Episode artwork
# 59 Israeli journalist and writer Yossi Klein Halevi.April 17, 2023
Episode artwork
# 58 Darryl Purpose: Writing Songs, Playing Blackjack, Telling Stories and the Great March! April 11, 2023
Episode artwork
# 57 Joshua Yaffa of the New Yorker magazine speaks with Magnus about journalism in wartime Ukraine and Russia.March 24, 2023
Episode artwork
# 56 Stranded, Finding Nature In Uncertain Times by Maddalena BearziMarch 15, 2023
Episode artwork
# 55 The Revolt of The Public. A conversation with author and former CIA analyst Martin Gurri.March 04, 2023
Episode artwork
# 54 Betty Withrow. From as high up, and deep in, Big Sur as one can get!February 27, 2023
Episode artwork
# 53 Clovis Harrod. With two kids and $40 in her pocket she came HOME!February 19, 2023
Episode artwork
# 52 Palestine's leading writer, Raja Shehadeh. From Ramallah, West Bank/Judea February 06, 2023
Episode artwork
#51 Big Sur Wild Woman! Dana Carnazzo Godbe. Chapter 2! 😊January 29, 2023
Episode artwork
# 50 You And Me And The Rain On The Roof / Raining in Big Sur!January 13, 2023
Episode artwork
# 49 Zad and Laela Leavy: Protecting the Big Sur coast by creating the Big Sur Land Trust.January 05, 2023
Episode artwork
# 48 Dana Godbe Carnazzo, a Big Sur Wild Woman! Part 1.December 01, 2022
Episode artwork
#47 Who By Fire: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai. A conversation with author Matti FriedmanNovember 10, 2022
Episode artwork
# 46 The Heaven Beyond Heaven: William (Bill) Ashley about publishing and collecting Henry Miller.November 02, 2022
Episode artwork
# 45 BIG SUR FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITY TOWN HALL, October 25, 2022October 27, 2022
Episode artwork
#44 A conversation with Kerri Maher, author of The Paris BooksellerOctober 23, 2022
Episode artwork
#43 Big Sur Fire Chief Matt Harris in a conversation with Magnus Torén.October 11, 2022
Episode artwork
#42 MY SECRET PLACE: A conversation with author, songwriter and performer, Mac Talley.October 05, 2022
Episode artwork
#41 Lovers of The Place: A conversation between Pico Iyer and Cyprian ConsiglioSeptember 25, 2022
Episode artwork
#40 Atomic Steppe: How Kazakhstan Gave Up the Bomb. A conversation with author Togzhan KassenovaSeptember 07, 2022
Episode artwork
#39 Big Sur Softball League History w/ Chris Counts, and the cliffhanger final game 2022!August 20, 2022
Episode artwork