A Big Sur Podcast
A Big Sur Podcast
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!
The opinions expressed here belong to the people who express them. They may or may not line up with yours, mine, or your neighbor’s — and that’s exactly the point. Different perspectives, lived experiences, and even wildly clashing views are what make conversations worth listening to: enriching, infuriating, life-affirming, and sometimes all three at once.
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 intro clip courtesy John Holm: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO0Rh2QU
Sound editing software by Hindenburg: https://hindenburg.com/
Please support the podcast by making a donation to the Henry Miller Library, a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization. Thank you!
Episodes
136 episodes
# 88 California (& Big Sur) Snakes & How To Find Them
To Mom & Pop, who brought me up to believe I could become anything. I don’t think they meant a snake biologist. But here we are... / E. Taylor>>>>>>> A conversation with D...
# 87 Sam Goldeen. From the Ukraine, via the Panama land crossing, to Big Sur!
Sam Goldeen lived for many years on Partington Ridge in Big Sur. He loved it here and "A Big Sur Podcast" is proud of having his voice be part of what we have to share! Sam...
# 86 Jaime DeAngulo: The Old Coyote of Big Sur
A conversation with Andrew Schelling and Mary Kerr.Please make a
# 85 FUEL FOR THOUGHT! Is removing vegetation keeping us safe from fire? A conversation with Richard Halsey.
Richard Halsey is the director of the California Chaparral Institute and an activist concerned about the way that we approach fire safety.We have a conversation that may raise some q...
# 84 Butterflies of Big Sur and Monterey County.
A conversation with Jan Austin and Chris Tenney authors and photographers of the recently published BUTTERFLIES of Monterey County.
# 83 A conversation with Corinne & John Handy of Treebones!
Treebones ResortPacific YurtsTeenage Mutant Ninja Tu...
# 82 Wishing everyone a boring 2024!
Thanks to Martin Gurri and Discourse Magazine for allowing me to share Mr Gurri's article.
# 81 Big Sur's ongoing efforts to protect the landscape : A Conversation with David Smiley
Magnus sits down (as a follow-up to the recent episode with Marcus Foster) with David Smiley, a Big Sur local with many years of experience serving on the LUAC (the Big Sur land use advisory committee). Brief cameo appearance from David...
# 80 Is Big Sur being overused? A conversation with Marcus Foster of Keep Big Sur Wild.
A journey into the heart of Big Sur by way of a conversation with Marcus Foster, a Big Sur local and advocate/activist. Please join us. We talk of the Big Sur Land Us...
# 79 Quiet Days in Clichy - Jours Tranquilles a Clichy - A beautiful new French edition. With Charles Ficat and Michael Paduano in Paris.
Charles Ficat of Editions Bartillat in Paris and Michael Paduano, PhD student at Université de Lorraine, in a conversation with Magnus...
# 78 The Burden of Joy. A conversation with author Lexi Kent-Monning. "We were stranded on opposite sides of the crashed Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge!"
The Burden of Joy by 'our own' Lexi Kent-Monning.A wonderful conversation about writing, life, relationships and The Burden of Joy! We are sitting by the creek back in the Redwood canyon.Please join us!>>>...
# 77 Paul Kephart: Ecologist and naturalist with a deep history, love and knowledge of the Big Sur coast.
As Principal Ecologist and Designer at RANA, Paul is sought after as a pioneer and innovator of living architectural systems, a thought-leader in ecological design, and a dedicated horticulturalist. He has consulted on many groundbreaking and i...
# 76 My friend Dan Weiss reports from the war in Israel. Please listen.
On October 7 Dan woke up to a regular Sabbath in his hometown, Bet Shemesh. It turned out to be something very different than a 'regular' Sabbath!My good friend Dan Weiss talks about the current war in Israel. Dan and I met in Big Sur 3...
# 75 Nocturnalia: Nature in the Western Night w/ José Gabriel Martínez-Fonseca and Charles Hood
A conversation between Magnus and authors and photographers Charles Wood and José Gabriel Martínez-Fonseca about their book "Nocturnalia: Nature in the Western Night."Some good links for more:Charles Hood:
# 74 California Against the Sea: Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline. Magnus is talking with author Rosanna Xia.
Heyday presents California Against the SeaR...
# 73 State Senator John Laird: Once you left Carmel Highlands and went south you were in the Wild West!
State Senator John Laird in a conversation with Magnus. >>>>>>>John Laird's website
# 72 Feathered Canyons: Big Sur circa 1964! Author Jeanette Hanby at Nepenthe with Bill Hargis, Eric Barker, Gold mining, watching lions! A typical Big Sur story!
Jeannette Hanby grew up in a paved-over Southern California “wanting to know how to stop humans from ruining the planet.”After a high school teacher exposed her to philosophy, Jean...
# 71 A conversation at a small café in rural North Carolina
A conversation at a café in a small town in rural North Carolina.Episode photo is of Mio, a new family member!>>>>>>>>Zachary Beare
# 70 Big Sur Women with Rachel Anne Goodman
Speaking with Rachel Anne Goodman about her late Mother Judith Goodman. We touch on Judith's background, her work in Big Sur, friendships and passion for the landscape and culture of Big Sur. We also speak of our plan to publish parts of the bo...
# 69 The Manhattan Project, Porter, Jackson, Miller & Oppenheimer
On the anniversary (or close to) the dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima this episode takes a look at the small book "These 50 Years Gone" by Bern Porter a close friend of Henry Miller's. Published by Roger Jackson the book includes ...
# 68 Kate Daniels, candidate for the 5th district Supervisor seat. The future of Big Sur is in the balance😊!
Kate is in full swing campaigning for the 5th District Supervisor seat. We talk about the job of public service, some of Kate's ambitions, I get a civic lesson, it is a good conversation. Visit Kate's w...
# 67 The Darkness Manifesto by Johan Eklöf
A conversation with Johan Eklöf, author of
# 65 A conversation with Weston Call's Mother on the occasion of his Birthday and the five year anniversary of his passing..
Weston Call passed away August 12, 2018. His birthday is June 28. Many in Big Sur knew him. If you didn't know him here's a chance for you to get a glimpse into who he was.This is a conversation with Weston's Mom, Galen....
# 64 From Easter Island to Big Sur: Please welcome Sonia Haoa Cardinali!
A middle aged couple walks in to the Henry Miller Library sometime in 2019. They come down the path under the redwoods like so many others have done before them. This time however I wonder: Who is the woman accompanying them! Sh...
# 63 The Questions That Matter Most with Jane Smiley. Also featuring Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope, Shakespeare and Alice Munro!
# 63 The Questions That Matter Most with Jane Smiley. We talk about writing, spelling and grammar and learning how to read. We mention Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, <...
