The American Dream

The American Dream

This episode is full of literary works, speeches and poems by American authors and American public figures. A letter to America, if you will, the country we love, the one we criticize and the one we know can always be better, the one we are dreaming of. Join Martin as he wishes a happy 250th birthday to America through the recitation of “America the Beautiful” and other beloved poetry. The episode concludes with a passionate and moving rendition of President Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address. A complete list of the writers and poets from Episode 10 The American Dream “America the Beautiful” Katherine Lee Bates Consider This Alexander Hamilton like founding father, like son “A Shadow” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “The Song of the Stone Wall” Helen Keller Consider This Inauguration speeches, the short and long of it The poem “I Am Waiting” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti from Coney Island of the Mind, copyright 1955 is included in this podcast with permission of New Directions Publishing Corporation “Where the Mind is Without Fear” Rabindranath Tagore For more information about the writers and poets in this episode please visit us at: themartinsheenpodcast.com [https://themartinsheenpodcast.com/] If you would like to support us and get each episode ad-free please subscribe at Patreon. patreon.com/join/themartinsheenpodcast [https://www.patreon.com/join/themartinsheenpodcast] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Go in Peace

Martin recounts how after many years of searching an inner voice led him to a true turning point in his spiritual life and his return to the Catholic church. With the help of an old friend while in Paris on location for the filming of “Enigma” Martin follows his heart and discovers a revitalized and more compassionate church under the reforms of Vatican II, where he experiences peace and the joy that comes from uniting the will of the spirit with the work of the flesh. This moving story of followed by literary works that resonate with the awakening that accompanies the search for happiness and a life more fully realized. A complete list of the writers and poets from Episode 8 Go In Peace  The story “Transition” by Ramon Gerard Estevez AKA Martin Sheen is included here by granted copyright permission. Consider This The Buddha “If you want to fly…” “Blessed Among Us: Dostoevsky” by Robert Ellsberg is included here by granted copyright permission. And we thank the author for this opportunity to share his work. “Where the Mind is Without Fear” Rabindranath Tagore For more information about the writers and poets in this episode please visit us at: themartinsheenpodcast.com [https://themartinsheenpodcast.com/] If you would like to support us and get each episode ad-free please subscribe at Patreon. patreon.com/join/themartinsheenpodcast [https://www.patreon.com/join/themartinsheenpodcast] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Awakening

While in India in 1981, immersed in the sweeping production of the iconic film Gandhi, Martin finds himself profoundly altered by what unfolds both before the camera and behind it. Amid the grandeur of the production and under the guidance of acclaimed director Richard Attenborough, he witnesses not only the making of a heroic and deeply human story but also the stark realities of poverty, inequality, and suffering surrounding him in the streets of India. In this episode, Martin reflects on how this journey became far more than a cinematic experience. By the close of filming, something within him had stirred awake - a quiet but insistent voice he could no longer silence. What began as an artistic endeavor gradually transformed into a deeply personal reckoning, setting him upon an inward search for peace and healing. A complete list of the writers and poets from Episode 7 Awakening The story “In Gandhi’s Kindly Light” by Ramon Gerard Estevez AKA Martin Sheen is included here by granted copyright permission. “Face to Face” Rabindranath Tagore “Where the Mind is Without Fear” Rabindranath Tagore For more information about the writers and poets in this episode please visit us at: themartinsheenpodcast.com [https://themartinsheenpodcast.com/] If you would like to support us and get each episode ad-free please subscribe at Patreon. patreon.com/join/themartinsheenpodcast [https://www.patreon.com/join/themartinsheenpodcast] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Adventure

In this episode Martin recounts his journey through Spain alongside his closest friend and his grandsondiscovering along the way that the Camino can offer far more than a spiritual pilgrimage - it can become a journey of the heart itself. What began as an adventure across ancient roads unfolded into a story of connection, fate and enduringlove. The episode continues with an intimate conversation featuring his grandson Taylor and Taylor's wife, Julia, as they share their side of how their paths first crossed in Spain, revealing to Martin some untold truths during that life changing journey and reflecting with gratitude on their chance meeting 23 years later. A complete list of the writers and poets from Episode 7 Adventure. The story “El Camino In a Red Mercedes Benz” by Ramon Gerard Estevez AKA Martin Sheen is included here by granted copyright permission. “Where the Mind is Without Fear” Rabindranath Tagore For more information about the writers and poets in this episode please visit us at: themartinsheenpodcast.com [https://themartinsheenpodcast.com/] If you would like to support us and get each episode ad-free please subscribe at Patreon. patreon.com/join/themartinsheenpodcast [https://www.patreon.com/join/themartinsheenpodcast] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Welcome Home

In a heartfelt tribute marking the centennial of his mother’s birth, Martin reflects on a journey to Ireland with his surviving siblings - a pilgrimage that unfolded into something far more profound and transformative than he ever anticipated. His story is accompanied by poetry and literary works that mirror the solemnity, grace and quiet reverence woven throughout this deeply personal episode. A complete list of the writers and poets from Episode 6 Welcome Home The story “We Are Here to Walk Each Other Home” by Ramon Gerard Estevez AKA Martin Sheen is included here by granted copyright permission. Consider This Henry David Thoreau “Don’t underrate the value of fact…” “Afternoon on a Hill” Edna Saint Vincent Millay “Blessed Among Us: Fr Daniel Egan” by Robert Ellsberg is included here by granted copyright permission. And we thank the author for this opportunity to share his work. “Footsteps of Angels” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Consider This A Drawing of God Parable “Where the Mind is Without Fear” Rabindranath Tagore For more information about the writers and poets in this episode please visit us at: themartinsheenpodcast.com [https://themartinsheenpodcast.com/] If you would like to support us and get each episode ad-free please subscribe at Patreon. patreon.com/join/themartinsheenpodcast [https://www.patreon.com/join/themartinsheenpodcast] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.