Wilderness Wisdom of Daniel Boone with Mike Martin - WVH #47

Wilderness Wisdom of Daniel Boone with Mike Martin - WVH #47

Mike Martin, author of "The Honest Wilderness: Finding Daniel Boone and the Frontier Within" joins me for a very though-provoking conversation about how wilderness heals the heart and mind, how to be a more capable person, and lessons from Daniel Boone's insights through a lifetime of change.

Folk Schools with Mari Sanborn - WVH #46

I have a fun chat about folk schools with Mari Sanborn, Communications Coordinator for the Folk Education Association of America. Hear all about the history and the present of this unique type of school that focuses on the traditional skills and arts of "ordinary folk" like you and me.

Stone Age Lessons with Memma the Cavewoman - WVH #45

Experimental history expert and teacher Memma the Cavewoman chats with me about how and why she got started learning about the prehistoric lifeways of Britain and Europe, as well as deep thoughts about being in nature, ritual, fire, and what our collective culture has lost in this modern era.

Reclaiming Native Culture with Natalie Mora - WVH #44

Natalie Mora is from several different southwest Indigenous tribes, and she shares her journey of rediscovering her roots, the ups and downs, and her future hopes for Native American folks everywhere.

Hollywoodland with Mary Mallory - WVH #43

Hollywood and Los Angeles architecture historian Mary Mallory joins me as we talk about the Hollywood sign as well as iconic buildings of the 1920s and 30s, including Grauman's Chinese Theater, The Witch's House, Griffith Observatory, and the now-lost Richfield Building.