Travel to northeast India to the tea growing District of Assam with environmental scientist Janie Chodosh to meet India’s most revered veterinarian, Dr. K. K. Sarma. Janie’s latest book, The Elephant Doctor of India, tells Dr. Sarma’s inspiring story from his childhood dreams to present day with delightful and sometimes hair raising stories of his work to save elephants both domesticated and wild. Janie Chodosh is based in Santa Fe and her book is available at local bookstores and through her website at janiechodosh.com
Ten years ago Linda Durham closed her internationally acclaimed art gallery in Santa Fe after 33 extraordinary years, propelling her from the highest echelon of glamorous inner circles into an ocean of bewilderment and loss of perceived identity. In this intimate chat Linda talks about how being shaken to her roots helped her find herself again. And again. What is our identity ? Do we actually need one ? Linda Durham’s fascinating memoir Still Moving answers some questions and asks more, available from local bookstores, online and from Linda herself www.lindadurham.us
America’s beloved “dog doc” Dr. Marty Goldstein, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine for over 40 years informs and delights pet-loving listeners with his new book The Spirit of Animal Healing: An Integrative Medicine Guide to a Higher State of Well Being. We discuss the importance of knowing what’s in your pet’s food and why diseases in animals have skyrocketed over the last few decades. Did you know that your dear dog or cat may have a spiritual life and certainly an emotional life often in tune with your own ?
Published by St. Martin’s Publishing Group. drmarty.com drmartypets.com dogdogthefilm.com
Writer, poet, psychotherapist and writing coach Ya’el Chaikind reads from her newest book Revelations of The Heart and explains how she follows the ancient Hebrew tradition of Counting The Omer each spring to immerse in the qualities of lovingkindness, strength, harmony, endurance, awe, foundation and dignity. The 50th Day is known as the day of revelation. yaelchaikind.com
A powerful and sometimes uncomfortable interview with journalist, award-winning author and writing coach Marcia Meier about her newly-published memoir, Face. At 5 years old Marcia was hit by a car on a crosswalk while riding her bicycle and dragged underneath for 200 yds. leaving her horribly disfigured and in indescribable pain. Face: A Memoir chronicles her 20 surgeries and a childhood haunted by traumatic scars both physical and emotional. Why did it take half a lifetime for Marcia to complete this book and how has she forgiven those who hurt her, or has she ? Published by Saddle Road Press marciameier.com plus resources including the Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Foundation cptsdfoundation.org and the Facebook group Beyond Childhood Trauma
Santa Fe award-winning author and playwright, Rosemary Zibart joins me to discuss her latest book, Beatrice on Her Own, the second in her Far and Away series for young people, the first being True Brit. Both books are based on real accounts of World War II and tell the story of a young girl who flees London during the blitz to find safety with a stranger, a courageous pubic health nurse hosting her in far away Santa Fe. Beatrice grows up fast in the land of enchantment and Rosemary does not shy away from the difficulties of life in the pueblos in the years before running water and antibiotics. Through Beatrice’s eyes and heart we learn truth about the Japanese Internment Camp as well as picture Santa Fe’s bustling plaza in the days of Zook’s Soda Fountain and grocery stores. kinkajoupress.com rosemaryzibart.com
New Mexico’s celebrated author and writing teacher Natalie Goldberg reads from her newest book, Three Simple Lines: A Writer’s Pilgrimage into the Heart and Homeland of Haiku. This elegant book is a reverent journey into the beauty, fragrance and joy of following in the footsteps of Japan’s Haiku masters. Listen with delight as Natalie takes us with her and rediscover how reading three simple lines can “make the mind leap” and open up a spaciousness in our souls. nataliegoldberg.com
Plastic pollution activist and educator Sandra Ann Harris helps to set an intent for this new year to minimize our use of single-use plastic products which are cluttering and destroying the world’s oceans and jeopardizing our own health and that of our children. Founder of EcoLunchboxes and author of Say Goodbye to Plastic: a Survival Guide to Plastic-free Living Sandra suggests an easy-to-follow guide that takes us through each room in our homes to see where we can make changes. Even one small change can make a difference. More about Sandra at ecolunchboxes.com Say Goodbye to Plastic published by Penguin Random House available from ecolunchboxes.com
Perhaps the first form of news reporting and education, storytelling is as ancient as humanity itself. Along with his wife, Liz Mangual, Bob Kanegis has inspired and entertained throughout New Mexico for decades in schools, conferences, gatherings and currently online for everyone to enjoy. This fun interview gives a taste of Bob’s tales that can inform and guide us through this new year. Bob and Liz can be found anytime at storyconnection.com