James Batcho is an author and philosopher. He's also a good friend of mine, and semi-regular Chiang Mai resident. James is the author of Terrence Malick's Unseeing Cinema. You might remember James from episode 5 of this podcast. But we don't talk much about movies and pop culture in today's episode. Last year, James faced a nightmarish health scare while teaching in southern China. In today's conversation, James and I talk about facing up to our own mortality, facing … [Read more...]
#27 – Making Love Last, and ‘Cupid’s Poisoned Arrow’ with Marnia Robinson and ‘Anya’
Marnia Robinson is the author of Cupid's Poisoned Arrow: From Habit to Harmony in Sexual Relationships. Cupid's Poisoned Arrow is one of the most impactful books I've ever read on sex and long-term relationships. From Amazon: Zing! Cupid’s arrow skewers a primitive part of the brain. Obediently, we fall in love amid showers of passionate fireworks, bond for a time … and then often get fed up with each other and grow irritable or numb. Perhaps we try to remodel our mate, seek solace … [Read more...]
#26 – Long-Distance Relationships, Parenting, “Unschooling” and more with Sam Lawrence
Sam Lawrence is a tech entrepreneur, podcaster, and consultant. In part two of my kitchen table discussion with Sam, we talk about the challenges presented by long-distance relationships, unconventional parenting, "unschooling," slow travel, and much more. Hope you dig. Connect with Sam on: His personal website“Grow Big Always” Podcast (currently on hiatus)Instagram Please don’t forget: If you’re enjoying Humans in Love, and you’d like me to continue making new episodes, … [Read more...]
#25 – Non-Conformity, Slow Travel, and Making Marriage Work with Sam Lawrence
Sam Lawrence is a tech entrepreneur, podcaster, and consultant. But we hardly talk about any of that on this podcast. First and foremost, Sam is a guy with an unorthodox approach to life and love. Sam first came on my radar through his wonderful "Grow Big Always" podcast, but I got to know him personally over the past few months here in Chiang Mai. A self-described "outsider," in today's conversation Sam and I talk non-conformity, decision-making, making marriage work, travel, jealousy, … [Read more...]
#24 – Making Music and Living Leonard Cohen with author Sylvie Simmons [Bonus Episode]
[This interview was originally recorded and released in 2016 on my old Travels in Music Podcast] Sylvie Simmons is a longtime rock critic and music writer whose 2012 biography of Cohen, I’m Your Man, was the rare hotly anticipated music biography that lived up to the hype. Written over several years with the support, if not the official endorsement of its subject, I’m Your Man is an engrossing and moving read, inspiring to Cohen fans as well as anyone who does anything creative for a living. … [Read more...]
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