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The Magic Hour: Ayahuasca, Tarot, and Yoga Koshas

13 Thursday Apr 2017

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Here is an exciting new episode of The Magic Hour, as featured monthly on 91.1 XRAY FM, Portland, Oregon. Featuring 3 different guests, first I talk to Kathleen about her experiences taking the psychedelic plant medicine Ayahuasca. Next up we talk with Coleman Stevenson about Tarot and the deck she designed. And we debut a new feature, talking with Raj Patra, called Yoga Matters— where Raj tackles the question “what does it mean to be a human being?”

You can download the full episode from the link here:

 

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The Magic Hour: talking to street artist NDA

27 Monday Feb 2017

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Street Artist NDA and Anthony Alvarado

This is a fun episode, I talk to Street Artist NDA about how he paints his giant murals, the dangers of painting on a 2 story ladder, getting  arrested for your art and much more. I also chat with Portland playwright Lauren Emory about her experience writing and directing her first  play.

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Portland Playwright Lauren Emory and Anthony Alvarado

 

You can download the podcast here:

http://themagichour.libsyn.com/magic-hour-street-artist-nda

I have to warn you, the sound quality on this episode is really crap! We had some technical difficulties with the microphone . . . there is a lot of background noise. But if you can look past that, it’s a super fun episode.

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Support the Podcast!

10 Tuesday Jan 2017

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Help keep The Magic Hour on the air! It costs moolah to get these episodes on the air and available for download. Right now we have episodes ready to go that we can’t afford the bandwidth to put them up on itunes. You can help keep the show going by donating just a dollar a month! Consider popping over to my Patreon page and contributing a buck or two to keep this show going.

The How & Why of Zines

06 Friday Jan 2017

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In this episode I talk to Martha Grover and Joshua James Amberson all about zines. Both Martha and Joshua are seasoned veterans of the Portland zine scene. So listen up young whippersnappers! We talk about how to make& distro zines, why to make zines, and also about the good ol’ days of zines (and Portland) and where things are now in the internet age.

http://themagichour.libsyn.com/episode-6-zines

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Martha Grover

Martha Grover is the author of the zine Somnambulist. And the memoir The End of My Career, available from Perfect Day publishing.

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Joshua James Amberson

Joshua James Amberson is the author of Basic Paper Airplane, The Prince Zine, and he writes for The Portland Mercury.