Deb is currently sleeping and part-time living in her 2004 Dodge Sprinter 3500. It’s a van.  She’s in the process of converting it to be more comfortable for permanent living, while simultaneously soul searching. Although I had intended to interview Deb mostly about van living, there is a pretty wide range of material in the interview. From the harp, to breakups, to odd jobs, I try to find out what brought Deb to van life. Check out the Dodge Sprinter here. 

Autumn Turley describes her life and practice as a resident of the Monastic Academy in Lowell Vermont. The Monastic Academy for the Preservation of Life on Earth (MAPLE) is a training center dedicated to creating wise, powerful, and loving leaders who are an unstoppable force for social and environmental peace on Earth.  Autumn has also launched The Mobile Monastery Chautauqua, a spiritual community on wheels that organizes events and builds community connection.A link to the Decision Making Algorithm and Meditation that Autumn sent after out interview.  A link to Autumn's poem, which reminded her of the theme of this podcast, can be found here. 

Dave Reckess is the executive director of 3GNY, an educational organization founded by the grandchildren of holocaust survivors.  Listen as he shares stories of his Bubi Sarah, a holocaust survivor and beloved lego playing great grandmother, who passed away in January of 2020 at the age of 97. Please follow the link to learn more about 3GNY. 

Yolita Wildman Nugent is an innovator working in a field that merges textiles and electronics.  Her wearable work has been featured in Time Magazine’s best inventions of the year, Wired, and The Wall Street Journal.  She is currently experiencing a moment of uncertainty, through which she is, quite literally, holding her breath.   A link to her No-Contact jacket as discussed in the episode can be found below:No-Contact Jacket

**This episode contains mild adult themes. It references drug use and erotica.** Bolton is a hand-poke tattoo artist and activist. He works in the field of harm reduction. He hates pasta and checkers, but loves to advocate for LGBTQ inmates. Please enjoy links to his Instagram page and to the organizations discussed in this episode: Bolton Littlefield (@bagboygrimaceguy)Berkeley NEED : Needle Exchange Emergency DistributionBlack and Pink PenPalsInktoberA.B.O. COMIX - HomeFor work from Jimmy, contact [email protected] for details!

Sarah Werkman has a self described tumultuous career path. After being diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer, she takes a look back at her career and realizes that she is and was as qualified as she believed herself to be.  

Carrie Williams Howe is a serial entrepreneur with at least 3 online businesses. She is passionate about all of them and has a great take on ditching the boss, working for yourself, and taking on multiple projects.  Check out the podcast and click on any of Carrie's online ventures here: Strategic ConsultingThe Happy HiveHomestead How-To