Your vibration matters. Music and sound and the vibration and frequencies they emit, have a power to shift and transform us and even heal us. How? What does this mean and feel like? That’s what this episode is all about. We have special treat, we recorded a sound bath healing session with Chrissy Earhart of Zenna Wellness Studio in Berlin, Maryland. What is a vibration in sound? How does it enter on a cellular level and how does sound heal us on a cellular level? What does it do to our body, min...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr•Season 9Ep. 172
The movement to protect land and natural resources in the United States has been going on for a long time. Our guests: Rosa Hance and Cindy Dillon have both worked on behalf of The Sierra Club in the state of Maryland.The Sierra Club was founded on May 28, 1892, with John Muir as its first president. It is the oldest and largest environmental group in America, the Sierra Club has 750,000 members. Sierra Club mission statement is “to practice and promote the responsible use of the earth’s ecosyst...
Apr 18, 2025•1 hr•Season 9Ep. 171
Smart Growth can be defined as development that supports economic growth, strong communities and environmental health. Smart Growth can cover a range of development and conservation strategies that help protect our health and natural environment and make our communities more attractive, economically stronger, and more socially diverse. Our Guest is Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Professor of Urban Studies and Planning and Executive Director of the National Center for Smart Growth Research at the University o...
Apr 07, 2025•59 min•Season 9Ep. 170
Sit and listen. We are here for you. Maybe baby step and look at those who came before you. Everybody loves the sunshine. Not everything needs to be said outloud. You could write it down. Reinvent your original thought into a poem, a song. Release your sludge and come home. What are you leading with in this life? Stories of Prince and Nina Simone. The dopamine of anger. You know better. All Music and Lyrics by your hosts James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin. www.noiknowpodcast.com...
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 9Ep. 167
Your hosts, Ilyana and James return to ask some questions. In the quest to not be destabilized by all that you are not in control of, you can feel powerless. Yet you can maintain your humanity. Can we become human again? What does it mean to let it all go? What are sacred doodles and what do they have to do with the seed of life? Alchemy and Self Hypnosis. Staying alive inside means making dirt and sifting for gems. And a visit from the Strawberry Express! You can and must ROCK ON! All music, ly...
Feb 24, 2025•41 min•Season 9Ep. 166
Co-hosts, Ilyana and James speak with Special Guest: Jason Schuler, an Interdisciplinary Performance Artist. You will learn about: Immersive Theater- What is it? Can you hypnotize an audience? Transhumanism- Humans and their relationship with technology (cell phones and all computers) can you go into a spiritual altered state with it? Will we become like our machines? Trans-migration of your spirit and falling in love with your computer? Can you cultivate a "Hallucinogenic" mind that brings enli...
Feb 01, 2025•56 min•Season 9Ep. 165
We welcomed Lego Serious Play facilitator and Stories Love Music team member, Loretta Veney onto the podcast! We hear her powerful story about how Lego helped build a bridge between her and her mother when she was diagnosed with dementia. When Loretta joined forces with Stories Love Music we dreamed up the idea of a Creative Engagement: Empowering Caregiver Symposium and we just produced our first one in October 2024 in Ocean CIty, Maryland. We speak about how amazing it was to provide a space a...
Nov 26, 2024•41 min•Season 8Ep. 164
An impassioned account of the fall and rise of the small American towns she cherishes by Dar Williams. A musician, educator, author, Dar rose out of the vibrant mid-90’s Boston scene, inspired by the eclectic influences of alt-rockers, Berklee jazz musicians, slam poets, and folk artists, After a year of touring non-stop with her first album, The Honesty Room, in 1994, she was invited by Joan Baez to tour in Europe and The United States. To date she has written 14 albums and 6 books. And we want...
Nov 16, 2024•59 min•Season 8Ep. 165
Right now on this planet it's time to wake up to what affects the development of self and our culture as a whole. What if we were to regularly engage in the creative process and what happens to our spirit when we stop creating? Art and Spirit, they are in a marriage and are profoundly dependent on each other in ways we do not understand! What are the steps of the creative process and how is the subconcious at play with this? We have invited someone to shed light on this….an artist, teacher and a...
Nov 02, 2024•59 min•Season 8Ep. 164
Lay down with us and take a deep breath. This episode was recorded in bed, as it is a day we needed to process and remember when we lived in NYC on 9-11-01. All Music and Lyrics written and performed by your hosts: James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin. All episodes archived at: noiknowpodcast.com
Sep 11, 2024•38 min•Season 8Ep. 163
Marriage in a Crab Shell part two with your co-hosts, Ilyana and James. Our conversation in our teardrop camper Barbarella on Chincoteague Island continues. We cover: Addiction and dry drunk behaviors, why flags and bumper stickers are not going to change mindsets, Arts and Culture as the Heart and Soul of a place and why communities need it to thrive, Gen X and Latchkey childhoods and mixing it up in marriage and love. All Music and Lyrics by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin. Visit us here: ww...
Jul 02, 2024•33 min•Season 8Ep. 162
Recorded June 11, 2024 on Chincoteague Island in our teardrop camper, aka Barbarella. In honor of our 19th wedding anniversary and the 9th year of the No, I Know Podcast , we are once again popping the hood on our marriage and partnership. In this episode we cover: How do you handle your own issues in a marriage or relationship? How does chanting and meditation help you find more space inside and out? Addiction and many marriages. How does geography spark our imagination? Podcasting as a learnin...
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 8Ep. 161
We are all fighters. You against you, we all struggle with something in our lives that tests our will, our strength. How can we martial our own forces, body, mind and spirit? Why do we need this discipline within our self? Going to the edge of our comfort zone to test and see what we are really made of. You could climb to the top of a mountain, run a race, or perhaps try something called Martial Arts. When I lived in NYC I studied Kung Fu and then landed on a marital arts called Hapkido, a Korea...
May 09, 2024•43 min•Season 8Ep. 160
Where can artists be seen as cultural workers and offer other humans much needed creative engagement? The intersection of Arts and Health. In 2017, we founded Stories Love Music (501c3) and integrated our deep relationship with music into a program ( The Joy of Creative Engagement) , for caregivers and those living with dementia. The United States does have some exciting organizations that are diving into this world of Neuro-Arts, the creative arts meeting the challenges in neurodegenerative dis...
Apr 25, 2024•59 min•Season 8Ep. 159
No, I Know's Make a Difference Series continues. Across America there are beach towns and resorts areas filled with restaurants and hotels that can create an incredible amount of waste and food waste. Ocean City, Maryland is no different. What can be done about this food waste? Lets find out. Segment One: Josh Chamberlain is the visionary founder of Go Green OC, an environmental non-profit committed to transforming Ocean City, Maryland into the first zero waste resort town in the United States. ...
Apr 18, 2024•59 min•Season 8Ep. 158
How does it affect the development of self and our culture as a whole if we regularly engage in the creative process and what if we don’t? Art and Spirit, they are in a marriage and are profoundly dependent on each other in ways we do not understand! What are the steps of the creative process and how is the subconscious at play with this? We have invited someone to shed light on this….an artist, teacher and author. Coeleen Kiebert is a sculptor working in both ceramic and bronze. She exhibits he...
Apr 11, 2024•59 min•Season 8Ep. 157
Welcome to your World. What Design Can do. Guest, Sarah Goldhagen, (PHD former Harvard professor) a leading voice in the emerging movement in neuro aesthetics and architectural design. Her book, Welcome to Your World: How the Built Environment Shapes Our Lives won a Nautilus Book Award in 2017 for its contribution to social and environmental justice, has made her a sought-after speaker; she lectures frequently and publishes widely about the effects of architecture, landscape, and urban design on...
Mar 28, 2024•59 min•Season 8Ep. 156
Interfaith Comedy in 2024, sounds like a slippery slope that could end in the flames of societal outrage right? The pendulum of what is deemed appropriate in comedy has swung from the outright cruel to the paralyzed in fear of offending. However, the founder of Interfaith Comedy reveals it is actually a unique approach to anti-bias work. Their mission-driven, feel-good, clean comedy show reduces prejudice through laughter. Starring comedians from different faiths, their nationally touring show i...
Mar 14, 2024•59 min•Season 8Ep. 155
A beloved folk singer presents an impassioned account of the fall and rise of the small American towns she cherishes . Dar Williams is a musician, educator, author and has had over a 25+-year career. She rose out of the vibrant mid-90’s Boston scene, inspired by the eclectic influences of alt-rockers, Berklee jazz musicians, slam poets, and folk artists, After a year of touring non-stop with her first album, The Honesty Room, in 1994, she was invited by Joan Baez to tour in Europe and The United...
Mar 01, 2024•59 min•Season 8Ep. 154
From our own backyards to the shared spaces in our communites, we offer knowledge and tips on what you can do right now (from planting native plants to battling invasives) to help preserve the land for generations to come. In this episode of “ Waterways to Airwaves” series, our guests and experts in their fields include: Kate Patton and Jared Parks from Lower Shore Land Trust , Doug Tallamy, a professor and author of Natures Best Hope and Josh Hastings, who takes us on a tour of his yard and pol...
Feb 19, 2024•59 min•Season 8Ep. 153
What is Aquaculture and is it the future for both the economy and environment on the eastern shore? In this episode of Waterways to Airwaves series we learn about Aquaculture with founder of Minorities in Aquaculture , Imani Black and founder of Orchard Point Oyster Company, Scott Budden. What is the mission of Minorities in Aquaculture ? They are passionate about the restoration of keystone species, especially shellfish, both locally and globally. They also believe that the restoration of oyste...
Feb 14, 2024•59 min•Season 8Ep. 152
What is a watershed steward? This episode of Waterways to Airwaves features Anne Arundel Watershed Stewards Academy .They train Watershed Stewards to help their neighbors reduce pollution in our local creeks and rivers. The academies mission is to train and mobilize community leaders to drive change for sustainable landscapes and clean waters. Their hands-on certification course gives Stewards the tools to implement change in their communities, turning knowledge into action. Stewards work with t...
Feb 09, 2024•59 min•Season 8Ep. 151
What is one part of all faith based groups that has caused many churches and temples to create green teams? In this episode we focus on Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake. They work to engage congregations in being good caretakers of our shared watershed. They envision a time when faith communities across the Chesapeake; honor, care for, and protect the watershed we share, so all our communities, and future generations, may thrive. The Chesapeake watershed is vast, encompassing 69,000 square...
Feb 02, 2024•59 min•Season 8Ep. 150
In this episode of “Waterways to Airwaves” series, we spotlight Gunpowder Valley Conservancy, (GVC) a Baltimore County-based land trust and watershed restoration non-profit organization. Formed in 1989. GVC is committed to clean water for the two million people who live in, visit or benefit from the Gunpowder Watershed by preserving land, restoring ecosystems, and encouraging people to become environmental stewards. Why do generations of volunteers keep showing up for GVC? How can a golf course ...
Jan 26, 2024•59 min•Season 8Ep. 149
Next Generation of Green Workforce is the 2nd episode in our new series, “Waterways to Airwaves”. What is the future of the green workforce? Are there paying jobs in this sector? Do the next generations want to do this type of work and why? We spent time with Howard Eco Works and heard from their staff about the programs they offer and what makes them unique. We hear about the following: READY (Restoring the Environment and Developing Youth) a two-month summer program that provides conservation ...
Jan 21, 2024•59 min•Season 8Ep. 148
“All Aboard The Strawberry Express, Environmental History of the Eastern Shore” , the first episode in the “ Waterways to Airwaves “ series. Hear about moments in history, like the end of the strawberry epxress train, that changed and shaped the enivroment we see today? We spent time with Dr. Mike Lewis, Environmental Historian and a professor in the Environmental Studies Department at Salisbury University. He uses the Eastern Shore as a living laboratory for his students, trying to uncover and ...
Jan 07, 2024•59 min•Season 8Ep. 147
Have you heard of the word HYGGE? It's been defined as “The Art of Creating a Nice Atmosphere”. Can our homes make us happier? Can the design around us inspire us to become better humans? What are the best environments and activities for our health and well being? Our Guest, Meik Wiking is an author and a happiness researcher and founded the world’s first Happiness Research Institute in 2013, in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is a New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author whose three globally ...
Dec 19, 2023•59 min•Season 7Ep. 146
Calling all musicians and music lovers! Come into T he Listening Booth . Singer-songwriter Marissa Lerer, migrated from Brooklyn to Delaware during the pandemic. After being guided by Dar Williams, musician and author of (What I Found In A Thousand Towns), Marissa decided to open a music venue and community space in Rehobeth Beach, Delaware called The Listening Booth . We speak to her about why she decided to do this and how a music venue can help build community. After this segment we return th...
Nov 30, 2023•59 min•Season 7Ep. 145
In this episode of Waterways to Airwaves we take a tour of The Delmarva Free School, as well as some local churches with robust green teams. The Delmarva Free School, is a member-supported mental health recovery community. Their focus is primarily trauma-sensitive, recovery and addictions-based accountability, women’s embodiment, ecopsychology or connection to the earth, liberation and justice advocacy. They are located on the lower shore of Maryland on the Delmarva Peninsula, on 9 acres at the ...
Nov 16, 2023•59 min•Season 7Ep. 144
In this episode of " Waterways to Airwaves" series, we look at how to preserve the land. From our own backyards to the shared spaces in our communities we offer knowledge and tips from experts in their fields, on what you can do right now (from planting native plants to battling invasives) to help preserve the land for generations to come. Our guests in this episode include: Kate Patton and Jared Parks from Lower Shore Land Trust , Doug Tallamy, a professor and author of Natures Best Hope and Jo...
Nov 09, 2023•59 min•Season 7Ep. 143
