We're back after a brief hiatus! On this episode, we speak with undergraduate student and poet Gabriela Portillo Alvarado about their Quaker faith, their research, and their poetry. Gabriela also shares a brand new poem, written for our conversation! Episode 43 features music by Ruby Ibarra and Cambiowashere . The Soul Force Ones theme song was produced by OJ the Producer . Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and check out soulforceones.com for more information....
Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 2 min
On this episode of the Soul Force Ones podcast, we speak with Josh Barousse, the co-founder and executive director of the award winning San José Spotlight, a non profit news organization dedicated to independent local reporting. We discuss a variety of topics ranging from journalism and the news to relationships, the differences between prayer and meditation, and work-life balance. After the interview, Jon and colin do the remix, where they reflect on a few of the episodes main themes. Get your ...
Nov 29, 2021•54 min
This week we are joined by Cherice Bock. Cherice works as a Creation Justice Advocate with Oregon Interfaith Power & Light and Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, and you can find more about her amazing work HERE . A few themes from this episode are: our interconnectedness the importance of listening to how other species and parts of creation speak up to us the notion of watershed discipleship traditional ecological knowledge and hope as an action This episode also features the song " Unconditi...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 5 min
On episode 40 (40!!!), Jon and colin do something a little different. The hosts discuss a theme that spans several recent episodes, violence. Is violence the antithesis of soul force? What does it mean to aspire for peace internally and externally? Is labor violent?... What about working yourself to death? Is there a violence of idleness? 40 episodes in, and there's so much more to explore about Soul Force and that C.A.S.H. What’s been your favorite episode so far? Shoot us an email at soulforce...
Oct 11, 2021•59 min
Episode 39 features Dr. Ted Khoury, Associate Professor of Management and the Cameron Professor of Strategy, Sustainability, and Entrepreneurship at Portland State University. An accomplished entrepreneurship scholar, Dr. Khoury discusses a few of the contributions of his collaborative work in refugee settings. He shares about his Palestinian background and how his family’s experiences have influenced his teaching and his research, and he touches on the refuge he finds in music and his work. Aft...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 42 min
In episode 38, Jon and colin speak with José Santos Woss, the Director for Justice Reform with the Friend’s Committee on National Legislation . We explore how he came to Quakerism as a young Black Latino man, the meaning he finds in his work, and some of the urgent topics he’s working on at the moment. Following the interview, as always, we do a quick remix where we reflect on some key takeaways from the conversation. This episode features Want Something Done by Oddisee off of his album, The Goo...
Sep 06, 2021•1 hr 12 min
This week's guest is Anthony Miranda, an ex-sergeant of the NYPD after over 20 years on the force. He has brought cases of discrimination against the New York Police Department, is an advocate for police accountability, and an executive chairman of the National Latino Officers Association . Today, we talk about the risks of speaking up as an officer, the need for immediate accountability, the importance of having support from others outside the force, and much more. Following the interview, host...
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 14 min
On episode 36, hosts Jon and colin chat with firearms trainer and certified armed security professional Patrice Thomas. Patrice talks about her experiences as a Queer Black woman training in the police academy, instructing others on firearm safety, as well as the challenges and joys of her work. After the interview, Jon and colin do the remix, where they discuss a few main themes of the interview and make connection to their lives and other SF1 episodes. Music in this episode is by Zion I. Steph...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 8 min
On today’s episode we are joined by Sheila Krishnan , director of career and professional development at the Harvard school of public health. We chat about social determinants of health, explore a few similarities and differences between Buddhism and Hinduism, we talk about grief, and Sheila raises the wonderful question, what if we just made it possible for people to live? Music this episode is Dessa's " Good Grief " and Seven Star 's "Inhuman". Artwork: Faviana Rodriguez Listen, Subscribe and ...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Elysse Grossi-Soyster is a Microbiology & Immunology graduate student with Stanford University's School of Medicine. She is the founder of the STEM Outreach Collective and a community educator for the Heart to Heart program , facilitating conversations with pre-teen girls about health and well-being. Elysse has also worked for NASA as a senior research associate, she’s created content for Khan Academy, and she makes vegan peanut butter cups. Needless to say, our conversation was SO much fun....
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 32 min
This week's guest is Beau Vandendolder . Beau is an acupuncturist, herbalist, yoga teacher, meditation leader, and instructor of Buddhist and Daoist philosophy. On this episode we discuss Integrated Daoism that incorporates Buddhism and Confucianism. We chat about the precepts, the practice, and the philosophy of Daoism, healing and the notion of the supreme physician, and the idea of Chi not as a thing, but a process. Listen, Subscribe and Review! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/so...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 23 min
This week, we are joined by Dr. Omid Safi, professor of Iranian and Islamic studies at duke university. Dr. Safi was the director of the Duke Islamic Studies Center, and his books include Radical Love: Teachings from the Islamic Mystical Tradition and Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters . On today’s episode we chat about: Rumi and Islamic Mysticism How love, care, and compassion are contagious The development of an expansive love and how our well being is wrapped up in others. 🎧 Audio...
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 19 min
On today’s episode Jon and colin share some laughs with comedian, musician, and vegan linguistics master Myq Kaplan. Myq has appeared on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, The Tonight Show, and Last Comic Standing. His specials include Vegan Mind Meld, Small, Dork, and Handsome, and his most recent album, A.K.A. was released last year. He also hosts two podcasts, Broccoli and Ice Cream , and The Faucet . But it’s not all jokes here, we also get into Buddhist ontology, the notion of emptiness, and ...
May 24, 2021•1 hr 37 min
Jon and colin talk with Chabre Vickers, Wells Fargo Vice President of Community Development in Oregon and Southwest Washington. We discuss her work to increase access to resources for underserved folks in the community, what liberation might look like in a corporate environment, the importance of owning our stories, the power of the radical imagination, and much more. Chabre is also the keynote speaker for the Oregon Diversity Career Symposium hosted by the University of Oregon and Oregon State ...
May 17, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Dr. Ravi Ravindra is Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University in Halifax (Canada) where he served for many years as a Professor in the departments of Comparative Religion, Philosophy, and of Physics. Ravi has a Phd in Physics. He knows science and scientific research. He also knows spirituality and the spiritual search. colin and Jon talk with Ravi about that, how inner transformation is possible only through a serious self awareness, ego, yoga, the search for truth, and much more. 🎧 Audio Po...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 57 min
Lillian Rambus is the owner of Simply Soulful Cafe in Seattle, WA. Lilian shares about carrying on the family tradition of feeding the community, how great cooking comes from the heart and soul, and how 'soul food' epitomizes the Black experience; the beautiful struggle of overcoming centuries of oppression, turning lemons into lemonades and pigs feet and ox tails into delicious soul food. And then there's Lilian's grandmother's, Elizabeth Hammond’s simple, yet mouth-watering, sweet potato pie. ...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 13 min
This week we’re joined by Marlan Simpson Jr. Marlan is an educator and entrepreneur, life coach, artist, designer, producer, and former HS principal. He's also a former student of Mr. Tommie Lindsey, who we interviewed in episode 7. Marlan carries on Mr. Lindsey's Legacy from room 408 at James Logan HS to his classroom at Brenkwitz Continuation HS. Marlan discusses the importance of connecting with students, especially in pandemic times, vulnerability in the classroom, audacious hope, the purpos...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Dr. Sofia Adawy, MD is director of the health center for IMAN, the Inner-city Muslim Action Network in Chicago. Dr. Adawy shares about the history of IMAN, her Muslim faith, a holistic approach to health care, the importance of arts and culture in health work, and Doctor Adawy’s experiences and lessons as a breast cancer survivor. 🎧 Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soul-force-ones/id1524696837 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7eX2IiCxiX7L...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 25 min
Dr. Thomas Sharpton is a Microbiome surveyor, metagenome analyzer, bioinformatics programmer, and Associate Professor of microbiology at Oregon State University. Jon and colin talk about spirituality and science, the gut/brain axis, and the metabolic ballet within with Dr. Thomas Sharpton, and in the Remix, dig into the symbiosis that is the Soul Force Ones and make connections to other episodes. Time to metabolize! 🎧 Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review! Apple: https://podcasts.apple....
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Marilyn Freeman is a writer, filmmaker, multimedia artist and author of the Illuminated Space: A Personal Theory and Contemplative Practice of Media Art. Contemplative, queer and creative, Marilyn is a Benedictine Oblate of St. Placid Priory and a spiritual director who offers a contemplative method of guidance anchored in evocative listening. MUSIC Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me The Grouch - Breath Strange Fruit Project - Makin’ My Way FOLLOW ➕ Marilyn Freeman : www.marilynfreeman.com ➕soulforceo...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Reema Datta, an Indian-American yogi, teacher, speaker, mother, humanitarian, author and musician shares about transcending labels and identities, her experience growing up in India and the United States and navigating respect for family while living her truth, and her grandfather’s experience as a freedom fighter alongside Gandhi. 🎧 Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soul-force-ones/id1524696837 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7eX2IiCxiX7...
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Will Duncan, lavender farmer, lecturer, meditation teacher, yoga instructor and musician, shares about the difference between a vocational calling and work, his journey of self discovery, his years in silence at a retreat, the ability to endure the discomfort of the unknown, and so much more. FREE Virtual Event Featuring Will Duncan Oregon State University's Contemplative Studies Initiative is hosting "Humility & Avidya: A Yogic Look at the Heart and Depth of the Christian Path" with Will Du...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 30 min
Laurie Childers, ceramic artist, educator, and singer/songwriter, shares about her work with clay, her Quaker faith, and her rather miraculous healing from a fifteen foot fall from a tree. 🎧 Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soul-force-ones/id1524696837 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7eX2IiCxiX7L4RcHpJpmpI FOLLOW ➕ Laurie Childers: lauriechilders.com ➕soulforceones.com: https://soulforceones.com ➕Instagram: https://instagram.com/soulforc...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Side B features the intro from Episode 20 - I Wish I Was a Lil' More Palmer (The Remix w/ Jon and colin) - set to the instrumental of "I Wish" by Skee-lo
Feb 02, 2021•5 min
Colin and Jon put in some work, working out their inner workings in contemplation of the contemplative's remarks. Colin and Jon reflect on last week’s discussion with author, activist, and educator, Parker Palmer. The episode features: "A Love Poem for Parker Palmer" by JSoul “Reflections” by Mystik Journeymen ft. Aceyalone " Me, Myself and I" by De la Soul
Feb 01, 2021•49 min
Parker Palmer, the Godfather of contemplative studies, shares about the paradox of retirement and life, contemplation and action and being true to self while navigating projections and pain. We also talk with Parker about radical equality, the mentorship of Merten, and much more. Dr. Palmer is an educator, activist, and author of many books, essays and poems including The Courage to Teach and On The Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old. Parker is also the founder of the center fo...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Will Coker, a firefighter, paramedic, and therapist specializing in trauma-informed care shares about his path to prosperity and presence, the recent fires along the west coast, and the importance of public service and truly listening to one another. The interview is followed by the Remix with co-hosts, colin and Jon. 🎧 Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review! Apple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soul-force-ones/id1524696837 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7eX2IiCxiX7L4RcHpJpmpI FOL...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Anis Mojgani, Oregon’s tenth Poet Laureate and a two-time National Poetry Slam champion, shares about his Baháʼí faith and practice, the purpose of poetry and a Poet Laureate, poetry during a pandemic, living in Portland, and the juxtaposition of the recent protests and riots in Portland, OR and Washington D.C. FREE Virtual Event Featuring Anis Mojgani Oregon State University's Contemplative Studies Initiative and The School of Writing, Literature and Film, is hosting "Interrogating the Spirit" ...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 48 min
From Kanye West to Dr. Cornel West and the second coming of 2pac and Jesus, professor of Religious Studies, Anthony B. Pinn, "raps" with Jon and colin about the connections between Hip Hop and Religion. Pinn also speaks about the value of engaging community, resisting white supremacy and questions of agency, authority, and freedom. 🎧 Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review! Apple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soul-force-ones/id1524696837Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7eX2IiCxiX7L4...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Candice Horbacz shares about finding purpose in porn, parenting and podcasting. She also shares about getting lost in a false sense of fulfillment from her character, Eva Lovia's celebrity and the transferable skills, business takeaways and navigation of racism in the adult entertainment industry. 🎧 Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review! Apple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soul-force-ones/id1524696837Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7eX2IiCxiX7L4RcHpJpmpI FOLLOW ➕soulforceones.com...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 23 min
