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Waking from the American Dream

Kelly Carlinwww.kellycarlin.com
Trying to stay awake through all the bullshit. Author, performer, Founder of Women on the Verge, Shaman of the Carlin family since 1963.
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Episodes

152: Kelly Risks Forward

This month, Kelly is in conversation with Victoria Labalme, author of Risk Forward, a unique and bold take on what one needs to figure out your next steps on a project, plan or life path. It offers courage, inspiration and whimsical ways past what blocks you.

Mar 22, 202153 min

151: Kelly Lands on the Other Side

Kelly talks about making it through the anxiety, uncertainty and unexpected gifts of the pandemic. And she explores what it's been like to dance with the legacy of her father, and how she has reached a new level of acceptance.

Nov 24, 202039 min

150: Kelly Let's Go

Kelly talks about how to face what the Buddhists call impermanence and letting go. Music is "Headphones" by the Incredible Casuals

Aug 29, 202038 min

149: Kelly is Sheltering in Place

After a 17 month hiatus, Kelly returns with a monologue episode about the pandemic, what sheltering in place is revealing to humanity and what it means to let the 10,000 things name the self. Music is “Work From Home” by Pizza Bees https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=600175907603285

Jul 31, 202040 min

148 Kelly Gets Deep, Creatively Speaking

Kelly is joined by two of the three authors of "Deep Creativity: Seven Ways to Spark Your Creative Spirit," Deborah Anne Quibell and Jennifer Leigh Selig. The conversation explores their unique approach to sparking, feeding and hosting creativity in everyone's life. This is a great conversation for artists, seekers, humans of all shapes. Music by Travis & Shook

Apr 27, 20191 hr 4 min

147 Kelly Acts Up

Kelly is joined by screenwriter, actor and now author, David Dean Bottrell where they discuss the ins and outs, the loves and hates, the ups and downs of choosing a career in the entertainment industry. David's just published book Working Actor: Breaking in, Making a Living, and Making a Life in the Fabulous Trenches of Show Business is a deep, funny, transparent look at not only David's path in the business as a screenwriter and actor, but real nuts and bolts of how to succeed in this crazy, fa...

Apr 02, 20191 hr 19 min

146 Kelly Feels the Paine with Harvey J. Kaye

Kelly chats with Harvey J. Kaye, American History professor at University of Wisconsin, Green Bay and the Ben & Joyce Rosenberg Professor of Democracy and Justice Studies, about ideas such as justice, liberty and equality and how the current Democratic Party keeps missing the important narrative that Thomas Paine so clearly saw as the true potential of this great democratic experiment. Harvey will become a regular of the podcast to help us sort through the upcoming presidential campaign. Har...

Mar 22, 20191 hr 5 min

145 Octagon Table Discussion - Heroes

The Octagon Table members Dylan Brody, Rick Overton, Erin Brown and Chris Bonno with Kelly gather to unpack what it means to be a hero. They talk about their own heroes, what traits heroes must have and why we even have them.

Feb 13, 20191 hr 11 min

144 Kelly Pauses, Breathes, and Smiles

Gary Gach, author of "Pause, Breathe, Smile," (and many other titles), mindfulness teacher, poet, joins Kelly to discuss being on the path to enlightenment, why watching your breath changes your life, and other fine hints and moments about being seekers. Instead of music, we give you 273 moments of silence. You can find more about Gary at garygach.com.

Feb 13, 20191 hr 11 min

143 - Kelly Gets Musical

Kelly sits down with Mark Russell, the political, musical satirist for an exploration of his career and take on politics these days.

Dec 28, 201856 min

142 - Octagon Table Discussion: Courage

In this episode Dylan Brody, Erin Brown, Rick Overton, Chris Bonno & Fiona Goodwin join Kelly to unpack the idea, concept and reality or courage.

Dec 13, 20181 hr 15 min

141 Kelly Makes Art, Not War

Kelly steps into a new relationship with her creativity and discusses the lines between art, entertainment and the freedom to express ones self.

Dec 06, 201834 min

140: Kelly Finds It's Possible

Kelly ponders about what makes us deem thing possible or impossible and what it means to take chances.

Nov 21, 201844 min

139: Kelly Finds Home

Kelly reads an essay about how she is emerging into a new/old way of relating to the world around her.

Oct 29, 201829 min

138: Kelly is Torn

Kelly feels torn in half watching the Kavanaugh/Dr. Ford testimony.

Oct 06, 201844 min

136: Kelly Lives in the Dream

Kelly delves into how to live life from a place that honors the imagination. She explores how we can be rational beings and still live life from a magical place. Music by Admiral Halsey

Sep 07, 201845 min

135: Kelly Sits with Hope

Kelly sits with Hope Edelman, author of Motherless Daughters, and they dive into mother loss, what it takes to heal from grief, and the broader subject of how women untangle themselves from their family dynamics, aka daughterhood, to step out of their own way and into their deepening lives.

Aug 23, 20181 hr 10 min

134: Kelly Unlearns Helplessness

Kelly speaks with Ellen Braaten, PhD about how we are all collectively combating learned helplessness with the divisive political climate here in US, and how to combat it.

Jul 18, 201856 min

133: Kelly Faces Humiliation

Kelly talks about how humility is a most human experience, and how getting to act in front of the camera after 34 years heals her.

Jul 07, 201837 min

132: Kelly Responds Instead of Reacts

Kelly is back. No really, she is. She gets her feet wet again and is excited to be back weekly. She talks about the difference in life when we are in Response mode vs. React mode.

Jun 28, 201849 min

131: Kelly Feels Powerless

Kelly figures out the basis of her political despair and then also shares the importance of stillness and watching how we react to the world to increase our peace of mind. Music by Adil Omar.

Jan 12, 201834 min

130: Octagon Table Discussion - Liberty

Kelly is joined by the rollicking Octagon Table regulars Chris Bonno, Dylan Brody, Erin Brown, and Rick Overton. They discuss the topic of Liberty from every imaginable angle and have a great time doing it. M

Nov 06, 20171 hr 23 min

129: Kelly Gets Bored with This Dystopia

Kelly barely makes it back from the woods, enjoys Depeche Mode, she thinks, and contemplates, once again, the nature of existence. Music by Peggy Lee.

Oct 24, 201740 min

128: Kelly Finds Her Church

Kelly talks about Tom Petty and how to find the holiness in your work. And then gives everyone a chance to turn over the Great Ball of Merit. Music by Tom Petty

Oct 07, 201729 min

WFAD 127 Kelly Gets Some Hope & Change

Kelly sits down with Hope Hall, the Presidential Videographer for the White House during the Obama years, to discuss self-care in this new presidency and what we as individual and a country are learning about life.

Sep 29, 201759 min

126: Kelly Unplugs

Kelly returns to full time podcasting after a long hiatus. She talks about the fatigue of the current political atmosphere and the importance of self-care if you want to stay engaged.

Sep 22, 201735 min

125: Kelly Gets a Grip

Kelly ponders post-election life and gives advice on how to live in Trumplandia. Music by Dan Bern.

Dec 09, 201639 min

124: Kelly Says No

Kelly shares about her trip to Jamestown NY for the LucyFest, meeting Trevor Noah and finding herself in a Victorian Disneyland called The Chautauqua Institute. She then dives into the power of saying "yes" and the power of saying "no" in her life and invites listeners to step into their own lives consciously and boldly. Music: "A Feather's Not A Bird" by Rosanne Cash.

Aug 26, 201657 min

123: Kelly Feels the Silverman

Kelly briefly touches on the conventions, Sarah Silverman and a few important Garry’s in her life. She then plays part two of her interview with Steve McIntosh, the Integral Philosopher and founder of the Institute for Cultural Evolution where they discuss the future of both the Left and the Right in American politics. Music is co-opted from the DNC.

Jul 31, 201648 min
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