Conversations Schedule

Archive of past guests

Every Tuesday from 1-2 pm on KVMR 89.5 FM

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CONVERSATIONS, hosted by Michael Stone, bringing you leading edge thinkers, authors and activists in the areas of Environmental Restoration, Social Justice, Evolutionary Cosmology and Spiritual fulfillment. We look for positive solutions to local and global issues that leave you touched, moved, and inspired to action. Our weekly guests include local and global experts and concerned citizens working together to heal the wounds that separate, alienate, and marginalize people…

Upcoming Shows on KVMR's Conversations with Michael Stone

September 7th, Gary Malkin: Innertainment: Media Medicine for the Mind, Heart, and Soul
Gary Malkin is an emmy award-winning composer/producer and performer dedicated to making a difference in the world by participating in projects that inspire the heart and catalyze social change. Gary is launching a new genre in media, something he calls "Innertainment: Media Medicine for the Mind, Heart, and Soul." His hope and prayer is that we can begin to understand how media, like anything, is a form of energy that either inspires or robs us of our core well-being. garymalkin.com

September 14th, Luis Diaz: Cellular Memory Release
Luis Diaz, author of Memory in the Cells presents a simple, yet radical, way to heal and transform negative experiences through Cellular Memory Release (CMR) to create a more full and harmonious life. Luis created the Cellular Memory Release technique out of his training and practice in oriental medicine, shiatsu, acupuncture, holistic nutrition, herbology, homeopathy, Touch for Health and NLP-Neurolinguistic Programming. He resides locally in Nevada County. www.cellularmemory.org

September 21st, Nina Simons: Women's leadership and leading from the Feminine
Nina Simons co-founded Bioneers in 1990, a nonprofit that identifies, promotes and connects breakthrough solutions for our most pressing environmental and social challenges. Previously, she was President of Seeds of Change and Director of Strategic Marketing for Odwalla. Now, Nina translates her life experience to inspire and inform the emerging leadership of others, with an increasing focus on the leadership of women and restoring the 'feminine' within us all. bioneers.org

September 28th, Bradford Keeney, Ph.D. The Bushman Way of Tracking God
Bradford Keeney, Ph.D. is an American psychotherapist, ethnographer, and cybernetician. He has been called "an all-American shaman, the Marco Polo of psychology, and an anthropologist of the spirit" by the editors of Utne Reader. Author of more than thirty books in the fields of psychotherapy, cybernetics, and ethnographies of healing traditions, many of his works are considered classics in their fields. www.shakingmedicine.com

October 5th Dr. Kevin Danaher: Grassroots Globalization: Empowering local communities to create sustainable local economies.
Described by The New York Times as the "Paul Revere of globalization's woes," Dr. Kevin Danaher's analytical expertise, sense of humor and blunt eloquence make him an exceptionally dynamic communicator. Dr. Danaher is a co-founder of Global Exchange, founder and Executive Co-Producer of the Green Festivals, and Executive Director of the Global Citizen Center. He has published numerous articles and is the author and/or editor of thirteen books. www.globalexchange.org

October 12th Warren Farrell: The Myth of Male Power
Dr. Warren Farrell is the author of many books, including two award-winning international best-sellers, Why Men Are The Way They Are plus The Myth of Male Power. His most recent books are Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say. Dr. Farrell is the only man in the US elected three times to the Board of Directors of the National Organization for Women in New York City. His background in male/female issues, combined with his Ph.D. in American government and constitutional law, has led to his doing expert witness work with sex discrimination and sexual harassment. www.warrenfarrell.org

October 19th Gabrielle Roth: Balancing Intuition, Instinct and Intellect
Gabrielle Roth makes records that people can move to. She is a recording and performing artist, author, teacher, director and creator of the 5Rhythms school of moving meditation and ecstatic dance. The sound of Roth and her band The Mirrors ranges from world music to urban street beat to the chant of Buddhist mantras. www.gabrielleroth.com

October 26th Special Membership Show with Lynne Twist: The Soul of Money
Lynne Twist is a global activist, fundraiser, speaker, consultant, and author. She has dedicated her life to global initiatives that serve the best instincts in all of us. Lynn has raised hundreds of millions of dollars and trained thousands of fundraisers to be more effective in their work. The compelling stories and insights gained from her experiences inspire Lynne's keynotes and workshops, and are the foundation for her best selling, award winning book The Soul of Money. Lynne founded the Soul of Money Institute to express her commitment to supporting and empowering people in finding peace and sufficiency in their relationship with money and the money culture. www.soulofmoney.org

November 2nd Sharon Salzberg: Force of Kindness
Sharon Salzberg is one of America’s leading spiritual teachers and authors. She is the cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. Sharon has played a crucial role in bringing Asian meditation practices to the West. The ancient Buddhist practices of vipassana (mindfulness) and metta (loving kindness) are the foundations of her work. In her book The Force of Kindness, Sharon offers practical instruction on how we can cultivate kindness within ourselves. www.sharonsalzberg.com

November 9th Bill McKibben: Making a life on a touch new planet
Bill McKibben is an American environmentalist and writer who frequently writes about global warming, alternative energy and localized economies. In 2010 the Boston Globe called him "probably the nation's leading environmentalist" and Time magazine described him as "the world's best green journalist. He is the founder of 350.org He is also the author of many books including The End of Nature which has been translated into 20 languages and his latest Earth: making a life on a tough new planet. www.billmckibben.com

November 16th Charles Eisenstein: The Assent of Humanity
Professor, lecturer and workshop leader Charles Eisenstein is the Author of The Ascent of Humanity and the upcoming Sacred Economics, and two influential essays on money: Money and the Crisis of Civilization and Money and The Turning of Age A faculty member of Goddard College, he speaks and writes about civilization, economics, and the evolution of human consciousness. www.ascentofhumanity.com

November 23th Jerome Ringo
Jerome C. Ringo is an advocate for environmental justice, clean energy, and quality jobs, and is the immediate past chairman of the National Wildlife Federation, and an associate research scholar and McCluskey Fellow for Conservation at Yale University.
In 2005, he became the first African American in history to chair a major conservation advocacy organization. www.apolloalliance.org

November 30th Lierre Keith: The Vegetarian Myth
Lierre Keith is a writer, small farmer, and radical feminist activist. She is the author of two novels and is currently co-writing a book with Derrick Jensen and Aric McBay about strategy for the environmental movement. She splits her time between Northampton, MA and Humboldt, CA. Her controversial book, The Vegetarian Myth, Lierre explores the unhealthy impact on herself and others with switching to a Vegetarian diet. www.lierrekeith.com


Conversations is broadcast every Tue at 1pm on KVMR FM Nevada City

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