Kevin Locke (Tokeya Inajin)

Posted by: admin , under: Uncategorized . Date: November 28th, 2008 , 1:57 pm

Kevin Locke (www.kevinlocke.com) is the world-renowned Lakota visionary Hoop Dancer and preeminent player of indigenous Northern Plains flute, a traditional storyteller, cultural ambassador, recording artist and an educator. Kevin stopped by for a powerful and heartwarming interview on his way to Baghdad, Iraq to perform for the troops on Thanksgiving Day.  Designated a ”Master Traditional Artist” by the National Endowment for the Arts, Kevin has travelled to over 80 countries and works tirelessly to convey something universal about our human condition through the folk art of his community. Kevin believes that we can each draw from our individual heritage to create a vibrant, evolving global civilization that embraces and celebrates our diversity and collective heritage: “… We need to remember who we are and where we are from but also remember that our reality is our soul, our spiritual reality, and that transcends gender, ethnicity, and language.“   It IS possible to be ”decent members of the human being tribe” no matter where we live or who we are!
                            
                            
                        

Botshabelo (Place of Refuge for the Heart!)

Posted by: admin , under: Uncategorized . Date: November 24th, 2008 , 12:11 pm

Botshabelo (www.botshabelo.org) is an innovative model of community development founded by Marion and Con Cloete in 1990 in South Africa.  Botshabelo is dedicated to improving the lives of the economically challenged with a special focus on children who have been orphaned by or exposed to HIV/AIDS. Using the traditional African village, and its inherent UBUNTU (I am because you are) values of cooperation and joint responsibility as a model, the community works together to break the cycle of poverty and bring hope, safety, education and sustainable growth. The community includes an orphanage, school, village, medical clinic and organic farm.  A remarkable conversation that will move your heart and make you stand up and cheer!

 

                            

Happy For No Reason!

Posted by: admin , under: Uncategorized . Date: November 13th, 2008 , 1:40 pm

Marci Schimoff, (www.happyfornoreason.com) one of the stars of the global phenomena “The Secret” and the co-author of six of the New Times Bestsellers of the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series joins me to discuss what she has learned about the science of happiness in her research and writing of her new book “Happy For No Reason”.   Why are some people more resilient in the face of stress and trauma than others?  Is there a happiness set-point, like a weight set-point, for each of us?  Are there traits, beliefs, and practices that set apart the truly happy among us and what can we learn from them?  Join us for this timely discussion!

 

                            

Happiness Is… the Movie! (Life, Liberty & Pursuit of…)

Posted by: admin , under: Uncategorized . Date: November 5th, 2008 , 9:58 pm

What is happiness and how does one increase and sustain this most sought after of all human experiences?   The documentary “Happiness Is…”  (www.happinessisthemovie.com) explores the journey of filmmaker Andrew Shapter in America as he interviews experts, artists and everyday Americans on what happiness means to them.  Also, joining me for the conversation are producer, Tracy Marino, and special guests from the film Alan Graham of Mobile Loaves and Fishes (www.mlfnow.org) and Matthew Dowd, the chief strategist for the Bush-Cheney 2004 campaign.  
 

                            

Africa Rising

Posted by: admin , under: Uncategorized . Date: November 5th, 2008 , 9:25 pm

Africa is bigger than you think!  Africa is richer than you think!  And Africa is open for business.  A conversation with Dr. Vijay Mahajan, the distinguished Professor of Marketing at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Austin-Texas, on his new book “Africa Rising: How 900 Million African Consumers Offer More Than You Think”.