Don't get Covid-19 no matter what you do, Castiglion Fiorentino is now the *Oakland* of Florence, I spent the morning pruning the roses and other oddball notions, confessions, etc.
This podcast is an exhortation to keep your guard up during the next few weeks as conditions improve and the temptation will arise to relax on the coronavirus protocols, and also just a kind of rambl...
24 Feb 202112min
Finding the Faith to Act on Conscience
I am watching the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump and so my podcast asks, "How do you reach a point where your conscience is overwhelming and you must make the leap? How do you get to that po...
11 Feb 202128min
I cry for my country
In Castiglion Fiorentino, in the beautiful Tuscan hills, I’m looking out across the continent, I’m looking out at the country that I love, that I was born in, the country that my father fought for and...
4 Feb 202112min
The Post-Covid Acute Renal Failure Happy Kidneys Diet
On a lighter note, my friends, let’s talk about Foods That Are Good for the Kidneys! Having been out of the hospital for six weeks now, having spent five weeks in the hospital with Covid-19 and anoth...
4 Feb 202119min
Are you at the end of your rope?
Do you feel like life will never return to normal? Does the future seem like a dim, unending nightmare of isolation? Do you fear that the habits we have acquired will forever dampen the bright spontan...
14 Jan 202125min
The Revenge of the American Id
Right-wing violence, insurrection, irrational fury: President Trump stirred the flames. But he didn't create the pain and disillusionment underneath it all. Why are so many Americans in pain? Why are...
7 Jan 202130min
Serene in the noise of catastrophe
How to balance our grief about the pandemic with the desire for happiness and normalcy? How to remain whole and vital and strong when the world seems to be falling apart? Where is the line between sta...
31 Dec 202015min
Gratitude in a time of nightmare
I continue to heal from my hospitalization, and realize what there is in this moment to be thankful for ... regardless of how crazy the world has gone ... Support the show
24 Dec 20207min
