Max Strom, yoga teacher, and author of the DVD, Max Strom Yoga: Strength, Grace, Healing. Visit Max's website: www.maxstrom.com. Also interviewed, Gwendolyn Alley, local poet and host of the Spoken Word Salon in Ventura.
Interviewed on March 25, 2006; "Beyond Words"
(54 minutes)
Poet, Zen teacher, author of Fingerpainting on the Moon: Writing and Creativity as a Path to Freedom. Read Peter's biography, and get his schedule of appearances at his website: www.peterlevitt.com.
Interviewed on Dec. 3, 2005; "Beyond Words"
(53 minutes)
Interview with Richard Bach, the author of many books including Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, Messiah’s Handbook. Bach has a passion for flying and for Life in general.
Interviewed on June 18, 2005; "Beyond Words"
(50 minutes)
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Galway Kinnell, and Joy Harjo
Interviews include Ferlinghetti: award winning writer, poet, & painter. Kinnell: teacher, poet, Fulbright Fellow. Harjo: Native American poet, saxophonist, screenwriter, teacher.
Interviewed on May 14, 2005; "Beyond Words"
(53 minutes)
Listen to an interview with David Whyte, author of The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America, as well as other books. Also interviewed is Ryan Gillenwater, poet and winner of the 2004 and 2005 Spring Poetry Slams.
Interviewed on April 16, 2005; "Beyond Words"
(52 minutes)
Phyllis Diller and Gene Perret
Interviews with Phyllis Diller, and Gene Perret author of "Talk About Hope" (Bob Hope).
Interviewed on June 15, 2004; "Beyond Words"
(54 minutes)
Dr. Csikszentmihalyi (photo), author of Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, has spent his whole career studying the meaning of happiness. Ryan Ingrassia is a Rotarian Ambassadorial Scholar to Africa.
Interviewed Dec. 12, 2003; "Beyond Words"
(54 minutes) - Note: the first ten minutes of the interview is not in stereo.
Joseph Goldstein is the author of One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism. Reverend Master Phoebe, is the Abbess of Pine Mountain Buddhist Temple (near Ojai). These two KNOW peace as their way of life. Both have chosen Buddhism and Meditation as a means to end suffering - personally and world wide.
Listen to Roni*s latest radio interview with John D. Spalding, author of A Pilgrim's Digress, and Lin Rolens, book reviewer for the Santa Barbara News Press.
Interviewed on Mar. 8, 2003; "Beyond Words"
(60 minutes)
The wisdom of the ages, and peace of mind are available through yoga. Listen to Judith Lasater (yoga author) and Audrey McCann (local yoga teacher) talk about yoga and what it can mean to you.
Interviewed on June 29, 2002; "Beyond Words"
(60 minutes)
Listen to Dr. Bud Stuart, a Santa Barbara Veterinarian, and Karen Lee Stevens, author of All For Animals. Visit Karen's website at: www.allforanimals.com
Interviewed on June 1, 2002; "Beyond Words"
(60 minutes)
Ira Glass is the host and producer of This American Life. Also interviewed on this day was Jean Harfenist, author of "A Short History of the Flood: a collection of short stories. "
Interviewed on May 18, 2002; "Beyond Words"
(59 minutes)
Dr. Laura Berman, a psychotherapist specializing in sex therapy, and Dr. Jennifer Berman, a urologist, co-direct the new Female Sexual Medicine Center at UCLA Medical Center. Listen to Roni* interview Dr. Laura Berman, "Doctor of Desire."
Interviewed on March 30, 2002; "Beyond Words"
(60 minutes) - Note: Real Player will play for 70 mintes - 10 minutes are silent
Roni* on Beyond Words celebrates National Poetry Month with interviews with well known local poets: Joan Raymund (Ojai poet and Editor of Rivertalk) and Lucia Lemieux (Artist-in-Residence for Thousand Oaks for Poetry).
Listen to Roni*s interview with Doug Schwartz, the creator of Baywatch, and Debbie Schwartz, prize winning writer for Baywatch.
Interviewed on November 24, 2001; "Beyond Words"
(60 minutes)
Carol Gurney is an animal communicator and the author of "The Language of Animals." Also interviewed was professional veterenarian, Dr. Bud Stuart.
Interviewed on November 10, 2001; "Beyond Words"
(60 minutes)
Roni* talked to Nancy Milford about "Savage Beauty" a biography of Edna St. Vincent Millay. Nancy's previous biography, Zelda, was number one on the New York Times Bestseller list.
Interviewed on October 6, 2001; "Beyond Words"
(27 minutes)
Buddy Helm and Pam Nishikawa, both drummers, were interviewed together on August 25, 2001; "Beyond Words." CLICK HERE to listen (60 minutes)
Pam Nishikawa
Pam teaches beginning through intermediate level djembe classes (West African percussion). She also has an all-women percussion group called "A Joyful Noise."
Star of "Taboo," the most popular "X" rated movie in 1983. Metaphysical Counselor, Lecturer, Writer (author of Taboo: Sacred, Don't Touch), Minister, Telepath and Actress.
Interviewed on July 21, 2001; "Beyond Words"
(60 minutes)
