Episodes
TSP084 - Transcendent Tunes: Jolson rocks.
‘Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody’, a transcendent tune from a transcendent performer. Russian born singer Al Jolson rocked the world with his African-American inspired jazz singing style. Spanning five decades of mus...
TSP083 - Time Trek: Degeneracy trumps Fascism.
Out of the ashes of the Wiemar Republic, Hitler’s National Socialist Party rose to absolute power, and immediately set out to cleanse the nation, of all “anti-Aryan” culture. The Degenerate Art Show of 1937, exemplified this ...
TSP082 - Digging Words: BRAGGADOCIO - Bigger, yet often smaller, than…
First used in 1590, the word ‘Braggadocio’ has come to represent the epitome of human vanity. Our history and our modern world is replete with examples of this rarely used and archaic word. Duration: 27:29 VoxBox: Audio segme...
TSP081 - The Undefinable Spirit: Re-imagining Architecture with Rober…
President and owner, Robert Arnone, of R.H. Carter Architects shares the often unseen inner workings of the Architectural world. Spanning a 30 year career, he describes how the ‘doing of architecture’ has, and is evolving. R....
TSP080 - Transcendent Tunes: Led Zeppelin’s celestial climb.
One of the greatest rock bands of all time creating one of the most, some would say, earth shattering and lasting songs in music history. A timeless and evocative tune, shared and enjoyed by generation after generation. Durat...
TSP079 - Time Trek: Spanning the Ages.
Arcing back through time, we explore the architectural and social impact of ‘the arch’ over the centuries, on our civilizations, and its symbolic resonance. Duration: 22:46 VoxBox: Audio segment from YouTube - Ancient History...
TSP078 - New Year, New Self: I resolve.
In the face of the inevitability of accelerating change, how in the world can we positively integrate these shifts, while maintaining a true sense of self? Duration - 28:06 VoxBox: Audio segment from YouTube - Terence McKenna...
TSP077 - The Sill Podcast 2018 In Review: Cogent clips.
Our first full year of podcasting spanned a diverse landscape of ideas, interlacing the large and serious with the profane and fun, as reflected in the excerpts included in this podcast. Duration - 27:48 VoxBox: Podcast clips...
TSP076 - So, you think you can podcast? You can.
The reality of podcasting is a bit more complicated than talking into a microphone. Taking an initial idea to a finished product, entails a variety of considerations, from topics to technical requirements to content delivery....
TSP075 - Resistance Is Futile: Zoomers tackle tech.
Seniors are tackling the challenges of technology to remain connected and relevant. Overcoming fears and learning obstacles have become part of yet another phase of life. Duration: 28:44 VoxBox: Audio segment from YouTube - W...
TSP074 - Transcendent Tunes: Dylan’s Revolutionary Epiphany.
Like A Rolling Stone, Dylan's six plus minutes masterpiece, defied the expectations of folk music enthusiasts and the music industry itself, inspiring a new generation of balladeers. Duration - 27:39 VoxBox: Audio segment fro...
TSP073 - Digging Words: AMBEDO - Deep diving in the shallows.
Human beings have created words for untranslatable experiences since the dawn of language. We explore a brand new word from an unusual new dictionary created by John Koenig. Duration - 27:38 VoxBox: Audio segment from YouTube...
TSP072 - Hook, Line and Sinker: The boy who cried wolf.
How do we know what we know? The inner struggle to determine what is real and what is fiction has preoccupied humanity since the emergence of intelligent life. Duration - 29:57 VoxBox: Audio segment from YouTube - Densel Wash...
TSP071 - Transcendent Tunes: Searing and soulful ‘Strange Fruit’.
Billie Holiday’s most iconic and recognized song, has been acknowledged as the harbinger of the civil rights movement in America. The song’s origin may surprise and enlighten even those of us who are familiar with this transc...
TSP070 - We Don’t Know You Anymore: The deluded self.
The eternal question of who we are: Are we a singularity or a multiplicity? The self has been the subject of exploration for Millennia, so who are we now? Duration - 28:49 VoxBox: Audio segment from YouTube video - Abbot …
TSP069 - The Undefinable Spirit: Celebrating the spoken word with Val…
As host of the popular radio program Howl, Valentino Assenza has interviewed the likes of Nino Ricci and Margaret Atwood among other literary lights. A veteran of the Toronto spoken word scene, Valentino shares his love of la...
TSP068 - Digging Words: RISIBLE - I amuse you, I make you laugh?
In unpacking the word RISIBLE, we discover the importance of humour in helping us deal with our day to day living and life in general. From health benefits to tech humour, the range of risibility is all encompassing. Duration...
TSP067 - Transcendent Tunes: Feeling those ‘Good Vibrations’.
In the midst of the turmoil in the mid 60’s, five young Californians surfed the rising musical waves to pop music’s iconic stardom. The pinnacle moment birthed the release of the much loved ‘pocket symphony’, Good Vibrations....
TSP066 - The Hippo and The Oxpecker: Repairing the synapses of commun…
From the Humongous Fungus of Oregon to the wave of human migration spreading across our planet, life has become more dependent then ever on the value of connectivity. Duration - 28:19 VoxBox: Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the ...
TSP065 - The Undefinable Spirit: Globetrotting with The Pattons.
Have you ever thought about pulling up roots and heading out into the great wide open? Chantal Patton and her family have and did. Growing Up Without Borders: https://www.growingupwithoutborders.com Duration - 29:48 VoxBox: S...
TSP064 - The Undefinable Spirit: Dr. Claudia Six on her book, Erotic …
The Undefinable Spirit: Dr. Claudia Six talks to us about discovering your sexual soul in her book, Erotic Integrity. Dr. Claudia Six: http://www.drsix.net A frank and open discussion about one of the most problematic aspects...
TSP063 - Digging Words: ZEITGEIST - The air we breath.
How the zeitgeist informs our evolution. Pointing out the varying zeitgeists that underpin our recent history. Duration - 24:37 VoxBox Segment: Peter Joseph Interviewed on 'The Marker' - Tel Aviv TV | The Zeitgeist Movement M...
TSP062 - Whose Got The Right Time?: An enigmatic dimension.
Why are we obsessed with time? Both art and technology employ and utilize different aspects of this man-made dimension. Duration - 24:40 VoxBox: Dave Allen on the subject of Time Music Credit: Pink Floyd - Time
TSP061 - The Absence of Silence: Is technology engulfing us in a worl…
The short answer is yes… The sonic landscapes through which we move offer us both challenges to, and opportunities for, our general health. Duration - 24:32 VoxBox: Assorted YouTube segments Highlights: Impact of technology o...