A Different Kind of Walk Podcast

PT, Rattlesnakes, & Serendipity

In today's episode, Jeff and Susan are joined by Dr. Alexandria Nickles who is a physical therapist in the neurology department at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. From day to day, Alexandria works with patients experiencing traumatic brain injuries and chronic neurological diseases like Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS), which just so happens to be the front runner as a diagnosis for Jeff. Little did Jeff and Alexandria know that they would find themselves on the Camino together this year, but it was a happy coincidence indeed. Enjoy the episode!
 

Faith, Trust, & Glamping

In today's episode, Jeff and Susan get to chat with Nancy and Andy Mako who are friends of Jeff’s from his accessibility Camino walk. But it turns out that the Makos have done the Camino three different times for very different reasons. Now retired in New Hampshire, the Makos spend their time volunteering and mentoring (when they're not snowshoeing, that is). Enjoy the episode! 

Art, Health, Science Fiction, & Endangered Species

In today's episode, Jeff and Susan get to spend time with illustrator/designer Sarah Kaizar and writer/teacher Scotty Meiser. As friends and creatives, Sarah and Scotty are collaborating on artistic projects ranging in topic from nature conservation efforts to science fiction comics. In our talk, they share about these projects as well as losing relationships, chronic health issues, and thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. You can find more information about all of Sarah’s work at www.sarahkaizar.com, including updates on Sarah and Scotty’s soon-to-be-released book RARE AIR: Portraits of Conservation, which is an illustrated book about rare and diminishing North American species of flight.

Music, Enemy Love, and The Book of Jonah

In today's episode, Jeff and Susan get to spend time with musician, poet, theologian, podcaster, and eco-activist David Benjamin Blower, who lives and works in the UK. David has many albums worth of musical projects ranging in style from ambient to folk to spiritual to alternative rock. And he's done a lot of artistic work around the biblical narrative of Jonah and how that story's call to love one's enemies applies to today's world. Enjoy the episode! (To find David's work, go to www.davidbenjaminblower.com)

The Trail & Anxiety edited

(Technical difficulties have been fixed.) In today's episode, Jeff and Susan get to spend time with fellow Camino traveler Ken Proctor. Ken is an architect originally from upstate New York, and when planes hit the Twin Towers on 9/11 as his father was flying home from business, Ken began to notice that his childhood anxiety had reached a new and unmanageable level. Ken's father made it home that day, but Ken has spent the last decade learning how to live a full life while managing anxiety. Enjoy the episode!

Myth, Legend, Story, and Refugees

In today's episode, Jeff and Susan get to spend time with Daniel Nayeri, who is a writer, editor, and publisher in the United States. His novel that they discuss is called Everything Sad Is Untrue (a true story), which is a telling of his own family having to flee persecution in Iran and becoming refugees when he was a small child. Enjoy the episode!

New Experiences with Old Friends

In today's episodes, Jeff (and Susan, but mostly Jeff) gets to chat with his college friends - David Thoma, Cathy Thoma, and Jeff Gill - and recap their recent experience together on the Camino de Santiago, with a little college humor along the way. In this episode, there are also references to the following videos: Donna Going Solo and Jeff Snoring.

Faith, Tragedy, Merton, & Sophfronia Scott

In today's episode, Jeff and Susan get to speak with essay and novel writer Sophfronia Scott. They discuss two of her books, The Seeker And The Monk: Everyday Conversations With Thomas Merton and This Child of Faith (the latter being written with her son, Tain, after he survived the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.) Enjoy the episode.

set apart for holiness

My (Jeff's) third solo act. This is a health update and an answer to "so how was the trip?"

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