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I originally intended to write a poem every week, after the baby was born. A way of reflecting on the new universe we entered in June. I started writing more often. The poems became a ritual, after bath time. I'm compiling them into a book, but editing is tricky. Time becomes harder to find. So, for…

Jonah Hall


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    Walking Meditation (Citizens)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 7:59


    A short walking meditation.

    Walking Meditation (Age and Aging)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 10:16


    A short rumination on aging and mortality.

    Sitting Meditation (Guided Body Scan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 7:08


    A short full-body scan, breathing in and then out.

    Sitting Meditation (Acknowledgments)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 9:54


    A short guided meditation on various acknowledgments and anxiety.

    Driving Meditation Sleeping In At Last)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 9:28


    A short meditation on getting through the week.

    Driving Meditation (Peaceful Transfer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 7:43


    A short meditation on the peaceful transfer of power.

    Driving Meditation (New Year)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 10:47


    Breathing while driving. 2025.

    Naturally Artificial Chat #2: On Technology, Normalizing Indefensible Behavior, Algorithms, Attention, and Why Educating the Public About AI is Absolutely Necessary

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 26:23


    Naturally Artificial Chat #2: On Technology, Normalizing Indefensible Behavior, Algorithms, Attention, and Why Educating the Public About AI is Absolutely Necessary I ask the vast repository of information about what happened to decency and why we have normalized indefensible behaviors. I ask about how we can change our patterns of behavior around how we absorb the news, hijacking our limbic systems through polluted information ecosystems. I ask if there's any hope for changing the incentive structures away from immediate profit and toward the collective common good. And more. Thanks for listening. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    Naturally Artificial Chat #1: Naps

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 7:04


    An important conversation about how to take the ideal short nap. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    Wrongs: Democracy, the Middle East, Elections and the People

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 6:42


    For a transcript of this essay, via Google doc, click here: Hello Good People, I recently listened to Ezra Klein talking with Ta-Nehisi Coates about Israel, Palestine and democracy. Coates new book, “The Message”  is getting widespread attention. I've appreciated his writing in the past, at The Atlantic and “Between the World and Me.” I've been listening to Ezra Klein's podcast for a few years, and it never fails to educate and broaden my thinking. I've been thinking about how awful the situation is for a while. Writing this helped me gather my thoughts into a coherent view of the complicated mess that has been unraveling over the last year...but really...forever. Too often in this conversation, compassion is lacking. Compassion for all people involved. Every human life. Ever peace-loving human being. Government influence and military influence are one aspect of this chaos. Seeing a broader picture is necessary. Wrongs: Democracy, the Middle East, Elections and the People We're told two wrongs don't make a right, but what about three, four or five thousand wrongs? Peace, Jonah --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    Where The Sidewalk Ends, Part One (Rebelle and Daddy Reading Shel Silverstein), P

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 17:56


    We've been reading Shel Silverstein's classic children's book of poems and cartoons, Where the Sidewalk Ends. We decided to record the first 34 pages of poems (most of them). Here it is. Please enjoy these poems. If you want to go to Shel's site: https://www.shelsilverstein.com/9780060256678/where-the-sidewalk-ends/ Love, Jonah and Rebelle --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    On Self-Compassion (Reading Jack Kornfield and Reflections on Self-Compassion)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 24:27


    Self-compassion is complicated for me. I understand I must love my self before I can love anyone else. But that love is not simple and easy. Love for myself is complicated. I value certain aspects of who I am and what I bring to the relationships in my life, my work and my creative projects...but I also get stuck in negative thought cycles. I can spiral. I can ignore my own needs and then become irritable and irritating. In other words, I need more self-compassion. It's a practice. There are days I won't have enough compassion for my body, or my health, or my need for rest, or my desire for fun. There are days I will stumble through. But keeping in mind that self-compassion is a practice, I will keep reminding myself to practice it. Hope you enjoy this episode. Be kind to yourself. The episode starts with a reading of Jack Kornfield's, called Awakening Self-Compassion. https://jackkornfield.com/self-compassion/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    Readings: On Equanimity and Balance

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 25:19


    In this episode, I read and reflect on the Buddhist concept of Equanimity. In short, equanimity is about finding balance and protecting yourself from attaching to external forces like praise and blame, fame and disrepute, pleasure and pain, or gain and loss. Alongside the reading: sounds of a Tibetan singing bowl. Though I will not attach to the results of putting this episode out, I will send out hopes that anyone who listens may find fleeting moments of peace, calm or balance. For more on equanimity, check out: https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/article/cultivating-equanimity-2/ Thanks for listening, Jonah --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    Three Songs (Two Instrumentals and "We Turned Six")

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 13:06


    1. Cascading (instrumental - amplified acoustic guitar) 2. Sunday Morning (instrumental - amplified acoustic guitar) 3. We Turned Six (keyboards and vocals) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    Walking Meditation (Being Sick, Watching NBA Playoffs With Young Child, Mother's Day, Political Fears)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 9:37


    Walking Meditation (Being Sick, Watching NBA Playoffs With Young Child, Mother's Day, Political Fears) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    Pop Covers: Steal My Sunshine by Len and 2 Original Instrumentals

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 13:33


    Remember the pop hit "Steal My Sunshine" by Len? I took some of the sparkle out and added some droning guitar. Also...two instrumentals. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    Covers - Don't You Forget About Me by Simple Minds and 5 others

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 45:24


    Acoustic Covers 1. Don't You Forget About Me - Simple Minds 2. Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung 3. Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads 4. Horse With No Name - America 5. Shelter From the Storm- Bob Dylan 6. Steal My Sunshine - Len --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    Covers (Everybody Have Fun Tonight: Wang Chung...and two others

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 16:16


    Fun covering more pop and rock songs. 1. Everybody Have Fun Tonight by Wang Chung 2. The Bottom of It by Fruit Bats 3. Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    "Hey Hey My My" "Heart of Gold" "Long May You Run" and "Horse With No Name" Acoustic covers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 20:56


    Three Neil Young tunes and America's "Horse With No Name." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    Meditation Appointment at the Beach

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 9:49


    Hear the waves. Calm your mind. Almost. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    Piano Loop and Other instrumentals

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 15:05


    A piano motif looped with effects. And other Instrumental tracks. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    New Instrumental (Slow Breakfast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 11:31


    Sampled Rhodes loop with amplified acoustic guitar and some crackling samples. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    20-Minute Instrumental for Relaxation and Sleep (Tongue Drum and Atmospheric Pads)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2023 22:08


    These sounds aim to support relaxation. The track is based around a tongue drum melody with added effects and two atmospheric pad samples from the site Samplefocus.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    Considering the Future with RH (Legos, Fears of Changing Voice, Growing Taller)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 6:14


    Big picture questions with my 5 year-old. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    Walking Meditation: In the Hospital (Aging Parents, Mortality and Acceptance)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 19:27


    A short walking meditation reflecting on health, mortality, and aging parents. Then a cover of "Heaven" by The Talking Heads. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    Piano Cello Atmospheric Loop for Sleep

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 32:37


    This started woth a piano riff. I used samplefocus.com for cello. I added a second cello track with a slightly higher pitch. Then I added an atmospheric pad sample for a dreamy effect. This one might help you drift off to sleep. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    Walking Meditation on Self-Compassion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2023 10:40


    Walking and talking about Self-compassion. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    Three Talking Heads Covers: Once in a Lifetime, Burning Down the House and Heaven

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 18:38


    Slowing down David Byrne's vocals and taking away the rhythms and keyboards. A bizarre experiment that I enjoyed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jonah-hall/support

    RH sings "Wildflowers" by Tom Petty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 4:50


    5 year-old in the garage om vocals with Daddy on guitar and attempting to guide the proceedings. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    Meditation on a Package of Craisins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 6:31


    6 minutes all about holding a package of Craisins. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    5 Covers: Radiohead "Weird Fishes" 3 Songs from My Morning Jacket and one from A.A. Bondy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2022 21:33


    Got back to Weird Fishes. Such a gorgeous song, I know I didn't do it justice but that's ok. My Morning Jacket "I Will Sing You Songs" "One Big Holiday" and "Death is the Easy Way" A.A. Bondy "I Can See the Pines Are Dancing" --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    "Cerrito Shuffle" an original song

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 16:41


    Started with a bass line. Looped it. Found a drum sample. Edited and looped it. Added a guitar riff on top. Finished with vocals. All in all, experiments in putting together a song with four tracks. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    Walking Meditation (Is Anyone Happy Right Now?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 18:05


    A tangential spoken meditation attempt/possibly amusing ramble. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    Two Covers: Nick Drake "Time Has Told Me" and Fruit Bats "The Bottom of It"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 10:05


    Nick Drake made some delicately beautiful and achingly sad songs. Many of his songs are in strange tunings. This one is not. Fruit Bats also write some beautiful songs. Most aren't quite as melancholic as Nick Drake's. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    Tablatale (tabla loop from sample focus with guitar and effects)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 10:06


    Fun with a tabla drum sample. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    Instrumental "Cave" (breakbeats, vocals and guitars)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 22:48


    I found a breakbeat sample and built around it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    RH Sings: Learning to Fly

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 6:36


    Recording with five year-old. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    Four Covers: My Morning Jacket and Tom Petty

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 20:28


    1. Wordless Chorus -My Morning Jacket 2. Death is the Easy Way - My Morning Jacket 3. American Girl - Tom Petty 4. Learning to Fly - Tom Petty --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    Instrumental Guitar tracks (Again)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 14:21


    13 minutes of acoustic guitar. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    Weird Fishes Instrumental Guitar and other guitar tracks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 12:48


    Fun with familiar Radiohead chords and effects --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    Driving Meditation (Email is Hell)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 10:26


    A quick meditation/gebtle rant about email and attention. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    Instrumental Experiments (Monday Morning, Sunday Afternoon, Kalimba Patterns)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 22:35


    Instrumental Experiments (Monday Morning, Sunday Afternoon, Kalimba Patterns) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    Sunday Afternoon (Instrumental Guitar Patterns)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 12:05


    More guitar patterns. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    Three Instrumental Guitar Tracks (Compass, Sunday Morning, Galactic)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 11:56


    No words. Just guitar. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    Baseball Season is Over (A Rambling Song)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 7:43


    This is just a long rambling silly song about the end of the six-month regular season in Major League Baseball. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    Sunday Morning (Guitar instrumental)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 17:58


    Some sounds to help your mind wander. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    Covers "Ventura Highway" America, Paul Simon "Me & Julio", Dylan "Mr Tambourine Man" Fruit Bats

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 18:33


    "Ventura Highway" America; "The Bottom of It" Fruit Bats; "Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard" Paul Simon; "Mr. Tambourine Man" Bob Dylan. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    Walking Meditation (Stray Thoughts on the Queen's Death, Forgotten Snacks, Redwoods, Kindergarten)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 21:54


    A 20-minute walking meditation. Walking Meditation (Stray Thoughts on the Queen's Death, Forgotten Snacks, Redwoods and Kindergarten) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    Three More Covers (A.A. Bondy, Velvet Underground and John Prine)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 10:57


    "I Can See the Pines are Dancing" by A.A. Bondy, "I'm Set Free" by Velvet Underground and "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" by John Prine. Go to jonahhall.bandcamp.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    Galaxy Trance (Instrumental Guitar for Relaxation)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 12:48


    This track is intended for relaxation and soothing. Guitar lines. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

    "I've Been Working On the Railroad" (Full Studio session with Rebelle Harmony)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 21:55


    21 minutes of stops and starts. Fun with a 5 year-old vocalist. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

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