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Vijay R. Nathan hosts The Truth to Power Show which places a weekly guest on the proverbial meditation cushion to engage in a thoughtful conversation at the intersection of the personal and the political. Tune in for talks with: poets and writers, leaders and teachers, allies and practitioners. The…

Vijay R. Nathan


    • May 23, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 59m AVG DURATION
    • 297 EPISODES


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    Ep. 297: How to Read a Poem

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 59:30


    Poet Vaughn M. Watson discusses his work "going out & being normal" with Vegas K Jarrow and W Lance Hunt. We focus on how to read poetry in the changing sociopolitical landscape Post COVID.

    Ep. 296: Radio Free Brooklyn Celebration

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 59:00


    Host Vegas K Jarrow aka Vijay R. Nathan is joined by Tejas Desai to celebrate Radio Free Brooklyn and construct a SWOT analysis of the market conditions for independent artists.

    Ep. 295: Poetry is Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 59:30


    Indian poet Nidhi Argawal discusses medical conditions and how she heals with poetry and draws from her knowledge of Hinduism with Vegas K Jarrow and Susanna McDonald

    Ep. 294: Mental Restorations

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 59:25


    Micah Gauthier, founder of the nonprofit Mental Restorations, discusses a return to nature for mental health and the issues concerning our culture today with W. Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow aka Vijay R. Nathan

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    Ep. 293: Cielo Spiritual Foundation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 58:54


    Cielo Spiritual Foundation founder Michele Garcia talks to Vegas K Jarrow and Susanna McDonald.

    Ep. 292: Near Your Mirror Home (Stay On)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 59:28


    Former Queens Poet Laureate Paolo Javier draws from dream poems and chants to articulate a vision for society with Vegas K Jarrow and Doug G. Cala

    Ep. 291: Mother Earth Calls for You

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 59:27


    Earth Scientist Burc Oral discusses his work and how spiritual traditions have influenced his vocation with W. Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow.

    Ep. 290: Manifest This Episode (2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 59:30


    Christine D. and Shunya T. discuss their life choices and how they manifested their lives with host Vegas K. Jarrow.

    Ep.289: The Nexus Event (1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 59:00


    The Truth to Power Show, Orcs and Dorks, and future show: The Vegas K Jarrow Transmissions collide in this episode starring Vegas K Jarrow and "The Hebrew Hammer" Brian Krawitz

    Ep. 288: What's the frequency Phoebe?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 59:30


    Personal guide Phoebe discusses her radical access to the higher self and her path in life with Vegas K Jarrow and Susanna McDonald

    Ep. 287: The Campground Rule

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 59:25


    Dale McNeil discusses the impact of charismatic Christianity on his worldview and philosophy with Vegas K Jarrow and Doug G Cala.

    Ep. 286: Out of the Pond, Into the Ocean

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 59:29


    Wholistic Life Coach and Embodiment Mentor Diane talks about the influence of Rick Jarow on her philosophy with W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow

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    Ep. 285: Dream A Lively Dream

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 59:29


    Psychologist and Guide Dr. Kat Lively explored the lucid dream of life with Susanna McDonald and Vegas K Jarrow

    Ep. 284: Manifest This Episode! (1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 59:29


    Part one of a future ongoing series that will explore manifestation in our lives. Two successful and strong Black women, Christiana Parish and Miranda Burwell, join their friend Vegas K Jarrow to discuss manifestation in their lives.

    Ep. 283: One Love for All

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 60:12


    Spiritual surgeon and performance artist Alice Frank talks to Susanna McDonald and Vegas K Jarrow

    Ep. 282: You Hold Space, You Have Value, You are Loved

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 59:30


    Poet and community advocate Felix Guzman talks about poetry therapy with Doug G. Cala and Vegas K Jarrow

    Ep. 281: The Poet's Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 59:24


    Poet Olena Jennings explores the creative navigation of the poet between the abstract and the conventional with Vegas K Jarrow and W Lance Hunt.

    Ep. 280: There Is No Work, Only Play

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 59:29


    Urban Librarians Unite Executive Director Lauren Comito discusses her library work and philosophy on work-life play with W. Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow

    Ep. 279: Aloha Brooklyn!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 59:31


    Highly celebrated addiction counselor Joseph DeVasto. talks to Vegas K Jarrow and Doug G. Cala about therapy, Hawaiian culture, and transpersonal psychology.

    Ep. 278: Why Psychosis is Not So Crazy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 59:02


    Clinical psychologist Stijn Vanheule discusses his book on psychosis with Vegas K Jarrow and W Lance Hunt

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    Ep. 277: Manifest Your Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 59:30


    Rev. Dr. Sushmita Mukherjee discusses with Susanna McDonald and Vegas K Jarrow her life and offers an invocation for 2025

    Ep. 276: The Broadest Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 59:33


    Musician The Broadest Blue talks to Susanna McDonald and Vegas K. Jarrow about his music and journey

    Ep. 275: Constellations Over Stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 59:32


    American-Armenian writer and educator Aida Zilelian talks to Vegas K. Jarrow about Newtown Literary and more

    Ep. 274: The Secret Chord

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 59:30


    W Lance Hunt and Vegas K. Jarrow aka Vijay R. Nathan discuss music, nonduality and wrap 2024

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    Ep. 268: The Way, the Path, the Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 61:00


    Christian author Annette Brown has a dialogue with Buddhist Vegas K Jarrow aka Vijay R. Nathan on theology

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    Ep. 267: Unleash Transhumanism

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 59:29


    Brian Krawitz discusses creative tech and social impact with Vegas K Jarrow aka Vijay R. Nathan

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    Ep. 266: How Many Villages Does It Take?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 59:30


    Working Families Party of NY co-director Jasmine Gripper talks to Vegas K Jarrow aka Vijay R. Nathan

    Ep. 265: The Examined Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 57:00


    Ari Figueroa discusses their journey in writing and self discovery with Douglas Cala and Vegas K Jarrow aka Vijay R. Nathan

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    Ep. 264: The Solution to Hunger

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 57:45


    Return guest Crystal Wolfe discuses her achievements in her nonprofit work "Solution to Hunger" with Susanna McDonald and Vegas K Jarrow aka Vijay R. Nathan. https://www.thesolutiontohunger.org/

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    Ep. 263: Out of This World

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 59:20


    Upcoming sci-fi writer Curran Gil discusses his craft and views on science topics including space exploration and sociology with the host Vijay R. Nathan aka Vegas K Jarrow.

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    Ep. 262: The Clowder Coven

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 59:31


    Musician Comfort Cat, Poet Thomas Fucaloro and the hosts Vijay R. Nathan and Doug Cala have a round table.

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    Ep. 261: Jokers Wild

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 59:31


    "Orcs and Dorks" Crossover: Vijay R. Nathan aka Vegas K Jarrow talks to his friend Steven Miller about their fav fandoms

    Ep. 260: Bodies in Harmony

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 59:34


    Choreographer and dance artist Suzzanne Ponomarenko dissects her artistry with Vijay R. Nathan

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    Ep. 259: With Great Ethical Dilemmas Comes Great Literature

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 59:29


    Vijay R. Nathan guides a discussion on ethics with author of "How We Were Before" Jonathan Kravetz and cohost Doug Cala.

    Ep. 258: My Parents' Marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 59:30


    Author of My Parents' Marriage Nana Brew Hammond discusses her new book with Susanna McDonald and Vijay R. Nathan

    Ep. 257: The Hero with a Thousand Needles

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 59:30


    Voice actor and friendly neighborhood RN hero Carissa Pignatelli talks with Doug Cala and Vijay R. Nathan about her life and views

    Ep. 256: May Nature Be With You

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 59:29


    Poet Anda Totoreanu discusses her poems and philosophy with Vijay Rxnathan

    Ep. 255: American Buddha

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 59:30


    Tibetan Buddhist teacher Tpuntsok talks about the dialogue between Mahayana Buddhism and American society with Vijay Rx Nathan

    Ep. 254: American Desi

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 59:30


    Comedian and change maker Nivedita Kulkarni of Asian American Script Lab talks to Vijay Rx Nathan

    Ep. 253: You Don't Tell Me Who I Am!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 59:30


    Poets Bruce E. Whitacre and Jacob Moses discuss identity politics with Vijay Rx Nathan

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    Ep. 252: Mugen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 59:30


    Tattoo Artist Mugen discusses her art and her process with hosts Susanna McDonald and Vijay R. Nathan

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    Ep. 251: The Lost Dharma

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 59:30


    Vijay Rx Nathan talks to Brandon Herman about Lost and other sci-fi franchises and their hot takes

    Ep. 250: Show Them How It's Dunn

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 59:29


    Vijay R. Nathan discusses with Kathryn Dunn about his journey in the arts and philosophy.

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    Ep. 249: Walk like Rick Jarow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 59:30


    James Matthews and Vijay R. Nathan discuss the late teacher Rick Jarow after his passing and give him honor

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    Ep. 248: Note by Note

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 59:00


    Paul Rubenstein, a composer and multi-instrumental musician who invents and builds most of the instruments he plays, talks to Susanna McDonald and Vijay R. Nathan.

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    Ep.. 247: Keep it Weird. Keep it Real

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 59:29


    Kenny Gordon, a screamer, a dreamer, and a hardcore believer in the power of words talks to Vijay R. Nathan and Douglas G. Cala.

    Ep. 246: This Ain't Tarot, So Lay Your Fortune Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2024 59:16


    Emily Cordes, NYC-based stage, film, and new media actress and poet discusses the Tarot and its influence on her work with Douglas Cala and Vijay R. Nathan

    Ep. 245: Om Shanti Quazzy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 59:29


    Author and musician Nicolas "Quazzy" Herd discusses his philosophy and life path with hosts Vijay R. Nathan and Susanna McDonald

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    Ep. 244: Taekwondo Katana Poet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 59:30


    Poet Caroline Reddy, born in Shiraz, Iran, is a Reiki master, a Zen practitioner and a student of Taekwondo. She talks to Vijay R. Nathan and Douglas Cala.

    Ep. 243: Infinite Possibilites Portal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 59:30


    Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) practitioner Katia Loizou discusses her training and journey with host Vijay R. Nathan

    Ep. 242: Skin in the Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 59:48


    Mary B. Safrit Writer. Podcaster. Purveyor of Cheeky Merch. discusses her podcast "Found Family" with host Vijay R. Nathan

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