Podcast appearances and mentions of david james duncan

David James Duncan is an American novelist and essayist, known for his two cult bestselling novels, The River Why and The Brothers K. On this episode of Nature Revisited, farmer and author Scott Chaskey (Soil and Spirit) interviews David about his latest acclaimed work Sun House, an "epic comedy about the quest for transcendence in an anything-but-transcendent America, set amid the gorgeous landscapes of the American west". Guided by Chaskey's deft observations, Duncan describes how a lifetime of experiences - many drawn from nature itself - served as inspiration for Sun House's sweeping, lyrical vision of a more open-hearted world. David's website: https://www.davidjamesduncan.com/ Sun House book: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/david-james-duncan/sun-house/9780316129374/ Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Although the ecological sphere has long declared the need for a shift in consciousness if we are to survive the myriad crises we've ignited, this conversation often lacks examples of what this change in consciousness might be like as a lived, embodied experience. This week, author of the cult classics The Brothers K and The River Why, David James Duncan, joins the podcast to speak about his new epic novel, Sun House—a story following the journeys of an eclectic collection of characters, each seeking Truth and meaning, who come together to form an unintentional community in rural Montana. David talks about the impetus behind the novel to impart an experiential model of contemplative inner life that might help navigate a future of social, cultural, and ecological unraveling that looms large. Wide-ranging and tender, the conversation explores how the wisdom of the great mystics—from Zen master Dōgen to the thirteenth-century Christian theologian Meister Eckhart and the Beguines—can be relevant in uncovering responses to the crises we face. Read the transcript. Photo by Chris La Tray. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David James Duncan is the author of fiction and non fiction. He has deep Oregon roots, and now lives and writes in Montana. He speaks with Oregon Grapevine host, Barbara Dellenback, about his new novel, Sun House. They discuss rivers, spirituality, the state of the environment, the art of writing, and more.

David James Duncan worked on his masterwork novel SUN HOUSE for nearly two decades, and it has now arrived. I met him last in the early days of the project, and now sixteen years later we sit down to talk about why the best things often take time, and why it was indeed that we all spent so much of  our youth musing on distant spiritualities and philosophies. How to put all that effort into practice? This far-reaching novel gives us the answer.

David James Duncan is the author of the novels The River Why, The Brothers K, and Sun House, the story collection River Teeth, and the nonfiction collection and National Book Award finalist, My Story as Told by Water, and the best-selling collection of “churchless sermons," God Laughs & Plays.  He lives on a trout stream in Missoula, Montana. We talked about his writing process, how writing a novel over 16 changed him, activism, solitude and creativity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David James Duncan is one of those Western literary legends who needs no introduction to Mountain & Prairie listeners. But for those of you who may be new to the podcast or to Western literature, David is a renowned Montana novelist, activist, and flyfisherman. He's the author of "The River Why" and "The Brothers K," and his newest novel "Sun House" hits shelves today. David is also the author of countless nonfiction essays, many of which have been compiled in books such as "My Story as Told by Water," "River Teeth," and "God Laughs & Plays." - This episode was recorded live at the first-annual Old Salt Festival, which was held on the Mannix Family Ranch in Helmville, Montana. The festival was a three-day celebration of land stewardship and wild places, and it featured live music, wood-fired cooking, and discussions about conservation, literature, and the power of place. Given that so much of David's work as an author and activist is heavily influenced by his love of land, water, and wildlife, he brought a wise and thoughtful perspective to the Festival– a perspective that was greatly appreciated by everyone in attendance. - This episode is split into two parts– first is our on-stage conversation, which took place on Saturday morning, followed by two readings from his new novel "Sun House," which took place that evening. In our conversation, I focused in on David's life as a contemplative. We talk about his upbringing in the Pacific Northwest and his eventual move to Montana, which is the place he now considers his home. We discuss the importance of being able to hold two competing ideas in your mind at once, why he felt called to become an activist, why deep friendships are such an important part of his life, and the women who have served as mentors to him. We also talk about his 16-year process of writing "Sun House," the difference between creating ideas versus receiving them, what gives David hope for the future, and much more. - The second part of the episode features two readings from "Sun House," both of which were perfectly aligned with the spirit and mood of the Old Salt Festival. From where I was sitting in the crowd, I saw many people tearing up near the end of David's reading, so I hope the power of his words and the place come through in this audio. It was a special experience that I will not soon forget. - A huge thank you to David for his kindness, generosity, and for all of his contributions to the culture and conservation of the West. Thank you to the Old Salt Festival for giving me this opportunity to talk with David. Thanks to the great Bex Frucht for the intro, and thank you for listening. - If you haven't already, I'd encourage you to pick up a copy of Sun House– it's available online or in your favorite local bookstore right now. -- David James Duncan "Sun House" by David James Duncan Old Salt Festival --- TOPICS DISCUSSED: 4:30 - Intros 7:30 - Discussing if Montana is home to David 10:30 - How David came to write about Montana 12:30 - How to hold two ideas in your head (the brutal US past and the landscape beauty we see presently) 14:55 - David's transition from fiction to nonfiction writing 19:30 - Advice on how to take a stand 21:45 - David's friends 26:30 - David's women mentors 30:30 - Writing "Sun House" 34:30 - The benefits and challenges of writing something so emotional as "Sun House" 38:00 - Whether or not David is creating ideas or receiving them while writing 41:30 - What makes David feel good about the future 43:30 - Reading 1 58:15 - Reading 2 --- ABOUT MOUNTAIN & PRAIRIE: Mountain & Prairie - All Episodes Mountain & Prairie Shop Mountain & Prairie on Instagram Upcoming Events About Ed Roberson Support Mountain & Prairie Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts  

This is a special live episode that was recorded in late June 2023 at the first-ever Old Salt Festival, which was held on the Mannix Family Ranch in Helmville, Montana. The Old Salt Festival is a three-day celebration of ranching, land stewardship, and wild places that features live Western music, wood-fired cooking, products from some of the West's most renowned artisans, readings and interviews with Western authors and poets, and in-depth discussions about conservation and land stewardship. The festival was a resounding success, so I'm thrilled to share one of the many conversations with you here. - The episode is a panel discussion titled "Rebuilding a Resilient, Regional Meat Supply Chain," featuring several of the West's leading voices in sustainable meat production and regenerative agriculture. In order of their appearance in the episode, you'll hear from Cole Mannix, President of the Old Salt Co-op; Kate Kavanaugh, owner of Western Daughters Butcher Shoppe and host of the Mind, Body, and Soil Podcast; Dan Miller, Founder of Steward; and Wyatt Nelson, President of Wild West Local Foods. As you'll hear, each panelist is deeply immersed in a different aspect of the meat production supply chain, and each of them brings a unique and wise perspective to the challenges facing producers and small businesses involved in meat production. - Many of you may already know, but the Old Salt Festival is a part of the Old Salt Co-op, a new, purpose-driven company that “provides meat raised with integrity from Montana landscapes its customers know and care about.” The Old Salt Co-op is working to rebuild the meat business in Montana, creating a sustainable business model that is beneficial to local ranchers, local consumers, and local economies– all while responsibly and effectively stewarding the lands that support agriculture. Rebuilding Montana's meat supply chain is no small feat, but with smart, purpose-driven people like Cole, Kate, Dan, and Wyatt working to find solutions, I think you'll be both inspired and encouraged. - To learn more about the Old Salt Co-op, you can go back to my first podcast conversion with Cole from February of 2023. And be on the lookout for another live Old Salt Festival episode, which I'll be releasing on August 8, 2023– that one will feature a conversation with famed western author David James Duncan followed by a reading from his new novel Sun House. - A huge thanks to Cole and the Old Salt team for inviting me to the Festival, and a huge thanks to the Mannix Family for sharing their stunning ranch with all of us. Thanks to Cole, Kate, Dan, and Wyatt for sharing their wisdom. And last but definitely not least, thanks to the one and only, always hilarious and energetic Bex Frucht for the amazing intro. Hope you enjoy. --- OLD SALT FESTIVAL OLD SALT CO-OP Cole's first M&P episode Full episode notes and links: https://mountainandprairie.com/old-salt/ --- TOPICS DISCUSSED: 2:45 - Introductions 6:15 - The challenge and opportunity that Cole saw, leading to the development of Old Salt Co-op 9:00 - What Kate sees as major potential challenges for Old Salt Co-op going forward 12:15 - What attracted Dan to finance regenerative agriculture, especially given that industry's tight margins 15:00 - Wyatt's introduction, as well as the roadblocks that Wyatt sees to a more resilient food system from the distribution side of things 17:15 - How the panel members go about getting people's attention 24:45 - The work Cole's family and neighbors have done to protect the local landscape, as well as trends in young people getting involved with agriculture 32:15 - What Kate is seeing on the retail side of meat production, and how to address it 38:15 - What Old Salt Co-op is working on right now 41:15 - What we can do that would help build a resilient meat and food system --- ABOUT MOUNTAIN & PRAIRIE: Mountain & Prairie - All Episodes Mountain & Prairie Shop Mountain & Prairie on Instagram Upcoming Events About Ed Roberson Support Mountain & Prairie Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts

I began looking forward to this conversation as soon as it dropped on my calendar. Stephen Sullivan and Stio Inspire Connection with the Outdoors through their values and beautifully made outdoor products. We talk about the inspiration for Stio, his outdoor pursuits, and how their Pine Cone logo came to life. Facebook Twitter Instagram   The Outdoor Biz Podcast   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!   Sign up for my Newsletter HERE.   I'd love to hear your feedback about the show!   You can contact me here: email: rick@theoutdoorbizpodcast.com   or leave me a message on Speakpipe!   Presented to by:   Show Notes What was your first exposure to the outdoors? We packed our stuff up and moved to Colorado and I had been a big hockey and soccer player when I was a kid. There was no hockey in Grand Junction, which I never let my mom live down. Now both my boys are hockey players and I ended up coaching them later in life, but I got into skiing and so, you know, I think skiing was probably my first real kind of entry into the outdoor community and the outdoor world. How about your beginnings in the outdoor business or the outdoor industry side of things? That's actually a little tied to my Uncle Joe as well. So his girlfriend at the time, whose name was Betsy Clark. She opened what has gotta be one of the first true outdoor specialty stores in the country. I mean, there might have been 50 or a hundred of 'em at the time, but she opened a store called Lewis and Clark in Grand Junction. When I was 12, I got a job in the back room. I've always been a pretty handy kid and kind of knew how to put stuff together. And so I got a job actually mounting cross-country skis for her, which led to me going out on the sales floor. What was the inspiration for Cloudveil? The real inspiration behind that was I had a friend who is still a guide, was an I F M G A guide who had gone over to live in Chamonix for a winter in the early nineties. And he came back and brought me a pair of pants that were made of a Schoeller material, what's now known as soft-shell. I just became obsessed with them and, you know, ended up backcountry skiing in them and just thought that the textile wasn't being utilized in the current market. So the idea that kind of got Cloudveil started was to build a soft-shell jacket. Somehow I found the guys at Schoeller and Tom Wine Bender, who was the president of  Schoeller North America for a long time, who is still, a dear friend. He sent me five yards of fabric and I made a jacket with a local seamstress. I got another buddy in here in Jackson, a guy named Brian Cousins, inspired by the concept as well, and we just decided to give it a go. And now Stio, what inspired Stio? Well, two things. Cloudveil didn't end particularly well. We had been bought and sold a couple of times and we were owned by Spyder, the ski wear brand at the time. They eventually approached me with the opportunity to try to buy the brand back and I had a really strong financial partner and we tried to do that. We spent about seven months trying to come to terms on a deal and, literally basically got left, at the altar on a deal. I had to non-compete for about a year and a half. So I had some time to really stew on what had gone well with Cloudveil and what hadn't gone well, and what I wanted to do differently. And there were two things that really stuck out to me, the. The first thing was Cloudveil was a very top-of-the-mountain brand. It was all about really technical outerwear was kind of the forte. And I really wanted to build a brand that covered kind of more of the totality of the mountain life. Not just top-of-the-mountain stuff, but everything you could wear. As we term it here, all the way down to the boardwalk. Because you spend a lot of time in the outdoor sportswear you wear on a daily basis and, probably a little less time in the backcountry. So it just felt to me like trying to find that balance that really just showed off the totality of the mountain lifestyle. That was important. T Then the second thing that was a real catalyst for me was as Cloudveil grew, we found that the retailers started just segmenting us. Like they did anybody else, and they would say, okay, well here's the allocation of dollars we have for your hard shell, your soft shell, your fleece, your base layer, whatever it might be. And we were developing some pretty cool creative products at Cloudveil. We had, we had some pretty talented designers and, cutting edge at the time too. And the retailers weren't really buying it. They were buying the more standard-issue stuff. But we opened a retail store in the last couple of years we had Cloudveil and we had a very small direct business. And those channels were buying the more creative product. So I really felt like there was this opportunity to be more creative, to maybe bring a little more of a dose of fashion. A fashion element into the line and, and to still make, you know, beautiful technical outerwear, but also make a beautiful sportswear collection. Then the other thing that really was resonating with me was that I felt like there was a hole in the market that, nobody was purely focusing on the direct consumer channel. And although we're fairly omnichannel now, at the time when we launched the business, we basically put a catalog in the mail, turned our website on, and we opened a retail store all in the same month. And we focused specifically on that direct consumer channel to start. And it's worked out pretty well. I love the story behind your logo. Share a little bit about that with us. Our logo is, is a, is a Whitebark Pine Cone. It's a modern abstraction of a Whitebark Pine Cone. And we were going through, an initial study and we brought in some folks to help us kind of build the ecosystem in its infancy and around our value set and the value set that we wanted the brand to espouse. We went through a lot of different logo concepts and a woman that had worked for us at the time was the first one that said, you know, what about a pine cone? And I thought, oh, that's a cool idea. And then we got some graphic samples of that and I said, "you know, I think it really needs to be more of a modern abstraction of a pine cone because I want the brand to feel modern." But the whole concept was that we wanted something that really grounded us in kind of the place we are in, which is the Yellowstone Ecosystem. And we wanted something that reflected nature. And it turns out that the pine cone is a fascinating thing. Shortly after we launched the brand I went on a family trip to Italy and you can't believe where the Pine Cone shows up. It's on the staff of the Pope. It's got all these incredible meanings. So I think that was just serendipitous that we came up with that logo. But we really wanted it to reflect back on the plight of the White Bark Pine and the Yellowstone ecosystem and around the Intermountain West. I love how you have the daily reminder idea. I'm wondering if you have any thoughts on how we might expand that daily reminder idea to help protect the places we love, maybe as individuals or as an industry. I think for us as brands and companies in this industry, it's really important to focus on doing the right thing. That's one of our core tenants is to do the right thing. And so, you know, we're trying to move towards a goal of a hundred percent sustainable textiles at some point. One of our core tenants is to do the right thing. So we're trying to move towards a goal of a hundred percent sustainable textiles at some point. We're in the high fifties right now on that and growing every year. We've been a climate-neutral company now for our third year in a row. We spend a lot of time as a company thinking about how we can get our employees outside. We have a flexible PTO policy. It's very similar to an unlimited policy where we encourage people to take a minimum of three weeks and if they are doing one of those lifetime trips, like the Grand Canyon or going on an expedition or doing some big travel, we would encourage them to do more. We published a stewardship report every year to acknowledge all those efforts. And we launched Stio Second Turn for reusing lightly worn products and reselling them and giving people a discount on new stuff. So I think for us, the obligation is to continue to show people how the outdoors can have such a terrific impact on your being, your psyche right? And your health, your wellness, and so we spend a lot of time doing that. What other outdoor activities do you participate in? You still ski a lot, sounds like. I do, I always have a goal to be on skis a hundred days. That sounds audacious to a lot of people, but for me, that is just a, you know, a quick lap on the King or quick hike up Glory on the pass. It's not like a full ski in the village for a whole day, but I ski a lot. I mountain bike and gravel ride a lot. I flyfish a ton. Those are my big core passions in life right now. Do you have any suggestions or advice for folks wanting to get into the outdoor business or grow their career if they're already doing something in the industry? I love this question. I've had this one very frequently and I'll be really honest with you. I think one of the best things people can do, people are always trying to, especially kids getting outta college, they've just gotten a degree, and they're trying to figure out what they want to do with their career. They're enchanted with the outdoor industry, but, but it's a big business now. And it's a real business and you need expertise. One of the things I think is the best thing somebody could do to get into the industry is to go work in outdoor retail. I truly believe that it was so foundational to me, and understanding what customers are looking for. Understanding merchandising how to represent a brand effectively to a customer, understanding the marketing, you see it all in an outdoor retail store. It's where the rubber meets the road and once you understand how all the stuff behind the scenes comes together when that customer's standing there asking you a question about a jacket or a pack, then you understand, you get a sense of how it all is important, each piece of that puzzle. I think it's great preparation. Do you have any favorite books or books you give as gifts or a favorite podcast? Podcasts? My favorite podcast going right now. There are two of 'em. I love the Rich Roll Podcast. I hope you've heard that. I think he does a really good job. And I've been really into Mill House lately, which is Andy Mill, who is a former ski racer. He used to be married to Chris Everett, and Andy's one of the preeminent tarpon fishermen in the world. He lives down in the Keys most of the year now. He's got a podcast that's been pretty fun to listen to. He's gotten a real wide diversity of not just, you know, fishing guides and fisherman, legendary fisherman. But he's also had people like Huey Lewis, who happens to be a really avid angler. So I've gotten a kick out of that recently. Do you have a couple of favorite books? One of my all-time favorite books was The River Why by David James Duncan. I also really loved the book, The Emerald Mile by Kevin Fedarko. What's your favorite piece of outdoor gear? Under a hundred dollars. There's not a lot under a hundred bucks anymore, but I came up with kind of a fun one, I think. I would say ski crampons. Is there anything else you would like to say or ask of our listeners? The only thing I'd say to the listeners is just, you know, support brands and products that align with your values. I think it's really important that it's not just the companies, with all the people out there in the world, but supporting your local nonprofits, support causes that are important to you. Some of the things we do here that are just so rewarding are we're a big sponsor of the Doug Coombs Foundation, The Conservation Alliance and Camber Outdoors. I think those things are really important because they help perpetuate the outdoors for all of us. We will be offering listeners a code for 25% off their purchase. The code is for one-time use and excludes any third-party or sale items. Offer expires July 1, 2023. Code: OUTDOOR2023 Follow up with Sulli and Stio www.stio.com Instagram @stio @sullijackson

Freeflow Institute's mission is to connect people to wild or precious places, and also to connect people to one another: emerging writers to professional writers, creatives to conservationists, educators to students, established mentors to the next generation of leaders. So much of what we try to do is build cohorts of thinkers who might, together, effect change or come up with good ideas. And at the center of all that we do are stories. So today, we are happy to offer up a second alumni showcase - stories from two Freeflow alumni, Alli Hartz, whom we met last year on the Rogue River with Brendan Leonard, and Erin White, who was on the Blackfoot in 2019 with David James Duncan.

Les sorties BD de Xavier Vanbuggenhout : - « La Machine ne ferme jamais les yeux. Une histoire de la télésurveillance de 1984 à Facebook » de Yvan Greenberg et Everett Patterson et Joe Canlas (Delcourt) - Titeuf La grande aventure - Tome 17 » de Zep (Glénat) - « Les cavaliers de l'apocadispe vont bien - Tome 3 » de Libon (Dupuis) - « Lucky Luke se recycle » de Mawil (Lucky Comics/Dargaud) Le journaliste, essayiste et écrivain français Olivier Guez pour son livre "Une passion absurde et dévorante. Écrits sur le football" (L'Observatoire). Un soir d'été 1982, Olivier Guez assiste à son premier match de football. Il n'a pas 10 ans. Les formes pures du stade, les projecteurs aveuglants, le vert ardent de la pelouse cernée de lignes laiteuses, et les milliers de petites touches bleues qui parsèment les gradins : le vertige, l'immense frisson. Il ne s'est jamais vraiment remis de ce spectacle grandiose. Le football a donné à l'écrivain le goût des autres, et le goût du large. Au fil des voyages, il a constaté que ce sport était le miroir des nations, de leur mémoire, de leurs conflits et de leurs imaginaires. Sur un terrain de football se racontent l'identité de la France, le stalinisme et le dégel en Union soviétique, la question raciale au Brésil, la modernité de l'Argentine et de Diego Maradona, le destin de l'Allemagne de l'Est après la réunification, les ambitions planétaires du Qatar et, sous l'égide de la FIFA, les dérives du capitalisme depuis trente ans. C'est le football, cette passion absurde et dévorante que partagent des milliards d'hommes et de femmes à travers le monde, trait d'union de la planète globalisée, que décrit Olivier Guez dans un recueil de textes admirables de sincérité, entrecoupé de photographies de légende, qui vibrent pour toujours dans la mémoire de chacun. Myriam Berghe, journaliste belge poursuivie pour trafic d'êtres humains par la justice belge pour avoir héberger des migrants, pour son livre "Chair à camions" (La Boîte à Pandore). Au sortir d'un procès inédit, Myriam Berghe ouvre les portes d'un monde de douleurs, d'une justice inhumaine, d'un combat qui est loin d'être terminé. C'est une histoire de rencontres. Avec les "saute-frontières" de la Jungle de Calais, traqués à mort mais tellement vivants. Avec toute la misère d'un monde qui refuse d'examiner la migration sous l'angle de la solution plutôt que du problème. Avec un Égyptien à qui la justice a taillé un costume de criminel bien trop grand pour lui. C'est une histoire de complicité entre sans-papiers et Bruxellois solidaires, accusés d'avoir franchi une ligne que leur propre procès en correctionnelle doit servir à tracer. Un dialogue de sourds entre ceux qui accueillent sans juger et ceux qui jugent sans accueillir. Dans cet ouvrage rageur, Myriam Berghe raconte le calvaire. D'abord celui des migrants qui tentent de survivre dans des conditions inhumaines. Le sien, ensuite. Le statut de criminelle qui lui a été attribué parce qu'elle a fait preuve de solidarité et d'humanité. Double coup de cœur de Gorian Delpâture : "La rivière pourquoi" de David James Duncan (Monsieur Toussaint Louverture) et "La rivière" de Peter Heller (Actes Sud). "La rivière pourquoi" : De Portland aux côtes de l'Oregon, de torrents en cascades, de truites arc-en-ciel en saumons royaux, du désespoir à l'euphorie, qu'il croise un cadavre ou une sirène, Gus Orviston est un prodige de la pêche : même sans appât, il cherche à attraper l'insaisissable. Expulsé d'un paradis de lacs et d'affluents par des parents qui passent leur temps à s'envoyer leur canne à pêche au visage, Gus quitte le foyer familial et s'isole au bord d'une rivière idyllique où il peut enfin se plonger dans l'ascèse aquatique qu'il s'est choisi : la pêche. Et si pour lui la pêche résume le monde, le poisson en est l'énigme et au milieu, coule la rivière, ce méandre en forme de question, qui mène le jeu en interrogeant la vie et le bonheur. Avec drôlerie, sagesse et innocence, il nous entraîne dans sa quête du cours d'eau parfait, celui qui répondra à toutes ses questions. La Rivière Pourquoi est un hymne à une existence réconciliée avec nos passions et nos obsessions, avec la nature et ce que nous en faisons. C'est libre, c'est foisonnant, c'est profondément tendre. David James Duncan est un conteur hors pair, capable de dépeindre les âmes comme les paysages de façon fascinante, qui nous offre dans ces pages une aventure spirituelle en forme de roman un peu fou, poétique et surtout très drôle. C'est Kesey, c'est Harrison, c'est Brautigan. "La rivière" : Wynn et Jack, étudiants en pleine possession de leurs moyens, s'offrent enfin la virée en canoë de leurs rêves sur le mythique fleuve Maskwa, dans le Nord du Canada. Ils ont pour eux la connaissance intime de la nature, l'exper-tise des rapides et la confiance d'une amitié solide. Mais quand, à l'horizon, s'élève la menace d'un tout-puissant feu de forêt, le rêve commence à virer au cauchemar, qui transforme la balade contemplative en course contre la montre. Ils ignorent que ce n'est que le début de l'épreuve. Parce que toujours ses histoires, profondément hu-maines, sont prétextes à s'immerger dans la beauté des paysages, et parce qu'il a lui-même descendu quelques-unes des rivières les plus dangereuses de la planète, Peter Heller dose et alterne admirablement les moments suspen-dus, l'émerveillement, la présence à l'instant, et le sur gis-sement de la peur, les accélérations cardiaques, la montée de l'adrénaline. Ses descriptions relèvent d'une osmose enchanteresse avec la nature ; ses rebondissements, d'une maîtrise quasi sadique de l'engrenage. Ce cocktail redou-tablement efficace – suspense et poésie – est sa marque de fabrique. La Rivière n'y déroge pas.

In this second half of their conversation, the pileated woodpecker follows producer Rick White and David James Duncan to the banks of the Bitterroot River. They meander and dip into discussion of great teachers, the spiritual life of literary characters, the endeavor to illuminate truth, and David's new novel as an "asshole free zone." David reads his ethereal essay, "Cherish This Ecstasy," and birds of all sorts - ravens, Canada geese, and vultures among them - visit Rick and David during their talk. As a bonus - and as an antidote to the gravity of quotidian life - on this episode of the Podcast, we hear David James Duncan make loon, raven, and falcon sounds. It doesn't get much better than that.

After 15 years in the making, David James Duncan's third novel, the 1200-page marvel Sun House, is nearly poised to make its entrance into the world. Producer Rick White caught up with David last year to discuss the evolution of his writing life; structure and solitude; education and fishing; and his decision to never write a long book again. Also, David reads, through tears and to the wingbeats of a pileated woodpecker, the first pages of Sun House.

It's the penultimate mini-sode! Our season two kicks off on March 19th. This week, Captain Andy Ellers makes the case for Mary Poppins, modern hero;  and drops two poems into the conversation.  Erin gets really excited about showers at the airport. Ships mentioned: Oliver Hazard Perry, Virginia, MysticPrograms mentioned: Ocean Classroom Foundation, Maine Windjammer FleetPoems mentioned:"'Tis the Set of the Sail" - or -  "One Ship Sails East" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox"The Men Who Don't Fit In" by Robert W. ServiceBooks mentioned:"The River Why", "The Brothers K", "River Teeth" by David James Duncan

David James Duncan is an award-winning American novelist and essayist, best known for his two bestselling novels, The River Why and The Brothers K. In this episode, Duncan announces and reads from his new epic novel "Sun House" for the first time, a project 15 years in the making. He and Mark discuss Convergence and Murmuration; Dualism vs. Contemplation and a Great Salmon Awakening.

This is the P.S. to The Garbage Man's Daughter by David James Duncan.Here we are just wrapping things up.A special thanks to everyone listening.You Rock!

From River Teeth, a collection of short stories by David James Duncan

From River Teeth, a collection of short stories by David James Duncan

From River Teeth, a collection of short stories by David James Duncan.Dory is a young girl concerned with one thing - The Facts.She finds the Tooth Fairy frivolous, she can't stand Santa, the Easter Bunny infuriates her - And yeah right, the "Garbage Man"... please. *garbage truck noises for ambiance

Episode 85 we (eventually) judge the book The River Why by David James Duncan. Jess does the intro this time, then we talk about cat sacks, problem bear weekend, bear pranks, shaved bears, laundry neighbours, tiny dentist, songs that floored you, package couriers, big ass fishing hook, fish pun names, Candace: Lake Owner, and a river poem.

On today's show it's Nicole Meline, a triathlete and yogi, artist and writer, fitness and wellness industry master instructor and consultant, mentor and life coach ( https://www.nicolemeline.com/mentorship ) , fire-escape gardener, shower-singer, Peloton founding master instructor, and travel-loving citizen of possibility. Mark talks to her about the pain cave, bike wrecks, frickin pine cones, an RPM class, Ruth Zuckerman, Colombia & Rutgers, what happens when your body MOVES, Brain Rules by John Medina, root word for suffer is the root word of passion, Ironman, the Alter Podcast, Alter retreats, finding what excites you, wilderness, Hafiz the Gift, David James Duncan ( https://www.amazon.com/Story-Told-Water-Bird-watchings-Fish-stalkings/dp/1578050839/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=david+james+duncan&qid=1574132837&s=books&sr=1-4 ) , Patti Smith -- Just Kids, Annie Proulx author, Glennon Doyle / Love Warrior, NicoleMeline.com, and dancing in her underwear. Before the interview, Mark and Rick discuss Urban's midnight porch stumble. Thanks for listening! STUFF THEY TALK ABOUT: NicoleMeline.com ( https://www.nicolemeline.com/ ) simplyhumanlifestyle.com ( http://simplyhumanlifestyle.com/ ) The Simply Human Kids page ( http://simplyhumanlifestyle.com/simplyhumankids ) The Simply Human MOMS page ( http://simplyhumanlifestyle.com/simply-human-moms/ ) The Simply Human YouTube channel ( http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbJ0Q0GzEPzvFWDWTM-kvhw ) The Simply Human Facebook page ( http://facebook.com/simplyhumanlifestyle ) Subscribe to the Simply Human Podcast ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-simply-human-podcast/id722924013 ) on iTunes Listen to the Podcast on Stitcher ( http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/simply-human-podcast/the-simply-human-podcast?refid=stpr ) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-simply-human-podcast/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Chris Dombrowski is an author, poet, and fishing guide who lives and works in Missoula, Montana. As a writer, Chris is probably best known for his book "Body of Water: A Sage, a Seeker, and the World's Most Elusive Fish," which is one of the best books I’ve read in years. He has also published several collections of poetry, and his newest volume titled "Ragged Anthem" will be released this week. When you merge Chris’s decades of experience in the outdoors with his phenomenal skills as a wordsmith and creative, the end product is some of the most engaging writing that any outdoor lover could ever hope to read. Chris grew up in Michigan and was always drawn to fishing, hunting, and outdoor adventure. During high school, his favorite English teacher gave him a copy of "A River Runs Through It"—he devoured the book in a day and from that point forward he knew he wanted to be a professional writer living in the American West. Over the following years, he began fish guiding in Montana, attended graduate school in Missoula, and built a solid career as a working writer and poet. Along the way, he formed friendships with such notable western writers as Jim Harrison and David James Duncan, and he established his nonprofit writing workshop, the Beargrass Writing Retreat. If you are interested in creativity, writing, or the writing process, then you will absolutely love this episode with Chris. We discuss that fateful day when he read "A River Runs Through It" and exactly how that moment changed his life. We discuss his work as a teacher and a guide, and how those skills inform his writing. We talk about his writing process and his writing studio, the importance of creating art with a disciplined, workman-like approach, and how he deals with any self-doubt that may come with publishing his work. We chat in depth about poetry, and Chris offers some great advice for poetry novices like me who want to better understand the art form. We talk about specific writers Chris particularly admires, including John McFee, Thomas McGuane, David James Duncan, Jim Harrison, and more. He offers a ton of great book recommendations, discusses his favorite rivers in Montana, and shares some excellent words of wisdom to people who love the West. Thanks again to Chris for this fun conversation—I hope you enjoy it! http://mountainandprairie.com/chris-dombrowski/ https://www.cdombrowski.com TOPICS DISCUSSED: 3:00 - How Chris describes his work 6:30 - Story behind "Body of Water" 13:00 - How writing poetry helps his nonfiction work 17:00 - Structuring nonfiction like McPhee 19:00 - Experience teaching 21:00 - Reading seriously 23:15 - Teaching as a complement to writing 25:30 - Early experiences in Montana 27:00 - First big trip to the Rockies 27:30 - First time reading "A River Runs Through It" 29:00 - Importance of fishing 31:00 - Importance of passion in work 34:30 - Chris’s writing process 38:00 - Importance of having a writing studio 44:00 - Struggle of staying on task 48:30 - Dealing with self-doubt 54:30 - How to read poetry 1:00:30 - Lessons learned from Jim Harrison 1:05:00 - Background on "Ragged Anthem” 1:08:30 - In-depth conversation on podcasts 1:12:00 - Favorite books about the West 1:19:00 - Favorite rivers in the West 1:21:00 - Words of wisdom 1:25:15 - Connect with Chris

In today's episode, I chat with writer Chris Dombrowski. Chris' most recent book, Body of Water, was published by Milkweed Editions in 2016, though he has been writing and publishing poetry and prose for quite some time.  His work has been featured in Orion Magazine, Terrain.Org, Outside Magazine, and Angler's Journal, to name a few. Most recently, The Drake Magazine featured a profile of David James Duncan, Chris' friend and fishing partner, in the Summer 2018 issue.  To learn more about Chris and his work--including the Beargrass Writing Retreat which takes place each summer--visit his website. This episode is sponsored by Sage Fly Fishing. Check out the new Trout Season feature. Music by Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate. 

This week on “State of Wonder,” some of the Northwest’s most prominent writers come together to share stories and memories of the man the “New Yorker” called “the Portland sage,” Brian Doyle, who died in 2017 at the age of 60. We hear readings and tributes by David James Duncan, Robert Michale Pyle, Kathleen Dean Moore, and others.

Hey listeners, get excited 'cause we're back with more bonus content. We talk about book series we've enjoyed, cause we want you to get pumped for what we have in store for the next season. Then put ourselves Season 1 on trial for judgement time. If you dig our badness, head to iTunes to subscribe and rate, then maybe mention us to a friend you think might dig it too. And make sure you're caught up on the first two seasons; Season 3 is coming soon! Look for more about Brent by visiting brentflyberg.com For more from Kelly, kellyhannahcomedy.com Our theme song from Schnupp & the pups (schnuppthepups.bandcamp.com/album/demo Notes: The Brothers K by David James Duncan; The Giver quartet by Lois Lowry; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy by Stieg Larsson; Cormoran Strike series by J.K. Rowling, published under pseudonym Robert Galbraith; Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth; The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins; Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien; The Great Brain series by John D. Fitzgerald; The Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner; Wayside School series by Louis Sachar; The Dark Tower series by Stephen King; The Magicians series by Lev Grossman; The Girl in the Spiders Web by David Lagercrantz; Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (https://imaginationlibrary.com/usa/); Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain; On Writing by Stephen King; The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King; Dough Boys Podcast (https://doughboys.libsyn.com/)

This week on "State of Wonder," some of the Northwest's most prominent writers come together to share stories and memories of the man the "New Yorker" called "the Portland sage."It’s hard to imagine a more quintessentially Northwest writer than Brian Doyle. He was not from Oregon, but he was of Oregon.His tales of off-kilter small towns played out in an Oregon where the land and the animals speak, sometimes metaphorically, sometimes literally. He was famously nominated for eight Oregon Book Awards in four categories, before finally winning one.No less than the writer Ian Frazier immortalized Doyle’s place in the literary landscape in a 2016 poem for the “New Yorker,” writing: "The Brian Doyle, the Portland sage;/His writing's really all the rage."Brian Doyle died in May after developing a brain tumor.Several hundred people attended a memorial for him Sept. 21, including some of the region’s most prominent authors. Listening to them talk, we fell in love with Doyle anew, and wanted to share the event with you. So today, in partnership with Literary Arts, OPB presents memories and readings from that memorial from the following friends and writers. The poet Kim Stafford, one of Doyle’s longtime friends and master of ceremonies for the evening - 4:00 Robin Cody, author of Richochet River - 5:54 The writer and environmental philosopher Kathleen Dean Moore. (Love her writing as much as we do? Listen to our interview with her around her Oregon Book Award–nominated "Great Tide Rising.") - 9:57 Chip Blake, the editor-in-chief of "Orion Magazine" - 17:01 The Oregon Coast writer Melissa Madenski - 22:45 The award-winning nature writer and lepidopterist Robert Michael Pyle - 24:56 Ana Maria Spagna, an author living in the North Cascades in a remote town you can only reach by foot, boat or float plane - 33:59 David James Duncan, the author of the bestselling novels “The River Why” and “The Brothers K” - 37:56

Ready for new fall things? Out with last year's school shoes, in with fun new kicks like Sneaker Week, the Stackstock Music Festival, and more.Sneaker Week Takes Flight - 1:30How has no one thought of this before? Sneaker Week is a brand new celebration of the street style and informed design that put Oregon at the center of the sneaker universe. Elayna Yussen went out to meet the organizers at Portland's kicks-centric coffee show Deadstock and Pensole Shoe Design Academy. Get out in front of this one — it’s going to be a blast.Hip Hop DJ Bobbito Garcia's New Podcast - 5:32We were out of our minds with excitement to hear Bobbito Garcia is coming for Sneaker Week (We hear he’s locked in for Kick Flicks II, on the Tuesday schedule). He is not just the author of a couple of good books on sneaker culture and the star of EPSN’s “It’s the Shoes,” he’s also been blowing our minds all summer co-hosting the new NPR Podcast, “What’s Good with Stretch and Bobbito” Garcia has reunited with DJ Stretch Armstrong for long-listens with people like Dave Chappelle, Stevie Wonder, and more. We’ve got a bit of their conversation with Bob Boilen from NPR’s All Songs Considered.Rethinking Arts Spaces in Vancouver and Beaverton - 10:28It’s not just you. Everyone in the metro area is traveling farther and paying more to make and experience art. This week we’re checking in on efforts to create new arts centers in Vancouver and Beaverton, on the eve of a big Sept. 23 summit meeting in Clark County. Makers and arts organizations are scrambling to claim square footage amid the new building boom. There are some highly advantageous options coming down the pipeline, but also a lot of problems to get worked out along the way.Lasting Grace: Remembering Brian Doyle - 16:21Friends of the late, much-missed writer Brian Doyle will gather this Thursday, Sept. 21, at First Congregational Church in Portland to read and laugh and cry and remember. The program is a who’s who of Oregon literary greats: Barry Lopez, Kim Stafford, Kathleen Dean Moore, as well as friends from afar like David James Duncan. Literary Arts will record the event, and we look forward to bringing you some of the readings in weeks to come.Ages and Ages Sings Songs for Disaster - 17:35On Sept. 23, a brand new music festival will bring some of the region’s hottest bands to one of its coolest locales: the Oregon Coast. Paying tribute to the nearby Haystack Rock, the Stackstock Music Festival in Cannon Beach is being headlined by the Decemberists' Colin Meloy, Pure Bathing Culture, and our favorite purveyor of infectious hand claps, Ages and Ages. To celebrate, we're listening back to a live session we and opbmusic recorded with them around the release of their 2016 album, “Something to Ruin." It's themes of gentrification, displacement, natural disaster, the end of civilization, and how to weather the chaos seem even more appropriate now then when it came out. You can watch the opbmusic session here.Master Printer Frank Janzen Looks Back On 16 Years at Crow's Shadow - 27:45Frank Janzen collaborated with Oregon’s best artists for 16 years — everyone from established masters like Rick Bartow to rising stars like Samantha Wall. Now he’s getting ready to hang up his spurs as the master printmaker at Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts. Janzen shares what it's like to collaborate with creative minds and the stories behind the works that will make up Crow's Shadow's 25th Anniversary Retrospective, opening at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem this weekend.Marie Watt Explores Comfort and Community through Blankets - 38:41Marie Watt makes a power play with a new exhibition at PDX Contemporary. She’s created big installations before, stacking blankets high to invoke tribal tradition and a place on the continuum of history, but her new work involves 20-foo-long rafts of fabric, overstitched with giant wolves and a forest of phrases invoking comfort and connection. She tells us about the sewing circles that made it happen, and the challenges of realizing ideas at such a large scale.Deer Tick Goes Acoustic - 35:06When you’re a raucous, high-energy live band known for living loud, sometimes the scariest thing you can do is slow your roll. Deer Tick turns down the volume and goes acoustic for one of their two new studio albums and tour.

The Canadian Tar Sands is the largest industrial project on earth. And the potential environmental consequences have brought together citizens from across borders, to fight its rippling effects. On this edition, the second of a two part special, on the growing resistance to the tarsands. Fighting Goliath produced by Barbara Bernstein. Featuring: Kevin Lewis, Idaho Rivers United conservation director; Linwood Laughy, writer & historian; Borg Hendrickson, Clearwater Country co-author; Andrew Nikiforuk, Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent author; Bob Skinner, Canada School of Energy and the Environment interim director; Annick Smith, A River Runs Through It co-producer; Bob Gentry, environmental attorney; Steven Hawley, Recovering a Lost River author; David James Duncan, The Heart of the Monster co-author; Zack Porter All Against The Haul executive director; Steve Seninger, University of Montana economist; Spider McKnight, All Against the Haul communications specialist   The post Fighting Goliath (Part 2) Encore appeared first on KPFA.

The Canadian Tar Sands is the largest industrial project on earth. And the potential environmental consequences have brought together citizens from across borders, to fight its rippling effects. On this edition, the first of a two part special, on the growing resistance to the tarsands. Fighting Goliath produced by Barbara Bernstein. Featuring: Kevin Lewis, Idaho Rivers United conservation director; Linwood Laughy, writer & historian; Borg Hendrickson, Clearwater Country co-author; Andrew Nikiforuk, Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent author; Bob Skinner, Canada School of Energy and the Environment interim director; Annick Smith, A River Runs Through It co-producer; Bob Gentry, environmental attorney; Steven Hawley, Recovering a Lost River author; David James Duncan, The Heart of the Monster co-author; Zack Porter All Against The Haul executive director; Steve Seninger, University of Montana economist; Spider McKnight, All Against the Haul communications specialist The post Fighting Goliath (Part 1) appeared first on KPFA.

The Canadian Tar Sands is the largest industrial project on earth. And the potential environmental consequences have brought together citizens from across borders, to fight its rippling effects.  On this two part special, we experience the growing resistance to the tarsands. Fighting Goliath… produced by Barbara Bernstein. Special thanks to Claire Schoen, Atava Garcia Swiecicki, Lauren Villa, Sandra Pacheco, and the members of the Sol Collective. Featuring: Kevin Lewis, Idaho Rivers United conservation director; Linwood Laughy, writer & historian; Borg Hendrickson, Clearwater Country co-author; Andrew Nikiforuk, Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent author; Bob Skinner, Canada School of Energy and the Environment interim director; Annick Smith, A River Runs Through It co-producer; Bob Gentry, environmental attorney; Steven Hawley, Recovering a Lost River author; David James Duncan, The Heart of the Monster co-author; Zack Porter All Against The Haul executive director; Steve Seninger, University of Montana economist; Spider McKnight, All Against the Haul communications specialist.     More information: The Rural People of Highway 12 Fighting Goliath, Kooskia ID  All Against the Haul, Missoula, Montana    Wild Idaho Rising Tide  The Common Sense Canadian  ForestEthics Advocacy, Vancouver, BC, and Bellingham, WA: Tar Sands SOS Sightline Institute, Seattle Andrew Nikiforuk Pacific Wild – Ian McAllister Tsleil-Waututh Sacred Trust Initative Coastal First Nations Recovering a Lost River   The post Making Contact – Fighting Goliath (Part 2) appeared first on KPFA.

The Canadian Tar Sands is the largest industrial project on earth. And the potential environmental consequences have brought together citizens from across borders, to fight its rippling effects.  On this two part special, we experience the growing resistance to the tarsands. Fighting Goliath… produced by Barbara Bernstein. Special thanks to Claire Schoen, Atava Garcia Swiecicki, Lauren Villa, Sandra Pacheco, and the members of the Sol Collective. Featuring: Kevin Lewis, Idaho Rivers United conservation director; Linwood Laughy, writer & historian; Borg Hendrickson, Clearwater Country co-author; Andrew Nikiforuk, Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent author; Bob Skinner, Canada School of Energy and the Environment interim director; Annick Smith, A River Runs Through It co-producer; Bob Gentry, environmental attorney; Steven Hawley, Recovering a Lost River author; David James Duncan, The Heart of the Monster co-author; Zack Porter All Against The Haul executive director; Steve Seninger, University of Montana economist; Spider McKnight, All Against the Haul communications specialist.     More information: The Rural People of Highway 12 Fighting Goliath, Kooskia ID  All Against the Haul, Missoula, Montana    Wild Idaho Rising Tide  The Common Sense Canadian  ForestEthics Advocacy, Vancouver, BC, and Bellingham, WA: Tar Sands SOS Sightline Institute, Seattle Andrew Nikiforuk Pacific Wild – Ian McAllister Tsleil-Waututh Sacred Trust Initative Coastal First Nations Recovering a Lost River   The post Making Contact – Fighting Goliath (Part 1) appeared first on KPFA.

David James Duncan is an American novelist and essayist, best known for his two bestselling novels, The River Why and The Brothers K. Both involve fly fishing, baseball, and family. Both received the Pacific Northwest Booksellers award; The Brothers K was a New York Times Notable Book in 1992 and won a Best Books Award from the American Library Association.