Podcasts about utopia park

Journalist Claire Hoffman unpacks Sister, Sinner, the gripping true crime story of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance and miraculous return.If you've never heard the name, Aimee Semple McPherson, you're not alone—but Claire Hoffman's Sister Sinner will ensure you never forget her name again as America's first mega-preacher.Today, we discuss this riveting biography, which opens with the astonishing true story of Aimee, who shaped modern evangelicalism, vanished into the ocean for 35 days, and returned with a kidnapping tale so wild it led to two sensational trials.The author was the first researcher granted access to the complete court records of Aimee's grand jury trial—records that, for more than a century, the Foursquare Church has refused to share with the outside world.Uncover her journalistic approach, which is both deeply researched and refreshingly secular. Embracing Aimee's contradictions—faith healer and showman, sinner and saint, feminist and fundamentalist creates a page-turning experience. Whether religious or not, you'll love this conversation on how charisma, celebrity, and faith collide.In this intimate and insightful conversation, Claire and I discuss:Her background and five-year research process to bring Aimee's story to lifeWhy Aimee's disappearance is the opening chapter, and what type of reader did she hope the true crime angle might pull inHow Claire's background as a journalist for Rolling Stone has given her a unique lens into the world of what it means to be a celebrityThe effort and reverence required when accessing court documents like this for a project

The Transcendental Meditation movement (TM) and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi are broad topics that we will cover in detail in future eps. This episode, where Kat interviews long-time friend Hannelore Burghart, focuses primarily on Hannelore's experience at Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa.Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/darksideofthematFollow us on social media: @darksideofthematpod on Instagram @matdarkside on Twitter and http://facebook.com/darksideofthematpodBuy Justine's book:https://www.amazon.com/Starship-Therapise-Therapeutic-Fanfiction-RewriteBuy Kat's books: https://www.amazon.com/Embodied-Resilience-through-Yoga-Empowerment/dp/0738762490/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3BQWMQTQTIDUF&keywords=embodied+resilience+through+yoga&qid=1639698620&sprefix=embodied+res%2Caps%2C229&sr=8-1https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Where-You-Are-Customize/dp/1611807867/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=yoga+where+you+are&qid=1639698472&sr=8-1Book we mentioned in this episode, Greetings from Utopia Park: https://www.amazon.com/Greetings-Utopia-Park-Surviving-Transcendent/dp/0062338854“A Little Bit Culty” episode on TM: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/master-of-the-cultiverse-patrick-ryan-on/id1553334816?i=1000546189052

This episode is a very special one because I got to sit and have a great conversation with two of my best friends of all time Trey Gridley & Anthony Miller. This episode is in front of Trey's old house that he lived in for 29 years. Anthony and I as well as many others would go over there all the time for many years and we created many cherished memories. We also talked about screamo/hardcore punk bands like Saetia and The Blood Brothers, going to warped tour together and hilarious stories from back in the good ol days. Thanks to Trey and Anthony for being great friends! Check out Anthony's podcast "High Fives Low Fives". Also, Trey made the music I use on my podcast! IG: Trey Gridley - @treygridley Anthony Miller - @anthonysinstantgram Dustin Hadlock - @dustinhadlock

Night Listeners -Happy 40th episode! Tonight's a return to form for Iowa Basement Tapes and I haven't been this excited since to share some tunes since those early shows back on 98.9FM KFMG.Lots of first time plays tonight including Trouble Lights, Stewardesses, Road Soda, Hairless Monk, Catholic Werewolves, Erik Johnson, The Spider Magnets, and Hoyer Hoper.All I can say is welcome to party town...Iowa Basement Tapes now has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free.Hear us every Thursday at 9PM on 98.9FM KFMG - Des Moines & KCOE - Coe College Cedar Rapids. You can now hear us every Friday at 11PM on 90.3FM KWIT - Sioux City & 90.7FM KOJI - Okoboji. If you miss the show please subscribe to the podcast archives: https://apple.co/2MzdH5e#trustkristiandayTrouble Lights - "Safe With Me" / The Endless Prom (Fairfield)Office - "Wizard of Snore" / Executed Prophecy (Des Moines)Utopia Park - "Make It Growl" / Utopia Park (Fairfield)Stewardesses - "Mysticism & Magic Bones EP" excerpt / Split with Tires (Des Moines)Road Soda - "I Don't Wanna Be A Ramone" / Call a F*#($ Cab (Davenport)Hairless Monk - "Theme of the Mushroom" / Journey to the Mushroom Planet (Cedar Rapids)Catholic Werewolves - "The Kids" / 4 Way Split (Davenport)Erik Johnson - "The Moon and the Sea" / The Moon and the Sea (Waverly)The Spider Magnets - "Mr. Fly" / Oh No! It's The Spider Magnets EP (Iowa City)X-Ray Mary - "Telephone" / Basement Tapes Vol. 4 Astral TV Dinner (Ottumwa)Tapwater Shrimp - "This Song is a Waltz" / Just Demo (Sioux City)Hoyer Hoper - "Here is Somewhere Too" / Surfaces Do Matter (Iowa City)The Tanks - "3D Glasses" / Pull The Trigger, Bear (Iowa City)

Night Listeners -I recorded this week's show in North Hollywood, California and it is rainy AF. I got tunes tonight from Alex Body, The Ruralists and Space Burial. It's a doom pop dance party if I do say so myself.Hear us every Thursday at 9PM on 98.9FM KFMG - Des Moines & KCOE - Coe College Cedar Rapids. You can now hear us every Friday at 11PM on 90.3FM KWIT - Sioux City & 90.7FM KOJI - Okoboji. If you miss the show please subscribe to the podcast archives: https://apple.co/2MzdH5e#trustkristiandayDrednex - "Rain" / No Class Project (Cedar Falls)The Tanks - "Natural Man Vs Unnatural Boy" / Iowa City Weird Scene Comp. (Iowa City)Red Throb - "My Gun" / Bend Over Here Comes... (Iowa City)Utopia Park - "Skulls" / Utopia Park (Fairfield)Alex Body - "The Light in the Mirror" / Iowa City Weird Scene Comp. (Iowa City)The Ruralists - "1,000 Pines" / Birth of Birds (Sioux City)Annalibera - "Sara Lucas" / Opia (Des Moines)3 Finger Better - "Let the Flames Rise" / Demo 2016 (Des Moines)Space Burial - "Withdrawn" / Space Burial (Dubuque)Foul Tip - "Bro Zone" / Pancho / Foul Tip Split (Iowa City)Left Is West - "Hell On The Move / How to be Happy Without Even Trying (Des Moines)The Hollowmen - "Sleeping In The Sky" / Pink Quartz Sun Blasting (Des Moines)

Night ListenersFinally, the interview with Luke Belknap (Goldblums / Huxley Maxwell / Person Whale / The Beaches / Austrinaut / Vivacious Bean Dip) has happened. He joins us in the KFMG studios in Des Moines with my engineer/co-host studio manager Gary Monte. Belknap talks about all the projects he is in and some of the primitive recording techniques used on his records. He shares with us his playlist of Iowa weirdos (some we've played and some we haven't). I also found a psychedelic rock band out of Fort Dodge from 1972 called West Minist'r.Hear us every Thursday at 9PM on 98.9FM KFMG - Des Moines & KCOE - Coe College Cedar Rapids. You can now hear us every Friday at 11PM on 90.3FM KWIT - Sioux City & 90.7FM KOJI - Okoboji. If you miss the show please subscribe to the podcast archives: https://apple.co/2MzdH5e#trustkristiandayThe Hollowmen - "Spite" / Pink Quartz Sun Blasting (Des Moines)West Minist'r - "My Life" / Brown Acid: The Sixth Trip (Fort Dodge)Drednex - "This Town" / No Class Project (Cedar Falls)Slut River - "K9 Love" / Tibs Picks Iowa City Weirdo Scene Comp (Iowa City)Austrinaut - "Mystery" / Mystery Machine (Des Moines)Vivacious Bean Dip - "Pupopies!" / Pupopies! (Des Moines)Utopia Park - "So Long Silly Rabbit" / Utopia Park (Fairfield)Jaundiced - "I Hardly Ever Do" / Jaundiced (Des Moines)Pizza Babe - "Fish, Birds, and Hunters / Song For Jake" / Songs For Cuties (Des Moines)Karen Meat and The Vahnevants - "The Falling" / Karen Meets the Vahnevants (Des Moines)

42 Minutes 306: Escondido - Darkness - 03.13.2018 On this our last gasp before Treefort, we share 42 minutes with Jessica & Tyler of Escondido who play Friday, March 23rd, 9pm at The Olympic. Topics Include: Treefort, Nashville, Pop Country, Americana, Margo Price, Jack White, Studio Work, Publishing, Side, Gigs, Boston, Journey, Style, Fashion, TM, Belief, Mediation, Practice, David Lynch, Utopia Park, Iowa, Hidden, Synchronicity. http://www.thebandescondido.com

Topics: Treefort, Nashville, Pop Country, Americana, Margo Price, Jack White, Studio Work, Publishing, Side, Gigs, Boston, Journey, Style, Fashion, TM, Belief, Mediation, Practice, David Lynch, Utopia Park, Iowa, Hidden, Synchronicity

42 Minutes 247: Claire Hoffman - Greetings From Utopia Park - 10.17.2016 While there is no utopia yet on earth, the program considers this idea with one who survived A Transcendent Childhood. Claire Hoffman, author of the recent Greetings From Utopia Park, explains that there is a larger fabric of the universe to which we all belong even if our human religious structures collapse under the weight of their own design. Topics Include: Harry Potter, Marked, Super Powers, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Beatles, David Lynch, Iowa, Gurus, Townies, Prophet, Zeitgeist, India, 70s, Levitation, World Peace, Fairfield, OZ, Narrative of Self, Emptiness, Cult, The Truth, Belief, Doubt, Seeking, Pop Stars, Siddhis, Mantra, Politics, Shadow, Eckhart Tolle. http://www.clairehoffman.com

Claire Hoffman is the guest. Her new memoir, Greetings from Utopia Park, is available now from Harper Books.  Claire is a friend of mine here in Los Angeles. She grew up in Fairfield, Iowa in an intentional community founded by the late Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Maharishi, for the uninitiated, was a spiritual guru and the progenitor of transcendental meditation, or TM. Claire's memoir deals in family history, her experiences growing up in Fairfield, and her struggle to come to terms with what it means to lead a spiritual life.   In today's monologue, I talk about my friendship with Claire, and about interruptions, and (again) about my impending move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices