A Big Sur Podcast
A Big Sur Podcast
An ongoing conversation with people from near and far about Big Sur's past, present, and future. A Big Sur Podcast interprets “community” to mean ALL people from around the world who are curious about, and who care about, the preservation and restoration of the wild and rural character of Big Sur. Stories are told by visitors and residents, plumbers and linesmen, musicians and authors, dancers and jugglers and others. Sometimes we drift (way) off-topic into the arts, sciences, personal stories, gossip, politics, philosophy, ornithology, Henry Miller, and our zeitgeist in general. We like that!
The opinions expressed here belong to the people who express them. They may or may not line up with yours, mine, or your neighbor’s — and that’s exactly the point. Different perspectives, lived experiences, and even wildly clashing views are what make conversations worth listening to: enriching, infuriating, life-affirming, and sometimes all three at once.
If you are planning a visit to Big Sur and you listen to some of the folks on this Podcast talk about their love of the place your visit will probably be a lot more rewarding. Please email magnus@henrymiller.org with any comments, critique & suggestions.
Music intro clip courtesy John Holm: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO0Rh2QU
Sound editing software by Hindenburg: https://hindenburg.com/
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A Big Sur Podcast
#11 Steve Beck, Master Gardener
This is not our Big Sur. At most we are caretakers for the next generation! / Steve Beck
There’s no way that Big Sur can ever meet the demand with supply. / Steve Beck
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Esalen Institute
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Bismarck, North Dakota
Please email magnus@henrymiller.org with any comments, critique and/or suggestions. Thanks!
These chapters are not yet updated so the times will not be exact.
00.26.00 How do you wake up in the morning
00.01.25I have never taken ‘Big Sur’ for granted
00.04.00We bought our land!
00.04.36Good Soil!
00.06.57Why did you come to Big Sur!
00.08.32Vietnam draft
00.09.58School in Bismarck, North Dakota!
00.11.00The ’story’ just didn’t work for me.
00.12.05I did not have any dreams.
00.15.35The news about Big Sur back then
00.17.23 Back in time in my family…
00.18.26Jim Hill EXPLAIN
00.19.40On the Road…heading out!
00.26.48Gazebo, Janet Lederman
00.30.52Doing scary things!
00.31.40It looked like a terrorist training camp
00.34.20The Garden at Esalen. What is is about?
00.38.16Garden goes to sleep at winter. How much fertilizer did you need from the ‘outside?’
00.39.40The boat capsized and the chimneys went away…
00.40.40My Brother was farming in North Dakota.
00.41.50Esalen Garden is a 5000 year old compost pile and burial ground.
00.43.22Esalen, gardening workshops?
00.45.20I still feel like a student, it never ends…
00.46.35 Frank and Kathy Pinney at Loet Vanderveen
00.49.55When, how & why did you get engaged in local planning.
00.51.20I walked away from Esalen…
00.53.50How’s Big Sur doing as far as land use?
01.00.36The LUP asks for a certain humility
01.01.25How did you meet Sydney?
01.02.18Q&A Susan Zsigmond, changes at Esalen?
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