Place and Purpose

Greg Sarris and Obi Kaufmann are storytellers for whom the chaos of the modern world is tempered by a deep connection to land, home and community. In this ground-breaking, 12-part, video-podcast, these two esteemed chroniclers of California’s ancient wonder, explore the deepest questions of hope, culture, beauty, justice, time, and ecology. Recorded and broadcast live once per month, themes of the series revolve around the passing seasons and reflect on whether or not so many patterns of the past are unraveling in wake of a fast-approaching future. Recognizing that we live in a society that seems as challenged to remember the things it should as it is to let go of the things that no longer serve, Place & Purpose considers the greatest challenges and opportunities of our day. You are invited to join the discussion with Greg and Obi as they engage this search for meaning from the premise that the remedy to these conundrums exists inside the wisdom of the ancestors, that our collective recovery is written across the land, and lives inside the stories that are still to be told.

Podcasting since 2022 • 24 episodes

Place and Purpose

Latest Episodes

Year Two: Episode Twelve - Armando Quintero, Director of California State Parks & Recreation

Greg and Obi invite Director of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Armando Quintero, onto the program. An experienced parks professional with expertise in park operations, outdoor education, equity and access, and diversity and incl...

July 10, 2024 • Season 2 • Episode 12 • 1:45:32

Year Two: Episode Eleven - Greg Sarris and Obi Kaufmann

When we embarked on the journey to create PLACE AND PURPOSE, our goal was simple yet profound: to immerse ourselves in the essence of a single location and use it as a lens through which to explore the complexities of our world. Now, as we appr...

June 20, 2024 • Season 2 • Episode 11 • 1:15:37

Year Two: Episode Ten - Manjula Martin, Author & Editor

Greg and Obi invite author Manjula Martin onto the show. Manjula is author of the national bestseller The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History. She is coauthor of Fruit Trees for Every Garden, which won the 2020 American Horticu...

May 06, 2024 • Season 2 • Episode 10 • 1:08:31

Year Two: Episode Nine - Greg Sarris and Obi Kaufmann

Join us for an inspiring episode as our two esteemed hosts, Greg Sarris and Obi Kaufmann, dive into and explore Greg's newest book: THE FORGETTERS (Heyday 2024).

April 19, 2024 • Season 2 • Episode 9 • 1:20:53

Year Two: Episode Eight - Layel Camargo and Niko Alexandre from The Shelterwood Collective

Greg and Obi invite special guests Layel Camargo and Niko Alexandre from the Shelterwood Collective onto the show. ABOUT LAYELLayel is Yaqui and Mayo of the Sonoran Desert. As a transgender and gender non-conforming person, the...

March 11, 2024 • Season 2 • Episode 8 • 1:31:44

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