Venice Pulse
Venice Pulse is a podcast focusing on news and events in Venice Beach and the surrounding areas.
It is hosted by Venice residents Sandy Clark and Chuck Whobrey. Sometimes they have guests.
Sandy has been on the cutting edge of both written and televised journalism for the last 30 years. Her credits include NHK, CBC, ABC, BBC, AMI (various publications), the Daily Mail and the Westside Current.
Originally from the UK, Chuck was once on the BBC's Newsnight talking about "Ecstasy". Besides that he has no qualifications whatsoever when it comes to hosting a current affairs type show.
Intro Music: "Trip" by DJ Nick "Feesch" Wilson
Venice Pulse
Jim Spruell - Divine Inspiration: Messages From My Son Across The Threshold
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
Jim Spruell - Divine Inspiration: Messages From My Son Across The Threshold
Sandy & Chuck's Venice Pulse: Episode 16
In this week’s episode Sandy & Chuck sat down with raconteur, filmmaker, painter and singer/songwriter Jim Spruell. Jim’s son Dakota transitioned in 2021, yet Jim still connects and communicates with Dakota. Indeed, messages from Dakota were a major part of inspiration for Jim when he was directing the award-winning film “Wolf’s Message” - which was released to great acclaim last year.
In this heartfelt and engaging discussion Jim offers valuable life lessons and shares his journey from playing guitar in a college rock band with Mike Mills from REM, to a successful career in advertising, to his work today making films. Whether it be film, music or simple conversation, Jim reflects on the power of storytelling and how it offers hope and healing to those navigating their own voyages of love, connection and grief.
Chapters:
Zuza: 00:01:00
Dakota: 00:02:36
Suzanne Giesemann: 00:10:10
Wolf’s Message: 00:24:25
Wolf’s Song: 00:43:21
Wolf’s Message Legacy: 00:45:21
Jim’s Upbringing: 00:50:18
Jim’s Musical Beginnings: 00:54:48
Mike Mills: 00:59:45
Harvesting Seeds with Dakota: 01:06:26
Future Projects: 01:11:07
Fatherly Advice: 01:12:55
Look For The Signs: 01:14:45
Five Black Angels: 01:19:30
You can connect with Jim here:
Film: https://www.zuzafilms.com/
Music: https://www.youtube.com/@jimspruell
Art: https://www.jimspruell.art/
Social: https://www.instagram.com/jimspruell/
Venice Pulse is a podcast focusing on Venice Beach and beyond. It is hosted by Venice residents Sandy Clark and Chuck Whobrey. Sandy has been on the cutting edge of both written and televised journalism for the last 30 years. Her credits include NHK, CBC, ABC, BBC, AMI (various publications), the Daily Mail and the Westside Current.
Originally from the UK, Chuck was once on the BBC's Newsnight talking about "Ecstasy". Besides that he has no experience whatsoever when it comes to hosting a current affairs type show! He enjoys creating though, and pasting things together.
Intro Music: "Trip" by DJ Nick "Feesch" Wilson
You can also watch "Venice Pulse" on YouTube.