What a Life
The crossroads of Robert Frost, Eckhart Tolle, and Emily Dickinson — with a splash of J.D. Salinger. A series of "podbites" (5-10 minutes) with stories from my daily life, a touch of poetry, and reflections on the state of life as a spiritual gay man in Denver.
What a Life
Latest Episodes
Episode 1: Trying Times, Thought(ful) Leadership
2024 was a doozy. In fact, I heard a lot of griping last year about the dire state of things. Yes, we're facing a lot of challenges. So what are we going to do about it in 2025? Where do we start? With good, old-fashioned conversat...
Episode 29: Heralding Joy
This time of year, we spend a lot of off-key caroling on songs about joy. The savior is here, we sing! Let's celebrate! But do we know what that joy really means? I'm not sure I do. Which is why I took a trip to the Bethlehem of Je...
Episode 28: The Labyrinth
For C.S. Lewis, life looked a lot like a wandering path — one with twists, turns, and obstacles, but always open to the sun. I think, rather, that a labyrinth is a better metaphor. Visibility is poor, we're frequently lost, and there's little s...
Episode 27: There's No Such Thing As a Free Lunch
I saw the word "free" bandied about often in my food writing days — free meals, free booze, free trips. Inevitably, restaurants took advantage of the old aphorism, "There's no such thing as a free lunch." They claimed that yes, in fact, free lu...
Episode 26: Let Us Not Please, Please
Every so often, I think back to my days in the church. I examine the rituals and symbolism, and I consider them alongside the sometimes painful happenings in the world. There's so much juxtaposition it's — alarming. In this episode...