Sound of Mind

For our very first episode, we couldn't have asked for a better guide into the mystery: Alicia Witt — actor, pianist, singer-songwriter, and author.You've seen her in Dune, Twin Peaks, The Sopranos, and Longlegs. But before Hollywood, she was a child prodigy from Worcester, Massachusetts. She was reading Shakespeare as a toddler, playing piano like she'd done it in another life (her words, and she means it literally). At seven, a wildly unlikely chain of events led her to meeting the filmmaker David Lynch, and a role in Dune became a friendship and spiritual mentorship that shaped the rest of her life.In this conversation, Alicia takes us deep into the territory her new album, Between Heaven and Earth, was born from: transcendental meditation, past-life memories, dream visitations, ayahuasca ceremonies, the surprisingly spiritual experience of The Masked Singer — and the moment an avocado convinced her God was real. (You'll just have to listen.)She also shares the story of recording the album itself: twelve songs tracked live in four days, everyone in one room, made as a tribute to David Lynch — who, she believes, was right there with them.In this episode:Meeting David Lynch at age seven, and the mentorship that lasted decadesHow her mother willed a piano into existence (with an assist from Baldwin)Past-life memories, multiple timelines, and dreams as visitationsAyahuasca, Icaros, and finding her voice as pure communicationWhy there's "no death" — and staying fiercely, insistently optimisticThe making of Between Heaven and EarthListen to Alicia's new album, Between Heaven and Earth, available now on all streaming platforms: On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7lpJ6qQQ69w34qSL8cros2On Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/alicia-witt/215715173