The Truth to Power Show
by Vijay R. Nathan
This is soapbox therapy where we unearth our creative process with the intention of revealing the truths that underlie our own empowerment with poetry cohosts and conversations with community members. We go where mainstream media is unable or unwilling to go. We explore our own psyches as much as the collective psyche. We're here to dig deeper into the collective soul.
Episodes
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Ep. 347: Shambhala Reborn
David Rojas discusses his journey in business and engineering as a poet traversing the world with W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow.
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Ep. 346: Hungry Hungry Haikuppos
MA Dennis discusses his love for food, haiku, and spoken word with W. Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow.
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Ep. 345: Poems Across The World
Craig Kite discusses his humanitarian work and journey in poetry and song writing with W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow.
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Ep. 344: What Remains Is Love
Kim Cooks from kimcookcreates.com author of What Remains Is Love: 55 letters to my mother, visits with W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow to discuss Art and Cosciousness
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Ep. 343: What Survives The Fire
Ray Crist talks to W Lance Hunt and Luka about the Way of the Shaman.
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Ep. 342: Poetic Medicine For The Soul
John Fox of the Institute for Poetic Medicine talks to W. Lance Hunt and Vegas K. Jarrow about his work.
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Ep. 341: Devouring Podcasts
Patrick Hansel drops in to discuss his poetry and mission work as a Lutheran pastor.
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Ep. 340: Grace Bestows Sovereignty
Walker Brandt, author of Awaken: Discovering Yourself Through the Light of Your Innocence, joins Vegas K. Jarrow and co-host Luka for an unflinching hour on sovereignty, survival, and the strange grace of telling the truth about where you came from. What does it cost to write that book? What...
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Ep. 339: What the Body Carries, What the Soul Knows
Xandra Hawes, MA, LPC — Contemplative Psychotherapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, Psychic-Medium talks with Vegas K Jarrow and W. Lance Hunt.
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Ep. 338: The Divine Language of Synchronicity
Featured Guest Sophia Demas, author of The Divine Language of Coincidence, a chronicle of the extraordinary events experienced by an ordinary woman, asserting that miracles are not only possible, but far more common than we may realize. DLC combines spirituality, science, and personal anecdotes....
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Ep. 337: The Bubbie Maven's Koan
Belle Gayer presents life from the perspective of a 75-year-old Jewish grandmother, 54 magnificent & terrible years with their beloved, including all the triumphs and tragedies, to host Vegas K Jarrow in this insightful episode. Her wisdom is packed into a single Koan-styled Question that should...
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Ep. 336: Allohamaste!
Tejas Desai, the Amazon #1 bestselling author of the international crime trilogy The Brotherhood Chronicle (2018-2020) and The Human Tragedy, represents groundbreaking work with a pandemic novel containing short stories (Bad Americans), which is being released in Parts throughout 2025 and 2026....
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Ep. 335: Red Rover, Come On Over
Jeff Rasley answered a call to hike over to Nepal, where he reinvented his life after a midlife crisis. He speaks about this with W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow.
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Ep. 334: The Needle In The Podcast
Tsao-Lin Moy, the founder of Integrative Healing Arts , which utilizes Chinese medicine, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and energy healing to treat patients, talks to W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow.
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Ep. 333: Stare At The Wall
Zen teacher Mark Blacknell talks to W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow about meditation practices and their benefits.
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Ep. 332: Music to Your Ears
Jeralyn Glass, one of the foremost leaders in the world of holistic healing through music as medicine, an internationally acclaimed opera singer, and author of “Sacred Vibrations: The Transformative Power of Crystalline Sound and Music,” talks to W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow.
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Ep. 331: No Ideas but in People
Elizabeth Devlin discusses her philosophy and poetry with Vegas K Jarrow.
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Ep. 330: Your Light-Bulb Episode
We intended this episode to be your light-bulb moment when you realize the stories you tell yourself, as advised by Tricia Baxley, author and life coach. She talks with Luka and Vegas K Jarrow about cognitive restructuring.
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Ep. 329: Sai Marie Explains It All
Author Sai Marie Johnson talks with W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow about her writing and philosophy.
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Ep. 328: To Azimuth and Beyond!
Existential handyman, G. Scott Graham, who leads people to their truth Azimuth, talks about his coaching philosophy with Luka and Vegas K Jarrow.
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Ep. 327: The Mediumship Journey
Sharon Farber, author of Choosing to Be a Medium, discusses how to connect to the spirit realm with W. Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow.
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Ep. 326: The Road Less Traveled
Dr. Craig Wiener, author of Backyard Politics, discussed the two paths of the protector and the promoter in regard to the psychology of politics with Luka and Vegas K Jarrow.
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Ep. 325: Hijab Butch Blues
Lamya H., the anonymous author of Hijab Butch Blues, talks to W. Lance Hunt and Vegas K. Jarrow about her Muslim faith and being a queer woman.
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Ep. 324: Coming to Voice
Bernadine Fox, Author of Coming to Voice: Surviving an Abusive Therapist, talks to Vegas K Jarrow and Luka about her experience and advocacy for those who have experienced abuse. This episode raises awareness of abuse. No explicit talk, however, listeners are encouraged to use their discretion in...
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Ep. 323: Spirited Away!
Rebecca Suzuki talks to Vegas K Jarrow about the influences on her philosophy of life, including her mother, Buddhism, her ancestors, and her poetry.
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Ep. 322: Your Trusted Psychiatrist
Dr. Hector, your trusted psychiatrist, speaks with W. Lance Hunt and Vegas K. Jarrow about the field of psychiatry, its challenges, and his approach to addressing the existential crisis of traumatized consciousness.
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Ep. 321: Black on Madison Avenue
Mark Robinson, author of Black on Madison Avenue, talks to W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow about his experiences working in the advertising industry as an African American man.
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Ep. 320: The House of Poetry
Poets House Director Rob Arnold discusses healing the organization after severe budget cuts and damage with Luka and Vegas K Jarrow.
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Ep. 319: Open the Valve
Coach K (John Klymshyn) and his co-author, Federico, discuss creativity and play with W. Lance Hunt and Vegas K. Jarrow.
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Ep. 318: The Energy Wheels are Turning
Dr. Mary Sanders speaks with Luka and Vegas K. Jarrow about energy medicine and her life's work.
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Ep. 317: Guardians of the Oceans
Turtle Project founder and poet Nestor Cano talks to Luka and Vegas K Jarrow about protecting the oceans and his poetry.
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Ep. 316: Rise Above the Script
Dr. Albert Bramante discusses his work as a talent agent and studies in psychology with W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow.
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Ep. 315: Indie Earth Books
Flor Ana of Indie Earth Books talks to W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow about her work as an author and editor.
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Ep. 314: Thus Spoke the Poet
Spoken Word Poet KC Pen talks to W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow about his process and life.
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Ep. 313: Social Justice Ventures
Chicago social researcher Shahd Alasaly discusses Blue Meets Blue, a humanitarian fashion label she founded in 2015, with Luka and Vegas K Jarrow.
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Ep. 312: Pure Moods
Adeeba Shahid Talukder discusses bipolar disorder, music, and poetry in her experience as a Pakistani American poet, singer, and translator of Urdu and Persian poetry with Miranda Burwell and Vegas K Jarrow aka Vijay R. Nathan
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Ep. 311: The Dance with the Other
Consultant Chris Ulrich discusses dancing with the Other in politics and life with W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow aka Vijay R. Nathan
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Ep. 310: The Yoga of Podcasting
Chrstina M Rau discsuses yoga and poetry with Vegas K Jarrow and W Lance Hunt.
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Ep. 309: Into My Inner World
W. Lance Hunt interviews Vegas K Jarrow, formerly known as Vijay R. Nathan, about his views and thought experiments.
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Ep. 308: Create a Life
Pia Mailhot-Leichter discusses her work in creativity and the Welcome to the Creative Club: Make Life Your Biggest Art Project book project with Dave Wang and host Vegas K Jarrow.
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Ep. 307: Straight Outta South India
Two South Indian men and W. Lance Hunt get together and talk. (Anand Rao featured with Vegas K Jarrow hosting).
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Ep. 306: The Douglas Ray Jaffe Project is Perplexing
Douglas Ray Jaffe Project front man talks to Vegas Jarrow presented here as Vijay R. Nathan and W Lance Hunt in conversation with Shunya T.
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Ep. 305: Mother Ghost's Magic Blood
Queens, NYC poet Emily Hockaday talks about her poetry book "Blood Magic" and her relationship to grief, illness, and nature with Vegas K Jarrow.
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Ep. 304: Black is Beautiful
Sherese Francis (she/they), who describes themselves as an AlkyMist of the I-Magination, talks to Vegas K Jarrow aka Vijay R. Nathan about the beauty of the Afro-Caribbean mind.
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Ep. 303: The Show Must Go On
Priyanka Shetty - an actor, director, and playwright based in Philadelphia, PA discusses the importance of theater with W. Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow aka Vijay R. Nathan
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Ep. 302: Still We Rise
Renzo Del Castillo, a creative instigator, community builder, and a willing poet, talks to W. Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow aka Vijay R. Nathan
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Ep. 301: Enter Our huMan-Cave
Mythopoetic guide Asher Packman discusses the wounding of men and going beyond the gender binary in myth with Susanna McDonald and Vegas K Jarrow aka Vijay R. Nathan
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Ep. 300: The Night Calls a Girl Like Anna May
Singer Songwriter Anna May talks about her flow psychology and healing process while writing break up songs with Vegas K Jarrow aka Vijay R. Nathan
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Ep. 299: Onwards Unbound!
Singaporean poet Jee Leong Koh discusses his nonprofit Singapore Unbound and his views on politics in his homeland and in the USA with W. Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow aka Vijay R. Nathan
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Ep. 298: The Immigrant Song
Peter Buzyński, PhD in creative writing, discusses his experience as a child of immigrants with Doug Cala and Vegas K Jarrow and how he speaks truth to power.
About this show
This is soapbox therapy where we unearth our creative process with the intention of revealing the truths that underlie our own empowerment with poetry cohosts and conversations with community members. We go where mainstream media is unable or unwilling to go. We explore our own psyches as much as the collective psyche. We're here to dig deeper into the collective soul.
Hosted by
Vijay R. Nathan