The Truth to Power Show

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 becomes available when survival stops being the whole story? And what does it actually mean to live as a creative force instead of reacting to a life? On Radio Free Brooklyn — and in the archive that holds it.

Xandra Hawes, MA, LPC — Contemplative Psychotherapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, Psychic-Medium talks with Vegas K Jarrow and W. Lance Hunt.

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. This valuable book demonstrates that if we recognize coincidences and act on them, we may experience a miracle. If we let it go by, it will remain just a coincidence. She speaks with host Vegas K Jarrow, a mindfulness-based transpersonal counselor and Jungian-informed speaker, with W. Lance Hunt as co-host, to promote her 2023 book, Consciousness Beyond Death.

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 provoke as much as it inspires: Are Relationships For Suckers?

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. Tejas is the founder of The New Wei Author & Artist Collective and Literary Arts Movement; he has been profiled by numerous publications, including HuffPost, Buzzfeed, and The London Post. Tejas, a Wesleyan University alum, holds two Master's degrees, including an MFA in Creative Writing, from CUNY-Queens College. He was born, lives, and writes in New York City, where he works as a supervising librarian for Queens Public Library and stands as a long-time colleague, collaborator, and friend to Vegas K Jarrow, host of The Truth to Power Show of Radio Free Brooklyn. Please utilize this key episode (#366) to guide yourself back through our archives and other key episodes of the series posted in MegaPhone, Radio Free Brooklyn's archives, and Apple Podcasts.

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.

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.

Zen teacher Mark Blacknell talks to W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow about meditation practices and their benefits.

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.

Elizabeth Devlin discusses her philosophy and poetry with Vegas K Jarrow.

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.

Author Sai Marie Johnson talks with W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow about her writing and philosophy.

Existential handyman, G. Scott Graham, who leads people to their truth Azimuth, talks about his coaching philosophy with Luka and Vegas K Jarrow.

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.

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.

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.

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 listening to this episode.

Rebecca Suzuki talks to Vegas K Jarrow about the influences on her philosophy of life, including her mother, Buddhism, her ancestors, and her poetry.

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.

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.

Poets House Director Rob Arnold discusses healing the organization after severe budget cuts and damage with Luka and Vegas K Jarrow.

Coach K (John Klymshyn) and his co-author, Federico, discuss creativity and play with W. Lance Hunt and Vegas K. Jarrow.

Dr. Mary Sanders speaks with Luka and Vegas K. Jarrow about energy medicine and her life's work.

Turtle Project founder and poet Nestor Cano talks to Luka and Vegas K Jarrow about protecting the oceans and his poetry.

Dr. Albert Bramante discusses his work as a talent agent and studies in psychology with W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow.

Flor Ana of Indie Earth Books talks to W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow about her work as an author and editor.

Spoken Word Poet KC Pen talks to W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow about his process and life.

Chicago social researcher Shahd Alasaly discusses Blue Meets Blue, a humanitarian fashion label she founded in 2015, with Luka and Vegas K Jarrow.

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

Consultant Chris Ulrich discusses dancing with the Other in politics and life with W Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow aka Vijay R. Nathan

Chrstina M Rau discsuses yoga and poetry with Vegas K Jarrow and W Lance Hunt.

W. Lance Hunt interviews Vegas K Jarrow, formerly known as Vijay R. Nathan, about his views and thought experiments.

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.

Two South Indian men and W. Lance Hunt get together and talk. (Anand Rao featured with Vegas K Jarrow hosting).

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.

Queens, NYC poet Emily Hockaday talks about her poetry book "Blood Magic" and her relationship to grief, illness, and nature with Vegas K Jarrow.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Poet Vaughn M. Watson discusses his work "going out & being normal" with Vegas K Jarrow and W Lance Hunt. We focus on how to read poetry in the changing sociopolitical landscape Post COVID.

Host Vegas K Jarrow aka Vijay R. Nathan is joined by Tejas Desai to celebrate Radio Free Brooklyn and construct a SWOT analysis of the market conditions for independent artists.

Indian poet Nidhi Argawal discusses medical conditions and how she heals with poetry and draws from her knowledge of Hinduism with Vegas K Jarrow and Susanna McDonald

Micah Gauthier, founder of the nonprofit Mental Restorations, discusses a return to nature for mental health and the issues concerning our culture today with W. Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow aka Vijay R. Nathan

Cielo Spiritual Foundation founder Michele Garcia talks to Vegas K Jarrow and Susanna McDonald.

Former Queens Poet Laureate Paolo Javier draws from dream poems and chants to articulate a vision for society with Vegas K Jarrow and Doug G. Cala

Earth Scientist Burc Oral discusses his work and how spiritual traditions have influenced his vocation with W. Lance Hunt and Vegas K Jarrow.