“Rarely are we given a chance to listen and talk about our deepest thoughts and feelings: what gives our life meaning and connects us to others. On Life and Meaning gives us that opportunity.”
— Katie Oates, singer/songwriter, guest of the podcast
On Life and Meaning is a podcast I hosted between 2017-2019. I talked with 100 guests about what mattered most in their lives. We talked about their work, life, and higher purposes. We explored devotions. I saw the podcast as an art installation: a gallery of portraits of people making a difference in the world.
My guests were artists, writers, philosophers, civic leaders, innovators and creators. I sought women and men who were accomplished, who had something to say and would say it well. I sought out people who were well known and less known. I asked friends who said yes and asked people I had never met who I hoped would. From week to week I remained open to whom my next guest would be. I wanted conversations that would be evergreen. I wanted guests who were good people doing their best.
My hope is that listeners would be inspired by the stories told and further honor their own lives and what is possible.
THE FIRST TEN EPISODES
Peter Reinhart - Bread as a Metaphor for Life
Carlos Salum - Theaters of Purpose
Jeff Jackson - Strange and Wonderful Bodies
Valaida Fullwood - Reframing Love
Bruce Fritch - Getting to Insight
Becky Winkler - Divining Talent
David Wagner - Cities and Memory
John W. Love, Jr. - The Perpetually Pregnant Man
Henry Rock II - A New Class of Entrepreneurs
Katie Oates - Something True