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Driftwood Conversations is a weekly podcast hosted by journalist Hilary Sloane, sharing soulful conversations with artists, seekers, and everyday revolutionaries.
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Jeff Hafler - Beauty Bubble Salon and Museum (opens the original)
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Jeff Hafler has spent more than twenty years building an unusual life in California's high desert. He owns the Beauty Bubble Salon and Museum in Joshua Tree and is a musician, former yoga teacher, collector, husband, and father. He also believes deeply in synchronicity and in paying attention when life seems to point you in a particular direction. Jeff and I talk about leaving West Hollywood for Wonder Valley, raising a son with his husband Michael, building the Beauty Bubble, surviving the pand
Mandi Leigh: Leaving the Life You’re Good At (opens the original)
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Mandi Leigh: Leaving the Life You’re Good At Mandi Leigh spent years working in the film industry, beginning as a production assistant on Supernatural and eventually becoming an assistant director. She was good at the work. She loved it. But another part of her life was becoming impossible to ignore. “I love working in film, but I love life more.” Mandi had always been a singer, but when she began playing guitar and writing her own songs, music started pouring out of her. In 2024, she packed her
Cristina Martinez (opens the original)
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Seattle artist Cristina Martinez creates work rooted in memory, resilience, community, and the beauty that can emerge from difficult beginnings. In our conversation, we talk about the women who shaped her, her unexpected path from fashion school to painting, and why storytelling and human connection are at the heart of her work. Cristina shares how art has become a way of honoring where we come from while imagining who we might become. To see more of Cristina’s paintings, murals, and public art,
Dr. Priyanka Upadhyai (opens the original)
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Dr. Priyanka Upadhyai: Science, Story, and the Human Search for Meaning What happens when a scientist who studies rare genetic disorders also becomes a thoughtful observer of what it means to be human? In this episode of Driftwood Conversations, I sit down with Dr. Priyanka Upadhyai, a professor of biomedical sciences in India whose work explores the mysteries of genetics and disease. Beyond the laboratory, Priyanka is a writer whose reflections on identity, curiosity, and everyday life have att
Story with Brenda Littleton and Hilary Sloane (opens the original)
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Field guid for Being Human, Episode 1 - Story In the first episode of Field Guide for Being Human, Hilary Sloane and Jungian therapist, writer, and coach Brenda Littleton explore the nature of story. Together they discuss memoir, dreams, trauma, identity, and why the stories we tell ourselves can both limit us and set us free. As the conversation unfolds, they discover that perhaps story isn't something to cling to or erase, but something that continues to evolve throughout our lives. What happe
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