Robert Parish talks with his "cousin," Naomi Plant, who shares sometimes head-spinning details about her passionate love of all things Halloween.

Filling the Air With Words

2021: E6 Halloween Bananas

Robert Parish talks with Dr. Michelle Joseph and Dr. Kee B. Park of Harvard Medical School's Program in Global Surgery and Social Change about the "silent epidemic" of orthopedic trauma in low resource countries.

2021 E5 Harvard Trauma Healers

Robert Parish and Naomi Plant discuss one of Naomi's favorite things: "sea swimming." Because Naomi's from Ireland, and currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia -- she's a hearty soul and does not shy away from frigid salt water. In fact, she swims in it regularly.

2021: E3 In the Sea, In the Sea, In the Beautiful Sea

Robert Parish talks with his "cousin," Irish citizen Naomi Plant, about why St. Patrick's day is such a big deal in America.

2021: E2 Luck of the Irish

Our contributing Irish Sage, Naomi Plant, looks back on 2020 without her rose-colored glasses. The Best. The Worst. "Queer Eye." Amy Blake and her fascination with Lizzo meditating on Instagram. Recorded 12.22.2020.

2021: E1 Festooning Plant

Part two of Robert Parish's conversation with New Zealand Singer/Songwriter Tami Neilson. Subject matter explored: Judy Garland, how Tami feels about her voice, artistic creativity in New Zealand, and Tami's connection to the Acorn TV series, "Brokenwood Mysteries."

2020: E21 Tami Neilson Interview, Part Deux

Part 1 of Robert Parish's Zoom conversation with the extraordinary New Zealand Singer/Songwriter, Tami Neilson. Tami talks about COVID, her return to performing live and how she began her career as a performer.

2020: E20 Tami Neilson Dynamic Dynamite

Robert Parish talks with Singer/Songwriter/Maestro/Teacher/Activist, Dani Tanzella, about the current state of the world. In other words -- a lot of topics are discussed. Features Dani's haunting "protest" song, "This is My Love."

2020: E19 Sit, Listen & Learn

Playwright and Activist, Anya Pearson, talks with Robert Parish about Juneteenth, racial injustice, the current state of affairs in Oregon and beyond, and reads her very powerful poem, "What it Is and What it Isn't."

2020: E18 What it Is and What it Isn't

Robert Parish talks with Pacific NW Blues Legend, Norman Sylvester, about Juneteenth, the George Floyd murder and the history of American racial injustice. Originally broadcast on KBOO-FM, Portland, OR, Friday, June 19, 2020. Thank you Norman. Thank you KBOO.

2020: E17 Be The Water

Robert Parish and guest Joni Whitmore discuss Covid-19, extreme anxiety and potentiality for Traumatic Stress Induced Heart Attacks and Takotsubo Syndrome. Recorded 4.10.20. Posted 5.22.20, three days before George Floyd's murder.

2020 E: 16 Hidden Valley Wisdom

Robert Parish continues his 2020: E3 conversation with Naomi Plant, an Irish expat, who's riding out COVID-19 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Their discussion revolves around the global pandemic, Irish Wake Tables, Donald Trump and a very distracting podcast (not this one).

2020: E15 Hamster Wheel of Panic

Robert Parish talks with Portland Singer/Songwriter/Poet/Cartoonist, etc., Stephanie Strange about how she's keeping her wits about her during the pandemic. She also sings and recites poetry.

2020: E14 Not the End of the World

In a wide-ranging interview, Robert Parish talks with anthropologist Bonnie Baker about Earth Day, COVID-19, and self-care during this time of uncertainty.

2020: E13 Earth Day 2020

Robert Parish and Shelly Rudolph talk about her new album, the weather, planting golden beets, James Brown, muffled extroversion, and the challenges professional musicians face during a global pandemic.