Best Maria Meindl Podcasts (2025)

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Hunger for Practice: A Conversation with Multidisciplinary Artist Rami Schandall 21:19

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Rami Schandall does a lot of things! In addition to teaching yoga and meditation, she works with fabric, ceramics, paintaing, photography, sound and words. I talked to Rami about her inquiry- and constraint-based way of working, her brush with "visual burnout" and how her many disciplines "dance" together. You can see examples of Rami's work (and s…

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Leo Kofler and the Legacy of Tuberculosis 17:10

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Have you ever heard of Leo Kofler? He was an Austrian-born singing teacher (1837-1908), who spent most of his career in the United States. His ideas were later taken up in Germany. You may hear the story that he cured himself of tuberculosis by singing. Spoiler alert: he didn't. Tuberculosis cannot be cured by singing. But he created some beneficia…

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On the face of it: Kate Gies's It Must Be Beautiful to Be Finished (2025) and Louis Kuhne's The Science of Facial Expression (1917) 16:03

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Kate Gies's wonderful (and devastating) memoir, It Must Be Beautiful To Be Finished shows that the mainstream medical profession has a lot to answer for when it comes to deciding which bodies are "attractive," which ones need "fixing," and how all that should take place. But there's another powerful thread running through this book -- and that shou…

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Why history? 3:52

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Why should we have conversations about the history of wellness and performer-training practices? For one thing, they're really, really interesting, and there are other reasons ... You can click here to find out more, and to join.By Maria Meindl

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The Work: Straight Talk on Craft and Method 3:44

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https://www.mariameindl.com/These days, there are a host of methods (and Methods) available for looking after our bodies. They can save our lives, mess with our minds, and sometimes a bit of both. In this series, I offer a historical perspective on today’s self-care, fitness and performer-training methods. Subscribe here to join the conversation.…

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Jade Wallace @Work 49:48

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In this first episode of @Work, I talk with the incomparable Jade Wallace about their novel, Anomia: writing additively, literature's preoccupation with youth, and the value of million dollar words.By Maria Meindl