W. Bruce Cameron is author of #1 New York Times, USA Today International bestselling novel A Dog’s Purpose. The Amblin/Universal film of the same name is the most successful international live-action dog movie of all time. His latest novel, Love, Clancy: Diary of a Good Dog is a deeply moving story with a brand-new cast of characters, including one…

I sat down with Laura Tabone who runs the Megalith Hunter channel on Youtube and researches ancient megalithic sites like the ones found on Malta as well as the rest of the Mediterranean. Laura lives on Malta and is able to hike around and explore these amazing megalithic sites and temples. She also researches ancient and megalithic sites from arou…

PLEASE ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF Hi, I am your Death and I am here for you. No wait, don’t go! Aside from the fact that you can’t get away, I’m not here for you in that way, at least not now, although to be honest with you we do have a date and I am always with you whether you acknowledge me or not. Want to know when I am coming in that way? Sor…

Moderator, Perie Longo, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate, 2007-2009, has published 4 books of poetry, the latest Baggage Claim (2014) and poems in numerous literary journals. This was her 40th year teaching poetry at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference and she’s thrilled and awed to be still poeting and standing. Enid Osborn Poet Laureate of Santa Barb…

SBWC faculty member Norm Thoeming (aka August Norman) is author of two literary thrillers and mysteries, Come and Get Me and Sins of the Mother. Annie Bomke is a literary agent with more than a decade of experience in the publishing industry. She represents a wide range of projects from hard-nosed business books to otherworldly historical novels. A…

Today I sit down with author and journalist Sam Woolfe. This is the 2nd time Sam has been on Mind Escape and we are going to pick up where we left off and discuss his new book “Altered Perspectives: Critical Essays on Psychedelic Consciousness”. We will be discussing metaphysics, philosophy, and psychedelics. We will also discuss how our views on t…

Shamanic Experiences on Coast to Coast AM February 17, 2025 Shamanic explorer Matthew J. Pallamary discussed the universal appeal and foundational significance of shamanism across cultures, including the use of ayahuasca. He pointed out similarities between South American indigenous beliefs and those found in various global religions, including the…

Tonight I sit down with author and friend of the show Matthew Pallamary. We will be discussing Metaphysics, Consciousness, and Altered States. I added the links to two of Matthew’s most recent books at the bottom check them out. **I recently moved a lot of older episodes to our patreon page which you can watch or listen to them for 2$ a month along…

ONE Jeanette Driscoll opened her sparkling blue eyes, stretched out on the bed, and brushed back her long blonde hair before resting her head on her husband Ted’s chest. Tall, sandy-haired, and blue-eyed like his wife, Ted’s muscular frame complemented her model’s figure. Their friends and Ted’s colleagues where he worked as head of research and de…

Mary Otis is the author of Burst, longlisted for the 2024 Joyce Carol Oates Prize and winner of the 2023 Silver Medal in Literary Fiction from the Independent Book Publisher Awards. The moving debut novel explores the relationship complexities between mothers and daughters. She’s also the author of Yes, Yes Cherries, a collection of short stories a…

Tonight I am joined by Author of “Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations” Gregory Shushan Ph.D. Gregory Shushan is a historian of religions, an award-winning author, and the leading authority on near-death experiences and the afterlife across cultures and throughout history. Dr. Shushan is a Visiting Research Fellow at University of Winches…

David Starkey, Santa Barbara’s 2009-2011 Poet Laureate, Founding Director of the Creative Writing Program at SBCC, and the Publisher/Co-editor of Gunpowder Press, published 11 full length collections of poetry and more than 500 poems in literary journals. His novel Poor Ghost was released in March 2024. Emma Trelles Santa Barbara Poet Laureate 2021…

Moderator Karen K. Ford, SBWC workshop leader, is an award-winning author of short fiction whose honors include top prizes from Narrative and bosque. Her work has been shortlisted for the Tobias Wolff Fiction Award and the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Prize and anthologized in Ginosko. Karen lives in Southern California, with her rescue mutt, Dude,…

The Art of the Query Trey Dowell is a novelist and a short story aficionado. His expertise in writing effective query letters has helped numerous writers get their projects reviewed by agents and publishers. In this presentation Trey focused on sparking curiosity and building anticipation. Proven query strategies and methods were discussed. Attende…

Be Your Own Best Publicist Melinda Palacio & Lida Sideris This session offers wisdom from the trenches from award-winning authors on promoting your project. You’ll get practical marketing advice on aspects of building an author platform and putting yourself and your book out there. Melinda Palacio is an award-winning poet, author, and speaker. She’…

Antoine Wilson’s most recent novel Mouth to Mouth was featured on Barack Obama’s Summer Reading List and was a finalist for The Scotiabank Giller Prize, the CALIBA Golden Poppy Award, and the Prix Fitzgerald. Antoine is also the author of the novels Panorama City and The Interloper, and he is a contributing editor of the literary magazine A Public …

Zohreh Ghahremani writes for both adults and children. Her debut picture book, Memory Garden, illustrated by her daughter, Susie, was published by Godwin Books/Macmillan in 2024, with another picture book about Norooz/Persian New Year to follow in 2026. She published her first novel, Sky of Red Poppies, in 2010. Her sophomore novel, The Moon Daught…

Tonight I am joined by Author of “Psychedelic Outlaws” and Associate Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University Joanna Kempner, PhD. We will be discussing her research and book on psychedelics, clusters headaches, and the cultural impacts of prohibition. ***Also big news!!!! “Masters of Rhetoric” is available on it’s own YouTube channel, Spotify,…

Moderator, Perie Longo, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate, 2007-2009, has published 4 books of poetry, the latest Baggage Claim (2014) and poems in numerous literary journals. This June will be her 40th year teaching poetry at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference. She’s thrilled and awed to be still poeting and standing. Melinda Palacio, current Santa Ba…

To everyone who has attended the Santa Barbara Writers Conference and are now part of our tribe of scribes, here is the first post of the audio from the 2024 conference. For those of you who have recently discovered the conference and are considering attending, we will be posting the audio periodically so you can get a sense of this amazing week lo…

Tonight I will be discussing all the recent news surrounding the topics we have been discussing from the beginning. I will discuss UFO news and updates, the Graham Hancock announcement of season 2 of Ancient Apocalypse which premieres in October on Netflix, and the latest Gobekli Tepe news and drama. ***Also big news!!!! “Masters of Rhetoric” is av…

Tonight I am joined by author of “A Visionary Guide to Lucid Dreaming” and friend of the show Lee Adams. We will discuss everything from lucid dreaming to dream metaphysics to his new project called Dream Icarus. His links are down below. ***Also big news!!!! “Masters of Rhetoric” is available on it’s own YouTube channel, Spotify, Apple, and soon t…

Tonight I am joined by Author, Podcaster, and friend of the show Anthony Tyler. We will discuss everything from Anthony's Sasquatch encounter to comparative religion to cults. Anthony runs the “Black Hoodie Alchemy” Podcast and is the author of “Dive Manual” and Hunt Manual” which the links to all of that are below at the bottom. ***Also big news!!…

Tonight I will be joined by friend of the show and Glass artist Andrew Tischler to continue our discussion on Julian Jaynes' theory of consciousness and book “The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind”. Check out Atischlerglass on Instagram if you are interested in checking some of Andrew’s amazing glass art. ***Also big ne…

Tonight cohost Maurice returns to share his Grand Teton hiking adventure and video as well as catching up since it has been a while since he has been on. This episode has a couple videos in it so if you would like to see the video Maurice made go to our Youtube or Spotify channel to watch the video episode. ***Also big news!!!! “Masters of Rhetoric…

What was the secret sacred elixirs known as Soma and Homa in the ancient world? Was it a psychedelic? Stimulant? Or something else? We will take a look at all the options tonight. In part 1 I interviewed Cannabis Historian and author Chris Bennett as he puts forth his hypothesis for why he believes it was Cannabis. In part two I interview academic …

During the week of Thanksgiving 2023 I had one of the scariest and most profound experiences of my life. Last Friday night almost the exact same thing happened and I was rushed to the hospital for loss of blood. If you are interested in the previous story go back and watch parts 1 and 2 which detail my last brush with death. *Here is the link to pa…

Tonight I sit down with Mycopreneur, satirist, and podcaster Dennis Walker to discuss psychedelics and Mushrooms. We will discuss all the recent psychedelic news, the FDA voting down MDMA therapy, and all interesting related stuff. ***Also big news!!!! “Masters of Rhetoric” is available on it’s own YouTube channel, Spotify, Apple, and soon to be on…

Author Matthew Pallamary discussed shamanic practices and ceremonies in the jungle, including the use of psychedelic plant medicines like ayahuasca. He detailed a 10-day program he does in the jungle that involves a cleansing diet and various visionary plants. "Your perception gets more refined. It gets very clear. You start having telepathic exper…

Tonight I sit down with author and friend of the show Matthew Pallamary. We will be discussing Psychedelics, Shamanism, and Metaphysics. I added the links to two of Matthew’s most recent books at the bottom check them out. ***Also big news!!!! “Masters of Rhetoric” is available on it’s own YouTube channel, Spotify, Apple, and soon to be on all podc…

Tonight I sit down to discuss something that has being weighing heavy on my mind which is the current trend of people believing pseudoscience being popularized by celebrities, authors, and content creators. ***Also big news!!!! “Masters of Rhetoric” is available on it’s own YouTube channel, Spotify, Apple, and soon to be on all podcast outlets. You…

Tonight I sit down to discuss the subjects that have been at the heart of Mind Escape since the beginning and give an honest appraisal of my thoughts and philosophies after 7years of interviewing experts, researchers, authors, woo merchants, and fellow inquisitive minds. Mind Escape is in the process of a massive overhaul as I continue to learn, gr…

Tonight I sit down with friend of the show, author, and artist Ian Jaydid. We were going to do a different show, but given the Graham Hancock debate we are going to review that and go over the facts and reactions. We will also discuss similar subjects. ***Also big news!!!! “Masters of Rhetoric” is available on it’s own YouTube channel, Spotify, App…