Micah and a friend had been traveling for a year in Africa when she met a Samburu herdsman and quickly fell in love. Her memoir of that voyage is called The Keepers of The Story.
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Show Notes:
Introduction (00:00 – 20:28)
(00:00) SoCal fires, Intro to Micah, listener-suggested guest
(01:38) Trans-cultural relationships, Chris’s 3 major relationships, attracted to differences
(05:50) Simon Rex – co-host, a hazy shade of nostalgia, life becomes haunted, truth or culture
(10:28) Peru plans changed, update on Cacilda’s ‘dieta’, taking the leap
(14:00) Intro to Guitarist Bill Fricell, Song 1: “Nowhere Man”, by Bill Fricell
Interview: (20:29 – 1:59:09)
(20:29) “Keeper of The story”, an off-grid trip to Africa, Post Restaurant, being unreachable
(25:00) Naivety, overblown fears breaking down the book, the Samburu people
(29:39) The idyllic village, trip itinerary, dropping social consciousness, “I’m here”
(35:42) Human brain shifts, symbolic representation, tribal language, the poet’s take
(41:44) Harrowing travels, skinny-dipping with crocodiles, master the ignorance
(51:39) Magic of belief, travel and gut flora, GHB and Vegas, the Ryan diet
(59:01) Yoga, mom’s witchy ways, visiting her African family, learning from Nomads, old people
(1:05:13) When to plant a tree, vipassana meditation, the feminine aspect
(1:06:36) Addressing the elephant, horny in Africa, Micah’s Lover, playing with masculinity
(1:16:58) Tribal relationships, the introduction of shame, meeting her Lover
(1:27:11) People are sexual, an offended editor, fucked like a lion, beautiful vulnerability
(1:32:54) Moving beyond guilt, public sex in a hut, village noises, kissing and oral sex
(1:40:00) Defining a ‘pecan sandy’, sex with study subjects, illuminating the tribal people
(1:45:48) After Africa, pregnant, marriage, returning to Africa, approximating spirituality
(1:49:47) Editor acceptance, the publishing process, recycled paper
(1:53:21) Outro
(1:56:39) Song 2: “Smoke Alarm” by Carsie Blanton
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