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2021 September – Kimberly Ann Johnson interviews Stephen Jenkinson on Spirit Work, Conspiracies, Elderhood and Grief

In this two part interview, Kimberly and Stephen look at what happens when we normalize these uniquely troubled times, as well as how we got here. Together they wonder about grief, parenting, elderhood, me-first culture and conspiracies in times of crisis. Stephen places emphasis on how relationship to history informs our present circumstance and...

2021 October – The End of Tourism – Chris Christou interviews Stephen Jenkinson on Trauma Intelligence, The Stranger, and Radical Hospitality

Orphan Wisdom · 2021 October - The End of Tourism - Trauma Intelligence, The Stranger, and Radical Hospitality On this episode of The End of Tourism, our guest is Stephen Jenkinson, activist, teacher, author, and farmer. In the second part of our conversation, we explore the themes of tourism as the trauma of homeless people....

2021 September – The End of Tourism – Chris Christou interviews Stephen Jenkinson | Immigration and Cultural Homelessness

Orphan Wisdom · 2021 September - The End of Tourism - Immigration and Cultural Homelessness On this episode of The End of Tourism, our guest today is Stephen Jenkinson, activist, teacher, author, and farmer. In this conversation, we explore the themes of weekend warrior tourism, the so-called freedom to travel, and the abandonment of place...

Nights of Grief & Mystery Safe/Sound Salons West Coast B.C. Tour – Plague Document Books Readings

This is a little minor keyed announcement of the no-fanfare, low-rent, low-overhead, lowball, lowdown ramshackle reconnoiter of the state of affairs/state of siege/state of grace that prevails. To wit: a 'don't call it a tour' words and music tour of the B.C. coast. With great care and mindful of the prevailing psychic and public...

Interview: 2021 June – What does it mean to die wise? Dr. Jeremy Goldberg interviews Stephen Jenkinson

Orphan Wisdom · 2021 June - What does it mean to die wise? Dr. Jeremy Goldberg interviews Stephen Jenkinson Culture activist, teacher, author ~ Stephen Jenkinson teaches internationally and is the creator and principal instructor of the Orphan Wisdom School, co-founded with Nathalie Roy in 2010, convening semi-annually in Deacon, Ontario, and in northern Europe....

Interview: How To Live Full & Die Wise – Sylvester​ Mc​Nutt Interviews Stephen Jenkinson

Culture activist, worker, author ~ Stephen teaches internationally and is the creator and principal instructor of the Orphan Wisdom School, co-founded the school with his wife Nathalie Roy in 2010, convening semi-annually in Deacon, Ontario, and in northern Europe. He has Master’s degrees from Harvard University (Theology) and the University of Toronto (Social Work). Apprenticed to...

Interview: Overwhelming Beauty — and Being OK, Dying – Terry Patten Interviews Stephen Jenkinson

Spontaneous poet, culture activist, and shamanic bard Stephen Jenkinson joins Terry to explore the totally disarming ordeal of bearing witness to death up close — both our individual mortality and our collective mortality. They also drop into felt contact with Terry’s present, uncertain situation — recently on his 70th birthday, Terry was suddenly informed...

Interview: 2021 April – Basak Kutlu Atay, Turkish translator of DIE WISE interviews Stephen

Basak Kutlu Atay recently translated Stephen Jenkinson’s book DIE WISE into Turkish. The first of these two videos is a conversation between author and translator, the 2nd is a Q&A between both Stephen, Basak and a series of guests. DIE WISE: Translator's Interview with Stephen Jenkinson https://youtu.be/wvlUAuP9Dxw DIE WISE: Q&A with Basak Kutlu Atay and Stephen Jenkinson https://youtu.be/Zvub73XxaIk