The Henry Miller Memorial Library

06/01/2026

In this episode Magnus has a conversation with Carol Olson, Executive Director of the Ventana Wilderness Alliance, about wilderness, responsibility, and the increasingly difficult art of protecting a place people love.

In this episode Magnus has a conversation with Carol Olson, Executive Director of the Ventana Wilderness Alliance, about wilderness, responsibility, and the increasingly difficult art of protecting a place people love.GOOD LINKS:Big Sur Wilderness...

05/17/2026

A conversation I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. I sat down with Matti Friedman (I'm in Big Sur, Matti is in Jerusalem) to talk about OUT OF THE SKY as well as history, memory, journalism, Israel, and some currents shaping the world we are living at this time. Matti is beautiful, thoughtful and a very good person. He is also challenging in the best sense.

In this episode of A Big Sur Podcast, I speak with the writer and journalist Matti Friedman about his remarkable book Out of the Sky — a work that begins with four words from the Bible, “Out of the sky,” and unfolds into a meditation on fear, memo...

04/26/2026

A conversation with artist Katie Holten about life & art, climate & action, walking & inaction. 🎶🥰🎶

A conversation with artist Katie Holten about life and art, climate and action, walking and inaction! Katie's websiteAnnouncement for her new book!

04/15/2026

In the 1930s, a young American writer poured his life into letters sent from Paris to his oldest friend back in Brooklyn. Filled with hunger, beauty, failure, and revelation, these letters didn't just document a journey—they became the foundation of legendary literature. Now, the Emil Schnellock collection, capturing Henry Miller’s most transformative years, is returning home to Paris. Be part of this historic moment. Join our email list to receive updates, exclusive insights, and event invitations straight to your inbox. Don't miss the celebration of a literary legacy.

04/01/2026

I've known Joe Burnett for many years. I have been wanting to talk with him about the remarkable, majestic and mysterious Condors for all those years!

Now, in this episode, I get to do just that and we get into some stories that I bet will surprise you.

Joe will not be able to tell you what it is like to be a Condor but if anyone could it would be Joe Burnett!

"At intervals the condor passed, huge as an ocean liner.” Henry Miller in Big Sur and the OrangesBesides marveling at the exceptional beauty and almost mysterious power of these amazing birds Joe Burnett and I discuss work in Big Sur and Monterey....

03/23/2026

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The Mysterious World of the Bull Kelp Foresta New Heyday BookI sit down with artist, photographer, and author Josie Iselin, and what begins as a conversation about kelp opens into an exploration of the intricate world in the waters just off our co...

03/11/2026

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Alison van Diggelen – Journalist, interviewer, and author of The Love Project: A Journey of Intimate Conversations.Photo is of Alison and her Mom.Alison's website.Buy "The Love Project" at your local bookstore.May we suggest the Henry Miller Libra...

03/07/2026

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ShamergenceThe skeptic asks, “Is it real?” The shaman asks, “Did it help?”COME MEET ROB SOMERS ON SATURDAY, MARCH 21>>>>>>>>>>Carlos CastanedaJoseph CampbellThe SamplesOzymandias >>>>>>>>&...

02/20/2026

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In this episode of A Big Sur Podcast, I sit down with Brita Ostrom — longtime Esalen resident and author of Steeped: A Big Sur Elixir of Sulfur and Sage.

Brita’s life bridges several revolutions at once: the islands of the Pacific Northwest, the Haight-Ashbury explosion of 1966–67, the psychedelic and political turbulence of the Summer of Love, and the early formative years of Esalen Institute.

We talk about hitchhiking south from San Francisco and the overwhelming beauty of it all, the posters, music and colors, and when the fog began to settle over Haight Street. About the overcrowded sidewalks and missing children. About free love, jealousy, massage, and the uneasy dance between material success and spiritual seeking.

11/19/2025