Platinum Ranch

Fez Gielen

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Platinum Ranch is in the middle of the outskirts, where the periphery is the polaris. It's a meeting place for storytellers, for meandering conversation about what’s learned and unlearned along our travails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10/11/2022

Platinum Twang 3

The third Platinum Twang mix, full of platinum-certified twangers, bangers, weepers, and barn sweepers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 hr
02/11/2021

17 (Laughing with Laraaji)

Laraaji is a new-age musician and a laughter connoisseur. While trying to make it as a stand-up comedian, he landed a small role in Robert Downey Sr’s 1969 film, Putney Swope. He then paused “to sit down with [him]self and find out what it is [he] wanted [his] life to represent in the mass media”. So began his spiritual journey, which eventually brought him to music and laughter. He went on to collaborate with Brian Eno, release several records, and tour the world with his music and laughter workshops.Laraaji talks to Fez about his journey from stand-up comedy to new-age music, how his spirituality led him to his primary instrument– the zither, the benefits of laughter, laughter as a practice, how to access our bliss, and more. Fez shares an experience he had that left him wondering, "How can we share our bliss?" Laraaji offers some insight.Laraaji's music: www.laraajimusic.bandcamp.comThe lecture excerpt featured in this episode is from "Polishing The Mirror" by Ram Dass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 hr
02/13/2020

February 2020 Mix

A mixture of psychedelic easy listening platinum bits for your living room, kitchen, a walk, or maybe some other scenario.Bruce Langhorne - Idaho TransferCarli Cottrell - WIPBailey's Nervous Kats - I Don't KnowEverything Is Everything - Witchi Tai ToLesley Duncan - Heaven KnowsJ.J. Cale - Wish I Had Not Said ThatCircus Maximus - WindEnnio Morricone - Il PinguinoAnne Joyal - HarmonieLittle Wings - Let Them TalkStickerbrush - Dolan ScrupSally Oldfield - Morning Of My LifeDavid Wise - Aquatic AmbienceWilma Burgess & Bud Logan - Wake Me Into LoveAbdullah Ibrahim - Maraba BlueRoger Miller - What I'd Give to Be the WindBruce Langhorne - No Further NeedJimmy Smith - TurquoiseTerry Melcher - The Old Hand Jive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

59 min
12/20/2019

16 (Living in the Lonely Zone with Dick Flood/Okefenokee Joe)

Dick Flood was a singer-songwriter in Nashville in the 60s. Besides landing a couple B-sides for Roy Orbison and Skeeter Davis, he never quite broke through. His own recordings have a haunting quality, with shadowy instrumentation and a voice that quivers with desperation. After many attempts at a music career, Flood concluded that “Nashville’s no place for a nobody”. He left it all behind and resettled in the Okefenokee Swamp in South Georgia, where he changed his name to Okefenokee Joe and became a naturalist devoted to a life of preservation and solitude. Dick/Joe spoke to Fez about music, his friendship with Patsy Cline, contracting Dengue fever in Vietnam, his mission as a wildlife educator, and the present day-- reflecting on his journey, no longer in Nashville or Okefenokee, physically unable to play music.If you use Spotify, you can listen to a selection of Dick Flood's music assembled by Platinum Ranch: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Rs3RNCsZsvKhNutGxF5g2?si=ZKiI1AulQ_6MUQ5nZDiteQFor more info on Dick Flood and Okefenokee Joe, visit: www.okefenokeejoe.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 1m
04/19/2019

15 (Voices for Dignity)

In a fundamentalist Mormon community on the Utah/Arizona border called Short Creek, residents are being evicted. Christine Marie Katas has gained access to this famously reclusive community, and is helping them navigate trauma.Fez talks to Christine about Short Creek, and her own harrowing experiences that inform the work she does today.Content warning: discussions of sexual assault and human trafficking (from the 27 minute mark to the 37 minute mark).Follow Christine Marie Katas on Instagram at www.instagram.com/christinemariekatasCover art by Fez, using photos by Christine Marie Katas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 5m
08/30/2018

14 (Lubomyr Melnyk)

Fez speaks with Lubomyr Melnyk, the fastest piano player in the world, about the "insidious religion" of science. From Lubomyr:"EVERYONE, everyone .... IS TERRIFIED AT THE THOUGHT THAT SCIENCE ISTOTALLY WRONG ABOUT EVERYTHING .... PEOPLE HAVE THE IDEA THAT IFSCIENTISTS ARE LIEING ABOUT EVERYTHING, THEN THE GROUND WILL OPEN UPUNDER US AND WE FALL INTO THE TWILIGHT ZONE ... well, that will nothappen, and the world will continue just as it is doing today....and we will still have fun ! .. in fact, more fun !" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

56 min
06/20/2018

Platinum Twang II

More twang for summer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 hr
02/21/2018

13 (Church of Euthanasia)

Rev. Chris Korda is a musician, engineer, and the founder of the Church of Euthanasia. Fez speaks with her about the history of the church, antihumanism, her conversion to post-antihumanism, and why humankind is worth preserving. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 1m

Platinum Ranch is in the middle of the outskirts, where the periphery is the polaris. It's a meeting place for storytellers, for meandering conversation about what’s learned and unlearned along our travails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Creator

Fez Gielen
Years Active

2016 - 2022
Episodes

20
Rating

Explicit
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