42 episodes
The Whole Elephant Eric McClenahan
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.7 • 22 Ratings
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My name is Eric McClenahan. In the poem "The Blind Men and the Elephant," 6 blind men are asked to describe an elephant and they all just describe it based on the one body part they grab first. This podcast is my journey of attempting to see "the whole elephant" in life, one conversation at a time.
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Mike Leum
Mike Leum is an Assistant Director at the Los Angele County Sheriff's Department and a group leader and first responder for the Montrose Search and Rescue Team. We had a chat about the importance of physical and mental health in what he does, and what motivates him to put his life on the line for others. Enjoy the chat!
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Tim Hollingsworth
Chef Tim Hollingsworth is an award winning chef and restauranteur. He rose up the ranks at The French Laundry, a three-Michelin-star restaurant, and left to open Otium in Los Angeles (which happens to be my favorite restaurant in LA!). We had a chat about the pressure of the fine dining world, defining your own success and happiness , and finding the balance of grace in food and faith. Enjoy the chat!
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Eric Petersen
Eric Petersen is a Broadway, tv and film actor. You may have seem him on Broadway as Dewey in School of Rock or as Shrek in Shrek the Musica! Or maybe you saw him as Kevin McRoberts in the tv show Kevin Can F*** Himself (incredible show!). We had a chat about acting, going from a small college to the big city, and St Francis of Assisi. Enjoy the chat!
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Sean Davis
Sean Davis is a Division I football coach at The University of Texas at San Antonio. We had a chat about the unpredictable world of college coaching, his transition from ministry to football, and how our faiths have changed since rooming together at a small christian college. Enjoy the chat!
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Eleri Ward
Eleri Ward is a singer-songwriter, composer, and actress, best known for her indie folk renditions of Stephen Sondheim songs. And very soon to be known for so much more! We had a chat about her creative journey and how she found her Voice by finding her voice. Enjoy the chat!
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Matthew Warchus
Matthew Warchus is an award winning theatre director, filmmaker and dramaturg. He has directed numerous plays and musicals for the West End and Broadway including Matilda the Musical and Groundhog Day the Musical. He also directed the hit film adaptation of Matilda for Netflix. Matthew is also the Artistic Director for The Old Vic theatre in London. Enjoy the chat!
Customer Reviews
Authentic and Entertaining
The Whole Elephant has an amazing way of combining very deep conversation, with being entertaining and not too heavy! I love the way that Eric draws out the experience of his guests in a real and authentic way! As they discuss spirituality, I am encouraged and never threatened by the raw honesty that is shared! Listen and enjoy!
Have we been trying to make God in Our Image??
So free and thoughtful, raw, real and fresh...spirit that breathes into everything...so much more than the sum of the parts!!
“One of the good ones...”
...is how I think of Eric. As an atheist, I have a hard time with a lot of people of faith, because we have too little in common to be able to really communicate. Eric, on the other hand, I feel like I could actually talk with, and I would dearly love to be a part of some of these conversations. As a mutual acquaintance of ours (if I may be so bold😉) said: being able to look at the ugly parts of reality and still find beauty is the real romance. And Eric strikes me as a real romantic in that sense.
(Plus his voice is nice to listen to☺️)