45 episodes
Where We Goin’ Today? Courtney Purcell
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- Religion & Spirituality
Mountaineering, canyoneering, meditation, great books, awesome music, rubbing shoulders with icons, Buddhist philosophy, minimalism and retiring at 41. It’s been a lifestyle designed. Join me as I ramble and scramble my way through this life’s great adventures and mishaps—expressed through the lens of a longtime Buddhist and meditator. Where we goin’ today, anyway?
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Underground Adventures
A childhood fascination with caves has led me to a lifetime of great adventures underground.
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Just a Scramble, Eh?
After developing a reputation as a mountain climbing “sandbagger,” it should have come as no surprise that a songwriter-climber friend of mine would eventually craft a playful song poking fun at me. What’s surprising is how good the song turned out!
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Rubbing Shoulders
In this episode, I reminisce on the dozens of celebrities I’ve encountered over the years.
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How’s He Do It??!
Lifestyle design allowed me to retire at the age of 41. I’m not a wealthy man but I live an incredibly rich life.
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Increasingly Weird
With life becoming progressively more strained and strange—death, despair, giving up, loneliness and isolation in the world around me—I turn to meditation to navigate the uncertain waters ahead.
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On the Bus, On the Farm
Reflections on some of the creators of the American counterculture—Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road,” Ken Kesey & the Merry Pranksters, and the Grateful Dead—and the impact they had on my life.