Episode 78 - Marlon "Chito" Vera

Tim Heidecker is an American comedian, writer, director, actor, and musician. He's a true living legend of modern comedy content creation, and likely one of your favorite comedians favorite comedian. Whether you know him from "Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!", the film "Bridesmaids", his weekly YouTube podcast "Office Hours Live" or a million other things, Tim's prolific output over the past two decades has played a major role in the architecture of the comedic zeitgeist. His new music album Slipping Away is possibly his finest work, a fun loving album that deals with vulnerable subjects in a sincere way while keeping your head nodding to the groove. Jaymee and Tim met up on the set of Office Hours Live to discuss the McGriddle, good trips on shrooms (and bad trips on acid), the intimidating nuance of his comedy, the institution of SNL, Aubrey Plaza's compliment, Tim's spiritual (non-spiritual) outlook, and what he's intimidated by. LOVE IS THE AUTHOR PODCAST: hosted and produced by Jaymee Carpenter.  TIM WEB: www.timheidecker.com LITA WEBSITE: www.loveistheauthor.com CONTACT: [email protected] HELP $UPPORT THE SHOW: www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast INSTAGRAM:  @timheidecker / @loveistheauthor / @unconventionalgardener

Samuel Bercholz, founder of Shambhala Publishing and one of Jaymee's mentors, returns for his 7th appearance on the podcast. Full of Buddhist teachings, insights, and personal experiences with legendary spiritual teachers Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Ram Dass, and Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, this episode is a tender and hilarious refuge from the "known" world, and an embrace of the great mysteries of life. Sam's contributions over the last 50 years to the worldwide accessibility and integration of spirituality through Shambhala's vast published catalog is incalculable. HELP $UPPORT THE SHOW: www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast Gain access to unpublished episode archive through monthly subscription! LOVE IS THE AUTHOR PODCAST: hosted and produced by Jaymee Carpenter.  INTERESTED IN MENTORSHIP SESSIONS w/ JAYMEE? email: [email protected] INSTAGRAM:  @loveistheauthor / @unconventionalgardener CONTACT: [email protected]

Lama Tashi Norbu is the only known Tibetan Buddhist monk tattoo artist in the world, who originally served as a fine art painter for His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Lama Tashi utilizes his art as a medium to deepen people's understanding of Buddhism and help them recognize their inherent virtues. He is the founder and Creative Director of the only registered Tibetan Museum in the world, The Museum of Contemporary Tibetan Art based in the Netherlands. His paintings are exhibited in numerous galleries and museums worldwide. This episode was recorded during Jaymee's 48th birthday celebration at his home surrounded by an audience of family and friends. After the episode concluded, Lama Tashi tattooed a very special Tibetan Buddhist mantra design on Jaymee at the party. In this episode, Lama Tashi shares his why it's important to develop our "inner beauties", how life is a performance and compassion led him to innovate the idea of becoming a tattoo artist.  LAMA TASHI NORBU WEB: www.lamatashinorbu.org LOVE IS THE AUTHOR PODCAST: hosted, produced, and recorded by Jaymee Carpenter.  INTERESTED IN MENTORSHIP SESSIONS w/ JAYMEE? email: [email protected] or on IG: ⁠⁠@unconventionalgardener⁠⁠ INSTAGRAM: @ven.tashi_norbu / tibetan_sacred_tattoo / @loveistheauthor CONTACT: [email protected]

Mikael Jorgensen is the keyboardist for Wilco and director of a forthcoming documentary on jazz legend Bob James. This is his first public conversation about the emotional components of his life story, as well as the arc of his entire music career including working with producer Steve Albini and the last 22 years in Wilco. MIKAEL WEB: www.mikaeljorgensen.com LOVE IS THE AUTHOR PODCAST: hosted, produced, and recorded by Jaymee Carpenter.  INTERESTED IN MENTORSHIP SESSIONS w/ JAYMEE? email: [email protected] or on IG: ⁠@unconventionalgardener⁠ INSTAGRAM: @mikaeljorgensen / @loveistheauthor CONTACT: [email protected]

EULOGY (originally released: 7/14/24): a unique collection of home recordings of Jaymee's from the past decade (prayers, notes, ceremonies, dreams) held together by a sound collage of interviews with inspirational artistic deities. LOVE IS THE AUTHOR PODCAST: produced, edited, engineered and hosted by Jaymee Carpenter.  TO BOOK SPIRITUAL MENTORSHIP SESSIONS w/ JAYMEE - email: [email protected]  INSTAGRAM: @loveistheauthor / @unconventionalgardener CONTACT: [email protected]

Rain Phoenix is a multidisciplinary artist and creator of LaunchLeft podcast. She is the older sister of Joaquin, Liberty and Summer, and younger sister of River. Jaymee and Rain go deep discussing the potentially harmful aspects of applause, humble ways to create a generous mind, Ian MacKaye as a "near impossible" model of artistic integrity, how her solo album River was a way to open the conversation about loss and “the sledgehammer of grief,” and why service is the secret of life. RAIN PHOENIX WEB: www.rainjphoenix.com LOVE IS THE AUTHOR PODCAST: hosted, produced, and recorded by Jaymee Carpenter.  INTERESTED IN MENTORSHIP SESSIONS w/ JAYMEE? email: [email protected] or on IG: @unconventionalgardener INSTAGRAM: @rainjphoenix / @loveistheauthor CONTACT: [email protected]

Geneviève Medow-Jenkins, founder of Secular Sabbath who also had the unique experience of being raised at the legendary Esalen Institute in Big Sur, joins Jaymee in conversation live from the kirtan space of the Love Serve Remember Foundation in Ojai, CA. Topics include: - the normalization of nudity - being unafraid of confrontation - the value of boredom - the potency of not sharing everything on Instagram - her hyper-competitive side when it comes to board games - what it means to unconditionally love someone.  SECULAR SABBATH WEB: www.secular-sabbath.com LOVE IS THE AUTHOR PODCAST: produced, recorded, and hosted by Jaymee Carpenter.  BOOK SPIRITUAL MENTORSHIP SESSIONS w/ JAYMEE! email: [email protected] for info or to book a consultation INSTAGRAM: @gene.vi.eve / @secularsabbath / @loveistheauthor / @unconventionalgardener CONTACT: [email protected]

Jaymee shares a free hour of spiritual guidance, offering his one of a kind teachings, tools and practices for sustaining mental health and cultivating emotional maturity. In this solo episode, you'll learn how he disrupts patterns of mind on a daily basis (and why), the importance of living a life of integrity, tips for parents attempting to redirect generational trauma, and multiple home recordings, including an excerpt of Jaymee and his mother on magic mushrooms. LOVE IS THE AUTHOR PODCAST: produced, engineered, and hosted by Jaymee Carpenter.  BOOK SPIRITUAL MENTORSHIP SESSIONS w/ JAYMEE! email: [email protected] to book a consultation INSTAGRAM: @loveistheauthor / @unconventionalgardener CONTACT: [email protected]

Marlon "Chito" Vera is an Ecuadorian mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The pride of Ecuador and already a legend at the young age of 31, little has been focused on Chito's spiritual side, which Jaymee explores throughout the entirety of this episode. You'll hear why he considers fighting a meditation, his love of Ram Dass's spiritual classic Be Here Now and how the Tao Te Ching has taught him to embrace the unknown. CHITO WEB: www.marlonchitovera.com LOVE IS THE AUTHOR PODCAST: produced, curated and hosted by Jaymee Carpenter.  INSTAGRAM: @chitoveraufc / @loveistheauthor / @unconventionalgardener THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY: www.indianlodgeroad.com / IG: @indianlodgeroad INTERESTED IN MENTORSHIP SESSIONS W/ JAYMEE? email: [email protected] to book a consultation CONTACT: [email protected]

Mark Mahoney is a true icon of American Tattoo Art, a living legend of the craft. He is the owner of the Shamrock Social Club tattoo shop on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, CA., where he has tattooed everyone from 2PAC and Biggie Smalls, to David Blaine and Johnny Depp. This episode is a masterpiece of vulnerable storytelling, and a masterclass in authenticity covering the expanse of Mark's entire life and career. You’ll hear stories featuring William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Dennis Hopper, Martin Scorsese, working with David Lynch as an actor on Season 3 of Twin Peaks, and an unexpected discovery Jaymee and Mark make in real time of a man they share in common who personally saved both of their lives. SHAMROCK SOCIAL CLUB: www.shamrocksocialclub.com LOVE IS THE AUTHOR PODCAST: produced, edited, curated and hosted by Jaymee Carpenter.  INTERESTED IN SPIRITUAL MENTORSHIP WITH JAYMEE? email: [email protected]  INSTAGRAM: @markmahoney_ssc / @loveistheauthor / @unconventionalgardener CONTACT: [email protected]