The Happiness Quotient
265 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsThom Dharma Pollard hosts inspirational, intimate and unfiltered Stories That Inspire with guests and drawing from his own adventures around the world. The Happiness Quotient: connected, engaged, passionate people who inspire us.
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S2 Episode 11 - The Day Everest Broke, an Interview with NY Times Best Selling Author and Pro Climber Mark Synnott
June 24, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBThe 2019 expedition to solve the mystery of who climbed Everest first changed many lives, is now the subject of a new film called LOST ON EVEREST, is the cover article in the July issue of National Geographic Magazine and is the subject of a book by NY Times Best Selling author and professional climber Mark Synnott. The Third Pole will be released in the spring of 2021. One of the chapters of Synnott's book is called The Day Everest Broke, and describes in heartbreaking detail the story of s...
#42 (S2 Ep 11) - The Day Everest Broke, an Interview with NY Times Best Selling Author and Pro Climber Mark Synnott
June 24, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBThe 2019 expedition to solve the mystery of who climbed Everest first changed many lives, is now the subject of a new film called LOST ON EVEREST, is the cover article in the July issue of National Geographic Magazine and is the subject of a book by NY Times Best Selling author and professional climber Mark Synnott. The Third Pole will be released in the spring of 2021. One of the chapters of Synnott's book is called The Day Everest Broke, and describes in heartbreaking detail the story of s...
S2 Episode 10 - Voices of the Past To Inspire Present Times, & Bob Marley's War
June 12, 2020 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBThis episode begins with the sounds of Barred owls calling in the New Hampshire night, as I muse about my sudden illness on Mount Everest in 2019. The wisdom of the owls is apt for Episode 10 as we recall the words of wise men from our past, including Albert Einstein, Halie Salassie and Bob Marley. On the question of racial discrimination, Haile Salassie in a speech said to those who will learn, this further lesson: "That until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another infe...
S2 Episode 10 - Bob Marley's War
June 12, 2020 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBThis episode begins with the sounds of Barred owls calling in the New Hampshire night, as I muse about my sudden illness on Mount Everest in 2019. The wisdom of the owls is apt for Episode 10 as we recall the words of wise men from our past, including Albert Einstein, Halie Salassie and Bob Marley. On the question of racial discrimination, Haile Salassie in a speech said to those who will learn, this further lesson: "That until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another infe...
#41 (S2 Ep 10) - Bob Marley's War
June 12, 2020 20:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBThis episode begins with the sounds of Barred owls calling in the New Hampshire night, as I muse about my sudden illness on Mount Everest in 2019. The wisdom of the owls is apt for Episode 10 as we recall the words of wise men from our past, including Albert Einstein, Halie Salassie and Bob Marley. On the question of racial discrimination, Haile Salassie in a speech said to those who will learn, this further lesson: "That until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another infe...
S2 Episode 10 - Going With Your Gut & the Wisdom of Haile Selassie & Bob Marley's War
June 12, 2020 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBThese notes are to be updated: This episode begins with the sounds of Barred owls calling in the New Hampshire night, as I muse about my sudden illness on Mount Everest in 2019. The wisdom of the owls is apt for Episode 10 as we recall the words of wise men from our past, including Albert Einstein, Halie Salassie and Bob Marley. On the question of racial discrimination, Haile Salassie in a speech said to those who will learn, this further lesson: "That until the philosophy which holds on...
S2 Episode 10 - War: the Growing Chasm of Racial and Economic Inequality & the Wisdom of Haile Selassie & Bob Marley's War
June 12, 2020 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBThese notes are to be updated: This episode begins with the sounds of Barred owls calling in the New Hampshire night, as I muse about my sudden illness on Mount Everest in 2019. The wisdom of the owls is apt for Episode 10 as we recall the words of wise men from our past, including Albert Einstein, Halie Salassie and Bob Marley. On the question of racial discrimination, Haile Salassie in a speech said to those who will learn, this further lesson: "That until the philosophy which holds on...
#40 (S2 Ep 9) - We are Leaning Toward Totalitarianism, the Death of George Floyd
June 05, 2020 18:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBI'm done standing idly by. I watched live as the president stood in front of St. John's Church in Washington, DC this week, after calling for a violent dissemination of a peaceful protest. That he was holding in his hand a brand new, obviously never opened Bible was a show of sheer sanctimony, to say the least. Worse so, it was another of a thousand tiny lies we've witnessed since the inauguration of DJT to deceive the American public. We are slipping toward totalitarianism at the hands of a...
S2 Episode 9 - We are Leaning Toward Totalitarianism, the Death of George Floyd
June 05, 2020 18:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBI'm done standing idly by. I watched live as the president stood in front of St. John's Church in Washington, DC this week, after calling for a violent dissemination of a peaceful protest. That he was holding in his hand a brand new, obviously never opened Bible was a show of sheer sanctimony, to say the least. Worse so, it was another of a thousand tiny lies we've witnessed since the inauguration of DJT to deceive the American public. We are slipping toward totalitarianism at the hands of a...
#39 (S2 Ep 8) - 46 Years & Counting as Willie Nelson's Harmonica Player, Mickey Raphael
May 26, 2020 23:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB(THESE NOTES WILL BE UPDATED) Mickey Raphael was given his first harmonica by an uncle who said if you can play Oh, Suzanna I'll give you the harmonica. Mickey would go on to play a whole lot more than that, having been Willie Nelson's harmonica player for over 46 years. He's played with the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Chris Stapleton, Tom Morello, Paul Simon, Snoop Dogg, Engelbert Humperdinck, Leon Bridges, Neil Young, Norah Jones, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Duane Eddy, Vince Gill, Emmylou Har...
S2 Episode 8 - 46 Years & Counting as Willie Nelson's harmonica player, Mickey Raphael
May 26, 2020 23:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MB(THESE NOTES WILL BE UPDATED) Mickey Raphael was given his first harmonica by an uncle who said if you can play Oh, Suzanna I'll give you the harmonica. Mickey would go on to play a whole lot more than that, having been Willie Nelson's harmonica player for over 46 years. He's played with the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Chris Stapleton, Tom Morello, Paul Simon, Snoop Dogg, Engelbert Humperdinck, Leon Bridges, Neil Young, Norah Jones, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Duane Eddy, Vince Gill, Emmylou Har...
S2 Episode 8 - Life Inspiration of Willie Nelson's harmonica player, Mickey Raphael
May 26, 2020 23:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MB(THESE NOTES WILL BE UPDATED) Mickey Raphael was given his first harmonica by an uncle who said if you can play Oh, Suzanna I'll give you the harmonica. Mickey would go on to play a whole lot more than that, having been Willie Nelson's harmonica player for over 46 years. He's played with the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Chris Stapleton, Tom Morello, Paul Simon, Snoop Dogg, Engelbert Humperdinck, Leon Bridges, Neil Young, Norah Jones, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Duane Eddy, Vince Gill, Emmylou Har...
#38 (S2 Ep 7) - The Mystery of the Fate of Mallory & Irvine on Mount Everest and a Discussion with Everest Historian Jochen Hemmleb
May 15, 2020 04:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBOn June 8, 1924, two British mountaineers by the name of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine were seen at an altitude of over 28,000 feet 'headed toward the top' of Mount Everest by team member Noel Odell. At the time it was the highest any person had ever climbed before. After a few minutes, clouds obscured Odell's view of them and they disappeared, never to be seen again. 29 years later, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay successfully summited Mount Everest, on May 29, 1953. While they w...
S2 Episode 7 - The Mystery of the Fate of Mallory & Irvine on Mount Everest and a Discussion with Everest Historian Jochen Hemmleb
May 15, 2020 04:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBOn June 8, 1924, two British mountaineers by the name of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine were seen at an altitude of over 28,000 feet 'headed toward the top' of Mount Everest by team member Noel Odell. At the time it was the highest any person had ever climbed before. After a few minutes, clouds obscured Odell's view of them and they disappeared, never to be seen again. 29 years later, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay successfully summited Mount Everest, on May 29, 1953. While they w...
#38 (S2 Ep 7) - Jochen Hemmleb: The Mystery of the Fate of Mallory & Irvine on Mount Everest and Discussion with Noted Everest Historian
May 15, 2020 04:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBOn June 8, 1924, two British mountaineers by the name of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine were seen at an altitude of over 28,000 feet 'headed toward the top' of Mount Everest by team member Noel Odell. At the time it was the highest any person had ever climbed before. After a few minutes, clouds obscured Odell's view of them and they disappeared, never to be seen again. 29 years later, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay successfully summited Mount Everest, on May 29, 1953. While they w...
S2 Episode 6 - A New Perspective Gained Through Trauma, the Ritual of Maté and an Interview with Photographer Oscar Manguy of Finland
May 07, 2020 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.8 MBWhen we encounter tragedy or a traumatic event in life, it often times opens up a portal through which we can gain a new perspective of life. We actually learn through the experience and can become more wise in the process. In today's episode I interview photographer, adventurer and wilderness educator Oscar Manguy. We caught up with him at his home in a remote location in Finland, talked to him about his life in the outdoors, photography, and of the ritual of drinking Maté,is a traditional...
#37 (S2 Ep 6) - A New Perspective Gained Through Trauma, the Ritual of Maté and an Interview with Photographer Oscar Manguy of Finland
May 07, 2020 19:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBWhen we encounter tragedy or a traumatic event in life, it often times opens up a portal through which we can gain a new perspective of life. We actually learn through the experience and can become more wise in the process. In today's episode I interview photographer, adventurer and wilderness educator Oscar Manguy. We caught up with him at his home in a remote location in Finland, talked to him about his life in the outdoors, photography, and of the ritual of drinking Maté,is a traditional...
S2 Episode 5 - Overcoming All Odds - Making Dreams a Reality, an Interview with 3-Time World Record Holder Adventurer Mike Reid
April 29, 2020 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBEver look out the window at work or in school and wish you were out there doing something big, living out your dreams? That is what this episode is about. We meet a man who used to do that. Then decided that enough was enough. Adventurer and three time Guinness Book of World Record holder Mike Reid says you don’t have to be gifted or talented. You don’t need anything given to you. If you refuse to take ‘no’ for an answer, anyone can achieve their dreams. As a child Mike was bullied. He ex...
S2 Episode 5 -From Bullied Kid to 3x World Record Holder, Interview with Adventurer Mike Reid
April 29, 2020 20:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBEver look out the window at work or in school and wish you were out there doing something big, living out your dreams? That is what this episode is about. We meet a man who used to do that. Then decided that enough was enough. Adventurer and three time Guinness Book of World Record holder Mike Reid says you don’t have to be gifted or talented. You don’t need anything given to you. If you refuse to take ‘no’ for an answer, anyone can achieve their dreams. As a child Mike was bullied. He ex...
S2 Episode 5 - Overcoming All The Odds, Interview with 3-Time World Record Holder Adventurer Mike Reid
April 29, 2020 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBEver look out the window at work or in school and wish you were out there doing something big, living out your dreams? That is what this episode is about. We meet a man who used to do that. Then decided that enough was enough. Adventurer and three time Guinness Book of World Record holder Mike Reid says you don’t have to be gifted or talented. You don’t need anything given to you. If you refuse to take ‘no’ for an answer, anyone can achieve their dreams. As a child Mike was bullied. He ex...
#36 (S2 Ep 5) -From Bullied Kid to 3x World Record Holder, Interview with Adventurer Mike Reid
April 29, 2020 20:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBEver look out the window at work or in school and wish you were out there doing something big, living out your dreams? That is what this episode is about. We meet a man who used to do that. Then decided that enough was enough. Adventurer and three time Guinness Book of World Record holder Mike Reid says you don’t have to be gifted or talented. You don’t need anything given to you. If you refuse to take ‘no’ for an answer, anyone can achieve their dreams. As a child Mike was bullied. He ex...
#36 (S2 Ep 5) -From Bullied Kid to 3x World Record Holder, Interview with Adventurer Mike Reid
April 29, 2020 20:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBEver look out the window at work or in school and wish you were out there doing something big, living out your dreams? That is what this episode is about. We meet a man who used to do that. Then decided that enough was enough. Adventurer and three time Guinness Book of World Record holder Mike Reid says you don’t have to be gifted or talented. You don’t need anything given to you. If you refuse to take ‘no’ for an answer, anyone can achieve their dreams. As a child Mike was bullied. He ex...
#35 (S2 Ep 4) - The Meaning of Life is Coffee, an Interview with Coffee Roaster Austin Orth
April 23, 2020 17:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBDuring this time, when the world seems to be going insane, we can lose our minds or keep our act together, or PROSPER! I don’t know about you, but when this stuff happens and we look at the super macro of it, click a few down on the pull down tabs of life, I like what is happening. Don’t get me wrong, I hate the devastation it’s having on life and millions of people and businesses in the world. But, beyond this, I feel like I’ve never been busier in taking advantage of this time. In Episode...
S2 Episode 4 - The Meaning of Life is Coffee, an Interview with Coffee Roaster Austin Orth
April 23, 2020 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBDuring this time, when the world seems to be going insane, we can lose our minds or keep our act together, or PROSPER! I don’t know about you, but when this stuff happens and we look at the super macro of it, click a few down on the pull down tabs of life, I like what is happening. Don’t get me wrong, I hate the devastation it’s having on life and millions of people and businesses in the world. But, beyond this, I feel like I’ve never been busier in taking advantage of this time. In Episode...
#34 (S2 Ep 3) - Heroes of the Quarantine Culture with David Brancaccio of Marketplace Morning Report and Peter Dunn of Topdrawer Corp
April 14, 2020 22:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBThis one is about the heroes...well, two at least. Both of them would say PHOOEY, I'm no hero... So, let's just say it’s about how people are getting by. Specifically, it's about the small business owners, faced with the gut wrenching decisions they have to make when faced with going out of business, laying off employees...survival. This Heroes of the Quarantine Culture on Baker Street with Thom Pollard welcomes two incredible individuals on the front line of the economy. Peter Dunn is Pre...
S2 Episode 3 - Heroes of the Quarantine Culture with David Brancaccio of Marketplace Morning Report and Peter Dunn of Topdrawer Corp
April 14, 2020 22:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBThis one is about the heroes...well, two at least. Both of them would say PHOOEY, I'm no hero... So, let's just say it’s about how people are getting by. Specifically, it's about the small business owners, faced with the gut wrenching decisions they have to make when faced with going out of business, laying off employees...survival. This Heroes of the Quarantine Culture on Baker Street with Thom Pollard welcomes two incredible individuals on the front line of the economy. Peter Dunn is Pre...
#33 (S2 Ep 2) - Dragon Tongue: In the Time of COVID-19, Master Craftsman Tom Thiel and his Student in the Creation of Beauty/Rev Freakchild
April 07, 2020 21:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBThere is a romance to uncertain times. In the undulations and valleys that we experience in life we are given an opportunity to learn new ways to do things. Much like the relationship between a master and his student, experiences offer us an opportunity to see things from a different angle. This episode isnt about making guitars, per se, but about making a dream come true….about finding a muse and following it to completion. We'll be talking with Tom Thiel, an entrepreneur who spent his li...
S2 Episode 2 - Dragon Tongue: In the Time of COVID-19, A Master Craftsman and his Student in the Creation of Beauty/Rev Freakchild
April 07, 2020 21:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBThere is a romance to uncertain times. In the undulations and valleys that we experience in life we are given an opportunity to learn new ways to do things. Much like the relationship between a master and his student, experiences offer us an opportunity to see things from a different angle. This episode isnt about making guitars, per se, but about making a dream come true….about finding a muse and following it to completion. We'll be talking with Tom Thiel, an entrepreneur who spent his li...
S2 Episode 2 - Dragon Tongue: In the Time of COVID-19, Master Craftsman Tom Thiel and his Student in the Creation of Beauty/Rev Freakchild
April 07, 2020 21:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBThere is a romance to uncertain times. In the undulations and valleys that we experience in life we are given an opportunity to learn new ways to do things. Much like the relationship between a master and his student, experiences offer us an opportunity to see things from a different angle. This episode isnt about making guitars, per se, but about making a dream come true….about finding a muse and following it to completion. We'll be talking with Tom Thiel, an entrepreneur who spent his li...
#33 (S2 Ep 2) - Dragon Tongue: The Tree Whisperer, Master Craftsman Tom Thiel and his Student in the Creation of Beauty/Rev Freakchild
April 07, 2020 21:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBThere is a romance to uncertain times. In the undulations and valleys that we experience in life we are given an opportunity to learn new ways to do things. Much like the relationship between a master and his student, experiences offer us an opportunity to see things from a different angle. This episode isnt about making guitars, per se, but about making a dream come true….about finding a muse and following it to completion. We'll be talking with Tom Thiel, an entrepreneur who spent his li...
#32 - (S2 Ep 1) - Reverend Freakchild: The Bodhisattva Blues with the Bluesman About Drugs, Sobriety, Buddhism, Meditation & The Grateful Dead
March 31, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBYOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST, PEOPLE: Today on Baker Street with Thom Pollard I welcome the ever talented bluesman and Buddhist practitioner Reverend Freakchild. We'll talk about everything under the sun, as well as listen cuts off his new album called The Bodhisattva Blues. His insight and music will cover everything from the blues to drugs, to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Grateful Dead, to Buddhist philosophy from the Buddha himself to Naropa University, where the Reverend is studying for a ...
#32 - (S2 Ep 1) - The Bodhisattva Blues with Bluesman Reverend Freakchild/drugs, sobriety, Buddhism, meditation & the Grateful Dead
March 31, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBYOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST, PEOPLE: Today on Baker Street with Thom Pollard I welcome the ever talented bluesman and Buddhist practitioner Reverend Freakchild. We'll talk about everything under the sun, as well as listen cuts off his new album called The Bodhisattva Blues. His insight and music will cover everything from the blues to drugs, to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Grateful Dead, to Buddhist philosophy from the Buddha himself to Naropa University, where the Reverend is studying for a ...
S2 Episode 1 - The Bodhisattva Blues with Bluesman Reverend Freakchild/drugs, sobriety, Buddhism, meditation & the Grateful Dead
March 31, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBYOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST, PEOPLE: Today on Baker Street with Thom Pollard I welcome the ever talented bluesman and Buddhist practitioner Reverend Freakchild. We'll talk about everything under the sun, as well as listen cuts off his new album called The Bodhisattva Blues. His insight and music will cover everything from the blues to drugs, to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Grateful Dead, to Buddhist philosophy from the Buddha himself to Naropa University, where the Reverend is studying for a ...
Episode 30 - Survival Guide To the Madness of Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Beyond: an interview with Jungian Psychologist Nathan Schwartz-Salant
February 11, 2020 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBIf you think this episode is making a statement about my personal political preferences with this photo you're HIGHLY mistaken. Like me, if you're actually breathing, you know that the collective consciousness of the US political landscape is deeply divided. What's the old saying? War is not healthy for children and other living things? How does the current political divisiveness affect you? Does it raise your heart rate when you hear the detritus of political squabbling blurt out of your tv...
#31 - Survival Guide To the Madness of Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Beyond: an interview with Jungian Psychologist Nathan Schwartz-Salant
February 11, 2020 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBIf you think this episode is making a statement about my personal political preferences with this photo you're HIGHLY mistaken. Like me, if you're actually breathing, you know that the collective consciousness of the US political landscape is deeply divided. What's the old saying? War is not healthy for children and other living things? How does the current political divisiveness affect you? Does it raise your heart rate when you hear the detritus of political squabbling blurt out of your tv...
#31 - Survival Guide To the Madness: an interview with Jungian Psychologist Nathan Schwartz-Salant
February 11, 2020 16:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBIf you think this episode is making a statement about my personal political preferences with this photo you're HIGHLY mistaken. Like me, if you're actually breathing, you know that the collective consciousness of the US political landscape is deeply divided. What's the old saying? War is not healthy for children and other living things? How does the current political divisiveness affect you? Does it raise your heart rate when you hear the detritus of political squabbling blurt out of your tv...
Episode 30 - Defying All Logic, Our Collective Psyche is Fractured & New Hampshire Votes in the Primaries, an interview with Jungian Psychologist Nathan Schwartz-Salant
February 11, 2020 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBIt seems like the whole world is going crazy, that all logic has been lost. What on earth is going on? One thing for sure, is that this is a changing time. Further, it's New Hampshire primary day! As Americans look to find suitable candidates to elect as president, our times have become turbulent and divisive. How does all of this impact the individual? Can individuals hold their center together as the world appears to be crumbling around them? This episode is for them, for you, for me! ...
Episode 29 - Feel Good Story of the Week/Smiley Tejeda's Weight Room Dedication/Stories That Inspire
January 28, 2020 20:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBIn Episode 18 we got to meet Nathanael Smiley Tejeda, who gave up his Make-a-Wish grant to help his now former high school build a new weight room. That was back in August of 2019. This past December the weight room was finally unveiled. I called Smiley at his college in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he is starting his second semester of freshman year at Springfield College. Smiley talks about being in remission from Hodgkin Lymphoma, how exciting it was to unveil the new weight room and...
#30 - Feel Good Story of the Week/Smiley Tejeda's Make-A-Wish Weight Room/Leaving a Legacy
January 28, 2020 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBIn Episode 18 we got to meet Nathanael Smiley Tejeda, who gave up his Make-a-Wish grant to help his now former high school build a new weight room. That was back in August of 2019. This past December the weight room was finally unveiled. I called Smiley at his college in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he is starting his second semester of freshman year at Springfield College. Smiley talks about being in remission from Hodgkin Lymphoma, how exciting it was to unveil the new weight room and...
Episode 29 - Feel Good Story of the Week/Smiley Tejeda's Make-A-Wish Weight Room/Leaving a Legacy
January 28, 2020 20:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBIn Episode 18 we got to meet Nathanael Smiley Tejeda, who gave up his Make-a-Wish grant to help his now former high school build a new weight room. That was back in August of 2019. This past December the weight room was finally unveiled. I called Smiley at his college in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he is starting his second semester of freshman year at Springfield College. Smiley talks about being in remission from Hodgkin Lymphoma, how exciting it was to unveil the new weight room and...
#29 BONUS Episode - Australian Bushfires and the Inspiring "Aussie Bushfire Gear Giveaway"/Fundraiser to Help the Valiant Effort/Scott Salmon
January 16, 2020 18:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBThis is a special BONUS EPISODE of Baker Street: THE BUSHFIRES CURRENTLY RAVAGING AUSTRALIA ARE NOT ONLY OUT OF CONTROL IN ALMOST EVERY AUSTRALIAN STATE BUT THEY ARE COMPLETELY UNPRECEDENTED, AND OF A MAGNITUDE THATS NEVER BEEN EXPERIENCED. This tragic loss of life, property and infrastructure has been declared a national state of disaster. In this Bonus Episode I interview Scott Salmon, owner of Nautilus Effects Systems based in Canberra Australia. (ABN 605 277 208 29). Scott's business...
Episode 28 BONUS Episode - Australian Bushfires and the Inspiring "Aussie Bushfire Gear Giveaway"/Fundraiser to Help the Valiant Effort/Scott Salmon
January 16, 2020 18:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBThis is a special BONUS EPISODE of Baker Street: THE BUSHFIRES CURRENTLY RAVAGING AUSTRALIA ARE NOT ONLY OUT OF CONTROL IN ALMOST EVERY AUSTRALIAN STATE BUT THEY ARE COMPLETELY UNPRECEDENTED, AND OF A MAGNITUDE THATS NEVER BEEN EXPERIENCED. This tragic loss of life, property and infrastructure has been declared a national state of disaster. In this Bonus Episode I interview Scott Salmon, owner of Nautilus Effects Systems based in Canberra Australia. (ABN 605 277 208 29). Scott's business...
#28 - Helping Heroes Find Their Way Home/Military Suicide/an Inspiring Interview with Ray Gilmore
January 14, 2020 20:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBFor anyone concerned about suicide, contact the National Crisis Line. 800-273-8255 (TALK) This is a crisis line for EVERYONE Veterans Press 1 - for expedited service, specifically for veterans EPISODE 27: Today’s topic cuts close to the bone. If you’ve listened to Episode 23, called Don’t Tell a Lie, Your Life Depends on It, I talk about the suicide of my brother, my best friend, a beautiful, kind soul that broke so many hearts. In Episode 27 we’re talking about suicide. Why does it hap...
Episode 27 - Helping Heroes Find Their Way Home/Military Suicide/an Inspiring Interview with Ray Gilmore
January 14, 2020 20:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBFor anyone concerned about suicide, contact the National Crisis Line. 800-273-8255 (TALK) This is a crisis line for EVERYONE Veterans Press 1 - for expedited service, specifically for veterans EPISODE 27: Today’s topic cuts close to the bone. If you’ve listened to Episode 23, called Don’t Tell a Lie, Your Life Depends on It, I talk about the suicide of my brother, my best friend, a beautiful, kind soul that broke so many hearts. In Episode 27 we’re talking about suicide. Why does it hap...
#27 - Australia, Aboriginal Didgeridoo, Rod McCurdy, Pacific Dreams & Giving Back
December 20, 2019 22:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBThis episode is a n instant classic, exploring not only the beauty of Australia but the inner journey of discovery and enlightenment with my good friend and fan of this podcast, Rod McCurdy. This episode summarizes exactly why Baker Street with Thom Pollard exists in the first place. A recent sojourn to Australia unearthed a serendipitous encounter with Aboriginal musician George Dow, who masterfully demonstrated his didgeridoo. We discuss the hunter versus farmer hypothesis, first written ...
#27 - Australia, Aboriginal Didgeridoo, Rod McCurdy, Pacific Dreams & Giving Back
December 20, 2019 22:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBThis episode is a n instant classic, exploring not only the beauty of Australia but the inner journey of discovery and enlightenment with my good friend and fan of this podcast, Rod McCurdy. This episode summarizes exactly why Baker Street with Thom Pollard exists in the first place. A recent sojourn to Australia unearthed a serendipitous encounter with Aboriginal musician George Dow, who masterfully demonstrated his didgeridoo. We discuss the hunter versus farmer hypothesis, first written ...
Episode 26 - Australia, Aboriginal Didgeridoo, Rod McCurdy, Pacific Dreams & Giving Back
December 20, 2019 22:00 - 50 minutes - 35.1 MBThis episode is a n instant classic, exploring not only the beauty of Australia but the inner journey of discovery and enlightenment with my good friend and fan of this podcast, Rod McCurdy. This episode summarizes exactly why Baker Street with Thom Pollard exists in the first place. A recent sojourn to Australia unearthed a serendipitous encounter with Aboriginal musician George Dow, who masterfully demonstrated his didgeridoo. We discuss the hunter versus farmer hypothesis, first written ...
Episode 25 - I Am Donald Trump, and #MeToo Movement, an Interview with Dr. Nathan Schwartz-Salant, Jungian Analyst
November 19, 2019 16:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBThere's a damn good reason that this is BY FAR my most downloaded and shared episode. We are in a divisive, tumultuous period, in the USA as well as worldwide. I decided to remove myself from the s*** slinging here on Facebook, have muted or unfollowed dozens of normally sane and rational friends since chasm began to widen. If you're interested in doing a deep dive into the mind and soul of the most powerful man in the world and how he has come to build a large constituency, this is a grea...
#26 - I Am Donald Trump, and #MeToo Movement, an Interview with Acclaimed Jungian Analyst Dr. Nathan Schwartz-Salant
November 19, 2019 16:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBThere's a damn good reason that this is BY FAR my most downloaded and shared episode. We are in a divisive, tumultuous period, in the USA as well as worldwide. I decided to remove myself from the s*** slinging here on Facebook, have muted or unfollowed dozens of normally sane and rational friends since chasm began to widen. If you're interested in doing a deep dive into the mind and soul of the most powerful man in the world and how he has come to build a large constituency, this is a grea...
Episode 24 - PART 2: Interview with Holocaust Survivor Irene Butter, Her Story of Hope and Inspiration
October 22, 2019 21:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBEpisode 24 - THIS IS PART TWO OF A TWO PART EPISODE. This powerful story that will surely leave an imprint upon you. We’ll be talking with Irene Butter, who survived the Holocaust with her family. For decades Irene didn’t breathe a word about it. She wrote a book called Shores Beyond Shores, from Holocaust to Hope, My True Story. My friends John Bidwell and Kris Holloway (husband and wife) co-wrote this book with Irene by conducting hours upon hours of Skype interviews together. What result...