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Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Peace Podcast

35 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

Peace, earth-life, and levity.

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Kaur of Peace: 10 Bad Ass Sikh Women in History

February 19, 2024 23:56 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB

In this episode, the Avis Kalfsbeek returns after a hiatus which includes a journey of overcoming alcohol addiction. She shares her insights on peace and the compelling interplay between peace and strength, with extraordinary depth drawn from her personal experiences in recovery. Avis explores the strength derived from women and the feminine force that permeates all beings. She further delves into history, examining the contribution of women to the Sikh tradition and their influence on peace...

One More Year Audio Book Chapters 35 - 41 (Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1)

October 12, 2022 14:00 - 28 minutes - 66.3 MB

Please enjoy audio chapters 36 through 41 (THE END) of One More Year, Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1 and a bonus, Pedro’s Primer. “One more year -- keep your stuff longer, people” is Tilly’s mantra as she trains for her first Ironman with her best-friend-coach, Camas. Set in an idyllic northwest town on a pristine glacier-formed lake, Tilly sets out to tackle an Ironman for an environmental cause to convince people to curb their consumerism to give the planet a fighting chance...

One More Year Audio Book Chapters 31 - 35 (Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1)

October 08, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 61.4 MB

Please enjoy audio chapters 31 through 35 of One More Year, Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1. “One more year -- keep your stuff longer, people” is Tilly’s mantra as she trains for her first Ironman with her best-friend-coach, Camas. Set in an idyllic northwest town on a pristine glacier-formed lake, Tilly sets out to tackle an Ironman for an environmental cause to convince people to curb their consumerism to give the planet a fighting chance against climate change. (Chapters 36 ...

One More Year Audio Book Chapters 26 - 30 (Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1)

October 05, 2022 14:00 - 24 minutes - 57.1 MB

Please enjoy audio chapters 26 through 30 of One More Year, Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1. “One more year -- keep your stuff longer, people” is Tilly’s mantra as she trains for her first Ironman with her best-friend-coach, Camas. Set in an idyllic northwest town on a pristine glacier-formed lake, Tilly sets out to tackle an Ironman for an environmental cause to convince people to curb their consumerism to give the planet a fighting chance against climate change. (Chapters 31 ...

One More Year Audio Book Chapters 21 - 25 (Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1)

October 01, 2022 14:00 - 45 minutes - 105 MB

Please enjoy audio chapters 21 through 25 of One More Year, Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1. “One more year -- keep your stuff longer, people” is Tilly’s mantra as she trains for her first Ironman with her best-friend-coach, Camas. Set in an idyllic northwest town on a pristine glacier-formed lake, Tilly sets out to tackle an Ironman for an environmental cause to convince people to curb their consumerism to give the planet a fighting chance against climate change. (Chapters 26 ...

One More Year Audio Book Chapters 16 - 20 (Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1)

September 28, 2022 14:00 - 36 minutes - 84.1 MB

Please enjoy audio chapters 16 through 20 of One More Year, Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1. “One more year -- keep your stuff longer, people” is Tilly’s mantra as she trains for her first Ironman with her best-friend-coach, Camas. Set in an idyllic northwest town on a pristine glacier-formed lake, Tilly sets out to tackle an Ironman for an environmental cause to convince people to curb their consumerism to give the planet a fighting chance against climate change. (Chapters 21 ...

One More Year Audio Book Chapters 11 - 15 (Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1)

September 24, 2022 12:00 - 27 minutes - 62 MB

Please enjoy audio chapters 11 through 15 of One More Year, Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1. “One more year -- keep your stuff longer, people” is Tilly’s mantra as she trains for her first Ironman with her best-friend-coach, Camas. Set in an idyllic northwest town on a pristine glacier-formed lake, Tilly sets out to tackle an Ironman for an environmental cause to convince people to curb their consumerism to give the planet a fighting chance against climate change. (Chapters 16 ...

One More Year Audio Book Chapters 6 - 10 (Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1)

September 21, 2022 14:00 - 19 minutes - 43.7 MB

Please enjoy audio chapters 6 through 10 of One More Year, Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1. “One more year -- keep your stuff longer, people” is Tilly’s mantra as she trains for her first Ironman with her best-friend-coach, Camas. Set in an idyllic northwest town on a pristine glacier-formed lake, Tilly sets out to tackle an Ironman for an environmental cause to convince people to curb their consumerism to give the planet a fighting chance against climate change. (Chapters 11 -...

One More Year Audio Book Chapters 1 - 5 (Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1)

September 17, 2022 23:02 - 23 minutes - 54.1 MB

Please enjoy audio book chapters 1 through 5 of One More Year, Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Primer 1. “One more year -- keep your stuff longer, people” is Tilly’s mantra as she trains for her first Ironman with her best-friend-coach, Camas. Set in an idyllic northwest town on a pristine glacier-formed lake, Tilly sets out to tackle an Ironman for an environmental cause to convince people to curb their consumerism to give the planet a fighting chance against climate change. (Chapters ...

Peace Beats: Ms Magoo’s Magnificent Meat-Free Sexagenarian to Centenarian Ride

September 12, 2022 00:31 - 12 minutes - 28.3 MB

I’d like to share a birthday note I wrote to my friends and a recording I made on my birthday with a prayer of peace. “Closer than my varicose veins, nearer than my sagging turkey neck.” Peace is here now, my dear friends. Music: Una Manana and Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW Sylvia Earle’s Ted Talk Mission Blue: https://mission-blue.org/about/ Studs...

Keep Stuff That Matters - Kira Rodenbush Interview

July 24, 2022 00:19 - 51 minutes - 119 MB

“Everybody in the modern day and age wants to live like there house is its own tiny Target…” Join me to hear master spiritual clutter cutter, Kira Rodenbush talk about how we relate to our “stuff.” Her podcast is titled, “What’s Up With Your Stuff?” and in this light-hearted interview she talks about a family “Bob-Ross-on-acid” painting that she has carried from home to home, how to approach those doom boxes in storage,  and how our children are the hope for the future to curb unbridled cons...

Peace Heroes: Rob Bell on Guns

June 21, 2022 22:47 - 39 minutes - 89.3 MB

Avis Kalfsbeek’s narration of philosopher, truth-seeker, dad-next-door-surfer Rob Bell’s superb synthesis of the change we need now in gun policy, with music by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Link to Rob Bell Politics and Guns Episode 59: https://robbell.podbean.com/e/episode-59-politics-and-guns-part-6-we-can-do-this/ Pew Research – Americans and Guns: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/09/13/key-facts-about-americans-and-guns/ The Brookings Essay “The Promise: The Families of Sandy Ho...

Peace Scholars: American University’s School

May 22, 2022 01:24 - 21 minutes - 49.6 MB

“Why peace? Why now?” American University’s International Peace and Conflict Resolution leaders ask. Learn more about the women faculty in this top-tier peace think tank. Study peace. Peace Studies: American University School of International Services – Masters in International Peace and Conflict Resolution https://www.american.edu/sis/ipcr/   Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com...

Immanuel Kant Perpetual Peace First Section Article 6 - No State Shall Allow Such Hostilities

May 09, 2022 13:00 - 6 minutes - 15.7 MB

Immanuel Kant’s essay "Toward Perpetual Peace, a Philosophical Sketch” First Section Article 6 “No state shall allow itself such hostilities in wartime as would make mutual trust in a future period of peace impossible.” Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike and The Red Kite by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW Immanuel Kant: The version  of Immanuel Kant’s writing Toward Perpetual Peace...

Immanuel Kant Perpetual Peace First Section Article 5 - No State Shall Forcibly Interfere

May 06, 2022 13:00 - 5 minutes - 13.2 MB

Immanuel Kant’s essay “Toward Perpetual Peace, a Philosophical Sketch” First Section Article 5 “No state shall forcibly interfere in the constitution and government of another state.” Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW Immanuel Kant: The version  of Immanuel Kant’s writing Toward Perpetual Peace I purchased is published by Yale University with int...

Immanuel Kant Perpetual Peace First Section Article 4 - The State Shall Not Contract Debts

May 02, 2022 13:00 - 6 minutes - 14.8 MB

Immanuel Kant’s essay “Toward Perpetual Peace, a Philosophical Sketch” First Section Article 4 “The state shall not contract debts in connection with its foreign affairs.”  Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW Immanuel Kant: The version  of Immanuel Kant’s writing Toward Perpetual Peace I purchased is published by Yale University with introduction b...

Immanuel Kant Perpetual Peace First Section Article 3 - Standing Armies Shall Gradually Be Abolished

April 27, 2022 13:00 - 6 minutes - 13.7 MB

Immanuel Kant’s essay “Toward Perpetual Peace, a Philosophical Sketch” First Section Article 3 “Standing armies (miles perpetuus) shall be gradually abolished entirely.”  Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW Immanuel Kant: The version  of Immanuel Kant’s writing Toward Perpetual Peace I purchased is published by Yale University with introduction by ...

Immanuel Kant Perpetual Peace First Section Article 3

April 27, 2022 13:00 - 6 minutes - 13.7 MB

Immanuel Kant’s essay “Toward Perpetual Peace, a Philosophical Sketch” First Section Article 3 “Standing armies (miles perpetuus) shall be gradually abolished entirely.”  Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike and The Red Kite by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW Immanuel Kant: The version  of Immanuel Kant’s writing Toward Perpetual Peace I purchased is published by Yale University with...

Immanuel Kant Perpetual Peace First Section Article 2 - No State Shall Be Acquired

April 24, 2022 23:27 - 6 minutes - 13.8 MB

Immanuel Kant’s essay “Toward Perpetual Peace, a Philosophical Sketch” First Section Article 2 “No independently existing state (irrespective if it is large or small) shall be able to be acquired by another state through inheritance, exchange, purchase, or gift.”  Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW Immanuel Kant: The version  of Immanuel Kant’s wr...

Immanuel Kant Perpetual Peace First Section Article 1 - No Reservations for Future War

April 14, 2022 00:56 - 10 minutes - 24.4 MB

Immanuel Kant’s essay Toward Perpetual Peace, a Philosophical Sketch First Section Article 1. “No peace settlement which secretly reserves issues for a future war shall be considered valid.”   Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW Immanuel Kant: The version  of Immanuel Kant’s writing Toward Perpetual Peace I purchased is published by Yale Universit...

Peace Scholars: University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for Peace Studies

April 03, 2022 01:27 - 13 minutes - 30.3 MB

Let’s learn more about scholars, institutions, programs, classes, and individuals dedicated to peace. In this Peace Scholars episode, I read about the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, including a description of the programs and a few course descriptions. Go Leprechauns! Peace Studies: Read more about the academic peace programs and thought leaders at the Kroc Institute of Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame by searching up Kroc Institute o...

A Nature Peace: John Muir Studies in the Sierra CH 2 Origins of the Yosemite Valleys Part 2

March 28, 2022 22:32 - 16 minutes - 38.9 MB

A reading of John’s Muir’s Studies in the Sierra, Chapter 2 Origins of the Yosemite Valley, Part 2. “The Half Dome is usually regarded as being the most mysterious and unique rock form in the valley, or, indeed, in the world, yet when closely approached and studied, its history becomes plain.” John Muir You can read the full book, Studies in the Sierra by John Muir at The Sierra Club’s site: https://vault.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/studies_in_the_sierra/ Music: Dalai Llama ...

A Nature Peace: John Muir Studies in the Sierra CH 2 Origins of the Yosemite Valleys Part 1

March 19, 2022 21:35 - 24 minutes - 55.8 MB

A reading of John’s Muir’s Studies in the Sierra, Chapter 2 Origins of the Yosemite Valley, Part 1. “It would require years of enthusiastic study to master the English alphabet if it were carved upon the flank of the Sierra in letters sixty or seventy miles long, their bases set in the foothills, their tops leaning back among the glaciers and shattered peaks of the summit, often veiled with forests and thickets, and their continuity often broken by cross-gorges and hills.” John Muir You ca...

A Flow Peace: Self Sabotage and Delusions of Grandeur

March 09, 2022 15:00 - 11 minutes - 26.7 MB

What do we know of “delusions of grandeur”?  Do we self sabotage when we identify with this phrase? And an excerpt preview of upcoming book 6. Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW More Peace anyone? If you ever think that a bit more meditation and time in nature and a little less phone would lead you to a more peaceful life, you might enjoy some simp...

A Nature Peace: W.H. Hudson’s Birds and Man Chapter 1 Part 3

March 04, 2022 21:54 - 23 minutes - 53.6 MB

W.H. Hudson, Birds and Man, Chapter 1, Birds At Their Best, Part 3. This first chapter ends with the sentiment that our life’s memories of nature we experienced may be our greatest peace. It is an exuberant and proud accounting of the over 200 bird descriptions and bird songs W.H. Hudson can remember from his distant homeland of Argentina and his reasons why. He also answers the question: “What is the charm which you find or say you find in nature?” and imagines how wonderful it would be to ...

Pillars of Peace: Lucy Thoumaian’s Manifesto of Peace

February 26, 2022 02:30 - 9 minutes - 22.1 MB

A reading of Lucy Thoumaian’s 1914 manifesto of peace, A Manifesto to Women of Every Land, a Pillars of Peace episode. Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW Read Lucy Thoumaian’s A Manifesto to Women of Every Land in the book Documenting First Wave Feminisms edited by Maureen Moynagh, Nancy Forestell. https://www.amazon.com/Documenting-First-Wave-Femi...

A Nature Peace: WH Hudson Birds and Man Chapter 1Part 2

February 21, 2022 20:28 - 28 minutes - 64.7 MB

W.H. Hudson, Birds and Man, Chapter 1, Birds At Their Best, Part 2. Can we recall bird images and birdsongs from memory like it was yesterday? W.H. Hudson says yes. Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW Read W.H. Hudson’s Birds and Man at www.gutenberg.org. More Peace anyone? If you ever think that a bit more meditation and time in nature and a littl...

A Nature Peace: W.H. Hudson Birds and Man Chapter 1 Part 1

February 19, 2022 03:22 - 20 minutes - 46.3 MB

W.H. Hudson, Birds and Man, Chapter 1, Birds At Their Best, Part 1. Birds are best viewed in nature, not stuffed in a museum. Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW Read W.H. Hudson’s Birds and Man at www.gutenberg.org. More Peace anyone? If you ever think that a bit more meditation and time in nature and a little less phone would lead you to a more p...

Immanuel Kant: Why Kant There Be Peace?

February 13, 2022 23:12 - 13 minutes - 31.6 MB

Why Kant There Be Peace?  Excerpts from Immanuel Kant’s essay “Toward Perpetual Peace, a Philosophical Sketch.” Comforting, practical, brave, and clear. First Section, Which Contains the Preliminary Articles for Perpetual Peace among States: “No peace settlement which secretly reserves issues for a future war shall be considered valid.” “No independently existing state (irrespective of whether it is larger or small) shall be able to be acquired by another state through inheritance, exchan...

A Nature Peace: John Muir Studies in the Sierra CH 1 Mountain Sculpture Part 3

February 11, 2022 15:00 - 14 minutes - 33.8 MB

A reading of John’s Muir’s Studies in the Sierra, Chapter 1 Mountain Sculpture Part 3. Glaciers, flexible as the wind, yet hard-tempered as steel, domes, spires, poetry and peace in geology. The full writings can be found at The Sierra Club’s site: https://vault.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/studies_in_the_sierra/. Or find the book on Amazon https://amzn.to/3AK2h9y and other bookstores. Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerod...

A Nature Peace: John Muir Studies in the Sierra CH 1 Mountain Sculpture Part 2

February 06, 2022 22:26 - 17 minutes - 41 MB

A reading of John’s Muir’s Studies in the Sierra, Chapter 1 Mountain Sculpture Part 2. Cleavage, glaciers, domes, spires, poetry and peace in geology. The full writings can be found at The Sierra Club’s site: https://vault.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/studies_in_the_sierra/. Or find the book on Amazon https://amzn.to/3AK2h9y and other bookstores. Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://op...

A Nature Peace: John Muir, Studies in the Sierra, Chapter 1 Mountain Sculpture Part 1

February 04, 2022 16:40 - 12 minutes - 28.2 MB

A reading of John’s Muir’s Studies in the Sierra, Chapter 1 Mountain Sculpture Part 1. Glaciers, domes, spires, poetry and peace in geology. The full writings can be found at The Sierra Club’s site: https://vault.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/studies_in_the_sierra/. Or find the the book on Amazon https://amzn.to/3AK2h9y and other bookstores. Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://open.spo...

A Nature Peace: Confederation of Native Peoples 1786

January 30, 2022 21:33 - 14 minutes - 32.3 MB

A reading on peace: “A confederation of Native peoples seek peace with the United States, 1786.” The full writing can be found at The American Yawp, A Massively Collaborate Open U.S. Textbook, www.americanyawp.com. Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez. Bandcamp: https://javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QuyqfXEKzrpUl6b12I3KW Get the Books: The Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet book series can be found at AvisKalfsbeek.com ...

Stray with Me with Jessie Leonard

December 26, 2021 22:25 - 1 hour - 151 MB

Enjoy this planet-inspired mother-daughter interview with van-life adventurer-poet, Jessie Leonard with topics of solo female travel, van building, small vans, remote work, living a small footprint, minimalism, ethical consumerism, fast fashion, traveling with a dog and more. Jessie Leonard: Follow @StrayWithMe; Get the poetry book, Journey to Find my Broken Pieces and buy beautiful naturally-dyed products: www.StrayWithMe.co. Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez.  Ja...

Introducing the Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet Peace Podcast

October 21, 2021 02:24 - 5 minutes - 7.29 MB

Subscribe today for peace. More episodes coming soon.   Music: Dalai Lama Riding a Bike by Javier "Peke" Rodrigez www.AvisKalfsbeek.com