Episode 168 - Karl Beckstrand

Karl Beckstrand is an American best-selling author and award-winning author/illustrator of 26 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 60 eBook titles. His western survival thriller, To Swallow the Earth, won a 2016 International Book Award, and his works have been lauded by Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, The Horn Book, and School Library Journal, along with a slew of other awards, too long to mention. He is also a former journalist and is an instructor in that wheelhouse, as well as college media. 04:49 - about his new book "Abundant Paths..." 08:51 - getting what you want and wanting what you get 17:46 - be happy that they are happy 19:25 - Empathy must work both ways 22:22 - Was there a "why" for your chosen path 33:10 - When did censorship became more visible? 47:20 - The obstacles in a physical relationship, and self-honesty 53:41 - What is my role here, and how does it help people? 56:30 - What age do kids make their own decisions? 1:02:20 - Scheduling/blocking time to do productive things 1:05:09 - Loving John Adams 1:09:58 - dieting, and why he cannot eat carbs, and carnivore/keto 1:17:31 - let's talk about theatre performance 1:23:07 - social maturity