The Forty Five with Cole Calfee

Cole and Beth chat remotely about art and Beth's life in Rwanda. A big thank you to Habitat Ranch for sponsoring the show. 1:40 lessons from growing up in Iowa 2:23 feeling at home in Africa 6:35 beth’s mission statement 10:00 on writing with kindness and hope in mind 12:15 cole reads lyrics from one of beth's songs 14:40 story behind the song 16:00 quote about the importance of stillness 18:25 beth’s “lightswitch” moment 21:00 beth on how we become who we are 23:00 another quote about stillness 23:45 conversation about john lewis 28:30 another story behind the song 34:15 the role of art in the world 37:30 cole’s favorite painters 40:00 beth on the job of the artist

Cole and Drew sit down in Nashville and talk about Drew's journey as an artist, what it's like living out of a van, and riding bulls in Wyoming. A big thank you to Habitat Ranch for sponsoring the show. 2:30 meaning of the word "amateur" 7:15 cole's impression hearing drew play for first time 12:00 process of drew getting comfortable on stage 13:45 on being what you are 16:00 drew spends 1 day in a fraternity 17:45 loneliness leads back to music 20:15 importance of discipline in pursuing art 21:00 drew’s friends become "the band camino" 24:05 covid rolls around 26:20 drew on lessons learned from saying yes 26:50 carl jung quote 29:30 drew’s 5-year plan comes to fruition 31:20 drew’s music gets stolen 32:30 drew goes to hawaii, sells his car, buys a van 38:15 drew’s MO 40 tales from Wyoming Listen to "Antidote" by Drew Erwin here. 

Cole and Nate chat remotely about Nate's journey from college athlete to fitness coach and minister. A big thank you to Habitat Ranch for sponsoring the show. 4:15 on being part of something bigger than yourself 8:35 housefires worship nights 13:45 nate talking about learning by trial & error 15:40 advice from cole's first boss 21:45 on the importance of identity 25:00 on being humble and hungry 25:25 two sides to knowledge 29:30 on "manifesting" dreams 34:50 frederick douglass quote 38:10 on work and rest 43:30 wherever you go there you are

Cole and Amanda sit down in Nashville and talk about Amanda's journey, from losing her husband to cancer last year to what she's doing now, and how she has found joy through immense pain. Her story will be an inspiration for anyone. A big thank you to Habitat Ranch for sponsoring the show. 2:20 amanda's dream from 8 years ago 6:00 amanda's story 10:00 decision to go to Mexico 15:10 on what’s important in life & what’s not in life 17:00 leaning into challenging times & learning to "sit in the mud" 19:20 on praying dangerous prayers & growth during hard times 22:00 how joy & grief can exist at the same time 27:10 the importance of mindset 31:30 amanda's mission statement 37:00 amanda's dream coming to fruition 42:00 on shedding grief 44:45 on taking life less seriously 45:30 on the importance of childlike faith        

Cole and Nathan sit down in Nashville and talk all kinds of stuff. A big thank you to Habitat Ranch for sponsoring the show. 3:55 enneagram chat - persuasion & core gift / core sin 6:56 different types of wealth 7:15 nate's boredom with school, love for the piano 11:20 convo about what labor is 11:45 currency is consciousness 12:45 nate defines manna as the conscious attention of people 13:30 OnlyFans & desire 14:30 so $$$ isn’t the key to life? 16:10 Mark 8v36 16:50 what is the soul? 17:00 collective soul? 17:45 de-velopment of the soul 18:20 cole quotes Watchman Nee 18:50 nathans bio from his website  19:50 what catapulted nate into this mode he’s in, or has he always been this way 20:10 you learn more when you lose 21:30 Carl Jung and the shadow, how the ego can be functional but not know what’s beneath the surface 22:15 cole quotes this song: https://open.spotify.com/track/18VoO998h6uVlEWgtKzQug?si=4213524c29f64217 23:30 how nathan writes a poem every morning & Carl Jung quote about poets 24:30 cole quotes Miles Davis, asks nathan where the writing started 25:50 how the media manipulates our minds 26:30 on playing games you can’t win & thinking how maybe through poetry the soul can speak 26:35 where poetry comes from? 27:00 on how the soul speaks 27:50 how art speaks to the gray areas of life 28:25 you can be the tuning fork, but you can’t be the note 29:25 cole reflects on trump presidency & what is timeless 30:30 what our purpose is NOT & why nate reads the classics 31:30 nate advises to burn your TV! 31:50 cole asks nate about sacrifice 32:50 how sacrifice is the recurring theme through many great world religions 33:50 nate mentions Mircea Eliade & Émile Durkheim 34:25 the term “appropriation” goes over cole’s head 37:20 to eat, must kill, and we forget that 39:50 meaning of the star of david 40:30 cole wonders about what is a world without sacrifice? 41:20 nate on decadence & decay 41:50 weak men make hard times 43:00 from shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in 3 generations 43:30 the importance of sacrifice

Cole and Jarvus sit down in Nashville and talk about Jarvus's story + what he has gained from studying Nonviolent Communication (NVC). A big thank you to Habitat Ranch for sponsoring the show.

Cole lays out a vision for the show.