Sound Pathways

Headlined Show, Sound Pathways January 7, 2026

Thu, Jan 8, 2026

In a time of deep division, what if peace begins with remembering our shared wholeness — and living it in practical ways? Tonight on Sound Pathways , I’m joined by Robert Atkinson, Ph.D. , award-winning author, educator, and developmental psychologist, to explore his new book The Way of Unity and the essential principles and “preconditions” for peace we can apply in everyday life — starting now. Robert Atkinson, PhD, is an award-winning author, educator, and developmental psychologist whose work bridges storytelling, transformation, and the evolution of consciousness with a unitive vision. His latest book, The Way of Unity: Essential Principles and Preconditions for Peace (2025) offers a framework and study guide for putting into action the unitive wisdom underpinning our collective evolution. He is the author of A New Story of Wholeness (2022), Our Moment of Choice (co-editor, 2020), Year of Living Deeply: A Memoir of 1969 (2019), The Story of Our Time (2017), The Gift of Stories (1995), and six other books. He is director of StoryCommons, founder of One Planet Peace Forum, and member of the Evolutionary Leaders Circle.

Headlined Show, Sound Pathways December 24, 2025

Thu, Dec 25, 2025

As we arrive at the final Sound Pathways episode of the year, we turn toward one of the most profound gifts we can give ourselves: the miracle of forgiveness . This closing chapter invites you to clear emotional residue from the past year, soften what has been heavy, and open space for the new energy waiting to emerge. Today, I’m joined by the extraordinary Dr. Dravon James —author of Forgiveness: The Pathway to Happiness , transformation specialist, and founder of Everyday Peace. Together we explore how forgiveness becomes a miracle when we choose readiness, awareness, acceptance, compassion, and a heart willing to move forward. We’ll also explore identity shifts, habit-building, and how transforming our relationship with stress can help us step into the year ahead with clarity, strength, and peace. This sacred year-end episode is an invitation to release what no longer matches your frequency and to welcome a new chapter with intention, spaciousness, and hope. We’ll close with an intuitive viola sound bath crafted to help you let go, harmonize, and rise. Let this be your moment to forgive, renew, and begin again.

Headlined Show, Sound Pathways December 10, 2025

Thu, Dec 11, 2025

Please join our conversation with the brilliant Charu Suri on Sound Pathways : When roots, life, and brilliance collide. I’m so excited to share my conversation with pianist-composer Charu Suri — a beautiful reminder that the many parts of who you are can become your greatest strength. We explore how Charu transforms her challenges and her prodigious gifts into music, sharing, and service with real purpose, and how she weaves her rich cultural and musical heritage into a signature blend of ragas, Western classical influence and training, jazz, and global sound. If you’re an artist, you’ll love the creative process insights. If you’re not, you’ll still walk away inspired to bring your own experiences into a more integrated, expansive, and meaningful life — and to share what you’re creating in ways that uplift not only yourself, but others.

Headlined Show, Sound Pathways November 26, 2025

Thu, Nov 27, 2025

Karen Olson sits down with Grant Maloy Smith, Billboard Top 10, multi–award-winning Americana artist whose songs turn American history and real lives into powerful story-songs. His music paints vivid stories of the American experience in Dust Bowl: American Stories , Appalachia: American Stories , and Mississippi: American Stories . Together they explore where his songs really come from—the lived experiences, history, and people that shape them—and how our own stories can become “life songs” in the way we live, love, and show up each day. Karen also shares the ongoing collaboration between Sound Pathways and Indie Collaborative , celebrating the power of creative community to help all of us create the life of our dreams. Grant Maloy Smith is a Billboard Top 10 recording artist and MusicRow Country Breakout charting songwriter of American Roots music. His Americana theme albums, including DUST BOWL: AMERICAN STORIES, APPALACHIA: AMERICAN STORIES, and MISSISSIPPI: AMERICAN STORIES, have all earned rave reviews from Americana Highways, MusicRow Magazine, Bluegrass Today, Roots Music Report, and more. Over the years, his albums have spent 17 weeks on the Billboard charts, including eleven weeks in the Top 10 on the Americana/Folk album sales chart and #12 on the Country album sales chart. Grant has performed twice at Carnegie Hall and has won numerous awards, including two Grammy® certificates. In 2020, he was inducted into the Indie Music Hall of Fame in Hollywood. Critics have raved about his music, including: “… lyrics and music as potent as Woody Guthrie ... A reminder of the darker period of Bob Dylan, and it’s that good, that memorable…” ~ NO DEPRESSION magazine “If you took a few ounces of Willie Nelson and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, mixed them carefully, Grant Maloy Smith would appear ... One day we’ll be talking about how Grant Maloy Smith is a national treasure – like John Prine. I’d be the first to say it’s so.” ~ AMERICANA HIGHWAYS magazine

Headlined Show, Sound Pathways November 12, 2025

Wed, Nov 12, 2025

🌍 When sound becomes service, it transforms everything it touches. In this week’s Sound Pathways , I speak with 3× GRAMMY® winner and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Ricky Kej , whose music bridges compassion, creativity, and environmental consciousness. It’s a reminder that harmony isn’t just something we play — it’s something we live. ✨