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Twice 5 Miles Radio with James Navé
Twice 5 Miles Radio is a podcast devoted to candid, often surprising conversations with artists, thinkers, and cultural instigators who have something to say. Each episode explores the stories, tensions, and questions that shape how we live, create, and pay attention. I’m James Navé—poet, storyteller, educator, and longtime host of Twice 5 Miles Radio. I hold an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and have spent decades teaching and working with writers and performers worldwide. I’m the…
Episodes
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéThe Intelligence of Imagination with author and storytreller Laura Simms
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I'm your host, James Navé. What happens when storytelling becomes more than performance—a way of paying attention, discovering…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéWork Is Love Made Visible with CEO Tish Vallés on Poetry and Leadership
What if the secret to great leadership isn't another business strategy, but poetry? Tish Vallés joins me on Twice 5 Miles Radio to explore why work is love…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéPolitics of the Dog Park with James Navé
Politics isn't just Washington — it's the dog park, the gas pump, and the in-laws down the hall. James Navé goes solo this week. Welcome to Twice 5 Miles…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéHippy Wars: Some Things Are Worth Fighting For with author Celia Gregory
Celia Gregory on the sixties' hidden contradiction — a movement built on peace that was, underneath, a generation at war with its own inheritance. Welcome to…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéImaginative Intelligence and Other Delights
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I'm your host, James Navé. I'm going solo this week to talk about a subject my creative collaborator, Allegra Huston, and I…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéThe Feast of Losses with poet Lorrie Wolfe
From a pandemic elegy for three billion lost birds to a villanelle written live on air, Lorrie Wolfe on grief, precision, and the discipline of fourteen lines…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéDon't Mess With My Dog, Guitars, or Songs, join Carver, singer-songwriter
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I'm your host James Navé. This week I sit down with singer-songwriter Lisa Carver, who goes by her last name, in a conversation…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéOn Silence, Squirrels, and the Art of Thinking on Your Feet
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I'm your host, James Navé. This week I'm flying solo, recording on a smoke-hazed midsummer morning in Arroyo Seco, New Mexico…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéI Don't Remember (And Other Ways to Remember Everything)
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I'm your host, James Navé. In this solo episode, I pull poems from decades-old notebooks and read them aloud: old highway…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéDance Free at the Imaginative Storm Hoedown
James Navé here. I put together this eight-minute music track for a writing workshop I'm teaching at the Estelle Center in La Veta, Colorado. Here's the…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéWhat Acting Taught Me About Poetry
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I'm your host, James Navé. What can acting teach us about poetry and living a more authentic life? In this solo episode, I…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéLife Isn't Like a Festival. It Is the Festival.
In this solo episode, I explore what it means to Live Life Like a Festival, inspired by Jennifer Pickering's vision for the LEAF Festival and our upcoming book…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéMemoir Is Dangerous. Fiction Is Safer.
A Paris lunch. One decision. Six books later. What happens when a coach decides to write a book and discovers she has no idea what she's doing? In this…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéImaginative Intelligence: The Human Birthright We Forgot
What if creativity isn't a talent reserved for artists, writers, and musicians? What if it's something far more fundamental—something woven into human nature…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéFrom Paris to Taos On an Ordinary Day
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I'm your host, James Navé. In this solo episode, I take you along on a twenty-two-hour journey from Paris to Taos, New Mexico—a…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéTake a Stand by Sitting Down with Jay Hill unpacking his TEDx talk
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host, James Navé. Today my guest is Jay Hill, whose TEDx Asheville talk may be one of the funniest and most…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéAdam and Eve Ate the Apple — Thank God
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host, James Navé. Today, my guest is Diana Gustafson. Recorded in Taos, New Mexico, following the Imaginative Storm…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéWriting as Medicine: Rebecca Jarmas on Migraine, Creativity, and Courage
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host, James Navé. Today’s conversation unfolds in a sunlit adobe room in Taos, New Mexico, where writer Rebecca…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéYour Life Is the Narrative—Now What? with James Navé
Narrative. Authority. Voice. Ease. Four elements shape everything you do. Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I'm your host, James Navé. In this solo episode, I…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéFern Hill, Paris, and the Passage of Time with James Navé
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host, James Navé. Today I’m going solo—reflecting on time, memory, and the places that shape us. From spring mornings…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéMath, Poetry, and the Calculations of Everyday Life with James Navé
Math, Poetry, and the Calculations of Everyday Life Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host, James Navé. This week I’m going solo from Lake Eden, looking…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James Navé100 Days After Surgery: A Manageable Memoir of Recovery with James Navé
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host, James Navé. This episode traces a prostate cancer diagnosis, surgery, and 100 days of writing through recovery…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéDeath, Love, and the Words Between with James Navé
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles—fertile ground for conversations worth listening to and remembering. I’m your host, James Navé, going solo today. This episode is an…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéUnhooking from Certainty: Megan O’Malley on Agency, Wisdom, and the Messy Middle
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host, James Navé. Today, my guest is Megan O’Malley—coach, speaker, and soon-to-be TEDx Asheville presenter—whose work…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéTo Tell or Not to Tell with James Navé
To Tell or Not to Tell with James Navé Telling a poem is different than performing it. It’s closer to telling a story than delivering a text. Welcome to Twice…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéWriting a Memoir When You’re Not Sure Yet with James Navé
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio, I’m your host, James Navé. In this episode, I step out from behind the interview microphone and into a solo exploration of…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéPlace, Responsibility, and Sanding on the TEDxAsheville Stage with Sekou Coleman
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host, James Navé, and today my guest is Sekou Coleman. Sekou Coleman is a community historian, cultural organizer, and…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéPracticing Trail Magic with outdoor leadership mentor David Huff
Welcome to provocative conversations from Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host, James Navé, and today my guest is Asheville’s David Huff—one of the twelve…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéGentle Flow, Biblical Water with Dr. Lisa Raleigh
Welcome to Provocative Conversations from Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host James Navé. In this episode, I sit down with Lisa Raleigh, Executive Director of…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéA Day in Taipei with poet James Navé
Welcome to provocative conversations from Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host, James Navé. In this episode, I record on location in Taipei, Taiwan, tracing a…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéTransgender Understood with George Hope Johnson
In this episode, I sit down with George Hope Johnson, a TEDx Asheville speaker whose upcoming talk explores transgender identity through lived experience…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéThe Alchemical Nature of Poetry with literary professor Laura Hope Gill
What if creativity isn’t something you learn—but something you remember? Welcome to Provocative Conversations from Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host, James…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéIt's Raining in Gerogia written and performed by James Navé
I wrote this poem during our Imaginative Storm Writing Prompt of the Week session. We meet every Saturday, 12-1 PM Eastern Time. It's a terrific gathering of…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéDust of Snow by Robert Frost
Dust of Snow by Robert Frost was a terrific poem to perform for students in grades K-3, alongside other short poems like I'm Nobody by Emily Dickinson. Both…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James Navé"Why Everything You Notice Matters" with James Navé
Welcome to provocative conversations from Twice 5 Miles Radio. I'm your host, James Navé. Today I'm going solo. In this hour-long wandering through memory…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéFrom Juilliard to The LEAF Festival with Deborah Domanski
Welcome to Provocative Conversations from Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host, James Navé, and today you’re in for something rare — a conversation where music…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéHave Fun, Make Money, Do Right- David Lamb on ethical life and business
In this episode, I sit down with Santa Fe entrepreneur and creative strategist David Lamb. From his family’s 150-year-old timber business in the Pacific…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéThe Divine Nature of Storytelling with Lo Ziv
Welcome to Provocative Conversations from Twice Five Miles Radio. I’m your host, James Navé. Unlike many podcast hosts who book their guests weeks in advance…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéArt in Times of Beauty and Chaos with Parks & Navé
Art in Times of Beauty and Chaos with Parks & Navé by James Navé
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéLet's Say Goodbye
Let's Say Goodbye performed by James Navé When the world rounds along mud bound lines Small trees speak. They tell long, determined stories. Can you hear them…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéContra Dancing with dance visionaries Ed and Tami Howe
Welcome to Provocative Conversations from Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host, James Navé. Today, we venture into the soul of community, tradition, and joyful…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéWhat the Wind Whispers performed by James Navé
What the Wind Whispers —James Navé Forever and without trouble, I start now. No force or struggle, swimming along, no knots. I tap at your door. Will you join…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéGlobal Language of Resilience with Schree Chavdarov, LEAF Global Arts
Welcome to Provocative Conversations from Twice 5 Miles Radio; I’m your host, James Navé. In this episode, I speak with Schree Chavdarov, Global Engagement…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéBad Girl Write Poetry with spoken word poet E. Bailey
Welcome to Provocative Conversations from Twice 5 Miles Radio; I’m your host, James Navé. What happens when a bullied 12-year-old finds her voice through a…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéAliens Are Coming: PJ Ewing on technology, culture, and the American Mind
Welcome to Provocative Conversations from Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host, James Navé. Today’s guest is PJ Ewing—a longtime friend, brilliant digital…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéLyrics Come First with Juliet Ewing on music, meaning, and Gershwin
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I'm your host, James Navé. Today, I'm joined by Juliet Ewing, a dynamic jazz vocalist whose journey from Broadway stages to…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéThe Power of Publishing with Michelle Vanderpass
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I'm your host, James Navé. On today's show, I'm joined by Michelle Vandepas, founder of GracePoint Publishing, TEDx speaker…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéThe Photographer's Lens with Donald Graham
Today on the show, I'm pleased to welcome Donald Graham, an internationally acclaimed photographer whose portraits, landscapes, and stories span the globe—from…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéA Long Look at Yourself with poets Leandro Reyes and Ocean Vuong
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio, I’m your host, James Navé. In this episode, we begin with Leandro Reyes, Manila’s dynamic “Basyang Kid”—a spoken-word artist…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéThe Slow Burn of a Beautiful Dream with Jennifer Peterson
The Slow Burn of a Beautiful Dream with Jennifer Peterson Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host, James Navé. In this episode, I speak with Jennifer…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéPoetic News From La Veta, Colorado with James Navé
Three 10-minute pieces of writing generated by James Navé at an Imaginative Storm Writing Retreat at the Estelle Retreat Center in La Vita, Colorado,
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéRooted in Rhythm with Melissa McKinney
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host, James Navé. In this episode, I speak with musician, educator, and LEAF Global Arts programming director Melissa…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéWhy We Must Stay in the Creative Game with Walter Parks and James Navé
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host, James Navé. Today, I sit down with my longtime friend Walter Parks for a wide-ranging conversation about art…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéBruce Springsteen Envies Me by James Navé
Q: Who Would Envy You? A: Bruce Springsteen Last month, I had coffee with my friend Gareth Higgins at Recess Coffee in Black Mountain, North Carolina. As we…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéRev. Barbara Lane: Broken Water—Power of Metaphor
In this episode of Twice 5 Miles Radio, I speak with Rev. Barbara Lane, author of Broken Water, a memoir of childhood trauma, foster care, and reunion with the…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéReflections on Paris, rue Dauphine, Pine Lane, and the Eternal Now with James Navé
In this solo episode of Twice 5 Miles Radio, I reflect on my final days in Paris after 40 years of coming and going. I’m sitting in a small studio at 38 Rue…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéBaxter Had No Idea: A spoken-word poem by James Navé
Baxter had no idea why flowers thrilled him or why the full moon tugged his spirit—pulled it up out of his body into the sky, reaching, reaching for a dream…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James Navé"Be Wrong Loud" John Biscello on Youth, Theater, and the Art of Not Knowing
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host, James Navé. In this episode, I have the great pleasure of speaking with my longtime friend, John Biscello—a…
Twice 5 Miles Radio with James NavéFrom Paris-Thoughts on Life and Work with James Navé
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I'm your host, James Navé, coming to you solo today from Paris on rue Dauphine—a neighborhood I've been visiting since 1985. In…