The Davo Show

The Davo Show

The Davo Show is David B. Bourne’s place on the web to share and experiment with audio and ideas. Topics will range widely but the emphasis is mostly on creative practice, nature and the outdoors, and becoming your best, most creative self.

Recent Episodes

Aug. 4, 2023

How Crows are Like People – DavoShow033

How Crows are Like People – DavoShow033 I don’t like crows. And it’s teaching me about something I don’t like about myself. I really dislike crows. Which is a bit weird because I admire them for their smarts. Crows and their cousins the ravens are some of the most intelligent birds, as some remarkable studies have shown. I admire their intelligence. But I really don’t like crows. Crows are mean. They gang up on my favorite birds (the raptors and owls), they hunt in packs, they fuss a lot.
June 8, 2023

You Do Have Choices – DavoShow032

How Aware Are You of Your Ability to Choose? This episode is about thoughts, sounds, consciousness and how these things influence our ability to choose. Show Notes from DavoShow032 Viktor Frankl wrote about in Man’s Search for Meaning that Nazi concentration camps were much harder for some folks than others. I briefly mention what my tinnitus hearing problem has taught me about my perception of reality. (More on that later.) What Is The Davo Show? Examples from Living Life to the Fullest C
June 7, 2023

Joy Stacking – DavoShow031

Joy Stacking Makes Your Life Better – DavoShow031 I went for a ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway the other day and realized I was having a Joy Stacking experience. Show Notes Maximize your experiences by “Joy Stacking” them. My old, new car… a 140k mile, manual, seal gray 996 911 C4S. My favorite drive of all time is the Blue Ridge Parkway. One joy was an indigo bunting an uncommon, beautiful blue bird. What Is The Davo Show? Examples from Living Life to the Fullest Connecting with Nature a
June 2, 2023

Lessons from Mating Woodpeckers – DavoShow030

Mating Woodpeckers Remind Me of Life’s Ultimate Focus What Is The Davo Show? Examples from Living Life to the Fullest Connecting with Nature and the Outdoors Music and Rhythms David Bourne’s Short Form Audio Shipped from the Field Quick Experiments in Thought and Sound Listen to This Episode 030 Subscribe to this Show at Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast You can find all of the Davo Show Episodes here… http://DavidBourne.com/davo/ Rough Transcript [0:16] That is Pileat
June 1, 2023

The Purpose of Listening – DavoShow029

What’s the Purpose of Listening? Ask Kevin Kelly. In his most recent book, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I’d Known Earlier, Kelly has a great quote about how and why we should listen. It’s not the conventional idea, as you might have guessed. What’s Your Answer to The Question? Why do you listen? How do you listen? Maybe the best question is this…How do you like to be heard? What Is The Davo Show? Examples from Living Life to the Fullest Connecting with Nature and the Outdo
May 31, 2023

Make Your Life Profoundly Better by Paying More Attention – DavoShow028

My life is so much better because I’m paying better attention to small things. Today, I noticed some large white magnolia flowers in my yard. As I went in closer to hear, smell, and touch the tree, I remembered viscerally how much I loved them in my childhood. What would cause you to deeply connect? What did you love to do as a kid? What would bring back strong, pleasant memories and emotions for you? Are you taking time to do this regularly? Show Notes Yesterday’s Episode on Frederick B