The Iron John Podcast
Episodes
The Iron John Podcast, Francis Weller talk: At the Heart of All Our Sorrows
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this talk from the 2025 Fall Minnesota Men's Conference—Men Who Stand Atop the Old Mound of Miracles, author, psychotherapist, and soul acti...
1988 MMC Poetry by Thomas R. Smith and Roy McBride
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 1988 Minnesota Men's Conference was especially potent for me, Timothy Young. I was one of the organizers and our headliners that year were Ro...
Joel Glazberg Interview, 2025
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Iron John Podcast! In this episode, writer, activist, and publisher of InRoads Magazine, Anthony Signorelli interviews tracker, writer...
The Iron John Podcast, Francis Weller Interview
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, And welcome to the Iron John Podcast! In this episode, Minnesota Men's Conference Board member, Tyler Schueffner Interviews author, ritua...
The Iron John Podcast—Interview with Dennis Merritt
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Dennis Merritt, a Jungian analyst and author of the four-book series on Jungian Ecopsychology: The Dairy Farmer&apo...
Paul Bendix and Two Decades at the MMC in a Wheelchair
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 1996 Paul Bendix attended his first Minnesota Men's Conference. He continued to attend the annual conference for nineteen years and has cont...
The Iron John Podcast: Literacy from Oral Traditions-- A conversation between Ben Dennis and Robert Bringhurst
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mythologist and storyteller, Ben Dennis speaks with the author, poet, and translator Robert Bringhurst, about why oral and written traditions should w...
The Iron John Podcast: Replanting Story Seeds—Asher Packman and Walton Stanley Discuss Story and Soul
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Walton Stanley of the Minnesota Men’s Conference and Asher Packman of the mythopoetic community Fifth Direction discuss stories and...
The Iron John Podcast: Poetry, Our Companionable Animal
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In preparation of the 2025 Minnesota Men's Conference, October 7-12, 2025, Timothy Young spoke with poets, Jonathan Stensland and Jesse Dermody, ...
The Iron John Podcast: Watering the Ring of the Conference Tree
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since 1984 the Minnesota Men’s Conference has seen its presence and Robert Bly’s influence on men wax and wane a few times in the public eye. That...
The Iron John Podcast: Robert Bringhurst Haida Stories
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we hear from Robert Bringhurst, poet, author, and lifelong student of Native American languages and literature, as he presents two ve...
The Iron John Podcast: Robert Bringhurst Navajo Story
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert Bringhurst narrates, translates, and discusses a Navajo story that was transcribed in the Navajo language by Edward Sapir from...
The Iron John Podcast: Unktehi's Seventh Spot
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ben Dennis and Walton Stanley, carry the story of Unktehi’s Seventh Spot. An American story of the Dakota people. The story contras...
The Iron John Podcast: Robert Bringhurst Creation Stories
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we hear a talk from the 40th Anniversary Minnesota Men's Conference which was held in October 2024. Poet, author, and lifelong st...
The Iron John Podcast: The Iron John Story, 2024
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At the recent 40th Anniversary Minnesota Men’s Conference, we revisited the story that started it all, the Grimm’s tale, Iron John. Walton Stanley...
The Iron John Podcast: Robert Bringhurst Interview
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we interview Robert Bringhurst, who will be one of the presenters are the upcoming 40th Anniversary Minnesota Men's Conference (...
The Iron John Podcast: Walking Swiftly
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This Episode is a recording from an Elder’s Circle session with our friends at Fifth Direction, a community of soul depth, based in Australia. The F...
The Iron John Podcast: Perfection-free Singing
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we interview Timothy Frantzich, Nicholas Pawlowski, and Doug von Koss on their experiences leading “Perfection-Free Singing Circles...
The Iron John Podcast: The Tale of Gwion Bach and Ceridwen
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Tale of Gwion Bach and Ceridwen is a Welsh tale that was carried into the 2024 Winter Minnesota Men's Conference. In this episode, Ben Dennis...
The Iron John Podcast: Poetry from the 2024 Winter Men's Conference—Utter Darkness / Shining Brow
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Poets Timothy Young and Jesse Dermody trade poems accompanied by Josh Schmidt on guitar.
The Iron John Podcast: Timothy Young Quotes as Birch Leaves Falling
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Like birch leaves falling in Autumn, Timothy Young drops quotes from 39 years of men's soul work, and like the leaves, they land as they might. ...
The Iron John Podcast: The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart Discussion
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Timothy Young interviews poet, author, and long-time assistant to Robert Bly, Thomas R. Smith. They discuss the poetry anthology, The...
The Iron John Podcast, Episode 1
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
n this episode, we welcome leaders of the Minnesota Men’s Conference as we discuss the relevance of Men’s Conferences and retreats today and talk ...