January 21, 2010

Robert Briggs is author of Ruined Time: The 1950s and the Beat. Robert attended Auburn and Columbia Universities and served in the army during the Korean War. A bookseller in Greenwich Village and North Beach, he was involved in West Coast jazz and poetry scenes in the 1950s. Writing and working in bookstores drew Briggs into publishing and by 1988 he became involved with New Age nonfiction publishing works by Joseph Campbell and Colin Wilson that, twenty years later opened a Zen door and the need to question why, in 2009, the Beat continues to haunt the American mind.

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About the interviewer: Paul O'Brien

Paul O'Brien has been the host of Pathways on Oregon's KBOO FM radio for over 25 years, an interview program focused on personal and cultural transformation. PaulO founded Tarot.com, authored the acclaimed book Divination, co-authored The Visionary I Ching, and currently writes the syndicated advice column Paulo's Perspective and the Decision Maker's Corner blog.

As an author, spirtual counselor, ordained New Thought minister, inspirational speaker and Executive Director of the non-profit Divination Foundation, Paulo's passion remains helping people fulfill their life purpose and master the art of being happy. When he's not doing all that, he's spending as much time with his grandson as time allows.

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