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Pathways Radio with Paul O’Brien features 30-minute conversations with authors, luminaries, and leaders about personal development and cultural evolution. Paul O’Brien has been the host since 1984, when the program began airing on KBOO 90.7 FM in Portland, Oregon.

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Pathways for August 23, 2026: The Religion Virus – Craig James

In The Religion Virus, Craig James examines religion’s history, alongside fascinating doses of science and philosophy. Read More & Listen »

Pathways for August 9, 2026: The Wisdom of the Odyssey – Phil Cousineau

In his book The Wisdom of the Odyssey, author Phil Cousineau examines the epic through a modern lens. Read More & Listen »

Pathways for October 26, 2025: The Tradition of Natural Taosism – Jason Gregory

In The Tradition of Natural Taoism, Jason Gregory returns to the source texts of the Tao Te Ching and writings of Chuang-tzu, to provide a comprehensive exploration and restoration of Taoism’s original teachings. Read More & Listen »

Pathways March 9, 2025: Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations – Gregory Shusan

In Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations, Gregory Shushan explores the ancient afterlife beliefs of five world religions and shares the metaphysical implications of his discoveries. Read More & Listen »

Pathways for July 14, 2024: Sex, Time and Power – Leonard Shlain

This episode is part of our exploration into the 40-year Pathways archive. It originally aired on KBOO 90.7 fm on January 6, 2008. Leonard Shlain is the author of the book, Sex, Time and Power: How Women’s Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution. Dr. … Read More & Listen »

Pathways for February 18, 2024: The Spiritual Meaning of the Sixties – Tobias Churton

Embarking on a profound search for the spiritual meaning behind the massive social upheavals of the 1960s, Tobias Churton turns a kaleidoscopic lens on religious and esoteric history, industry, science, philosophy, art, and social revolution. Read More & Listen »

Civilized to Death

Christopher Ryan, PhD, is the author of the new book, Civilized to Death: The Price of Progress. A featured speaker from TED to The Festival of Dangerous Ideas at the Sydney Opera House to the Einstein Forum in Pottsdam, Germany, Ryan has consulted … Read More & Listen »

Sex, Time and Power

Leonard Shlain discusses his book, Sex, Time and Power: How Women’s Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution. He is the chief of laparoscopic surgery at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco and lives in the Bay Area.

Our Evolving Species

Sang-Hee Lee is the author of the new book, Close Encounters with Humankind: A Paleoanthropologist Investigates Our Evolving Species. She is a professor of anthropology and associate dean of the college of humanities, arts, and social sciences at UC Riverside, and … Read More & Listen »