Media Part 2

Additional Media for The Soul of the Family Tree:

Excerpt in the Toronto StarTracing my ancestral roots, I travelled to the only authenticated Viking site in North America

Interview on Extreme Genes: America’s Family History ShowVikings, the Web of Wyrd, and The Soul of the Family Tree (segment starts at 10:45)

Podcast with Kenyatta Berry of PBS program Genealogy RoadshowGenealogy as pilgrimage

Family Tree Magazine Podcast: Genealogy and Spirituality

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Lori Erickson finds ancestral spirits

Daily Iowan: Erickson combines her personal heritage with Scandinavian lore and culture

Places I Remember With Lea Lane Podcast: Deep Travels

Episcopal Journal: Author researches family history

Viking Magazine: New Nordic Read Delves into Heritage

Viking Tracks: Genealogy Can Deepen Our Spiritual Lives

Daily Iowan: Ask the Author

Additional Media for Near the Exit

Excerpt on PBS-affiliated Next Avenue: An Afternoon in a Cemetery

Frommer’s Travel Show on Radio America

Toronto Globe and Mail excerpt: Life, Death, and Meditation Among the Mayan Ruins

Iowa Public Radio Interview: Considering Death Across Cultures

East-West News Service: Life Affirming Travel Through the Shadow Lands of Death

Des Moines Art Center: Day of the Dead Interview

Light of Consciousness Magazine excerpt: If Buddha Came to a Nursing Home

Little Village Magazine: Erickson writes with insight and humility, with a gentle touch of humor, in a manner that disarms what could otherwise be an unsettling and sober topic.

Undertaking: The Podcast Author Interview

Episcopal Cafe: Erickson’s vocations as deacon and travel writer make her the ideal adventure guide for this topic

Presbyterian Outlook: Recommended books to read this winter 

Ethical Perspectives on the News Program on KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, IA: End of Life Transitions

Dubuque Herald: A deeply researched and often funny genre-bending mashup of travelogue, memoir and spiritual reflection

Kenosha (WI) News: Regardless of where Erickson roams and contemplates, a sense of awe and humor prevail

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Author Lori Erickson reflects on mortality through her travels around the world

Franciscan Times: A magic carpet ride that provides a wider view of mortality

Off the Beaten Page Travel: A very readable, wise and, yes, funny book

Interview on Living Authentically Podcast with Pamela Savino

Interview with Christ Episcopal Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Hope Near the Exit

Additional Media for Holy Rover

Booklist (American Library Association)

Interview on NPR’s WCBE station in Ohio

Detroit News: “Conversational, engaging and replete with wry humor, Erickson’s memoir offers readers a front-row seat to her encounters with spiritual leaders and enlightening visits to sacred sites.”

Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette (author profile and book review)

Columbus Dispatch in Ohio: For author, exploration of religion arcs, bends

Unity Magazine: Legacy of Love book excerpt

Light Of Consciousness Magazine: The Mystics and Mary book excerpt

DreamVisions 7 radio network with Lora Cheadle

Kenosha (Wisconsin) News: Not many people can inject sly humor into such a book and get away with it, but Erickson is a big exception. 

Experience Life Magazine

JohnnyJet.com