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Osiris Munir was born in Amarillo, Texas and grew up in Amarillo and Waco. She left home at age 16 and joined the US Navy immediately after turning 17. After the military, Munir became a Nichiren Shoshu orthodox, Buddhist. They told her that she could chant for anything, she chanted meet founder, producer, musician, Maurice White of EWF. She wrote a letter to White's Complex Studios in West LA . After a break up with her children's father, hopeful, she drove with her two children to Los Angeles. Interestingly enough, White's older sister, contacted her. The next call was White himself. Munir's first industry job was working for Spotlite Enterprises the first US based comedy agency, started by Robert Williams in his NY bedroom who groomed most of the world's most celebrated comics. Munir landed a job as an assistant to music agent and partner, Gayle Holcomb, in the music department of WME, formerly, The William Morris Talent Agency. There for three years she learned the in and outs o

The Osiris Munir Show LA Talk Radio is a arts podcast hosted by Osiris Munir, with 16 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Osiris Munir hosts The Osiris Munir Show LA Talk Radio, a arts show with 16 episodes published.

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  A MUM PERFORMS SURGERY ON MJ AND GETS A LETTER FROM BOWIE ACTOR ALBIE SELZNICK HAS DONE IT ALL.

  Sep 28, 202648 min

  Every once in a while, with so many causes made, we all come face to face with a wonderful effect. That effect may be a MUM, someone named Susan and you might have gotten a Letter From Bowie, yes that’s right the one and only Glam Slammer Icon, David Bowie. We never know where or when we might meet those people who can give and receive the same love that they give out, that such person is actor and magician, Albie Selznick. As a magician Albie’s name can be written alongside the names of Copperfield and Houdini. He had some very interesting things to say about Houdini and how he would spend hours perfecting his craft. Basic magic is trickery of the eye and the eye of the mind. Albie spent years mastering disciplines. Extreme body control and spatial awareness, mime, juggling, illusion and physical tragedy. Its not easy although Albie makes it look quite effortless. He is a master of physical theater and a lifetime member of the Magic Castle. In the 70’s Albie spent his time in front of the television. His imagination ran wild not only was he a fan, but because of hard work and dedication, he made up his mind that he would perfect his craft until he was good enough to meet and work with mime, actor and musician, “David Bowie”. . He learned to mime, juggle, tight rope and bend reality through magic. A Fringe Festival 2026 Planners Award favorite, “Letter From David” gives us a peek at the behind the scenes of backdrops of the clubs, streets and memories of that era. Albie is an incredible transformist bringing real alchemy and resonance to a character like the incredibly talented Bowie Andy Warhol and other celebrities. Albie also curated and hosted for five years a rotating weekly showcase of magicians called, “Magic Monday” at the Santa Monica Playhouse. The play, “Letter From David” will preview from Sunday, October 4 and 11th at 7PM.at the Santa Monica Playhouse1211 4th Street in Santa Monica California and the entire run of the play from October 18-December 20, 2026. Discounted tickets for seniors, veterans, students and teachers $25.00 with $5.00 off for saying the word code, Bowie. If you love the Glam Era of the 70’s and 80’s then you’ll love “Letter From David” directed by Laura Maccabee and performed by magician, actor, the brilliant, “Albie Selznick”..

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  THE SOUL OF ORGANIC MUSIC VS THE SYNTHETIC SOUND OF AI

  Sep 22, 202644 min

  Lets wrap our heads around the coil of mindfulness it requires to keep the real from the not. Everywhere we go, everywhere we look and everything that we do now requires algorithms. In a world desperate to automate everything, authenticity is increasingly becoming more and more of an anomaly. Rather than having Instant Rice or Oatmeal we now have instant music, instant art and instant thinking. But every musician and artist that I speak to has the same thing to say., “don’t come for my soul” AI because that you cannot code. There was recently on Tik Tok a concert set in motion by, R&B legend, Jeffrey Osborne. Folks were out laughing, dancing, singing and making merry was so refreshing to see people having fun. You could not get them to shut up or sit down. The thing that was inherently waiting to come up and out was the soul of the situation. It was live music and there’s nothing like it. ,We used three different examples of this inner feeling that seems to surface without prompt when there is good music. Two tracks, one rock and pop, the third was the live sound of Yussef Dayes and Robert Glasper. The feeling was live. The instrument is an extension of the body. One could feel the love and the intimacy that the artist shared with an instrument, with a sound, with a voice and with movement. Live is real and Ai is what it says, AI. Artificial Intelligence. Keyword: ARTIFICIAL. Recently, we spoke with producer and audio engineer Merrick Yzbick and played his AI-produced track. He explained how he can feed sound, ideas, voice, and movement into an AI platform and it comes out as a ready to hit radio and live stream. Although the track was created with AI, its sound had a surprisingly natural quality. The effort and delivery flawless. Same with station owner, Sam Hasson, who played two tracks that he produced. One pop and one rock. The delivery and sound were flawless. Little to no breathing required. Provenance origin and original energy. When content becomes infinite and effortless. To make genuine human interest the highest value of luxury. However, in a real live session—like the Yussef Dayes and Robert Glasper project. one could visibly see the musicians connecting to their instruments. The nodding of heads, stomping of feet, plucking and picking, as Glasper racked with heightened fingers across the keys and Yussef played the drums as if the sound was buried in hollowed ground beneath the sea. The years of friction, the learning how to play. The discipline required has to have tremendous force just to get out of that way of thinking. There weren’t the inuendoes and woo wahh’s that real music and real voices make. We should all pay close attention to the new world or should I say the reshaping of the old one. The interplay of realness and AI can be very deceptive but human interaction will always be unmistakably human. Photo image: NAMM by Osiris Munir Ask

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  Lilly’s Got A Heart, Shark Got Heart but Ava’s Heart Is the Biggest Heart of All

  Sep 14, 202648 min

  In life there are a lot of people who go unnoticed, unrewarded, undervalued, and under appreciated those in my opinion are the real heroes and heroines of the world. Let’s just remove the names and titles and say that we are all a part of a human species, we have a variety of likes and dislikes and things that we bear which are commonalities that we share as humans. When I met Ava Kaufman, a former touring dancer for the likes of Gloria Gaynor and Donna Summer, many years ago and she shared her story of how she came to be the heroine and champion for heart transplant patients and their families, I could not help but share it. Nominated for CNN-Hero Award as an active mother, her lifestyle had been non-stop busy, then suddenly, out of the blue, in 2009 she underwent an emergency heart-transplant surgery at Cedars Sinai due to a rare autoimmune disease, dermatomyositis, which attacks the body, tissue and muscle. The disease quickly elevated, rendering helpless, her heart muscle, resulting in a coma, organ failure and the necessity of life-support. In 2011, she founded the 501 ( c) non-profit organization, Ava’s Heart. Since those days of not so long ago, Ava has never been sick and completely dedicated to the forward movement and transformative process of bringing the possibility of life after transplants to other supporters. The term heart transplant lacks the kind of momentum that it needs to bring more startling awareness of evidence to the public. It is unbelievable how many people have no idea what heart transplants are. With a lack of understanding at the seriousness of transplants from both the public and almost no medical centers, hospitals or facilities hospitals save for Cedars. The devastation alone of having to encounter the circumstances that provoked a transplant is beyond the comprehension of most of us. Ava’s House an unusual concept from the minds of the brilliant. Fact: Many recipients live within a strict radius (within 30-60) minutes to qualify for a heart transplant. The house provides at no cost for patients and caregivers who have to travel to Los Angeles for treatment. Assist low-income vulnerable patients with essential non-medical expenses, including transportations, medical equipment and post-transplant prescriptions. Offers emotional and financial assistance for burial expenses to families who make the gift of organ donation. Educates communities on organ donation registry and advocates against social inequities in transplant eligibility. Close supporters like co-writer of Sharks Heart and Lilly’s Heart, Tina Hill (writing as K.B. Hill), born in Winnipeg, Canada to architect, Carl Nelson and ornithologist, mother, Colleen Helgeson, she was the sixth of seven children. Heart Transplant and its various physicalities can have deep impact on those who without advocates like Ava and Tina would live a lonely and filled with the wait of death life to endure. Heart Shark is a true accounting of Ava’s unbelievable journey into surviving a deadly autoimmune disease and rebirth of simultaneously. Hill is also partnered with Ava on Lilly’s Heart a children’s story and coloring book designed to help children understand the complicated and heartfelt journey of heart transplants. For more information on how to support Ava's Heart Foundation see https://avasheart.org .

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  NO THE FINAL INGREDIENT FOR THE RECIPE TO HEALING

  Sep 7, 202631 min

  Sometimes in life when it comes to friends and so-called family, we have a difficult time saying no. Trust me when I tell you that as we age and if we are truly taking lessons as being learned, this becomes less of the case. Ive heard some people say that there are some old people who were idiots when they were young and grow to become older idiots. Although, this may be true the difference is that a youth has yet to reach the age of the elder, and in fact may not make it to that age, however the elder person has been given the opportunity to live long enough to learn a lesson. Whether they make use of that time is why many people may die lonely, old, sick, unfulfilled and broken-hearted. In the face of obstacles and adversity many who have proclaimed their strong faith, religious or spiritual belief, back down. I can clearly remember my mom, who worked as a housekeeper during her lifetime, coming home and without taking a breath go from cleaning the home of lawyers, doctors and rich white folk to putting on an apron and cooking for a 4-member family of five including herself. Because of this, I did not want to be married, have children or be tied down in any way and never knew until recently that this memory could be the reason. My mother was definitely a people pleaser and had a big heart, however, she did not mind expressing discontent with things. With all of that pressure to do this, do that. Serve the children, serve the man, and oh, and when did she have a moment to offer herself, self-service? When I hear the stories of women like the multi-award winning, actor Viola Davis, Dr. Maya Angelou, Dorothy Dandridge, Marilyn Monroe, Eleanor Roosevelt, and many other untold stories, that if we were to hear them in their authenticity it would make one weep. Learning to say no, even if you want to say yes, roll back to NO. When one has harmed you, you’ve moved on, you’ve healed and ready to forward to a brighter version of you, Roll back to NO. To protect sanity and peace of mind, the word no is the best remedy for pain and suffering caused by our own poor choices and in some cases, even poorer options. No and setting boundaries is a one healthy key to having peace and helping others to make use of their own peace. So why does it seem to be that women have such strength, resilience and have such strong faith, when the doo doo from the whomever comes flying right smack up in your face? Women naturally give birth, if that is their decision to do so of course, however because of this capacity it gives women a certain kind of inner synchronization that matches our natural karmic circumstances, which is to be born as women. I am just discovering my own roots of strength and fortitude. The parts of us that we never felt safe enough to share. What it is to be truly a woman, not the body, not the beauty but to have the soul of many women. Our mothers and grandmothers, our sisters, aunts and those who play mamas and aunties. To hold these courageous beings within the peripheral view of why we should learn how and certainly when we should say no. Those who have come and gone. The many who have given their breasts as placated nourishment to be divided amongst those who supposedly need it most or do they? Those who are a part of the global wellness center, and whether it be her home, or someone else’s, we are designed to do just that nurture and we lack the coldness in our hearts to say no and let us not forget about those who have been handed death as a result of the lack of or ability to firmly say no. Men may be the beam, but we give the beam the foundation it needs to remain firmly rooted to the ground. We also hold the gold medal for being the quickest to snap a finger, twist a neck and with no emotion except for the distinct anger in our voices, say NO. Learning to say no is the best way to get to the best part of saying yes. Image by OsirisMunir

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  MOSQUITOES DON’T ZZZZ and BEES DON’T BUZZ WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE

  Aug 31, 202650 min

  Just the other day as I was coming home after walking my dog, I thought about how the day before, after, standing under a tree for a little bit, I had an arm full of mosquito bites, I’m not certain how old many of you may be however even the youngest person can attest to the fact that we can no longer hear mosquitoes coming before they bite. Lets take a closer look at this unfortunate phenomena. Mosquitoes were not only bigger one could hear the zzzzz before they were bitten. It was a warning that they were coming. Most likely, they would make the high rise up to the ceiling fan, then swoop down ever so lightly on an unprotected neck, arm, or leg so that it could suck the blood out of the unwilful victim. What about the Bees who have all but disappeared due to the pesticide, habitat and pathogen triad that mankind has unleashed upon this beautiful planet that we were given guardianship. Pesticides in sub lethal doses can seep into the delicate tissues of plants and affect the navigational patterns of bees blocking their memory and foraging abilities. Certain parasites like mites weaken hives while vast forms of farming allow some parasites to feed while others starve. Lets step up the subject and put it down on the block about the use of the word authenticity. Algorithms and mass production allow many a unnoble word to go viral and copycats multiply like baby crickets when hatching in the summer months. Derivatives can look hollow because they have to mimic the surface. I always say, “discard the shallow and seek the profound”.. Although style may very well be mimicked its origin cannot. I suppose that when artist emit a certain conviction and purpose in vulnerability and an unmatched raw truth there can be an immediate emotional response that resonates in the minds of the audience which can sometimes feel empathic and authentic. Hip-Hop is he first to say, “that we can all keep it real”, and that we should keep it real. When an artist or performer attempts to perform authentically, by copying another’s person’s life path of experiences, their aesthetic or cadence the audience instinctively senses the detachment. Because the underlying emotional truth isn’t there the spirit of the work falls flat. There are many words called synonyms that mean the same thing and antonyms which means the opposite of what synonyms mean. With such a wide and vast variety of words, sentences and phrases there should be no need for copycats however, the strong need of the individual to be accepted by a communal group can feel pressured and often can cause certain imbalances in the natural life language of the person. Resonance in individual life forces can be empathically felt however not replace the original source of the energetic pattern. The one thing that I love about youth is thier ability to flex. Flexibility of mind, body and spirit is key to lengevity is my opinion. So why is it that as humans we cannot see past our own noses let alone the eyebrows on our face without a mirror? In Buddhism there are the ten worlds. The ten worlds are the states of life or conditions that we experience as humans from moment to moment. Those conditions are: hell, hunger, animality, anger, humanity, heaven, learning, realization, bodhisattva and buddhahood. We react to our environments daily. If we stay true to ourselves there is nothing that we cant endure. The times are now more open to the lean into change and the options available to everyone are many. There is no way that one has to mimic another, not in fashion, not personal style, or in any other manner. We can all strive to overcome our weaknesses and our own lack of flexibility in body, mind and spirit. If we all seek to change our internal coding then world peace, over time is attainable. Ask

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