# Beth of Fresh Air - Episode 34: Stage It! [with Micah Ellars] Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/king-hero-s-journey-with-beth-martens-107301/beth-of-fresh-air-episode-34-stage-it-with-micah-ellars Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/king-hero-s-journey-with-beth-martens-107301/beth-of-fresh-air-episode-34-stage-it-with-micah-ellars.md Podcast: [King Hero's Journey with Beth Martens](https://stenobird.com/podcast/king-hero-s-journey-with-beth-martens-107301) Published: 2026-06-27T20:45:06+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beth-martens/episodes/Beth-of-Fresh-Air---Episode-34-Stage-It--with-Micah-Ellars-e3lbuuo Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/7e20d7c/podcast/play/122075544/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-27%2F8e579b85-6839-7ccb-e8a3-74817a639df7.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/king-hero-s-journey-with-beth-martens-107301/episodes/beth-of-fresh-air-episode-34-stage-it-with-micah-ellars Duration seconds: 6023 ## Resource "All the world's a stage." This familiar quote has many layers of meaning, and this week Micah Ellars returns to Beth of Fresh Air to unpack them with me. The stage has become a powerful symbol in our culture. It's a place where our attention is drawn outward, toward the performers and away from ourselves. In freedom movements, the word actor has even become synonymous with liar , as many people recognize the role performance plays in politics, media, and public life. But what if the stage isn't only "out there"? What if the stage also exists within our daily lives and communities? And what if the patterns that allow staged deception to flourish are already embedded in our own psychology? What We'll Explore The symbolism of the stage Why performance has such power over attention Acting, identity, and illusion How staged deception works The role archetypes play in our perception How we can reclaim the stage for conscious creation With Special Guest: Micah Ellars Micah brings his unique perspective as a filmmaker, acting coach, and teacher of Gurdjieff's work to explore the deeper meaning of the stage. Together we'll look at how acting can serve illusion, and how it can also become a powerful tool for self-remembering, conscious expression, and transformation. Join us for a fresh look at the stage, the roles we play, and what becomes possible when we begin to see the performance clearly. >> Message me<< to get the private series of videos Micah and I did Including the remarkable stories of how he came to this work; recognition of "false light", cults and gurus; how your relationship with yourself changes when remember yourself; and our latest, "Hopium vs Self Remembering". See all of the details for the 8-workshop serie… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/king-hero-s-journey-with-beth-martens-107301/episodes/beth-of-fresh-air-episode-34-stage-it-with-micah-ellars/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/king-hero-s-journey-with-beth-martens-107301/beth-of-fresh-air-episode-34-stage-it-with-micah-ellars.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.