{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Chris Chalk","description":"Chris opens up about how he gradually awakened to his deepest and truest sense of self, how he finds the spiritual in every aspect of day, and how he uses both a disciplined daily practice and consciously developed self-trust to navigate this thing we call life. He also finds time to help his old friend Janie through a tough moment. Born in Asheville, NC, Chris is an actor, filmmaker and coach currently living in LA. A near death drowning experience \u201cwoke\u201d Chris from his productivity slumber two years into his journey in NY and he has been thriving and developing his sense of self ever since. Chris recently portrayed Paul Drake on HBO\u2019s \u201cPerry Mason\u201d (now filming its second season) and can currently be seen in Ava Duvernay\u2019s Netflix mini-series \u201cCentral Park Five.\u201d &amp;nbsp; Other acting credits include \u201cHomeland,\u201d \u201cThe Newsroom,\u201d \u201cGotham,\u201d \u201cComplications,\u201d \u201cUnderground,\u201d \u201cDetroit,\u201d 12 Years a Slave, and Lila and Eve starring alongside Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; \u2060 Some of Chalk\u2019s theatrical credits include Roundabout\u2019s The Overwhelming, Lincoln Center\u2019s When I Come to Die, Manhattan Theatre Club\u2019s Defiance, Lynn Nottage\u2019s Pulitzer Prize winning Ruined and the Tony Award winning revival of Fences starring alongside Viola Davis and Denzel Washington, for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award and received a Theatre World Award.\u2060 &amp;nbsp; Chris just wrapped shooting \u201cThe Shining Girls\u201d for Apple TV.\u2060 &amp;nbsp; His directorial feature debut, Farewell, won best first feature in 2020\u2019s Bentonville Film Festival. Chalk is currently in development for a horror anthology called Walnut Cove and a feature film revolving around America\u2019s veterans currently titled Curtis. &amp;nbsp; IG: @mynameischrischalk Twitter: @chalkchris &amp;nbsp; More on SGI Buddhism: https:\/\/www.sgi-usa.org\/basics-of-buddhism\/   Follow us! On IG: @art.fully.grounded On FB: @art.fully.grounded On Twitter: @AFGpod &amp;nbsp; Podcast\u2019s website: www.sweptbythewind.com\/podcast&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"art.fully.grounded","author_url":"https:\/\/www.sweptbythewind.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21116432\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/21116432"}