The Power of Gratitude with Louie Schwartzberg

Commune with Jeff Krasno

Commune Media

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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In this episode of the Commune Podcast, Jeff sits down with filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg — the visionary behind Fantastic Fungi, Wings of Life, and Gratitude Revealed — to explore gratitude as a pathway to presence. Louie has spent decades revealing the hidden beauty of the natural world, inviting us to slow down, pay attention, and reconnect with wonder in our daily lives. Together, Jeff and Louie discuss how gratitude can shift our attention, deepen our sense of connection, and bring more meaning to ordinary moments. They reflect on cultivating awe, moving more intentionally through life, and learning to see what’s already here. This rerun feels especially timely on Thanksgiving, a day that encourages us to pause, breathe, and come back to the present moment. We hope this conversation inspires you to notice the simple moments of beauty that surround you. This podcast is made possible by: Bon Charge Get 15% off when you order at boncharge.com and use promo code COMMUNE Tia: Join Tia today at ⁠⁠⁠AskTia.com⁠⁠⁠ and enter promo code COMMUNE25 and get the first 3 months of your annual membership FREE. Vivobarefoot: Go to ⁠⁠⁠Vivobarefoot.com/commune⁠⁠⁠ where you’ll receive 25% off LMNT Get a free sample pack with any purchase at DrinkLMNT.com/COMMUNE Mimio: Get 25% off with code COMMUNE25 at ⁠⁠Mimiohealth.com⁠⁠

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Commune podcast. My name is Jeff Krasnow.
0:04.4	Today, we'll be revisiting a conversation from 2024 with the extraordinary filmmaker Louis Schwartzberg.
0:13.1	A Louis is best known for his breathtaking cinematography and deeply human storytelling that reminds us of all the wonder that is woven
0:22.9	into everyday cotidian life. His films including fantastic fungi, Wings of Life, and gratitude revealed
0:30.9	invite us to slow down and to pay attention and recover a sense of wonder and awe.
0:38.6	This episode originally aired the week before Thanksgiving.
0:42.8	I just hosted a little gathering to screen gratitude revealed,
0:47.8	and afterwards I found myself noticing more of the little miracles in life.
0:53.6	Louis' films really invite us into gratitude as a gateway for presents.
1:00.0	So we're bringing this episode back today on Thanksgiving because this holiday is ultimately about presence.
1:09.0	It's about noticing the little things, the warmth of a hand on your shoulder,
1:13.6	the laughter in the next room, the steam rising from a bowl on the table. It's about recognizing
1:19.0	that these ordinary moments in life are the good old days, right now, right here, while we're
1:25.8	still living them. And my hope is that this conversation helps you slow down and take a few breaths, even for just a moment.
1:33.3	So settle in and enjoy this encore of my conversation with Louis Schwartzberg.
1:41.8	Okay, Louis Schwartzberg.
1:43.6	Welcome to the commune podcast. I'm so grateful to be with you.
1:47.8	Great to be here with you, Jeff.
1:49.5	So the other night I was mentioning to you yesterday that I had the opportunity to host a little party, a watch party for your new Piaz de'Eze Stence.
2:02.3	I'm practicing my French because I leave for Paris tomorrow,
2:05.3	called Gratitude Revealed.
2:08.7	And it's just a magnificent film, Louis.
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