About the Show

Drop the Needle

Drop the Needle is a weekly podcast at the intersection of spirituality, mindset, and music. Each week, host Jim Alstott sits down with spiritual teachers, scientists, healers, artists, and everyday people who've had extraordinary experiences — and asks the questions most of us are afraid to ask out loud. No dogma, no pretense. Just honest conversations about who we are, why we're here, and how to live more fully. The name says it all: every episode is an invitation to drop the needle — to press play on a bigger conversation.

"The idea behind the show is simple: if one conversation can change one person's life, it's done its job."

Beyond the Mic

The Book

Jim is also the author of Did I Just Have a Spiritual Awakening, or Was It Something I Ate? He never expected to write a book about spiritual awakening. But after nearly six decades of experiences he couldn't explain — from seeing his late great-grandfather at age four to a prophetic dream he credits with saving his son's life — he finally put it all on the page. The result is brutally honest, often funny, and deeply human: a journey through Dolores Cannon's twelve stages of awakening, with a song attached to every chapter.

"Spiritual awakening doesn't mean you've lost your mind — it might mean you're finally starting to use it."