This is a two part interview with Livia Kohn.
One was focused more on her life vs her works. I have moved around the discussion to be more linear as we did recorded calls and we tended to wander in discussion quite a bit despite my attempts to have an outline. I take full responsibility if I have changed her meaning or words as I have shortened our very long talk into readable print. I will apologize in advance if she or someone finds something I write is not correct. I would encourage everyone to look at her publications on Daoism and realize she was a moving force the west needed to understand asian history. I know there are a few others we could say that about, but for now, let's thank her for being open to discuss her life and works.
She is the most fascinating person I have ever talked to and I could talk to her for years on end about such topics. She is a maverick in Daoist studies and it was much greater than even I expected. I hope you will see her profound influence on the scholarly Daoist community and more particularly to those who follow such things.