The Whimsy Farm Podcast

Send us Fan Mail I welcome Joanna Whaley, Democratic candidate for the open seat of State Representative of District Two in Michigan. In a district that leans democratic, Whaley is expected to beat Republican opponent Ronald Kokinda. If elected, Whaley will be the first transgender woman to serve in the Michigan State Legislature. For more information on her campaign, visit joannawaley.com. T This is the second of two episodes of Midterm Election Coverage. For Part One of my Midterm Election ...

Send us Fan Mail Today I speak with Norman Solomon. Norman is the national director of RootsAction and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine. He has written about politics for The Hill, The Nation, The Guardian, Common Dreams, Salon, and more. His most recent book, The Blue Road to Trump Hell: How Corporate Democrats Paved the Way for Aut...

Send us Fan Mail Maryam Barrie and I celebrate the Libra Equinox, AKA the Autumnal or Fall Equinox. “September 2nd” by Wendell Berry “Equinox” by Elizabeth Alexander “Autumn Begins in Martin’s Ferry, Ohio” by James Wright “When Autumn Came” by Faiz Ahmed Faiz “Song of My House Being Battered by the Autumn Winds” by Tu Fu trans. Marilyn Chin “These Crisp Fall Evenings” by Carolyn M Crane “Fall Leaves in an Episode of Depression” by Maryam Barrie ...

Send us Fan Mail I speak with Josh Weil about his new novel What Came West. He is a Fulbright fellow whose prizes include the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the California Book Award, and a Pushcart Prize. He’s also the author of The Great Glass Sea, The New Valley, and The Age of Perpetual Light. He makes his home where I made mine for most of my life, the west slope of the Sierra Nevada and the Yuba River Watershed. You can find him online at joshweil.com. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Maryam Barrie guides us as we take a deep dive into the life and work of Federico Garcia Lorca. Maryam is a poetry expert and poet who lives and works in SE Michigan. Here's the link to Maryam's presentation: https://padlet.com/mbarrie1/federico-del-sagrado-corazon-de-jesus-garcia-lorca-1898-1936-jhej1oujrehf22vl Support the show