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Carolyn Crane speaks with good people doing good things for social and environmental justice issues.
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Send us a text Welcome everyone, to Season Two of the podcast, and Episode Eighteen. Late last fall, in anticipation of being out of the studio for my shoulder replacement, I spoke at length with Laura Pritchett, author and educator and, as we soon found out, kindred spirit. Enjoy our free-flowing conversation about honoring the wild with us, personal authenticity, and journeying inward during these winter months. Laura is the author of seven novels, most recently Pla...
Send us a text December 21 marks the Capricorn Solstice--the Winter Solstice for the Northern Hemisphere. Poet Maryam Barrie joins me on this extended edition of Poetry Sustains to share Brigit Pegeen Kelly's "Song". Song tells the story of a young girl, her beloved pet goat, and the cruelty that darkness brings. What happens when darkness meets light? When foolishness meets wisdom? When the heart and the brain work in power together? Join us as we explore "Song" and the light within us...
Send us a text My guest on Episode Seventeen is author Susan J. Tweit. Her most recent memoir is "Bless The Birds: Living with Love in a Time of Dying." In this book, Tweit chronicles the journey she and her husband Richard Cabe take shortly before his death. Cabe and Tweit collaborated on the term and definition of "terraphilia", a concept that guides Tweit's work today. You can find Susan at susanjtweit.substack.com Support the show
Send us a text My guest on Episode Seventeen is author Susan J. Tweit. Her most recent memoir is "Bless The Birds: Living with Love in a Time of Dying." In this book, Tweit chronicles the journey she and her husband Richard Cabe take shortly before his death. Cabe and Tweit collaborated on the term and definition of "terraphilia", a concept that guides Tweit's work today. You can find Susan at susanjtweit.substack.com Support the show
Send us a text I speak with Chuck Collins, author of Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power are Ruining Our Lives and Our Planet. Collins is a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he co-edits Inequality.org. He is the author of several books including Born on Third Base, The Wealth Hoarders, and, with Bill Gates, Sr., Wealth and Our Commonwealth. He also wrote a novel of speculative fiction entitled Altar to an Erupting Sun. Chuck Collins lives in...
Send us a text I speak with Chuck Collins, author of Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power are Ruining Our Lives and Our Planet. Collins is a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he co-edits Inequality.org. He is the author of several books including Born on Third Base, The Wealth Hoarders, and, with Bill Gates, Sr., Wealth and Our Commonwealth. He also wrote a novel of speculative fiction entitled Altar to an Erupting Sun. Chuck Collins lives in...
Send us a text Mark Dyken and his brother Bear Dyken have been visiting the Navajo Reservation in Arizona for decades now, offering boots-on-the-ground support for families that refused forced relocation in the 1990s. Founders and members of the band Clan Dyken, they tour northern California and southern Oregon each fall to raise funds and awareness of the Dineh people and The Beauty Way. For more information about Clan Dyken's activism on the Navajo Reservation: https://www.clandyken.com/cat...
Send us a text Mark Dyken and his brother Bear Dyken have been visiting the Navajo Reservation in Arizona for decades now, offering boots-on-the-ground support for families that refused forced relocation in the 1990s. Founders and members of the band Clan Dyken, they tour northern California and southern Oregon each fall to raise funds and awareness of the Dineh people and The Beauty Way. For more information about Clan Dyken's activism on the Navajo Reservation: https://www.clandyken.com/cat...
Send us a text Christabeth Ingold can be found online at www.soulfullynourishing.com. Her resume: B.S. in Art Therapy, Lesley University, 2006 Certified Buddho-Ennersense Advanced Reiki Practitioner, Christine Radice of Boston Reiki, 2010 Certified Holistic Health Coach, Institute of Integrative Nutrition, 2011 Certified Life Coach, Coby Kozlowski of Souluna Life Coach Certification, 2012 (formally) Licensed Chakradance Facilitator, Chakradance, 2014 Certified Hawaiian Shamanic Bodywork...
Send us a text In the fast-spinning news cycle that is the overwhelming reality of media today, there are dizzying distractions. From sex scandals to failing escalators, we often lose focus of what might be happening that is less sexy, less sensational, yet much more important. With that in mind, today we spend an hour with independent investigative journalist Antonia Juhasz, a regular contributing politics reporter to Rolling Stone, where she writes feature articles focused on energy, climat...
Send us a text In the fast-spinning news cycle that is the overwhelming reality of media today, there are dizzying distractions. From sex scandals to failing escalators, we often lose focus of what might be happening that is less sexy, less sensational, yet much more important. With that in mind, today we spend an hour with independent investigative journalist Antonia Juhasz, a regular contributing politics reporter to Rolling Stone, where she writes feature articles focused on energy, climat...
Send us a text Episode Twelve consists of highlights from the first six months of The Whimsy Farm Podcast. Episode One: Seth Donnelly joins me to talk about Taxpayers Against Genocide and their work to hold our elected officials accountable for their support of genocidal acts such as funding arms for the conflict in Palestine. Seth Donnelly is the author of The Lie of Global Prosperity: How Neoliberals Distort Data to Mask Poverty and Exploitation. He teaches high school in north...
Send us a text We learn more about fighting fascism as we protect our children from falling victim to it. Our first guest is Craig A Johnson, author of How to Talk to Your Son about Fascism. Then we spend some time with poet Maryam Barrie on our recurring segment, Poetry Sustains. Support the show
Send us a text We learn more about fighting fascism as we protect our children from falling victim to it. Our first guest is Craig A Johnson, author of How to Talk to Your Son about Fascism. Then we spend some time with poet Maryam Barrie on our recurring segment, Poetry Sustains. Support the show
Send us a text I speak with three writers and activists from Massachusetts. Carolyn Cushing, the former poet-laureate of Easthampton, Rachel Teferet, young adult fiction writer, and Carolyn Zaikowksi, current poet-laureate of East Hampton. These three friends and neighbors continue to work passionately on behalf of the Palestinian people amidst the genocide that continues. Carolyn, Rachel, and Carolyn share their motivations, strategies, and the vital importance of community in the context of...
Send us a text Coming up September 1 on the Whimsy Farm Podcast, I speak with three writers and activists from Massachusetts. Carolyn Cushing, the former poet-laureate of Easthampton, Rachel Teferet, young adult fiction writer, and Carolyn Zakowksi, current poet-laureate of East Hampton. These three friends and neighbors continue to work passionately on behalf of the Palestinian people amidst the genocide that continues. Carolyn, Rachel, and Carolyn share their motivations, strategies, ...
Send us a text Today I talk with Barb Barton, author of Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan. Barb is a woman of myriad talents, from singing and songwriting to filmmaking. She’s a scientist and a student of the cosmos. And she’s a passionate activist for social and environmental justice. She lives a couple hours from the farm in Lansing, Michigan’s capital. Support the show
Send us a text Today I talk with Barb Barton, author of Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan. Barb is a woman of myriad talents, from singing and songwriting to filmmaking. She’s a scientist and a student of the cosmos. And she’s a passionate activist for social and environmental justice. She lives a couple hours from the farm in Lansing, Michigan’s capital. Support the show
Send us a text I talk with best selling biographer Larry Tye. His latest effort is The Jazzmen, How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America. And—because jazz reminds me of poetry--our resident poet and poetry expert Maryam Barrie will join us after we hear from Larry Tye. She and I will share poems about jazz and the Black experience on Poetry Sustains. Support the show
Send us a text Coming August 1: I talk with Best Selling Biographer Larry Tye. His latest effort is The Jazzmen, How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie transformed America. And—because jazz reminds me of poetry--our resident poet and poetry expert Maryam Barrie will join us after we hear from Larry Tye. She and I will share poems about jazz and the Black experience on Poetry Sustains. Support the show
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