Robert Macfarlane discusses his latest book, “Ghostways: Two Journeys to Unquiet Places,” a look at Orford Ness and the Holloways of Dorset, and talks about how the pandemic has affected England. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
From November, 2018, an interview with Taylor Mac about “Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce.” A revised version of the show,” Taylor Mac’s Holiday Sauce … Pandemic!” runs on demand through January 3, 2021 through the Curran website. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
My Dad worked w/ the Taliban in the 90s when we lived in Sugarland then New Delhi. Let’s talk about how militarism turns our loved ones into native informants, obedient soldiers, cannon fodder … & liberation loving activists. If you hear people use the word ‘decolonization’ who aren’t actively de-militarizing & de-nuclearizing, come thru for … Continued
Direct action may be the seed of all seeds for us to plant. Let’s learn from Fred Hampton, Elaine Brown, Paulo Freire, Moraga, Marx, & more. Feel free to share if you know anyone who could benefit from this discourse! PS- Yes, this is a lil’ snippet of my book Pulling Weeds & Planting Seeds: … Continued
Alice Walker introduces a conversation between the Studs Terkel and Howard Zinn, produced by the brilliant Bob Baldock. Enjoy and thank you for your support!
Noel Casler is a stand-up comic whose earlier career as a celebrity handler led him to work for six years on “Celebrity Apprentice.” He discusses what he learned about Donald Trump and the Trump family in this hour-long interview with host Richard Wolinsky.
Han Ong, playwright and novelist, is interviewed about his play “Grandeur” and his career as a writer and playwright by host Richard Wolinsky. Encore podcast from June, 2017.
The old Limerick that says, “Damn! For it certainly seems that I‘m a creature who moves in determinate grooves. I’m not even a bus I’m a tram”, is usually applied to the problem of fate and free will. It is equally applicable to another problem says Alan Watts which is the problem of searching for … Continued
The English word “way” is the nearest translation perhaps that we can make of the Chinese word Tao, meaning the way of nature or the way things go.
Watts points out that so many things that seem at one level to be opposed to each other, are at another level mutually necessary, including life and death.