Caroline welcomes back one of her favorite humans, poetess Naomi Shihab Nye, whose latest book, I’ll ask you three times, are you OK? is an ode to cab drivers, the journey, the detour, the kinship gleaned from the stories we befoibled beings exchange, especially when traveling— and always – kindness.

At this Dark of the Moon, (when traditionally elders would gather to determine the course of culture), Caroline is joined by ally Jane Fonda, whose re-emergence as a public advocate for dynamic Peace, is a heartening encouragement to us all. Let’s vow to dedicate our theatrical creativity to transforming the cruelty of war into compost … Continued

*much shortened but mega worthy rousing 18 minutes* The world is a lonelier stage without you but we accept the baton you pass to us to deepen our dedication to fierce no holding back humor in service to democracy: www.thoughttheater.com and to whom this week’s radio show is dedicated. Her last published words: We are … Continued

Once again we return to protect the Arctic National Wild Life Refuge (called by the indigenous Gwitch’in “the place where life begins,”) at its moment of direst peril. “And yet we may prevail,” says Caroline’s guest, Subhankar Banerjee, whose remarkable book of Arctic photographs is one of this week’s premiums. We also welcome a recent graduate … Continued

Caroline co-riffs with legendary, fantastic, personally much admired truly visionary artist Alex Grey, praising, invoking the necessary mystical art to guide and re-inspire culture at this time of dire beauty. Alex Grey is best known for his depictions of the body that provide a multi-dimensional “x-ray” of anatomical, psychic and spiritual forces. For many people … Continued