Featured Episode
The Visionary Activist Show – Tales of Environmental Devastation & Recovery
Tales of Environmental Devastation & Recovery Caroline re-hosts learned Druid, Hermetic, Masonic initiate, John Michael Greer, author of over 50 books on esoteric traditions, nature spirituality, and the future of industrial society; whose resonant erudition finds latest expression in “The Ceremony of the Grail, Ancient Mysteries, Gnostic Heresies and the Lost Rituals of Freemasonry.” www.Ecosophia.net
Two artists who died on January 2, 2023. Suzy McKee Charnas (1939-2023) was a groundbreaking feminist author of science fiction and fantasy. In this interview early in her career, in 1981, she talks about her history as a writer and her engagement with feminist issues. Frank Galati (1943=2023) was a giant among theater directors, particularly in his home town, Chicago. He was in San Francisco in 2019 to discuss both his career and his then-current project, “Rhinoceros” by Eugene O’Neill, at ACT. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
A look rightward: what’s the GOP all about, and one of these left–right hybrids
Emily Jashinsky of The Federalist on the GOP: the meaning of the speaker fight, and what is the base of the Freedom Caucus anyway? And Sohrab Ahmari, co-founder of Compact Magazine, offers a left–right hybrid.
Talkies – January 12, 2023
The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual — and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.
Guest: David Bromwich is Sterling Professor of English at Yale University. His books include The Intellectual Career of Edmund Burke and American Breakdown: The Trump Years and How They Befell Us. Professor Bromwich wrote an introduction for two landmark essays by the legendary political theorist Hannah Arendt on the greatest threat to democracy.
Democracy Now – January 12, 2023
Democracy Now! is a daily national independent award-winning news program, hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Ashara Ekundayo’s Artist as First Responder; Plus, Bryant Terry is our Resistance in Residence Artist
On today’s show, we take a deep dive into healing through art – not just any art but art that intersects with movements – helping to pave the path toward liberation. Our guest is Ashara Ekundayo, who among many other roles, is the Curator and Cultural Theologian behind Artist as First Responder – Engaging & … Continued
Iran executes 2 more prisoners linked to anti-government uprisings; Plus Richmond’s new mayor, Eduardo Martinez
0:08 — Sussan Tahmasebi (@sussantweets), executive director of FEMENA, and co-founder of the One Million Signatures Campaign, which is working to end gender-biased laws in Iran. 0:33 — Eduardo Martinez (@policycatalyst), newly elected Mayor for the city of Richmond.
Democracy Now – January 12, 2023
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.