The Visionary Activist Show

The Visionary Activist Show – Praying as Orpheus

“Not Praying to Orpheus, but praying as Orpheus,” encourages Caroline’s guest, Sophie Strand: a poet, historical-fiction writer, and essayist based in the Hudson Valley with a focus on the history of religion, environmentalism, and feminism. She is currently selling a historical fiction novel about Miriam the Magdalene and completing a book of essays tentatively called … Continued


Guest: Viet Thanh Nguyen is a Vietnamese- American author. He is the Aerol Arnold Chair of English and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California and a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim and MacArthur foundations.  He is the author of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize The Sympathizer.  He is also the author … Continued


0:08 – After the mass shooting of spa workers in Atlanta, what it’s like on the ground George Chidi (@neonflag) is a journalist and columnist for the online news site Decaturish.com, based in Atlanta, GA. 0:20 – On organizing against anti-Asian hate and combatting white supremacist violence Jung Hee Choi (@jungheechoi) is Deputy Director of … Continued