The Visionary Activist Show

The Visionary Activist Show – Inauguration Auguries

Inauguration Auguries all our relations are Strictly Plutonic…. Caroline & bardic herbalist wizard, Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue proffering astromytho narrative to magnetizeanimate all of our participatory skills … Inviting ancestral support, Mythic allies, that the desirable story of Kindom be born into incarnational actuality born from the spark in the dark… Seán Pádraig O’Donoghue is an … Continued


Susanna Clarke discusses her classic fantasy novel, “Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell in an interview recorded in 2005 in the KPFA studios. Documentary film-maker Dawn Porter talks about her two recent projects, “The Lady Bird Diaries” and “Deadlocked,” and about making documentaries. Also: A review of “Rachmaninoff and the Tsar” at TheatreWorks through February 9, 2025. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.



Filmmaker-writer-activist Marlon Riggs challenged popular — even progressive — culture when his video documentary depicting Black gay men with their “Tongues Untied” was banned by television stations across the U.S. (interviewed by Joey Flyer and Mike Alcolay). Lakhiyia means “home,” and Lakhiyia’s work in revolutionary creativity offers an opportunity for listeners to bring out their … Continued


Law & Disorder

Leonard Peltier Granted Clemency; Raft of Problematic Executive Orders; Plus Resistance In Residence Artist Davey D

Fifty executive orders were signed on Trump’s first day in his second presidential administration, many attacking trans folks, immigrants and diversity-and-inclusion provisions. We start today’s show walking through many of the orders and what they mean with Shawn Musgrave, a media law attorney and reporter based in New York, who also reports for The Intercept. … Continued


UpFront

Israeli Raids in the West Bank Intensify After Gaza Ceasefire; Plus, Trump Freezes Funds from the Inflation Reduction Act; And, Sheng Thao Indictment

00:08 — Mouin Rabbani is a nonresident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, previously principal political affairs officer with the Office of the UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria. 00:33 — Camille Pannu, is the Founder and Director of the Environmental and Climate Justice Clinic at Columbia Law School. 00:45 … Continued