KPFA - The Visionary Activist Show
1,039 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsDedicated to “anything we need to know to have a democracy”: Democratic Animism, Pragmatic Mysticism, Applied Divination, Renaissance of Reverent Ingenuity. Hosted by Caroline Casey. Her guests are allies contributing to a culture of reverent ingenuity. Critique and Solution.
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The Visionary Activist Show – September 20, 2007
September 20, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline returns from the land of pantheistic animism, known as Bali, with its culture of infinite interplay of light and dark, visible and invisible. She is joined, live from Bali, by mid-wife and peace awards recipient Robin Lim, team advisor and capacity builder for Yayasan Bumi Sehat – Birthing Center – in Bali, and Acet Barat Indonesia, in the Tsunami zone www.bumisehatbali.org. Also guiding us, through the agency of medicine man Kitut Liyer, will be the Goddess of Knowledge and Arts, S...
The Visionary Activist Show – September 13, 2007
September 13, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBIn this two part conversation Caroline and former Secretary of Housing Catherine Austin Fitts explore the gloom of predatory lending, the sub-prime mortgage fiasco, the tape-worm economy, where , via "fraudulent inducement, we crave what feeds the thing eating us, – and the glee of emerging transparency, pre-emptive local stewardship of community resources, and life dedicated to beauty. The post The Visionary Activist Show – September 13, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – September 6, 2007 at 2:00pm
September 06, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – September 6, 2007 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – August 30, 2007
August 30, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline 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. The post The Visionary Activist Show – August 30, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – August 23, 2007
August 23, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline’s guest is Mike Tidwell, author of The Ravaging Tide – Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America’s Coastal Cities. Caroline has often said the if America’s soul had a physical address it would be New Orleans, and that the fate of New Orleans will be America’s fate, and so it is – metaphorically, symbiotically, and now – truly- literally. As there were both ample warning, and competent preventive measures long before (30 years) Katrina struck – so now, the same...
The Visionary Activist Show – August 16, 2007 at 2:00pm
August 16, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – August 16, 2007 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – August 9, 2007
August 09, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline is aptly joined by bestselling author John Perkins, whose latest book,The Secret History of the American Empire. a crucial exploration of how we got here, a world where we have abdicated leadership to sociopathic dementors… Like the profound movie "Lives of Others," Perkins is not only a story-teller, but is an incarnational embodied story himself, of how the sociopathic heart can bloom once again with conscious kinship. Once an agent of the problem, now in service to the solution,...
The Visionary Activist Show – August 2, 2007 at 2:00pm
August 02, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – August 2, 2007 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – July 26, 2007
July 26, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe Impeachment Show, with Col. Ann Wright and Cindy SheehanToday on Carl Jung and Aldous Huxley’s birthday, both of whom addressed the many forms dangerous totalitarianism, Caroline is joined by the parts of our team who are feisty in their dedication to dynamic peace. The post The Visionary Activist Show – July 26, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – July 19, 2007
July 19, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline welcomes back two long-time allies, political participants, Jamie Yeager (writer for the Texas Observer, Press Secretary to Eugene McCarthy) and Pat Ewing (Chief of staff for Al Gore) who have both been on this show many times, but never together-until now. May we examine all that we know about the Constitution, that we may all put our hands back on the tiller of this country. Yea! impeachment. The post The Visionary Activist Show – July 19, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – July 12, 2007
July 12, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBFire the Grid to Fire the Prez. To this end Caroline is joined by long-time ally Steve Bhaerman, aka Swami Beyondananda, as we resolve all distracting kerfuffles (9/11 was USED as a Reichstag fire regardless of who was or wasn’t involved. OK?) The post The Visionary Activist Show – July 12, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – July 5, 2007
July 05, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe War of Independence is over, but the revolution/evolution is ongoing. To further this intention Caroline is joined by Barry W. Lynn, executive director for Americans United for Separation of Church and State for rollicking delineation of the dire crisis of constitutional democracy and the animation of its spirit. The post The Visionary Activist Show – July 5, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – June 28, 2007
June 28, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline replays a portion of her Summer Solstice address, "Coyote Network News of Now: Without Magic We’re Doomed…Ahh, but With, How Beautiful…," that played to a packed house at Ashkenaz on the Summer Solstice. The post The Visionary Activist Show – June 28, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – June 21, 2007
June 21, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBOn this Summer Solstice, Caroline is aptly joined by three women, ardent in their fierce protection of life and dedication to beauty: Karen Pickett (of the Headwaters Coalition), reporting on Green Scare trials, and the evolution of tree advocates; Redwood Mary, Executive Director of Circle the Earth Grass Roots Women; (both ardently engaged in saving the Berkeley Oaks) Amikaeyla Gaston, fantabulous drummer and singer to invoke the Orishas – that we may fully align with life-force at this ti...
The Visionary Activist Show – June 14, 2007 at 2:00pm
June 14, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – June 14, 2007 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – June 7, 2007 at 2:00pm
June 07, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – June 7, 2007 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – May 31, 2007 at 2:00pm
May 31, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – May 31, 2007 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – May 24, 2007 at 2:00pm
May 24, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – May 24, 2007 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – May 17, 2007
May 17, 2007 14:00 - 13 minutes - 15.5 MBCaroline Casey does an hour and a half special program in honor of KPFA’s sacred spring fund drive. The post The Visionary Activist Show – May 17, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – May 10, 2007 at 2:00pm
May 10, 2007 14:00 - 9 minutes - 10.4 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – May 10, 2007 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – May 3, 2007
May 03, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline is wildly enthused, at this time of seasonal sensual quickening and re-alignment with the dynamic beauty of nature, to welcome back Martin Prechtel. Martin exhorts us to "become humans of such beauty that even our failures feed the holy." "Martin Prechtel is a master of eloquence and innovative language, His life, the well known subject of his previous books, Secrets of the Talking Jaguar and Long Life, Honey in the Heart, took him from his native New Mexico upbringing as a half-bloo...
The Visionary Activist Show – April 26, 2007
April 26, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline is joined by long-time shamanic guide, teacher, author, Sandra Ingerman, whose latest book, "How to Heal Toxic Thoughts." What a good idea. The post The Visionary Activist Show – April 26, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – April 19, 2007 at 2:00pm
April 19, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – April 19, 2007 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – April 12, 2007 at 2:00pm
April 12, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – April 12, 2007 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – April 5, 2007
April 05, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBLast Supper Radio On this Maundy Thursday, the honoring in the Christian Tradition of the Last Supper, the torment in the Garden of Gethsemene, preceding the state execution and resurrection of Jesus, Caroline is once again joined by political consultant, former Chief of Staff for Al Gore, and Liberating Christianity scholar Pat Ewing. We aspire to brew a medicine for us all from the life force of Spring, esoteric tradition, brought in to current politics – what must we die to lest we die f...
The Visionary Activist Show – March 29, 2007 at 2:00pm
March 29, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – March 29, 2007 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – March 22, 2007
March 22, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBAs we set sail into Spring, let’s put up our sails to catch the prevailing winds, as Caroline welcomes back Rick Tarnas, whose book Cosmos and Psyche, continues to garner awards and leap over chasms, that our under- valued wise navigational guidance systems may once again assume heroic cultural leadership at this time of dire beauty. The post The Visionary Activist Show – March 22, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – March 15, 2007
March 15, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline welcomes back, great ally of the Oceans, marine acoustician Michael Stocker that we may honor the oceans, align with their songs, and quit being so noisy, cruel and rude as a species. Michael brings with him whale songs, that we may auralize, as well as visualize, and examples of the lethal naval sonar sound that we may be ever more effectively dedicated to life and beauty. The post The Visionary Activist Show – March 15, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – March 8, 2007 at 2:00pm
March 08, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – March 8, 2007 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – March 1, 2007
March 01, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline is joined by long-time colleague Richard Tarnas, author of Cosmos and Psyche, www.cosmosandpsyche.com an invaluable contribution of historic research correlating creative, political, spiritual movements in human evolution (and devolution) with the movements of the planets. The post The Visionary Activist Show – March 1, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – February 22, 2007 at 2:00pm
February 22, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – February 22, 2007 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – February 15, 2007
February 15, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBAt 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. The post The Visionary Activist Show – February 15, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – February 8, 2007
February 08, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBMartin Prechtel The post The Visionary Activist Show – February 8, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – February 1, 2007
February 01, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe world is a far lonelier place without Molly Ivins, to whom this show is dedicated, with guests Col. Ann Wright from the Capitol and unreasonable woman Diane Wilson from Sea Drift, Texas that we may all deepen our dedication to fierce humor in service to democracy. The post The Visionary Activist Show – February 1, 2007 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – January 25, 2007
January 25, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBWomen, Money, Leadership and the Fate of the World As this first quarter Moon reminds us to be wise stewards of whatever wealth is entrusted to us, by being dynamic pragmatic mystics, Caroline is joined by her guest, Ambassador Swanee Hunt, daughter of one of the quirkiest and autocratic of Billionaires. Swanee has been not so much money laundering as money cleansing in her dedication to Women Waging Peace. She joins us directly from receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Boston C...
The Visionary Activist Show – January 18, 2007 at 2:00pm
January 18, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – January 18, 2007 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – January 11, 2007
January 11, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBTo Collaborate in Protecting as Much Life as Possible in this Time of Dire Beauty, Caroline is joined by Native Athabaskan Eyakak Activist Dune Lankard who can speak of so much good he has done, preserving the wild, protecting the salmon… But now he’s in the middle of his biggest project, for all of us, for which he needs our help…The acquisition and preservation of the Bering Coal Fields… tune in to this exciting collaborative story of import to all life… The post The Visionary Activist Sh...
The Visionary Activist Show – January 4, 2007
January 04, 2007 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBSacramental plants and ancestral cultures of reverence want to speak with us now to remind us that we each have 125 billion miles of sub-microscopic DNA in our bodies, and only 3 % is for genes. Psychoactive plant sacraments are one way to access the necessary knowledge encoded in our DNA, Caroline is joined by Graham Hancock, whose latest book, "Supernatural," is a necessary voice for and from this realm, at this time of dire beauty. The post The Visionary Activist Show – January 4, 2007 app...
The Visionary Activist Show – December 28, 2006
December 28, 2006 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBWe remember in our bones, that if this country’s soul had a physical address, it would be New Orleans… And so we close out the year with Malik Rahim and Marina Drummer of the Common Ground Collective in New Orleans, which has done so much, and deserves so much support, representing the best of democratic ingenuity, mutual aid, reciprocal blessing and pragmatic mysticism (in contrast to the war and disaster profiteering of the dementors of doom, to whom we had temporarily relinquished our Sa...
The Visionary Activist Show – December 21, 2006 at 2:00pm
December 21, 2006 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – December 21, 2006 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – December 14, 2006
December 14, 2006 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBHonoring the Lords of Time as we dive for darkness Caroline cavorts this week with long-time ally, fellow pragmatic mystic aspirant, effective environmentalist Carolyn Raffensperger, as we prepare for the Winter Solstice. The post The Visionary Activist Show – December 14, 2006 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – December 7, 2006
December 07, 2006 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBLet’s Ride This Dragon – Dedication Brings Power – Caroline is joined by ally Alex Steffan to align with the rising culture of reverent ingenuity, to celebrate the book which he edited, "World Changing – A User’s Guide For the 21st Century." The post The Visionary Activist Show – December 7, 2006 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – November 30, 2006
November 30, 2006 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBDedication invites power…Native Wind Power. Caroline welcomes back Bob Gough, lawyer for the Lakota Sioux, and secretary of COUP, the Inter Tribal Council on Utility Policy, to report back on how once again native wisdom is gonna save our ass. "Harvesting the wind is a great way to heal Grandmother Earth and restore sustainable tribal economies. In the 21st century we can lead the way in developing a sustainable way of life." (Pat Spears. president of COUP) Bob will be reporting on the gro...
The Visionary Activist Show – November 23, 2006 at 2:00pm
November 23, 2006 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – November 23, 2006 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – November 16, 2006 at 2:00pm
November 16, 2006 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – November 16, 2006 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – November 9, 2006
November 09, 2006 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBAfter the election, woo-hoo! democracy and the Constitution take a deep gulp of air, vitalizing an era of deeper investigation, subpoenas, accountability, so that the democratic experiment may continue. We vow to never again abdicate power to those with callous and treasonous disregard for life. More than perfectly Caroline welcomes Steven Jones (former) Professor of physics (magna cum laude b.a. in physics, phd in physics Vanderbilt University, Senior engineering specialist at Idaho Nation...
The Visionary Activist Show – November 2, 2006 at 2:00pm
November 02, 2006 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – November 2, 2006 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – October 26, 2006
October 26, 2006 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBToday we will play a portion of Caroline’s Bioneers presentation to a packed Big Tent of allies, the all-encompassing story-strategy of now. For complete talk go to www.visionaryactivism.com The post The Visionary Activist Show – October 26, 2006 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – October 19, 2006
October 19, 2006 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBAt the Dark of the Moon, when traditionally elders gather to determine the next stage of culture, more than perfectly Caroline welcomes back, keeper of the mega-story of oil, Richard Heinberg (author of "The Party’s Over") whose most recent book is "The Oil Depletion Protocol, a plan to avert oil wars. terrorism and economic collapse." A plan – what a good idea. The post The Visionary Activist Show – October 19, 2006 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – October 12, 2006 at 2:00pm
October 12, 2006 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – October 12, 2006 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.