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 2, 2004
September 02, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline responds to the conundrum of what to do at the culmination of the Dementors of Doom Convention (aka Republican pep rally) by hosting the playfully irreverent Mark Vicente, director of the movie, "What the Bleep Do We Know." www.whatthebleep.com Alright then, as Mercury stations, let’s think Bushco out of the White House. The post The Visionary Activist Show – September 2, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – August 26, 2004
August 26, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline is joined by Buddhist Noir author John Burdett from Bangkok. His latest novel, Bangkok 8, is the best detective novel that Caroline has ever read; a deep completely pertinent Plutonian delving into the erotic political spirit underworld of now. The post The Visionary Activist Show – August 26, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – August 19, 2004
August 19, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline is joined by Bob Gough, lawyer for the Lakota Sioux, speaking of the Northern Tribes’ alliance to produce wind power. Once again the indigenous people part of us has the capacity to bail our collective sorry industrial asses out of energetic nihilism. The post The Visionary Activist Show – August 19, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – August 12, 2004
August 12, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline’s guest is Kansas native political writer Thomas Frank, whose latest book, What’s the Matter with Kansas? explores the complex mystery as to why/how working class folks have been hood-winked into voting (Republican) against their interests …How Dems have complicitously abdicated/abandoned not only unions , but inspirational story-telling. Caroline will aspire to incite the author to solutions, or at least resolutions to re-animate cross-partisan discourse, so as to avert cataclysmi...
The Visionary Activist Show – August 5, 2004
August 05, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline reports back from the DNC. The post The Visionary Activist Show – August 5, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – July 29, 2004
July 29, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCarolne reports back live from the Democratic Convention with a lively crew. The post The Visionary Activist Show – July 29, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – July 22, 2004
July 22, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBAs the Sun enters Leo (time to make the invisible visible) Caroline (www.visionaryactivism.com) welcomes back colleague, Catherine Austin Fitts, (www.solari.com) (former Under Secretary of Housing under Bush I). Joining us from London, Chris Sanders, whom Catherine calls, "the smartest global economist on the planet" (www.sandersresearch.com) Together Catherine and Chris have written a comprehensive guide to "the U.S. secret budget," that has operated for decades outside the framework of the ...
The Visionary Activist Show – July 15, 2004
July 15, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBAs the administration is pursuing legislative means to cancel or postpone the elections…In the midst of yarghhh!!!, we remember that humor, satire, mockery are essential to any prospect of democracy… So Caroline is joined this week by political comedian, Steve Bhaerman (aka Swami Beyondanda) www.wakeuplaughing.com from the Right to Laugh party. The post The Visionary Activist Show – July 15, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – July 8, 2004
July 08, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThis week Caroline is joined by Iraqui-born novelist, painter and former political prisoner, Haifa Zangana. Her most recent article, "The British transfer of sovereignty in the 20’s was equally meaningless," was Published by the Guardian on June 29th. The post The Visionary Activist Show – July 8, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – July 1, 2004
July 01, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBWater for the Desert Caroline invites us all to visit the replenishing oasis of beauty, the Kindom of Creation (to recover from the hyper-yang realm of testosterone behaving badly), with great ally Palestinian-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye. We will revel in the pragmatic beauty of Naomi Shihab Nye’s poems as well as her gorgeously pertinent articulation of Rumi’s voice. The post The Visionary Activist Show – July 1, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – June 24, 2004
June 24, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBOn this first show of our wild Summer of cascading revelation, Caroline is aptly joined by Daniel Sheehan, (www.newparadigminstitute.org) (fellow culture doctor- political-spiritual narrator, lawyer activist and more!) in exploring the myriad crucial stories one layer down coursing through our political-cultural-mythological personal-collective indigenous veins. And then we’ll animate the most intriguingly desirable scenarios for the election on out through the next 8 years. The post The Vi...
The Visionary Activist Show – June 17, 2004
June 17, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MB"Sheherezade’s Strategy" Caroline’ delineates the Vernal Equinox’s resonant encouragement – the offering of Sheherazade’s Strategy for Spring – the mythic, cultural, political, spiritual juju counsel council… (originally broadcast March 25th) The post The Visionary Activist Show – June 17, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – June 10, 2004
June 10, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBPart 2 and more stories from Caroline on her return from Syria, the heart of the Middle East and the land of Venus. (Originally broadcast March 11th, 2004) The post The Visionary Activist Show – June 10, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – June 3, 2004
June 03, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBAs Cosmos continues to do fantastic job of story-telling, Caroline is joined by fellow deep-delvers Catherine Austin Fitts (Recovering Republican, former Under sec. of HUD under Bush I, $ guide) (www.solari.com) and Kyle Hence, founder of 911 Unanswered Questions. The post The Visionary Activist Show – June 3, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – May 27, 2004
May 27, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBSheldon Rampton, author of Banana Republicans: How the Right Wing Is Turning America into a One-Party State. The post The Visionary Activist Show – May 27, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – May 20, 2004
May 20, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline is joined by ardent imaginative activist Christopher Pease, to speak of the nervy descent of the biotech/pharmaceutical/war on nature industry upon San Francisco, first week of June, and the Reclaim the Commons Festival of positive action and education that will be its antidote – June 2rd-9th www.reclaimthecommons.net The post The Visionary Activist Show – May 20, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – May 13, 2004
May 13, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBMarkos Moulitsas Zúniga, author of the Daily Kos blog: www.dailykos.com, and Alex Steggen, editor of www.worldchanging.com. The post The Visionary Activist Show – May 13, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – May 6, 2004
May 06, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBJim Turner, original Nader’s Raider, joins Caroline to clarify, OK, what are we gonna do about this election, the strategy of NOW. The post The Visionary Activist Show – May 6, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – April 29, 2004
April 29, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBProvocatively annoying show with Matt Gonzalez and Georgia Kelly of the Praxis Peace Institute. www.praxispeace.org The post The Visionary Activist Show – April 29, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – April 22, 2004
April 22, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline in cavorting cahoots with fellow devotee to the arousing magic of language, Indigenous Global Shaman Martin Prechtel…. The Indigenous Strategy of Now devoted to dynamic beauty… and more… Martin’s website is www.floweringmountain.com The post The Visionary Activist Show – April 22, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – April 15, 2004
April 15, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBHealing War. Caroline is joined once more by Ed Tick, director of the Sanctuary: a Center for Mentoring the Soul, in Albany New York, which works with veterans since Vietnam. The post The Visionary Activist Show – April 15, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – April 8, 2004
April 08, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThe astro-mythologicalnews of now… Caroline is joined by astrological colleague Daniel Giamarrio, who will delineate the cycles of Venus and Mars now visible in the night time sky. Discourse on the redemptive mythic guidance in this time of cataclysmic mahem. The post The Visionary Activist Show – April 8, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – April 1, 2004
April 01, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBToday with fellow dynamically reflective ally Alex Steffan – www.worldchanging.com – celebration of the Fool, and Trickster political campaign strategy. The post The Visionary Activist Show – April 1, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – March 25, 2004
March 25, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline’ delineates the Vernal Equinox’s resonant encouragement – the offering of Sheherazade’s Strategy for Spring – the mythic, cultural political, spiritual juju counsel council… The post The Visionary Activist Show – March 25, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – March 18, 2004
March 18, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThat Takes Ovaries Caroline hosts Rivka Solomon, the originator of "That Takes Ovaries", book, play, open mikes around the world catalyzing bold woofy inspiring actions by women of all ages in all circumstances. She is joined by diverse women around the country. www.thattakesovaries.org The post The Visionary Activist Show – March 18, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – March 11, 2004
March 11, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBPart two of Caroline’s stories from Syria. The post The Visionary Activist Show – March 11, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – March 4, 2004
March 04, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline’s return from Syria with fellow travelling companion and fantastic story-teller, one woman show diva, Deborah Lubar. The post The Visionary Activist Show – March 4, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – February 26, 2004
February 26, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline’s address to the Bioneers Conference in October 2003. The post The Visionary Activist Show – February 26, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – February 12, 2004
February 12, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBLaura Kipnis, author of Against Love: A Polemic. The post The Visionary Activist Show – February 12, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – February 5, 2004
February 05, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBThis week Caroline co-riffs with intrepid ally and co-founder of Code Pink, Jodie Evans, just returned from Iraq, as she says, " from the depths of hell and the hearts of heaven.," with stories we all must know if we are to have a democracy… so that we can withdraw our complicity from the despicable cruelty and harsh chaos and compost this horror into active kinship. The post The Visionary Activist Show – February 5, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – January 29, 2004
January 29, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBBack by popular demand, with Caroline: Wayne Madsen, former NSA, Naval intelligence officer, who went on to write ("atone", as he quips) many investigative contributions to democracy including The Hand book of Personal Data Protection, and his latest book, written with John Stanton, is America’s Nightmare, the Presidency of George Bush II The post The Visionary Activist Show – January 29, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – January 22, 2004
January 22, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline co-riffs with Pat Ewing, former and RECOVERING Democratic political operative, deputy Communications Director for Al Gore on the metaphysics of our political election year conundrum. The post The Visionary Activist Show – January 22, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – January 15, 2004
January 15, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline is joined by long-time ally John Stauber, (www.prwatch.org) author of the increasingly pertinent 1997 book, Mad Cow USA, and the more recent, Weapons of Mass Deception. Today we will make clear the connection between weapons of mass deception and mad cow, and, as always, what we can do to save and create democracy. The post The Visionary Activist Show – January 15, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – January 8, 2004
January 08, 2004 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline with great ally, environmental justice activator, executive director of Science and Environment Health Network (www.sehn.org), Carolyn Raffensperger, animator of The Precautionary Principle, and today’s focus, "The Public Trust Doctrine," as we engage public discourse in defining the desirable function of government (to protect the commons). The post The Visionary Activist Show – January 8, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – January 1, 2004 at 2:00pm
January 01, 2004 14:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBThe post The Visionary Activist Show – January 1, 2004 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – December 25, 2003 at 2:00pm
December 25, 2003 14:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBNorah Vincent, author of "Voluntary Madness" and "Self-Made Man" discusses her work and career with host Richard Wolinsky. The post The Visionary Activist Show – December 25, 2003 at 2:00pm appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – December 18, 2003
December 18, 2003 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBCaroline explores with Ethmomicologist, James Arthur. (www.jamesarthur.net) The post The Visionary Activist Show – December 18, 2003 appeared first on KPFA.
The Visionary Activist Show – December 11, 2003
December 11, 2003 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBAs we dive to the Winter Solstice, and ponder all the muck that wants to die and serve as compost for new life Weaver of context Caroline Casey is aptly joined by former Naval officer serving at NSA, now investigative journalist, long-time advocate for privacy and civil liberties, Wayne Madsen. Madsen is the author of innumerable books, the latest of which is, America’s Nightmare: The Presidency of George Bush II, as well as recent articles on the crucial creepiness of Karl Rove, as well as t...
The Visionary Activist Show – December 4, 2003
December 04, 2003 14:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MBWind Power: Joining weaver of context Caroline Casey will be long-time lawyer for the Lakota, Bob Gough., who will speak of Red Green Power. The renewable revolution begins at Rosebud. The great wind-shed of this country sits above the entire Northeast, and tribes already have great wind mills operating. Now to reclaim the commons of the federal grid to distribute the energy. Onward out of the gloom. The post The Visionary Activist Show – December 4, 2003 appeared first on KPFA.