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Loam Listen

55 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratings

Loam Listen is an expression of our belief at Loam that creative community can be a catalyst for resilience and reimagination in the heart of climate chaos. As the systems surrounding us collapse, it feels especially vital to nurture new ways of being through creating spaces for radical artists, activists, educators, and entrepreneurs in our community to share their stories on their terms. How can we continue to grow our capacity to be in right relationship with the Earth and with each other? How can we alchemize our personal practices into the seeds for cultivating collective liberation? How can we subvert the status quo, sustain biodiversity, and honor grief and joy and everything in between during this turbulent era of political polarization and digital isolation? With Loam Listen, we want to explore these questions in conversation with our constellation of creatives who are responding to the climate crisis with a commitment to imagination, compassion, and care.

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(Re)envisioning Relationships Through Conspiracy: In Conversation With E.N. West

October 20, 2020 21:52 - 1 hour - 140 MB

What shapes can community organizing take as we navigate this era of pandemic and protest? Community organizer E.N. West shares reflections on relationship building in times of crisis in this expansive and engaging conversation with Loam Listen host Amirio Freeman. Brimming with heart and inspiring lessons, E offers us all a blueprint for how to take care of each other when the world surrounding us is shifting. Guest: E.N. West, affectionately known as "E" (they/E), proudly hails from the ...

How To Sit With Ghosts: In Conversation With Jessica Lynne

October 06, 2020 16:36 - 58 minutes - 90.4 MB

This transporting episode will take you to haunted homes and shifting coasts with our two Scorpios—Loam Listen host Amirio Freeman and art critic Jessica Lynne—at the helm. "What are the ghosts that have been following me?" Jessica asks in this potent excavation of family, sites of silence, homespace, and community. Guest: Jessica Lynne is a writer and art critic. She is a founding editor of ARTS.BLACK, an online journal of art criticism from Black perspectives. Her writing has been featu...

Designing New Futures: In Conversation With Denise Shanté Brown

September 22, 2020 18:44 - 42 minutes - 67.7 MB

In this conversation with Amirio Freeman, holistic design strategist Denise Shanté Brown asks: "How can we design flows, spaces, time together, in a way that involves us leaning into our whole selves to show up? Making space for black womxn to show up fully? And that includes the rage, the fear, the anxiety, our sense of imagination and possibility [...] and all of that without the burden of needing to wonder how comfortable or uncomfortable someone in that space is..." From reflecting on li...

A New Vision For Loam Listen: In Conversation With Amirio Freeman

September 08, 2020 17:59 - 18 minutes - 29.9 MB

Meet our new Loam Listen host, Amirio Freeman! In this transitional episode, Loam Creative Director Kate and Amirio explore a fresh vision for this podcast that is responsive to this moment. Amirio is a Black, queer Southerner and a food systems advocate and artist. Amirio is the founder of Being Green While Black, a “visual archive of the constellations of greenness within the vast cosmos of blackness” that ultimately serves as a “digital spell to conjure socially, politically, economicall...

Recipes for Disaster: In Conversation With Milla Prince

September 03, 2020 17:22 - 34 minutes - 61.5 MB

In the last episode in our Weaving New Worlds listening series, we connect with Milla Prince of The Woman Who Married A Bear to explore the intersections of herbalism, community care, and political activism. In the midst of wildfire season and political crisis, Milla's meditations on reweaving relationship to Earth and reframing "expertise" are truly a balm for the soul. Follow @thewomanwhomarriedabear for ancestral animist herbalism, remembrance medicine, and reflections on resilience.

Skills For The Ideological Migration: In Conversation With Sam Edmondson and Lauren Hage of Weaving Earth

August 25, 2020 13:31 - 22 minutes - 37.6 MB

How do we (re)member ourselves back into reciprocal relationship in the Anthropocene? Sam Edmondson and Lauren Hage of Weaving Earth Center for Relational Education reflect on the ideological migration that this moment we're living through is asking of us in this conversation for our Weaving New Worlds listening series. Dive deeper into the work of Weaving Earth through their programs. Citation note from Lauren: "The guiding question that I speak to at the end of the interview 'What hap...

Skills For The Ideological Migration

August 25, 2020 13:31 - 37.6 MB

How do we (re)member ourselves back into reciprocal relationship in the Anthropocene? Sam Edmondson and Lauren Hage of Weaving Earth Center for Relational Education reflect on the ideological migration that this moment we're living through is asking of us in this conversation for our Weaving New Worlds listening series. Dive deeper into the work of Weaving Earth through their programs. Citation note from Lauren: "The guiding question that I speak to at the end of the interview 'What hap...

Longing As Compass: In Conversation With Justine Kiva Epstein

August 06, 2020 16:47 - 31 minutes - 51.6 MB

As part of our Weaving New Worlds listening series, Loam Creative Director Kate Weiner connects with community activist and rites of passage guide Justine Kiva Epstein to explore her poignant & powerful essay on longing as compass. Follow @juice_steeeen for further reflections on healing from inherited historical systems of colonization, white supremacy, cisheteropatriarchy and global capitalism through integrated, holistic community practices, prayer and storytelling.

We Are The Weavers: In Conversation With Teju Adisa-Farrar

July 28, 2020 18:44 - 30 minutes - 52.8 MB

In this special episode—part of our Weaving New Worlds listening series—geographer and poet Teju Adisa-Farrar shares an excerpt from her immersive essay, We Are the Weavers: Black Mermaids, Geography As Intervention, Roots of Imagining. By braiding together poetry and praxis, Teju connects readers with the resources to recognize that "we are the weavers of the new world. It is we who conceptualize it, who build it, who make it real, who map it." Dig deeper into Teju's work online for power...

Wild Food Foraging: In Conversation With Sunny Savage

July 23, 2020 15:00 - 27 minutes - 49.5 MB

After taking the space as a team to grieve, rest, and organize, we are returning to our Weaving New Worlds listening series to share some of the incredible voices from this year's annual magazine. In this episode, wild food forager Sunny Savage offers insight into emergent ecosystems as well as how to make space for multiplicity in our relationship to "invasive" species. Follow @sunnysavageofficial for reflections on wild food foraging and access to the inspiring Savage Kitchen app.

S1E19 - Six Plates In Honor Of The Oasis

May 24, 2020 18:56 - 20 minutes - 36.1 MB

Follow Zuri @sensualecology and be sure to visit Loam to snag a copy of Weaving New Worlds!

Six Plates In Honor Of The Oasis: In Conversation With Zuri Camille de Souza

May 24, 2020 18:56 - 20 minutes - 36.1 MB

In celebration of the launch of Weaving New Worlds comes a conversation with writer and chef Zuri Camille de Souza on sensual ecology, the art of attention, and foraging for wild foods. This episode is the first in our upcoming series devoted to connecting our readers to the many incredible artists, activists, and educators whose stories fill the pages of our annual print publication. Follow Zuri @sensualecology for inspiring writing & snapshots of toothsome suppers.

S1E18 - Natural Palettes

May 12, 2020 13:52 - 22 minutes - 41.3 MB

Follow @sashaduerr for studies in plant-based color and place-based recipes.

Natural Palettes: In Conversation With Sasha Duerr

May 12, 2020 13:52 - 22 minutes - 41.3 MB

During these strange and surreal times, coming home to craft can be a balm for the soul. Natural dye artist and educator Sasha Duerr shares tools for growing where you are planted thru plant-based color & place-based recipes in this joyful conversation with Loam Creative Director Kate Weiner. Follow @sashaduerr for artful studies in natural dye.

Intaking Media & Mutual Aid: In Conversation With Zahira Chaudhry

April 28, 2020 13:40 - 28 minutes - 51.6 MB

In the face of information overload, Zahira Chaudhry —an environmental scientist and activist by training and creative by practice—shares a few supportive ideas for intaking media during these difficult days. As the Co-Founder of Alluvia, Zahira curates publications that center the work of environmentalists of color as well as advocates for mutual aid organizations. Tune into this conversation with Loam Creative Director Kate Weiner for an exploration of capitalism, community organizing, and...

Intaking Media & Mutual Aid: In Conversation With Zahira Chaudhry

April 28, 2020 13:40 - 28 minutes - 51.6 MB

Follow @alluviamag for stories that center BIPOC voices in the environmental movement.

S1E17 - Intaking Media & Mutual Aid

April 28, 2020 13:40 - 28 minutes - 51.6 MB

Follow @alluviamag for stories that center BIPOC voices in the environmental movement.

S1E16 - COVID-19 & Cultivating Capacity

April 16, 2020 14:22 - 29 minutes - 53.2 MB

Follow @re_constitute for tools to develop consciousness and culture for our climate generation. And be sure to check out A Paradise Built In Hell by Rebecca Solnit as well for recommended reading during these dark days.

COVID-19 & Cultivating Capacity: In Conversation With Lucía Oliva Hennelly

April 16, 2020 14:22 - 29 minutes - 53.2 MB

As we find our footing in this new era, Lucía Oliva Hennelly—the Founder and Facilitative Director of (re)CONSTITUTE—offers insight into climate advocacy, communications, death work, and spiritual ecology in the face of crisis. For the many of us working to cultivate our capacity to meet this moment, Lucía's conversation with Loam Creative Director Kate Weiner is a much-needed dose of medicine. Follow @re_constitute for tools to develop consciousness and culture for our climate generatio...

Nourishing The Nervous System: In Conversation With tayla shanaye

April 07, 2020 17:20 - 29 minutes - 53 MB

How do we nourish the nervous system during crisis? In this illuminating episode, somatic therapeutic counselor and medicine maker tayla shanaye offers beautiful, accessible, and energizing practices for grounding in body and in breath. As we navigate what it will take to seed new worlds on the cusp of collapse, tayla's work emerges as a necessary portal into embodied connection to earth and each other. Follow @taylashanaye for inspiring practices & perspective shifts.

S1E15 - Nourishing The Nervous System

April 07, 2020 17:20 - 29 minutes - 53 MB

Follow @taylashanaye for inspiring practices & perspective shifts.

Nourishing The Nervous System: In Conversation With tayla shanaye

April 07, 2020 17:20 - 29 minutes - 53 MB

Follow @taylashanaye for inspiring practices & perspective shifts.

Navigating Self-Quarantine: In Conversation With Chelsea Call

March 24, 2020 15:26 - 26 minutes - 48.1 MB

For those of us who are able, staying at home in the face of the COVID-19 crisis is essential—especially given that there are many folx on the frontlines (such as social workers, cashiers, nurses, bus drivers, and janitors) who don't have that option. But self-quarantine can illuminate abandonment wounds, feelings of loneliness, and longing. In this conversation between Loam Creative Director Kate Weiner and art psychotherapist Chelsea Call, we dive deep into navigating the pitfalls of self-...

S1E14 - Navigating Self-Quarantine

March 24, 2020 15:26 - 26 minutes - 48.1 MB

Follow @chelsea_call for beautiful art therapy offerings.

S1E13 - Surrender As Practice

March 17, 2020 18:07 - 38 minutes - 68.9 MB

Visit The Wildfire Project to learn about their movement building strategies in service of a transformative culture shift.

Surrender As Practice: In Conversation With The Wildfire Project

March 17, 2020 18:07 - 38 minutes - 68.9 MB

As the COVID-19 crisis escalates, facilitators Joshua Kahn Russell and BJ Star of The Wildfire Project offer cherished resources for grounding in spirit and cultivating our capacity for surrender during these fractured times. We recorded this podcast a week ago and in the intervening days, our world has changed dramatically. Joshua and BJ's conversation is truly a balm for the soul and one we hope will be of benefit during these turbulent times. Visit The Wildfire Project to learn about t...

Mending Life: In Conversation With The Far Woods

February 25, 2020 18:59 - 24 minutes - 41.2 MB

How can the practice of mending be a portal into cultivating a culture shift? Sisters Nina and Sonya Montenegro of eco art collective The Far Woods reflect on their upcoming book, Mending Life, to offer insight into relational activism in the face of planetary crisis. Follow @thefarwoods to discover artworks by The Far Woods rooted in a love of land and community. And be sure to check out Mending Life for a vibrant guide to repair!

S1E12 - Mending Life

February 25, 2020 18:59 - 24 minutes - 41.2 MB

Follow @thefarwoods to discover artworks by The Far Woods rooted in a love of land and community. And be sure to check out Mending Life for a vibrant guide to repair!

Weaving As World-Building: In Conversation With James Davis

February 18, 2020 17:03 - 39 minutes - 67 MB

For weaver James Davis, weaving is a portal into practicing generosity, cultivating community, and connecting to lineage. Tune into this conversation with Loam Creative Director Kate Weiner for nourishing notes on weaving as world-building work. Follow @aquietpractice for meditations on slow and sustainable living.

S1E11 - Weaving As World-Building

February 18, 2020 17:03 - 39 minutes - 67 MB

Follow @aquietpractice for meditations on slow and sustainable living.

S1E10 - Imagination & Intersectional Identities

February 04, 2020 18:37 - 24 minutes - 45.8 MB

Follow @noyekim for notes on BEEN Media & nourishing meditations on imagination.

Imagination & Intersectional Identities: In Conversation With Michael A. Estrada

February 04, 2020 18:37 - 24 minutes - 45.8 MB

How can BIPOC reclaim the power of imagination? In this powerful podcast, Michael A. Estrada of BEEN Media reflects on the necessity of infusing storytelling with care for community, decolonizing creativity, and supporting artists from the grassroots. Follow @noyekim for notes on BEEN Media & nourishing meditations on imagination.

S1E9 - Decolonizing Fashion

January 21, 2020 18:45 - 22 minutes - 40.9 MB

Follow @aditimayer for notes on social justice, style, and sustainability.

Decolonizing Fashion: In Conversation With Aditi Mayer

January 21, 2020 18:45 - 22 minutes - 40.9 MB

Photojournalist and sustainable style blogger Aditi Mayer shares tangible practices for decolonizing the fashion industry in this informative & illuminating conversation with Loam Creative Director Kate Weiner. Follow @aditimayer for notes on social justice, style, and sustainability.

Decolonizing Fashion: In Conversation With Aditi Mayer

January 21, 2020 18:45 - 22 minutes - 40.9 MB

Follow @aditimayer for notes on social justice, style, and sustainability.

S1E8 - Compassion In Crisis

December 10, 2019 15:56 - 44 minutes - 73.4 MB

Snag a copy of “Compassion in Crisis” at this link and explore the work of Daily Acts for inspiration on how we can weave together permaculture and civic activism to cultivate resilient communities.

Compassion In Crisis: In Conversation With Kailea Frederick & Kerry Fugett

December 10, 2019 15:56 - 44 minutes - 73.4 MB

Curated by Kate Weiner of Loam and Kailea Frederick of Earth Is 'Ohana, Compassion in Crisis braids together interviews with survivors of climate disaster and resources on disaster preparedness to provide our community with an accessible guide to resilience and regeneration in the Anthropocene. In this conversation, Kailea and Kate offer insight into the origin story of this collaborative publication as well as learn from the incredible Kerry Fugett of Daily Acts on the power of permaculture...

S1E7 - Cultivating Anti-Capitalist Practices As A Small Business

November 24, 2019 17:14 - 32 minutes - 55.2 MB

To explore Amelia’s musings on holistic sustainability, craft, and transparency in business, follow @ameliawrededavis.

Cultivating Anti-Capitalist Practices As A Small Business: In Conversation With Amelia Wrede Davis

November 24, 2019 17:14 - 32 minutes - 55.2 MB

As we head into a season marked by consumerist excess in the mainstream, potter Amelia Wrede Davis reflects on the work small business owners can do to cultivate anti-capitalism and challenge environmental despair in this conversation with Loam Creative Director Kate Weiner. To explore Amelia’s musings on holistic sustainability and transparency in business, follow @ameliawrededavis.

Reimagining Home In The Climate Crisis: In Conversation With Amirio Freeman

November 19, 2019 14:23 - 38 minutes - 64.2 MB

What does home mean in the context of a rapidly changing climate? Amirio Freeman of Being Green While Black offers rich insight into home as a verb in this illuminating conversation with Loam Creative Director Kate Weiner. Follow @beinggreenwhileblack for a digital archive devoted to reclaiming the greenness of blackness.

Reimagining Home In The Climate Crisis: In Conversation With Amirio Freeman

November 19, 2019 14:23 - 38 minutes - 64.2 MB

Follow @beinggreenwhileblack for a digital archive devoted to reclaiming the greenness of blackness.

S1E6 - Reimagining Home In The Climate Crisis

November 19, 2019 14:23 - 38 minutes - 64.2 MB

Follow @beinggreenwhileblack for a digital archive devoted to reclaiming the greenness of blackness.

Co-Creating Loam Home: In Conversation With Jess Drawhorn & Tessa Powell

October 20, 2019 21:46 - 38 minutes - 72.4 MB

If Loam Home resonates with you, consider contributing $2 to our Kickstarter. We are so grateful for your support!

S1E5 - Creativity Is Our Birthright

October 13, 2019 15:15 - 38 minutes - 63.7 MB

For artist and therapist Chelsea Call, creativity is our birthright. In this conversation with Loam Creative Director Kate Weiner, Chelsea shares creative practices with us to help infuse our everyday with meaning, nourish resilience, and process climate grief.

Creativity Is Our Birthright: In Conversation With Chelsea Call

October 13, 2019 15:15 - 38 minutes - 63.7 MB

For artist and therapist Chelsea Call, creativity is our birthright. In this conversation with Loam Creative Director Kate Weiner, Chelsea shares creative practices with us to help infuse our everyday with meaning, nourish resilience, and process climate grief. Follow @chelsea_call for art therapy offerings.

Mushrooms As Medicine: In Conversation With Danielle Ryan Broida

October 04, 2019 18:13 - 33 minutes - 60.9 MB

During these dark days, functional mushrooms can be a unique ally in nurturing our resilience. Mycologist Danielle Ryan Broida shares the possibility and power inherent in herbalism in this engaging and educational conversation with Loam Creative Director Kate Weiner. To dive deeper into the magic of functional mushrooms, follow Danielle on Instagram.

S1E4 - Mushrooms As Medicine

October 04, 2019 18:13 - 33 minutes - 60.9 MB

To dive deeper into the magic of functional mushrooms, follow Danielle on Instagram.

S1E3 - Lost As I've Ever Gone

September 19, 2019 22:16 - 41 minutes - 79.1 MB

Follow Lea @lealeathomas for album updates as well as inspiring explorations of activism and art.

Lost As I've Ever Gone: In Conversation With Lea Thomas

September 19, 2019 22:16 - 41 minutes - 79.1 MB

How can music help us strengthen our connection to people and place? Singer-songwriter Lea Thomas explores the creative process at the heart of the collaborative ambient folk album Blue of Distance in this conversation with Loam Creative Director Kate Weiner. Follow Lea @lealeathomas for album updates as well as inspiring explorations of activism and art.

Who Are You As A Messenger? In Conversation With Lucía Oliva Hennelly of (re)constitute

September 05, 2019 22:12 - 39 minutes - 65.7 MB

In this episode for Loam Listen, climate change communications strategist and Zen practitioner Lucía Oliva Hennelly reflects on impactful messaging, identity politics, and mindfulness in conversation with Loam Creative Director Kate Weiner. Follow @re_constitute on Instagram to learn more about Lucía’s work transforming consciousness and culture for a just, equitable, and ecologically vibrant world.