Voices for Nature & Peace
76 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -An interview show where we discuss issues of ecology, empire, justice, and consciousness with guests who are aware of the challenges of our time and who are working to address them.
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Ep.71 – "No Such a Thing as an 'Invasive Species'?" feat. Prof. Matt Chew
May 04, 2021 09:00 - 2 hours - 119 MB"No Such a Thing as an 'Invasive Species'?" feat. Prof. Matt Chew Dubbed a ‘gadfly of invasion biology’ by Scientific American, Matt Chew is known for critiquing ecology’s overreliance on societal metaphors and conservationists’ misapplication of notions like ‘nativeness’. Dr. Chew has a B.S. Environmental Interpretation and an M.S. Range Science (Ecology) from Colorado State University, and a Ph.D. in Biology from Arizona State University. As statewide Natural Resources Planner for Arizona...
Ep.70 – "Trans 101" feat. Terra
April 27, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 67.9 MB"Trans 101" feat. Terra Terra is a freelance artist, writer, and podcaster residing in Portland, OR. I have known them since 2007, when I was an urban farmer living in their backyard. They are on Twitter as @cybersatyr: https://twitter.com/CyberSatyr We discussed how the new ideas fit in with the old ones; the phrase, "trans women are women;" the concept of misgendering; how quickly the discussion of gender has changed; trans people in the military; the term, "TERF;" the usage of "they/the...
Ep.69 – "Animal Liberation / Human Liberation" feat. Robert Porzel
April 20, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 71.6 MB"Animal Liberation / Human Liberation" feat. Robert Porzel Prof. Robert Porzel is a national representative for “Physicians against Animal Testing” and founder of the animal rights group “T-Zelle,” which aims to establish intersectional collaboration between social movements. The current network connects about 20 individual groups and organizations in the state of Bremen, Germany. In January of 2019 he was elected as national speaker of the German Greens party for animal policies. Apart fro...
Ep.68 – "People & Plants on the Move, Together" feat. Zach Elfers
April 13, 2021 09:00 - 2 hours - 88.2 MB"People & Plants on the Move, Together" feat. Zach Elfers Zach Elfers was raised in the piedmont of the mid-Atlantic but has travelled widely around the lower 48. He is a student of the plants who has learned from mentors, elders, and most importantly, from living outside spending as much time as possible with the more-than-human world. His areas of interest include ancestral ways of subsisting, living, and knowing, and his work is focused on growing and promoting bioregional plants as food...
Ep.67 – Rebel with a Cause: Remembering Finisia Medrano (part 3 of 3)
April 06, 2021 09:10 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBRebel with a Cause: Remembering Finisia Medrano (part 3 of 3) Disclaimer: This episode is full of obscenities and is probably not safe for work. Additionally, it contains words relating to sexual identity that may be offensive to some. All this vocabulary is not included gratuitously, but reflects the usage of the podcast’s subject, Finisia Medrano, a trans woman with a mouth like a sailor. You’ve been warned. In this special edition of “Voices for Nature & Peace,” I speak with six people ...
Ep.66 – Rebel with a Cause: Remembering Finisia Medrano (part 2 of 3)
April 06, 2021 09:05 - 1 hour - 70 MBRebel with a Cause: Remembering Finisia Medrano (part 2 of 3) Disclaimer: This episode is full of obscenities and is probably not safe for work. Additionally, it contains words relating to sexual identity that may be offensive to some. All this vocabulary is not included gratuitously, but reflects the usage of the podcast’s subject, Finisia Medrano, a trans woman with a mouth like a sailor. You’ve been warned. In this special edition of “Voices for Nature & Peace,” I speak with six people ...
Ep.65 – Rebel with a Cause: Remembering Finisia Medrano (part 1 of 3)
April 06, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBRebel with a Cause: Remembering Finisia Medrano (part 1 of 3) Disclaimer: This episode is full of obscenities and is probably not safe for work. Additionally, it contains words relating to sexual identity that may be offensive to some. All this vocabulary is not included gratuitously, but reflects the usage of the podcast’s subject, Finisia Medrano, a trans woman with a mouth like a sailor. You’ve been warned. In this special edition of “Voices for Nature & Peace,” I speak with six people ...
Ep.64 – "A Lifetime Seeking Peace" feat. Kathy Kelly
March 30, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MB"A Lifetime Seeking Peace" feat. Kathy Kelly Kathy Kelly is a lifelong pacifist and peace activist. In her efforts to stop the US military machine, she has traveled to war zones around the world, engaged in countless acts of non-violent civil disobedience, and been arrested dozens of times. With her own eyes, she has witnessed the brutal costs of US aggression. Her reality has focused on things that most US citizens don't even know are happening because the mainstream media and the politica...
Ep.63 – "Rethinking Food & Agriculture" feat. Laila Kassam
March 23, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MB"Rethinking Food & Agriculture" feat. Laila Kassam Laila Kassam has been involved in social change for most of her career. She has worked in the international development sector since 2003, conducting research on poverty and food security for rural development projects in the Global South. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals and by international organisations including the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO). Laila has an MSc in Development Management fro...
Ep.62 – "The Bonobo Way" with Dr. Susan Block
March 16, 2021 07:30 - 1 hour - 72.8 MB"The Bonobo Way" with Dr. Susan Block Susan Marilyn Block, Ph.D. is founder and director of the Dr. Susan Block Institute for the Erotic Arts & Sciences. A world-renowned sexologist and best-selling author, her book, "The Bonobo Way: The Evolution of Peace through Pleasure," has garnered critical acclaim from a variety of media outlets and celebrities, from politicians to porn stars. A magna cum laude graduate of Yale University “with distinction” in Theater Studies, Dr. Block, aka “Dr. Suz...
Ep.61 – "It's Time to Dismantle the United States" feat. Ajamu Baraka
March 09, 2021 10:00 - 71.3 MB"The Vital Need to Decolonize" feat. Ajamu Baraka A human rights defender whose experience spans four decades of domestic and international education and activism, Ajamu Baraka is a veteran grassroots organizer whose roots are in the Black Liberation Movement and anti-apartheid and Central American solidarity struggles. He is an internationally recognized leader of the emerging human rights movement in the U.S. and has been at the forefront of efforts to apply the international human rights...
Ep.60 – "We Shouldn't Be at War with Plants" feat. Prof. Juliet Stromberg
March 02, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 76.4 MB"We Shouldn't Be at War with Plants" feat. Prof. Juliet Stromberg Julie Stromberg is a retired professor from Arizona State University, where she received her PhD in Plant Ecology in 1988. While at ASU, she specialized in riparian ecosystems. Much of her research focused on relationships between stream and ground water hydrology and riparian ecosystems, and on effects of ecosystem disturbance (floods and fire) on riparian plant populations, communities, and landscapes. Some of her studies w...
Ep.60 – "We Shouldn't Be at War with Plants (How 'Invasion Biology' Misses the Mark)" feat. Prof. Juliet Stromberg
March 02, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 76.4 MB"We Shouldn't Be at War with Plants" feat. Prof. Juliet Stromberg Julie Stromberg is a retired professor from Arizona State University, where she received her PhD in Plant Ecology in 1988. While at ASU, she specialized in riparian ecosystems. Much of her research focused on relationships between stream and ground water hydrology and riparian ecosystems, and on effects of ecosystem disturbance (floods and fire) on riparian plant populations, communities, and landscapes. Some of her studies w...
Ep.59 – "We're All Preppers Now" feat. Margaret Killjoy
February 24, 2021 10:00 - 68.6 MB"We're All Preppers Now" feat. Margaret Killjoy Margaret Killjoy is a transfeminine author and editor currently living in a self-built cabin in the Appalachian mountains. She is the author of the Danielle Cain series of novellas, published by Tor.com. She hosts the podcast, "Live Like the World is Dying," in which she interviews people who think about how to prepare for and survive crises. Politically, she is an anarchist: she believes that society would be better off without systems of hie...
Ep.58 – I'm Interviewed on the Green Root Podcast
February 20, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBEp. 58: I'm Interviewed on the Green Root Podcast In January I was interviewed by Josh Schlossberg for his Green Root podcast. Josh is an investigative journalist and recovering activist and with his podcast he is pursuing a quest to uncover the roots of the modern ecological crisis. I interviewed Josh in 2018 about how biomass energy isn't green, and you can read an abridged version online at my blog or the complete conversation in my book, "Roadtripping at the End of the World." In this ...
Ep.57 – "Lithium Mining Ain't Green" feat. Kevin Emmerich
February 17, 2021 12:00 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBLithium Mining Ain't Green" feat. Kevin Emmerich The ugly truth behind the in-demand element Lithium mining is back in the news these days, with activists occupying the site of a proposed mine in northern Nevada. (See episode 53 for my interview with Will Falk, one of the occupiers.) So I contacted Kevin Emmerich of Basin & Range Watch, to get more details about how lithium mining works, and what its ecological effects are. Basin & Range Watch is a desert defense group based in southern Ne...
Ep.56 – "Conservation in a Post-'Wilderness' World" feat. Leia Barnett
February 09, 2021 10:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MB"Conservation in a Post-'Wilderness' World" feat. Leia Barnett The idea of ecological "conservation" has always been in evolution, and today it is responding to the challenges of climate change, as well as being enriched by the addition of indigenous practices and knowledge. Legislation still lags behind, as it tends to, but the field is undeniably growing, which offers some encouragement for an uncertain future. One of the people who is helping to broaden the work and the ethics of conse...
Ep.55 – "No Going Back to Normal" feat. Kenn Orphan
January 31, 2021 15:44 - 1 hour - 77.4 MB"No Going Back to Normal" feat. Kenn Orphan Kenn Orphan is an artist, writer, radical nature lover, antiwar and anti-capitalist activist, sociologist, spiritualist and hospice social worker. He writes about art and culture, socio-economic injustice, geopolitical issues, philosophy, and the existential threats we collectively face from corporate capitalism, the war industry, climate change and an ever imperiled biosphere. His work focuses on the desperate need for a global paradigm shift tha...
Ep.54 – Episode 54: "Wolves Under Fire" feat. Samantha Bruegger
January 26, 2021 16:19 - 56 minutes - 52 MB"Wolves Under Fire" feat. Samantha Bruegger Wolves are one of those animals who inhabit not only the material world, but mythological and cultural ones as well. Metaphorically, settler-colonial society warns of "the big bad wolf," "the wolves at the door," "wolves in sheep's clothing" and "lone wolves." In popular art, Duran Duran scored it big with "Hungry Like the Wolf," Leonardo DiCaprio starred in, "The Wolf of Wall Street." A little further back, Jack London wrote, "White Fang," and Se...
Ep.54 – "Wolves Under Fire" feat. Samantha Bruegger
January 26, 2021 16:19 - 56 minutes - 52 MB"Wolves Under Fire" feat. Samantha Bruegger Wolves are one of those animals who inhabit not only the material world, but mythological and cultural ones as well. Metaphorically, settler-colonial society warns of "the big bad wolf," "the wolves at the door," "wolves in sheep's clothing" and "lone wolves." In popular art, Duran Duran scored it big with "Hungry Like the Wolf," Leonardo DiCaprio starred in, "The Wolf of Wall Street." A little further back, Jack London wrote, "White Fang," and Se...
Ep.53 – "Activists Occupy Site of Proposed Mine in Nevada" feat. Will Falk
January 19, 2021 07:41 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBEp. 53: Breaking News: Activists Occupy Site of Proposed Mine in Nevada, feat. Will Falk In this special breaking news episode, I talk to Will Falk, who is at an occupation of public land in Nevada in order to stop a proposed lithium mine. The encampment was just announced on Monday, Jan. 18th, and I spoke with him by phone that day. The long and the short of the story is that the Bureau of Land Management just gave the green light to a company called Lithium Americas to establish a massive...
Ep.52 – "Everything Has to Change" feat. brenna bell
January 19, 2021 07:37 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBEp. 52: "Everything Has to Change" feat. brenna bell BARK and bite in defense of trees brenna bell is the policy Coordinator & Staff Attorney at BARK, a grassroots environmental organization based in Portland, Oregon. BARK's mission is to transform Mt. Hood National Forest into a place where natural processes prevail, where wildlife thrives and where local communities have a social, cultural, and economic investment in its restoration and preservation. brenna brings to her work a lifetime...
Ep.51 – "Spark of Fury" feat. Tim Hermach
January 19, 2021 07:30 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBEp. 51: "Spark of Fury" feat. Tim Hermach A veteran forest defender speaks Tim Hermach is the founder and director of the Native Forest Council, based in Eugene, Oregon. Tim has been a forest defender since the late 1980s and at this point has ripened into a proper curmudgeon. We talked on January 9th, 2021, and our conversation covered his early days in the Sierra Club; Biden's dismal record; Clinton's betrayal of the forests; "Gang Green"—the big non-profit environmental organizations ...
Ep.50 – "The Future is Relational" feat. Kitsuné Rêver
January 14, 2021 16:14 - 2 hours - 105 MB"The Future is Relational" feat. Kitsuné Rêver Kitsuné Rêver is a resident of Alberta, Canada, where she is a nurse and a gardener among other things. This was her third appearance on the podcast and it was simply delightful to welcome her back to the show. In our wide-ranging conversation, we covered a lot of topics including a political scandal in Alberta where local office holders traveled in spite of COVID lockdown; pandemic fatigue; the difference between responding and reacting; the e...
Ep.50 – Ep. 50: "The Future is Relational" feat. Kitsuné Rêver
January 14, 2021 16:14 - 2 hours - 105 MB"The Future is Relational" feat. Kitsuné Rêver Kitsuné Rêver is a resident of Alberta, Canada, where she is a nurse and a gardener among other things. This was her third appearance on the podcast and it was simply delightful to welcome her back to the show. In our wide-ranging conversation, we covered a lot of topics including a political scandal in Alberta where local office holders traveled in spite of COVID lockdown; pandemic fatigue; the difference between responding and reacting; the e...
Ep.49 – "Putting the Heart Back in the Valley by Putting the Fire Back in the Ground" feat. Bobby Fossek
January 06, 2021 18:33 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBEp. 49: "Putting the Heart Back in the Valley by Putting the Fire Back in the Ground" feat. Bobby Fossek A place-based, indigenous approach to ecological restoration in eastern Oregon Cove, Oregon, is a tiny town in the eastern part of the state that most Oregonians haven’t heard of. Surrounded by fields of conventional monocrops in the heart of conservative ranching country, it seems an unlikely place for leading edge cultural transformation, and yet it is, thanks to what might strike som...
Ep.49 – Ep. 49: "Putting the Heart Back in the Valley by Putting the Fire Back in the Ground" feat. Bobby Fossek
January 06, 2021 18:33 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBEp. 49: "Putting the Heart Back in the Valley by Putting the Fire Back in the Ground" feat. Bobby Fossek A place-based, indigenous approach to ecological restoration in eastern Oregon Cove, Oregon, is a tiny town in the eastern part of the state that most Oregonians haven’t heard of. Surrounded by fields of conventional monocrops in the heart of conservative ranching country, it seems an unlikely place for leading edge cultural transformation, and yet it is, thanks to what might strike som...
Ep.48 – "2020: The Year in Review" feat. Kristine Mattis
December 31, 2020 22:26 - 2 hours - 86.9 MBEp. 48: "2020: The Year in Review" feat. Kristine Mattis Kristine Mattis returns to the show as a co-host of this special year-end episode. Kristine has PhD in Environmental Studies. As an interdisciplinary environmental scholar with a background in biology, earth system science, and policy, her research focused on environmental risk information and science communication. Before returning to graduate school, Kristine worked as a medical researcher, as a science reporter for the U.S. Congre...
Ep.47 – "Cattle vs. Elk at Point Reyes National Seashore" feat. Laura Cunningham
December 29, 2020 15:51 - 48.6 MB"Cattle vs. Elk at Point Reyes National Seashore" feat. Laura Cunningham Point Reyes National Seashore is the site of a conflict that is typical on US public lands: European-style agriculture vs. indigenous land management; private profit vs. public benefit; civilization vs. wildlife. Elsewhere it's logging vs. forest, mining vs. mountain or green energy vs. desert, and this podcast has been and will continue to pursue these stories too. In this episode, our guest is Laura Cunningham, Cali...
Ep.46 – "How Big Pharma & Psychiatry Gaslight Us" feat. Bruce Levine
December 22, 2020 16:18 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBEp. 46: "How Big Pharma & Psychiatry Gaslight Us" feat. Bruce Levine This episode might be the most controversial that I've produced so far. Please note that it is not intended to disrespect anyone who has suffered mental health issues; indeed, I have experienced episodes of depression throughout my life, some of them quite intense. However, this episode does refute certain popular beliefs about the causes and treatments of mental health disorders, and as such, some people might find it ups...
Ep.45 – "In Defense of the Last Wild Buffalo" feat. Stephany Seay of the Buffalo Field Campaign
December 18, 2020 15:25 - 45.6 MBEp. 45: "In Defense of the Last Wild Buffalo" feat. Stephany Seay of the Buffalo Field Campaign Current battles in a centuries-long range war The last wild herd of Buffalo in North America spend most of the year in Yellowstone National Park. They are descended from a mere 23 individuals who survived the massive Buffalo slaughters of the late 19th Century by hiding out in a valley there. Today the herd numbers in the low thousands, but is still not allowed to live a life free of harrassment...
Ep.44 – "Capitalism on a Ventilator" feat. Sara Flounders
December 15, 2020 14:39 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MB"Capitalism on a Ventilator" feat. Sara Flounders Sara Flounders is a writer and an activist who has been involved in progressive and anti-war organizing since the '60s. She is a member of the Secretariat of the Workers World Party, co-founder of the International Action Center, and a frequent contributor to the Workers World newspaper. She has traveled, spoken and organized extensively on behalf of justice and in opposition to imperialism, and it was an honor to speak to someone who is so...
Ep.43 – "Facing the Worsening COVID Crisis" feat. Eva Aaronson
December 09, 2020 19:07 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBEp. 43: "Facing the Worsening COVID Crisis" w/ Eva Aaronson A long, dark winter is coming... It's early December, 2020, and we're in the middle of a worsening pandemic. Reported cases of COVID-19 in the US since early March are over 15 million. Total deaths are approaching 300,000 with current daily averages exceeding 2000. Hospitals across the nation are filling up, healthcare staff are being increasingly stressed, and the spike in new cases from Thanksgiving is still on the way. Addition...
Ep.42 – Changing of the Imperialist Guard, feat. Margaret Kimberley
November 07, 2020 07:20 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBChanging of the Imperialist Guard, feat. Margaret Kimberley Margaret Kimberley is an Editor and Senior Columnist at the Black Agenda Report, which publishes news, commentary and analysis from the black left. She is author of the book, “Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents,” which is an eye-opening and very well researched volume published by Steerforth Press in February 2020. (Read my review.) She contributed to the anthology, “In Defense of Julian Assange,” which includes essays ...
Ep.41 – "Wildtending in the Colorado Rockies" feat. Kelly Moody & Gabe Crawford
October 27, 2020 07:15 - 1 hour - 73.7 MB"Wildtending in the Colorado Rockies" feat. Kelly Moody & Gabe Crawford Kelly Moody produces the Ground Shots Podcast, which is an audio project that features conversations and storytelling about our relationship with ecology through creativity and philosophy. Gabe Crawford collects the seeds of native foods plants, fruit trees, berries and other exotics to plant feral orchards and wild gardens. I spoke with Kelly and Gabe on Sept. 5th about their recent "Plant-A-Go" trek through the Co...
Ep.40 – "What is 'Sustainability,' Really?" feat. Kristine Mattis
October 20, 2020 07:15 - 1 hour - 67.3 MB"What is 'Sustainability,' Really?" feat. Kristine Mattis Kristine Mattis received her PhD in Environmental Studies. As an interdisciplinary environmental scholar with a background in biology, earth system science, and policy, her research focuses on environmental risk information and science communication. Before returning to graduate school, Kristine worked as a medical researcher, as a science reporter for the U.S. Congressional Record, and as a science and health teacher. She is no rela...
Ep.39 – "Climate: The Most Important Issue of Our Time" feat. Nick Humphrey
October 13, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MB"Climate: The Most Important Issue of Our Time" feat. Nick Humphrey Nick Humphrey is a meteorologist who lives in Lincoln, Nebraska. He has a Bachelor's Degree of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from South Dakota State University and a Master's Degree in Geosciences--Applied Meteorology from Mississippi State University. Nick and I spoke on Sept. 2 about the unfolding climate crisis, including carbon levels, ocean acidification, rising temperatures, extreme weather, feedback loops, met...
Ep.38 – "Cuban Health Care: The Ongoing Revolution" feat. Don Fitz
October 06, 2020 14:39 - 1 hour - 71.2 MB"Cuban Health Care: The Ongoing Revolution" feat. Don Fitz Don Fitz is a Green Party activist who earned his doctorate degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1974. He taught Environmental Psychology at Washington University and Fontbonne University in St. Louis and was also a research psychologist at St. Louis State Hospital for 25 years. He was the Missouri Green Party candidate for Governor and in 2016 and for State Auditor in 2018. Currently he serves on the editorial board of ...
Ep.37 – "Facing the Climate Emergency" feat. Margaret Klein Salamon
October 06, 2020 14:24 - 43 minutes - 40 MBEp. 37: "Facing the Climate Emergency" feat. Margaret Klein Salamon Margaret Klein Salamon, PhD, is a clinical psychologist turned climate warrior whose work helps people to face the deeply frightening, painful truths of climate change and transform their despair into effective action. She is the founding director of The Climate Mobilization and Climate Mobilization Project. Their mission is to initiate an emergency-speed, all-hands-on-deck mobilization to protect humanity and the natural w...
Ep.36 – "The Mythical, the Political & the Sublime" feat. Phil Rockstroh
September 29, 2020 14:33 - 2 hours - 97.2 MB"The Mythical, the Political & the Sublime" feat. Phil Rockstroh Phil Rochstroh is a poet, lyricist and philosopher bard living in Munich, Germany. His mother escaped Nazi Germany after the Gestapo arrested her father. His father born on a Choctaw reservation and adopted out by white parents but did not learn about his origin until later in adult life. Phil grew up in Appalachia, lived in Manhattan and eventually expatriated to Germany. I was inspired to ask Phil to be on the show by a r...
Ep.35 – "Thoughts from the Other Side of the Pond" feat. Alley Valkyrie
September 22, 2020 13:54 - 1 hour - 65.5 MB"Thoughts from the Other Side of the Pond" feat. Alley Valkyrie Alley Valkyrie is a social activist, writer, artist, spirit-worker and co-founder of GODS & RADICALS Press. Though she is a US American citizen, she has been living in France for the last few years. We spoke on Sept. 3rd about American exceptionalism, religious fundamentalism, political differences between the US and Europe, the spirit of resistance in France, and the alarming rise of fascism in the US. We open the discussion w...
Ep.34 – "The US Clusterf*ck" feat. Forrest Palmer
September 15, 2020 15:04 - 1 hour - 48.3 MB"The US Clusterf*ck" feat. Forrest Palmer An electrical engineer by training, Forrest Palmer is an activist who lives in Houston, Texas. His work can be found at Wrong Kind of Green, which advocates an anti-capitalist approach to environmental work. We talked on September 5th, and touched on the clusterf*ck of 2020, the George Floyd protests, the plight of millennials, Bernie Sanders, the ongoing collapse of the US, COVID-19, the flawed nature of the US Constitution, the inadequacy of a G...
Ep.33 – "Creating Cultural Transformation" feat. Riane Eisler
September 10, 2020 15:09 - 1 hour - 60 MB"Creating Cultural Transformation" feat. Riane Eisler Riane Eisler is a social systems scientist, cultural historian, and attorney whose research, writing, and speaking has transformed the lives of people worldwide. Dr. Eisler pioneered the expansion of human rights theory and action to include the majority of humanity: women and children. Her research provides a new perspective on our past, present, and possibilities for the future, including a new social and political agenda for building ...
Ep.32 – "Right Wingers Descend on Portland" feat. Blank, a street journalist
August 31, 2020 20:38 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBEp. 32: "Right Wingers Descend on Portland" feat. Blank, a street journalist On-the-ground reporting from our local correspondent On Saturday, August 29th, right-wingers including Proud Boys and Trump supporters met up in the Portland area to stir up trouble with the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests. Hundreds of them met up in a shopping mall parking lot outside the city and caravanned downtown. Blank, a street journalist who is our Portland correspondent, happens to live near the mall...
Ep.31 – "The Liminal Space of 2020" feat. Jessica L'abbé
August 27, 2020 19:24 - 1 hour - 79 MBEp. 31: "The Liminal Space of 2020" feat. Jessica L'abbé Jessica L'abbé is a resident of Alberta, Canada, where she is a nurse and a gardener among other things. In our wide-ranging conversation, we talk about the challenges and possibilities of 2020 on both sides of the border. RADIO FREE SUNROOT: Podcasting by Kollibri terre Sonnenblume https://radiofreesunroot.com KOLLIBRI'S BLOG & BOOKSHOP: https://macskamoksha.com/ KOLLIBRI'S PATREON: Get access to members-only content https://www.p...
Ep.30 – How the "Defund the Police" Proposal was Blocked in Minneapolis, feat. Robin Wonsley
August 19, 2020 22:20 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBEp. 30: How "Defund the Police" was Blocked in Minneapolis In mid-July, Counterpunch published, “Minneapolis Ballot Measure to Dismantle the Police Will Test the Strength of Our Movement,” authored by Robin Wonsley & Ty Moore. Intrigued by this article, I contacted Robin, and less than a month later, I interviewed her for my podcast. But already the proposal—which had attracted so much national attention—was dead, killed by the city’s undemocratic and bureaucratic process. Robin and I talke...
Ep.29 – "Joy of Resistance" feat. Bette Lee
August 11, 2020 20:42 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MB"Joy of Resistance" feat. Bette Lee Interview with an activist photographer Bette Lee is a 70 year-old Asian American activist who's been involved in the struggle for justice and equality for over 30 years. She is a substitute teacher at an alternative high school for mostly Black and Brown students. She currently resides (and resists) in Portland. In the early 2000s, when I was doing street journalism in Portland, it seemed like I ran into Bette Lee at every protest, rally and march I ...
Ep.28 – "Update from Strawberry Rock Treesit" feat. Lupine
August 09, 2020 21:30 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBEp. 28: "Update from Strawberry Rock Treesit" feat. Lupine In this special breaking news episode, I talk again with Lupine, a tree sitter in Northern California, who I originally interviewed for episode 19, back in early June. Forest defenders have been occupying trees around Strawberry Rock, north of Eureka/Arcata since April 1st, and in the last week, Green Diamond, the logging company, has resumed work in the area, clearcutting the forest. Lupine has been witnessing this tragedy first-h...
Ep.27 – "Remembering the Freedom Rides" feat. Max Pavesic
August 04, 2020 20:26 - 53 minutes - 49 MB"Remembering the Freedom Rides" feat. Max Pavesic A first-hand account of protest & imprisonment In 1961, bus stations in much of the South were still segregated by race, in spite of a 1960 Supreme Court case that had declared the practice illegal. The Freedom Rides were a campaign in which whites and Blacks rode the buses together to defy the Southerners and force them to change. Many activists were beaten by locals, often while law enforcement looked on and did nothing. Many were also ar...
Ep.26 – "Solidarity in Portland" feat. Cammie Pavesic
July 29, 2020 19:49 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBSolidarity in Portland feat. Cammie Pavesic Cammie Pavesic is an actor, director, producer, activist and union thug. She has been attending the Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, Oregon, as a participant with the "Wall of Moms." She was born in Denver, grew up in Idaho, earned a Bachelors degree at Boise State University and attended the National Shakespeare Conservatory in NYC. She is married with one step daughter and two grandchildren. She directed the documentary, "Add the Words,"...