Chris Rosser moved to Asheville, NC, to be close to the folk music scene there, even as he performs as a jazz musician, and as part of the world-fusion trio, Free Planet Radio - and produces music for others. Chris plays numerous instruments beautifully, and his lyrics & voice are both exquisite, and on top of it all he performs with a spiritual depth & power seldom heard, even as he is playful, humorous, or vulnerable. Drawing on diverse influences, from India to Africa to Paul Simon to The Beatles, Chris sews it all together seamlessly to create a wonderful all-his-own, for everyone.
Past/present religious/spiritual influences: Southern Baptist, Lutheran, Brethren, Baha'i, Sufi, Hindu
George Lakey has been on the vanguard of nonviolent activism for over 50 years, doing, innovating, and teaching organizing & activism with ever more effective ways of helping humanity forward. His latest book is a memoir of the public and personal path George has trodden in his steadfast and spirit-led work, and it's called Dancing with History: A life for peace and Justice.
Anita Sanchez's books are mostly targeted toward young readers, anything from preschool to adult, and they help all readers fall in love with aspects of our world and nature that most ignore, whether talking about puddles, poison ivy, gardens, or visiting the night. Today, she speaks about her latest books, MELTDOWN: Discover Earth’s Irreplaceable Glaciers & Learn What You Can Do to Save Them, and you're guaranteed to learn all kinds of stories, dramas, and insights into our world that you never suspected were there. Anita is the author of 17 books and she is former director of Educational Programming at the Five Rivers Center with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation.
Celebrating the winter holidays with 6 artists & songs, with very different glimpses & ideas about Christmas. Some are whimsical, some thought-provoking, some passionate. Our guests are Paul Loomis, Peter Alsop, Leslie Evers, Spook Handy, Richard Paul Thomas, & Chris Haddox.
Part one of a rich assortment of guests & original music of some Winter Holidays, like the Solstice, Hanukkah, Christmas, and the New Year. This week includes visits from Cris Williamson, John McCutcheon, Billy Jonas, Steve Suffet, & Sigrid Christiansen.
David Eberhardt was one of the Baltimore Four, along with Phil Berrigan, and David spent 21 months in prison for pouring blood on Selective Service draft records. David's book, For All the Saints: A Protest Primer, details his experience with the “Hit & Stay” action, his time in prison, and his insights & lessons into protests & activism, and much more.
A delightful retrospective of Song of the Soul guests from Summer 2020, ranging lighthearted to profoundhearted.
Karl Meyer has been a deep-thinking & devoted practicing advocate for peace and justice since his mid-teens. His pioneering in war tax refusal, and his enthusiastic & fearless advocacy of refusal of complicity with injustice, whether in war, in nuclear weapons, in environmental conditions, or in economics, has inspired legions of activists. Heavily influenced by the Catholic Worker movement, but definitely going his own road, Karl is now in his mid-80s and is assembling his autobiography to pass his lessons on to others.
Past/present religious/spiritual influences: Catholic Worker, Non-affiliated, Gandhi