Mary Bue’s music has reverberations of all the rich and wonderful things she’s done and places she’s lived. Sure, she’s an Indie musician and yoga studio owner, but she also was a psychology major, a grunge rock devotee, and she’s a sumptuous pianist, plays hot licks on her electric guitar, is a vegan nature-lover, and is a rolling stone gathering little moss. Find her virtually on Facebook as MaryBueMusic and physically (currently) in the Twin Cities of Minnesota.
Joyann Parker was raised singing in church, became a rocker along the way, has done her share of country music, but came home to her consuming passion for the blues only 4 or 5 years ago, and the world is so much richer for it. She represented Minnesota at the 2015 International Blues Competition in Memphis and was nominated in the Costello Rising Star category of the 2018 Blues Blast Magazine awards. Also follow her on Facebook.
A local energy agency in California helps wildfire victims rebuild solar all electric homes. We hear one family's story and learn why zero carbon saves more than it costs. Along the way we meet energy efficient appliances, talk with a researchers about indoor air pollution from gas stoves, and encounter the ghost of Ronald Reagan.
In the course of working for charitable foundations and passing on 100's of millions of dollars, Edgar Villanueva came to some realizations about how the charity system works, and how it needs to change to really do good for the world. In Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance, Edgar combines analysis, story-telling, & personal vulnerability to enlighten the way forward. Edgar has served with several foundations, is a nationally-recognized expert on social justice philanthropy, and serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Native Americans in Philanthropy. He is a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.
Past/current religious/spiritual influences:
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Three American Evangelicals consider faith, theology, and global warming. Kyle Meyaard Schaap, National Organizer and spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA) and Corina Newsome, YECA steering committee member on the diversity and civic engagement subcommittees, along with Rev.
Kristin Lems is insightful, determined, compassionate, and talented, and sees our world with eyes honed by the experience of living in Iran, Algeria, & Mongolia, the last 2 as a Fulbright scholar. She's founder of the National Women’s Music Festival in Champaign-Urbana (this year in Middleton, WI), and got Dr Demento's attention with her music, including the very clever Mammary Glands. Kristin is a professor of ESL/Bilingual Education at National Louis University with their flagship campus in Chicago.
Talking about climate change effectively is quite a challange, in particular finding a way to move people to become curious about it. Today we hear from a singer/songwriter who goes by the name Hayride Casualties, whose album, Fossil Fuel Kid, beautifully conveys the feelings of growing up in a time of climate change. Citizens Climate Radio host, Peterson Toscano shares his own bizarre climate change coming out for climate change saga. Plus, Elizabeth Rush, author of a the critically acclaimed book, Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore will tell us about climate fiction, or cli-fi. And with Thanksgiving coming up, we will hear about a new play in progress set in Thanksgiving.
A peek at portions of the Wisconsin Grassroots Networkfestival held in Eau Claire on 9/22/18, with a brief intro by Art & Dawn Shegonee of Call For Peace Drum & Dance Company, and featuring excerpts from keynote presentations by the The Raging Grannies, and progressive journalist, author and orator, John Nichols.
Clare Norelle is all about healing & wholeness, and that quality pours through her music. Her voice & lyrics are soothing, dancing, flowing, & beautiful. Clare also enchants the world with things like community yoga & story-telling, in Madison, WI. Her latest release is Islands of Possible Things.
It looks like maybe Anna Elizabeth Laube has at least temporarily stopped running. Starting from Iowa City, and including sojourns in Madison WI, San Francisco, and Liège, Belgium, Anna brings her Americana/Folk/Country-rooted music into your heart with vocals & lyrics to dream of. With 4 CDs and several singles, including Enough for Me with Jason Horowitz, she shares riches to enchant.