Soul Cafe Podcast

This is the final of three episodes promoting the RESISTANCE FEST—resist hate&reclaim love-a music festival on June 14 from 3pm-8pm on the lawn of Life’s Journey UCC in Burlington, NC. This episode’s guest is our headliner for the event JENNIFER KNAPP. We have an engaging conversation about music, Pride and more. www.jenniferknapp.com. Get tickets for the RESISTANCE FEST by going to EVENTBRITE.COM

This episode is featuring another of the great singer-songwriters that will be a part of the RESISTANCE FEST-resist hate&reclaim love. The interview is with JESS KLEIN—check her out at: www.jessklein.com. During this episode we listen to a couple of Jess Klein’s songs—The Big Table and Annie’s Place. Join us at the RESISTANCE FEST in Burlington, NC on June 14 from 3pm-8pm. Get tickets at eventbrit...

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/resistance-fest-resist-hate-reclaim-love-tickets-1257161336399?aff=oddtdtcreator The above is a link to purchase tickets for the RESISTANCE FEST on June 14 from 3pm-8pm with RISSI PALMER, Jennifer Knapp, Abigail Dowd, Jess Klein, Maia Kamil and Jane Kramer. The RESISTANCE FEST is on lawn in front of Life’sJourney UCC at 2121 Edgewood ave in Burlington, NC. This episode...

This is our annual episode in honor of MLK Jr. Hopefully we can keep his dream alive in the crazy days ahead. The episode uses with permission singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer’s songs IF NOT NOW and LEAN IN TOWARD THE LIGHT. The episode also uses by permission in its entirety John Pavlovitz’s reader supported The Beautiful Mess January 18 post—MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.’S DREAM AND DONALD TRUMP’S MAG...

Check out the brand new AR album released today Friday September 13!!!!!!!!!   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1002938013597?aff=oddtdtcreator

A really good conversation with the Folk/Americana duo ADMIRAL RADIO, Becca and Coty. We share with you 3 of Admiral Radio’s songs Colorado, Love You Somehow and Slow Lane. Check Admiral Radio out at: https:admiralradiomusic.com @admiral.radio

Make sure you check out both Hannah Kaminer at: www.hannahkaminer.com and Jane Kramer at: www.janekramermusic.com

Check Out all of John Pavlovitz information and even shop for cool stuff at: www.johnpavlovitz.com Also check out our sponsor: @beanssproutsnc or www.beanssprouts.com  

An interview with Democrat for NC Senate District 25-Donna Vanhook. We talk about social justice, making a difference locally and being involved in the process of bringing hope. Check Donna out at: donnavanhook.com And be a part of the change our world needs toward love and justice.

Readings from The Return of Light—12 Tales from around the World for the Winter Solstice by Carolyn McVicker Edwards.  Two songs are included in this episode— May I Suggest sung by Red Molly and written by Susan Werner and Light of a Clear Blue Morning sung by The Wailing Jennys and written by Dolly Parton.

This episode features an interview with Enumah (Mona) Evans the Enterprise Assistant and Family Reunification Advocate at Benevolence Farm in Alamance County, NC. Mona is a formerly incarcerated woman in the North Carolina prison system that got a second chance through the great work of the Benevolence Farm and is now on the staff. This episode will challenge you to get involved with social justic...

An interview with singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer talking about her brand new 20th album entitled: A Great Wild Mercy releasing on October 13, 2023. Carrie as always gives us hope for the living of these days. Make sure you go to: carrienewcomer.com to order an album or other cool merchandise

DNM Don’t Normalize Meanness This season is about “calling one another forward instead of calling out”. MLK Jr. Said it this way, “if you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl..whatever you do keep moving”. We may just need Another World right about now—not talking a ‘too heavenly minded to be any earthly good” kind of world…just a new way to look at things…a...

Benevolence Farm seeks to cultivate leadership, promote sustainable livelihoods, and reap structural change with individuals impacted by the criminal legal system in North Carolina. Go to website: www.benevolencefarm.org to learn more. Go to www.beanssprouts.com to learn more about the sponsor of this episode.

Songs used:  Rude Awakening as sung by Della Mae—permission granted.                           Morning Birds as sung by Mandee Radford Langley and Cristi Johnson known as Alathea—permission granted                           www. Alathea.com Sponsors:  beanssprouts.com    @beanssproutsnc *special note——a couple of small glitches in the recording—sorry our editor is on vacation. But do please find s...

As always, we are rudely awakened by the Americana/Bluegrass band, Della Mae with Celia Woodsmith belting out Rude Awakening and the episode closes with another song by Della Mae-For the Sake of My Heart.  Both songs used by permission from Concord Music. Conversation between Frank and Jennifer around the influences of MLK Jr on vocation, intersections of faith and life, etc.

This Soul Cafe Podcast featuring permission granted music by: Della Mae and The Sea the Sea. Public domain music: Huron Carol in part accompanied on piano by Jill Newsome Special substack reading  by permission authored by Carrie Newcomer.     www.carrienewcomer.substack.com Blessing by: Jan Richardson.

The Soul Cafe ‘where life is served-up freshly brewed’.  As always to get our minds and hearts to open up we might just need a Rude Awakeing (by Della Mae and permission by Della Mae and Concord Music).  Wake us up Della Mae! Are we not all struggling right now?  People on both sides of the fence yelling at each other and yelling at ourselves—yes, we are a divided people.  Now we are not calling f...

Season 2–Episode 1 Episode Notes Welcome to the Soul Cafe Podcast—-Season 2–Episode 1–the Soul Cafe “where life is served-up freshly brewed”. Yes, it has been awhile since Season 1 ended back in May—-Geez—I have retired since then—moved from Portsmouth, NH to Graham, NC—-even working with my wife on a cool venture named Beans&Sprouts—a mobile business from our 1995 Mazda Scrum Mini-truck named Mis...

Episode 9 Soul Cafe Podcast  With special guest:  Marissa Renee Lee Author of GRIEF IS LOVE   WELCOME to the Soul Cafe ‘where life is served-up freshly brewed’ are you ready to wake up? As always listen in to Della Mae’s song (with their permission of course) Rude Awakenings, My very special guest today is Marissa Renee Lee author of a new book entitled—GRIEF IS LOVE—Living with Loss.  Marissa is...

SOUL CAFE PODCAST Episode #8 With special guest: Christine Pride Christine Pride is a writer, editor and long-time publishing veteran.  She’s held editorial posts at many different trade imprints, including Doubleday, Broadway, Crown, Hyperion, and Simon& Schuster. As an editor, Christine has published a range of books, with a special emphasis on inspirational stories and memoirs including New Yor...

Episode 7 With special guest Paula Huston Paula is a National Endowment of the Arts Fellow, author of two novels and eight nonfiction titles including her newest book—‘The Hermits of Big Sur’ I want our listeners today to read your new book—The Hermits of Big Sur—I know it is a lot to ask a writer to give the elevator speech about the book—so tell me in a minute or two why you wrote this book—and...

As always the Soul Cafe Podcast begins as we reflect with Della Mae’s song about how we might all be in need of a Rude Awakening or just any old awakening will do. So who do you ask to be a guest on the Soul Cafe Podcast when you and your wife are celebrating your 40th Wedding Anniversary? Invite wife Jill to join you of course and invite None other than author of the intriguing book…How to be Mar...

This episode concludes our tribute to the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr and to the movement of freedom, although we know the legacy and the movement continue very much even today.  We start this Part 2 with as always an acknowledgment of the fact that we all need a Rude Awakening (Della Mae).  King’s last Sunday sermon before his death was at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC on March 31,...

This episode is a 2 part tribute to the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr and to the movement of freedom.  This Part 1 episode takes a look at how music is the soul of the movement.  Our guest Yara Allen, Director of Cultural Arts, Repairers of the Breach and Co-Director of Cultural Arts with the Poor People’s Campaign-A National Call for Moral Revival.  Another term that has been given to what Yara...