Paradigms

Prophet Ashanti , a Nanny Maroon Bush Doctor talks about Jamaican roots tonic, and his recent experience with trying to get a visa to visit the US. Kenny Dunbar , a Jamaican American, talks about his Jamaican family and his experience bringing his son to the US. Music by: P.M.P. Band, The Uprising Roots, Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Ziggy Marley, Alpha Blondy, Irie Maffia, Keneisha,...

Tree sitting comes to coal country! Two tree sitters join Paradigms this week, Squirrel and Becks, to talk about their experiences with The Ramps Campaign in West Virginia. Paradox Pollack also joins us to discuss his role as one of the producers of the upcoming film The Fifth Sacred Thing , and the ethics in the story, how those ethics are being lived in the process of making the movie, along wit...

PMP Band returns to Paradigms for a live show featuring music from their newest CD “Life…What A Miracle.” PMP Band is a Burlington Vermont based reggae band offering up good vibrations and loving sounds. The post PMP Band Perform Live! appeared first on Paradigms Podcast .

Susan Davis  joins us to discuss policies and practices of the Canadian government in relation to First Nation people. Julie Marion, a Mi’kmaq woman, talks about what happened to Grandmother Mary Whiteduck and how the Anishinabe Council of Elders is responding. Hidden from History • Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Starhawk talks about her novel The Fifth Sacred Thing and the process of...

In early June 11 2011 150 people started a 50 mile march to Blair Mountain, West Virginia. By June 11 there were over 1000 marchers, among them Roger Benham action medic, Anthropologist  Harvard Ayers , Barbara Rasmussen an historian, and Mari-Lynn Evans a documentary filmmaker. Films: Coal Country • Matewan Links: Keeper of the Mountains Foundation •  Friends of Blair Mountain Music by: Louise Mo...

Angella Gibbons, founder of Earth Walk Vermont talks about wilderness education, community and more. Find a wilderness school near you! Wilderness Awareness School Music by: Paul Winter, Jon Anderson, Tracy Chapman, Jimmy Cliff, The Beatles, Deep Forest, Steve Winwood, Derrik Jordan, Van Morrison, Stevie Wonder, Stone Poneys, Sly & The Family Stone, and Laura Nyro. The post Angella Gibbons: Ea...

Layah Jane,  singer songwriter dancer and homeopathic practitioner, discusses life, art, and activism.  Check out her new CD Honey . Music by: Layah Jane, Bruce Cockburn, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, and Buffy Sainte-Marie. The post Layah Jane: Singer, Songwriter, Dancer and Homeopathic Practitioner appeared first on Paradigms Podcast .

Animal rescue is our topic tonight, with guests Joanne Bourbeau discussing her work with the Humane Society of the US , Kelley Pritchard founded a dog rescue in Arkansas, AdoptAStray.com Katya Friedman from AdoptAPet.com Martina Holguin from Animal Welfare Coalition of NE New Mexico Bonaparte’s Retreat is a dog rescue in Tennessee founded by Emmylou Harris Music by: Emmylou Harris, Laura Nyr...

Erik Ohlsen talks about Permaculture, parenting, and some great community projects. Linda Hogan discusses her life, writing, and her upcoming poem/performance piece Indios. The 13 Indigenous Grandmothers will be in Montpelier, Vermont for the first three days of  Vermont’s Council of All Beings Music by: Patrick Dodd, Dana Lyons, Diane Patterson, Laura Nyro, Bonnie Raitt, Paul Simon,Annie Hu...

Bringing back the Civilian Conservation Corps via House Bill H.R.494 discussed by Jay Alexander . CCC Alumni Sidney Mander shares his experience, and Historian Neil Maher discusses the CCC and his book Nature’s New Deal . Jess McIntosh talks about Emily’s List  and why it is important to elect more women to political office. Music by: Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer, John McCutcheon, R...

Diane Wilson talks about what’s happening in the Gulf of Mexico, British Petroleum, and her new book Diary of an Eco-Outlaw . Heidi Stevenson talks about new restrictions in the EU regarding access to herbal remedies. Deb Reich talks about her new book No More Enemies . Music by: Taj Mahal, George Harrison, Emmylou Harris, Stevie Wonder, The Band, Pere Ubu, Backfire, John Lennon, Rodney Crow...

The Uprising Roots from Kingston, Jamaica, share their positive vibrations through music. Darren and Kush join us. Gloria Simms “Mama G” talks about indigenous Jamaican culture and it’s role in modern life. Senator Lena C. Taylor from Wisconsin’s 4th District on politics, ethics, and civility. Music by: The Uprising Roots, Etana, Blackfire, Laura Nyro, and The Beatles. The...

Permaculture at UMASS Amherst with students who have implemented a permaculture garden to provide produce for their dining hall. Khristopher Flak talks about bill H-367  currently in the Vermont legislature requiring labeling all foods with GMOs. Jody Maier in Wisconsin discusses the suspected election fraud in last week’s Supreme Court election. Music by: John Gorka, Joni Mitchell, J. J. Ca...

Dr. Louisa Silva talks about her work with autistic children using Qigong Massage, her research and her book Helping Your Child With Autism . Dave from Wisconsin, Wendi and Theresa from Ohio, all discussing the current political crises in their respective states. Music by: Joe Henry, Lene Lovich, Chris Smither, Joe Jackson, Julie Snow, Danny Dolinger, Michael Penn, Steel Pulse, CSNY, and Dimos Ana...

SK Waller author of With A Dream the first book of Beyond The Bridge: A Rock and Roll Trilogy , talks about parallels between the early Rock scene in the UK and the changes happening in the world today. Chris describes what’s happening in response to a new draconian law in Michigan, and Wendi talks about a number of proposed laws in Ohio which restrict freedom and oppress working people. And...

Penny Livingston of the Regenerative Design Institute  in Bolinas, California, talks about permaculture, money, and people. Pilar from Madison Wisconsin, and Chris walking from Milwaukee to Madison, also join us. Music by: Derrik Jordan, Adrian Belew, The Rhythm Rancher Will McCoy, T. Thorn Coyle, Juluka, Carly Simon, Dr. John, Elton John & Leon Russell, Harry Nilsson, Tom Petty, and the Decen...

Senator Bernie Sanders hosted a Town Meeting in Montpelier, Vermont on Saturday Match 5. The focus was on the issue of corporate personhood, the effects of the Citizen’s United decision , the proposed bill J.R.S.11 in the Vermont Senate and the national movement to amend the US Constitution to eliminate corporate personhood. Guests: Radio host and author Thom Hartmann  • Rob Weissman nationa...

Interviews from Vermont, Massachusetts, Maryland and Wisconsin. Protests against union busting and corporatocracy are occurring around the United States. People are recognizing that the economic, social and political landscapes of the US are being reshaped in accordance with a corporate agenda that impoverishes the working people and turns economic and political control of the country over to corp...

You are the guest on this episode of Paradigms, featuring all instrumental music and time to relax, reflect, and find inspiration. Music by: Stevie Wonder, Gary Burton, David & Steve Gordon, Mickey Hart, Fleetwood Mac, George Harrison, Ry Cooder, Jaco Pastorius, Afro Celt Sound System, Joni Mitchell, Los Amigos, Stanley Clarke & Al Di Meola & Jean-Luc Ponty, Kirby Erickson, Meshell N&#...

Journalist Jacqueline Beaudette , and film maker Karim El Hakim  speaking from Cairo courtesy of KRUU FM  and then again from France. Sussan Deyhim  is an Iranian artist in exile with music from her new CD, here is our complete conversation . Meled Sah’ Uriel Ma’ahes an Egyptian American and ethnic Bejawi. Here is the video that started it all! Watch and be inspired! Asmaa Mahfouz Music by Ahmed A...

Actor/Director Derek Magyar talks about why he is an actor, and his latest directorial film work Flying Lessons which will be in theaters in September, 2011. Shyla Nelson founder of The Good Earth Singers talks about song, inspiration, and the global chorus December 12, 2012. Music by: Nanci Griffith, Ari Gold, Paul Winter, The Earth Quest Singers, Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris, Fleetwood Mac...

Jimmy Ryan , mandolin player with The Blood Oranges, talks about music, former bands, and pushing the beat! We’ll hear selections from Jimmy’s time with The Blood Oranges as well as on his own. You can find his CDs at  CDBaby . We also pay tribute to Charlie Louvin who died this week. Charlie, with brother Ira, wrote some of the most well loved country songs, performed at the Grand Old...

Tonight, a retrospective featuring musicians who were guests on Paradigms in 2010. Thanks to all of you! Music by: Will McCoy The Rhythm Rancher, Ahamed Said, Derrik Jordan, Patrick Dodd, Aaron Flinn, Sinéad O’Connor, Cosy Sheridan, David Bromberg, Pitz Quattrone & The Earthman Band, Evergreen Erb, Jon Anderson, Martin Guigi, Sarah Monroe, Tobiah, Julia J. Slone, and TR Ritchie. The post Parad...

The Curry-Stone Design Prize honors individuals or groups for developing and implementing visionary design innovations. Tonight’s guests are Curry-Stone Design Prize Director Emiliano Gandolfi and winners Alejandro Echeverri  of Transformative Public Works in Columbia, Carlos Marroquin and Daniel Perera  of Maya Pedal in Guatemala, and Cece Camacha  of Sustainable Health Enterprises in the U...

TR Ritchie joins us for conversation and a sampling of music from his 5 CDs . We also meet Michael John Burrows , a long term permanent resident of the US facing deportation over criminal charges which actually don’t exist. Music by: TR Ritchie, Buffalo Springfield, Elvis Costello, Leonard Cohen, and Richard Shindell. The post TR Ritchie: Musician, and Michael John Burrows: Illegal Deportati...