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I had a last minute shift in plans for today's show, so I took the opportunity to talk about the subject of Sovereignty starting with a history of cinco de mayo and then shared from Sharon Blackie's, If Women Rose Rooted, where she shares about the Goddess Sovereignty. As mentioned on the show, here's Katherine Franke's Instagram account if you want a primer on the legal issues that are being rais...

Gargie Verma is an award-winning, genre-defying artist whose voice carries the soul of centuries and the spark of modern fire. Gargie’s journey began in a traditional Vedic Hindu family in India, where she was immersed in ancient devotional music from birth. But her destiny was far from conventional. Drawn to the sounds of the world, she has traveled to over 17 countries, absorbing and collaborati...

Today I start an exciting new monthly conversation with Jennifer Mulak , titled The Feminine Frequency which is a reweaving of the feminine ways of being into ourselves, our relations, and the containers and systems that support life in community. Inspired by our own lived experiences and supported by Dr. Sharon Blackie's work and book, If Women Rose Rooted (amongst other wisdom keepers) we hope t...

It's the 4th anniversary of Spirituality and Politics with Marielena! We start off talking about getting off social media, simplifying life, conflict resolution, and post-patriarchal living. She was recently talking about Leading with Artivism with Poet Gold, and she shared the differences between activist and advocate and why she considers herself an advocate. Inspired by that conversation, we ta...

Kelli Scarr is an American singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Kingston, NY. She is also the founder of Vera Jean Music, a pioneering record label dedicated to championing the talents of women artists over the age of 40. On May 12, 2025, she unveils Greater Mysteries, an immersive album and performance experience inspired by the ancient myth of Inanna. Born from a 2022 artist resi...

Today on the show I get to sit down with Galen Joseph-Hunter . She has served as Executive Director of Wave Farm since 2002. Wave Farm is an international transmission arts organization driven by experimentation with the electromagnetic spectrum. Wave Farm cultivates creative practices in radio and supports artists and nonprofits in their cultural endeavors. Based in New York’s Upper Hudson Valley...

Perdita Finn is the co-founder, with her husband Clark Strand, of the feral fellowship The Way of the Rose , which inspired their book  The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary . They are currently at work on their next book together  Circles Not Lines: Spiritual Community Beyond Patriarchy. In addition to extensive study with Zen masters, priests, spirit w...

Today on the show... Nandini Natasha Austin  As a former Director of Global Sales with over 20 years blending her passions for luxury hospitality and wellness, Nandini curates Deliciously Radiant Corporate Retreats and Experiences. Specializing in high-value collaborations with corporations and retreat leaders, her career spans top-tier properties in New York and London, high-profile event curatio...

It's another episode with Marielena Ferrer and she's talking about breaking things up, Destroy to Create, at Unison , March 15th at 4pm, and revisiting resilience during COVID for an upcoming art show at Unison. Tea Talks was moved to May 31st! We remember COVID and reflect on how that's prepared us for today's time. We also talk about what if anything we should be doing locally to create or build...

Fukiko Ostensen is a Steam Therapist and Founder of Poca Poca . She is an herbalist born and raised in the Japanese countryside, now based in the Catskill region nestled within pristine nature. Ever since she arrived in this region in 2018, she has been learning about medicinal properties of various plants through the Hudson Valley herbal community and earning her herbalist certification from Ecov...

Sara Jecko is a musician, mom, performer, educator, and ecopsychologist in the Hudson Valley. Her work focuses on inviting our wildly creative nature to re-establish authentic and flourishing relationships with ourselves, and with the rest of life on Earth. Sara's private practice --> small organization, Inviting Wildness , runs workshops and events that cultivate wildlife advocacy through arts-ba...

Joining me in the first hour of the show is Barbara Bravo, CCE Master Gardener Volunteer and Garden Day Coordinator to talk about “ Garden with Confidence ” happening on April 5th at SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, New York. The Master Gardeners of Cornell Cooperative Extension are delighted to unveil Garden Day 2025 class offerings that are designed to inspire and equip both novices and experienced gar...

It's another installment of Spirituality and Politics with Marielena Ferrer. Joining us today is... Lexa Walsh an artist, cultural worker and experience maker.  Her upbringing as the only bad athlete in a family of fifteen in the Philadelphia suburbs, and coming of age in the Bay Area post punk cultural scene of the 1990’s informs her interest in alternative lifestyles, economies and communities....

Today I get to speak with Shauna Cummins, a certified Clinical Hypnosis Practitioner with a private practice in New York, author of Wishcraft (2021), holder of ceremonies, multi-disciplinary artist and founder of Divine Feminine School of Hypnosis and MindMassageHotline. She is the resident event hypnotist at The Four Seasons Hotel New York Downton and regularly teaches workshops and conducts cere...

Today on the show, I get to chat with Anastasia Wasko,  a writer, editor, and psychospiritual guide from the NYC area who calls the Deep South her adopted home. She has a BA in Transpersonal Psychology from Sofia University (former Institute of Transpersonal Psychology) in Palo Alto, California and an MA in Psychosynthesis Psychology from The Institute of Psychosynthesis in London, England. Anasta...

Originally from Cape Town, South Africa and now living in upstate NY, Debbie Lan is a Musician, Singer, Choral Director, vocal arranger and award winning songwriter. Debbie has entertained audiences as a solo artist, with various bands and Playback Theater companies, written 2 musicals which premiered at The Rosendale Theater in Rosendale New York, and has taught music and singing to children 18 m...

Today I begin the show with some reflection and honoring of my friend Jeanne Brooks who recently passed. She and I collaborated in community events, and she was a guest several years back . If you'd like to support her daughter's financial future or her families Meal Train please let me know. Then I look forward to some of the conversations I am interested in having this year, including a consider...

Marielena Ferrer is driving solo today while Theresa returns from Wisconsin. In this show, she sits down with artist Tona Wilson.  http://www.tonawilson.com/ Today’s show was engineered by Ian Seda from  Radiokingston.org . Our show music is from  Shana Falana ! Feel free to email me, say hello:  she@iwantwhatshehas.org ** Please: SUBSCRIBE to the pod and leave a REVIEW wherever you are listening,...

Kris Journey , a writer, editor, and astrologer, is certified as a professional astrologer with the Organization for Professional Astrology and serves on the editorial board for its magazine, The Evolving Astrologer . Originally from New England, she is delighted to be a new homeowner in Kingston after eight years upstate. Today Kris entertains my curiosities about her foray into Astrology via som...

Today on the show, I am celebrating the Winter Solstice, Darkness and Capricorn Season with a little help from astrology, Kim Kran's Poet archetype and music. Sun enters Capricorn from Bill Attride . I read this article on Darkness . Here are your Capricorn Season horoscopes. The Telepathy Tapes podcast. Let me know if you want to discuss this! Here's the playlist from today. Today’s show was engi...

Today I get to chat with Alanna Medlock about CURIOUS, her magazine & gift shop in Kingston, and all the other creative things she's been up to. She was born in New Haven, CT and raised in Chicago, IL. She studied English lit at the University of Pennsylvania and later received an MFA in Acting from Columbia University. She moved to the Hudson Valley in 2011 after 15 years in NYC working as a thea...

It's our final show of the year where Marielena Ferrer and I dive into wandering conversations related to politics and spirituality. We reflect on our year and think about how politics could be done more collaboratively, more feminine shall we say, and then muddle our way through an imagining of what living in a more feminine, collaborative and compassionate way would look like. Full Moon this Sun...

Today I spend some time sharing my thoughts about the divine feminine. Sparked by a contradiction that I observed during the most recent presidential election, I wanted to share what I believe to be the divine feminine, how it shows up in our lives, and how we can cultivate it for ourselves and in our community. If you have thoughts about this and want to talk or brainstorm please reach out! Today...

Today on the show I get to speak with Cristina Bornstein who has worked in the field of energy healing for over 25 years. Her main modality is Eden Energy Medicine (The Eden Method) but also includes techniques from her shamanic studies and her own intuitive experiences with earth and universal energies. She believes that Energy Medicine is an amazing complementary care support system and an empow...

Today on the show I get to welcome Madeleine Grace, creator of Sonic Elixirs. She is a improvisational vocalist and a practitioner of touch therapy using fascial release techniques, Ayurvedic Marma therapy and Thai yoga to offer comprehensive sessions to help clients remember their inherent wholeness. Her intention is to contribute to the vitality of the world through space holding and ecstatic cr...