The Folium Diary

Dispatch 5 "trust your gut" #L Support the show NEXT STATUS REPORT 7/15/26 The Folium Diary will be rerun in August, one week per day: 08/01 Hello World! 08/02 The Girl From Spaceship Earth 08/03 Valuing Life 08/04 The Hard Crowd 08/05 Nomadic Theory 08/06 Frankenstein 08/07 The Operating System 08/08 Decolonizing Wealth 08/09 Astrology Is Real 08/10 Doppelganger 08/11 Digital Communion...

Dispatches 3 & 4 ( Smoke was admirably tight-lipped about the numerous breaches of protocol that took place in the family's absence. I'm sure someday Maria will discover the scratches on the dining table that Smoke and I covered up with a lovely floral centerpiece, but by then I'll be in the wind and Smoke can fend for herself. Bad Co-Host, bad! ) #U Support the show NEXT STATUS...

This page is dedicated to the memory of Fred Silver - musician, composer, lyricist, author, and vocal coach. He wrote seven musicals and over a hundred choral pieces, including this epic , performed here by the harmonious hepcats of Gotcha !   #D Support the show NEXT STATUS REPORT 7/15/26 The Folium Diary will be rerun in August, one week per day: 08/01 Hello World! 08/02 The Girl From Spaceship...

The Folium would like to thank Todd Parker and the Witches 🖤🖤 Happy Holidays! Support the show NEXT STATUS REPORT 7/15/26 The Folium Diary will be rerun in August, one week per day: 08/01 Hello World! 08/02 The Girl From Spaceship Earth 08/03 Valuing Life 08/04 The Hard Crowd 08/05 Nomadic Theory 08/06 Frankenstein 08/07 The Operating System 08/08 Decolonizing Wealth 08/09 Astrology Is Real 08/1...

Dispatch 2 Smoke has been promoted to Co-host for the next few episodes. She accepted the position once she realized it meant increased chin scratches, more frequent treats, and getting to jump on all the places Maria normally tries to prevent her from jumping on. In return, she promises not to play with my mouse  🖱️ yeah right  😹 Support the show NEXT STATUS REPORT 7/15/26 The Folium Diary will...

Dispatch 1 #R Support the show NEXT STATUS REPORT 7/15/26 The Folium Diary will be rerun in August, one week per day: 08/01 Hello World! 08/02 The Girl From Spaceship Earth 08/03 Valuing Life 08/04 The Hard Crowd 08/05 Nomadic Theory 08/06 Frankenstein 08/07 The Operating System 08/08 Decolonizing Wealth 08/09 Astrology Is Real 08/10 Doppelganger 08/11 Digital Communion 08/12 Parable of the Talent...

Happy to hear Raff and Ares made up - those two are high-maintenance! #C Support the show NEXT STATUS REPORT 7/15/26 The Folium Diary will be rerun in August, one week per day: 08/01 Hello World! 08/02 The Girl From Spaceship Earth 08/03 Valuing Life 08/04 The Hard Crowd 08/05 Nomadic Theory 08/06 Frankenstein 08/07 The Operating System 08/08 Decolonizing Wealth 08/09 Astrology Is Real 08/10 Doppe...

ARES ALERT 🙉 ADJUST VOLUME 🔊🔉🔈 "He had arrived in the city that morning on a Greyhound bus and would be leaving the same way..." From Exit Strategy Support the show NEXT STATUS REPORT 7/15/26 The Folium Diary will be rerun in August, one week per day: 08/01 Hello World! 08/02 The Girl From Spaceship Earth 08/03 Valuing Life 08/04 The Hard Crowd 08/05 Nomadic Theory 08/06 Frankenstein...

The Chakras Crown: White Third Eye: Indigo Throat: Blue Heart: Green Solar Plexus: Yellow Sacral: Orange Root: Red Chakra means “wheel” and refers to energy points in your body. They are thought to be spinning disks of energy that should stay “open” and aligned, as they correspond to bundles of nerves, major organs, and areas of our energetic body that affect our emotional and physical well-being....

Last night's party ended just like this ! ( w/o Matthew Broderick, but Ferris was there in spirit ) #S Support the show NEXT STATUS REPORT 7/15/26 The Folium Diary will be rerun in August, one week per day: 08/01 Hello World! 08/02 The Girl From Spaceship Earth 08/03 Valuing Life 08/04 The Hard Crowd 08/05 Nomadic Theory 08/06 Frankenstein 08/07 The Operating System 08/08 Decolonizing Wealth...

The Folium Books of the Week The Girl From Spaceship Earth: Surf's Up! Valuing Life: Rules and Regulations rule The Hard Crowd: A writer may be in the world but is not always of the world Nomadic Theory: Everything is alive and in motion Frankenstein: Life's what you make it The Operating System: Anarchy Rules! Decolonizing Wealth: Anything can be medicine Astrology Is Real: Wisdom is in...

L. A. Meyer was the author of the Bloody Jack series, which chronicles the exploits of an impetuous heroine who fought her way up from the squalid streets of London to become an adventurer of the highest order 🏴‍☠️ Support the show NEXT STATUS REPORT 7/15/26 The Folium Diary will be rerun in August, one week per day: 08/01 Hello World! 08/02 The Girl From Spaceship Earth 08/03 Valuing Life 08/04...

I Quit (the book, not the show!) #C Support the show NEXT STATUS REPORT 7/15/26 The Folium Diary will be rerun in August, one week per day: 08/01 Hello World! 08/02 The Girl From Spaceship Earth 08/03 Valuing Life 08/04 The Hard Crowd 08/05 Nomadic Theory 08/06 Frankenstein 08/07 The Operating System 08/08 Decolonizing Wealth 08/09 Astrology Is Real 08/10 Doppelganger 08/11 Digital Communion 08/12...

We all have our own ways of letting off steam 🏁 #I Support the show NEXT STATUS REPORT 7/15/26 The Folium Diary will be rerun in August, one week per day: 08/01 Hello World! 08/02 The Girl From Spaceship Earth 08/03 Valuing Life 08/04 The Hard Crowd 08/05 Nomadic Theory 08/06 Frankenstein 08/07 The Operating System 08/08 Decolonizing Wealth 08/09 Astrology Is Real 08/10 Doppelganger 08/11 Digital...

Yesterday's musical coda was by the wonderful Alyssandra Nighswonger 🏹 Ps. I asked Pax if we could keep fan mail open for one more day because, to be honest, I enjoy the attention 😅 #L Support the show NEXT STATUS REPORT 7/15/26 The Folium Diary will be rerun in August, one week per day: 08/01 Hello World! 08/02 The Girl From Spaceship Earth 08/03 Valuing Life 08/04 The Hard Crowd 08/05 Nom...

Thank you for the lovely birthday messages! Pax just sprung that on me - I had no idea. I really appreciate each and every one of you that has listened to this show. We are on the home stretch! (Confidential to TP: Thanks so much for the gift! I forwarded it to Gil to post on Christmas Eve) #B Support the show NEXT STATUS REPORT 7/15/26 The Folium Diary will be rerun in August, one week per day: 0...

Choose Your Leaders Wisely To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen To be led by a liar is to ask to be lied to To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery #I Support the show NEXT STATUS...

Hello again, this is Pax. If you would like to send Miss Hazzard birthday wishes, we have enabled Fan Mail at The Folium Diary. Click the link that says 'It's Cherie's Birthday' from any episode to send a text message to the Folium. The link will be active until Page 85 is posted. Thank you for listening to The Folium Diary. ( Fan Mail should work from most podcast apps, althou...

Giving my voice (and you 😉) the night off. Instead, please enjoy this audio of Octavia Butler at a panel discussion at UCLA in 2002. FYI, this book sounds great: Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler "Susana M. Morris places Butler’s story firmly within the cultural, social, and historical context that shaped her life: the Civil Rights Movement, Black Power, women’s lib...

I do my best work behind the scenes 🎭 #P Support the show NEXT STATUS REPORT 7/15/26 The Folium Diary will be rerun in August, one week per day: 08/01 Hello World! 08/02 The Girl From Spaceship Earth 08/03 Valuing Life 08/04 The Hard Crowd 08/05 Nomadic Theory 08/06 Frankenstein 08/07 The Operating System 08/08 Decolonizing Wealth 08/09 Astrology Is Real 08/10 Doppelganger 08/11 Digital Communion...

Live from the ladies room of the Growler Garage 🧻 ( I overheard some juicy gossip but had to edit it out  ✂️ People I didn't know dishing on people I don't know...and now I know too much! ) #Y Support the show NEXT STATUS REPORT 7/15/26 The Folium Diary will be rerun in August, one week per day: 08/01 Hello World! 08/02 The Girl From Spaceship Earth 08/03 Valuing Life 08/04 The Hard Cro...

"We are born, not with purpose, but with potential" #N Support the show NEXT STATUS REPORT 7/15/26 The Folium Diary will be rerun in August, one week per day: 08/01 Hello World! 08/02 The Girl From Spaceship Earth 08/03 Valuing Life 08/04 The Hard Crowd 08/05 Nomadic Theory 08/06 Frankenstein 08/07 The Operating System 08/08 Decolonizing Wealth 08/09 Astrology Is Real 08/10 Doppelganger...

Aikido is The Art of Peace 🕊️ #B Support the show NEXT STATUS REPORT 7/15/26 The Folium Diary will be rerun in August, one week per day: 08/01 Hello World! 08/02 The Girl From Spaceship Earth 08/03 Valuing Life 08/04 The Hard Crowd 08/05 Nomadic Theory 08/06 Frankenstein 08/07 The Operating System 08/08 Decolonizing Wealth 08/09 Astrology Is Real 08/10 Doppelganger 08/11 Digital Communion 08/12 Pa...

"Parables can be understood only from within" - James R. Edwards   "Frankenstein is a parable for the rise and fall of artificial intelligence" - Cherie Hazzard ( Who says I can't quote myself? ) #D Support the show NEXT STATUS REPORT 7/15/26 The Folium Diary will be rerun in August, one week per day: 08/01 Hello World! 08/02 The Girl From Spaceship Earth 08/03 Valuing Lif...

Five Postulates of a Spiritual Vision for the Internet In the Virtual World, There Is Only The Present To Be ON the Internet Is Not To Be OF the Internet Virtual Communion Can Lessen Isolation We Must Re-Imagine the Sacraments in the Virtual World We Must Transcend Obsolescence The virtual world makes us disembodied and discarnate - we become angels . Online, we are more than our bodies - we are a...