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KPFA - The Visionary Activist Show

KPFA - The Visionary Activist Show

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 Dedicated to “anything we need to know to have a democracy”: Democratic Animism, Pragmatic Mysticism, Applied Divination, Renaissance of Reverent Ingenuity. Hosted by Caroline Casey. Her guests are allies contributing to a culture of reverent ingenuity. Critique and Solution.2025KPFA 312700 Political Science Politics & Government
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  • The Visionary Activist Show – Hell Cat! An Unreasonable Woman & Waterkeeper

    The Visionary Activist Show – Hell Cat! An Unreasonable Woman & Waterkeeper
    Aug 28 2025
    Hell Cat! Caroline welcomes the return of indefatigable Diane Wilson, 4th generation fisherwoman, original effective, deliberate “Unreasonable Woman.” “Wilson previously won a landmark settlement in 2019 from her lawsuit against Formosa Plastics over plastic pollution in the Matagorda Bay system. Runoff from the proposed Exxon plant would drain into the same waterways, like Cox Creek, that are part of a multi-million-dollar cleanup effort funded by the settlement. In her new lawsuit, which was filed in Calhoun County District Court, Wilson alleged numerous violations of public notice requirements.” – Inside Climate News Hellcat: The True Story of an Unreasonable Texas Waterkeeper [Vimeo] *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* · www.CoyoteNetworkNews.com · The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon The post The Visionary Activist Show – Hell Cat! An Unreasonable Woman & Waterkeeper appeared first on KPFA.
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  • The Visionary Activist Show – Mushrooms having a Moment

    The Visionary Activist Show – Mushrooms having a Moment
    Aug 21 2025
    “Mushrooms having a Moment” So – Caroline hosting Mushroom Messenger Mark J Plotkin, ethnobotanist, advocate, author, podcast host Double Taurus, agent of plant human collaboration throughout time. Mentoree of Richard Evans Shultes He is the author of the book Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice. Other critically acclaimed books by Plotkin include Medicine Quest, The Killers Within: the Deadly Rise of Drug-Resistant Bacteria (with Michael Shnayerson), and The Shaman’s Apprentice, (a children’s book with Lynne Cherry). Called environmental hero by Smithsonian, ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin is a Harvard and Yale-trained scientist who has been studying the healing plants and shamans of the Amazon rainforest for almost four decades. Enthused to explore wariness standards, and opportunities as a collaborative kinship assist, remedial support for our rogue species… Website https://markplotkin.com/ Podcast: Plants of the Gods https://markplotkin.com/podcast/ “The Mushroom Moment” https://www.flipsnack.com/amazonteam/the-mushroom-moment.html The post The Visionary Activist Show – Mushrooms having a Moment appeared first on KPFA.
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  • The Visionary Activist Show – The Spirit of Democracy

    The Visionary Activist Show – The Spirit of Democracy
    Aug 14 2025
    Honoring James Hampton’s mysterious redemptive Visionary life work – now humming, at a time of Washington DC’s grotesque occupation by a regime of thuggish morons (“foolish, dull, sluggish, stupid,”) also delving into David Ovason’s book – “The Secret Architecture of our Nations Capitol,” that we draw on the occult power of the city… to save and increase the spirit of Democracy, across the land on into the world. James Hampton’s “The Throne of the Third Heaven” – American Art Moments https://youtu.be/amqtOp-HPos *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* · www.CoyoteNetworkNews.com · The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon The post The Visionary Activist Show – The Spirit of Democracy appeared first on KPFA.
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